<s>
Digital	B-Language
Combat	I-Language
Simulator	I-Language
,	O
or	O
DCS	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
primarily	O
by	O
Eagle	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
The	O
Fighter	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
labels	O
are	O
used	O
when	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
DCS	O
line	O
of	O
simulation	O
products	O
:	O
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
,	O
Modules	O
,	O
and	O
Campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
that	O
includes	O
two	O
free	O
aircraft	O
and	O
two	O
free	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modules	O
are	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
that	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
add-on	O
aircraft	O
,	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
is	O
a	O
study	O
sim	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
operate	O
aircraft	O
using	O
realistic	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
extensive	O
support	O
for	O
joysticks	B-Device
and	O
HOTAS	B-Algorithm
input	O
devices	O
ranging	O
from	O
gamepads	B-Device
to	O
1:1	O
replica	O
cockpits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
supports	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
combat	O
operations	O
including	O
combat	B-Application
air	I-Application
patrol	I-Application
,	O
dogfighting	B-Device
,	O
airstrikes	B-Application
,	O
close	O
air	O
support	O
,	O
SEAD	O
,	O
and	O
airlifts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dozens	O
of	O
military	O
airplanes	O
and	O
helicopters	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
spanning	O
eras	O
from	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
through	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
into	O
the	O
early	O
21st	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mission	O
editor	O
is	O
included	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
scenarios	O
and	O
campaigns	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
scripting	O
in	O
Lua	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
acts	O
as	O
a	O
unified	O
modular	O
platform	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
were	O
standalone	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
air	O
forces	O
have	O
used	O
DCS	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
a	O
professional	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
because	O
of	O
its	O
very	O
high	O
fidelity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headsets	O
is	O
also	O
preferred	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
immersive	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Mirage	O
2000C	O
was	O
retired	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Armee	O
de	O
l'Air	O
used	O
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
for	O
both	O
instrument	O
and	O
tactical	O
training	O
with	O
the	O
Mirage	O
2000C	O
module	O
,	O
citing	O
insufficient	O
numbers	O
of	O
professional	O
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukrainian	O
pilots	O
have	O
trained	O
using	O
the	O
A-10C	O
II	O
module	O
for	O
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
maps	O
available	O
from	O
Eagle	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
third	O
parties	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
traces	O
its	O
lineage	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
Flanker	O
and	O
Lock	B-Language
On	I-Language
:	I-Language
Modern	I-Language
Air	I-Language
Combat	I-Language
series	O
of	O
combat	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
:	I-Language
A-10C	I-Language
Warthog	I-Language
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
A-10C	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
beta	O
of	O
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
was	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flaming	O
Cliffs	O
3	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
aircraft	O
from	O
Lock	O
On	O
as	O
modules	O
of	O
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
1.5	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
graphics	O
engine	O
and	O
a	O
unified	O
executable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
alpha	O
while	O
1.5	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
as	O
a	O
stable	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
2.1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
and	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
deferred	O
shading	O
and	O
physically	O
based	O
rendering	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
2.2	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
major	O
release	O
,	O
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
2.5	O
,	O
added	O
an	O
improved	O
Caucasus	O
map	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.5	O
replaced	O
1.5	O
as	O
the	O
stable	O
release	O
version	O
coinciding	O
with	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
2.7	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
weather	O
and	O
clouds	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improved	O
piston	O
engine	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCS	B-Language
World	I-Language
2.8	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
improving	O
atmospheric	O
effects	O
and	O
AI	O
basic	O
fighter	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
DCS	B-Language
:	I-Language
A-10C	I-Language
Warthog	I-Language
module	O
with	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
92/100	O
.	O
</s>
