Download and Installation

InstallationDownload

The following Link opens the page with the available installers of the different DCS versions. Of course you can also install the game within Steam, but this has a few disadvantages:

  • No access to Early Access modules
  • Parallel installation of Stable and OpenBeta not possible

Therefore we recommend the standalone version from the ED website, even though we really like Steam for other games.

For a long time, the standard version was DCS World 1.5. In April 2018, version 2.5 was released. It runs on the new graphics engine. The Nevada and Normandy maps cannot be used with 1.5. The free Caucasus map was completely revised for the release of 2.5 and is now included again. Since 14.04.2021 there is the Verson 2.7 with new clouds.

For a stable flight operation we rely on the current stable version. However, some trainings are also carried out with the OpenBeta. If you have enough space, install both in parallel. If not, install DCS World Stable (2.5). You can also convert a stable installation into an OpenBeta without having to reinstall everything.

You can also visit us on our Discord server and ask for the current status.

How to install?

After downloading the installer (see above), run it and set the path for the installation. DCS will then automatically start a download for the required files and install itself completely. The size of a new installation is about 50 GB. It will therefore take more or less time depending on the connection speed. When installing another DCS version, e.g. the OpenBeta version, DCS will use existing data as far as possible and will copy it. Only the deviating data will be downloaded after the copying process. The download happens automatically and legally via torrent.

German or English version?

ATTENTION: The conversion of the individual modules, i.e. the cockpit language, labels, avionics, etc. is purely a matter of settings in the DCS options.

If DCS is installed according to your Windows installation. To set the language of the DCS user interface manually, proceed as follows:

  • In the DCS main folder, find the Config folder, open the lang.cfg file with a text editor (e.g. Notepad++) and change the country code:
    • DE (German)
    • EN (English)
    • FR (French)
    • RU (Russian)
    • ES (Spanish)
    • CZ (Czech)
  • Save the file and then have DCS repaired:
    • Windows Start Menu --> Programs --> Eagle Dynamics --> Repair DCS World.

Afterwards all menus of the user interface are available in the new language.

Last modified: Friday, 6 May 2022, 5:25 PM