DCS: F-16C Viper | January 2023 Update

What map is this? A preview of the upcoming DCS: Sinai Map.
NOTE: Multi-Threading is enabled in this video, but DLSS is not (forgot to enable it).
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In this DCS: F-16C Viper update, we’ll talk about the primary new features coming to our Viper: new ALR-65M radar warning receiver features, an animated tail hook, and the alternate landing gear handle.
First, we’ll look at some of the new features coming to the Viper’s radar warning receiver, or RWR. Some of these items may have been introduced a bit earlier, so I’ll cover them all in this video.
In the center of the RWR display can be indications for the Search and Low Altitude functions that can be enabled next to your left knee. When the S is flashing on the Search button, acquisition radars are not displayed on the RWR display. This can help declutter the scope. But, if you press the button and the S becomes steady, acquisition radars will be displayed, and an S is displayed in the center of the RWR scope. When the Altitude button is pressed and LOW is displayed on it, low altitude/short-range ground air defense systems are prioritized, and L is displayed in the center of the scope. If LOW is not displayed, then air emitters will be in priority.
If both SEARCH and LOW are both enabled, then the S and L on the scope will mipple.
Also please note that symbol sizes have been slightly reduced and Early Warning Radars, or EWR, are now displayed as a dish symbol on the scope. To see them, the SEARCH button will need to be enabled.
New air and ground emitter visual and audio indications have also been updated. Newly detected emitters will pulsate for a few seconds between half size and full size to grab your attention. When a new airborne emitter is detected, you will hear a high frequency alert tone and when a ground emitter is first detected you will hear a lower alert tone.
When you are locked by an airborne or ground-based radar in tracking mode, the scope symbol will now have a square around the emitter code. As before, if the radar is guiding a missile, there will be a flashing circle around it too. Speaking of radar-guided missiles launches…
The missile launch tone is also now quite different. Rather than continue to sound if the radar is guiding a missile, it will now have a high-frequency launch alert tone of about seven beeps and then it will go silent for 15 seconds. If after 15 seconds a missile is still being radar-guided on you, the tone will repeat but at a lower tone. This pattern will continue until the radar is no longer in missile guidance mode.
The target separate button now correctly separates a group of over overlapping emitters along the azimuth rather than incorrectly spreading them along heading. Only the priority emitter will be at its “true” scope location.
Upon pressing the SYSTEM TEST BIT button, the RWR TEST BIT will run and display on the scope.
Later, once we have a library of the pulse repetition frequency, or PRF, tones for each radar and operating mode, we will add the handoff mode that allows you to cycle the priority emitter and hear the PRF audio of it.
In this next update we’ve hooked up a couple new items in the cockpit. The first is the tail hook. By setting the hook switch to the down position, the hook will be lowered. If then set to the up position, the hook will be slightly raised, but you’ll need to land and request a repair from the ground crew to fully raise it. Before you ask, we’d like to include the ground arrest system for airfields later, but there are currently no plans. I’m sure many of you will try it with the carrier though, good luck.
The other cockpit item is the alternate landing gear handle, left mouse button clicking will allow the landing gear to drop using the same air pressure bottle as the tail hook. Note that the pressure is limited, and you probably cannot do both.

[@MattWagner]

Notes: This is the upcoming Sinai map with multi-threading. DLSS is not enabled (forgot to enable).

[@HypePerformanceGroup]

Looks great! Thank you for the update vid!

[@Golden5er]

Using the tail number of a real airframe is a nice touch Wags :)

[@ebubekircagrsen7824]

Will we be getting multi-threading with this update?

[@Jafarnld]

Looks amazing

[@unotoli]

This is GOLD (Multi-Threading it is, as VR, multiplayer, everything will have almost a new live) Along with massive must-have bundles in shop for Lunar New Year. Even owners of most modules (like me), can find something (maps and Ka-50 upgrade).

[@actinium2754]

The Apache and the Viper are my main go to aircraft right now, so whenever there is a Viper update I'm extremely happy.

[@TrickerDCS]

Nice update here… can’t wait to try it out! 🎉🎉

[@FLYGaffer]

Looking forward to the update! I did not know what we were missing with the RWR, that looks like a big improvement.

[@filipohr4076]

Love ur content, you basically taught me to fly

[@franagorn]

There is much more to do with the rwr to get it to "realistic" status.

[@franagorn]

Much more is missing...

[@FLYGaffer]

@@filipohr4076 thank you!

[@OMAENODEBESO342]

All that's left is to reproduce the sound of each SAM. great work

[@Aliabdulhussein69]

Thanks man, you guys are really doing great job adding new features to the viper. Can’t wait to have it fully implemented.

[@SDsc0rch]

wow matt --- love the improvements to the RWR I hope all DCS aircraft get realistic systems like this :)

[@matts2758]

Same here. Although I suspect the F16 might get replaced by the F15E for me.

[@GrahfUnleashed]

@@Cesko_Plny_Fialovejch_Zmrdu does Razbam have issues with some of his other modules?

[@GrahfUnleashed]

@@Cesko_Plny_Fialovejch_Zmrdu I've never played any of them that's why I asked wondering if they were worth getting or not until the issues are fixed (if ever).

[@merlinfanboy556]

@@Cesko_Plny_Fialovejch_Zmrdu Aerges? Are you serious? The F1 launch was one of the best EA launches we've ever had!

[@threenineline1]

Very, very, very nice. The F-16 has become my favorite to fly, loving these updates. What a boost

[@ismaeljordaVR]

Nice view of the Tel-Aviv coastline and the Yarkon River estuary at the beginning of the video! Can't wait to fly in this part of the map. 🤩

[@sp00f64]

Cool! I have been studying SEAD ops, and this is an awesome additionto the knowledge base

[@Wolfkin18]

Good update Mister Wagner, thank to the team for their work. The Viper is coming along nicely.

[@MilitaryVehicleReviews]

Nice! The Viper is my “go-to” jet.

[@KennethRrvik]

I'm simply in awe. Watching you go from announcement through stages of development - and continuing on with these details is as impressive as it gets. Thank you so much for the effort, it is MUCH appreciated!

[@MarcReisSyllogism]

Awesome, can't wait to put all my Cores to work and also turn on DLSS (even if not enabled atm in the vid) ! Changes and Map look great! 😍

[@Topper_Harley68]

"All your core on DLSS" ???

[@jubuttib]

@@Topper_Harley68 "That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works!"

[@MarcReisSyllogism]

@@Topper_Harley68 2 Fast 2 Wrong - sorry mobile phone typing is not my strength - corrected it.

[@cliffordnealon]

Thanks for the RWR information Matt. 👍

[@julius6189]

"wags here" always gives me ghoosebumps

[@-nixwite-]

LOVE THESE NEW RWR SOUNDS!

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Awesome! Looking forward to the update, especially the enhancements to the RWR!

[@Mirage-7519]

...And yes!! you can land on a Carrier!! Tested and confirmed!! It's lots of fun!!

[@deadpooleo18]

One thing, the speed at which the doors open ND the nose landing gear deploy under the alternate landing gear handle is extremely quick. The main landing gear simply fall out and are locked into place by the air resistance pulling them into place

[@lukew2031]

Wow. Nice update coming! Thank you ED!

[@jeffreyc2074]

Love the improvement to the RWR! Another test to add to the startup routine too :) Noticed you had the ECM long pod carried, is this getting an actual use over the short pod or is it still just appearance with higher weight?

[@MattWagner]

Not planned.

[@Stivonim]

it's cool that you added Tel-Aviv's Azrieli towers in the Sinai map :)

[@RAF33Strike]

Great news! Regarding the airfield arresting cables; these make little sense until the Viper's damage model include Hydraulic system failures, such as damaged brake lines or a faulty Hydraulic system B. The real questions remains: does it interact with the carrier wires? Guess I'll have to try! Great to see more love for the Viper!

[@technowelliebobs4779]

That RWR upgrade looks amazing, great job! Looking forward to trying it out

[@Pricklyhedgehog72]

Incredibly impressive, Wags. The RWR stuff is really cool, the map's not bad either.

[@charlesc7723]

Great updates, more new things to learn. I think the rwr will be even more helpful now.

[@jayroo71]

Good looking update. It would be nice to get a “special for joystick” button assignment for the autopilot altitude mode switch (3-pos switch w/ center position off). We have one for lateral but not vertical autopilot for whatever reason.

[@ias2424]

If you look up the quaggles keybind injector project and the community keybind project, it’ll that (and many other) joystick abstractions

[@jayroo71]

@@ias2424 interesting, thanks

[@lennyjei806]

Nice work, thank you! Love the map and can't wait to get the multi threading!

[@twosevenleft7439]

Thank you @Matt "Wags" Wagner 🙏 Promise I won't mention that tail hook ever again. 🤭

[@grgspunk]

The tailhook will be functional now? Well, looks like everyone is going to try doing carrier landings with this thing.

[@tinglydingle]

Looking forward to debuting the Sea Viper next update.

[@TheHoneyThief]

Nice! Is the tailhook just pleasantly animated or does it enable carrier landings for those of us with tendencies towards idiocy?

[@hitchcock_]

Looking forward to the update, the landing hook is sadly useless until we get the arresting system.

[@brunofagulha]

Until we don´t get an airffield with arresting wire i´m sure one of the talented users will develop a workaround :) Like the Blue Angels mod which give the option of stow/unstow the boarding ladder of the Hornet with a key press (something i wish since day one of the Hornet). Eager for the next update, keep up the outstanding work. Thank you.

[@stevenkenney9473]

My F16 love grows every day. Like hooking up with an old flame

[@Stubbies2003]

As a separate note the NLG will NOT come down right away at 400 knots via the alternate gear handle. They built it smart since it has to work against the airstream and not with it like the mains so it won't even try to deploy via the alt gear handle till around 190. Nevermind that almost 400 knots gear down is just a WEE bit of overspeed on the gear.

[@Darknt69]

love the new great beeping noises

[@SargeantKoranFlusher]

Well........ at least we got the supercarriers cables to try the hook out on!

[@RogueSpecterGamingOfficial]

Excellent video and super freaking excited about this!!!!

[@tedhill3436]

So jazzed over this Wags Was one of 5 eng on the ALR-67 system in 86ish...system in some version on most Aircraft...we'll done!!

[@harmandeepsingh6598]

Awesome work by ED Team. Thanks a lot. Any plans to add HD Pilot model for virtual cockpit for Viper ?

[@ldviper7654]

yep, I believe in the next update a new F-18 pilot is going to be released and ED said after that they would transfer some of the work to the viper and start working on the model for the 16

[@diegomariapagnoni9202]

BARRIER, Barrier, Barrier! :P Thanks, this update is amazing, and I love the job you are doing ... please keep it up! Would be possible to ahve a set of training missions for this new improvements ? ( I know, I'm asking a lot , so if it's not possibe, no prob ). The F-16 is truly an amzing aircraft, and you have done an amazing job indeed in replicating it. I saw the hornet have a similar update, with new RAW ( also there, I'll need to study ). About HARMs , if I can: the two planes have a different mode of use those ( Viper with no HTS and Hornet ) ... is it correct as it is ( so, does the hornet have some system that assists the HARM , unlike the Viper when it does not have the HTS ) or does the Hornet have a simple system for now ? ( sorry, just curious ). Again, you are doing a terrific job, keep it up. Thanks for this game :D

[@BasictoFinal]

It would be great to get the cables at Creech and Nellis.

[@9GLoco]

That would be awesome! And Incirlik, Ramat David, and the relevant ones in the PG.

[@BasictoFinal]

@@9GLoco totally!

[@ravgamer123]

Man the Viper is just getting better can't wait to hear them toxic F-18 if I land on their Carrier xD

[@MattWagner]

Carrier chaos coming to servers.

[@mogumogu3686]

Team DCS.... Keep up the great work...Bravo...👍👍👏👏

[@Prion600]

Can't wait to use that tail hook in carrier ops! 😁

[@weneedtermlimits]

Why would you want to do something that is impossible in real life?

[@SsgtHolland]

Very nice additions, Wags!

[@ripstop5122]

Multi threading. Two weeks away, wahoooooooo 🎉

[@Combatant5]

Important point: you do NOT catch the arresting gear in the Viper at the approach end of the runway. It does NOT function like the Hornet. The hook is designed to stop the aircraft in the event of a hydraulic failure and is to be used to catch arresting gear at the DEPARTURE end of the runway. It is NOT designed to allow the aircraft to stop immediately after landing.

[@zahnatom]

its gonna get misused for carrier landings anyways

[@hybridtechowns]

@@zahnatom i think you mean repurposed

[@jubuttib]

@@zahnatom would be funny in the eventual dynamic campaign, if you did that and the plane was out of inventory for a while to represent it having to be picked up from the carrier by crane (can't launch a viper from a carrier), transported to an airfield, and repaired for the structural damage caused by the sudden stop. =)

[@Kathlanus]

@@jubuttib I wouldn't say you can't launch a viper off a carrier. Took off with the Hornet yesterday without catapult. Full afterburner from about elevator 1 😂. But yes I agree. People WILL land it on carriers, and it would be cool if either the Hook snapped because it's not designed for that kind of deceleration or it would damage the aircraft and take it out for a while.

[@jubuttib]

@@Kathlanus Arguably you probably couldn't launch it AFTER the landing. =)

[@troy4777]

ED is the best. cant wait to play again soon tm. havent played since before jdams came to f16

[@sladehelicoptersgaming3148]

so I love the F-16 it's awesome but using a targeting pod and Mavericks you used to bore sight them once and then they would look at the targeting pod point of interest , now they seem to randomly point all over the shop ??

[@MattWagner]

Wait for next update.

[@sladehelicoptersgaming3148]

@@MattWagner rgr 👍

[@dcsheinlein]

There is a lot of teasing of the Sinai map these days. Two weeks?

[@mushroombadger4780]

Hey wags great vid, is there the possibility of the cockpit clamps getting looked at? Its such a tiny fix but its a big detail.

[@buscandoaelisa]

I seriously can't stop looking at them ever since I found out. I dream of the day when those start turning

[@Mightymoose02]

Agree!!!

[@Snarpeze]

we need mavrick f16 fixes with tgp.

[@MANGO-md8yy]

Getting multithreading will help more to be honest right now would have been great to have but we at least have a bit of more information to it

[@Mark_Point]

Multithreading will not help you prioritise or detect radar emitters.

[@alf354]

Viper is great, but Sinai map.... 😍

[@Ironwulf2000]

Will the maximum airspeed for the nose landing gear to blow down (has to be below 190-195KIAS) as per a few of movers videos, be modelled?

Not enabling the DLSS was your preference or is it not fully implemented yet?

[@FlyingVolvo]

It would be fantastic if we could get any news on making ED cockpits NVIS compatible since currently the buttons do nothing on the F-16 and hasn't been working on the A-10C since forever as far as I know.

[@spirosdelistavros2970]

Hello matt again, can you also post your DCS settings for VR? with quest i can only handle medium setings with a rtx3070 8GB . Or should i be able to set at high?

[@DeadphishyEP3]

When did the F16 get updated power and ability to fly at higher altitudes? I always had trouble flying over 30k feet, and now the jet has a far bit more acceleration.

[@46littlegiant64]

What can we expect from the upcoming update on the viper roadmap for the DTC and the Mission Planner? Will we receive it in Q1 2023? But always astonishing videos of a beautiful product

[@morf.000]

looks good

[@Maverick72nd]

Great work! Just sat down with a coffe and discovered this. Every time a viper update comes along it’s christmas. And easter (egg hunt) at the same time. 👌🏻 Any chance one (Wags) could get some sneakpeak on the Orbx Kola map/progress? 👀

[@beewip]

Simplemente hermoso! gracias

[@74GreyCat]

Nice! Thank you and ED!

[@Erv704]

awesome sir. thanks

[@matthiasvirtual8504]

Nice upgrade on the RWR display but I am not sure about missile launch sound going silent for 15s while warhead still approaches me at Mach 6. I like to use F16 in SEAD missions like from Dan Hampton's book Viper Pilot. Using VR I don't look at the cockpit while manuvering so sound going off indicated that SAM's tracking was lost.

[@MattWagner]

You'll have to complain to Lockheed Martin. Sorry.

[@anthonyhershko]

Amazing!!

[@venomousvideo1621]

So I was wondering if you guys are going to add the sniper pod for the viper?

[@MattWagner]

forum.dcs.world/topic/278635-dcs-f-16c-viper-roadmap/

[@Miro4fly]

The F-16 is great, but improve the damage model at least enough so that the pilot doesn't die from any hit. Out of 10 kills on the server, you will only be able to catapult once.

[@inveilgun]

Hi! Chose the Pre mode assembled with the Maverick rocket. But for some reason, my WPN does not agree with the targeted container. In TGP I choose the target. I switch between sensors, I press TMS up briefly. But WPN is generally somewhere in the sides. In the VIS protocol, everything works. What could be wrong?

[@goodman4800]

this is a known problem, hopefully it will be fixed in the update.

[@major_kukri2430]

Wags says it will be fixed. I've noticed the issue as well

[@kubaofc123]

That's due to misalignment which is simulated. When you boresight mavericks with tgp, all is good.

[@major_kukri2430]

@Blaqjack there's a bug right now. No matter how you try, the mavs won't align with the tgp.

[@vzfhv3c516]

Nice updates Matt, thx

[@davidrivietz3742]

Whenever I press TMS up to get a point lock and wait for the handoff to the Maverick, SOI is switched the the right MFD with the maverick. Any solutions? This also means that point and area track havent been working for me. Ive checked key bindings.

[@MattWagner]

Please use our forum to post a short replay track so we can see where you are going wrong.

[@ravenmiller6376]

I've read a little bit about this and have seen I'm not the only one with missing textures for the Vipers External Wing Fuel tanks, I've tried to replace the files and reinstall the game (this is also for the default liveries) but nothing seems to work

[@MattWagner]

This is always a case of user mod.

[@AdamLindgrenComposer]

Thanks Matt. Question: I know we SHOULDN'T, but CAN we capture the Hook for the F16 on a carrier, or is that not modeled?

[@MattWagner]

Have fun with that.

[@varzat6416]

@@MattWagner is that a yes or a no?🥺

[@Muhfuckaa]

@@varzat6416 It's a "try and die" 😅

[@varzat6416]

@@Muhfuckaa Definitly going to waste some tax money in attempting it hehe

[@wurfyy]

@@MattWagner I have a question - is it intentional that when I tried to repair the F-16 on the carrier to re-stow the hook, the plane was instead pushed off the deck? Tbh I genuinely can't tell whether it's a bug or an intentional feature because I suspect that's exactly what the carrier crew would want to do if this happened for real.

[@goodman4800]

The main thing is that the Mavericks is not forgotten in the update to fix

[@MattWagner]

Should be fixed in the next update.

[@major_kukri2430]

@@MattWagner nice

[@TrinitysTalons]

so you can carrier land with the viper now?

[@andyaim4764]

Don’t underestimate the hook I used it to land on a carrier!!

[@icepeakengineer1702]

What I wait for are Conformal Fuel Tanks on official module with all hard points under the wings available for ordnance.

[@MattWagner]

That would not be accurate for this version.

[@Hotdognzz]

Nice video and updates, but that popping in of the buildings at 6.22 was really bad viewing, it happens on all maps even with distance set to max

[@generalsjackson2155]

the plane is so sexy. but there is another viper in the air. Bell AH-1Z Viper!!!! think about it😜. thx for your work.

[@silentpiece]

Fuel flow guage readout spins in reverse compared to real f16 guage?

[@SDsc0rch]

these new features will probably be good for SEAD/DEAD guys

[@major_kukri2430]

They will.

[@VonHoffnung]

Heck yeah IDF! Keep it coming Wags!

[@archer_dcs]

All nice but no showcase of track warning from an ARH missile. Is it not going to change?

[@wojtek5987]

Awesome changes! I have a question- Since we now have the "new guy" audio, what does the old beep tone actually indicate now? In the video I hear it when a new emitter appears and also when the priority threat diamond moves.

[@alphapicturesentertainment]

I wonder the same, perhaps they forgot to remove it?

[@Kathlanus]

So we'll see a lot of Vipers on Carriers soon?

[@ratsac]

After patch drops in 3….2…1….

[@jamestatecortese]

Wags, Can we land the F16 on the carrier with the hook?

[@YYCH2]

Is there any plan for changing to contrast lock for TGP from object lock?

[@branislavrakic7199]

Dear Sir, Can we expect to remove of terrain objects shimmering soon? It is present even in this video of yours. Best regards,

[@odysseus9797]

I didnt mind the rwr screaming at me for the complete duration of on incoming missile. I get too confortable without it.

[@ionator2000ist]

Love all the new stuff. But why make the hook if you aren't gonna do the barrier systems that it uses... I get it's a low hanging fruit to do but at this point it's useless to have even modeled it imo

[@jakubdabrowski3846]

Well, that's great, all those upgrades to the RWR system, but still no fix to anti-skid feature? It's hard to land without differential brakes.

[@MattWagner]

Works here. If you have an issue, please use our forms and create a report with a track file.

[@jakubdabrowski3846]

@@MattWagner Thanks for reply, I may have skipped the info of the anti-skid update. I got used to land with diferential brakes so I may have missed it.

[@major_kukri2430]

Hey Matt. I'm a huge fan. I just have 1 question. The F16's mavericks haven't been aligning with the targeting pod on open beta. Do you know if this will be fixed in the coming update?

[@MattWagner]

Planned to, yes.

[@major_kukri2430]

@@MattWagner Thank you. Have a nice day. 👍

[@kalli71]

does the tailhook mean we can finally land this on a carrier? (video talked about airfield arresting system)

[@auqanova]

does the high pitch missile tone play for all new launches from different emitters? and can it tell if an emitter that launched once just launched again?

[@cellokid5104]

Does any aircraft have an rwr that can slave a radar track to a threat in dcs?

[@bandrea610]

Can we get an animation for the locking hooks in the f16 cockpit when you open/close the canopy?

[@MattWagner]

Yes, later, but we also need some good video references.

[@bandrea610]

@@MattWagner awesome. Thanks for responding wags!