Today Eagle Dynamics announced that the single-threaded version of the military flight simulator DCS World is soon going to go the way of the dodo.
According to the announcement, developers have made significant progress with multithreading since it was introduced a while ago, with stability and performance having received substantial improvements, even more so in multiplayer servers with multiple forces involved.
While the developers plan to continue working on improve multithreading, which optimizes performance of modern multi-core processors by distributing workloads more efficiently across multiple cores, the single-threaded version of DCS World will be discontinued in the next update.
If you’re unfamiliar with DCS World, it’s a free-to-play military flight simulator spanning several decades of combat-oriented aviation from World War 2 to the present day. It’s available exclusively on PC (via Steam or Eagle Dynamics’ own store).
That being said, it’s worth mentioning that fully enjoying the simulator requires the purchase of additional modules.
Many are already available like the recently released Chinook helicopter, while others are in development like the Tornado. Eagle Dynamics has a pretty solid trial and introductory discount programs so that mitigates the need for spending a lot of money before you start having fun.
DCS World is well known among enthusiasts to be very challenging for those who aren’t familiar with advanced flying simulation, and flying its more cutting-edge aircraft requires days or even weeks of study. Of course, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing and many find it very rewarding and pretty much the whole point.
If you have not tried flight simulation yet and you’re interested in moving the first steps into the hobby, you read our introductory guide, alongside the second episode focusing on installing add-ons, and another showcasing the basic instruments.
You can also keep up to date with the flight simulation news via our daily roundup articles.
