DCS Mission Editor Tutorial | Creating Fun & Realistic Missions!

DCS Mission Editor Tutorial | Creating Fun & Realistic Missions! | Part 1

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Күн бұрын

Hey Guys! Lately I have seen a lot of comments and discussions from casual DCS World fans that are intimidated by the Mission editor in DCS World and need help with getting started with creating their own scenarios for how and where they want to fly on their DCS Maps with their DCS Aircraft!
In Part 1 of this video we will create a very simple, yet fun and functional strike mission in DCS using the F-16C Viper on the Syria map.
In Part 2 of this video we will fly through the mission and discuss how everything we built within the mission editor is coming together to influence the gameplay we are seeing around us in the cockpit.
I highly recommend you open your copy of DCS World and follow along and copy or build your own version of this mission as you watch the tutorial!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:00 - Creating a New Mission
0:06:45 - Map Manipulation
0:09:50 - Airplane Group Editing
0:17:30 - Airplane Waypoint Creation
0:21:30 - Payload Panel
0:26:30 - Target Area Creation / Statics Editing
0:31:30 - SAM Site Creation / Object Templates
0:39:00 - AAA Creation / Ground Object Editing
0:42:30 - Trigger Zones / Delayed Activation MiG-21 Intercept
0:51:00 - Basics of Trigger Zone Rules
0:54:30 - AI Aircraft Advanced Waypoint Action
0:56:10 - Adding Smoke Effects
0:57:30 - Weather Effects and Wind
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@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys! In Part 2 of this video, we fly through the mission we've just created to see exactly how what we have put together works from a gameplay perspective! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qchdjdmlntKvcoE.html I hope this video helps you guys out when it comes to getting started with the DCS World Mission Editor!

@b0zz1ll4 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Spud, I needed this

@W_T.VENDETTA Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for the video. I got a question, when I made an account the password I made was not written down so I forgot it. In order to play online I have to put correct info in. Can I make a new log in with the same account that I forgot my password on?

@ThatSkyPlayer7683 Жыл бұрын

Whenever you entered a game WHERE IS MY PLANE? 🗿

@JIMJAMSC 2 жыл бұрын

Spent untold years messing with the DCS editor and find quantum physics is easier to understand. My ai wingmen are the 3 stooges and the "easy" ai are all Red Barons.

@Mightymoose02 2 жыл бұрын

LOL. Sometimes your AI wingman is super human too. Have seen them lobbing MK-82s and hitting perfectly on target with a F-5. Also in a mission the A-10 wingman took out most of the targets before I had time to take out one. He even went and took out the secondary target some distance away for good measure...When replaying, I had to tell him to stand down :-)

@mahdisarrami9904 2 жыл бұрын

Hey can u tell me what key was for speeding up all stuffs like 10x I forgot the key

@WopActual 2 жыл бұрын

@@mahdisarrami9904 LCtrl + Z = Speed up Shift + Z = Normal speed LAlt + Z = Slow down

@mahdisarrami9904 2 жыл бұрын

@@WopActual tnx a lot

@SPFLDAngler Жыл бұрын

@@mahdisarrami9904 You could literally have just looked it up yourself in the Controls...

@valuedhumanoid6574 Жыл бұрын

Damn. I had no idea about the templates. I went to Google, researched what makes up a SAM battery, say the S-400, and placed each component by hand. So many different generators, antennas, launchers, control vans, etc. lol I will tell you this: You will learn a LOT doing the research by hand! That's the beauty of watching these kinds of tutorials. You ALWAYS find a nugget that makes everything easier. Well done Spud.

@Amustangguy89 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! I have made my first mission editor just for training, but now that I saw your video I can actually create my own missions. I was so lost before this! 😢

@Spudknocker 5 ай бұрын

Thanks awesome Man! I’m so glad this helped you!

@advgroo 2 жыл бұрын

I typically make my own missions, but I still learned plenty from your video today, I appreciate that. I think this was a great tutorial and watching it all work out in video 2 was a great idea. I would like to see more in depth if you have any more but A+ in my opinion.

@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it dude!

@MrBarstow 2 жыл бұрын

Mushroom mushroom

@hangar9843 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos man - I'm always learning something new. For example, finding I want to move the first unit of a group after placing all other units is something that has been causing me grief for years - Left Ctr drag and there you go! Please keep up the awesome content.

@dkt2782 2 жыл бұрын

New to DCS and I learned so much from this tutorial! Very informative and explained just so right..thank you!! Subscribed and will be checking all your videos!

@pinkfloyd7572 2 жыл бұрын

I live in the editor but I'm always happy to see more tutorials. Always learn something new. Thanks.

@googletoldme2292 2 жыл бұрын

1 extra tip to the list, when your placing your ground units switch the map to SAT to help with the alignment and placement of your ground based units :) Cheers spud!

@AltaiiSinan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this awesome tutorial! This is the one that helped me to put some basic way points and start from where I want!

@Swanny.31 Жыл бұрын

Great Video! Fortunately I have 2 monitors set up and was able to make this mission while watching your video (Great idea BTW). This was a huge help for me so thank you for making this tutorial!

@31Macdog 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work Spud, many thanks for taking the time to do this video.

@macacoa5 2 жыл бұрын

I have this game for a long time now and haven't played at all, but man I'll tell yeah your videos are making me wanting to play this so bad, thanks for the videos man and congratulations on your contracts as a real pilot!! You deserve it only the best, cheers mate

@laycamwd238 3 ай бұрын

Bruh this video is awesome. Created my first mission and everything worked well except I had no idea where my wingman went 😂

@paulauton856 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial some good info without going overboard. Jumped into the mission editor and had a quick play around much less confusing than before.

@smashrulezzz6446 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for very useful tutorial! Looking forward to next parts of DCS editor tutorials.

@stefanonapoli7282 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Spud, thank you for this amazing tutorial. I would love to see even more specific tutorials about mission editor, with more complex triggers explanations and something like that. Thank you also because I am italian and I am learning english so much by following you.

@roter_milan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you spud for this great tutorial. As I watched the video I found out, mission design could not be easyer.

@jameswilliams1085 2 жыл бұрын

This is really interesting, i 've been using the mission editor for some time now, on a very básic basis and i've learnt a los from this. Thank you for this type of video.

@joneees100 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. New F-16 Player here - struggling to find simple training. Now i can simply make my own training scenario. Keep up the good work.

@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome man! Glad it helped

@mikejames7080 2 жыл бұрын

I like everything u do on here very informative and good learning topics specially for someone like me that is just getting back into flight stimulator since 1998

@gradocchio 4 ай бұрын

Excellent, clear and concise direction, thank you! Look forward to Part 2...

@Spudknocker 4 ай бұрын

Part 2 is already posted

@gradocchio 4 ай бұрын

@@Spudknocker i'm aware and already have the link on my desktop, but after spending a few hours (DCS froze up twice in the editor) getting through Part 1 I need a break! 😅

@PLPerron1379 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you for this! Very much needed!

@ianhughes6123 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Spud. Thanks for taking the time and effort man.

@ceraunavoltalitalia7797 Жыл бұрын

Thanks ^^ was messing around with missions editor since 2 weeks with no results: A+ very nice explications and simple clarity

@iloveamerica1776 5 күн бұрын

Amazing video, I learned how to not get bored in DCS because of it

@jonwood8648 9 ай бұрын

thanks a lot for the tutorial. saved a lot of studying. much appreciated.

@stingersvirtual1956 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Spudknocker ! True that the mission editor is intimidating, but thanks to your video I understand how to better use it and how to make AI do what I want it to do. Keep up the good work with your videos and I especially like the fact that for non English speaker your English is accessible. Thanks man !

@TheDickieP 2 жыл бұрын

You are a truly great human and a fantastic asset to the community. Will definitely get involved in this later

@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words man!

@TheDickieP 2 жыл бұрын

@@Spudknocker just speaking the truth

@bretonnian6844 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very informative and useful!!

@unsaved013 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial. Only thing i'd add is adding custom info to the briefing, it makes life easier when you have it all in 1 place that you can check anytime during a mission and its easy to do. I like to make sure i have any relevant TACAN info there and if i have a CVN i'll include its heading and TACAN in the brief. Also i tend to make multi purpose practice missions and include the different way points in the brief like way point X - tanks - agm65/bomb practice way point Y - SAM site - SEAD way point Z - ship - AGM84 practice I like doing it this way so i don't have to close and open a new mission every time i feel like messing around with something different.

@BOYASTIGDCS 2 жыл бұрын

I love it spud thanks for the tutorials big thumbs up!

@bandini22221 2 жыл бұрын

I've been enjoying watching these videos on KZfaq and was really hyped to invest the money for a gammer PC and stick and rudder set, etc. and get started...until I watched this video. I'm almost 70, not that computer literate and this is way beyond me so I guess it's back to the casino for me. Thanks for the heads up, bro.

@Rhinozherous 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making Editor tutorials!

@jep1103 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, well explained easy to follow.

@bobykim5311 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this amazing tutorial! Finally the ME start to make sense. I really whished DCS would have a more self sustaining dynamic campaign instead of the default: hit ground or air targets which gets boring after a while. It would be nice if DCS would select a mission depending on the state of ware going on like a high altitude foto missions, or a escort missions, in which action is not necessarily. I remember Falcon 3.0 from microprose which had this awesome dynamic campaign. Destroying a bridge resulted in a change in campaign as forces had to go around. Destroying friendlies had a negative impact on the campaign etc. In the current state DCS is too static for me, including all missions that can be downloaded.

@Rabbioso88 Жыл бұрын

magnificent tutorial, thank you very much

@Fletrasen 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic, I´m starting my own beginner training mission right now.

@golferchin76 2 жыл бұрын

New sim pilot here. Thanks for the video. Now I can design some simple missions for me to practice the A10CII !😀

@GlennChambers 2 жыл бұрын

This helped me a bunch, thank you!

@koreanature Жыл бұрын

Wow, My best friend, Thank you for your hard work in making the video. I enjoyed the good video. Have a happy day.

@k_alex Жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you.

@Pat91fr 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid !! Thank you so much :)

@thebiggestoneyouveverhad 2 жыл бұрын

This is much needed for anyone wanting to get into DCS but afraid to tackle the editor. I'm still afraid of trying lua scripts...

@MrHrannsi 2 жыл бұрын

May I recommend you a KZfaq channel run by a gentleman named Iain Christie, he has some fantastic tutorials about scripting in the mission editor. kzfaq.info/love/4kJt_8Jw9ByL10ar6b8rQg

@JamesTyranski 2 жыл бұрын

Like anything though, just understanding the basics of the editor will help later when playing with lua scripts. It's also nice to know you don't have to touch lua scripts to have fun making your own missions.

@oneill6291 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, Thank you very much!

@dougroberts3840 2 жыл бұрын

Big Thanks for this, really learned a lot

@therocinante3443 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, the mission editor needs WAY more love

@williamwilkinson2748 2 жыл бұрын

I love your tutorials. Thank you.

@mitchell8671 2 жыл бұрын

You have a gift for teaching my friend.

@killshot932404rj 2 жыл бұрын

Another thing Spud, at 33:40 you mention that the SA-2 needs the P-19 Search Radar to function. It actually doesn't as the SA-2 and also the SA-3 only need their respective track radars to work. They just take a lot longer to lock as they'd need to acquire the their target with the MK.1 Eyeball. It also ironically makes them deadlier as aircraft will stray into a lethal range for the SA-2 / 3.

@MamboDCS 2 жыл бұрын

Oh this is great! Thank you Spud!

@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

No Prob dude!

@jonas_meyer_photography Жыл бұрын

Best tutorial so far, thanks alot

@PhrysQist 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and explanation, 'as always' ! I thought you might have put one of the IL-76s somewhat off the proper position, since it's pilot was 19th of the 20 in his class (Watch movie Lord of War for the reference). That way the GBUs dont'have it too easy, with all lined up targets!

@aleechin 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. Got me started. Thanks.

@jr0815_aka_gulredrel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this tutorial and showing the in-game results. Would be nice to have some tutorial for some advanced trigger stuff, but without scripting. Something like follow me cars on the airfields which actually start moving and stop and wait until in distance again. Don't know, if something is possible with unit in moving zone. This would bring some life to the ground.

@Musix4me-Clarinet 7 ай бұрын

Ah. Nice. We have the same aspect ratio. I finally get to fullscreen a video and it actually fills the screen. Cool.

@sebywest3736 2 жыл бұрын

well explained, thanks a lot for the mission

@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@jonridley Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, really helpful

@docholliday1811 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, fantastic, this is great.

@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

I hope it helps you out!

@michaeltripplem9405 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Maybe already mentioned in the comments (can't find it though) but the wind direction IRL is where the winds comes from. On a RWY33 departure (let's say it is 330MAG) and a wind from 150MAG you would have straight tailwind. Maybe the Mission editor has a different logic?

@Buin 3 ай бұрын

Nice Video Thanks, just one remark if you put in wind in DCS the wind is always from where it is coming from not where it is blowing to. So if you take off from runway 33 and you prefer headwinds. The wind should be 330/15 iso 150/15. So in this way you don't depart with tailwinds.

@UkDave3856 2 жыл бұрын

very useful, thanks 👍

@Rex-ii2yz 2 жыл бұрын

The ME is my fav module in DCS, and its free!

@TLTeo 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like you forgot to mention one *extremely* important thing when dealing with DCS AI: you have to be very, very specific in what you want them to do. This means a) specifying ROE, limiting afterburner use, limiting jettison, restricting or allowing a2g and a2a attack, specifying reactions to threat, etc etc, by setting options on the first waypoint (or subsequent waypoints, depending on the intended behaviour) and b) deleting the default tasking (e.g. CAP, SEAD) that units come with. That default tasking often comes with its own set of rules, and that takes priority over the commands you issue. For example, you may have some SEAD units set to search and engage SAMs in a zone, but if the SEAD tasking is still in their commands they are just as likely to go off and engage some random EWR in another point of the map.

@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

All good points! But maybe a bit beyond the scope of this video

@shagrat47 2 жыл бұрын

The default Task does not take priority, it is an ENROUTE action, basically the fallback what to do when there is no other Task for that specific waypoint. Still this can mess up things, when you have a very precise idea for the AI, but in general the enroute tasks are defined by the "job" (CAP, SEAD, Ground Attack), while the added Tasks define specific targets, weapons, actions, to execute. 😉

@TLTeo 2 жыл бұрын

@@shagrat47 yes, but what it can do is get the AI confused on what it's supposed to accomplish. For example, the "SEAD" tasking comes with ROE that let the AI engage pretty much any radar they find - with the result that if you have any installations beyond what is around the mission target, there is a chance that the AI will wander off and go for those instead.

@shagrat47 2 жыл бұрын

@@TLTeo that usually happens, because there is no other Task active. Tasks added and on top of the list(!) have priority over the enroute task. If you want a specific SAM/Radar installation attacked you need to specify, after it's destroyed AI falls back to the enroute task and looks for threats on its own. There is a chapter on task priorization in the Mission Editor part of the DCS user manual. If you use triggered action it gets even more important what task is pushed as priority on top of other tasks.

@oldmanfunky4909 2 жыл бұрын

A very helpful video!

@Coreyhkh2 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks

@SPFLDAngler Жыл бұрын

There is an option in the Options Menu to have the Editor autosave at an interval you choose, from like every 1 minute to every 1 hour or something like that.

@R0knR0lla_ 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job👍😁👍

@YankeeEcho 9 ай бұрын

Great Stuff!

@danielbaunsgaard6182 2 жыл бұрын

12:10 this tip literally just saved 2 hours of work when my power went out 5 min ago

@ZombieGrandpa 2 жыл бұрын

So guys, if you would explain what all the abbreviations mean the first time they are used in a comment thread, it would be forever appreciated by noobs like me. For instance I know what CAP means, (Continuous Air Patrol,) but not SEAD. I come from the DOS and Windows days where the best military simulation you could get was Harpoon. Heading into my golden years now and I have time to make and create for games like this. (Where is the gold again? I can't seem to find it...) I would really like to design missions for this complicated game and I have the time to fine tune and create good missions with variables and surprises. Thanks for your excellent beginners tutorials by the way!

@patrickdrives 2 жыл бұрын

Very clear video. I guess something may have changed since this video as the only Russian template available was an SA-11 site. I've done some google, deleted the templates.lua in the mission editor folder and restarted DCS. The templates.lua gets recreated to it's supposed default, but still just the SA-11 template for Russia.

@razrides 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, was glad that there was a manual explanation for the site.

@CollectiveFX 2 жыл бұрын

oh golly jeez, whata jokster, 10:09. wow hehe. hehe wow.

@theofficialkd7978 Жыл бұрын

damn dude thanks!!!

@rocksteady-radio 2 жыл бұрын

Superb ✈️

@Ijustpooted 2 жыл бұрын

Bless you sir.

@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

Achoo!

@pointblank722 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, this is good!

@peterbrockwell2009 Ай бұрын

Great tutorial, thank you. So, presumably the only difference, if I am creating a mission for myself and a second human player, would be to place one Blue F-16 as 'player' and another as 'client'? (Or both as 'client') ?

@Kevin-is3me Жыл бұрын

Really nice video. What is the background music named?

@tylermcneil5239 2 жыл бұрын

Used to make scenarios all the time in LockOn wish I had a better PC.

@not-alot-of-options 20 күн бұрын

If you can't see the 2D sprites of units when zoomed in: Click to highlight/enable the tank icon along the bottom bar, just left of centre. Mine was disabled by default.

@elprofetaxiv Жыл бұрын

Spudknocker: Go in with a plan so you don't get overwhelmed Me: I want to make an open world dynamic capture the island mission with active logistics, randomized unit positions, and reactive enemy AI. 🤷‍♂

@gazgazgaz2 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for great video, Do you know how to set a smoke on ground please ??

@F22raptor46 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make another tutorial in ME showing how you can capture certain bases and designate Transport aircraft to fly there and setup SAM sites?

@rogue109 2 жыл бұрын

@32:15 when I select Create Group From Template, then select Russia in the drop down, I have no units listed there at all. In fact I have no units listed for most countries in that drop down. I do have the Combined Arms module installed if that matters.

@user-ib4pc4wp8e Жыл бұрын

잘 봤습니다

@jordandryer116 5 ай бұрын

I really want to make an open world mission where I can pretty much do whatever whenever over and over but I am burnt out on making missions lol

@bazacop1720 2 жыл бұрын

great mission great help thanks alot. i have one question for you hope you can help. im making a mission but i want ai to do sead mission so i can concentrate on other targets. but i cant seem to get ai to fire there harms, any idea on how i can make this work many thanks

@welsh2266 2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I am wandering why you didn't purposely populate a pre built SAM site that are built into the map? I've never seen anyone use these in missions and create flight paths to incorporate them as proper defensive assets. To me it seems better than just plonking SAM sites on flat desert ground.

@christophermcsherry2655 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial, it's very helpful. But what am I doing wrong when I hit the drop down for skill and I only have client, the player option is not there.

@barronleeds4585 9 ай бұрын

This was extremely helpful. Apparently I missed something though. My enemy ground units do not show up with red labels when flying the mission. Is this how it's supposed to be?

@Dee-Jay Жыл бұрын

Hi! 21:10 : Is 270Kts GS satisfying for you? ... (I would rather set something more relevant for an F-16 => 420, 480 or 540Kts GS.) Nothing about timing management? ... Realistic mission isn't possible without time management, how to make the flight Push at a given time precisely?

@jussihaila 2 жыл бұрын

I made similar mission and everything worked fine but I could not lock the enemy interceptors. Very frustrating when I only can keep them locked few seconds at most. My AI wingman splashed them both easily. I wonder if the Hornet radar is bugged. This also happens on multiplayer servers.

@jimrowden7693 2 жыл бұрын

Since you are my go-to guy for dcs: How do i add a rescue helicopter to a carrier group that is not faster or slower than the carrier, even though i have both on same speed?

@hecrowell9771 Жыл бұрын

I am trying to find out if it is possible to add extra aircraft parking spots in the DCS Mission Editor at an airport (Batumi) and is it possible to tweak positions of existing parking spots.

@capitancairlblandford5785 Жыл бұрын

Best tutorial for beginners. Good job spud

@hecrowell9771 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Spudknocker...I am very new to DCS World and newer to the mission editor. In multiplayer, there is a New Server button which I assume it is used to create a new server. I do not seem to be able to find info on how to use this function. Can you point me in the direction where i can find some info on New Server? Thanks

@gregpruitt1647 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a tool to one-click populate a base with static objects in order to give base a more lived in feel?

@aviationaboveall 6 ай бұрын

I have followed what you said, placed down the planes, customized them, made payload, and route, but they just aren't attacking the IL76MD? I have tried cuztomising the waypoint to make it "Perform Task" (Bombing) But it just goes there, and then turns around??

@VelnixFilms 2 жыл бұрын

Idk, but sometimes it looks like the mission editor still has some bugs, or I'm doing things the wrong way. Like setting up tasks for AI such as "Fire at point" - doesn't do anything at all. When I tell a SU-25 AI jet to bomb a certain map object, it doesn't. When I tell cruise missiles to fire at a certain point, they won't. They will just stand idle. Doing nothing. Watching tutorials from others how they set them up, doing exactly the same, but still they are not performing any tasks I set under "Perform task". This happens very often to me. But still, I like to watch these kind of videos with walking through the editor, instead of reading all the docs. Hearing a voice makes me understand some stuff better than just reading it!