New DCS in beta!
Posted: Sun 26 May 2024 10:57 am
Hi everyone,
It has been a long time in the works, but we now have a beta release of the next iteration of the SEOW DCS application, called SEDCS v8.0. This marks a consolidation of the ground war feature into the DCS, so that it generates missions and analyses logs much faster than before. At the same time, we are trialling a new release/deployment method based on ClickOnce technology. Here are the details:
Where to get SEDCS v8.0
Simply point your browser at https://seowhq.net/SEDCS/ and click the "Install SEDCS" button. Do not use the old Sourceforge file release pages for SEDCS any more.
Prerequisites
SEDCS v8.0 uses modern libraries, much better than the archaic library references used by prior releases. In order to run it requires the following (free) third party libraries to be installed on your computer:
SEDCS will routinely check for available updates and download them when appropriate. In this way you can be sure that your SEDCS application is maintaining pace with development releases.
Source code repository
The source code for SEDCS is maintained at Sourceforge, as it has been for decades! You can browse the SVN source code tree at https://sourceforge.net/p/seow/seow_code/HEAD/tree/SEDCS8/SEDCS8.0/. It is organized in native Visual Studio 2022 project format.
What is new in SEDCS v8.0?
Almost every feature from SECS v7 has been carried forward to SEDCS v8.0, except:
Notes on the Beta Release
The beta release has been a large undertaking, involving converting more than 15,000 lines of complicated PHP code into VB.Net plus refactoring the entire data query engine. We are still testing this code and ironing out some bugs. When we feel sure that the major conversion bugs are eliminated we will remove the beta terminology on the release page. All deployment methods, updating etc will stay the same thereafter.
Cheers,
4Shades
It has been a long time in the works, but we now have a beta release of the next iteration of the SEOW DCS application, called SEDCS v8.0. This marks a consolidation of the ground war feature into the DCS, so that it generates missions and analyses logs much faster than before. At the same time, we are trialling a new release/deployment method based on ClickOnce technology. Here are the details:
Where to get SEDCS v8.0
Simply point your browser at https://seowhq.net/SEDCS/ and click the "Install SEDCS" button. Do not use the old Sourceforge file release pages for SEDCS any more.
Prerequisites
SEDCS v8.0 uses modern libraries, much better than the archaic library references used by prior releases. In order to run it requires the following (free) third party libraries to be installed on your computer:
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1
MySQL Connector/NET 8.3.0
SEDCS will routinely check for available updates and download them when appropriate. In this way you can be sure that your SEDCS application is maintaining pace with development releases.
Source code repository
The source code for SEDCS is maintained at Sourceforge, as it has been for decades! You can browse the SVN source code tree at https://sourceforge.net/p/seow/seow_code/HEAD/tree/SEDCS8/SEDCS8.0/. It is organized in native Visual Studio 2022 project format.
What is new in SEDCS v8.0?
Almost every feature from SECS v7 has been carried forward to SEDCS v8.0, except:
- The DCS execution command log has been deprecated and no longer operates
The tools menu has been pared down to remove extraneous features
The MS Access database option has been disabled permanently
The configuration settings file is now located in %USER%/%APPDATA%/SEOW/sedcs.ini
- A new tab called "IFA" containing settings for the Iron Front campaign and mission environment
A revised "Files/Misc" tab containing file locations for both IL2 and IFA worlds
Optional automatic IFA mission generation and log analysis based on MP battlefield status
New idle supply use selector for regular infantry and spies
Notes on the Beta Release
The beta release has been a large undertaking, involving converting more than 15,000 lines of complicated PHP code into VB.Net plus refactoring the entire data query engine. We are still testing this code and ironing out some bugs. When we feel sure that the major conversion bugs are eliminated we will remove the beta terminology on the release page. All deployment methods, updating etc will stay the same thereafter.
Cheers,
4Shades