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DCS Modding Docs#

Welcome to the DCS OpenSource Community’s combined knowledge base!
This documentation is not intended to be a complete guide for making a mod from scratch.
Instead, it serves as a lookup and reference for the many functions and systems that DCS provides to modders.

The document is living and evolving — new discoveries, functions, and best practices will be added as we learns more.

Disclaimer#

Not all functions have been fully tested.
If you encounter errors, unexpected behavior, or missing information, please let the team know so we can improve the documentation together.

Untested functions will have theUNVERIFIED tag next to them. While these functions exist, their behavior is not guaranteed.

What You’ll Find Here#

  • Reference for common DCS modding functions
  • Notes on scripting with Lua and device definitions
  • Examples of aircraft system implementations
  • Tips, tricks, and gotchas from the community

This isn’t a tutorial — it’s a toolbox for mod developers.

Contributing#

This project is built and maintained by the community, for the community.
If you’d like to help expand or correct the documentation see the contributing guide.

Whether it’s fixing a typo, clarifying an explanation, or adding entire sections, all contributions are welcome.

If you’re unsure where to start, check the existing docs for areas that need examples or additional detail.

Thank You#

Big Thank you to the following for contributing to the docs

  • Caffeine Simulations

    • Hayds_93
    • BrianTheBrain
    • Violent Nomad
    • theyagizsina

  • Others

    • JNelson
    • Loki
    • Nibbylot