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Well, once they have a nicely simulated TF-30 engine and swing-wing tech AND two-seater AI tech... what about the F-111?

Indeed. My point exactly.

I don't mind delays all that much. I know the task of developing these things must be huge and the teams are fairly small. I am a massive supporter of DCS and have played these sims on and off since Flanker 2.0. I am not about to leave over a delay. But, I do mind putting a fullscreen 30-day live countdown (with seconds) on anything less than release date. It's just bad form, and will cause outrage. So, dear Heatblur: if you need more time, take it. Explain why you need more time and most of the community will understand (a few vocal minorities will shout, but they always do). But don't hype up a trailer, live event or paint scheme reveal. It will be a mistake.

You really seem to miss my point. I am saying it's a mistake that they hype it up unless it's a release date. Hyping up a date that will only show a five minute video and another date is a very bad idea. And if this is the plan, I wish they'd tell us beforehand so the disappointment won't be as big for all those that are really looking forward to this module. I may get angry if the hype date is just the release of another date because I know that is the absolute worst kind of publicity this sim can have. I am not getting angry because the F-14 has taken a long time. I didn't post anything last year when the 2017 promise was thoroughly broken, because I know these things can happen in dev. But when you advertise a specific date with a full screen countdown on the website with the outline of an F-14, direct "baby" reference in the text to the F-14... and everything, the hype train is set for maximum speed. Well, then it better be early access on that very date, or people will be disappointed. Bad publicity is the worst enemy of the community's continued growth. Growth is important so we can get even more great modules in the future. If DCS and/or its third party devs gets famous for multi-year delays and hype trains derailing over and over, then that is a very bad thing. Pointing out obvious PR blunders is not because I disrespect the hard work that has been put into the F-14. Quite the contrary. I don't want all that hard work to get tainted by a hype train that gets out of control and causes Reddit to explode in anti-DCS rants once the reality of Oct 7 is revealed. Why you feel you have to go all ad hominem and try to command me to leave the DCS community and play some random game on Steam, just because I point out that this is bad PR... well, that is beyond me. Who made you the arbiter of the forum? PS: Then again, maybe my fears are unfounded and Oct 7 will see early access open and everybody will be happy. I hope I am wrong. Edit: Language/spelling

An honorable choice :smilewink:

You are probably right, but that makes me wonder why on earth they would put up the huge countdown and hype it like they do. It is a PR mistake if they only unveil some paintjobs and show an action trailer.

I hope the F-14 will be downloadable and flyable on Oct 7. Otherwise, this forum will become quite an unpleasant place for a long time. If they complete a full month of hype countdown and all they show is a promo video and a preorder button with delivery in "Q1 2019", I think people will get quite angry (as will I) So, please Heatblur, if that is your plan, let us know beforehand.

Which was my entire point. Why are there necro threads in stickies?

Please tidy up your stickies. Why is this thread still stickied? If you only keep the latest official update stickied, people may actually find it instead of this mess.

I think it's fair to say that an OV-10 Bronco would be a most welcome addition to DCS. If Razbam makes one, I will buy it.

Yeah, I see the video is deleted now. But I would really like it if they actually make this as a flyable plane in DCS :)

I just saw a short fairly weird video on the official Razbam youtube channel. In the background, an OV-10 Bronco (it seems) passes by in a few frames. Is this some kind of teaser, or has Razbam said anything about making an OV-10, either AI or flyable? Source video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLpcXtwnnds

And just to clarify, we're talking enormous bounces. Hundreds of meters up and down, disappearing under ground before reappearing again, rushing up into the air. The bounces never stop it seems.

Every time in multiplayer when a client that took off from the ship with an F/A-18 lands on land, his plane bounces up and down through terrain when seen by other players. The bug then becomes persistent and the server has to be reset. Couldn't see if this had been reported before.

My response:

Is there any place I can see server status without having to start DCS and try to update?

Calm down Skate, I am not trying to pick a fight.

Well, to be fair, they only promised the F-18 module coming out today, not the patch that it requires... Guess it'll come out in "end of summer"? ;)

Hot tip for ED: Don't put up patch notes on the forum before the patch is available. Are you really surprised that people are spamming update? I did several times before finally checking the forum and realizing the problem was not local to my PC. Also, another hot tip for Skatezilla: Don't post the command line we are NOT supposed to use. It's like putting up a big red button on a street that says "Don't push this"... You know people will do it.