Mike Force Team

@draconus The map wish is for all maps to be available at a reduced price for everyone. I saw your response saying a summer sales will occur sometime during the summer.

@tonguechique Welcome to DCS. We are happy to see your post in the forum. Do you have any jets, choppers, or maps? I have the super carrier, f/a-18, and the south Atlantic map.

Maybe razbam will have the F-15 ready for the Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays. In the meantime, we wait.

Will ED have a sale on the maps or jets for the Juneteenth holiday weekend? MFT

When I watched the promo videos for the South Atlantic Map, they showed the F-15e flying. Based on what I observed, it appeared the F-15e model was functional. Of course, we do not know if this perception is accurate. Additionally, it would make financial sense to release new jets and choppers to be used in the SA map. Maybe the next flash sale might be on Juneteenth Day, which is a holiday. MFT

Any new updates on when the F-15e is ready? We really, really, really want the jet. In fact, we are willing to pay for it :). MFT

I submitted my application. I have the F/A-18.

@Silver_Dragon Why does ED not want to update the Persian Gulf map? We like having the features and functionalities updated. MFT

@Cory407 Welcome to DCS. I do not have the a-10 but it is a great tank parts distributor. Destroying the tanks or hinds scatters parts all over the battlefield. The a-10 goes low and slow. It excels at CAS. As for me, I have the f/a-18 with the super carrier. I have the south Atlantic map, too. MFT

When will the Atlantic map have links to where we can go there automatically with our jets and choppers? All other maps all me to go with my jets and choppers. MFT

Hurrah. I will go on discord shortly. MFT

In addition to the SA map, it would really, really be great if additional jets (F-15, F-4e, Mirage F-1) and anything new else to virtual pilots would be made available. MFT

@Gunfreak It is 3.2 million square miles. Razbam developers said it takes ships 3 days in real-world time to travel from one side of the map to the other side going 24 knots. The SA map will take approximately 80 GB of hard drive space. The developers worked four years on creating this map from scratch. MFT

Listening to the Razbam developers' interviews with the folks at ED is insightful. I learned the SA map took approximately four years to make. The is approximately 3.2 million square miles. For real-world comparison, the United States is 3.8 million square miles. I saw the screenshots showing the Falkland islands and southern Chile & Argentina. Let's build on the existing SA map by expanding it to include Antarctica. This map would be quite safe from politics, yet is very diverse. Antarctica has research stations from numerous countries at different locations. We can create our own campaigns, missions, and place natural resources in the Antarctica map. Some natural sources are oil, coal, and natural gas. Mission creators can create and place refineries, coal mines, and gold mines wherever they want to in the mountains. For interested programmers, they can develop real-world modeling of storms for the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica. Add the option for rogue waves and tidal waves. For up-to-date weather, link a reliable weather service that continuously updates the map with timely weather information. Make the weather fully controllable in the Antarctica Map. End-users can have sustained heat waves, which causes the ice cap to melt. The map could model the impact of man-made global warming. To add realism, include modeling that shows Antarctica without any ice. On the other hand, empower us with options that will allow us to create the next ice age in the Antarctica map. The Antarctica map works well with the fighter jets, gunships, and naval ships. Devoted programmers can make modifications so that ground forces such as tanks, trucks, and soldiers move in snow. To make life more interesting, we can have whiteouts, blizzards, and below-freezing weather. We can add wildlife such as penguins, killer sharks, and walruses. For now, we have our ED cows that can eat snow and ice in freezing weather and not be impacted. For our pilots and aircraft, we can update the models to show how they will realistically operate in sustain polar environment. We do not want the naval assets to feel neglected; therefore, we can create harbors, ports, warehouses, and maintenance facilities for the ships. People can create communities near the coast or somewhere inland in Antarctica. The SA map says it has the Free Willy modeled in the SA map. In addition to modeling the Free Willy in the SA map, let's expand the killer's whale family in the Southern Ocean. We can add Great White Sharks, a kraken, giant squids, and shipwrecks. To show history, we can also show the defunct whaling stations. Should Razbam undertake this map, they would likely be working on it for a few years. Using the experiences learned over four years creating the SA map, Razbam might be able to create the map is less than four years. It would be a megasized map.

I want to join. MFT

@Delta-canard Welcome to DCS. I read your introduction and I see that you have extensive flight simulator experience with different programs. As for me, I fly the F/A-18 in DCS. I like the F/A-18 because it is easier to use and more forgiving. Additionally, the F/A-18 can be used for carrier missions and for land based missions. I recommend waiting on buying the F-14 because it is harder to fly than the F/A-18. Investing in the Super Carrier mode is good for when you are using the F/A-18 or the F-14. Mike Force Team

Here is something else for Razbam to add to the SA map. They can add tidal waves. For the ships at sea, Razbam can add gusty winds that generate rogue waves. Even more so, Razbam should allow an editing feature where players can create landmine fields on the Falkland Islands. MFT

@cfrag You are creating new virtual jobs for the CSAR crews and choppers. Their job is to stay alive while rescuing downed pilots. Or looking for the elusive mermaids. Loved the GIf. MFT

ED, I see the hornet and super carrier were bundled. I also saw the bundled offer for the F-14 and F/A-18. Here is a suggestion. What about creating a bundled offer that has the F-14 and the super carrier? MFT

@Exocet I read your suggestions about two different maps for DCS. The first map that shows the Strait of Taiwan and parts of mainland China, along with expansion for the Philippines. Based on my experiences with ED, they are not receptive to any maps that show the Strait of Taiwan. Many people, including myself, have suggested maps showing Strait of Taiwan. ED's response is, "Nope. Too political." You can read the various comments going back to at least 2019. As for the Scandinavian map, it is a possibility. With the amount of terrain, creating such a map would likely take a few years to complete. For comparison, the South Atlantic map has been a work-in-progress for approximately two years. MFT

Since razbam and ED have been silent, we wait. In the meantime, we can post ideas and suggestions foe the SA map. Additionally, using the falkland islands war history as a guide, we can create drafts for future missions and campaigns. As a minimum, ED'S staff reads the new forum posts. If they find something noteworthy for razbam, I am certain that ED passes the information along to them.

Oh, something else came to mind. When not looking for the mermaids or counting waves, we can look for UFOs. Somehow, we have to enable a feature that allows the virtual pilots to photograph the UFOs. MFT

For the SA map, can Razbam add mermaids to it? They provide a welcome distraction for pilots flying oceanic missions to and from the carriers. MFT

Here is my idea explained for the SA map. The virtual pilot ejects from his jet. He lands safely in the water. Then a great white shark scoops up the pilot and goes underwear. Crimson appears in the water. MFT

@Beirut The pilots spot mermaids and admire the view. As a result of the distraction, they have to start their wave counting again.