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Am 6.4.2024 um 22:35 schrieb MAXsenna:
Yeah, especially when the full map wasn't the first option!
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That's already corrected, so the full map is the first option, now.
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vor 12 Stunden schrieb Tom Kazansky:
Yes, he talked briefly about that. But one should be aware that buying the whole map will always be significantly cheaper than the sum of its parts. Otherwise no one had a benefit for investing full prices early and might adjust behaviour.
You are right, but honestly, if you go and buy a single steak in a grocery store every day, it is usually more expensive than buying a "bargain" family pack with 4 lbs of the same steak in the first place... and nobody would start complaining, why the 6 single steaks cost more, if you can't afford the family pack.
Or if you didn't realize there was a family pack on sale.
The only complaint I can agree with, is the information about the two versions and what to expect, could have been announced a day or two before the store pre-order launch, as most lunatics from the DCS crowd (me included) will rush into the store the moment a new toy is available and not really doing research for different release model options.
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There is steppe and tundra the Hindukush mountain range.
And somehow all that "desert" doubles as an agricultural area growing melons(!), other fruit, tomato, potato, onion and wheat. The north eastern forests of cedar, pine and oak host timber production growing in the mountains.
If the photographs, maps and a little bit of serious internet research still can't show people the diversity in the landscape (IRL, at least), and the Registan desert is all that defines the country for some, I can't help it.
Ultimately the basic mantra for all purchases apply.
Don't like the product? Don't complain, that a company is producing something you personally don't like, simply don't buy it.
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vor 2 Minuten schrieb Thump:
Why was I quoted in this? I get the "master genius plan" baked up by ED.....
Yeah, sorry, wrong quote.
Gerade eben schrieb Thump:Not my point....l
The Hindukush is extending through nearly all Afghanistan, and the peaks to the west still rise to 3,000 m to 4,000 m, near central Afghanistan to 5,000 m. It's quite mountainous.
The extreme high peaks are near the Pakistani border, but that doesn't make the rest of the Hindukush mountain range some hills.
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Gerade eben schrieb Thump:
So is a 300m hill in the bad weather. What's your point?
Forget it, your right... Afghanistan only really consists of Kunar, Nuristan, Tangi valley and Kabul. All else is flat and boring.
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vor 4 Minuten schrieb Thump:
You read the announcement and missed that the SOUTHWEST of the map is the most complete and will be sold first at at the highest detail? Ya might want to get the cliffnotes version next time.
There are to products on pre-order sale in the Store:
DCS: Southwest Afghanistan for about $23 discounted
DCS: Afghanistan for about $50 discounted.
The second is the complete map (in EA only the detailed part). If you bought the DCS: Southwest Afghanistan you will need to purchase East and North separately... Adding up to more than $50.
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vor 6 Minuten schrieb Thump:
You're gunna need to wait a few years....all those mountains are in the Northeast. You know, the place they teased but didn't include in this release.
Actually the Hindukush stretches through most of central Afghanistan including the southwest. Not the 7000m peaks, but 3000-4000m high mountains that are still challenging to cross in weather, nonetheless.
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vor 22 Minuten schrieb Gorn557:
Man, people sure love to complain.
It looks like a great map.
I bought the map.
Done!
Did you make sure you bought the whole map? Or accidentally just the Southwest part?
Just saying as I had a very close call and luckily noticed in the shop when scrolling down...
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vor 8 Minuten schrieb Beirut:
If the MP players can fly the plane, manage the systems, and deal with the communications, then I'm of the opinion they can figure out if they do or do not have the map that is required to fly on that there particular server. And if they don't have it, they they don't fly it.
I see no problems at all.
You start in the eastern area of the map part you bought (say KAF, Kandahar) fly south and everything is fine, now the server you joined spawns an action 20 NM east in the detailed area west of Kabul, that you don't own. If you fly in a group you can now disconnect and leave the server, or try to support your lead/wingman and pray you can identify what he sees... As in a MP environment you don't necessarily know beforehand where enemies or targets will present themselves. So you better buy the complete map anyway.
I mean, i get the idea to have an option to safe discspace, or buying peacemeal, but the reality is, it does make a lot of sense to get the whole map for less than $50 instead of paying 3 x $23 = $69 or more, but that requires to scroll and read through 3 paragraphs, where it should be the first option / message in bold and red.
Would have prevented a lot of drama.
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vor einer Stunde schrieb Beirut:
It brings precisely no problems whatsoever to MP. You do the exact same thing people in SP do: if you have it, fly it - If you don't have, don't fly it.
Super simple. No problem at all.
As it is a combination of three different parts, with the option of up to two parts being low detail in MP if you lack the part(s) added later, a helicopter or aircraft looking at the same buildings may have difficulties to identify the "one with the satellite-dish", as the low poly version doesn't show a discernable satellite-dish. Or other details to find your target... Hell even a mission briefing picture of the target area may look very different, due to lack of detail.
That's why it's important people understand the "low detail" concept and hopefully buy the goddamn complete map, best from the start, instead of struggling in MP to find stuff, until someone tells them it may be due to the detailed map part not being installed.
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vor 31 Minuten schrieb GenericFloat:
what happens if you buy all three sections of the map
You pay more than with the complete map, especially considering the EA offer.
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vor 6 Stunden schrieb NineLine:
Nope, the coast is too far. It would impact performance not to mention it would be a hella long flight.
Like South Atlantic flying from Rio Gallegos to attack East-Falkland?
If we could simply add a flat, dusty brown texture from the Afghan border to the Indian Ocean, would allow for that. Adding some sat textures like Eastern Iran and Afghanistan is represented on the Persian Gulf map, would be awesome and shouldn't hit performance much.
South Atlantic performance is pretty solid.
And long ingress flights for F-14B and F/A-18C was a reality and some in the community would love it. (Especially if the C-130J is added in the future).
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vor 7 Stunden schrieb AKULA_OPTIMUS:
Still mainly a desertic country, looked for images and videos of the Helmand valley, and I dind´t see a single forest or dense vegetation, just some light green patches of human crops. Forest cover like less of 5% of the whole country. Also, you can just use satellite images or even Google Earth to realise its a 90% arid country. It´s not the Sahara, but dont talk bout it like its a green country
And having mountains its precisely one of the reasons that most of the country is so desertic.
I´ll get the map because of its historic background, once is more complete, but I know I´ll be flying above all brown lands.
There is a big difference between mountains and desert.
This is Khost:
Korrengal Valley:
Helmand valley:
Faryab province:
Parwan:
...and then there's lot of steppe, some actual desert and rocky areas.
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Am 26.3.2024 um 23:58 schrieb Thump:
I would put money on far more people being familiar with Bagram, Kabul, Jalalabad, Mazar E Sharif, FOB Shank, & the Khost bowl to include the borders along Pakistan than what is in the West, hence my comment. Not gunna buy it in this state....pretty simple.
My bet would be at least any DCS rotor head, read Ed Macy, Paul "Bommer" Grahame, Damien Lewis about the UK Apaches in Helmand. Plenty more about Operation Medusa (Kandahar area, birth place of the Taliban movement) and all familiar with places like KAF, Camp Bastion, Lashkar Gah, Now Zad, Nad Ali, the Kajaki dam, the town of Gereshk, Jugroom fort or Spin Boldak...
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vor 23 Stunden schrieb Dragon1-1:
FYI, Afghan isn't actually a desert map.
I know... and actually try to relay to people the fact it's mostly high mountains some with dense forrest, some majestic peaks with snow covered tops rivaling the Himalaya. Lush valleys, agricultural areas, steppe and beautiful lakes. The Helmand valley is dense vegetation, with nutritios soil growing fruits, veggies and poppies, that won't grow in any desert.
Yes, there are two arid desert regions, but that's only a small part of the overall country.
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vor 23 Minuten schrieb Gunfreak:
Quick tally.
Harrier
M2000
F16
F18
F14(wrong model)
Apache
Hind
HIP
F15E
A10
Upcoming Kiowa, Chinnock. Tornado
AI B1
If only we had a full fidelity Blackhawk.
...and L-39C and Su-25.
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Am 23.3.2024 um 15:39 schrieb BIGNEWY:
Because most prefer to have something early to play with. If early access is not for you please wait, if you support us in early access or wait for full release we are grateful for the support.
Just say when...
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Am 24.3.2024 um 20:11 schrieb Bigounet:
Who wants to buy a desert map after Persian Gulf, Sinai, Nevada and Syria (same for the upcoming Australia)?
Me! Especially if it is Afghanistan, where about 70% of the detailed war stories I read took place and there's actual places, where actual aircraft we have in DCS, actually fought. If we now could get models that enable the recreation of complex ROEs and we have Afghanistan AND Iraq I personally am opening the literal champagne bottle to celebrate. Waiting for Afghanistan to arrive, since the early DCS: A-10C Warthog Open Beta in 2007.
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Am 7.4.2023 um 20:35 schrieb Bell Driver:
Any updates to this tutorial as the Virpil Configuration Tool layout has changed. My Axis to Button menu is different and they added a virtual detent section. See picture...
Thanks!
Basically the same procedure:
Axis to Button > Axis: 2 Type: Logic% Range from: 59 Range to: 63
This will now automatically give you new "physical buttons" in the black text box on the Button Dialogue.
Look for something like: [50] Axis to Button (Y range 59-63 logic%), where [50] is the new "physical button" number. This can be mapped above to any "logical button" as usual.
Remember to check the axis isn't inverted! Mine was by default, when I created the new profile with the Apache grip.
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Das funktioniert in der neuen Software genauso, nur daß die Button "automatisch" erzeugt werden (Standard 50 und 51).
Axis to Button unten links im Axis Dialog. Dann. Axis "2" wählen und die Range "From" 95,0 bis "to" 99,0 eintragen.
Im Button Dialog unten rechts (schwarze Box) steht jetzt "[50] Axis to button (Y range 95-99 logic%)" den neuen Physical Button jetzt auf einen freien Logic Button Mappen, wie die anderen auch.
Dasselbe für den anderen Button bei 60%. Dran denken die Achse (nur die 2 für den Gasgriff) in der Virpil SW zu prüfen, daß sie nicht invertiert ist!
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I second this idea. A simple extension (no detailed area and rough or flat height map) would go a long way to enable carrier ops and longer ingress routes especially for the coming C-130J or flying Tomcats and Hornets from the Indian Ocean.
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vor 3 Stunden schrieb Sandman1330:
In fact the area just southwest of Kandahar (Panjwayi / Zhari) was the site of one of OEF’s biggest battles, Op Medusa.
Its also where the Mujahideen kicked the crap out of the Russians.
...and it was the birth place/heartland of the Taliban movement!
Definitely NOT a calm and quiet place.
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vor 14 Stunden schrieb rfxcasey:
Well I guess that explains why so many desert maps.
Afghanistan isn't a desert, it has two smaller Desert Parts. It is a high mountain range bracketed by steppe, with dense forests in the eastern mountains, snow capped peaks, lush river valleys, agricultural plains and urban areas.
The key for DCS is, Afghanistan saw one of the longest conflicts in the world that is incredibly well documented.
On top it hosted fighting for the majority of aircraft we have in DCS. Eastern and Western.
Waiting for this map since the A-10C beta!
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vor 1 Stunde schrieb schmiefel:
Ob HB so kalkuliert hat oder einfach zu "schusslig" für gute Kunden-Kommunikation ist, werden wir nie erfahren.
Doch hatten sie relativ klar und deutlich erklärt und kommuniziert, mit den technischen Details dahinter.
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Bo-105 Diskussionsthread
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That's good news... I'll wait patiently.