Tom P

Good talk, I really enjoyed it.

I personally found it to be one of the better campaigns out there. What do you think would make it better for your standard?

Command: A Battle Damage Assessment(BDA) check on your aircraft. Yeah panels don't pop off but we can take damage. Formation or command: Loose deuce formation. Ideal for a two ship, flight lead and wingman. The wingman is allowed freedom to maneuver within 1 mile of the lead. So like a tether between the two aircraft.

Not what I said at all

I 100% agree but it would be nice to have some kind of idea. And if they know they're not going to make a deadline just own up to it. Instead of the smoke and shadow game. Anything is better then silence and waiting to look at a new patch note. Roadmap: By the end of 2025 our goal is this. By mid 2026 the goal is this. etc etc. Ok cool now we know. I look at this from a mission maker perspective so I'm buying all the maps to see if I can make something for my group, but instead I'm telling them to hold off. And I know there's plenty more users out there wanting the same.

User feedback: It's been a year since launch and the ground textures still break it for me. For example the default AH-64 free flight through the valleys is really rough and not a good example to have as default instant action. That was my first taste of the map and it was horrible and it still is. I would really love it if they got more map data to make it more accurate other then a satellite image. I would REALLY love it if there was some in-game map feature that showed where all the COPs were during this maps time frame and the correct terrain so mission makers can replicate them. Panjwai(Kandahar) isn't Panjwai in DCS, I tried recreating my old routes numerous times but can't because they are simply not there. I have only flown it a handful of times but I don't know, I think Syria just set the bar too high and was able to execute changes & fixes a lot faster instead of long periods of waiting. Which is awesome for a paying customer. Also from a mission maker perspective. A region boarder to show exactly where the different payable regions are instead of coming here to look at the FAQ would be huge. That way if I'm making a mission and I have the whole map but some users only have high detail in the East region I know exactly where their limits are.

Can we get a rough estimate roadmap? That way we know how long this one will be getting worked on and the estimate completion of the map. Don't need exact dates but a rough estimate would be nice. I would love to recreate a bunch of OIF missions but the current state it's just lacking. I'm sure a bunch of campaign makers out there are just waiting for this to get good once things are closer to being in their final configuration.

100% agreed. Both maps are rough compared to Syria for low level. Another reason why I think ED should let 3rd parties handle most of the DLC's while ED focuses on the core and long term bug issues.

Assuming that means ED is doing the rafale and not a 3rd party? Would love to see razbam come back and tackle the rafale with their previous Dassault, French ADA connections, and their knowledge in the delta wing. The M2000 is the best flying aircraft to this day in DCS in my opinion.

I requested this a couple years ago and the response was pretty much what draconus said. The lighting is based on the time.

Pushed my V3 version as of 9/28/2025. Mission File is in the OP and updated in the user files. - Updated the rockets used. - Air Spawns are now set to Active pause. - Kneeboards updated. - Kneeboards are in correct order. - Adjusted the PID range so the targets are closer together for easier searches. - Units "Hidden" from MFD so they don't fill the CTRLM page. Might have been the old rockets that are no longer in DCS causing IC issues. I just updated the mission file.

@BIGNEWY @NineLine Can you move this to the Mission editor wish list.

I suggested in the past for a AI super hornet that we could buddy refuel from for modern day naval operations. A KA-6 would be sweet too for cold war naval ops and using the in-game CVN Forrestal.

Agreed, wish we had more inhouse features like this. There's a kneeboard mod out there that lets you do it.

@STONE SKY Mission 13. Where you have to destroy the friendly Apache. null