Punkmonkey22

How easy is to add weapons/stores to it? A smoke marker would be really useful, or a laser designator for doing JTAC. Keep up the great work!

Will we have English cockpit labels as an option?

Or they could release the version that was widely exported, and can be used in a similar timeframe to many other modules - the cold war. We even recently got a map of the region it was built to fight in, in the era it was introduced. Modern stuff is pointless when all the adversaries are cold war or 90's.

Bit confused here.. you state you want the correct train, but then go on to say you want correct military assets for the era? One team can only work on so much at a time, it makes sense to focus on the military stuff in what is called Digital COMBAT Simulator. They have plenty of time to focus on fleshing out correct civilian assets once the map is fully released, it won't affect gameplay for the vast majority of the playerbase if the wrong train or car is used. Also unsure about the "Grey Plane" comment. The last 10 releases in DCS were the OH-58, CH-47, F-4E, F-15E, KA-50 v3, MB-339, Mirage F1, AH-64, Mosquito & MI-24P. One "Grey Plane". One. Half of those fit the Cold War era you are asking for more assets in... And in the future modules, nearly all are Cold War too! F-100, G-91, A-7E, F-104, Mig-29A.....

That's great, and I do agree about immersion. But I don't think having the right type of trains or cars on the road should be a priority at this stage. That seems more like something to look at after phase 2 releases.

I'd rather they focused on aviation facilities, landmarks and optimisation before checking the trains are correct personally. I'm not sure why there's so much discussion around trains and this map to be honest.

Drive a tank around Afghanistan or fly a helicopter and all you see is a smear of blurry low res textures and jagged edges layered together. It honestly is a huge step backwards visually in an attempt to look realistic. People need to remember that this isn't just "Drop a JDAM from 30k ft" simulator. They sell Combined arms, helicopter modules and ground attack aircraft, but at the altitudes they operate, these sat-image maps look Playstation 2-esque. Compare that to the screenshots and videos Ugra have shared with this new Germany map, it may not look "photorealistic" and is clearly a pc sim, but it looks GOOD at low level. And if the other maps they have done are anything to go by they will look amazing high up too. If the community don't speak up, how will the map makers know the feelings?

What year is the map set in?

Cold War Germany look amazing, thank you so much Ugra. It unfortunately also shows though how abysmal the last three map releases looks though. This has none of the sat images, is all as far as I can tell the "old" style, and looks sharp, colourful and polished. No blurry, baked in patches here..

Great to hear! Just curious why this isn't being developed as a paid module though?

Meh, the more I've seen of actual use of the Iraq map, the more it looks like Flight Sim 2004. The high altitude shots released when it came out look pretty, but below 2,000ft AGL it is just awful and blurry. Very glad I didn't buy it, and hoping that Ugra don't switch to this "new tech" for the Germany map. LA-7 looks ace, not a plane I'm very familiar with either.

Has anybody actually got a link to the Discord? I can't find any active links

Thank you for explaining

No ETA. Surely you have some sort of template/file used for making liveries in house? Why not just release that like the other developers?

I have the same. Massively annoying as dual rack is basically required for bombing missions in JF-17. But with this bug you can't amend any other aspects of the loadout after the first time.

Please be the 'Vark... 30 Mk82's coming your way!

We already have an F-16. I'd much rather a completely new airframe before a variant of one we have. AMX would be amazing, and like the Jaguar, fill a gap between multirole supersonic fighters, and trainers capable of CAS. I know we have the A-10, but it doesn't have the speed or agility for a contested space. The Gina will give us ground pounders some love in that space too though, but it looks to be a neglected area in DCS.

Like I said in the other thread, nobody is stopping the other devs from continuing this level of detail...

This isn't new though. The Black Shark 3 is largely guesswork, the JF-17 is guesswork adding block II features to the block I. ED making what is going to be essentially an FC-level jet but with clicky cockpit isn't going to prevent the likes of Aerges and Heatblur from continuing to make intricately modelled aircraft. What it does do is allow some more people who don't have the time to invest in learning 400 pages of manual to take part, just like FC does. It isn't going to "become Warthunder" like people claim, it just opens to door to simpler aircraft for less serious players, and allow more airframes to be added to the roster. I don't understand why you people feel the need to gatekeep. Nobody is stopping you enjoying what you do the way you do it. I presume you already have modules you own? They aren't going to suddenly become "arcade" versions. They will still be the same level of detail they currently are.

It really makes me think that the team at Razbam never actually saw one flying in person. Compare the sounds from 04:30 - 06:00 on that vid to what we have in DCS, it's not even remotely close!

Let's repeat it again for those at the back of the room who didn't hear it. NoBoDy Is FoRcInG yOu To BuY iT. Don't like it? Ignore it!

So, having a quick play around in www.thetruesize.com to see how the map would compare.. I took the main areas covered in Ugra's Syria map, and overlaid them on Germany to get an idea of how much of Germany the map could cover. Pretty much all of it fits within the same area covered by the Syria map! I know there will be more objects with the more dense town and the forest and such though, so may not be anywhere near this size. Interesting to think about though.. (yes I know I didn't include Turkey, but such a small area of Turkey is flyable)

Nobody is forcing you to use the modern stuff. Personally I find glass cockpits boring so I use modules like the F-4 mostly. All this whingeing about "balance" but the option is there to just... not use the shiny new toys. There was the F-100 shown in the video, likely to come out this year. That isn't exactly cutting edge

The Redfor aircraft that would be added are currently being used by both sides in an ongoing war. I'm not sure either party has the time or willingness to show documents and give access to aircraft...

It's the F-35A, there's a sub forum for it now with a Q & A