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The next newsletter will be about the fact there was update today, sale and some spooky community server (as promo). So it will eventually make it to the newsletter, but you are right, this kind of information is a good example for the weekly news.

I just tried in single player and SA-8 did not engage LS-6-500 at all but SA-15 did without any problem.

This is by design and not a bug as far as DCS is concerned. DCS divides weapons into bombs and missiles, in DCS bombs cannot be detected by SAM systems whereas missiles can, all glide weapons are considered missiles from the DCS standpoint and therefore can be detected, engaged and destroyed by SAM systems (as well as AAA). It has been like that since I remember (years).

I guess it will be like it is with Hind. Full original cockpit and full EN translated one. The actual one will be dependent on reference aircraft ED is going to simulate. So far they only confirmed it is going to be 9.12 Warsaw Pact export version, however this could mean very different things as far as cockpit labels go; therefore I think it will be like it is with Hind.

Lol! Yeah? This ain't going to be fixed as they are working on the new ATC ... soneother it is going to be new and shiny or new and will inherit these bugs.

For sure the latter. They mentioned redoing ATC, AWACS and general comms already numerous times so technically it is being worked on. Numerous times they also mentioned it is in fact huge task and not a big one.

Bignewy said in another thread:

Nice one. Liked and rated 5 stars

For me the biggest wish for the 2025 and beyond would be to update on all items still in the 'beyond' phase of videos 2021 ... 2022 ... 2023 ... 2024

@Ramires make sure you post a wish list. Endi of this week and this thread will no longer be relevant discussion;)

Makes me wonder if UM had expertise in coding aircraft would the quality exceeded that provided by HB? Anyways, Syria map is the Queen of DCS terrains, now just need Fulcrum!

How would that work better for you? Still need to download the update, right? So if you download it in one go or in parts... Or if you don't want to update particular terrain then uninstall it since not used right? Then you will install it if ever want to use it and it will install its latest version. No? Get a bigger drive

Maybe it will matter in DCS Dynamic Campaign Engine, as a means of limiting enemy resources.

Buildings at the airbase that are marked have got specific effects to them. Like extra secondary explosions.

Sice you gave estimates for Afghanistan updates, it would be nice if you at least pointed out the revised timeline here, that's the newsletter item after all. There are two delays - next big update to the Southwest; Still coming in 2024? Update with Eastern region; 2025? Will improve this and all future maps? Unless you specifically wanted newsletter readers to believe that old maps such as Caucasus and NTTR were going to be refreshed with the newest TDK "tech". The last time I said "I found a new approach to data migration; hence the project is delayed" I was challenged by my stakeholders to reveal what it was and why I hadn't thought of it from a get go. I would like to know what is this new approach about and what maps specifically going to be affected please.

Although, we are not sure what currency was 70 about. It could be current pre-order price for Iraq if we talk AUD for example.

Does it for other maps? I never seen BDA for anything destroyed on the map unless I used triggers for such specific mission objectives. On the other hand coming from the two decades of ED sims I never tried without the trigger in DCS

No problem! Thank you for checking, maybe one day

Hi @BIGNEWY I know that it was added to internal wish list back in 2021. Could you check please if EWR functionality of CVN or any other vessel (as suggested by others in this thread) is considered at all or anyhow in progress please?

Apparently - from the communication via YT comments and Discord, as well as in this forum; it takes longer to bring updates to Afghanistan map due to the received feedback which is being incorporated; large update is brewing and will soon be released; the team that is busy with Iraq is not the same team that is busy with Afghanistan; Afghanistan development is progressing rapidly. I think we will till get chunky update this year. I dare to think it is going to be the very next DCS feature update.

Prices are likely to go up to be honest. I am shocked of some games prices these days but still buy them.

I asked in OrbX Discord. I got my replies:

And its a fair game. I wish that options in game actually reflected on the rendering of ground clutter - people who accept lower FPS or can beef up PCs, get what they ask for. At the moment it seems that terrain optimizations are enforced on all users. Then I thought, why we fight? If ED wants the TDK to work in specific way and offer specific visuals, our pitchforks won't affect those decisions significantly. I want ED to succeed. Despite my reservations and bitter taste of recent maps, I pre-ordered Iraq. Not even just North, but full, and whatever. If it is just the valley that looks like it does, so be it. I will fly there and destroy Scuds on that very road.

I think that foliage in trailer is then based on the "trees" and not ground clutter "tech". Ok. I will find out myself. Preordered the whole thing now, if it turns out like Afghan then at least it is going to accommodate CSG which is already a better value for me.

Did you ask?