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That's almost funny, a reveal of an upcoming reveal. Why not just wait until you have something to actually to show? DCS has really become a "Product Preview Simulator". Things that are coming but not yet, things that were supposed to be released but are now delayed, things that MAYBE have been cancelled or maybe not. Sorry to sound so cynical but the last month haven't been kind to DCS or my patience with it.

If the 23 is dead, why is this forum still open?

Two weeks

+1 It get's more and more obvious the more you listen to interviews with veteran Vietnam war pilots. Either the US pilots got ambushed or they accidentally spotted som MiGs down below which they in turn jumped, often the MiGs weren't even aware they were jumped until a missile hit them or nearly missed. Other times they tangled up and after a few turns and yo-yos they completely lost sight of eachother and just turned home to respective home airfields. The "growling sidewinder" dogfights were probably exceptions to the norm. Hate to brake it but irl wasn't like DCS.

Yaay! It's pre-order time again! No thank you!

Yep, key right there. That’s why I haven’t even pre-ordered the F-4. Pre-order EARLY ACCESS? yeah, no thanks.. It’s not like there’s a limited amount of licenses on release day right?If developers don’t get money before they even release the product, more incentive to crunch and release right? I mean look at Star Citizen, worst and most extreme example of pay now and maybe get something down the line.

Far from spring here in Finland any way

Nice!

Just for the record, I'm not a SJW in any way, shape or form. I am however a fan of accuracy and authenticity. Hence my question, will there be pilot options for ethnicity? Like flying a JASDF livery Phantom as the most caucasian looking dude with a big old moustache kind of ruins the immersion and authenticity. It's not the end of the world if the option won't be there but it sure would be nice. Thank you!

Well, considering there's an actual pilot customizer as seen in some vids I'd be very surprised if we didn't get the body too.

Fantastic news! Looks like you guys have made a lot of progress under the radar, so to speak.

Yeah, I agree with this. Just watched a video of, a somewhat "refreshed", "Joemate" bagging 4 player flown F-16's in his F-5 on a multiplayer server. So yeah, plane is only as good as it's pilot and the MiG-29, even in somewhat capable hands, will be a real threat to any opponent.

Also, people keep bickering about weapons and sensors and flightmodel etc. But can we just for a moment appreciate what a SEXY jet the MiG-29 is? For me it's the most beauiful fighter jet ever designed, those lines and curves. The Tomcat is a close second but man, dem curvez:

Ecuador? I thought it was the Cuban team doing the Flogger?

F-16A would be cool in early 80's scenario.

Yep, the MiG-21 has like a million switches and dials in the cockpit but they are THERE, you can see them, what they are doing etc. Return to it after 6 months or something, not a problem. Try the same with the F16 for example, not a chance.

It's a late 80's early 90's plane right? Just throw in some techno beats with som Chinese flair and you're set. It's gotta be fitting to the plane, nationality and time period imo. Most other modules have pretty fitting soundtracks and I reckon the Phantom is gonna have a kick*ss soundtrack.

ok thanks

Looks fast.

So judging by early renders, it looks like we are getting the, very rudimentary, SPO-10 RWR for the Mig-23? Same as the one in the MIg-21bis?

Yeah, it shouldn't be THAT GPU/VRAM intensive, I mean I get that it needs a lot of CPU and memory but sitting 30k feet up in the sky in the very low-res MiG-21 cockpit for example. It shouldn't use that much VRAM. There are games with A LOT more detailed textures and extremely detailed and cluttered environments that use less resources than DCS.

Yeah, won't be a great dogfighter but with it's crazy good speed and acceleration it will be perfect for ambush and hit and run attacks. So for a seasoned player it will be quite potent I recon but for novices it might be a nasty surprise if they try to get in to turn n burn fights.

And I think it was originally supposed to be released sometime in 2012 actuallybut the original developer jumped ship iirc.