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Nils Sir, It is very unfortunate that someone has stolen your work and put them on Turbosquid. Of all the 3D warehouses out there, I thought Turbosquid to be the most reputable. Your models are beautiful, and a number of us were very much looking forward to them being in game. Might I suggest that you and the Admiral team up to offer an “official” Cold War Naval assets pack for DCS. I personally would be happy to pay $50+ dollars for a pack containing a Knox, Belknap, Spruance, Kidd, Virginia or California, Missouri, Los Angeles, and an oiler or two. Basically a late Cold War/Desert Storm Pack. -Preston

Just started an early color bird for use with Sundowners and Screamer Tomcats! VAQ-134 Garudas. Very early WIP. I am also converting to a 4k paint kit as I go. -Preston

Black Masts Yes!

Good day Admiral, Have you thought about adding the Newport Class texture to your Oak Hill. It would make the Oak Hill look much closer to reality and also bring a consistent color to your US Navy boats. The Oak Hill is a little too brown in hue currently. Just a couple of thoughts....... -Preston

Hello Eagle Dynamics Team, I was wondering about models Matt Wagner had mentioned are being updated Like the SH-60B and the S-3 viking for example. Could you guys maybe talk about these Ai models in the next update, and also any other models (WWII) that are in work? Maybe an expanded discussion of Ai could be a good update topic? I for one am really curious about Ai flight models, Getting new models in the Sim prior to release of full modules (F-4E), learning more about the tech behind Ai Airport ground routing, etc....... Along this general subject matter, It would be great if we could also discuss Ai Ships and the future plans for the SEA portion of DCS. It would be great to get more US Support ships in the Carrier battle group,and maybe NATO variants of the OHP Australian, Spanish, and other variants. Will undersea Ai and torpedoes be advanced at all. Is there room for Naval Helos which could track, Identify, and attack submerged contacts? I know a pretty broad range of questions, Which boils down to: Can you talk about the future of Ai in the Blue water arena, and maybe expand on you Ai tech while on the subject, please? -Preston

Call to arms, Cypress and Bahrain (Please) While I understand that it is outside of the scope of the project, completely omitting the island is a very odd decision. (As is omission of Bahrain in PERSIAN GULF) It should be included even if it is a flat featureless landclass style blob in the shape of the actual Island. This way it will take up very little memory resources. At least then Naval Formations will have to accurately navigate around it, and air defenses can be placed upon it which our aircraft will have to avoid. -Preston

RealSimGear GNS430 @DWAIL Any Chance that we could get this working with DCS? Its esentially just a button box with a screen attached......... https://realsimgear.com/collections/all/products/realsimgear-gns430-bezel-for-x-plane-realistic-gps-for-your-sim?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0YD4BRD2ARIsAHwmKVkJm7gAtDN5LunnlX-72pFGPtvVkjN6uiteM9__5E4oPKwxeK7u1IsaAtFkEALw_wcB

There’s about a million pictures online that say otherwise. As an aircraft mechanic I can tell you categorically those pylons were not welded to the air intakes. Quite honestly if you’re not a member of the HeatBlur team you don’t have any business answering the question. Sorry I don’t mean to be rude, but that’s the way it is.

Fuel Tank Pylons This may seem like a small feature, but important. Can we get a fuel tank pylon delete option in the Loadout Menu please? The Clean Tomcat is really iconic, also there was a very limited amount of external fuel tanks early in the F-14 program, which is why you see early A’s without them most of the time. -Preston

Langley Fast Packs It wasn’t just Iceland and Alaska that got Fast Packs (Conformal Tanks)

Hey Guys, A while back (when NTTR was still in beta) Wags had made a comment about bringing a feature to the sim of individual Airport Addons. Has this idea gone by the wayside? It was a great idea, and would be a much welcome addition to add missing bases such as NAS Fallon, NAWC China Lake, and the famous Edwards AFB, but also to be able to bring additional detail and accuracy to the Myriad of Civilian airports in each of the maps. Really seems like a missed opportunity on the part of ED.

Nope, just a different 3D model.......and really just the Extended canopy of the two seater. It is requested as Ai, it does not need a new flight model, it does not need a separate cockpit model, just a visual representation.

It would be really nice if this new F-16 Module also came with some additional F-16 Ai models, specifically a two seat version. As the two seat F-16 was produced in very significant numbers, It would really add to the experience if we could have F-16D Ai’s on the ramp, and in the sky side by side with our Single seaters. You cannot find a single base anywhere in the world with F-16s that does not have a large amount of 2 seaters present. They are not there for training only, they in themselves have a 100% combat capability, maybe even better than the single seater with the second set of eyes in the back.

Well the A-6E and KA-6 will be free Ai models added with your F-14 Purchase. It makes a very good business case to make an Ai EA-6B model that you would get with your purchase of the Complete flyable A-6E module when it is ready in a couple of years. I wonder though what we will see first the A-6E full module, or an F-14D?

Hey Guys THANK YOU! Is there any way we could get the remove pylons option for stations 1, 2, 7, and 8? 1 & 8 are the parent wing glove stations which were removed on show birds occasionally. These stations aren't as important to me as the fuel tank stations 2 & 7. These station quite often were not mounted. Please add this in a future update, as she could be just a little more sleek and sexy if the 2 & 7 were able to be removed! Thanks again Gentlemen. -Woog

Robert you’re clearly a fan of the Hornet, which is why your statement sounds like I personally attacked you. Just because an aircraft has a higher score card does not mean it’s a better or more capable aircraft. By every single measure, the Tomcat was more capable. If you compare the score card for all Tomcat A2A victories, you will find the Hornet coming up short. You seem to forget about this other little country called Iran that shot down many more Iraqi jets than US Hornets ever did. Respect is something that is earned by a person, not a machine. If you want to credit the machine properly, then credit the Tomcat for being so persuasive, that it did not need to bloody it’s claws. Enemies ran in fear when locked up by the AWG-9. Moderators, can we now close yet another argument thread? This place is filled with vile human beings. I just wanted to know about a carrier model.

Ripper: Indeed life is pretty damn good to me. Zhukovsky: I am not sure exactly what “armchair analysis” you are speaking of, other than the simple fact that the Legacy Charlie Hornet is a lesser aircraft to the Tomcat and the Super Hornet. Operational Security is a great blanket term that most definitely covers the release of classified information regarding aircraft and anything else you might want to use it for. I am not here to argue another pointless fight. Zuk was anything in your statement constructive or necessary? I just wanted to find out more about the carrier plans. -Woog

I am aware of the Heatblur Forestall class. I am also aware that the Hornet is being developed by BST/ED and the F-14 by HB, two separate companies altogether. The simple fact of the matter is that the Charlie Hornet no matter the era is not the top dog on the deck. It was always 2nd to the Tomcat or the Super Hornet except for a couple minor examples. Therefore we have need to have either Super Hornets modeled as Ai, or ships modeled era specific for both Hornets and Tomcats. As we all know that DCS can never replicate current gen weapons systems for OpSec reasons, the choice to model this version of the Hornet is perplexing at best. Older Hornets, worked the same way, they just had less system depth, or with out many of the pages and options that were added later in life. I just wish that the Producers would do a better job of focusing the subject matter to be more consistent between modules. In the case of the A-10C, I get it, they were under contract for the actual US Air Force. I fail to believe that ED is under contract for an F/A-18C that has been retired by its primary operator, and will be retired by more by the time the module is "Finished." Honestly, Pre-Millennium Eagle Dynamics. That should be your focus for now. Its the only era that you a can legally accurately simulate consistently. -Woog

Not sure where to put this so moderators please move accordingly. I was just wondering about the high detail Nimitz class model that is coming. Will it be a high detail version of the Stennis? Or will it be a different ship of the same class? The reason I ask, is my hope that the ship is modeled correctly to present pre Super Hornet era details. For example Nimitz came out of RCOH in 2001 with a brand new tri-level main mast, and never again operated Tomcats in that configuration. IKE Came out of her RCOH in 2005 with the same tri-tier main mast, and also never operated Tomcats in this config. My hope is that ED does it’s research, and provides us with a high detail in the NIMITZ class ship that represents a mid 90’s configuration. This would be the best compromise to get both F/A-18’s and F-14’s operating from the deck at the same time. With that said, I know their aim for the Hornet is a mid 2000’s update, which just doesn’t Make any sense, unless they plan to add Super Hornet Ai to the fray at some point? -Woog

Any chance you might release it as Ai only? How far did you get on the 3D model?

I might have missed this, but are the guys still developing this out some more? Is there an intention to still add more features, or are we complete as it is? -Woog

It serves a couple purposes. It was installed on all aircraft carriers after a collision with the USS Belknap (hence its name). It Is a convenient place to mount weather station equipment, and also has a position light and a camera mounted. -Woog

P.S. would Love a Bronco for DCS! It is in my top 3 favorite fixed wing aircraft. (F-14, A-4, OV-10)

If memory serves me correctly, Tim Taylor of Metal2Mesh modeled the Aerosoft Bronco for them. Tim is a good friend and partner with Ron and Larry, so it makes sense that they have a version of this flying in their personal copy of DCS. What I would give to spend one day on Ron or Larry’s computer flying DCS! T-2’s, A-7’s, OV-10’s, Scooters, and many more I’m sure!

Are there any plans to add the missing Belnap Pole to the Stennis? Seen here painted as an American flag in this photo of Carl Vinson leaving Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.