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I wasnt going to comment on this thread however... Just because its not your cup of tea doesnt mean that its a "complete waste of time, work and resources" I have a very clear development plan for VEAO and although not everything we do will be suited for everything I do believe that we have something for everyone. Although this game has an element of combat in it, I do not believe that is all DCS is good for :) I can easily envisage that we will at some point release a non combat aircraft or two Pman

I remember from talking to Erich Brunetto at Duxford last year that he said in the 109 is was common to have to use toe brakes both during the take off roll and for steering on the ground to initialise the turn and a tap of opposite to brake to straighten up. Whenever I've flown the 109 in dcs Erichs words go through my mind and his advice helps with the handing of the 109k4. Therefore I'd say it's pretty close. Pman

I have seriously considered it As well as having a reference for inside I have design blueprints and tech info. Not confirming it, but I have seriously look at it and it will be further considered going forwards Pman

Yes there is, well we have enough anyway ;) Pman

Im out that way in a few months, I'll pop by and say Hi ;) Pman

No, dcs world. Private mod for airshows that he has spent alot of time working on :) Pman

We know there are some streaming problems with Livestream, sadly this is outside of our control, We will look at using another provider next time! We will endeavor to get replays and videos of all the displays onto the VA Youtube channel as soon as we can Pman

agreed, sounds like a routing issue to me Pman

Currently 3 screen/surround is not supported by shadow play Pman

I can assure you that this guy is nothing to do with ED. Just for the record (as he is proclaiming to be making Typhoon, Tucano, P-40 etc) he is nothing to do us either. This guy has a reputation within the DCS Community for re-using assets without permission Nothing to do with us and never will be. Pman

Thats really neither here nor there All that matters is where the IP rights lay, not how they got there ;) Pman

That's pretty close Pman

Corrected for accuracy. They are not the same thing. Pman

Not always the way, especially not with the Great Warbirds Historic Flight Mods But as for reasons, See Rocks answer above Pman

nope, its a side effect of using surround, I have never got a fix for it If you find one I will be interested to know how you did it Pman

With respect to VEAO's plans, no tis is not the case. We are purely focused on Europe and Africa :) Pman

I can only speak for VEAO and the decision that we make regarding the modules that we invest in and proceed to develop. We are not interested in the Mirage F1, its not within our field of expertise or interest. I gave some reasons about the F16 in my post above, This isnt a decision that we will be revisiting without a military contract pushing for it, Really is as simple as that. Although commercial viability of course has to be considered it is not the principle aspect for us. Perhaps another of the 3rd parties may be interested in doing it, I really have no idea, but I dont expect so. As for Harrier, we are looking at the SeaHarrier as it fits in with other things we are doing, like the Falklands map There are numerous other aircraft that may make a better financial investment but as I said before we will only undertake projects that are we are passionate about. Thats our bottom line Pman

Glad to see you approve of our reasoning :) Pman

I dont mind weighing in on this, I have always tried to maintain a clear and honest relationship with you guys and this is the same when it comes to things like the F-16 As Sith quoted said earlier BMS is not a single knockout blow to us as a dev looking to make a Viper, We wouldnt shy away from an aircraft because it is being done in another sim. However it would be a lie to say that it isnt a concern, when selecting aircraft for development we have to weigh in EVERYTHING. Regarding the F-16 specifically, Yes I did look at it and I made the decision that VEAO will not be doing one. Some of the reasons as follows Access to Aircraft Access to Aircrew Locality of resources Interest within the development team** VEAO Mantra Classification Issues BMS Complexity of Aircraft ** I always plays a very very high importance on this, We do not develop aircraft that we are not personally passionate about. People have to enjoy their work and I stand by this on any project. To list just a few of the issues that have to be considered for something like this to even get to the modular planning stage. So yes BMS is an issue, but there are so many other issues that weigh in. As Sobek also said, the other point is why do an F-16 when we can do something that isnt as well simulated? Like the Typhoon, Gripen and Rafale. Also we have to bear in mind that we have Military contracts and connections we have to bear in mind, what potential is there for us to use any F-16 in a military contract? Sadly the answer is almost none. This isnt meant to be an exhaustive list of reasons but some insight into some of the things that I have to consider before something makes it onto the roadmap. Pman

Me personally I'd love to fly some non military aircraft in DCS. I have spoken to a few flying clubs who are actually interested in having DCS as a prep sim for some of their classes as well. Do I forsee a future in DCS where there is a host of non combat aircraft? Yes absolutely, we will at VEAO dev any of them? Yeah I think there is a fair chance that we will do at least a couple of non military aircraft. Pman

Lack of access to aircraft, airframes, data, personal, licence. Then there is the bms issue. On top of that it would take 2-3 years with a new team as i dont have spare capacity for a team to spend 2-3 years on a project So no chance of an f16 from us Pman

Yeah would be a great addition for sure. Pman

As a dev working on alot of WW2 aircraft I can completely agree and understand. Once an aircraft has been picked the focus is then on replicating that aircraft as accurately as possible. My goal for DCS is to move away from the deathmatch 1:1 , 2:2 scenario and move into a more immersive scenario where you might have 5:2 or the like where yes there are aircraft that are obviously superior but there are other forces to make the sim interesting Pman

Yes, Yes there is and he is called Mervin... Pman

That will work fine until the mission on the server is updated and you have to download it again ;) Pman