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Can't be the following, so please stop mentioning them: 1) P-47 - Already confirmed, no secret. 2) F-4 - Officially on hold 3) Mi-24 - Already confirmed, no secret 4) Mosquito - Already confirmed, no secret 5) A-6 - This is a Heatblur project, not ED, so it can't be the "secret" module 6) No chance of a modern fighter, too much classified data, forget about Typhoon, F-22 and the likes.

As everyone already said, great job on the recent news. Super excited about the future of DCS! One item that was mentioned before (perhaps by Matt) that I didn't see in the newsletter - Any plans to further enhance the smoke / explosion / particle effects in DCS? Thanks,

At the end of the day, ED is a business, and if we want to see any improvements, they need to have resources (money) to do so. I'm 1000% sure that they are aware of everything you have suggested and then some. They will improve core game features, but it has to be supported by putting out modules to keep the cash coming. Just be patient.

Early Spring 2020 is my guess

We are, but that particular 3rd party developer needs to finish what they released more than 2 years ago and based on their reputation, I don't have a lot of faith that they will really do it justice or complete it in the next 5 years. But that's just my opinion. Also, the E is not a C, totally different aircraft.

Any updates on this feature? I remember ED added a Pilot body to the F-18 just before Early Access due to high demand. Can we expect to see it on Thursday?

Why does it even matter how long this module has been in development? To asses how quickly or slowly they are working on it?? The only important thing is that we will have a quality product that represents the F-16 Viper in DCS. As expected, the thread also transformed into a release date speculation.

Thanks for the clarification and potential fix! Will Heatblur consider adding a trim animation to the trim hat on the stick? This visual cue is the best acknowledgement that trim inputs are taking place.

Wags' signature says it all "everything is subject to change".

The HUD is not a primary flight instrument in the F-14 A and B. Turn it off and fly your steam gauges and AoA indexer. I only turn on the HUD when I need to employ weapons (AA or AG modes).

Only performance improvement you will see is in Multiplayer, because you can't enable shadows. No shadows = big performance boost. In single player, everything is the same until they do include the rest of the code. Hopefully next week.

Thank you sir, much appreciated.

Appreciate all the hard work ED is putting to this OB release. Nineline, can you please clarify your second phrase, that VR performance improvement will not be included in this update? You can also understand it differently, that that was the cause of the issue, and once resolved will be part of the next update. Thanks.

FM updates for sure. Hoping to also see the promised pilot body (VR).

Curious about this as well, I know that adding a pilot body is a priority (early access road map). Is it possible it will be included in next week's update?

Oh, that's for sure. I see many other modules get released before the Harrier gets finished (unfortunately).

Getting late in the day where the main development teams are. I wouldn't hold my breath. Let's hope for Friday..

It would be much appreciated if Heatblur could share with us what is expected to arrive in the update? (whenever it's released).

Doesn't look promising. Haven't seen any indications that it was delayed though..

Have you listened to the podcast above? A real F-16 pilot said it caused too many issues to be operational.

Thanks neutchain, very informative. I hope ED takes that into account and won't allow the AIM-120 to be loaded on stations 1 and 9.

So the Gametrix JetSeat is sold out everywhere. On their web site they refer you to a new product called Realteus ForceFeel. Seems like a different company. Anyone have experience with it? Is this the successor for the JetSeat?

Chuck Yeager's famous quote "It's the man, not the machine"

When you dogfight, forget the G indicator and the airspeed indicator. Your only true friend is the AOA indexer - don't exceed 15 units AOA unless you have to. You won't need any additional G cues. Take a quick look at the AOA indexer as you dogfight, and learn where the stick is when you reach 15 to ease back a bit. That's all it takes, really.

Since there won't be an update today, is there a known workaround for this issue? Anyway to disable ATC?