ah Ed's first news letter is out

I would post it but don't know how to post a news letter, so here some short ref; from it. The news letter has some nice graphics and pics.

TFC/ED NEWSLETTER

Friends!

This is the first of occasional newsletters to keep you informed of new developments for existing and future titles.

The first message is for holiday discounts!

DCS: Black Shark 2 - 30%

DCS: A-10C Warthog - 50%

Discounts last from 23 December till 9 January

The DCS: Black Shark 2 upgrade was released in November 2011, providing compatibility with DCS: A-10C Warthog and including new features. It can be purchased from http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop

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Free patch 1.1.1.1 has been released for the Christmas & New Year holiday season for A-10C Warthog and Black Shark 2. This includes bug fixes, as well as new features, many based on user requests. http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/patches/

The development and localisation teams are working hard on finalising the French version of DCS: A-10C Warthog. The Spanish download version of DCS: A-10C Warthog is now available, and the retail DVD version is planned for a release in February.

Development continues on the upcoming add-on "Combined Arms". This paid-for add-on will allow A-10C Warthog, Black Shark 2, and Flaming Cliffs 3 owners to:

- act as ground force commanders as the mission is running,

- direct ground units,

- set fire missions for artillery and multiple rocket launchers,

- take the role of a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC).

As the JTAC, players will have:

- night vision goggles,

- IR pointer,

- laser designator,

- Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR).

Several other new items are still being considered. Combined Arms will work in both single player and multiplayer missions.

Development also continues on Flaming Cliffs 3. This will be a paid-for update to the Flaming Cliffs series which brings it to the level of modern DCS, the most remarkable changes are:

- mission editor,

- AI,

- units,

- dynamic weather,

- graphics sfx.

We consider to include several improvements to aircraft flight models and systems, a resource management system, and several other new features. This will also make Flaming Cliffs online compatible with A-10C and Black Shark 2. The price will depend on the features we include.

Nevada map will become available in the summer. This will be a paid-for add-on that will be compatible with A-10C, Black Shark 2, and FC3. Users that purchased the A-10C beta will get this map for free.

The first "DCS Flying Legends" aircraft will be released in the first half of 2012. As soon as it has gone into "Alpha" testing we will announce the aircraft type.

And, of course - The next US fixed wing jet DCS aircraft is being worked in parallel!

PC PILOT, issue 78 to be published in February 2012 will include a review of Black Shark 2

All great news (like an early Christmas present) ... looking forward to the day when FC3, A-10 and BS2 all jammin' together over Nevada!!! These series of sims have been consuming the lion's share of my gaming time for the last few years ... looks like that will continue for the foreseeable future. :D

Nice, got one also, but I'd prefer revelation on new A/C instead :)

An early Christmas present？ Are you kidding me ? Dear ED members, please don't send us sth we have known for almost two months as a Christmas present , you didn't even bother to change a single word.

An early Christmas present？ Are you kidding me ? Dear ED members, please don't send us sth we have known for almost two months as a Christmas present , you didn't even bother to change a single word.

I apologise - perhaps you would like a refund for that email?

Nate

Nevada map will become available in the summer.

 

:cry:

I apologise - perhaps you would like a refund for that email?

 

Nate

No, I just delete it without hesitation :punch::punch::punch:

No NO!! I was wrong, there's sth new , Nevada map will become available in the summer, how bad news it is .

looking forward to the day when FC3

Same here:noexpression:

No, I just delete it without hesitation :punch::punch::punch:

 

No NO!! I was wrong, there's sth new , Nevada map will become available in the summer, how bad news it is .

Dude chill out. It's bad for your health.

Very nice deal. I am going for two more copies of the BS2 upgrade for my other machines.

Thank you ED!

Out

THX ED!!

So those of us that brought the early Beta are going to have to wait until the summer for Nevada. 18 months almost .... That SUCKS Bigtime :(

Nice one ED :thumbup:

Are the localization teams also working on a german BS2 version?

Greetings,

Steven

I was hoping for an early christmas present revealing the next DCS aircraft, but.. Still it was nice to get a news letter from ED, even if there was'nt a lot of news in it.

@jp20300

Not everyone who buys DCS is a forum junkie. The newsletter gets the info out to them.

Flying legends sounds like it's not doing too badly.

I appreciate the heads up, even though I already knew about it from the forums. I think 2012 is going to be an exciting year!! :thumbup:

I just hope ED is able to get all this done before the end of the world... haha

Can someone enlighten me on combined arms.Will I be able to pilot an A10 or a KA50 against ground units that are being commanded by a real person?That would be most excellent!!

Thanks for the news, looking forward to any new features and improvements to DCS standard.

So those of us that brought the early Beta are going to have to wait until the summer for Nevada. 18 months almost .... That SUCKS Bigtime :(

More like six months. 18 months would be the case if it was to be released in summer 2013, which it is not. From now to summer 2012 is approximately six months.

^^^ I think he meant 18 months since first beta was released

Thanks Kuky

Yes that's what I meant

18 months since the beta and god knows how long since the Nevada project was started. I dont really mind though, its going to be good to get sonething new to fly over, but Im not exactly holding my breath for the Nevada scenery.

Guys, how many times do you have to be reminded that the Nevada talked about here is not the Nevada that was in the first few open beta versions? ;)

Wolfstriked: as the newsletter states:

Development continues on the upcoming add-on "Combined Arms". This paid-for add-on will allow A-10C Warthog, Black Shark 2, and Flaming Cliffs 3 owners to:

 

- act as ground force commanders as the mission is running,

- direct ground units,

- set fire missions for artillery and multiple rocket launchers,

- take the role of a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC).

 

As the JTAC, players will have:

- night vision goggles,

- IR pointer,

- laser designator,

- Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR).

 

Several other new items are still being considered. Combined Arms will work in both single player and multiplayer missions.