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finally ED has discovered the value of Livestreaming ..... :thumbup:

 

even with my little streaming ED, Thrustmaster and Saitek made sales worth some hundreds of dollars.

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Free or Purchase ?

 

Sorry - I'm a bit short on details.

But I've been hearing about DCSW2 for a year or more and haven't come across the answer to this Question.

 

Will DCSW2 and NTTR and SoH Maps be Free Upgrades,

or available for Purchase ($$$) ?

 

*** Please excuse my Naivety - I know ED is a For Profit Endeavor !

 

 

DCS World 2

Each day we are making more progress in moving DCS World 2. Since the previous newsletter, the team has made great progress on AI landing logic, an all-new multiplayer interface that includes such features as Favorites and Filters, new smoke effects, improvements to the lighting and shadows, replaced the general ground texture with a higher resolution one, increased new terrain graphics performance, the ability to load and work with different maps in the Mission Editor, improvements to the Graphical User Interface (GUI), dedicated server, and a new protection system.

 

 

DCS W2: Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) Map

We are further improving the Nevada map and moving it closer to Alfa. Items being worked on include adding the various TACAN and VORTAC stations, improving the mountain textures, improving ground object shadowing, and adding collision models to most ground objects.

 

 

DCS: Strait of Hormuz Map

When not working on the Nevada map, our map team is making steady progress on the Strait of Hormuz Map. Most of the airfields are now placed and a great deal of work is being done on manually improving the elevation mesh and textures. However, this map still has a long way to go with items such as airfield taxi routing, water textures, airbase lighting, ground object placement, navigation aids, and ATC still needed to be addressed.

 

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Edit: Answered DCS News Letter (June-2015) When the map is available as an open Alpha, our plan is to still make this map available for free to those that purchased A-10C Warthog while it was in beta (prior to 21 February 2011). It will also be available for purchase from our e-shop for $39.99 USD.


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DCS (world) 2.0 will be free upgrade you can use with all your modules and the current map. NTTR and straights of Hormuz map will be paid dlc.

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Sorry - I'm a bit short on details.

But I've been hearing about DCSW2 for a year or more and haven't come across the answer to this Question.

 

Will DCSW2 and NTTR and SoH Maps be Free Upgrades,

or available for Purchase ($$$) ?

 

 

 

Only NTTR is free and will only be so for those who bought A-10C beta. For example, me. :D

ED have been taking my money since 1995. :P

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My understanding is:

 

1. DCSW2=Free

2. NTTR Map is free to only A-10C customers that purchased the beta a long time ago.

3. SOH Map=Purchase

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Not sure yet, this is his first feed, he hopes to do more, I think for the first one it wont be recorded just to see how it goes.

 

Will he be talking during these feeds and giving use information on progress ect? Or is he just flying around and showing use the map?

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Will he be talking during these feeds and giving use information on progress ect? Or is he just flying around and showing use the map?

 

I am not sure what he has planned in this regard, I requested a mini-Matt in the bottom corner of the feed, but I am not sure he is keen on that :) This is his first feed, so there might be some feeling out as he goes....

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I will volunteer to that corner and express what I am sure we are all feeling. A lot of jaw dropping and eye tics. I can even ad some sound effects. :shocking:

 

I am not sure what he has planned in this regard, I requested a mini-Matt in the bottom corner of the feed, but I am not sure he is keen on that :) This is his first feed, so there might be some feeling out as he goes....

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Has anything been said, publicly or otherwise, if DCS 2.0 will address the on-grass handling of the planes? Because currently there is NO on-grass handling, you become permanently stuck, even with full afterburner, if you run off the taxi-way. :helpsmilie:

 

Even the SU-25, which should be able to be launched from improvised runways, cannot roll on grass. :D

 

 

EDIT: forgot to say this is only a problem for the more modern planes, not the tail-draggers


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Has anything been said, publicly or otherwise, if DCS 2.0 will address the on-grass handling of the planes? Because currently there is NO on-grass handling, you become permanently stuck, even with full afterburner, if you run off the taxi-way. :helpsmilie:

 

Even the SU-25, which should be able to be launched from improvised runways cannot roll on grass. :D

 

No info yet

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Is there a planning for another F2P plane like the Su-25T to use into new maps? :rolleyes:

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from the news letter this morning.

DCS World 2 Status

 

Despite our best efforts over the past six months, DCS World 2 has not yet achieved the quality level and features that we require for an open alpha release. Rather than release an alpha version that is potentially a disappointment for many users, we feel it best to keep it in the oven a bit longer to bake it more thoroughly. We fully realize that this is disappointing for some, but I can assure you that it pales in in comparison to our own. No one wishes to release our new baby out into the world more than us.

Some of the biggest remaining items that we need to address before an open alpha include:

 

 


  • New multiplayer GUI system that allows multiple players in the same aircraft and multiple player aircraft in the same flight. This is critical for multi-seat aircraft like the L-39, UH-1H, Hawk, etc.
  • Completing the move to use of a single executable. This will allow us to do long-desired features such as a satellite view in the Mission Editor, 3D objects in the Encyclopedia and Mission Editor, faster mission loading times, and a more stable product.
  • With the move to DX11, we are continuing to find ways to increase performance. This is even more important with the coming wave of VR gear that demands extremely high framerates.
  • We wish to improve several more of the effects before the open alpha. Although we have new smoke, contrails, lighting, shadow, and missile trail effects, there are more we wish to improve like better explosions and over-wing vapor.
  • Lastly, there are a few remaining crash bugs we need to resolve.

So, although we have been making tremendous progress in developing DCS World 2, there are a few more items that still need to be addressed in order to meet our quality standards. We can only ask for patience because we believe that it will all be worth the wait and DCS World 2 will usher in a new chapter in the world of Digital Combat Simulator.

 

DCS: Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) Status

 

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While much of the team has been hard at work on getting DCS World 2 ready, our map team and engineers have been busy improving the NTTR map and fixing bugs. While we have made the significant step of moving the map into full testing, there are several important areas that need to be addressed before we can release it as an open alpha to everyone. Some of these items include:

 


  • Functional Air Traffic Control
  • Ground unit road movement
  • Performance improvements
  • Static object issues
  • TACAN and ILS
  • A couple of crash situations

When the map is available as an open Alpha, our plan is to still make this map available for free to those that purchased A-10C Warthog while it was in beta (prior to 21 February 2011). It will also be available for purchase from our e-shop for $39.99 USD.

DCS WWII

 

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The Spitfire has begun internal testing within DCS World. The Spitfire has progressed past the P-47 due to the level of info in ED's hands for the Spitfire while research continues on the P-47. The model has been added to DCS World internally and testing of the Merlin 66's performance has started; next will be the prop performance. The Spitfire version will be an early production Mark IXc LF with clipped wings. As a possible bonus, it's planned (but subject to change) to have the option to select the long wing version; however, you will lose the benefit of the clipped version and its roll rate.

MiG-29 for Flaming Cliffs 3

 

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To round out the collection of updated aircraft for Flaming Cliffs 3, the team is working on updating the MiG-29. This will include both a new, high-resolution 6 DOF cockpit and a new external model. After the F-15C, Su-27 and Su-33 Professional Flight Models (PFM) are complete, we also plan a PFM for the MiG-29.

The MiG-29 will have the same level of cockpit systems fidelity as the other Flaming Cliffs aircraft.

This will be a free update for Flaming Cliffs 3 owners.

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DCS: L-39 Albatros

 

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The L-39C Albatros is making good progress with new cockpit systems being integrated on almost a daily basis. The new L-39C external model is also nearing completion (the L-39ZA is further behind) as well as the Professional Flight Model (PFM).

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DCS: F/A-18C Hornet

 

Work continues on the building the Hornet cockpit and air-to-surface radar technology. Most of the recent cockpit work has involved texturing and animation of cockpit elements.


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I think twitch always saves a channel's last stream, you can also save smaller cuts of videos, see for instance http://www.twitch.tv/schnarre

 

You have to select that option. I don't think he intends to right now as he wants to make sure it goes smoothly, if it goes smoothly surely he will do more of these, then he can look at exporting them to youtube, or whatever.

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So the new map will be $39.99, seems fair. The L-39 is shaping up nicely, lots to look forward too.

 

 

 

Is there a planning for another F2P plane like the Su-25T to use into new maps? :rolleyes:

 

They pretty much give them away in their regular sales, including the one on Steam right now.

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I don't want to start a discussion here - just a simple question. Will Edge resolve the problem of flickering LODs?

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I don't want to start a discussion here - just a simple question. Will Edge resolve the problem of flickering LODs?

 

EDGE itself won't fix that issue, though the fix may be included with the release of EDGE.

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EDGE itself won't fix that issue, though the fix may be included with the release of EDGE.

 

Thank you.

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Well, I mean I am upset it is delayed, but not surprised. I am just glad they didn't give a date again... until they are much more sure of the timeframe they shouldn't be giving timeframes, at least in my opinion. I can understand a few months of delays but this has been going on for a while.

 

The price for the new map is totally fair and I will buy it as soon as it's available.

 

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the map is about to cost 39,99$ for non A-10C beta purchasers? I thought it should be roundabout 20$? Did I missed somethings? I personally dont care as I am a beta purchaser as well...but I just wonder.

 

too bad for the delay...but to be honest...we´ve expected that, didn´t we? Although...I´ve got to admit that I thought (have hoped) the twitch stream announcement was some kind of event that would be a sort of introduction of DCS world 2. It´s but nice to read about the new features to come...but when I remember the February Newsletter...anyways, I just hope that we will have it in our hands soon and by reading things like overwing vapor and Multiplayer GUI for Multiseat, I really hope that the wait will worth.

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