Pre-Purchase NEVADA Test and Training Range

[Destroyer37]

Thanks ED.

[CheckGear]

Its funny - I was reading the book The Air Force Way of War: U.S. Tactics and Training after Vietnam this morning when I learned about the pre-sale. The book talks about Red Flag and the activities at Nellis Air Force Base over the years. Now I get to live it!!!

 

EDIT: I just noticed we also get to see Groom Lake. Perhaps we'll have some "close encounters" of our own???

Edited September 11, 2015 by CheckGear

[Gargoil]

Will there be UFO sightings in Area 51 area? :D

[Bix]

Great news- Sold!!

[CheckGear]

Will there be UFO sightings in Area 51 area? :D

 

Or... is it possible we could be flying the UFOs ourselves??? :alien:

 

EDIT: And it is just me, or does this map make you want to move to Nevada? No state income tax, after all! Plus legalized prostitution!!!:cheer3nc:

[Vectury]

Sold as well!!! GJ ED :thumbup:

[NineLine]

Will there be UFO sightings in Area 51 area? :D

 

No, only swamp gases and weather balloons ;)

[Wags]

Thanks for all the support guys! We've put a massive amount of time, finances and effort into this, and we're all looking forward to getting it into your hands in late November.

 

Thanks!

[EchoBravo]

I'm so happy to Pre Purchase and support DCS, it's a wonderful product and I am excited for the release. I am patiently waiting for the F-18 Module. Thanks! ED, your team is awesome!

[Strix]

You got my money!

Hope I am still alive when it is released in November...

[smnwrx]

im a beta owner who is slated to get the map free, I was thinking it would be nice to preorder another map for a friend to take advantage of the discount and free campaigns. As of now is there going to be any way to gift one of the maps and keep the campaigns?

[cichlidfan]

So...

 

We can BUY it...but there is NO Download....Yet????

 

Correct.

[cichlidfan]

im a beta owner who is slated to get the map free, I was thinking it would be nice to preorder another map for a friend to take advantage of the discount and free campaigns. As of now is there going to be any way to gift one of the maps and keep the campaigns?

 

I would imagine that each will have their own key, once we reach that point. In that case, you would just transfer the map key, of course. If they were all tied to one key it would actually complicate things for ED.

[smnwrx]

I would imagine that each will have their own key, once we reach that point. In that case, you would just transfer the map key, of course. If they were all tied to one key it would actually complicate things for ED.

 

Yea once I put a bit a more thought into it this makes more sense, especially since the beta guys will be lookin to purchase just the campains. Thanks. Well, off to grab my wallet

[docgreen2010]

NTTR and DCS 2.0

 

I am contemplating pre purchase, yet I am a bit concerned- If I buy the NTTR map, will I have to shell out an additional 40 bills for DCS2.0, or new maps in 2.0? I know it sounds like a dumb question since 1.0 was free, but some clarification would be great..:music_whistling:

[Snoopy]

I am contemplating pre purchase, yet I am a bit concerned- If I buy the NTTR map, will I have to shell out an additional 40 bills for DCS2.0, or new maps in 2.0? I know it sounds like a dumb question since 1.0 was free, but some clarification would be great..:music_whistling:

 

The current Georgia theater will continue to be free in 1.5 and 2.0, future maps (to include NTTR, SOH, etc) will have to be purchased.

[cichlidfan]

@doc You won't have to repurchase anything for DCS 2.0, if that is what you were thinking.

[Blade_meister]

I keep saying I am not going to do this, but ED has a good record in my book(they picked up RRGs mess and are delivering) so I ponied up and have my copy reserved. Still waiting on the Kitty Hawk any day now and then the Nevada map around Thanksgiving, Hopfully. :music_whistling: Looks like this is going to be a good Holiday season.

 

S!Blade<><:thumbup:

[MegOhm_SD]

I get the NTTR freebie with my A10C but with all this excitement and feeling the desire to support ED, I bought another copy I will probably gift one day.

 

Looking forward to all this will bring. Just taxiing, T/O and Landing at these new Bases will be a treat. Now if they could turn on the strobes for me when I am inbound to Nellis at night.

 

So Thanks again ED...appreciate all you do for us. Without you guys, 3rd partys and your efforts we would certainly be starving for decent simulations. This is not in the "game" category for me.

Edited September 12, 2015 by MegOhm_SD

[xaoslaad]

You missed this? :)

 

"This map originally started as a third party project with no input from Eagle Dynamics. However, as we started to develop DCS: A-10C, we realized that this map could serve as a great location for the A-10C training missions. To make this happen, we officially partnered with the third party team to help make this happen. We were so confident in this endeavor that we included a very early version as part of the original A-10C beta.

 

Unfortunately, due to several reasons, the third party team dissolved and Eagle was left holding the bag of a promised NTTR map to customers that had purchased it as part of A-10C. After taking over the project, it soon became apparent that the current engine was incapable of running the map at the desired quality levels vs. performance. In order to realize this map as first envisioned, an entirely new image generator would be required... this later became a key element of the new graphics engine.

 

Building a new graphics engine is never an easy or fast task and DCS World 2 has proved no different. However, the NTTR map has provided an excellent test bed for the new map rendering technologies. So, all that being said, the NTTR was developed for the following reasons:

 

1- For training missions of western aircraft.

2- To honor A-10C beta purchases.

3- Allow creation of Red Flag type missions centered on the NTTR.

4- New map technology test bed."

Dont forget Red Dawn style missions too. Or find the terrorist(s) in Vegas, terrorists at the Hoover dam, etc. Just because it's Nevada doesn't mean it can't be fun and immersive. Red Dawn was ridiculous and yet it's still a cult classic that was worthy of a sequel and can easily inspire silly entertaining missions. Don't like it? Don't buy it. As for me my head is already churning with entertaining ideas and I pity those with zero imagination.

[cichlidfan]

Indeed. Training missions is only part of the potential for this map.

[NoJoe]

Oh man, I'm excited! I was in the A-10C beta so I can get this map for free, but honestly I'm considering purchasing it too. I can't imagine how much time and money has gone in to producing this. I'd feel guilty getting it for nothing!

 

Related but unrelated: where were the Top Gun training scenes filmed? Was that around the NTTR? I forget. Once the Leatherneck F-14 is out we might have to try a scene-for-scene remake of some of that movie...

[ThorBrasil]

No one to answer? :cry::cry::cry:

The NEVADA map will have RSBN, PRMG, ARK and RADIO for the MiG-21?

[rrohde]

Really can't wait to have some Opfor type scenarios as part of Red Flag to play through. Hope the MiG-29 will soon have its 6DOF cockpit and PFM to join the fun! :)

[NineLine]

No one to answer? :cry::cry::cry:

 

 

No, because there are no such nav aids in the real location

It is instead TACAN and VOTACs