DCS World Weekend News Update Discussion

[shagrat]

ED is a Russian company, it is only reasonable that they would be more "free" with their efforts in the Russian boards. They don't prevent you from viewing said boards...

 

 

 

Sorry, I just have to disagree with you... You were told that they believed they could get certain aspects of DCS ready by the end of the year. You are also told many times that it was a best guess and not a promise. You have also been told many times that only after a module goes into pre-purchase can you start marking dates on a calendar.

 

Bait and Switch is a specific legal term; there is no bait and switch here.

 

Does it suck that DCS F-18C may be delayed even further than many of us anticipated - you bet! Did I have my hopes up for DCS 2.5 / F-18C / Carrier module this year - guilty as charged. Are some of those still possible, sure.

 

We can be discouraged; we do have to keep things in perspective. We have yet to be given a date for any of the new releases. All ED representatives have always stated they were shooting for "by the end of the year." That never translated into "we got some awesome Christmas presents for you."

 

Again, it sucks - it really does. It is NOT the end of the world. Patience will be your greatest asset in the coming weeks / months.

 

Imagine if they released the DCS F-18C today and there was a major bug that appeared when switching between A/G and A/A radar... Just imagine how some in the community would be in an uproar. If ED needs more time, they need more time.

 

The only argument, if you want to call it that, would be that it would be welcomed if Ed acknowledged delays earlier and more often and helped set expectations of an over-zealous community. (people would still bitch and complain about that, so that is probably why they don't do it)

 

After this recent "spat" I can see ED damn-near closing the lid on development updates until right before releases. We've been down that road before and the lack of communication is beyond frustrating. I hope ED does not take that approach.

^this

[BIGNEWY]

Ok guys, once again, back on topic please, we should be discussing only information given to us from the newsletters. That is what the thread title says.

 

guys keep on topic please "DCS World Weekend News Update Discussion"

 

thanks

[Revelation]

Take account wags tell about F/A-18C develop on a 2013 video (correction 2012, uploaded on 2013 by video corruption).... only sum and counting.

 

Speaking of which, I forgot all about the DCS Su-27SM.... Hopefully after the F-18C goes into early access we can start to get some info about that module if recent events haven't left a "bad taste in ED's mouth."

[NineLine]

Speaking of which, I forgot all about the DCS Su-27SM.... Hopefully after the F-18C goes into early access we can start to get some info about that module if recent events haven't left a "bad taste in ED's mouth."

 

SM was switched to the S that we have sometime ago due to lack of quality data as far as I remember.

[Revelation]

SM was switched to the S that we have sometime ago due to lack of quality data as far as I remember.

 

Do you mean switched to the Su-27S for DCS World or are they still looking at a DCS module with PFM / ASM?

[SkateZilla]

Stop deleting our posts. My previous post that was deleted was discussion about DCS world updates. If you don't agree with my opinion, that doesn't mean it ought to be deleted.

 

Thanks.

 

Firstly Rule 1.3

 

Secondly, Your post was not about Updates, But About Priorities and Such, Stating ED Should Finished X Before Working on Y.

[NineLine]

Do you mean switched to the Su-27S for DCS World or are they still looking at a DCS module with PFM / ASM?

 

Yeah, the SM referenced in that vid is no longer coming, instead we have the S and that is all that is planned for us as far as the Su-27 goes. Least that is my understanding.

[wilbur81]

Firstly Rule 1.3

 

Secondly, Your post was...about Priorities and Such, Stating ED Should Finished X Before Working on Y.

 

That is correct... my post was about priorities and such... of updates.

[NineLine]

That is correct... my post was about priorities and such... of updates.

 

That wasnt in any of the newsletters, so its off-topic. If you have any further issues, contact a moderator in PMs.

[Buzzles]

Posted elsewhere on the forum, but ED have posted some WIP shots of their new lighting system:

 

https://www.facebook.com/eagle.dynamics/posts/10157746997075341

 

[Gliptal]

Posted elsewhere on the forum, but ED have posted some WIP shots of their new lighting system:

 

https://www.facebook.com/eagle.dynamics/posts/10157746997075341

 

Oh wow. This isn't even with PBR is it?

[Oceandar]

Posted elsewhere on the forum, but ED have posted some WIP shots of their new lighting system:

 

https://www.facebook.com/eagle.dynamics/posts/10157746997075341

 

Amazing pict, its like the real thing.

 

Ok, why I'm now thinking about GTX 1070 :D

[BIGNEWY]

Loving the look of the new lighting

[StandingCow]

Loving the look of the new lighting

 

Agreed, can't wait to see if that makes seeing ground units easier due to reflections. :thumbup:

[The Black Swan]

LOL I literally thought that "why is he posting a random picture in the news discussion thread?

Oh wait....."

 

That looks amazing! Mabye some of the concerns of model visibility will be addressed with the reflections like that!

[Vitormouraa]

The question is, when?! :D Looks awesome indeed.

[rrohde]

Amazing screenshot!

 

(But please, ED, post stuff like this on the ED website, not some third party site with the odd name of facebook)

[Silver_Dragon]

Amazing screenshot!

 

(But please, ED, post stuff like this on the ED website, not some third party site with the odd name of facebook)

 

Errr.... Official Eagle Dynamics Facebook page....

https://www.facebook.com/eagle.dynamics/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

[NineLine]

Amazing screenshot!

 

(But please, ED, post stuff like this on the ED website, not some third party site with the odd name of facebook)

 

The pictures made it here, nothing wrong with keeping people on their toes and surprising them with new shots in different places :)

[Vitormouraa]

Sith, you know what excites me the most? The new shaders, HDR, illumination and etc, this is what I've been waiting for. We would have all those effects with the 2.5, but looks like we won't have it this year, but we will get an update for NTTR, including these effects, so it's basically a 2.5 without the updated Caucasus? I mean, the Caucasus looks so DAMN beautiful, but we are still getting those awesome effects, right?

[NineLine]

I dont 100% understand how it all works, but its possible those shaders could come with the 2.0 Early access. But I could be wrong... understand, they are still being tuned and tweaked, they are still just WIP images, they look great, but they dont share screenshots of stuff that still needs love :)

[MegOhm_SD]

Agreed, can't wait to see if that makes seeing ground units easier due to reflections. :thumbup:

 

Hmmm I could be wrong...but how could ground units usually painted in camouflage or olive drab and dull be better seen by reflection when the purpose is to actually make them less visible?

 

This doesn't make sense to me.

Edited November 2, 2016 by MegOhm_SD

[cthulhu68]

 

PS Some great news are coming for you "two weeks" lovers. And this is the only one small step...

This was posted today in WWII 1944/45- MAp Orientation thread although I won't be going out on a limb to speculate if that means anything.

I'm pretty stoked to see what it is!

Edited November 2, 2016 by cthulhu68

[StandingCow]

Hmmm I could be wrong...but how could ground units usually painted in camouflage or olive drab and dull be better seen by reflection when the purpose is to actually make them less visible?

 

This doesn't make sense to me.

 

Well, not reflection like a glare, but they would probably be more visible than they are now.

[VTJS17_Fire]

Hmmm I could be wrong...but how could ground units usually painted in camouflage or olive drab and dull be better seen by reflection when the purpose is to actually make them less visible?

 

This doesn't make sense to me.

Because of the sunglases of the tank commander. :D Another kind of "tank blinking". :megalol: