Pre-order of Normandy'44?

[YoYo]

Maybe from the occasion the release of Spitfire IX any news about pre order of Normandy 1944 and release day?

 

As I remember from the one announcement in newsletter (or here on The Forum) in December'16th near release of Spit we will know something more about it.

 

In the trailer of Spit it looks really nice and THIS water (!!!)

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Edited January 5, 2017 by YoYo

[9.JG27 DavidRed]

yep,...that water, finally looks actually good.

[rogonaut]

nice trailer, sweet water! and also that town looks amazing, wonder if u can flatten it out with bombs

Edited December 16, 2016 by rogonaut

[alado]

we can do skipbombing in this water?

[ZHeN]

will modern planes be available for Normandy ?

[MAD-MM]

will modern planes be available for Normandy ?

 

Ofc you can fly on Normandy all Planes.

Sadly no new's about Normandy Map, Trailer looking so impressive and the Year is going to the End now. :noexpression:

[MegOhm_SD]

Maybe no news is good news...maybe we get it for Christmas or by Dec 31st...

If neither, it can't be that far away. So I guess that is "Soon" enough.

[Phantom88]

Maybe we'll get a Normandy news update today?

[The M]

In the russian forum there was some talk about new information next week

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2979838&postcount=3270

[VincentLaw]

In the russian forum there was some talk about new information next week

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2979838&postcount=3270

This is actually the next week from that post, but maybe he meant next next week.

[YoYo]

This is actually the next week from that post, but maybe he meant next next week.

 

I know Russian. It was 10th of December and Andrey told "More info will be in the next week" so it means present week.

[Krupi]

At 1:28 is that new flame effects? :D

[Buckram]

Next week means two weeks ;)

[Mad Dog 7.62]

I know I for one, am not in a rush to buy WWII modules without a WWII map and appropriate ground and AI units. And a WWII map does us no good without 2.5. So much ED needs to get done......

[NeilWillis]

And something ED are very aware of. Don't confuse them with vast corporate machines with unlimited resources. With a small team, everything takes a little longer. They are no doubt painfully aware of your frustration right now, as they are bound to feel exactly the same way.

 

2.5 and the Normandy map are coming. In the meantime, you could be learning how to fly tail draggers - which are a real handful, and a huge reward to fly well. After all, grass is green on all maps, and when you're upside down in a heap beside the runway, you can't see if Caen looks any different to Sochi or Vegas!

[shagrat]

And something ED are very aware of. Don't confuse them with vast corporate machines with unlimited resources. With a small team, everything takes a little longer. They are no doubt painfully aware of your frustration right now, as they are bound to feel exactly the same way.

 

2.5 and the Normandy map are coming. In the meantime, you could be learning how to fly tail draggers - which are a real handful, and a huge reward to fly well. After all, grass is green on all maps, and when you're upside down in a heap beside the runway, you can't see if Caen looks any different to Sochi or Vegas!

actually, apart from the towns and villages the northwest part of the Caucasus-Map around Krasnodar to Anapa and Maykop, doesn't look sooo different than middle Europe/France/Germany/Britain. There are WW II ground unit mods available, as well as WW II bomber mods (B-17, He-110, DC-3)...

 

If you want to, you can have a pretty convincing scenario for escort/intercept of bombers, skirmishes, the occasional scramble and even ground attacks on tanks and vehicle convoys. ;)

[Mad Dog 7.62]

And something ED are very aware of. Don't confuse them with vast corporate machines with unlimited resources. With a small team, everything takes a little longer.

 

I am quite well aware of that. I have been around since the Flanker days, up through Black Shark and the original A-10C Nevada debacle, and on to the current days. And I am well aware of the "it'll be done when its done" philosophy. So what was proposed to be out by the end of 2016? DCS 2.5, the F/A-18, the Normandy map, and a CVN if I recall correctly. I realize ED has a lot of irons in the fire, but when you build a house you don't put the roof on before you build the foundation. Right now we have a lot of people running DCS 2 only, others running 1.5, some running both....and I appreciate they are trying to give us a better product with things like the upgrades to the Nevada map.....but the current state of multiple, incompatible versions is a mess. Imagine you are a newcomer to DCS World....how confusing and frustrating would all this be?

[joebloggs]

I have to agree with Mad Dog. I was going to purchase the Spitfire, but I'm going to wait for the Normandy map now. The Nevada map was put back so many times, I just don't want to end up with any more modules that don't suit the environment. Yes it might be good to learn the Spitfire, but I purchased all the other World war 2 aircraft and haven't bothered with them because of the map situation. I thought there might be news with the release of the Spitfire about Normandy, but no news from past experience could mean we are waiting months. I'm not bothered by the wait times, but I might as well purchase the Spitfire when there is a proper map to fly it on though.

 

I thought I read somewhere that they were concentrating on getting the Normandy map finished, is this correct?

Edited December 17, 2016 by joebloggs

[pagadi-zaiet]

I have to agree with Mad Dog. I was going to purchase the Spitfire, but I'm going to wait for the Normandy map now. The Nevada map was put back so many times, I just don't want to end up with any more modules that don't suit the environment. Yes it might be good to learn the Spitfire, but I purchased all the other World war 2 aircraft and haven't bothered with them because of the map situation. I thought there might be news with the release of the Spitfire about Normandy, but no news from past experience could mean we are waiting months. I'm not bothered by the wait times, but I might as well purchase the Spitfire when there is a proper map to fly it on though.

 

I thought I read somewhere that they were concentrating on getting the Normandy map finished, is this correct?

 

+1 mate!

[dallas48]

what about the op question?

[solidGad]

Can't wait for the Normandy map but just got the Spitfire last night and it's phenomenal. What a aircraft to fly. For immersion most of my 'flying' takes place in an alternate universe that has 1940's planes and 1960's helicopters so the lack of the Normandy map hasn't really bothered me yet. But I do look forward to it for greater WW2 era immersion.

[MegOhm_SD]

Right now we have a lot of people running DCS 2 only, others running 1.5, some running both....Imagine you are a newcomer to DCS World....how confusing and frustrating would all this be?

 

I run both...Neither confusing nor frustrating at all. People are alot smarter than you suspect. Its not Rocket Science running two separate Sims. So whats the difference between running 2.0 or 1.5 compared to say running DCS and even another "game" other than the fact 2.0 and 1.5 have the same modules?

 

There is so much information here along with help from this great community, newcomers get up to speed pretty quick.

Edited December 21, 2016 by MegOhm_SD

[Kev2go]

I run both...Neither confusing nor frustrating at all. People are alot smarter than you suspect. Its not Rocket Science running two separate Sims. So whats the difference between running 2.0 or 1.5 compared to say running DCS and even another "game" other than the fact 2.0 and 1.5 have the same modules?

 

There is so much information here along with help from this great community, newcomers get up to speed pretty quick.

 

 

no but it is inconvenient having to quit one running build of a game, and hop into another just to play on another map, and takes up extra unnecessary hard drive space.

[shagrat]

no but it is inconvenient having to quit one running build of a game, and hop into another just to play on another map, and takes up extra unnecessary hard drive space.

Well, as MegOhm said, it is like having two games installed Battlefield: Vietnam installed for Vietnam and Battlefield 3 for the different maps...

 

Unfortunately you can't just copy the old Battlefield maps into the newest iteration of the series and have the better graphics magically enhancing the old maps.

You will have the same inconvenience of two separate installs and waste hard drive space?

 

From what I've enjoyed so far with 4 DCS installations in parallel, it is absolutely worth the "waste"... ;)

[Aginor]

Same here. I have three version installed and will install a fourth one if necessary.