Cobra847 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Dear All, For some time, we have been working on an amicable parting of ways between members of the original MiG-21 development team. I have relinquished my stake in the Leatherneck Simulations trademark and brand to the newly minted Magnitude 3 LLC, who will continue supporting the DCS: MiG-21bis, along with the development of other exciting new DCS modules. I wish my former colleagues the absolute best in their future endeavours! The entire DCS: AJS-37, DCS: F-14A & B and other development teams will transition to the new Heatblur Simulations banner, a new trademark and subsidiary owned in full by myself. We continue to look forward to a very bright future, filled to the brim with high quality and exciting products. Thank you all for your support and understanding. You all represent one of the most amazing and supportive communities ever to exist. We’re looking forward with excitement to launch our new site and brand in the next few days! Yours truly, Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist & the Heatblur Simulations team: Daniel Malmquist (Ph.D) Xueqian Zhao (Ph.D) Bert van Leeuwen (M.Sc) Christoffer W. Gregory Smiddy (B.Sc) Andrew O'Donnell (B.Sc) Teodor Frost Andreas Sandin Anders Karlsson Andrzej Osiecki Bartosz Lemke Stirling Rank Kevin Miller Alexander Jacobs Jonathan Törnqvist Sylwia Raczynska Edited March 11, 2017 by Cobra847 1 Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkbrotherhood7 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Wish you all luck, Nicholas & team! :) But, will this "transition" somehow affect the F-14 development? Mission: "To intercept and destroy aircraft and airborne missiles in all weather conditions in order to establish and maintain air superiority in a designated area. To deliver air-to-ground ordnance on time in any weather condition. And to provide tactical reconaissance imagery" - F-14 Tomcat Roll Call [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted March 10, 2017 ED Team Share Posted March 10, 2017 All the best to you and your team Nicholas Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra847 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Wish you all luck, Nicholas & team! :) But, will this "transition" somehow affect the F-14 development? Not at all; this has been known for quite a while and will have no demonstrable impact on the development of either Leatherneck or Heatblur products. It's business as usual (sort of) for everyone involved. :) Edited March 10, 2017 by Cobra847 1 Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragequits Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Fingers crossed for a smooth transition and all the best to the new two teams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Swan Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Wish you the best. Oh and btw I like the business name! Edited March 10, 2017 by The Black Swan My question was already answered GeForce GTX 970, i5 4690K 3.5 GHz, 8 GB ram, Win 10, 1080p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy_99 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Good luck guys :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Good luck and best wishes to you and your team! I hope all the best, and success with your development projects! -Jav MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firmek Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Good luck! F/A-18, F-16, F-14, M-2000C, A-10C, AV-8B, AJS-37 Viggen, F-5E-3, F-86F, MiG-21bis, MiG-15bis, L-39 Albatros, C-101 Aviojet, P-51D, Spitfire LF Mk. IX, Bf 109 4-K, UH-1H, Mi-8, Ka-50, NTTR, Normandy, Persian Gulf... and not enough time to fully enjoy it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkbrotherhood7 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Not at all; this has been known for quite a while and will have no demonstrable impact on the development of either Leatherneck or Heatblur products. It's business as usual (sort of) for everyone involved. :) Thanks, Nick! Glad to hear it. :) Mission: "To intercept and destroy aircraft and airborne missiles in all weather conditions in order to establish and maintain air superiority in a designated area. To deliver air-to-ground ordnance on time in any weather condition. And to provide tactical reconaissance imagery" - F-14 Tomcat Roll Call [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache600 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Good luck folks! I thought "Heatblur .... what the?" when the Viggen first went on Pre-sale. Makes sense now. Your first module has surely knocked it out of the park! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] The Museum Relic Campaign: --> http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=164322 Community Missions (SP & MP) --> https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=205546 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiddx Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Yeah a couple of things make more sense now. For example the recent silence around the Corsair and Pacific theater projects, which stay with Leatherneck as far as I understood. Good luck to both teams! Specs: i9 10900K @ 5.1 GHz, EVGA GTX 1080Ti, MSI Z490 MEG Godlike, 32GB DDR4 @ 3600, Win 10, Samsung S34E790C, Vive, TIR5, 10cm extended Warthog on WarBRD, Crosswinds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uboats Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 best wishes and good luck [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] My DCS Mods, Skins, Utilities and Scripts | Windows 10 | i7-4790K | GTX 980Ti Hybrid | 32GB RAM | 3TB SSD | | TM Warthog Stick | CH Pro Throttle + Pro Pedal | TIR5 Pro | TM MFD Cougar | Gun Camera: PrtScn | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goblin Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I have a Viggen to play with... As long as that doesn't change, I'm happy! ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattebubben Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I agree with Goblins sentiment. I now have the AJS 37 Viggen so nothing else in the world matters anymore ^^. But Good luck to both teams and im confident both will create many more products for us all to love and enjoy. On a side note. Will this cause a restructuring of this forum? With the Threads relating to the Viggen and F-14 being moved to a New heatblur section and with Mig-21 and Corsair related things remaining here on the Leatherneck part of the forum?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman82 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 There is one key thing missing for the Viggen through: The theater. The Viggen is misplaced in Georgia, Nevada and France. I sure hope the Viggen theater is not affected by these changes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splash Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I wish you all the best in these new times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporg Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I'm a bit surprised to say the least.. But I'm happy to see, that you have apparently found a good way of splitting up, so both teams can continue their ventures in the hopefully best way. Thumbs up for that! :) :thumbup: And good luck to all of you, I will probably have to follow both teams with your interesting projects now and ahead. ;) System specs: Gigabyte Aorus Master, i7 9700K@std, GTX 1080TI OC, 32 GB 3000 MHz RAM, NVMe M.2 SSD, Oculus Quest VR (2x1600x1440) Warthog HOTAS w/150mm extension, Slaw pedals, Gametrix Jetseat, TrackIR for monitor use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayos Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Is your website: http://www.heatblur.com ? Seems to be down for me atm. Edit: Working now :) Maybe my work internet. Will you be moving the F-14 stuff over to this website now? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Best of luck Cobra! We still have enormous trust in you making modules for this great sim! I cannot wait to see what you have next. #CHOPPERLIVESMATTER http://www.aircombatgroup.co.uk/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirak Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 So can someone check my organizational math in this? Nick/Cobra has left Leatherneck Studios and is no longer affiliated with them. Leatherneck Studios is changing its name to Magnitude 3 LLC. Magnitude 3 maintains all tradmarks and agreements had concerning Leatherneck Studios, as well as the MiG-21Bis module. Nick/Cobra has taken the Viggen and Tomcat teams and is forming a second studio. So my question is, does Cobra need to negotiate a third party agreement with ED now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzles Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Expected this when I saw Heatblur Sims getting bandied about on the manuals and behind the scenes. Cobra, I know you've said it's registered to you but IIRC LN was registered to a Polish company I can't pronounce that was involved in the rental of heavy machinery and appeared to be owned/run by a family member of yours. Have you actually taken full control for the new company? Also, what's happening to the websites and public bug trackers? Edited March 10, 2017 by Buzzles Fancy trying Star Citizen? Click here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunf Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadnine Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Best of luck ..And wishes of a smooth transition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBot Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Best luck Nick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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