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There is a line in the newsletter:

 

 

I have nothing against paying for the new, more capable 2000s variant of Ka-50 but i would like to have also an older, current, 1990s variant for older scenarios and campaigns like Chechnya war.

 

cheers

 

Well as it wasn't operationally used, that can be left up to your imagination a little. You can limit what you use in the ME as well.

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I know it wasn't mentioned, but will there be an update to the standard pilot model? IMO, the pilot is an eye sore when trying to marvel at the beautiful modeling work done to the aircraft. One of my favorite things about the HB F-14B is the pilot model. It just rounds out the module as a whole. Also, the pilots appear small in scale. Other than that, I am looking forward to everything to come in 2020 with DCS!

 

edit: added one more sentence

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Some great news in the last DCS newsletter. Thx for sharing your agenda...:thumbup:

Let's hope that like in 2019 most of the announced modules will be release as planned.

I've been waiting for the Mi-24 for so long...

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Some great news in the last DCS newsletter. Thx for sharing your agenda...:thumbup:

Let's hope that like in 2019 most of the announced modules will be release as planned.

I've been waiting for the Mi-24 for so long...

I agree. I'm still waiting for a completed F-18 though!

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I'm not too interested in the aircraft in the newsletter today to be honest. But I am looking forward to next week's post. I want to see what if any new ships, ground units and maps we are going to be getting coming up plus any new features in the core game.

 

That being said... I am looking forward to what happens AFTER the F-16 and F-18 get finished.

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Well as it wasn't operationally used, that can be left up to your imagination a little. You can limit what you use in the ME as well.

 

Does it mean current variant will be removed? And only newer will be present in the game?

And freeware upgrade?

Posted
Does it mean current variant will be removed? And only newer will be present in the game?

And freeware upgrade?

 

There will be two versions of A-10 and Ka-50. Just like there's two variants of P-51 and Spitfire each. You can select between them. No idea why people.are making this sound so complicated. You're not losing anything, nobody's taking anything away, and it's not a big deal. Your old airplane continues to work even if you don't buy the new one. It has no bearing on what other people are flying. We have two carriers, too, and they both work, old and new.

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Well, I know where all my discretionary income will be going now in 2020.... wow! Thanks, ED and partners, for an amazing year, and what looks to be an even more amazing one to come.

 

The Hind and the F15 are two of my favorite modern aircraft, so I'll be excited to see those mature over the next few years, for sure.

 

Sorry for my lack of knowledge ....is the F15E the mud hen or the strictly Air to Air version ?

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There will be two versions of A-10 and Ka-50. Just like there's two variants of P-51 and Spitfire each. You can select between them. No idea why people.are making this sound so complicated. You're not losing anything, nobody's taking anything away, and it's not a big deal. Your old airplane continues to work even if you don't buy the new one. It has no bearing on what other people are flying. We have two carriers, too, and they both work, old and new.
This explains it explicitly. The two A-10C remains selectable and flyable.

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That's not true according to NineLine's post:
Oh, this seems like a special tab that allows you to select the upgrade features if you bought it. Interesting.

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I'm not sure that's a good idea though. It would limit mission designer's ability to set up conflict era.

 

I, as a mission designer, would like to have two aircraft in the mission editor: A-10C Suite X and A-10C Suite Y. And it seems like an easier thing to do than to implement special menu functions.

 

Nobody said if we were getting a full suite update or not, this is why it's better to wait to see what the final feature list is, and then we will have more info on how it will all work.

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Best Newsletter Ever!

 

Happy New Year everybody.

 

And some of you guys need to check the newsletter and your math before complaining.

 

So, Mariana Island is the secret map ?

It looks amazing, but imo, it's pretty small. 388 square miles.

About the size of L.A. ? Even smaller. LOL

Disappointed

 

400 km x 400 km = 160,000 km squared

 

1 km = 0.62137119

 

248.54847689 x 248.54847689 = 61,776 square miles and some change.

 

That's huge!

Edited by Sn8ke_iis
typo

 

 

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61,776 square miles and some change, of which 99,5% is water and 0,5% is land.

Do not get me wrong, the map is awesome, but I like the facts straight.

 

:D That's enough water for the Supercarrier. I hope it's leaving DCS drydock soon.

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Awesome news! wow the A-10 upgrade is a huge surprise. the new map is a perfect choice, it will work for modern as well as for WW2.

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61.776 square miles and some change, of which 99,5% is water and 0,5% is land.

Do not get me wrong, the map is awesome, but I like the facts straight.

 

Of course it's mostly water. It's a Pacific Island map. I was correcting the 388 miles square figure. I have no idea where he got that number from.

 

Most people don't have high end systems, this will be good for new players with mid range rigs. It also means you can populate the map with lots of AI objects/ships/carriers with less hit on performance. There isn't enough room on the current maps for large scale carrier to carrier engagements.

 

Man some of you guys will complain about anything. It's a FREE map.

 

 

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Of course it's mostly water. It's a Pacific Island map. I was correcting the 388 miles square figure. I have no idea where he got that number from.

 

Most people don't have high end systems, this will be good for new players with mid range rigs. It also means you can populate the map with lots of AI objects/ships/carriers with less hit on performance. There isn't enough room on the current maps for large scale carrier to carrier engagements.

 

Man some of you guys will complain about anything. It's a FREE map.

 

Seriously, I swear some people here and on hoggit could find a way to be mad if ED started paying them.

 

Anyways the map is perfect for modern carrier ops.

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Hi guys,

 

So kinda new to all of this and have been collecting over at steam, got my first hotas and still have to do keybindings etc..

 

Feel bummed out by reading that I've got to pay again to get the updated A-10C

 

Is it just me or is this a dick move?

I've put a lot of money into this game already, not that I mind, but what good is it if I have the "pre-2020" version in say 5 years?

Will I even be able to play the current "v1" modules?

I expect most modules to be improved with time, but now I have to expect to also pay for them again :( loong sad face :(

 

Somehow I also don't see the "significant discount" to reach steam, or am I in the wrong here?

  • ED Team
Posted
Hi guys,

 

So kinda new to all of this and have been collecting over at steam, got my first hotas and still have to do keybindings etc..

 

Feel bummed out by reading that I've got to pay again to get the updated A-10C

 

Is it just me or is this a dick move?

I've put a lot of money into this game already, not that I mind, but what good is it if I have the "pre-2020" version in say 5 years?

Will I even be able to play the current "v1" modules?

I expect most modules to be improved with time, but now I have to expect to also pay for them again :( loong sad face :(

 

Somehow I also don't see the "significant discount" to reach steam, or am I in the wrong here?

 

Hi

 

You don't have to pay if you don't want the upgraded version, you will still be able to use your A-10C

 

We have already done a significant free update for the A-10C.

 

The team is working with steam at the moment about the discount for users who already own it, when we know for sure we will let you all know the price and details.

 

Thanks

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That's simply not true. Black sea area is 168,500 sq mi, which is 2.5x bigger than the advertised new map.

 

Yeah it’s just completely unrealistic.

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  • ED Team
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It's from Wikipedia. It's land area, so it's relevant.

 

 

 

That's simply not true. Black sea area is 168,500 sq mi, which is 2.5x bigger than the advertised new map.

 

Lets also mention:

 

It will initially be a 400 x 400 km map with the option to expand further in the future.

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Hi guys,

 

So kinda new to all of this and have been collecting over at steam, got my first hotas and still have to do keybindings etc..

 

Feel bummed out by reading that I've got to pay again to get the updated A-10C

 

Is it just me or is this a dick move?

I've put a lot of money into this game already, not that I mind, but what good is it if I have the "pre-2020" version in say 5 years?

Will I even be able to play the current "v1" modules?

I expect most modules to be improved with time, but now I have to expect to also pay for them again :( loong sad face :(

 

Somehow I also don't see the "significant discount" to reach steam, or am I in the wrong here?

 

Im presuming you play COD, so just think of having to get a new COD each year. or in some others 2008-2020 12yrs. seems like ed have missed out of 12years of a10c upgrades @ 80$ each. but what do i know...

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