Could we have the ability to add generic airfields

[Capn kamikaze]

I was thinking we have a Normandy map, and if we could add a modern airfield in the mission editor as static objects, it would make it like a lot of the UK and France is now, old disused WW2 airfields dotted about the place, and modern ones, it would be like having two maps in one.

[Capn kamikaze]

So, no one else thinks that's a good idea then?

[dolfo]

Good idea.

[rider11]

Concur

[Johnny_Rico]

+1 for this

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

I'd rather have the map staying true to the intended era. Modern airbases mean nothing without modern buildings (cities and factories etc) and other assets.

 

You also can't just slap some concrete and asphalt on top of all existing airbases, since we then end up with airbases in places where there aren't any in real life.

And since DCS is a simulator, I prefer as much realism as possible.

[Capn kamikaze]

Elysian, you don't have to use it, that's why it would be like two maps in one, the WW2 being the default, and the added airfields opening up more modern scenarios if you use them.

[Sealpup]

I'd rather have the map staying true to the intended era. Modern airbases mean nothing without modern buildings (cities and factories etc) and other assets.

 

You also can't just slap some concrete and asphalt on top of all existing airbases, since we then end up with airbases in places where there aren't any in real life.

And since DCS is a simulator, I prefer as much realism as possible.

 

You may have a point for most aircraft. But for Harriers, Tucanos, and loaded down Hinds, the ability to have 'unimproved' airfields would be a godsend.

[Capn kamikaze]

Even if we had airfields that were about right for the 50's-60's era that would be perfect for cold war aircraft like the F-86 and MiG-15 on that map, and that era would be almost indistinguishable from the 40's in terms of infrastructure etc.