Devil 505 Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) Has there been any previous talk about the African campaign during WW2 and a map? This area of the war is so underrated and overlooked in flight sims. A lot of WW2 aviation history happened here. This area of operations would provide an outstanding map for the WW2 buffs and a good period to introduce some of the more less spoken about aircraft. Just curious if there has been talk about it. Edited February 24, 2019 by robert.clark251
Mr_sukebe Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 I’ve never seen any mention of it. For all that you could just use more desolate areas of NTTR. 7800x3d, 5080, 64GB, PCIE5 SSD - Oculus Pro - Moza (AB9), Virpil (Alpha, CM3, CM1 and CM2), WW (TOP and CP), TM (MFDs, Pendular Rudder), Tek Creations (F18 panel), Total Controls (Apache MFD), Jetseat
Magic Zach Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 This would be awesome. And aircraft that fit the map, too! Hardware: T-50 Mongoose, VKB STECS, Saitek 3 Throttle Quadrant, Homemade 32-function Leo Bodnar Button Box, MFG Crosswind Pedals Oculus Rift S System Specs: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS, RTX 3090, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 32GB DDR4-3200, Samsung 860 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB Modules: AH-64D, Ka-50, Mi-8MTV2, F-16C, F-15E, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-5E, P-51D, Spitfire Mk LF Mk. IXc, Bf-109K-4, Fw-190A-8 Maps: Normandy, Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria
Devil 505 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Posted February 25, 2019 If they did a map covering 1943, they could hit the last few battle of Africa and the invasion of Italy all on one map. This would give a well rounded opportunity to cover several major battles on top of many different aircraft. It would all historically coincide with the map so players could either create and battle North Africa or set it up for the invasion of Italy and battles in the Med.
Magic Zach Posted February 25, 2019 Posted February 25, 2019 This idea needs some traction. This must happen (with accurate aircraft) in DCS! I'd pay a lot for an accurate theater/aircraft map of part of the North Africab campaign. Hardware: T-50 Mongoose, VKB STECS, Saitek 3 Throttle Quadrant, Homemade 32-function Leo Bodnar Button Box, MFG Crosswind Pedals Oculus Rift S System Specs: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS, RTX 3090, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 32GB DDR4-3200, Samsung 860 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB Modules: AH-64D, Ka-50, Mi-8MTV2, F-16C, F-15E, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-5E, P-51D, Spitfire Mk LF Mk. IXc, Bf-109K-4, Fw-190A-8 Maps: Normandy, Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria
Magic Zach Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Commenting to bump this through the forums. This is a great goal for DCS WWII, down the road. Map, planes and all Hardware: T-50 Mongoose, VKB STECS, Saitek 3 Throttle Quadrant, Homemade 32-function Leo Bodnar Button Box, MFG Crosswind Pedals Oculus Rift S System Specs: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS, RTX 3090, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 32GB DDR4-3200, Samsung 860 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB Modules: AH-64D, Ka-50, Mi-8MTV2, F-16C, F-15E, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-5E, P-51D, Spitfire Mk LF Mk. IXc, Bf-109K-4, Fw-190A-8 Maps: Normandy, Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria
Gierasimov Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Interesting Then... maybe... Employ full-time developer/artist and deal with ED as a 3rd party? Intel i7-13700KF :: ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 :: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB :: MSI RTX 4080 Gaming X Trio :: VKB Gunfighter MK.III MCG Ultimate :: VPC MongoosT-50 CM3 :: non-VR :: single player :: open beta
Magic Zach Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Then... maybe... Employ full-time developer/artist and deal with ED as a 3rd party?Eh? Hardware: T-50 Mongoose, VKB STECS, Saitek 3 Throttle Quadrant, Homemade 32-function Leo Bodnar Button Box, MFG Crosswind Pedals Oculus Rift S System Specs: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS, RTX 3090, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 32GB DDR4-3200, Samsung 860 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB Modules: AH-64D, Ka-50, Mi-8MTV2, F-16C, F-15E, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-5E, P-51D, Spitfire Mk LF Mk. IXc, Bf-109K-4, Fw-190A-8 Maps: Normandy, Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria
Gierasimov Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 You said you would pay a lot, so I thought maybe doing it as a 3rd party would move these forward. Thinking you don't know how to do it yourself, I suggested getting a person do it. Intel i7-13700KF :: ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 :: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB :: MSI RTX 4080 Gaming X Trio :: VKB Gunfighter MK.III MCG Ultimate :: VPC MongoosT-50 CM3 :: non-VR :: single player :: open beta
Magic Zach Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 You said you would pay a lot, so I thought maybe doing it as a 3rd party would move these forward. Thinking you don't know how to do it yourself, I suggested getting a person do it.Oh. That's way beyond my abilities right now, though. Cool idea though Hardware: T-50 Mongoose, VKB STECS, Saitek 3 Throttle Quadrant, Homemade 32-function Leo Bodnar Button Box, MFG Crosswind Pedals Oculus Rift S System Specs: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS, RTX 3090, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 32GB DDR4-3200, Samsung 860 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB Modules: AH-64D, Ka-50, Mi-8MTV2, F-16C, F-15E, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-5E, P-51D, Spitfire Mk LF Mk. IXc, Bf-109K-4, Fw-190A-8 Maps: Normandy, Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria
finch Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 You said you would pay a lot, so I thought maybe doing it as a 3rd party would move these forward. Thinking you don't know how to do it yourself, I suggested getting a person do it. the problem is that you need an SDK for terrain, and ED gives this only to 3th parties, imagine how many maps we could do if the sdk was available to everyone...
Magic Zach Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 the problem is that you need an SDK for terrain, and ED gives this only to 3th parties, imagine how many maps we could do if the sdk was available to everyone...I wish it was available for everyone Hardware: T-50 Mongoose, VKB STECS, Saitek 3 Throttle Quadrant, Homemade 32-function Leo Bodnar Button Box, MFG Crosswind Pedals Oculus Rift S System Specs: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS, RTX 3090, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 32GB DDR4-3200, Samsung 860 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB Modules: AH-64D, Ka-50, Mi-8MTV2, F-16C, F-15E, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-5E, P-51D, Spitfire Mk LF Mk. IXc, Bf-109K-4, Fw-190A-8 Maps: Normandy, Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria
Silver_Dragon Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 No, if you present a serious project to ED to build a map (with a team, etc). For Work/Gaming: 28" Philips 246E Monitor - Ryzen 7 1800X - 32 GB DDR4 - nVidia RTX1080 - SSD 860 EVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 2 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Warthog / TPR / MDF
Wdigman Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 A lot of Value can be had with a map as described in this thread. WWII battles are a given. However model the Coral Sea or CV America and you can recreate the 1986 Regan vs Qaddafi raid. If the Map is east enough you could almost have enough map for the Bosnian War.
finch Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 No, if you present a serious project to ED to build a map (with a team, etc). but only if the map will be payware i suppose, nothing for free
Baco Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 the thing is that to present a "seriouse proyect" to ED requires a lot of interdisciplinary abilities, so you need a team. If they would offer the SDK and a library of objects already made, we could have a lot more maps. I have done several Il-2 maps, back in the day but I lack the 3D expertise to create my own objects. Still, right now there are a plethora of objects that would aloud the creation of lots of maps without specific landmarks... I would be more than willing to do a Chile-Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) map, that really doesn't have any specific distinguishable landmark, nor big cities... Also I believe that the Kola Peninsula does not have any specific landmark or object, and it could be populated with Caucasus maps objects. An exception may be if Airbases, (runways and tarmacs) are one big 3D object...
Baco Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Maybe also a comprehensive tutorial or guide on how to make maps, would help use better determine if we have or what abilities are needed to create a Map... Also i seem to recall that Maps were not going to be so strict regarding quality control, and that i was going to be a much wider modder base WITH SDK and all...I would love to know what changed EDs mind about that. Maybe too many low quality maps would affect purchases of official maps?
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