Baco Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 The pacific would make no sense at all. They don´t even have one plane that fits the theater. maybe the Mustang.. maybe.... No IA, no ground troops, ships or whatever... Don´t get me wrong I would love a Pacific Map, any and all locations. But I just don´t see it happening.. Even if the Corsair should come maybe next year... there is no opposing force not even AI... So it has to be North Africa, or Italy.
Donut Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 The pacific would make no sense at all. They don´t even have one plane that fits the theater. maybe the Mustang.. maybe.... No IA, no ground troops, ships or whatever... Don´t get me wrong I would love a Pacific Map, any and all locations. But I just don´t see it happening.. Even if the Corsair should come maybe next year... there is no opposing force not even AI... So it has to be North Africa, or Italy. You bring up a good point. Although, I believe Italy is too populated to fulfill the "low overhead, high performance" clue. North Africa would work except that it is another desert map. Blah... It brings nothing new to DCS except a new location. I suppose with it being free though, it would offer a desert map for those that did not buy NTTR or the Persian Gulf. i5 7600K @4.8GHz | 1080 Ti | 32GB 3200MHz | SSD | DCS SETTINGS | "COCKPIT"
Tomas9970 Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 You bring up a good point. Although, I believe Italy is too populated to fulfill the "low overhead, high performance" clue. North Africa would work except that it is another desert map. Blah... It brings nothing new to DCS except a new location. I suppose with it being free though, it would offer a desert map for those that did not buy NTTR or the Persian Gulf. I can't imagine any desert being "the favourite place to fly in real life".
Clorydric Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 I can't imagine any desert being "the favourite place to fly in real life". It all depends of your definition of "desert"... Antartica is the largest desert on earth. Most mountains ranges are "desert". Any mountains area would be pretty fun actually... Caucasus is already done, so we're left with : - Alps (too much cities) - Atlas (not really a modern conflict area) - Andes (not a WWII area) - Rockies/Colorado (already in NTTR ?,, not a WWII area) - Anatolia (Too close to Caucasus) - Himalaya and Altai are excluded being either too high or not close enough to the sea. And... - Ethiopian highlands : WWII area, close to the sea, located in Africa (current maps are Europe/America/Asia), a good bunch of mountains... Intel 9900KF @ 5.1GHz / RTX 2080S OC @ 1.93GHz / ASUS Prime Z390-A / 2x16Gb DDR4 @ 3333 CL16 / Corsair TX850M / Samsung NVME 970 EVO+ / TM warthog Thr. / VKB Gunfighter mkIII + MCG / MFG Crosswind mk3 / Valve Index
Baco Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 Although, I believe Italy is too populated to fulfill the "low overhead, high performance" clue. North Africa would work except that it is another desert map. Blah... It brings nothing new to DCS except a new location. I suppose with it being free though, it would offer a desert map for those that did not buy NTTR or the Persian Gulf. Yes Italy, the main continent is very populated. Sicily, I don´t really know. I mean It is very populated but no huge At least not on the south.
BuzzU Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 It all depends of your definition of "desert"... Antartica is the largest desert on earth. Most mountains ranges are "desert". Any mountains area would be pretty fun actually... Caucasus is already done, so we're left with : - Alps (too much cities) - Atlas (not really a modern conflict area) - Andes (not a WWII area) - Rockies/Colorado (already in NTTR ?,, not a WWII area) - Anatolia (Too close to Caucasus) - Himalaya and Altai are excluded being either too high or not close enough to the sea. And... - Ethiopian highlands : WWII area, close to the sea, located in Africa (current maps are Europe/America/Asia), a good bunch of mountains... How can Colorado be in NTTR? Buzz
Tomas9970 Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 It looks like the carrier deck crew demonstration screenshots were taken on the free map. The hills in the background appear to be covered with grass and trees. They are a lot smoother than the hills on the Caucasus map and their structure is different. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/upload/iblock/b08/Aircraft-Carrier-Deck-Crew-Animations-02.jpg https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/upload/iblock/03b/Aircraft-Carrier-Deck-Crew-Animations-03.jpg https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/upload/iblock/c39/Aircraft-Carrier-Deck-Crew-Animations-04.jpg
CodenameSection Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 It looks like the carrier deck crew demonstration screenshots were taken on the free map. The hills in the background appear to be covered with grass and trees. They are a lot smoother than the hills on the Caucasus map and their structure is different. I doubt that's the new map, based on this newsletter ED only started shifting focus on the free map about two months ago so it's probably to early to start teasing it in-game. My guess would be that those shots were taken off the Mediterranean coast on Ugra's Syria map.
Tomas9970 Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) I believe that their work on the free map begun in 2018 according to this article. Six months is a plenty of time to show something like an imported landscape or a few small detailed areas. I still can't find a matching landscape that could be in the Syria map. Edited June 15, 2019 by Tomas9970
71st_Mastiff Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 the upgrade to Normandy. "any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back", W Forbes. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts", "He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," Winston Churchill. MSI z690 MPG DDR4 || i9-14900k|| ddr4-64gb PC3200 |zotac RTX 5080|Game max 1300w|Win11| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2||MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || Z10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/ G502LogiMouse || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Asus||
Silvern Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 Found this new object... Something to do with the new free map?
Stratos Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 What does it says? I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai!
71st_Mastiff Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 What does it says? unfortunately only the guys who made this board knows, as I ran that text through every known translator and nothing came up. it's probably fake writing. "any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back", W Forbes. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts", "He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," Winston Churchill. MSI z690 MPG DDR4 || i9-14900k|| ddr4-64gb PC3200 |zotac RTX 5080|Game max 1300w|Win11| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2||MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || Z10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/ G502LogiMouse || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Asus||
Silvern Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 What does it says? Some people translated it and said it roughly means: "Spies will get caught, anyone that gets caught loses their head."
Silver_Dragon Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 the upgrade to Normandy. Update of Normandy map has make by Ugra Media, not ED, after complete Syria. 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
JUICE-AWG Posted June 21, 2019 Posted June 21, 2019 Would the Scale of the Philippine Islands and New Guinea with all the atolls be scalable? The region to be effective in DCS would have to be 1600 miles by 1200 miles at a minimum to make anything of strategic value. Anything less and you are basically on the ocean and will have to use ships. "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
probad Posted June 21, 2019 Posted June 21, 2019 unfortunately only the guys who made this board knows, as I ran that text through every known translator and nothing came up. it's probably fake writing. a fake language that somehow over 1.2 billion people speak :huh:
DD_Fenrir Posted June 26, 2019 Posted June 26, 2019 My bet? Adriatic. WW2 ops out of Italy into Yugoslavia would fit our current WW2 plane set, whilst also encompassing the whole former Yugoslavia troubles in the '90s which is also a good fit for our late Cold War generation of modern combat aircraft.
Hamel Posted June 26, 2019 Posted June 26, 2019 With the Chinese assists, how about the East China Seas. Cover the Chinese south east coast, Taiwan, up to Okinawa or southern Japan. Lots of blew water ops! If artillery is the finger of God, then fast air is Gods hammer.
Tomas9970 Posted July 28, 2019 Posted July 28, 2019 I think that it might be Singapore. It checks all the boxes. Absolutely beautiful so it could be Wags's favourite place to fly in real life. It was a warzone in the World war 2. It could be a good fit for multiplayer matches. It has a sea so it's suitable for both land based and carrier ops. It expands into a new part of the world. Singapore's official language is Chinese which fits the sign posted above (maybe).
drPhibes Posted July 28, 2019 Posted July 28, 2019 Singapore's official language is Chinese which fits the sign posted above (maybe). The sign is part of the china asset pack, not some new unannounced map.
Ryback Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 With the Chinese assists, how about the East China Seas. Cover the Chinese south east coast, Taiwan, up to Okinawa or southern Japan. Lots of blew water ops! :thumbup: Yes and we can still use it as an exercise area.Carrier Groups train there often.Could also be modern day conflict if they include Korea. Fits both modern day and WWII era.Lots of US bases.Lots of water. Speedtrees for Japan of course! :D
HeavyTemplar Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 It will be... Either one of these if not all at some point: Syria, Crimea, or Afghanistan
AeriaGloria Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 Syria and Afghanistan are confirmed to be paid Black Shark Den Squadron Member: We are open to new recruits, click here to check us out or apply to join! https://blacksharkden.com
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