Bephott Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 Do we know if the new free map will be a modern map or a WW2 map? I would be happy to see a Cold War-era Cuba and South Florida map, that would be beautiful! My other bets are: Korea and the Bering Strait.
MobiSev Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) Do we know if the new free map will be a modern map or a WW2 map? I would be happy to see a Cold War-era Cuba and South Florida map, that would be beautiful! My other bets are: Korea and the Bering Strait. Evidently one of the criteria according to Wags (cant find the post, but i know he said it) they have for the free map is it having the ability to be applicable to both WW2 and Modern. For example, the current Caucasus map can do both modern and WW2 (Battle of Kuban). Has the Philippines area been suggested yet? Edited August 6, 2019 by MobiSev Modules owned: FC3, M-2000C, Mig-21bis, F-5E, AJS-37 Viggen, F/A-18C, KA-50, Mi-8, F-14A&B, JF-17
Harlikwin Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 Evidently one of the criteria according to Wags (cant find the post, but i know he said it) they have for the free map is it having the ability to be applicable to both WW2 and Modern. For example, the current Caucasus map can do both modern and WW2 (Battle of Kuban). Has the Philippines area been suggested yet? Yeah I suggested somewhere in the south pacific. I think given the carrier focus it makes the most sense. and its a current hotspot, and would be in WW2 as well. Plus I think they can make island maps fairly easily, much less land to render. New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really).
Bephott Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 Yeah I suggested somewhere in the south pacific. I think given the carrier focus it makes the most sense. and its a current hotspot, and would be in WW2 as well. Plus I think they can make island maps fairly easily, much less land to render. Yeah, it would fit most criteria, but to be applicable to WW2, shouldn't we have a Zero module (at least in development)?
AeriaGloria Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) has to be WWII applicable,, was mentioned before this on post 90 of this thread It's always a team decision with our company owner and our CEO having final say. While still too early to announce, key elements of the map must include: 1- Can be converted to both modern day and WWII use. 2- Low overhead, high performance. 3- Geographically laid out to best suit multiplayer matches. 4- Suited for both land-based and carrier ops. 5- Expand into a new part of the world. Thanks Edited August 6, 2019 by AeriaGloria Black Shark Den Squadron Member: We are open to new recruits, click here to check us out or apply to join! https://blacksharkden.com
Harlikwin Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 Yeah, it would fit most criteria, but to be applicable to WW2, shouldn't we have a Zero module (at least in development)? M3 has a F4U corsair in development. An AI zero would be enough for that. Also the P51 did fly in the pacific at the end of the war IIRC. My other guess for a pacific theatre is the Kamchatka peninusula and Kurile islands. The russians did invade there right at the end of WW2. New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really).
grafspee Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 Wait a sec, isnt Caucasian map free already? System specs: I7 14700KF, Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite, 64GB DDR4 3600MHz, Gigabyte RTX 4090,Win 11, 48" OLED LG TV + 42" LG LED monitor
grafspee Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 M3 has a F4U corsair in development. An AI zero would be enough for that. Also the P51 did fly in the pacific at the end of the war IIRC. My other guess for a pacific theatre is the Kamchatka peninusula and Kurile islands. The russians did invade there right at the end of WW2. For pacific we need p-38 System specs: I7 14700KF, Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite, 64GB DDR4 3600MHz, Gigabyte RTX 4090,Win 11, 48" OLED LG TV + 42" LG LED monitor
Kylian717 Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 For pacific we need p-38 I think the P-38 have no place in Pacific at this moment. We need Japoneese and Americans plane like F4U, Wildcat, Avanger, Dauntless ect
ams999 Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 I think the P-38 have no place in Pacific at this moment. We need Japoneese and Americans plane like F4U, Wildcat, Avanger, Dauntless ect Huh? What? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning The P-38 was used most successfully in the Pacific Theater of Operations and the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations as the aircraft of America's top aces, Richard Bong (40 victories), Thomas McGuire (38 victories) and Charles H. MacDonald (27 victories). In the South West Pacific theater, the P-38 was the primary long-range fighter of United States Army Air Forces until the appearance of large numbers of P-51D Mustangs toward the end of the war. "[...] because, basically, in this day and age, if you get to the merge and no one's died - it's not good for anybody." - Keith 'Okie' Nance "Nun siegt mal schön!" - Theodor Heuss, September 1958 "Nobody has any intention of building a wall." - Walter Ulbricht, June 1961 "Russia has no plans to invade either Ukraine or any other country." - Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's ambassador to the EU, January 2022
pngflyer Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) What about Australia? Specifically the North (Darwin, Tindal, Weipa, Cape York) WW2 - Significant allied (Australia, US) airbases located in these areas. Also suffered Japanese air raids, with RAAF fighters launched against the raiders. Bombers also flew from these areas, as well as Beaufighters, P-40’s, Spitfires and many other types. Modern - Current RAAF bases at Tindal and Darwin, both of which get super busy for operations like Pitch Black. Exercises in the area make use of the huge Delamere range/air space. This would be great for the Hornet (75 sqn based here), and for the Mirage iii (the RAAF operated the iiio) when that comes. The area regularly hosts F-16’s, C-130’s, B-52’s, Hornets, Harriers and many others. Even Mirage 2000’s... A new map in this area would also bring a variety of landscapes and a tropical environment which would be new to DCS. There is a huge amount of interesting coastline, without many major population centres to drag down frame rates. Tropical coast, dessert, lush rainforest and plenty of water for carrier ops. How about huge tropical storms as the DCS weather engine matures over time... What do we think? pngflyer Edited August 7, 2019 by pngflyer
Kylian717 Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 Huh? What? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning I mean boarded airplane Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk
QuiGon Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 Wait a sec, isnt Caucasian map free already? Yes, but ED announced a 2nd free map. Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing!
Burning Bridges Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 Ok let me have a guess too: Manchuria Would at least perfectly fit the I-16 (Kalkhin Gol is close enough), the other requirements too (Soviet China tensions Mig 19 21 etc and many modern conflicts too)
Stratos Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) The Philippines would be nice, as RAZBAM have a Bronco in development... the Mustangs were based there, also the P47's, the Corsair saw action there, and If we even get a P-38 it will fit nicely. Is also a departure from current desert/temperate envinroments, it will have jungle, beaches and tropical seas. And of course it's now a hotpsot with the chinese occupying all the small rocks in the area. It would be nice! BTW Philippines AF used the Bronco until very recently to attack islamist Guerrillas there. Edited August 9, 2019 by Stratos I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai!
Tomas9970 Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 This image looks like a clue to me. I don't know about any snowy peaks in the Caucasus map that are that close to the coast. It looks like we are heading North because that's a permanent snow cover.
fargo007 Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 This image looks like a clue to me. I don't know about any snowy peaks in the Caucasus map that are that close to the coast. It looks like we are heading North because that's a permanent snow cover. Looks like off the coast of Batumi to me... Have fun. Don't suck. Kill bad guys. https://discord.gg/blacksharkden/
Harlikwin Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 Ok let me have a guess too: Manchuria Would at least perfectly fit the I-16 (Kalkhin Gol is close enough), the other requirements too (Soviet China tensions Mig 19 21 etc and many modern conflicts too) Unfortunately waaay to big. We might get a bit of korea. New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really).
Goa Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 I am wondering why there is this big secrecy from ED with regards to what fre map we're gonna have. CPU : Intel i7 8700k@5.0ghz cooled by Noctua NH-D15 / Motherboard:Asorck Z370 Taichi / RAM: 32GB GSkill TridentZ @3600mhz / SSD: 500GB Nvme Samsung 970 evo+1 TB Sabrent Nvme M2 / GPU:Asus Strix OC 2080TI / Monitor: LG 34KG950F Ultrawide / Trackir 5 proclip/ VIRPIL CM2 BASE + CM2 GRIP + F148 GRIP + 200M EXTENSION /VKB T-Rudder MKIV rudder /Case: Fractal Design R6 Define black
Oceandar Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 I am wondering why there is this big secrecy from ED with regards to what fre map we're gonna have.Probably because its DCS World...... subject to changes lol. Seriously you cant expect something complex with free map. Area with mosly desert, sea or forest here and there would be better suit. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tze
MobiSev Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Really wish ED would at least just tell us the free map's location... I mean, they don't have to give an estimated release date at all. They just need to say, "The map will be ____. We are not ready to share an estimated release date yet." That's it. Modules owned: FC3, M-2000C, Mig-21bis, F-5E, AJS-37 Viggen, F/A-18C, KA-50, Mi-8, F-14A&B, JF-17
Ala13_ManOWar Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Really wish ED would at least just tell us the free map's location... I mean, they don't have to give an estimated release date at all. They just need to say, "The map will be ____. We are not ready to share an estimated release date yet." That's it.I guess if the work isn't started yet (which appears to be the case) they could change their minds with regards to the map location and people would complain about they wanted the first location instead of the new one. People always complain no matter what. S! "I went into the British Army believing that if you want peace you must prepare for war. I believe now that if you prepare for war, you get war." -- Major-General Frederick B. Maurice
MobiSev Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 I guess if the work isn't started yet (which appears to be the case) they could change their minds with regards to the map location and people would complain about they wanted the first location instead of the new one. People always complain no matter what. S! I was under the impression that work had already started. That would be a good reason for not giving the location though. Modules owned: FC3, M-2000C, Mig-21bis, F-5E, AJS-37 Viggen, F/A-18C, KA-50, Mi-8, F-14A&B, JF-17
Baco Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 You forget any information ED gives out is somehow almost always used against them to whine about something, everything and nothing at the same time.... LOL Thats just how we, DCS fans, are ;)
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