My 2019 Christmas Wish List

[DigitalEngine]

My 2019 DCS World Christmas Wish List!!

It’s time for what will be my third annual DCS World Christmas Wish List! All of these 12 Wishes (a "Twelvetide") posted here are not on any "in progress" list, or "planned" list as far as I know, but are just that, a Christmas Wish list. And also, while some wishes are carried over from last year, some are new, and some are higher, or lower on the list. There is so much being added and proposed for DCS by Santa’s Eagle Dynamics Workshop Division now, it's becoming a little more difficult to come up with wishes which are not already in the works, or planned. Even-so, I’m gonna give it a try.

 

Now, for my 2019 DCS World Christmas Wish List, in order...

1. For sure, this is not an original wish, but one that is becoming really needed more and more so in the World of DCS, and that is a couple of modernish, or 1980'ish full fidelity Russian aircraft, My wish is we could get the famous DCS: Su-25T as a full fidelity module, and at least the World famous MiG-29A as a DCS full fidelity module! I mean, the Russians are just being left out in the cold, and really under represented in the World famous World of DCS. Wishing Santa will fix this!
2. Again this year, high on my DCS Wish List is a "Pro-Track Player/Video Recorder" module which has complete upgraded functionality such as reverse play, typical and expanded camera lens features, programmable track "key-frame markers" for camera positional movements, pan, zoom, focus functions, and etc, etc.., for easily capturing good camera shots and video effects of our missions, for the production of professional quality videos.

3. Neither is this an original wish by me, however, I think it really deserves being brought up to Santa, and that is for the multi-crew training aircraft, for example the L-39, Yak-52, Christian Eagle, C-101, and etc. to have the instructors position as a free module, but only usable freely in coop with a client who has purchased the module. In this manner, a DCS client who has taken the initiative to purchase the module has the ability to request personalized instructions from a buddy or other client who may not have the module, or just give demo, or joy rides to friends or family in VR who may not be interested in learning to virtually fly, but who would enjoy the occasional virtual joy ride (DCS does has some beautiful scenery now!).

4. Still needed, An updated, very comprehensive, in-dept manual for the DCS World Mission Editor, especially an extensive systematic explanation of all triggers, functions and flag operations, along with numerous examples of how to use triggers, functions, and flags from simple to complex solutions for the mission editor.
5. Another carry over from last year, however, still greatly desired, for "Yo-Yo" to write and publish his memoirs, or some such as, "Fundamentals and Theories: Comprehensive Aeronautical Engine & Flight Mathematics and Dynamics as Applied to Simulations".
6. Wheel chocks for all the aircraft modules, and for the aircraft to be chocked at initialization of a “cold start” mission. This is like, aviation 101...
7. A "Pro-DCS Model Viewer" for us home cockpit builders, which would give us the dimensional, articulation arguments, and textural data necessary, and the capability to export this data into a suitable "Fusion 360" file format, allowing us DCS World Cockpit builders to have the ability to design and fabricate an accurate, high quality, home cockpit using the materials and processes which work best for each individuals circumstances. A better, easier, and shall we say, a more "sanctioned" process than what is possible now.
8. A DCS B-17 Flying Fortresses Multi-Crewed/Player Module (this would be the Ultimate DCS World Babe, I'd hang posters of her on my garage walls, nose art and all, don't care what the misses says.
9. As I understand it this aircraft has been depreciated by the third party developer who initially proposed it, however, I’m wishing another developer, or the Eagle Dynamics Warbirds Team will pick it up, and that is the Junkers Ju-87 series of aircraft. These things would be an absolute scream in VR!
10. A C-47/DC-3 Multi-Crew/Player Module (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator positions), with cargo’s of various types, troops, paratroops, VIP’s, passengers & etc.., and animations of loading/embarking, unloading/disembarking, and cargo and paratroop drops.
11. A Ju-88, bomber variant, Multi-Crew/Player Module, all positions! To kinda even out the line up.
12. Virtual “Room Scale Locomotion” in the Word of DCS, especially at the airfields. The ability to set up a couple chairs in my garage, and just sit and watch a virtual airshow being performed by the world famous VFAT, with a friend or two, or more on a multiplayer server, and also being able to get up, and do a walk around of the aircraft and other equipment being displayed at the virtual airshow.

 

And as a note from my past Christmas Wish Lists, a few wishes which have been tentatively promised, as I understand it, anyway.

1. More realistically (as much as possible anyway) modeled RF (radio frequency) environment, with more realistic procedures for us human and bot (AI) entities to communicate/interact with each other.
2. Animated ground crews, at least for the carriers first, and then, as I understand it, animated ground crews are planned for the land based operations at a later date, at least part of my 2018 No. 4 wish.
3. Virtual crew ready rooms, at least for the carriers anyway, again at least part of my 2018 No. 10 Wish!

So after reading my wishes, if you'd like to ring in on the wishes you'd like to see under your DCS World Christmas tree this year, ur, well ok, maybe Christmas 2020, or 2021, please do so!

 

However, please, keep this as a fun and enjoyable discussion on the wishes you'd want under your DCS Christmas tree for whatever reason you want, and please, not any, "I don't want you to get the wish you want because then Santa Clause's elves will not have the capability to give me the wishes that I want, because my wish is better than yours for xx reason and yours is a waste of Santa's resources, waa waa, waa...", type of post.

 

Beside, that'd put you on Santa's bad boy list, and none of us would get your wish then...

 

Wishing the Eagle Dynamics Team, fans, customers and supporters a Very Merry Christmas!!

 

(My 2018 Christmas Wish list is here...)

(My 2017 Christmas Wish list is here...)

 

(and lastly, the disclaimer...)

I'm only doing this for the Christmas Spirit & enjoyment of it all, and to record a few of my insane DCS World wishes which have been rattling around in my Crystal Ball this year, again. I understand that any wishes posted 8 days before Christmas are not likely to happen this Christmas. Not, unless Santa Clause were to release his entire elves workshop to Eagle Dynamics this month, and that's not happening, but these wishes could make for a great 2020, or 2021 Christmas present!

Edited February 14, 2021 by DigitalEngine

[OPEC]

Christmas Wish List. Well, usually you wish for a lot, but get socks in the end. But as for my List:

 

 

 

1. Proper Multi GPU (NVLink - NOT SLI) Support. Because I'm convinced that this would improve preformance quite a bit. (And because I'm currently trying to get it to work with DCS)

 

 

2. Better ATC. In the air and on the ground.

 

 

 

3. Ground Crews plus the ability to walk from a possible briefing room, where the mission editor is implemented to the aircraft.

 

 

 

4. A Tornado. I just build a F-16 Cockpit, but trust me, I would burn it an build a Tornado one the second that plane comes out.

 

 

 

 

 

Other than that, well - Not to much actually. I wish that everyone in this community and at ED & 3rd Party Developers stay healthy and motivated and keep up the amazing work they are doing at the moment.

[dawgie79]

Civilian artificial aviation to fill the skies with more (non-military) traffic, integrated into DCS (so no moosescripts, RAT, or whatever is used now).

 

Also, a battlefield which is filled with more units, maybe provide a bunch of templates for that.

[CommanderRabb]

F-4 Phantom for Christmas...If only in myyy dreammms...

Edited December 21, 2019 by CommanderRabb