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But BS wansnґt made with a new code?

reportedly - some parts of it are, and some parts of it aren't

 

Will ED release black shark as a flyable for Flaming cliffs ?

But if they did, BS would be a FC add-on, and BS isn't an add-on, it's the first of a new series ...

If they released it as an add-on to FC, would you buy DCS-BS?

I suspect the answer is no, which is why they'd be crazy to do it...

Cheers.

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reportedly - some parts of it are, and some parts of it aren't

 

 

But if they did, BS would be a FC add-on, and BS isn't an add-on, it's the first of a new series ...

If they released it as an add-on to FC, would you buy DCS-BS?

I suspect the answer is no, which is why they'd be crazy to do it...

 

It wouldn't be crazy at all. far from it. It would be a financialy sound decision.

 

Release black shark first. Sales go along as expected.

 

 

4-6 months after, Release BS as add on for lomac (like originally planned) Increased sales in Flaming cliffs, lock on and black shark as people would like to fly online in a full environement of playable craft.

 

 

3-6 months after - Release next DCS Flyable with new DCS engine - everyone then purchases that for the new indepth flyable and the new engine.

Fits in a great time line and what do you have. Non conflicting sales for the DCS series, and an increased awareness and support for the existing lockon to fill the void that will be DCS with only one flyable.

 

 

Of course people will buy both. People want the online playability of lock on until DCS can increase its number of flyables. Just reading the forums with the dissapointment of those that fly the fastmovers, it is quite evident that lock on will have a lot of interest until DCS can fill this role.

 

To be honest you could even sell them side by side and you would still be guaranteed sales as DCS has different areas on the map and new campaign and mission builder system. Plus, look at the flight sim market as a whole. We are a niche. And we support that niche, more than any other games market. I could gurantee you that most people would by both in able to fulfill the best that both can offer until DCS can bridge that gap.

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It wouldn't be crazy at all. far from it. It would be a financialy sound decision.

 

Release black shark first. Sales go along as expected.

 

 

4-6 months after, Release BS as add on for lomac (like originally planned) Increased sales in Flaming cliffs, lock on and black shark as people would like to fly online in a full environement of playable craft.

 

 

3-6 months after - Release next DCS Flyable with new DCS engine - everyone then purchases that for the new indepth flyable and the new engine.

Fits in a great time line and what do you have. Non conflicting sales for the DCS series, and an increased awareness and support for the existing lockon to fill the void that will be DCS with only one flyable.

 

 

Of course people will buy both. People want the online playability of lock on until DCS can increase its number of flyables. Just reading the forums with the dissapointment of those that fly the fastmovers, it is quite evident that lock on will have a lot of interest until DCS can fill this role.

 

To be honest you could even sell them side by side and you would still be guaranteed sales as DCS has different areas on the map and new campaign and mission builder system. Plus, look at the flight sim market as a whole. We are a niche. And we support that niche, more than any other games market. I could gurantee you that most people would by both in able to fulfill the best that both can offer until DCS can bridge that gap.

 

It might be a sound financial division, but it's certainly not a sound technical decision.

 

A major reason Black Shark has emerged as a simulator in it's own right is that so many changes have been made to previous technology over the project. I rather suspect that trying to squeeze the Ka50 into existing FC code would prove a development nightmare . . . if not impossible.

 

Of course, you could update all of Flaming Cliffs to new Black Shark code - but then you'd have Black Shark.

 

There's a yawning chasm between FC and Black Shark - both in terms of the detail of the modelled aircraft, and the code behind it. If ED can produce an FC 1.13 patch (as they've said they'd like to), then some improvements and fixes may find their way back to FC . . . otherwise, you'll just have to wait for fixed-wing aircraft to appear in DCS.

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So anything new guys? Need any help? I don't know anything about videos or programing but I'm willing to pay for coffee and donuts, hell even a nice meal if it help you guys. :D LOL

To whom it may concern,

I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that.

Thank you for you patience.

 

 

Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..

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Barring any problems (which, as you must know by now, is not impossible), we are waiting for a new beta before this weekend. Hopefully, we can then make something public out of it next week. In the meanwhile, we tried to keep the flow going with Matt's small January update and GA's "Fun with Trains."

- EB

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Well, the way I look at it, developers only have new features ready for announcement occasionally and there is a long time between releases (up to four years?). So, I am happy to spread out the surprises.

 

Maybe, a middle ground could be reached whereby the developer announces already known features on a regular basis and carefully spreads out the surprises (eg. DCS:BS will sport a 3d engine with a full six degrees of freedom. There will also be careful use of textured surfaces)...

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