DCS MiG-23 development update

[exhausted]

MiG-23BN is the main attraction to the MiG-23 series. Otherwise, it's just playing fighter bait.

[Harlikwin]

On 7/27/2022 at 12:35 PM, MiGCap1 said:

23BN. You wrote it was doable due to the number of operators. And I think You are right, as all information about ex-GDR aircraft should be available without problems.

Yeah the Cuban dev has access to cuban 23BN's so those should be doable. IDK about a 27. 

 

[Harlikwin]

On 7/27/2022 at 1:50 PM, exhausted said:

MiG-23BN is the main attraction to the MiG-23 series. Otherwise, it's just playing fighter bait.

Not really. You can cosplay as mig23 with the 29 right now reasonably well. And a decent pilot does just fine in modern scenarios as long as you have some GCI... Against other 3rd gens its gonna be top tier. 

[SOLIDKREATE]

Can't wait for this. Then we can do Tomcats vs. MiG-23's =o)

[Semor76]

3 hours ago, SOLIDKREATE said:

Can't wait for this. Then we can do Tomcats vs. MiG-23's =o)

Yes...one day in a distant future, in a Galaxy,far, far away.

[Mainstay]

Is this actually still a thing? 

[Top Jockey]

3 hours ago, Mainstay said:

Is this actually still a thing? 

I've been thinking the same.

[AdrianL]

You need to go the the Mig-23 channel in the Razbam discord if you want updates. Look at the pinned messages. Same for the F-15E, South Atlantic map, etc

Edited August 18, 2022 by AdrianL

[Ashayar]

1 hour ago, AdrianL said:

You need to go the the Mig-23 channel in the Razbam discord if you want updates. Look at the pinned messages. Same for the F-15E, South Atlantic map, etc

 

+1! Lot of interesting discussions too!

[Harlikwin]

Yup in general Razbam forward facing side is much more discord oriented and they don't really post much on forums here. So as suggested. 

 

[Mogster]

Discord is a piece of trash. The interface looks like it’s been designed by a pre teenage child with ADD. 

First it was Facebook, now Discord. Why can’t the dev’s just post regular updates in the forum…
 

[Harlikwin]

On 8/19/2022 at 2:38 PM, Mogster said:

Discord is a piece of trash. The interface looks like it’s been designed by a pre teenage child with ADD. 

First it was Facebook, now Discord. Why can’t the dev’s just post regular updates in the forum…
 

Amusingly at its base its IRC with a better UI. But anyhow if you wanna talk to Raz thats the place to do it. 

[Koty]

Right, I'll post some latest pictures from there:

 

Everything you see is work in progress, and all that jazz.

— 04/08/2022

— 05/08/2022

[Dudikoff]

These are R-23R/T missiles, right? I thought MiG-23MLA was using R-24R/T missiles?

Edited August 24, 2022 by Dudikoff

[JunMcKill]

Old pictures, I already seen them, nothing new here.

[Koty]

11 hours ago, JunMcKill said:

Old pictures, I already seen them, nothing new here.

Cool. But there are people who haven't.

[Semor76]

10 hours ago, Koty said:

Cool. But there are people who haven't.

You're wrong. I've already posted this immages. Please check out other topics in the Mig-23 thread to avoid doubble postings.

Thx

 

Edited August 25, 2022 by Semor76

[Semor76]

This project still goes on it seems. Slooooowly...but steady.

 

 

[MickV]

Appreciate even the littlest updates. This is my most anticipated upcoming module and the only one I'm really, truly excited for. 

[iyhan_spb]

11 hours ago, MickV said:

Appreciate even the littlest updates. This is my most anticipated upcoming module and the only one I'm really, truly excited for. 

+1

[Semor76]

On 8/27/2022 at 9:47 AM, iyhan_spb said:

+1

+2

Next step ready it seems.

 

 

[JetJake76]

On 8/26/2022 at 5:57 PM, Semor76 said:

This project still goes on it seems. Slooooowly...but steady.

I hope that after the release of F-15E, our MiG-23 will gain some speed.

[Semor76]

[Top Jockey]

Yep, interesting... but still too slow development sadly.

Are there any work in progress pics about the HUD, avionics, cockpit ?

[WinterH]

1 hour ago, Top Jockey said:

Are there any work in progress pics about the HUD, avionics, cockpit ?

From what I gather, Razbam's development cycle goes like "do the 3D first, start with coding once that part is more or less ready". While in recent couple of years their number of programmers seem to have grown so that they do now actually have multiple teams, with highly complex Strike Eagle being in development (and seemingly being slotted for an earlier release than the MiG), as well as Mirage 2000C still seeing improvements, and Harrier seemingly having things to be done (don't follow that one closely TBH so not sure), one can see and understand that it will likely be a while before we see systems working on the MiG, let alone having even a tentative release window.

At least it is being worked on, and I am happy to see that. But I don't expect it to be in our virtual hangars soon if I have to be realistic. With 3D model progressing, and Mirage as well as Harrier having relatively little left to do on them coding wise (well not sure on Harrier but I would hope anyway), we will like start seeing such progress on the 23 too in the coming months. But for an early access, I'd say at least about a year, give or take a month or two