East front WWII maps and assets

[upyr1]

I think Eagle needs to work on some Red Army WWII assets right now the I-16 is alone and we need some RedFor for the korean war.

Ideally I would love to see the Caucuses expanded to include Volga/Stalingrad but if Eagle thinks that wouldn't be a good investment, then I think Kursk would be a good map and maybe Belarus as the Minsk offensive was going on in June 1944.  

[Callsign112]

I always wondered why DCS WWII was limited to just Normandy. But now with a Pacific theater opening up including a WWII version of the Mariana Islands, maybe they would consider a WWII version of the Caucasus map that included Stalingrad. And Russian WWII assets would be a good investment because they could also be used with a map of Germany if it would ever get added.

[Beirut]

4 minutes ago, Callsign112 said:

I always wondered why DCS WWII was limited to just Normandy. But now with a Pacific theater opening up including a WWII version of the Mariana Islands, maybe they would consider a WWII version of the Caucasus map that included Stalingrad. And Russian WWII assets would be a good investment because they could also be used with a map of Germany if it would ever get added.

 

I'm in.

 

I'd like to see some Soviet tanks and would LOVE to see a DCS IL2.

 

More assets are better assets.

[Callsign112]

Yeah ED never released anything from the Eastern front with only the one Third party contribution as a flyable module. Although they were used in really small numbers, it would be nice to see a few Pz III variants included in the WWII Assets pack along with more Pz IV variants. But adding the Eastern front would certainly help a lot.

[upyr1]

49 minutes ago, Beirut said:

 

I'm in.

 

I'd like to see some Soviet tanks and would LOVE to see a DCS IL2.

 

More assets are better assets.

I'd love to see an Il-2\10 Beast module. I'm not sure which version(s) I know ideally 2 or 3 might be good. 

[upyr1]

19 minutes ago, Callsign112 said:

Yeah ED never released anything from the Eastern front with only the one Third party contribution as a flyable module. Although they were used in really small numbers, it would be nice to see a few Pz III variants included in the WWII Assets pack along with more Pz IV variants. But adding the Eastern front would certainly help a lot.

Then add into this we have the a few Korean war aircraft (MiG-15, F-51, F-86) and the only period assets are Western World War II ones. If we could get some Red Army World War II assets we could build so decent Korean war scenarios 

[Beirut]

2 hours ago, upyr1 said:

I'd love to see an Il-2\10 Beast module. I'm not sure which version(s) I know ideally 2 or 3 might be good. 

 

An IL2-10 would be great! 

[Callsign112]

The problem with DCS World and its assets are that they are strongly attached to a map. To strongly I might add. The other side to that problem is that the asset list for each map is incomplete.

I think they really need to break DCS WWII out of Normandy. Like we have 3 desert maps, but can't make really good use of them because we are either missing a lot of the assets, or desert skins.

As I already mentioned elsewhere, the Mariana Island focused Pacific theater is heading in the right direction, but there is so much more.

Maybe they should consider a Seelow Heights map at least just to get started.

[upyr1]

5 hours ago, Callsign112 said:

The problem with DCS World and its assets are that they are strongly attached to a map. To strongly I might add. The other side to that problem is that the asset list for each map is incomplete.

I think they really need to break DCS WWII out of Normandy. Like we have 3 desert maps, but can't make really good use of them because we are either missing a lot of the assets, or desert skins.

As I already mentioned elsewhere, the Mariana Island focused Pacific theater is heading in the right direction, but there is so much more.

Maybe they should consider a Seelow Heights map at least just to get started.

Since they gave us a modern Marianas we really need more late cold war and modern naval assets. As I stated part of the reason for more WWII East front assets is to open up more scenarios for the F-86 and MiG-15

[Silver_Dragon]

By russian forums, ED has none plans yet to build East front maps or assets. That coming when they turn to making them. Actually, not news about if ED make a expansion of the channel map. WW2 assets pack continue, and Marianas WW2 has on develop.

[upyr1]

2 hours ago, Silver_Dragon said:

By russian forums, ED has none plans yet to build East front maps or assets. That coming when they turn to making them. Actually, not news about if ED make a expansion of the channel map. WW2 assets pack continue, and Marianas WW2 has on develop.

Meanwhile the f-86 lacks targets

[Callsign112]

18 hours ago, upyr1 said:

Since they gave us a modern Marianas we really need more late cold war and modern naval assets. As I stated part of the reason for more WWII East front assets is to open up more scenarios for the F-86 and MiG-15

An asset that could stand beside the T-72 MBT and also reach all the way back to 1944 is the T34-85(M). This could help both WWII and cold war creators.  

[Silver_Dragon]

16 hours ago, upyr1 said:

Meanwhile the f-86 lacks targets

The F-86 / Mig-15bis and others have close modules, the same situation can be with other 3rd party modules with "missing" propper maps and assets.

ED actually has no build exclusive module assets packs except WW2, and none has finished about them (more west front unit has incoming). Some 3rd parties has make them meanwhile as L3 with the future F4U and Pacific assets.

Build that assets and/or maps to a east front has on the ToDo list by ED, and have a matter of time, but that require free time, planification and resources. ED has your roadmaps, and need complete you plans to turn on the future to others targets on maps and assets, meanwhile, only can wait for news.

If someone like a exclusive assets packs and / or maps centred on a era, need start to think as a company, with a dedicated research, a detail plan, and get resources to build them, turning to 3rd party, sell them and get suport and maintenance.

[Callsign112]

2 hours ago, Silver_Dragon said:

... If someone like a exclusive assets packs and / or maps centred on a era, need start to think as a company, with a dedicated research, a detail plan, and get resources to build them, turning to 3rd party, sell them and get suport and maintenance.

Maybe some thought needs to go into making this happen.

Edited April 17, 2022 by Callsign112

[MAXsenna]

47 minutes ago, Callsign112 said:

Maybe some thought needs to go into making this happen.

 

Maybe it would go easier on people if only 3rd parties made asset packs?  

[Silver_Dragon]

50 minutes ago, Callsign112 said:

Maybe some thought needs to go into making this happen.

 

DCS Word require more and more 3rd parties to get them.

[Callsign112]

You would think that makes sense, but look back at the discussion that ensued following the announcement from Battlefield Productions. Flame war, locked thread, and potential third party goes MIA.

[Silver_Dragon]

34 minutes ago, Callsign112 said:

You would think that makes sense, but look back at the discussion that ensued following the announcement from Battlefield Productions. Flame war, locked thread, and potential third party goes MIA.

The same situation with other 3rd party with like build a realistic Air Defense System. Creating a 3rd party is not something easy or fast. You have to get plan and building, and that can take years. if Battlefield Productions has disappeared from the scene, its reasons will have, but has not been for a "post incendiary" or frame war. We need take care, and wait for news.

 

[Callsign112]

Yeah I guess I am jumping the gun a little there, but I was just pointing out the obvious. It could definitely be that the plan is to have them quietly working away, and we will hear more when they are ready instead of giving more ammunition to whip up emotions on the forum. I thought their stated plan was really reasonable and something the entire community would have supported. 

[rkk01]

Nothing wrong with the map we have…?

Some new Red Army assets would help, but a little imagination and reskinned lend lease units would go a long way to help

 

[upyr1]

6 hours ago, rkk01 said:

Nothing wrong with the map we have…?

Some new Red Army assets would help, but a little imagination and reskinned lend lease units would go a long way to help

 

It's not the same 

[IcedVenom]

I just want to see a proper equal opponent to the I-16...

[upyr1]

On 4/16/2022 at 7:35 AM, Callsign112 said:

I think they really need to break DCS WWII out of Normandy. Like we have 3 desert maps, but can't make really good use of them because we are either missing a lot of the assets, or desert skins.

I know if I were doing things, I would start the adding late war East Front assets which could do double duty for the Korean era