Northstar98 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) A NATO Northern Flank map! YES!!! Though I really hope DCS' naval environment improves because this is the perfect place for it. Edited July 29, 2022 by Northstar98 1 Modules I own: F-14A/B, Mi-24P, AV-8B N/A, AJS 37, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightstalkerNOR Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Holy! What a wonderful scenery this will be! ORBX and northern countries. I am so excited I cannot wait! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I guess it's your lucky day @MBot ! 4 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiberAlex Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Thanks for future maps. I lived in Safonovo-1, Severomorsk-3 and Visokiy (near Olenya) since birth to 18 years-old 3 AMD Ryzen 5600X, ОЗУ 32 Гб, ATI RX590 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_sukebe Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Excellent news. Hoping that there's going to be more sea than shown on the map, to allow somewhat more realistic distances from shore, but otherwise, can't wait. 2 System: 9700, 64GB DDR4, 2070S, NVME2, Rift S, Jetseat, Thrustmaster F18 grip, VPC T50 stick base and throttle, CH Throttle, MFG crosswinds, custom button box, Logitech G502 and Marble mouse. Server: i5 2500@3.9Ghz, 1080, 24GB DDR3, SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northstar98 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Mr_sukebe said: Excellent news. Hoping that there's going to be more sea than shown on the map, to allow somewhat more realistic distances from shore, but otherwise, can't wait. I mean, it would be pretty easy to extend it north further into the Barents - it's just sea. The real piest du resistance for me would be to have Iceland (even if on its own separate map which is later joined together) for a fantastic RSR experience, especially if we get this for the Tu-22M-3 (not to mention a place where the F-4E and F-15 were based historically). Apart from Jan Mayen (which is a tiny island with no permanent population), it's all just sea. Though if such a thing were to ever happen we'd really need to transition away from flat maps. Edited July 30, 2022 by Northstar98 2 Modules I own: F-14A/B, Mi-24P, AV-8B N/A, AJS 37, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman82 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I can not belive it is going to become a reality! I will be able to do this! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorback Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Regarding the choice of the location, the Kola Peninsula fully corresponds to nice "cold war" scenarios. I don't know Orbx at all and as this will be their first map in DCS we hope to see a quality result. The finalization of this map is probably not for immediately but for my part I have only one wish: to have a realization of quality at low altitude with at least the same quality as the Syrian map. The South Athlantic map is currently very disappointing on this aspect... We are waiting and looking for more screenshots, good luck to the Orbx team! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmiefel Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Razorback said: I don't know Orbx at all and as this will be their first map in DCS we hope to see a quality result. If the just deliver the details and quality most of their assets for other flight sims already have, this may become a new standard in DCS map making - just check their site with plenty of examples: as I am not sure if a link to their site is allowed here, just search for FTX ORBX. 2 Primary for DCS and other flightsims: i9 12900K@default OC on MSI Z790 Tomahawk (MS-7D91) | 64 GB DDR5-5600 | Asus TUF RTX3090 Gaming OC | 1x 38"@3840x1600 | 1x 27"@2560x1440 | Windows10Pro64 Spoiler Secondary: i7 11700k@5.1GHz on MSI Z590 Gaming Force MB| 64 GB DDR4-3200 | PowerColor RX6900XTU Red Devil | 1x 32"@2560*1440 + 1x24"@1980*1200 | Windows10Pro64 Backup: i7 6700K@4.8GHz | 64 GB DDR4-2400 | PowerColor RX5700XT Red Devil | SSD-500/1000GB | 1x49" 32:9 Asus X49VQ 3840x1080 | Windows10Pro64 Flightsim Input Devices: VPC: ACE2 Rudder / WarBRD Base / T-50CM2 Base with 50mm ext. / Alpha-R, Mongoos T-50CM, WarBRD and VFX Grip / T-50CM3 Throttle | VPC Sharka-50 + #2 Controle Panel | TM Cougar MFD-Frames| Rift S - Secondary: TM HOTAS WARTHOG/Cougar Throttle+Stick, F-18-Grip | TM TPR Rudder | DelanClip/PS3-CAM IR-Tracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knock-Knock Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Kola map. F'ing YES!! 5 - Jack of many DCS modules, master of none. - Personal wishlist: F-15A, F-4S Phantom II, JAS 39A Gripen, SAAB 35 Draken, F-104 Starfighter, Panavia Tornado IDS. | Windows 11 | i5-12400 | 64Gb DDR4 | RTX 3080 | 2x M.2 | 27" 1440p | Rift CV1 | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS | MFG Crosswind pedals | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnomechild Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 On 7/22/2022 at 12:58 PM, NineLine said: Newsletter Discussion thread for July 29th. DCS: Kola | AH-64D Animations | Free WWII Asset Pack Is the asset pack included with the Channel if that is purchased in a bundle like this? https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/bundles/anton_and_the_channel_bundle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker22 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Is there any approx. date of release? Will we have to wait 4 more years? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcost Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Great news! Anyone thinking I-16? 1 W10 64 I7 4790k o/c to 4.6Ghz Asus Maximus Ranger VII 24gb DDR3 RAM @ 2133 Asus Strix 1080ti OC ASUS ROG G-sync 27" monitor DCS on M2 drive Samsung 960 Pro MS FFB2 with F-16 grip CH pro throttle MFG Crosswind pedals TrackIR 5 3 x Bodnar button & axis boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knock-Knock Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Wondering. Will midnight sun be supported? 2 - Jack of many DCS modules, master of none. - Personal wishlist: F-15A, F-4S Phantom II, JAS 39A Gripen, SAAB 35 Draken, F-104 Starfighter, Panavia Tornado IDS. | Windows 11 | i5-12400 | 64Gb DDR4 | RTX 3080 | 2x M.2 | 27" 1440p | Rift CV1 | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS | MFG Crosswind pedals | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted July 29, 2022 Author ED Team Share Posted July 29, 2022 13 minutes ago, skywalker22 said: Is there any approx. date of release? Will we have to wait 4 more years? No dates yet. 2 Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jascha Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Wow, great news! I can't wait for the release. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBot Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Wow, this is huge news indeed! For me this was totally unexpected. And what a nice surprise this is. Absolutely fantastic map for the most important naval-air theater of the Cold War. And it looks like it is going to be huge. It includes the area for a Soviet land invasion of Sweden via Finnland, which is going to be Viggen homecountry. I would have considered it to be completely appropriate if this would have been its own map, separate from the North Norway-Kola theater. For me this feels like two maps in one. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_sukebe Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Just a thought, maybe we should do a DCS "group buy" for the additional SSD storage space that we're going to need. 2 System: 9700, 64GB DDR4, 2070S, NVME2, Rift S, Jetseat, Thrustmaster F18 grip, VPC T50 stick base and throttle, CH Throttle, MFG crosswinds, custom button box, Logitech G502 and Marble mouse. Server: i5 2500@3.9Ghz, 1080, 24GB DDR3, SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogster Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) Great news. EF2000 map? Very interesting to see what the Orbx team can do with the DCS engine. Can they port assets, mesh directly to DCS if they want to? Also the Orbx presence in the civvie sim market is huge, this could make some MSFS users take more notice of DCS. We heard nothing after the A2A guys were pictured with Wags a few years ago and the confirmation A2A were talking to ED. Unfortunately the MSFS 2020 announcement and Covid came soon after and disrupted things. Hopefully next. Edited July 29, 2022 by Mogster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IR.Clutch Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 38 минут назад, twistking сказал: the airport is just a flat texture, so no: it's not almost finished I assume that the process of creating terrain in ORBX is so fine-tuned and automated that we won't have to wait long. 1 i7-11700K 5GHz, 64GB DDR4@3200, ZOTAC RTX4090, iiyama 34 Red Eagle || Quest 3, HP Reverb G2, TrackIR 5 || Orion2 F-16EX Viper Throttle Combo, TM Warthog throttle(button box), Virpil WarBRD+Viper stick, VPC interceptor pedals || TM MFD Cougar pack || F-16C, F-15E, AH-64D | Simshaker Jetpad || F-16 Panels: Landing Gear, CMDS, ICP, Avionics, Sensors, Lighting, Air Cond, HUD, Anti Ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dali Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) screenshot, obviously now deleted, seems like Trondheim airport to me. And it might actualy be from ORBX Trondheim FS2020.... Edited July 29, 2022 by dali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted July 29, 2022 ED Team Share Posted July 29, 2022 the image was added by mistake, our bad. Obviously very w.i.p thanks 1 Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogster Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, dali said: screenshot, obviously now deleted, seems like Trondheim airport to me. And it might actualy be from ORBX Trondheim FS2020.... That was my thinking. If Orbx already have objects can they be used in DCS quite easily? For MSFS they have a nice freeware mesh for Iceland… Edited July 29, 2022 by Mogster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglewings Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Fantastic news I must say.Ef2000 map jumped into my thought the minute I saw today's newsletter. Ef2000 game was such a great game for me back then and with Heatflur/Truegrit Typhoon coming I am going to be reliving those sweets times in the closest map in dcs to that from DID. The developer are renowned for making world class terrain, so I very sure it is going to be an exciting experience in this map. This is surely going to put ED in yet another spotlight.Like others have mentioned, hope we do not have to wait too long (ironical and infamous 2 weeks-time) to get this map.I wish all parties involved the very best in this project. 5 Windows 10 Pro 64bit|Ryzen 5600 @3.8Ghz|EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra|Corair vengence 32G DDR4 @3200mhz|MSI B550|Thrustmaster Flightstick| Virpil CM3 Throttle| Thrustmaster TFRP Rudder Pedal /Samsung Odyssey Plus Headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exhausted Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 It will be MiG-31 and Su-27 galore! Kuznetsov might make an appearance, perhaps on fire or in a dry dock, which is on fire. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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