DCS Newsletter discussion 3rd February 2023 - DCS: F-15E Strike Eagle is officially coming to DCS

[BIGNEWY]

DCS Newsletter discussion 3rd February 2023  - DCS: F-15E Strike Eagle is officially coming to DCS

[Beirut]

"A few months"?

 

Yeesh!

[scommander2]

Is it a pre-order?

[BIGNEWY]

The DCS: F-15E Strike Eagle by RAZBAM has entered our final validation and testing phase. The pre-order, which comes with a 30% discount, is currently planned for the 15th of February, 2023. Once the pre-order begins, we anticipate the F-15E to be released into Early Access a few months later and perhaps sooner.

[ironhard]

1 minute ago, scommander2 said:

Is it a pre-order?

Two weeks

[Stratos]

Will we see Marianas WW2 in the next Beta update? @BIGNEWY

Edited February 3, 2023 by Stratos

[scommander2]

@BIGNEWY Thanks

[gordenjay]

Really interest in Be Afraid of the Dark (Part 1) , where can I find it?

[BIGNEWY]

17 minutes ago, scommander2 said:

@BIGNEWY Thanks

you are welcome 

[Lace]

The above mentioned '10 Percent True' podcast series really is first class, and the best (IMHO) military aviation themed podcast available.  Steve is very knowledgeable and a great interviewer.  Highly recommended listening for any DCS'er.

[BIGNEWY]

10 Percent true podcast discord can be found here 

https://discord.gg/WQG5SgGp

[Gunfreak]

1 hour ago, Beirut said:

"A few months"?

 

Yeesh!

I know right,  pre-order and few months, we're in April at best.

So F4 pre order in a few months, then release a few months after that. We're in June?

Corsair pre order in half a year than a few months, we're in October. 

There's at least a 20% chance we'll be living in a post apocalyptic hell world by October,  with access to electricity and so computer time, very limited. 

Edited February 3, 2023 by Gunfreak

[Beirut]

1 hour ago, Gunfreak said:

I know right,  pre-order and few months, we're in April at best.

So F4 pre order in a few months, then release a few months after that. We're in June?

Corsair pre order in half a year than a few months, we're in October. 

 

I wonder if we'll see four modules this year? 

 

1 hour ago, Gunfreak said:

There's at least a 20% chance we'll be living in a post apocalyptic hell world by October,  with access to electricity and so computer time, very limited. 

 

 

Only 20%?

 

You silly delightful optimist. 

[Eldur]

Today, I fired up my rig, opened my browser, went to the DCS Shop site and was a little disappointed not to see the F-15E right there as expected. And I was hoping for a possible release into EA by early March. But well, I also expected that it might need more time in the oven as it's typically the case with any module, so I wasn't baffled at least. I'll drop my bits in two weeksᵀᴹ then. I guess, expecting an early access release early March then would be more than just highly optimistic, so I'd set my optimistic one to somewhere around April and my overall target to simply just Q2 for now. There's plenty of other stuff to do anyway and I'd rather it be in a good state at release. Thanks for the heads up!

[draconus]

21 hours ago, gordenjay said:

Really interest in Be Afraid of the Dark (Part 1) , where can I find it?

In DCS/mods/aircraft/F-15E/docs

[AdrianL]

21 hours ago, gordenjay said:

Really interest in Be Afraid of the Dark (Part 1)

It will be released as part of the F-15E module. So you need to wait till the F-15E release

Edited February 4, 2023 by AdrianL

[VDV]

ok  preorder date is clear, and when exactly is the release date??

[draconus]

2 minutes ago, VDV said:

when exactly is the release date?

No date given yet.

[Dragon1-1]

I strongly suspect April with the month's OB patch, as is typically done. March is too early, especially since we're currently looking at the patch very early that month. Even if it's delayed, it's unlikely there'll be late enough to get the Mudhen in. Plus, if it's as big as I think, releasing a new module in the same patch might confound things.

[Silver_Dragon]

On 2/3/2023 at 4:34 PM, Gunfreak said:

I know right,  pre-order and few months, we're in April at best.

So F4 pre order in a few months, then release a few months after that. We're in June?

Corsair pre order in half a year than a few months, we're in October. 

There's at least a 20% chance we'll be living in a post apocalyptic hell world by October,  with access to electricity and so computer time, very limited. 

 

Dont need a "drama"... someone need remembrer the "Where are my F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64..." etc

 

On 2/3/2023 at 5:52 PM, Beirut said:

 

I wonder if we'll see four modules this year? 

 

 

Only 20%?

 

You silly delightful optimist. 

Do you missing CH-47D, Sinai, Marianans WW2 and others....

The release list on the last years was not bad:
- 2012: 4 (CA / P-51D / A-10C / Ka-50-2)
- 2013: 3 (FC-3 / UH-1H / Mi-8MTv2)
- 2014: 4 (Bf-109K-4 / Fw-190D-9 / F-86F / Mig-21Bis)
- 2015: 6 (L-39C/ZA / Nevada NTTR / Mig-15Bis / C-101 / Mirage2000C / Hawk Mk.1)
- 2016: 3 (Spitfire Mark IXc / F-5E / Sa342)
- 2017: 5 (WW2 Assets Pack / Chinesse Assets Pack / AJS-37 / AV-8B / Normandy WW2)
- 2018: 4 (F/A-18C / Yak-52 / Persian Gulf / J-11A)
- 2019: 7 (F-16CM /  Fw-190A-8 / JF-17 / F-14 / Christen Eable II / I-16 type 24 / Mig-19P)
- 2020: 4 (P-47D-30 / SuperCarrier / The Channel / Syria)
- 2021: 4 (A-10C-2 / de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI / Mil Mi-24P / Marianas)
- 2022: 5 (AH-64D / Ka-50-3 / Mirage F1 / MBB-339 / South Atlantic)
4,45 modules by year...

And a "plausible" list to 2023 can be F-15E / F-4E / F4-U1 Corsair / Normandy 2.0 / Sinai / Marianas WW2 / CH-47D / La-7 / F6F?

Edited February 8, 2023 by Silver_Dragon

[Beirut]

5 minutes ago, Silver_Dragon said:

 

 

Do you missing CH-47D, Sinai, Marianans WW2 and others....

 

I'll be surprised and delighted to see the Ch-47 this year.

 

 

5 minutes ago, Silver_Dragon said:

The release list on the last years was not bad:
- 2012: 4 (CA / P-51D / A-10C / Ka-50-2)
- 2013: 3 (FC-3 / UH-1H / Mi-8MTv2)
- 2014: 4 (Bf-109K-4 / Fw-190D-9 / F-86F / Mig-21Bis)
- 2015: 6 (L-39C/ZA / Nevada NTTR / Mig-15Bis / C-101 / Mirage2000C / Hawk Mk.1)
- 2016: 3 (Spitfire Mark IXc / F-5E / Sa342)
- 2017: 5 (WW2 Assets Pack / Chinesse Assets Pack / AJS-37 / AV-8B / Normandy WW2)
- 2018: 4 (F/A-18C / Yak-52 / Persian Gulf / J-11A)
- 2019: 7 (F-16CM /  Fw-190A-8 / JF-17 / F-14 / Christen Eable II / I-16 type 24 / Mig-19P)
- 2020: 4 (P-47D-30 / SuperCarrier / The Channel / Syria)
- 2021: 3 (de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI / Mil Mi-24P / Marianas)
- 2022: 4 (AH-64D / Mirage F1 / MBB-339 / South Atlantic)
4,2 modules by year...

 

 

Then the odds are good.

 

I wouldn't mind seven releases this year. A lot of us are getting on in years, we're running out of time. 

[Mapi]

On 2/8/2023 at 11:59 AM, Silver_Dragon said:

Dont need a "drama"... someone need remembrer the "Where are my F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64..." etc

 

Do you missing CH-47D, Sinai, Marianans WW2 and others....

The release list on the last years was not bad:
- 2012: 4 (CA / P-51D / A-10C / Ka-50-2)
- 2013: 3 (FC-3 / UH-1H / Mi-8MTv2)
- 2014: 4 (Bf-109K-4 / Fw-190D-9 / F-86F / Mig-21Bis)
- 2015: 6 (L-39C/ZA / Nevada NTTR / Mig-15Bis / C-101 / Mirage2000C / Hawk Mk.1)
- 2016: 3 (Spitfire Mark IXc / F-5E / Sa342)
- 2017: 5 (WW2 Assets Pack / Chinesse Assets Pack / AJS-37 / AV-8B / Normandy WW2)
- 2018: 4 (F/A-18C / Yak-52 / Persian Gulf / J-11A)
- 2019: 7 (F-16CM /  Fw-190A-8 / JF-17 / F-14 / Christen Eable II / I-16 type 24 / Mig-19P)
- 2020: 4 (P-47D-30 / SuperCarrier / The Channel / Syria)
- 2021: 4 (A-10C-2 / de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI / Mil Mi-24P / Marianas)
- 2022: 5 (AH-64D / Ka-50-3 / Mirage F1 / MBB-339 / South Atlantic)
4,45 modules by year...

And a "plausible" list to 2023 can be F-15E / F-4E / F4-U1 Corsair / Normandy 2.0 / Sinai / Marianas WW2 / CH-47D / La-7 / F6F?

 

-2010 1 (A-10C)

I have it download at 2010-10-14 

[Antartis]

On 2/8/2023 at 12:59 PM, Silver_Dragon said:

And a "plausible" list to 2023 can be F-15E / F-4E / F4-U1 Corsair / Normandy 2.0 / Sinai / Marianas WW2 / CH-47D / La-7 / F6F?

I think the Kiowa should be on the list for 2023 as well...