next OB update speculation

[BIGNEWY]

Just now, Hiob said:

For conveying big News or for being the big guy who is new? 

off topic now, but I served with my brother in the same battalion, I am bigger than he is, and our surname is Newnham.
Infantry guys are not very creative with nicknames

[Hiob]

19 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

Infantry guys are not very creative with nicknames

...but very descriptive!  Sorry for the OT! (Edit: and thanks for the insight!)

Edited October 19, 2023 by Hiob

[BIGNEWY]

No problem, now back to Open beta public test patch speculation

[MAXsenna]

off topic now, but I served with my brother in the same battalion, I am bigger than he is, and our surname is Newnham.
Infantry guys are not very creative with nicknames

Haha! Excellent!

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[Hiob]

I'm starting to feel excitement creep up in my guts.... feels a bit like the late afternoon before gift giving on christmas as a child.... 

[BIGNEWY]

Final checks permitting we are still good for today, just need to be patient now. 

Looking forward to everyone's feedback and reports.

[Hiob]

14 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

Looking forward to everyone's feedback and reports.

I hope people are aware, that potholes are inevitable with such a profound update, and will be relaxed with initial hickups..... I mean - I hope for the best, but am fully prepared to experience some weirdness along the way. 

[Bucic]

@ThorBrasilSSS could be Sub-Surface Scattering. If it's not for even more photorealistic water rendering then the ONLY thing I could think of is... soldier ears... when the light source is on the opposite side to the camera. It works wonders on goblin ears anyway

[Hiob]

2 minutes ago, Bucic said:

@ThorBrasilSSS could be Sub-Surface Scattering. If it's not for even more photorealistic water rendering then the ONLY thing I could think of is... soldier ears... when the light source is on the opposite side to the camera. It works wonders on goblin ears anyway

iirc, BN already confirmed that SSS means screen space shadows. A (drawing from research somebody else did) mean to render shadows from small environment details without much strain on the GPU.

[Ram69]

If you wanted to accidentally on purpose post the full 2.9 changelog a bit early, that would be cool

[PLUTON]

Hahahahaha yes an accident can happen so quickly!
but we wouldn't blame you, it would make us read to bring down blood pressure

[Raven434th]

13 hours ago, Raisuli said:

That last one concerns me.  Does this mean they reel in the drogue after five gallons of fuel transferred?  Mission accomplished?

I've heard back-office rumors the sheep have bugs, or at the very least fleas.  Hopefully they get that fixed in time.

 

I heard that it's really an issue with the ratio of white sheep to black sheep...Veterans of the 403 Wolf Squadron are mediating...

[Tazer83]

Bristling with anticipation today. Would be nice to give us a sneek peak of the change log. Looking forward to 2.9 guys.

[DishDoggie]

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

Final checks permitting we are still good for today, just need to be patient now. 

Looking forward to everyone's feedback and reports.

I can hear the Click of each second movement of the minute hand on the clock on the other side of the room even with my headphones on to stop the madness of  my patient waiting. You did this to me. Shame on you.

Thanks for doing this hard work for all of us.

[BIGNEWY]

46 minutes ago, Hiob said:

I hope people are aware, that potholes are inevitable with such a profound update, and will be relaxed with initial hickups..... I mean - I hope for the best, but am fully prepared to experience some weirdness along the way. 

Yes that is why we have open beta, we will also have known issues in the change log for fixing later. 

[hannibal]

reading thru new comments.. seeing @BIGNEWY profile pic, im wondering if he is a cat lover? that is my speculation lol

internet cats rule the internet!

i am in great anticipation too.

looking to possible take day off tmrw to enjoy DCS!

studying AV8B at moment.. 

Edited October 19, 2023 by hannibal

[HARTMANN1145]

Looking forward to this...Kudos to all concerned as usual!

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

Final checks permitting we are still good for today, just need to be patient now. 

Looking forward to everyone's feedback and reports.

Benchmark ready!

 

[Ram69]

I have this strange feeling that the download speed for this patch is going to be on the slower side

[Hiob]

Maybe I should consider to disable all modules/maps that I'm not using that much right now before starting the update..... 

[BIGNEWY]

2 minutes ago, Hiob said:

Maybe I should consider to disable all modules/maps that I'm not using that much right now before starting the update..... 

disabled would still download them, you need to delete to save on download. 

[Hiob]

Just now, BIGNEWY said:

disabled would still download them, you need to delete to save on download. 

Right, ty. Still a good idea though I think, since reloading them one by one if I actually need them wouldn't take nearly as much time and also wouldn't collide with a busy server.

[evilnate]

Hoping for revamped ground explosion effects.

[PLUTON]

Mr BIGNEWY is a feline but a tender and kind feline like a cat,
but who can hurt very hard if you lack respect for the DCS community and those who work hard so that no one destroys their efforts.

[Silver_Dragon]

2 minutes ago, evilnate said:

Hoping for revamped ground explosion effects.

Revamp ground explosions effects has planned fromo "202X and Beyond" roadmaps, but no dates yets.