DCS: Afghanistan FAQ

[IceyJones]

is this the high quality ED promised? will this be improved?

because this is disappointing quality tbh! i expected at least syria quality

yes....thats in the high detail area, as you can see at the detailed other stuff, that is interrupted by these really bad filler textures

[BIGNEWY]

24 minutes ago, IceyJones said:

is this the high quality ED promised? will this be improved?

because this is disappointing quality tbh! i expected at least syria quality

yes....thats in the high detail area, as you can see at the detailed other stuff, that is interrupted by these really bad filler textures

It is early access, you can see where the detailed areas are in the southwest region around the towns and airfields, work continues during early access and if you see issue please post them in the bug section, place a unit on the location and share the mission file. 

thank you 

[saldy]

2 hours ago, IceyJones said:

is this the high quality ED promised? will this be improved?

because this is disappointing quality tbh! i expected at least syria quality

yes....thats in the high detail area, as you can see at the detailed other stuff, that is interrupted by these really bad filler textures

 

This is afgan swamp 

[MAXsenna]

This is afgan swamp 

Partially dry...

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[Mike Force Team]

We have to blame global warming in the virtual world. 

Mike Force Team 

[Hiob]

So, ok - after a longer flight over Afghanistan I have mixed feelings about it

Pros

- very nice colours

- the mountain tops and general appearance from altitude

- the detailed proximity around airfields, including the vegetation and ground clutter

 

Cons

- the breakup of ground textures when you get lower 

- the (apparently) procedural from satellite imagery created ground textures are poorly blended into handcrafted regions

- small settlements look like randomly thrown onto the satellite images and totally out of place

That does all pretty much go into the same problem. The problem that I called the SA-situation. (The use of satellite imagery isn‘t well executed imho, at this state I absolutely prefer handcrafted maps. Case in point - the handcrafted parts of the map look awesome).

[flavnet]

Why is Kabul Airport not marked active on the map and appears unusable? Yet it should be the most important airport for air operations.

[Yurgon]

43 minutes ago, flavnet said:

Why is Kabul Airport not marked active on the map and appears unusable?

The Afghanistan map thus far is limited to the southwest. Kabul is much farther to the east and will in turn be part of (presumably) the east Afghanistan expansion that is scheduled to come later in Early Access.

[Gambit21]

What’s looking good, looks very very good. I’m pleased with progress, Kandahar airfield - OUTSTANDING.

I’m looking forward to seeing detail develope, textures improve in outlaying areas, peaks and valleys.

Those operators need resupply and air support.

 

[Timex3]

Hi all. I'm looking for some help. I purchased the Southwest Afghanistan and it downloaded without any issues. The Southwest Afghanistan Map is working perfectly. I also purchased the main Afghanistan Map, but it will not even show up when I start DCS. I can't even download the Map, it won't work. I checked that I paid for this Map, but again it doesn't appear for download! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

With Respect,

Timex 3

[Boosterdog]

26 minutes ago, Timex3 said:

Hi all. I'm looking for some help. I purchased the Southwest Afghanistan and it downloaded without any issues. The Southwest Afghanistan Map is working perfectly. I also purchased the main Afghanistan Map, but it will not even show up when I start DCS. I can't even download the Map, it won't work. I checked that I paid for this Map, but again it doesn't appear for download! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

With Respect,

Timex 3

Ask ED for a refund for the SW region map.

See the FAQ. The Full map you bought already includes the SW region as well as the other 2 planned regions when they are released. 

You can only use the SW regaion right now as thats the only part so far released. 

 

[Boosterdog]

On 7/12/2024 at 4:59 PM, BIGNEWY said:

It is early access, you can see where the detailed areas are in the southwest region around the towns and airfields, work continues during early access and if you see issue please post them in the bug section, place a unit on the location and share the mission file. 

thank you 

Im a tad confused. The SW region is stated as being feature complete but the outlying areas away from the towns and villages revert to a lower graphical standard.  Are improvments to these unpopulated areas in the works or are those terrain tiles the finished article?  In other words are we just to expect the handmade feels around towns and airbases and the Kola/SA feel everywhere else? 

[Nightstalker]

11 minutes ago, Boosterdog said:

Im a tad confused. The SW region is stated as being feature complete but the outlying areas away from the towns and villages revert to a lower graphical standard.  Are improvments to these unpopulated areas in the works or are those terrain tiles the finished article?  In other words are we just to expect the handmade feels around towns and airbases and the Kola/SA feel everywhere else? 

This is why I was willing to buy this map so early as BIGNEWY clearly stated in the Afghanistan Map FAQ in this forum:

"DCS: Southwest Afghanistan will receive some updates post-release but will for all intents and purposes be feature-complete."

[Lee1]

On 6/26/2024 at 10:10 PM, draconus said:

It's 26th June, does it answer your question?

Thank you so much for your helpful contribution.

1 hour ago, Boosterdog said:

Ask ED for a refund for the SW region map.

See the FAQ. The Full map you bought already includes the SW region as well as the other 2 planned regions when they are released. 

You can only use the SW regaion right now as thats the only part so far released. 

 

 

Edited July 14, 2024 by Lee1

[Timex3]

1 hour ago, Boosterdog said:

Ask ED for a refund for the SW region map.

See the FAQ. The Full map you bought already includes the SW region as well as the other 2 planned regions when they are released. 

You can only use the SW regaion right now as thats the only part so far released. 

 

So, if I understand the Main Afghanistan Map hasn't been released? I was very disappointed with SW Afghanistan Map, it's awful!

[Boosterdog]

1 minute ago, Timex3 said:

So, if I understand the Main Afghanistan Map hasn't been released? I was very disappointed with SW Afghanistan Map, it's awful!

The Main map is an "unbrella" purchase that includes all three regions as they get released. So it technically it is released but is now just 1/3 complete.  As you bought both SW and the full map, you should ask for a refund on the SW map as its already included in the full map (if that makes sense?). There is no reason to purchase both unless you only had an interest in certain regions.  

[Timex3]

Just now, Boosterdog said:

The Main map is an "unbrella" purchase that includes all three regions as they get released. So it technically it is released but is now just 1/3 complete.  As you bought both SW and the full map, you should ask for a refund on the SW map as its already included in the full map (if that makes sense?). There is no reason to purchase both unless you only had an interest in certain regions.  

Thank you Boosterdog.

Timex 3

[Boosterdog]

Ive bomabarded various forums elsewhere with this today  so I may as well say it here since, its whats its about. 

One of the reasons why those outlying areas look so "basic" is the draw distance of the shrubs. As they are rendering so close to the point of view of the player, the majorty of what can been seen is effectively the "undercoat" of the terrain tile only. 

It seems to me (by no means am I claiming to be an expert)  that the manner in which the shrubs (now a key element of an arrid environment) are rendered is a throw back to 2010 and the Causcauses where their primary use appeared to be to fill out forested areas as a player got closer ( Ie not there until you are there) to give the impression of denser cover. As such, although they are a part of the "tree" family of objects,  they appear to be "hobbled" with a ratio reduction to render distance etc in comparision with most other trees (presumably because they are generated everwhere and would have crippled the potatoes we ran back then, given everything else). 

Now, of course the more shrubs, the greater imapct on performance but its not as if that performance is already being hammered by acres of woodland or, for that matter, grass (something which also helps cover the tile in more temperate maps).  I dunno. Perhaps worth a looksee to see if that ditance could be extended?

[TBarina]

On 3/28/2024 at 8:00 PM, Jester986 said:

This just seems like a bad idea and is putting up red flags for me. I’ll probably wait for the map to be complete before considering a purchase. 

Clearly ED needs to raise funds to support their activity. We all want to support ED in their fantastic job but there are better way to do that instead of buying unfinished (or may sometimes unfinischable) products. There's plenty of great planes and helos to buy that are really good and fun to fly.

I've bought all WWII warbirds and their campaigns (I own them all), Huey (with beatiful campaigns), Gazelle that is now great, SABRE that are all finished, fantastic, easy to learn and plenty of fun.

And of course F18 + SC, F16, A10II and F14.

Note: Luckily I didn't buy F15 by Razbam. 

 

Better concentrate on those than buying promises....

 

[Tom P]

Just a wild thought I saw somewhere else. "Imagine if a company built something, to completion. Tested it. Then released it."

It would help stop the confusion and other complaints. 

[Tom Kazansky]

10 minutes ago, Tom P said:

Just a wild thought I saw somewhere else. "Imagine if a company built something, to completion. Tested it. Then released it."

It would help stop the confusion and other complaints. 

I'm sure the first company that delivers similar content with this method will have a lot of fans.

[BIGNEWY]

Hi all, 

please note we are experiencing an issue with the trial version not showing some detailed areas. We are working on a solution now. 

thank you 

[inexus]

21 hours ago, Boosterdog said:

The Main map is an "unbrella" purchase that includes all three regions as they get released. So it technically it is released but is now just 1/3 complete.  As you bought both SW and the full map, you should ask for a refund on the SW map as its already included in the full map (if that makes sense?). There is no reason to purchase both unless you only had an interest in certain regions.  

Small correction - the first 1/3 of the map is out in EA. That part alone needs a lot of work to be completed, the follows the other 2/3 of Afghanistan. 

[BIGNEWY]

1 hour ago, Schlingel mit Kringel said:

Since when can the map be trialed? It's been out for a few days only and it wasn't for trial when i bought it.

Trials started at the weekend, if you already have a licence obviously you do not need to trial it. 

The team are looking at the low detail issue with the trial currently. 

thank you 

 

[Hotdognz]

2 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

Hi all, 

please note we are experiencing an issue with the trial version not showing some detailed areas. We are working on a solution now. 

thank you 

I think the none trail version seems to be affected too, do you have pics so that us with the paid version can compare it to the trail ?? to see if what we have is working correctly.