Winter Normandy

[BluePhantom]

I am very surprised that there is absolutely no interest in a winter version of Normandy. How strange.

[razo+r]

There is absolutely quite a bit of interest in a winter version of Normandy from the community, however, the developers have no plans currently for winter.

Here's a tiny collection of that topic:

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Will there be winter textures?
At this time, no. We plan for DCS: Normandy 2.0 to include Summer as it is being created around operations in Normandy in the summer of 1944 (Opération Neptune) but it will also include Spring and Autumn seasons.

 

[BluePhantom]

Thank you for your reply. Much as I surmised. Even though a winter environment is more relevant to Normandy than other maps, the developer has no intention of fulfilling this wish. I know it is a lot of work, but, really, enhancing the palace of Versailles . . . is that really more important?

[Furia]

I would really love to have winter textures for this map.

The terrain, despite being intended for WWII fixed wing operations, happens to be the best helicopter terrain so far in DCS.

In my squadron we have already done two modern helicopter campaings on this terrain.

Please consider the winter version..pls..pls…

[ggrewe]

ED & Ugra Media have made their money out of you & us - so no more interest in developing Winter version - so "bugger off now & stop begging!"

A more creative way of approaching it by ED / Ugra is to possibly make as a paid add-on?

For a token fee, like they did when they re-launched Normandy 2.0 with discounted rates for those who had Normandy 1.0 & Channel Map already

They don't even need to put precious resources onto it, they could commission talented terrain artists like Barthek or LucShep to do the textures & pay them through the profits?

They have already proved their abilities and talents (for free) & would be great to see them get rewarded.

Could even do  an online poll to check community response & feasibility?

Please just don't say NO

We have a beautiful map with iconic cities like London & Paris , lets max its usage!

While I'm on my high horse

 - can we get an option to have to have the high detail of the Channel map in Normandy 2.0?

   I know its 2 different companies bla, bla, but Ugra already shared their Southern assets with OneReTech on the Syria /Sinai maps, so its not on principle?

   I'll even pay for it, as another add on!

  

Edited January 9 by ggrewe
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[MAXsenna]

1 hour ago, ggrewe said:

I know its 2 different companies bla, bla, but Ugra already shared their Southern assets with OneReTech on the Syria /Sinai maps, so its not on principle?

They did? What assets was that? Pretty sure the airfields do not look identical, while I could be wrong. 

1 hour ago, ggrewe said:

For a token fee, like they did when they re-launched Normandy 2.0 with discounted rates for those who had Normandy 1.0 & Channel Map already

Fine by me. As long as the ground clutter doesn't pierce the snow like it does on pretty much every other map. 

As a Norwegian flying low in the winter on Kola just have stones, shrubble and grass and what not pop up. No, no, no!  

[ggrewe]

7 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

They did? What assets was that? Pretty sure the airfields do not look identical, while I could be wrong. 

Yeah, couple of mths back with one of the updates, OneReTech removed most of the Haifa detail from their Sinai map in the north, something about they were using assets made by Ugra's Syria map. Uproar by the community, got it restored a few days later. So compromise can happen.

13 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

Fine by me. As long as the ground clutter doesn't pierce the snow like it does on pretty much every other map.

Barthek did an amazing job on the  Caucasus map with full & partial snow - they should draft him in. Snow cover will not be as heavy as your part of the world 

[MAXsenna]

1 hour ago, ggrewe said:

Yeah, couple of mths back with one of the updates, OneReTech removed most of the Haifa detail from their Sinai map in the north, something about they were using assets made by Ugra's Syria map. Uproar by the community, got it restored a few days later. So compromise can happen.

Are you sure? To my knowledge they had overlapping parts of the map. Not the same assets. People were actually commenting how the airfields didn't look the same and had different assets on them. And yes, I was very vocal in that debate.

1 hour ago, ggrewe said:

Barthek did an amazing job on the  Caucasus map with full & partial snow - they should draft him in. Snow cover will not be as heavy as your part of the world 

Totally agree! I have it, even if I prefer Lucshep's version for the time being, while if I need less snow,  I go with Barthek!