Since development is "in earnest" when could we see the first screenshots for the developers?

[LimePartician]

I kind of think that some eye candy is needed to give some people an idea of what is being made.

[NineLine]

Like most early teases in the Beyond videos, it could be some time before we do another update, it just depends on how things develop. 

[upyr1]

6 minutes ago, NineLine said:

Like most early teases in the Beyond videos, it could be some time before we do another update, it just depends on how things develop. 

2 weeks? seriously I'm looking forward to seeing more about the F-35

[Df555]

5 hours ago, NineLine said:

Like most early teases in the Beyond videos, it could be some time before we do another update, it just depends on how things develop. 

I rarely wrote on the forum before, but now I am incredibly excited about the F-35 announcement. However, the abundance of criticism has slightly overshadowed my impressions. And this is despite the fact that mods for 5th generation aircraft have been around for a long time, which shows the obvious interest of the community.
Therefore, despite everything, I would like to thank the ED team for such a truly important step in the development of DCS. I am sure that this will only push the development of the entire project.
To those people who are still dissatisfied, I would like to say: just think about it, even if this module will be perhaps a little less realistic than others, given the experience of the developers, we will still get the best F-35 simulator ever created, for years to come. And over time, it will only become better and closer to reality. Is this not enough for you? Many of us did not even hope to ever touch the 5th generation with our own hands, at the level that DCS can offer. I am a little offended that many people do not seem very grateful for this. So once again, thank you ED, and I can only wish you success on this difficult path!

Edited January 18 by Df555

[skywalker22]

@NineLine will you guys maybe have a chance of laser scan the aircraft, maybe the exterior? 

[EchoOneOne]

On 1/20/2025 at 9:10 AM, skywalker22 said:

@NineLine will you guys maybe have a chance of laser scan the aircraft, maybe the exterior? 

No one is gonna let them LIDAR scan the Fat Amy  

[Raisuli]

2 hours ago, EchoOneOne said:

No one is gonna let them LIDAR scan the Fat Amy  

I know a guy who did contract work for the AF on Amy, and they barely let him look at one at a distance on the ground.  Pretty sure he wasn't allowed to take a picture closer than a hundred meters.  I probably got a better one with my big lens flying overhead.

Just watched some of the old ...and Beyond videos.  The F-16 was teased in the 2019 video.  Go look at the release date and do the math; I can't imagine Amy will be any quicker 

[MAXsenna]

9 minutes ago, Raisuli said:

Just watched some of the old ...and Beyond videos. 

 

Great idea!  

 

9 minutes ago, Raisuli said:

The F-16 was teased in the 2019 video.  Go look at the release date and do the math

So, October then?  

 

Edited January 22 by MAXsenna

[Raisuli]

4 hours ago, MAXsenna said:

 

Great idea!  

 

So, October then?  

 

HA!  We're in the Tik-Tok age now.  I was thinking more like lunchtime tomorrow.  More than that and the langen Messer come out.  Vituperation, holding my breath 'till I turn (Navy) blue, all that erudite behavior.

I figure EA in '27 or '28, but we'll see EA lists and a few teasers by the end of this year.  Either way this is a problem that hasn't happened yet so I'm interested but not particularly worked up.  Honestly the central Europe map has me quite a bit more excited, but again we're talking long term so I'll continue doing what I'm doing (Arctic Thunder; my very first campaign!  So exciting!) until something actually changes in the development sphere.

[MAXsenna]

1 minute ago, Raisuli said:

HA!  We're in the Tik-Tok age now.  I was thinking more like lunchtime tomorrow. 

I watched all the beyond videos, and it confused me. On Glowing Amraam's channel I found a video called "2018 and Beyond" . Which teased the F-16, and would make sense since the F-16 release was in October 2019. While the exact same video on ED's channel is called "2019 and Beyond", which gives ≈10 months from tease to release (), and doesn't make sense for me. Does anyone know when the preorders started? 

[Raisuli]

4 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

I watched all the beyond videos, and it confused me. On Glowing Amraam's channel I found a video called "2018 and Beyond" . Which teased the F-16, and would make sense since the F-16 release was in October 2019. While the exact same video on ED's channel is called "2019 and Beyond", which gives ≈10 months from tease to release (), and doesn't make sense for me. Does anyone know when the preorders started? 

You going to make me look that up? 2019.05.27 was the order date; doesn't mean I ordered same day, but probably reasonably close.  Since they indicate development is kicking into gear on the -35 (which is 2.1875 times a -16 and will probably take a little more than twice as long to develop) I'll keep my predictions for release as is 

[MAXsenna]

6 minutes ago, Raisuli said:

will probably take a little more than twice as long to develop) I'll keep my predictions for release as is 

Oh, you and me both. I had hiatus from DCS at the. And was a lttile surprised to see the F-16 being released the same year as it was teased.  

Late 2026 or Q2 2027 could be doable, while I want my FF F-15C too!  

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

7 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

I want my FF F-15C

Now we’re talking