Michael-Fr Posted February 20 Posted February 20 (edited) Hello, Shouldn't there be a runway at this airport? or is it because of my computer's poor performance with this map? best regards, Michael Khost.trk dcs.log Edited February 20 by Michael-Fr 1
Minsky Posted February 20 Posted February 20 (edited) The runways at Khost airport and Khost Heliport are indeed missing: Edited February 20 by Minsky 3 Dima | My DCS uploads
ED Team f-18hornet Posted February 25 ED Team Posted February 25 Hi guys, this is not a bug. AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, GeForce RTX 2080Ti, 32 GB DRAM, HOTAS TM Warthog, FSSB R3 Lighting, MFG Crosswind, Win 10 Pro
Solution Minsky Posted February 25 Solution Posted February 25 3 hours ago, f-18hornet said: Hi guys, this is not a bug. Hi, thanks for your response! I am aware that both airfields have unpaved runways. In DCS, however, it looks like a bug because the blurry satellite photo that goes as a "runway" doesn't match the rest of the aerodrome neither in pattern or in quality. And the taxiways are abruptly cut without any transition. Maybe try making runway more pronounced by adding a semi-transparent detail overlay? And/or make aprons and taxiways semi-transparent, so their underlying photo background could better blend with the runway. 4 Dima | My DCS uploads
Weta43 Posted March 29 Posted March 29 Was it ever paved (was it paved when the Soviets were there, or did they just use it unpaved too?) If it was paved when the Soviets were there, it should be paved: From the ED store description: Quote Few war zones have ever seen more A-10C, AH-64D, F-16C, F/A-18C, CH-47F, Mi-24P, Mi-8MTV2, and Su-25 sorties than this. Everyone using it as a Soviet era map has to live with the fact that the map is really modelling the times while the US & its allies were there, if the runway was paved when the Soviets were there this could be a nod to the fact that the 'war on terror' isn't the only war that's ever been fought there. 1 Cheers.
Minsky Posted March 30 Posted March 30 It has nothing to do with the soviets, nods, and whatever. The map represents a more or less modern Afghanistan, when runways at both airfields were unpaved. And so they should remain unpaved in DCS. The problem is purely aesthetic: the current "unpavedness" looks hideous and distracting. 1 Dima | My DCS uploads
skywalker22 Posted March 30 Posted March 30 (edited) There are actually two airports in that area, and we only have the top right one in DCS (without the tarmac), which is actually not in use anymore. But the other one is operational since 2021. It is called Khost International Airport. I think would be cool to have them both. -- About the other smaller "airport" which is nearby Khost airport which is Khost Heliport, it's actually named as Salerno Airport. Would be good to rename it. -- Link to two still active airpoirts (the old one we actually have its not in use anymore): https://skyvector.com/airports/Afghanistan/Khost Edited March 30 by skywalker22 1
skywalker22 Posted March 30 Posted March 30 3 hours ago, Minsky said: It has nothing to do with the soviets, nods, and whatever. The map represents a more or less modern Afghanistan, when runways at both airfields were unpaved. And so they should remain unpaved in DCS. The problem is purely aesthetic: the current "unpavedness" looks hideous and distracting. It has everything to do with the Soviets. This used to be a Russian airbase. There are still 22 abandoned AN-26 aircrafts "parked" at the side of the runway. I'm sure the runway had been paved as usual Russian runways, with huge plates, which you can still see on the parking lots of this airport. Would be cool to have the whole runway paved with those huge plates. 1
Minsky Posted March 30 Posted March 30 (edited) 55 minutes ago, skywalker22 said: I think would be cool to have them both. The map is set about ten years earlier, Khost International wasn't there back then. 20 minutes ago, skywalker22 said: It has everything to do with the Soviets. ... I'm sure the runway had been paved as usual Russian runways, with huge plates Well, if that knowledge will help them to make runways, taxiways and aprons a closer match to materials used by the soviets, then sure. Edited March 30 by Minsky 1 Dima | My DCS uploads
Dragon1-1 Posted April 2 Posted April 2 Was the runway paved, or just the taxiways? Soviets were no strangers to rough field operations. Most Soviet aircraft, especially civilian ones, could use dirt runways, because that's all you get in most "airports" in Russian Far East. Whatever the case, the locals probably stole the plates as soon as the Soviets moved out. 1
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