DCS: Cold War Germany FAQ

[ggrewe]

From the latest newsletter, I see there will be an Assets pack with Phase 3.

I'm assuming this will be part of the full purchase price map & not a separate purchase like the WWII Assets pack?

Can we also get a provisional list of assets, or is it too soon?

I've seen T-34/85 & the Russian LCAC's, hopefully they are part of the pack?

Thanks

[fanta5]

Am 16.4.2025 um 01:37 schrieb Volator:

No Wittmund ETNT?

Damn it... my virtual squadron is screwed... 

Also no Jever ETNJ, no Oldenburg ETNO...

I wonder, too!

 

ETNO as former AMF-Squadron (Allied Mobile Forces) and ETNT with the wellknown Squadron "Richthofen".

[5e EVC Chappy]

No CFB Baden–Soellingen?

[Bremspropeller]

3 minutes ago, 5e EVC Chappy said:

No CFB Baden–Soellingen?

It's there. Will come in Phase 3.

Edited Friday at 05:26 PM by Bremspropeller

[Ian Boys UK]

Strange to see Oranienburg AB just north of Berlin missing. It was one of the top three nuclear targets.

[tonialkon]

This Map is amazing !!! thankou very much Ugra Media

[II.JG1_Vonrd]

On 4/15/2025 at 3:13 PM, MAESTR0 said:

10. Will there be RSBN beacons on the maps?
- Yes, East German airbases are already equipped with RSBN beacons.

RSBNs aren't working in the MiG-21. Another user implied that this is because the 21 isn't part of the DCS core modules. The 21 can use RSBN in all other maps though AFAIK. Are there plans to correct this? Making Cold War scenarios without the 21 would be unrealistic. Without nav aids IMC and night would be quite problematic. Also, a way to input ARK (NDB) using the Russian system of Sector, Number, Channel would be much appreciated.

[Tarres]

The 21 uses rsbn that only works with the 21, same with the ndb. IRL only 9 presets with outer/inner selection via sector/number are available. Something like Yak-52’s ark-15 and the future 29 FF. 

The file affected for the 21 is in the 21 directory and doesn’t use the standard beacons.lua that is coded as a definition in every map.

[Sryan]

This looks great! I would have loved the inclusion of NATO AFB Geilenkirchen (E-3A base), EHBK and Leeuwarden (EHLW).

[Damai]

Excelent map, it's gona be my favorite

It there a easy way to find the locations of the 40 sam sites ?

[RubberDogSh1tOutOfHKG]

Really love the map!

Please add Værløse Airbase on Sealand, it is well within the Phase 2 and 3 area. And had F16 Shelters!

[SpecteRED]

how much memory does it take on loaded servers (max settings)? like shadowreapers or contention.... 64 GB is not enough for me

Edited Saturday at 10:17 PM by SpecteRED

[zsoltfireman]

Thank you map

[Rex]

This map is already a contender for "Best Map of All Time", IMHO.  It's just fantastic!  There are so many air bases, if the one you want isn't modeled, use a another base as a stand-in.  I mean, they have to release it at some point and 120 bases is really a lot.  I think the Fulda Gap focus probably provides for the highest number of air+ground scenarios.

Oh one minor thing, Ctl+F12 isn't taking me to my train.  I'm sure it was a minor consideration and rightfully so, just throwing it out there as an FYI.

 

 

[waterman]

22 minutes ago, Rex said:

Oh one minor thing, Ctl+F12 isn't taking me to my train.  I'm sure it was a minor consideration and rightfully so, just throwing it out there as an FYI.

 

just check you are pressing Left Ctrl and F12 and not Right Ctrl and F12

You can also press F10 map view and click on any train you want to follow then Left Ctrl and F12

Edited Sunday at 06:44 AM by waterman

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

8 hours ago, Rex said:

This map is already a contender for "Best Map of All Time", IMHO.

I agree! 

[IvanK]

What year is the Map based on ?

[Mike Force Team]

As part of the Cold War Asset Pack, will this include Ground Launch Cruise Missles (GLCM)?

Mike Force Team 

[Tom Kazansky]

2 hours ago, IvanK said:

What year is the Map based on ?

ED shop says:

Quote

DCS: Cold War Germany, developed by Ugra-Media, recreates central Europe at the height of the Cold War in the 1980s.

 

[marcin34-13]

Dear Ugra Media, do you plan recreating southern regions of germany like Munich?

[okletsgo]

Great map.

First time I see 64GB RAM being almost fully used.... I wonder if there would be any benefit with 96GB (for my next build).

[Bremspropeller]

@MAESTR0 I just scrolled through the Phase 2 and Phase 3 airfield list again and I found that in the Phase 2 dropdown,  Obermehler-Schlotheim Airfield is already featured in Phase 1. Similarily, in the Phase 3 dropdown, Holzdorf Air Base is also already in Phase 1.

I'd gladly exchange those two with an extended scope including Strasbourg-Entzheim and Colmar-Meyenheim in Phase 3

They're already there:

Strasbourg:

Spoiler

Colmar (just west of Bremgarten) is the dark green outlines:

Spoiler

http://www.france-air-nato.net/CONTENU/COLMAR/Images/Colmar_PAV.jpg

 

Edited Monday at 04:14 PM by Bremspropeller

[Thamiel]

I suspect, these are relics of an automated conversion process of sat images to ground textures. My home town is missing as well. But at the correct location you find brown lines and rectangles in the green accurately defining the actual streets and buildings.

[Phantom711]

Am 16.4.2025 um 04:10 schrieb SlipHavoc:

I love how they're putting in 120 airbases, plus dozens of smaller fields and helicopter bases, and like half the comments about it are "not enough airbases, you should have put in my favorite ones, unplayable, will not buy".

I agree to some extent, but then again, they draw lines on a map and call them Phase 1-3 and then they just ommit Luftwaffe Airbases that are within the boundaries of at least Phase 3. Scratching Wittmund, Jever and Oldenburg from the list simply erases 3 Fighter or FighterBomber Wings of the Luftwaffe from the map. One of which is an F-4 Wing. Yes...I am biased, but I still find it odd, since the F-4 is a very much alive module in DCS. The other 2 bases being a Tornado and a Fiat G91 /Alphajet base. 

If you now add the Luftwaffe bases that are further north that are scratched off as well even though they are within the drawn boundaries, that makes it a bit of a bummer to some of us.

Sure, it´s still playable and enjoyable...

Edited Tuesday at 07:03 PM by Phantom711

[Lt.Seahawk]

3 hours ago, Phantom711 said:

I agree to some extent, but then again, they draw lines on a map and call them Phase 1-3 and then they just ommit Luftwaffe Airbases that are within the boundaries of at least Phase 3. Scratching Wittmund, Jever and Oldenburg from the list simply erases 3 Fighter or FighterBomber Wings of the Luftwaffe from the map. One of which is an F-4 Wing. Yes...I am biased, but I still find it odd, since the F-4 is a very much alive module in DCS. The other 2 bases being a Tornado and a Fiat G91 /Alphajet base. 

If you now add the Luftwaffe bases that are further north that are scratched off as well even though they are within the drawn boundaries, that makes it a bit of a bummer to some of us.

Sure, it´s still playable and enjoyable...

I agree 100%