Currenthill Assets Pack - Frequently Asked Questions

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Thank you for your support and interest in the Currenthill Assets Pack. In this post I will keep an updated FAQ, where I try to answer the questions already asked or things I want to explain more in depth. 

FAQ

Q1: Will Currenthill Asset Pack be part of core DCS?
A1: Yes. The new assets will be added to the DCS core engine free for all of you to enjoy.

Q2: Will all the assets from the Currenthill mod packs be added to DCS?
A2: No. The library of new core assets are based off of the inventory of the Currenthill mod packs, but each asset are carefully chosen to be added to DCS. Each new core asset are implemented mostly from scratch to uphold a specific consistent standard of things like mesh and textures quality, animations, FLIR textures, LODs, destroyed models etc. 

Q3: Will the new core assets conflict with the Currenthill mod pack assets?
A3: No. All new core assets have unique names and will therefore not conflict with the Currenthill mod pack assets. 

Q4: Will there be more batches of new core assets?
A4: Yes. The first announcement letter describes the first batch of new core assets, but there will be more to come. 

Q5: Which assets will the next batch contain?
A5: For maximum suspense, the content of the next batch won't be announced until it's announced.

Q6: Are the new core assets the same assets as in the Currenthill mod packs?
A6: No. The library of new core assets are based off of the inventory of the Currenthill mod packs, but each asset are carefully chosen to be added to DCS. Each new core asset are implemented mostly from scratch to uphold a specific consistent standard of things like mesh and textures quality, animations, FLIR textures, LODs, destroyed models etc. 

Q7: Will the new core assets take up a lot of storage space?
A7: No. They will be better optimized than the Currenthill mod packs. The average size per asset is around 500 megabyte. 

Q8: Will the new core assets have FLIR textures?
A8: Yes. All the new core assets will come with FLIR textures.

Q9: Will the new core assets have LODs?
A9: Yes. All the new core assets will come with multiple level-of-details (LODs). This means less detailed models will be displayed at longer viewing distances. There are LODs for both the models and the destroyed models. 

Q10: Will the new core assets have advanced weapons?
A10: Yes. The collaboration with ED makes it possible to implement more advanced weaponry like the 9K723K1 short range ballistic missile and the dual seeker IRIS-T SLM missile.

Q11: Will I continue to develop the Currenthill mod packs?
A11: No. The new core assets will take up most of my DCS developing time.

Q12: Will I continue to support the Currenthill mod packs?
A12: Yes. I will implement a best-effort approach to keeping the Currenthill mod packs working with DCS updates.

Q13: Will I remove the duplicate assets from the Currenthill mod packs?
A13: Yes. I will most likely remove duplicate assets to avoid any kind of unnecessary confusion.

Q14: Will the core assets support Combined Arms?
A14: Yes. The new core assets will support Combined Arms cockpits where it's possible with the current limitations. For example, guns of all kinds are more likely to be player-controlled than advanced missile systems.

Q15: When will the first batch of core assets release?
A15: Soon^TM.

Q16: Will the new core assets come with different liveries?
A16: Yes. The new core assets will come with summer, winter and desert liveries. There may be a few exceptions, for example aircraft assets. 

Q17: Will the new core assets have the CH prefix in the mission editor?
A17: No. For consistency and ease-of-use the new core assets will be integrated with other DCS core assets.

Q18: Will the new core assets have improved collision and damage models?
A18: Yes. The new core assets will have improved collision and damage models with more damage zones on par with the latest ED core assets.