Caucasus better airport lighting and asphalt

Dragan · June 27

I think that in addition to all these fixes, fixes, additions to everything, and after a long time that has passed, at least better lights are being added to all airports on the Caucasus map, at least like the ones on the Syria map. I don't want to hear that it's impossible and will never happen. The Caucasus map has been completely unjustifiably neglected for years. I would like our forum to support the updating of the Caucasus map as much as possible, before all other maps.

Edited June 27 by Dragan

MAXsenna · June 27

I support this, though it DID receive an update a few years ago. It was even in the changelog.

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Dragan · June 27

Thanks for the support, that's right, the map of the Caucasus was updated a few years ago and it was done excellently, but all the airports are kind of dark when you get to them, there's not enough light, illumination, general lighting is lacking, I very often get lost at airports that I know very well, such as Kobuleti, when I land, the lines are very poorly visible, it would be great if all the runways were paved and a yellow line was added to them, along with good lights at the airports themselves, that's the only thing this map might be missing.

MAXsenna · June 27

Thanks for the support, that's right, the map of the Caucasus was updated a few years ago and it was done excellently, but all the airports are kind of dark when you get to them, there's not enough light, illumination, general lighting is lacking, I very often get lost at airports that I know very well, such as Kobuleti, when I land, the lines are very poorly visible, it would be great if all the runways were paved and a yellow line was added to them, along with good lights at the airports themselves, that's the only thing this map might be missing.

I totally agree! They have stated that all maps will eventually receive the lighting update the PG map got.

Cheers!

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Ironhand · June 27

Updated lighting would be most welcome.

Boosterdog · June 27

Whilst ED is in the business to selling maps I dont see much of a priority case for making a free one much better. Especially one that basically offers something for everyone like the Caucauses does.

I will give a +1 though.

MAXsenna · June 27

Whilst ED is in the business to selling maps I dont see much of a priority case for making a free one much better. Especially one that basically offers something for everyone like the Caucauses does.
I will give a +1 though.

Well, it's the default map, and anyone will use it, (maybe except for the two Marianas now), so it is basically their showcase map, and should be as good as possible to show off the tech.

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Boosterdog · June 27

4 hours ago, MAXsenna said:

Well, it's the default map, and anyone will use it, (maybe except for the two Marianas now), so it is basically their showcase map, and should be as good as possible to show off the tech.

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Marianas are the freeby showcases. As are the promo reels and the ED favorite you-tubers. Caucauses is the "look how well it runs on your potoato - BUY MORE!!" map.

Adding more power demanding tech is possibly not just about time and effort but also about how is plays to a prospective customer.

I think its day will come in time but I cant see that time being in the near furutre.

MAXsenna · June 27

Marianas are the freeby showcases. As are the promo reels and the ED favorite you-tubers. Caucauses is the "look how well it runs on your potoato - BUY MORE!!" map.
Adding more power demanding tech is possibly not just about time and effort but also about how is plays to a prospective customer.
I think its day will come in time but I cant see that time being in the near furutre.

Well, the Caucasus are installed by default
The Marianas are not. That's what I mean. If they had brought the Caucasus up to Marianas levels, we would have seen it more in videos. And the Marianas are not shown that often compared to other maps like Syria, Germany and Iraq.
We just disagree, and that's fine.

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Dragan · June 27

I am personally a fan of green maps, and that is the Caucasus and my first love since Lomac, I would like something to change, here is the lighting of all airbases with asphalt surfaces would be a good sign and a step forward, and as for the Mariana Islands, they are beautiful but they did not attract me, I do not like small areas, specifically for my flying in the A-10 a very small area, the exotic is superb but such changes of scenery like the Caucasus are still something special for me..Caucasus +10

draconus · July 1

On 6/27/2025 at 8:12 PM, Boosterdog said:

Adding more power demanding tech is possibly not just about time and effort but also about how is plays to a prospective customer.

I don't think we talk here about the map overhaul. Just simple things like actual lights instead of ground textures at the airports, something that got added to PG a few years ago, nothing fancy or demanding. We already got some night lighting improvements to Caucasus (distant lights).

Dragan · July 3

That's right, the lighting at the airports in the Caucasus and the asphalt surface are quite sufficient, thank you for the support, it would be good if our guys from the team saw this and accepted it as a fact.Most airports are eerily dark at night,surfaces are outdated classic USSR era and Lomac.

Edited July 4 by Dragan

Rudel_chw · July 3

On 6/26/2025 at 9:29 PM, Dragan said:

The Caucasus map has been completely unjustifiably neglected for years.

That’s an exaggeration, as the map was redone for DCS 2.5 in a move that broke quite a lot of campaigns, but most users at the time were thrilled with the update. I flew on Caucasus for so long that nowadays I prefer to fly in any other Map but Caucasus. Currently I’m enjoying Sinai and Marianas.

Dragan · July 4

Only the air bases,the lights and asphalt surfaces,airbases are really too dark at night,there are no complaints about the rest, because the Caucasus is a map that still binds many of us.Despite so many maps, the Caucasus is an important map.

Edited July 4 by Dragan

Flappie · July 10

Caucasus is the oldest terrain we've got. It has no dynamic lighting. I hope it will be redone entirely at some point (once more), using the latest terrain tech available in DCS.

Until then, I'm pretty sure ED won't add/tweak anything on this terrain, because it's way too old now (2011, 14 years old!).

draconus · July 10

33 minutes ago, Flappie said:

Caucasus is the oldest terrain we've got. It has no dynamic lighting.

That's not true. There are some dynamic lights in this map and more can be added using placed units, weapons and by the player aircraft or vehicle. Lighting is part of gfx engine, not related to map tech and can be added at any time. This is not limitation, just a choice.

Flappie · July 11

You mean our cockpits can be lit with environment lights?

That is what I was talking about.

draconus · July 11

14 hours ago, Flappie said:

You mean our cockpits can be lit with environment lights?

That is what I was talking about.

~~Afair runway lights from units that are part of the map do lit up the cockpit.~~

Edit: No, it doesn't.

Edited July 11 by draconus

Raven (Elysian Angel) · July 11

1 hour ago, draconus said:

Afair runway lights from units that are part of the map do lit up the cockpit.

They do not, because those "lights" are textures and not actual lights.

draconus · July 11

7 hours ago, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

They do not, because those "lights" are textures and not actual lights.

Yeah, I did remember it wrong, these do not lit up player cockpit in F1 pilot view but they are definitely not mere textures - they do lit up the runway, grass, the aircraft itself including the cockpit in external view - that makes them pretty much dynamic lighting.

Raven (Elysian Angel) · July 11

57 minutes ago, draconus said:

they are definitely not mere textures

Ah perhaps those lights are something else then, but the lighting on aprons and such definitely are mere textures.

Dragan · July 12

When I wrote this topic, I was thinking only of air bases, that they should be better lit by at least 50%, like Akrotiri in Cyprus in the DCS, and floodlights on all parking lots and taxiways, as well as the asphalt surfaces of all bases.Nothing else needs to be changed, as the bases in the Caucasus look quite outdated.With this addition, the bases would gain warmth and better content, they would look powerful both day and night, especially..

Example from the picture..

Edited July 12 by Dragan

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