Kalasnkova74 Posted June 29 Posted June 29 If you’re in this forum, you already understand the appeal of a Vietnam War map. My question-within the bounds of economics and player system, is a comprehensive Vietnam War map viable? We’re looking at a combat zone stretching from central Thailand in the West, up just beyond the Chinese border in the North, south to the end of Vietnam and Cambodia, and east to include the ocean around Hainan Island. That’s a LOT of area. Fully detailed , that’s going to be a VERY large map file. Time to crack open the piggy bank for another 1TB external drive. ED could break it up to avoid a huge map file , but the playerbase won’t like that either. A “Vietnam Only” map means you can play Southern Vietnam scenarios, but full fidelity simulation of Laos or North Vietnam campaigns is off the table. Thailand and Laos covers the Barrel Roll and some SAR ops, but obviously Vietnamese air campaigns are not viable. This is one map where leaving parts off compromises the utility of the whole project. However, I’m not sure people are OK with buying a map AND needing a dedicated HD because of the size. Seems like a no-win scenario for me. What say you all?
MAXsenna Posted June 29 Posted June 29 Disk space is cheap compared to other parts. ED has stated they will do Vietnam in the future when the technology is ready.It must be the whole area with enough sea area. While I assume they will break it up in parts like we have seen on their latest maps. Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk
Dragon1-1 Posted July 2 Posted July 2 It's more that we're already running into limitations concerning the curvature of the Earth. South Atlantic is already too big for the flat Earth that DCS uses, the map is geographically inaccurate. It's saved only by the fact Falklands and the mainland are separated by so much water that it's not immediately obvious their relative placement is fudged. Not such recourse with Vietnam, which is not only enormous, but is also a long strip of land, which makes it impossible to get the real shape right on a flat map. ED is developing tech to allow a round Earth model, but it's still ways away. 1
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