DCS World 2.0 and New Maps Discussion Thread

[agrasyuk]

that is one old game , yes. but still more detail then this one below , no? ;)

 

[hassata]

I loved Flight of the Intruder. It came with the book included and was supposed to be released concurrently with the movie, but it was one of the earliest victims of the Two Weeks syndrome. Taking off from the carrier and going feet dry to attack a sam system was sweet. And when I got a CPU with co-processor, it got even sweeter lol. Probably can run the hell out of the thing now on a phone.

[h00t74]

You do realize many pilots say Nellis Ranges are similar to Afghan terrain. Mountains not as high but terrain similar more ways than you think.

[kylania]

You do realize many pilots say Nellis Ranges are similar to Afghan terrain. Mountains not as high but terrain similar more ways than you think.

 

Indeed!

 

vs

[Lane]

that is one old game , yes. but still more detail then this one below , no? ;)

 

 

 

When i see thoses screen, it was another world, all the work on the avionic system, the feeling... and 1000pages of shortkey on the keyboard

haa the good old time... so much memory.

Edited November 19, 2011 by Lane

[Stratos]

Anyone know the full area covered in the Nevada terrain?

[Mohamengina]

 

it's a great day for flying!

 

 

Unless you lose your manual.

[JimMack]

Lol, after see your link this have make me remember the name of the game:

 

Flight of the Intruder, cant remember if the game was based on the book, or have include some part of the movie.

 

(when you see the graphism at this time, and what we have now with DCS......... cant find the word )

 

Yes it was based on the book and endorsed by the author Stepheen Coonts. It was developed by Rowan Software and published in Europe by Mirrorsoft and by its sister company Sphere (Spectrum Holobyte) in the USA.

I think it was the first title where you could fly 2 aircraft.

[Frogisis]

Oh man, those screen shots are making me all squishy inside - The first PC game I ever played was Jetfighter II, when I was probably about 8 and our family got its first computer. It was when the whole YF-22 vs. YF-23 thing was going down and you could fly the YF-23 in it which I just thought was the most boss thing ever (That was the one I was rooting for, and back before I fully understood actually becoming a fighter pilot would probably involve getting up before noon and doing what I'm told).

 

Excited for the Nevada terrain - Totally going to pretend it's the Middle East. And I guess I'll save Vegas, but only because they let you drink in the street.

Edited November 21, 2011 by Frogisis

[Mack]

Same here on using the Nevada terrain as SWA. I know there has been discussion about how boring those theatres can be but if you go to YouTube you can hear some totally not boring radio chatter that gives the lie to that estimation.

[bigbear]

I sure hope that DCS did a deep survey of what truly motivates their customer base. Did we tend to buy this game as a realistic combat simulator or just as a flight simulator? I can see from this thread that there seems to be some enthusiasm among the non-combat crowd. I love what I see in the Nevada graphics, but to buy a simulation of a combat aircraft and just fly training missions has ZERO appeal to me, anyway.

 

I want DCS to succeed, and MAYBE I will buy the Nevada update just as a donation to keep them alive to help ensure they use the same technology in a future project. I was hoping we could at least see the Georgian terrain updated with it. Sadly, that is not going to be the case from what I read here as it means a total rework.

 

Maybe this Nevada upgrade will help keep the current customers happy. But, I know that new customers are needed as well. And my own gut feel is that new customers who buy a combat aircraft software package want a realistic combat simulator, not more of the Microsoft FS type of thing. I know I sure do! I hope Nevada won't turn out to be a financial disaster for DCS, but I have some very bad vibes about it.

[Grimes]

While I think alot of people will build training scenarios for Nevada, I doubt everyone in the community will regard training as the sole purpose of Nevada. Besides, chances are the AI will be active and shooting at you.

[Spectre_USA]

It certainly was in the beta.

 

It isn't a huge stretch to see this as a middle eastern conflict zone, or even as

an invasion force from occupied California.

 

I feel that the Georgia/Baltic reagion has been done to death, with a lineage

tracing back to Flanker 2.0 back before the turn of the century.

 

I am, for certain, biased, as I have flown all over the area IRL, but am very

happy that the series is branching out a bit, as the Baltic region, though

volatile, has seen very little warfare on the scales available in this sim.

 

Though August 2008 had the potential.

[plumber]

Fighte Pilot- IMAX

 

Just watched IMAX "Fighter Pilot" (Red Flag) again and now I'm drooling for Nevada. Give it to me know!!!

[PlainSight]

I'd buy nevada if it's compatible with FC3, BS2, and all other DCS modules. But if it's only for A10, no chance.

[159th_Viper]

I'd buy nevada if it's compatible with FC3, BS2, and all other DCS modules. But if it's only for A10, no chance.

 

As per announcement:

 

For Combined Arms and the Nevada map, a single purchase will allow these add-ons to work with A-10C 1.1.1.0, Black Shark 2, and FC3.

[VFA41_Lion]

ED should include a copy of IMAX's Red Flag when they send out the Nevada update. :D

[Snoopy]

ED should include a copy of IMAX's Red Flag when they send out the Nevada update. :D

 

PLEASE NO...as a member of the USAF that is the WORST movie I have ever seen (worse than Iron Eagle :D). I had such high hopes going in but felt stupid leaving, maybe it's because of all the inaccuracies that most wouldn't see I.

 

All the negative talk about Nevada...folks...Nellis is home to the USAF Weapons School and the PERFECT location for training...

[Mad Dog 7.62]

 

The Fighter Ops Beta is out??? :lol::music_whistling:

[Steel Jaw]

LMAO...7 years and counting...

[Eddie]

LMAO...7 years and counting...

 

Are they still going? I thought they went the way of LP years ago.

[firestick22]

Wow... thanks for that screen shot! I forgot how awful things used to look.

[Scooternutz]

Fighter Ops, meh...

[PeterP]

New Update 11-22-2011

from Wags:

Airbase building shadows were implemented this week.

 

The next big items are the 3D object tree forests and tuning clutter blending.

 

[Phantom88]

Wow!!! The Detail is excellent!!!!:thumbup: