DCS World 2.0 and New Maps Discussion Thread

[JackDant]

Warning: Speculation and entrail readings ahead :music_whistling::

 

Imho Corsica will be only a part of a much bigger map... Let me speculate that the new map will include also Sardinia, Sicilia and north coast of Africa (Algeria, Tunisia, and mainly Libya). That should be great battlefield for naval ops, starring DCS: Hornet and also WWII ops like support of invasion to Sicilia or battles in Africa.

I wish.

 

But if you search for Corsica in the current game files, you'll find a reference to something called CORSICA_NOISE (Along with TURKMENISTAN_NOISE, NEVADA_NOISE and CAUCASUS_NOISE).

 

That makes me think Corsica will be the focus of the map. Probably a small training/technology demo map.

[Erforce]

Corsica mountains and cliffs will be hardly well retranscoded in game imo. that will remove a good part of beauty from this island.

 

If Russia, and M.Depardieu come to "protect" independentists (those ones who kill Frenchs just because they're Frenchs) 2 solutions will be possible :

 

- Corsica will still be part of France. Thus having foreign ships in France territorial waters will trigger a full NATO scale response, like in Balkans but much worse. Italia, Spain and France will intercept every ships and planes from their mainland. US, UK and Georgian military forces will be welcomed in mediterranean sea, to add some more fun.

Conclusion : Russia lose.

 

- Russia shows theeths, react to any threat with it's nuclear weapons. But as Corsica independency is not supported by 90% of inhabitant, it's still an act of war. French Communists party dismantled, and, by the way welcome to WWIII.

Conclusion : Everybody dies, like in Defcon, the game. ;)

 

Well, i'm curious how ED will turn this up.

[NRG-Vampire]

Thank You Matt for the thursday night newsletter :)

 

very nice images :thumbsup:

 

http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=113708

 

i like the bobcat :D

 

[Silver_Dragon]

very good images ;)

[NRG-Vampire]

Thank You Matt for the thursday night newsletter :)

 

Matt, please post some (early?) WIP Su-25T new 3D/DOF cockpit images next time: tomorrow :bounce: my wish list :)

[SkateZilla]

are the taxi lines supposed to lead us into support beams?? or am I wrong in assuming those are taxi lines...

 

Other than that... AWESOME.

 

Con Air Missions Anyone? lol.

[X-Pilot]

Very lack of people, civilian and military, who are just walking the streets.

[KaspeR32]

I wonder if they are planning to add any type of shading/shadows to the world? That would really help finalize the look and feel of this new IG.

[SkateZilla]

I wonder if they are planning to add any type of shading/shadows to the world? That would really help finalize the look and feel of this new IG.

 

It's still Early, Shadowing and other Shaders are usually among the last things turned on in a rendering engine.

[KaspeR32]

It's still Early, Shadowing and other Shaders are usually among the last things turned on in a rendering engine.

 

That excites me. Let's hope that is the case. :thumbup:

[Pizzicato]

I'm sure I'm going to catch a lot of flak for this, but I'm hugely underwhelmed by what I'm currently seeing. To my eyes, the new images look significantly less visually impressive than what we already have in the game.

 

I'm not looking to start a flame war here. I'm just expressing an honest and hopefully respectful opinion.

 

It would be great to get a little more context regarding what we're seeing and what the ED guys still feel needs to be done.

[SkateZilla]

I'm sure I'm going to catch a lot of flak for this, but I'm hugely underwhelmed by what I'm currently seeing. To my eyes, the new images look significantly less visually impressive than what we already have in the game.

 

I'm not looking to start a flame war here. I'm just expressing an honest and hopefully respectful opinion.

 

It would be great to get a little more context regarding what we're seeing and what the ED guys still feel needs to be done.

 

See above regarding lighting, shadows, and shaders.

 

It does look like some shots have shadows, and others dont... or some objects have shadows and some dont.

[EtherealN]

Guys...

 

WIP <-- Work In Progress.

 

Do you want to get updates on things that are in development, or don't you?

[JackDant]

Very lack of people, civilian and military, who are just walking the streets.

Indeed, and they are essential. Strafing the Las Vegas Strip won't really be the same without suitable amounts of panicking civilans.

 

I mean, we are all planning to do that at least once, right?

[Cnuke]

Indeed, and they are essential. Strafing the Las Vegas Strip won't really be the same without suitable amounts of panicking civilans.

 

I mean, we are all planning to do that at least once, right?

 

 

I was just planning to play the Vegas mini-games down to my last chips :smilewink:

[SkateZilla]

well, VFAT will be happy next year :p

[tomcatter]

Indeed, and they are essential. Strafing the Las Vegas Strip won't really be the same without suitable amounts of panicking civilans.

 

I mean, we are all planning to do that at least once, right?

 

Not really.............

 

At last not the first week ¡¡¡¡¡:thumbup:

[NineLine]

You probably dont put life into the world until its done being built...

 

Indeed, and they are essential. Strafing the Las Vegas Strip won't really be the same without suitable amounts of panicking civilans.

 

I mean, we are all planning to do that at least once, right?

[KaspeR32]

Guys...

 

WIP <-- Work In Progress.

 

Do you want to get updates on things that are in development, or don't you?

 

Sigh. I really can't stand when people do this. We're asking about what might or might not potentially make it in to the final version. Saying that the IG currently looks a little underwhelming is just stating the obvious.

 

Instead of throwing out the "OMG It's a WIP... RELAXXXXX" why don't you be a little more constructive?

 

We all know what Work In Progress means.

 

EDIT: I'm having a bad day at work sorry I'm coming across as a jerk. It just bugs me when you make all of our observations obsolete when you use that comment.

Edited September 12, 2013 by KaspeR32

[NineLine]

I think GG is just asking for a little logic to be used, you dont see life, or planes flying about, chances are these arent from a build of the sim, so chances are not all the bells and whistles are in, so enjoy you get updates like this, I am surprised we did again after the last go around.

 

Be a little more grateful for the early looks, I know I am...

 

Sigh. I really can't stand when people do this. We're asking about what might or might not potentially make it in to the final version. Saying that the IG currently looks a little underwhelming is just stating the obvious.

 

Instead of throwing out the "OMG It's a WIP... RELAXXXXX" why don't you be a little more constructive?

 

We all know what Work In Progress means.

[NRG-Vampire]

yeah, do not listen to them Matt just post more screenies please :D

nevada and georgia will be awesome, this is clearly visible

who cant see that, he's blind

period

 

http://forum.lockon.ru/showpost.php?p=1860506&postcount=21

 

[*Rage*]

NTTR?

[EtherealN]

Sigh. I really can't stand when people do this. We're asking about what might or might not potentially make it in to the final version. Saying that the IG currently looks a little underwhelming is just stating the obvious.

 

Instead of throwing out the "OMG It's a WIP... RELAXXXXX" why don't you be a little more constructive?

 

We all know what Work In Progress means.

 

EDIT: I'm having a bad day at work sorry I'm coming across as a jerk. It just bugs me when you make all of our observations obsolete when you use that comment.

 

Respectfully placed questions etcetera are of course fine.

 

I'm mainly talking about things that were deleted, as a general caution, I should have made that clear - sorry.

 

As for being constructive, I think that if you consider this for a few minutes you'll realize it is impossible to give a list of "well, here is a picture that shows off X, but note that Y and Z are off because we have A and B left to do and for technical reasons we had to leave C out, but they should give effect O and P once these are done". That's the kind of stuff one does for milestone presentations to publishers and takes many many hours of work to get through. ;)

 

Basically though, my point is: no, not all people know what WIP means. Evidently. We have cleaned up the worst, the rest of you carry on but please keep 1.10 in mind while doing so. :)

[Silver_Dragon]

NTTR: Nevada Test and Training Range

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_and_Training_Range

[EtherealN]

NTTR?

 

Nevada Test and Training Range.

 

Basically, all those "Area ##".