robmypro Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 I have complete faith in the boys from ED, but i am wondering how much thought they have put into a DCS Certification program. It could go something like this... 3rd party developer creates an F-16 Block 52. They would like to carry the DCS or DCS Certified label, which tells the community that ED has reviewed it using a comprehensive checklist of items. The 3rd party developer pays a fee for this service, with no guaratee that they are buying certification. ED publishes the criteria they will use for certification, and will provide details the 3rd party developer needs to address if certification tests fail. The 3rd party developer provides the data requested, and ED reviews the application, models, FM, code, etc. BTW, when setting up online matches, DCS Certified content could be made mandatory, if desired. From a marketing standpoint, 3rd party developers would have incentive to develop high fidelity content. The community would also have something from ED certifying quality. And ED would put in place incentives for the DCS brand to remain top quality. Maybe this has already been put in motion?
Revelation Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 ED already has standards in place for 3rd party Devs to abide by. It is up to the Devs at what level they develop for: FC to DCS or somewhere in between. For online matches, the mission designer can simply not add a particular aircraft if they don't want it to exist in their environment. Win 10 Pro 64Bit | 49" UWHD AOC 5120x1440p | AMD 5900x | 64Gb DDR4 | RX 6900XT
robmypro Posted July 18, 2012 Author Posted July 18, 2012 ED already has standards in place for 3rd party Devs to abide by. It is up to the Devs at what level they develop for: FC to DCS or somewhere in between. For online matches, the mission designer can simply not add a particular aircraft if they don't want it to exist in their environment. I guess the point was having something that says the mod lives up to DCS standards, as reviewed by them. How will the community distinguish this?
Evil.Bonsai Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 I guess the point was having something that says the mod lives up to DCS standards, as reviewed by them. How will the community distinguish this? I would think if ED allows it, then it's up to their standards?
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