DCS: Roadmap (unofficial - NO DISCUSSION HERE)

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RAZBAM South Atlantic Assets pack

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Sunday Suplement (apache storm).

 

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M5 Bo105 develop pics

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MBB-339 develop update by India FoxtrEcho

 

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S-300 (Sa-10) on develop new 3D models

Mosquito FB.VI Start up

 

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ED has working on ship trails.

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DCS World Screenshots

 

Mosquito FB VI

 

AH-64D Apache

 

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Bo-105 develop pics:

 

 

Modelview Check

 

 

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The final phase of DCS: Mosquito FB VI development is progressing well, this includes Damage Modelling integration. Given the Mosquito’s wooden structure; special attention is being made to the effects of different projectile types and the resulting aircraft handling changes. A more precise round impact visual system is being tested and we hope to be able to initially present this new technology for the Mossie at Early Access.

 

We are excited to inform you that DCS: Mosquito FB VI will support the new WWII damage model at Early Access launch. Using documentation of weapon and projectile types, we are modeling the visual impacts on the airframe and the subsequent effects to the Flight Model.

 

Edited September 3, 2021 by Silver_Dragon

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From Nineline on Discord: Mosquito is a testbed for new damage visual technology allowing bullet holes to appear dynamically where rounds hit:

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Key moments from the just released interview with Eagle Dynamics (in Russian)

 

 

 

- ED is going to make (EDIT: or publish) a transport/cargo plane (the devs gave it a thought and decided that it's worth a shot). Details will be announced "in due time".

There's a VERY small hint that this could be a WWII era module, but this is just my assumption, so don't quote me on this - ED haven't said anything specific.

 

EDIT (25 Sept): They didn't explicitly said who's making this cargo plane, ED or a 3rd party. And Kate said it in a manner that could've been interpreted both ways (I didn't knew about the hints posted by the authors of Hercules mod at the moment of writhing). Here's the whole piece:

 

Interviewer: Transport planes: are they planned? / Транспортные самолеты: планируются?

Kate: Yes, they are planned. / Да, они планируются.

Interviewer: Wonderful. Which ones? / Замечательно. А какие?

Kate: We're planning to announce which ones. And as soon as we announce, we will tell. We've been thinking about this long enough, and concluded: it's needed. / Мы планируем анонсировать, какие. И как только анонсируем, сразу расскажем. Мы об этом думали, достаточно долго, и пришли к выводу, что надо.

 

 

 

- AH-64: still on track to be released this year, there shouldn't be any delays. More than 15 SMEs are working on it (for comparison: typical ED module only has 2 or 3 assigned experts). Still, the team prefers real-world documents and data (if available) over the SMEs opinions, especially when they contradict each other.

 

- At the moment, no 3rd party modules are queued for ED's review/certification. They haven't seen Kiowa or F-15E yet, so have no idea of their current status and quality.

 

 

 

- F-4 Phantom is "definitely coming to DCS, and quite soon".

 

EDIT: Since this part got a lot of attention (and even accusation of me being a "bad translator"  ), I must clarify that ED haven't specified who's creating the Phantom (ED or a 3rd party). I made a literal translation of Kate's words ("Он будет точно в DCS. Достаточно скоро"), without adding anything from myself.

 

EDIT #2: This is getting a bit ridiculous. Now people are saying that my translation is bad because it's not the Phantom, but the Corsair that is coming. Guys, seriously. You don't even need to know Russian to clearly hear the word "Phantom". Not "F4U", not "F4D", not "Corsair", not "Su-57".

 

Here's the literal, word-by-word transcript of that part:

 

Interviewer: Фантом... / Phantom...

Kate Perederko: Да? / Yes?

I: Перспективы? / Perspectives?

K: Он будет точно в DCS / It will definitely be in DCS.

I: Замечательно! / Wonderful!

K: Достаточно скоро / Soon enough.

I: Волшебно / Fabulous.

 

EDIT #3 (25 Sept): Could the interviewer made a mistake? I don't know. Could Kate misspoke or somehow misinterpret the question? I don't know. All I know is that I have correctly translated what was said in the video.  I have reached the author of the interview, and he says that there are no mistakes: ED confirmed to him that this will be an F-4 Phantom. The particular model is still unclear.

 

P.S. I have nothing to do with that post on Reddit. The person who made it just stole my translation without asking permission or giving me any credit.

 

 

 

 

- GCI/AWACS module: on the wishlist, but is kinda challenging. Maybe someday.

 

- VR. This is now a priority task for ED to make it significantly better.

 

- Updated manual for the Mission Editor will be released this Fall.

 

- In development: improved infantry models with new animations. Improved infantry' pathfinding logic. "We're actively training our paratroopers right now". All older AI units will get the new models, eventually (inlc. S-3B).

 

- The World War II Marianas will be released as a standalone map - not as a "time layer" for the current map, as suggested earlier. The map is still in pre-production.

 

- Users should expect "appropriate vehicles, ships and planes" to be released for the 1944' Marianas.

 

- The devs are still committed to make the full fidelity MiG-29 once the Black Shark 3 is released.

 

- Dynamic campaign: initial release will be limited to single player. Multiplayer mode will be added later. "We're big fans of Falcon BMS".

 

- Chizh: the devs are quite satisfied with the controversial R-27ER's FM rework. Another round of fine-tuning in different modes is planned for later, but this could result in a slightly nerfed stats. Same overhaul is planned for the R-77, but it will be much more challenging, because of the missile's grid fins and the lack of unclassified data.

 

- Several dedicated devs are currently assigned to upgrade all air-to-air missiles to the new flight model. Once done, they'll gonna rework the proximity fuzes.

 

Edited September 25, 2021 by Minsky
"Transport plane" and "Phantom" parts clarified.

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Autoupdater Update
 

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Version 2.12.0:
 - Merged download stages into one.
 - Added ETA to the unpacking progress.
 - Improved download speed for small files.
 - Support for faster decompression.

 

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New DCS MB-339 video

 

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WIP South Atlantic map by Razbam
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Dear All,

We apologize for the lack of communication on our DCS efforts, but we preferred to focus on product development and decided to share updates and screenshots only when we had solid and significant progress to show - and now we think we do.

So, please find below a link to our project development update document in .pdf format - which includes a detailed state of the product, its functionalities against the flight manual and some details on the systems we have recently added.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_d567u-kLYlxTfzuVD-JVilCwovaFSH8/view?usp=sharing

 

Our current goal is to provide Eagle Dynamics with an evaluation build before the end of October.

 

 

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DCS Viper with HTS (AN/ASQ-213) by Wags

 

 

 

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Edited September 9, 2021 by Silver_Dragon