7 May 2013 Update

[emibat76]

I will be out of town this Friday. So this, combined with a post of the Russian forums, has led me to release this week's update a bit early.

This week we released an update to version 1.2.4 that included several changes that were planned for the initial 1.2.4 release but did not make it in time. With that out of the way, the team is working hard on version 1.2.5 that will further address remaining bugs in DCS World and its modules. As always, we'll be throwing in some new features as well. When we get close to finalizing 1.2.5, I'll post the preliminary change log to give you a heads up.

In addition to the never-ending quest for DCS perfection (yes, we have dreams too), we are working on releasing the F-15C Eagle and Su-27 Flanker for DCS World later this year. As I have mentioned in the past, DCS is not confined to one time period, one location or one level of detail. While DCS modules have focused on a very high level of detail, we also realize that there are many (often silent) users that wish for a shallower learning curve. In fact, the Lock On / Flaming Cliffs series has been our most successful. As such, the F-15C Eagle and Su-27 Flanker will be catered to them. Both of these aircraft will have the same detailed 3D models, cockpits and sounds of the Flaming Cliffs 3 versions, but we will be adding an Advanced Flight Model (AFM) for each.

We also want to release these aircraft in such a manner to allow users that are not interested in Flaming Cliffs 3, or do not have a Lock On installation, to still have these aircraft in their DCS World stable of aircraft, but at a greatly reduced price.

This is not to say that we will not also continue to create very high level of detail simulations. At a later point, we will further develop these aircraft to include mouse clickable cockpit and the same level of detail as the DCS: A-10C Warthog, but that is a massive effort that will take time.

In the meantime, the F/A-18C Hornet is still planned but we want it to be at the same level as our A-10C. Because of this, development will take much longer compared to the Eagle and Flanker projects to be released this year.

Matt

[Pegaso]

[quote="emibat76"]
In the meantime, the F/A-18C Hornet is still planned but we want it to be at the same level as our A-10C. Because of this, development will take much longer compared to the Eagle and Flanker projects to be released this year.

Matt

[flap]

Bene bene basta avere pazienza e finanziare la ED. Tra un pò comprerò anche l'UH1 per questo.

[Nightmare]

Beh' almeno non è morto.......
Pazienza.......Aspetteremo....
Intanto abbiamo sempre l'A-10C e falcon BMS.......Magari presto anche con l'F18.......
Non sono molto felice per certi versi sono un po' triste......
Qualche giorno fa' pensavo (ossia mi hanno fatto credere) che l'F18 fosse ormai il prossimo ad arrivare..........
Poi tutto a puttane....
Adesso sembra che il progetto non sia morto....
Buone notizie???.......Bah'....Diciamo di si.......Siamo ottimisti va'.

[TCKnight]

La penso come te Mimmo. L'F15 verrà sviluppato come l'a10?? Boo restiamo in attesa

[Nightmare]

[quote="TCKnight"]La penso come te Mimmo. L'F15 verrà sviluppato come l'a10?? Boo restiamo in attesa

[emibat76]

[quote="TCKnight"]La penso come te Mimmo. L'F15 verrà sviluppato come l'a10?? Boo restiamo in attesa

[flap]

Bastardo hai comprato l' UH1 senza dirmelo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rimedierò al più presto. Per i problemi con la key io adesso modificherò il profilo che ho attualmente quello di aviator per mettere le radio sul mic swicth, poi potremmo usare entrambi lo stesso profilo che è meglio!

[Nightmare]

[size=150]A few notes based on my skimming of the discussion thread[/size]:

1- There has been no decision regarding pricing yet.

2- There has been no decision regarding discounts to current FC3 customers or including the advanced flight models as free FC3 update. This is certainly something that we will be discussing internally over the coming weeks.

3- Trying to place a release date around one of the high-fidelity aircraft modules would only be an educated guess that would more likely than not bite us in the butt later if the date was missed and features changed. The same applies to any sort of public "road map" that would even more likely change. We're not going down that road again.

4- Regarding the change in the 03 May 2013 language, plans change or new information comes to light that will modify previously expressed plans and intentions. While we want to better provide you earlier news of upcoming products, the price is that at times our plans and intentions will change. For instance, I only learned of the feature intentions of the F-15C and Su-27 a very short time ago. The alternative is that we go back to only discussing new products once they are 100% final. Your actions will determine my decision.

5- The new F-15C and Su-27 have no significant impact on the development of the high-fidelity module aircraft. In fact, they benefit them by bringing in additional income to fund that development.

6- We understand and fully empathize with the desire of many members here for high-fidelity module aircraft ASAP. Rest assured that they are coming and we are certainly not delaying them in favor of lesser fidelity modules. However, it seems some here vastly underestimate the amount of time and money it takes to create one of these.

[TCKnight]

qualsiasi cosa, basta che sviluppino.