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DCS:- Warthog (A-10C)
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DCS:-Combined Arms module for DCS: A-10C Warthog and other DCS flight sim products, and some picsDUXFORD, UK, May 31st 2012 – The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics will offer DCS: Combined Arms as a digital download pre-purchase for $29.99 in June 2012. Pre-purchase also provides access to pre-release Beta versions of the title.
DCS: Combined Arms gives the user control of ground forces during the battle. Use the strategic map to move ground forces, set artillery fire missions, and control the ground battle. Assume the role of a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) and designate targets for close air support aircraft, or directly control an armor vehicles or air defense weapons and engage enemy forces.
Play DCS: Combined Arms as a real time strategy game, a first person armor warfare simulation, or direct the ground battle from the cockpit of a DCS aircraft like the A-10C Warthog, Ka-50 Black Shark, or P-51D Mustang.
DCS: Combined Arms supports both single player and multiplayer gameplay. When in multiplayer, different players can take on different roles such as artillery commanders, tank commanders, pilots, JTACS, etc. DCS: Combined Arms allows you full control of the battle. All roles can be changed dynamically during the battle.
Features of the DCS: Combined Arms:
• Move ground forces and direct their fire during a mission.
• Be the Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) and direct close air support.
• Jump into the seat of many armor and air defense units to engage enemy air and ground forces.
• Play in both single player and multiplayer games.
• Both small and large scale battle missions included.
• Part of DCS World
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About The Fighter Collection
The Fighter Collection, as well as developing software for the entertainment and serious game markets, also operates, rebuilds and maintains Europe's largest collection of airworthy WWII fighters and is based at Duxford Airfield, in the UK. For more information visit our websites: http://www.fighter-collection.com/
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More good news, IRIS simulations (of FSX fame) are now developing aircraft modules for DCS
http://forums.eagle.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=203As it stands at the moment, we're one of a handful of 3rd party developers permitted to develop for DCS World. As has been stated to us, both IRIS and ED/TFC are in very early days with regards to 3rd party integration and we're both eager to see how the development process goes on both sides of the fence. We're also very enthusiastic to see developments progress..
All that being said, ED only has so much resources available to them, and they have to continue developments to DCS, do their own in-house product range and and other high priority things. In amongst that, they now have to develop an SDK (aka DCS development for dummies!) and hand hold a few choice 3rd party devs as we all work on our products.
Given all the above, it was made quite clear to our team by myself that it's pretty much a dive in the deep end and swim deal..
We have to come in and learn how things are done, how systems are coded, how flight models and audio are handled and much more. That's why we're focusing on building up as much knowledge from the community as possible.
So our thought process was thus.... Initially we thought "Great, let's do a fantastic in depth A-10C level of detail aircraft...." a few days later, we thought "Bugger, how are we going to do that when we're still learning how to put planes into DCS!"
After discussing with TFC and going over the business side of things, we're all of the opinion that it's far more beneficial to start simple and progressively increase complexity of products as a. our knowledge increases and b. ED's resources become more available.
Don't get me wrong, we're totally blown away by the support that ED/TFC are providing. We've worked with developers who've shown far less willingness to share information and assistance. We just aren't going to bite off more than we can chew..not at this stage.
So, the mindset in Team IRIS at the moment is as follows....
We develop our first aircraft for DCS which will likely be something fun yet simple. From this, we learn where we can improve, and what you as the customers want to see. Some thoughts are towards the Open Beta idea which TFC have encouraged. This allows us to provide a staggered product release over time, allowing us to get product to the customer earlier, and upgrade it as our skills and knowledge improve.
A prime example of this would be the development of a MFD system... initially, an aircraft might come with a single screen option without the possibility of changing screens, but as knowledge improves, you may see more depth to systems as upgrade patches etc.
As I said earlier, this is a learning experience for us. We know we're the new kids on the block with DCS, and whilst we're having great fun learning this platform and enjoying finally having a combat platform for our combat planes in, we're relying heavily on what you'd like to see.
If what you'd like to see fits into what we have the ability to produce, then that makes me a happy man.
David.
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Just ******* awesome!!!
http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1472303&postcount=1Okay, we've had the green light from TFC to let you all know the products we have planned from the IRIS team over the next 3 year development cycle.
(I hope they won't take that long to make! lol)
Contracts have been signed for the following products;
IRIS F-15E Strike Eagle for DCS World
IRIS F-22 Raptor for DCS World
IRIS F-14D Tomcat for DCS World
I will say that the F-15E is being developed with the intention of being submitted to ED as a DCS branded product (ie. DCS: F-15E Strike Eagle) and of course will be one of the longest to develop.
The F-22 will be looking at making use of the AFM for thrust vectoring and we'll be discussing this further with ED.
The F-14D is likely to be the first completed aircraft from the stable if all goes well.
We will be looking at the best way to develop these products from a business perspective over the coming weekend after a team meeting.
There MAY be another project being added to the list as a fourth product was dropped from the list at the last moment. We'll let you know when we know..
Anyway, have fun... it's nearly 1am here and I need to get away from this PC.. I'll see you all tomorrow..
Ciao folks..
Spanky.
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A few more pics from DCS:-Combined arms were released.
http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=89476
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Another Developer to develop for DCS...Virtual European Air Operations is pleased to announce our development strategy for DCS.
First, a little about VEAO (yes I know, you want me to cut to the chase).
We have been around since 2005 developing models for FC1.12a and FC2, specifically the BAE Hawk and Eurofighter Typhoon.
The Hawk has been used by the Virtual Red Arrows aerobatic display team since then and has had a few updated versions through FC1 and Flaming Cliffs 2 into the incarnation that we currently use today and more recently featured on our latest video showing the 3d cockpit.
The Typhoon was developed specifically for the RAF Recruitment team for use at the Waddington International Airshow back in 2009 and 2010.
Two pilots from 3 squadron in front of the head-to-head challenge at Waddington
Since then we have been developing further for FC2, including a 3d cockpit with MFD and HUD integration. Due to a few snags and limited hard coded functionality we decided to continue with development in anticipation of the release of DCS and stop further FC2 development.
As you can imagine, the Typhoon is going to be a big challenge. Therefore we have decided to develop and release the BAE Hawk first.
Os others have said before us, we need to take baby steps. Learning how we can fully integrate into the DCS World and give you the experience you want, and deserve.
We have an excellent team that have a lot of experience making mods for FC1 and FC2 and a lot of this knowledge has already been easily transferred into DCS. But there is still much to learn, much to remodel, much to re-skin, much to get the flight model right, etc etc.
So our development plan is simple yet robust and will give the fidelity that you want and deserve.
Our first development is the BAE Hawk T.1A trainer.Why the Hawk? Well first, simply its the jet we have modelled, skinned and fully working in FC2 and has the simplest of features to get working in DCS as the cockpit is mostly analogue. It allows us to get into the inner workings of DCS and allows us to produce a high quality product without having to get too technical with MFCD functionality, advanced radar dynamics, etc.
Secondly, it's the fast jet trainer that the RAF (and other air forces) use for pilots getting into the Fast Jet Programme. This also fits in with our ACTS concept which I'll talk about a little later.
We have also discussed producing the Hawk Mk. 128 T2 variant.
The Mk. 128 includes modern LCD displays instead of conventional instrumentation, and allows preparation for flying modern fighter aircraft, particularly the all "glass" Typhoon.
And so, on to my favourite jet, the Eurofighter Typhoon. Ever since our first developments back in 2008 for the RAF Recruitment team we have loved working on this aircraft. She is complex as hell, flies like a bat out of hell and quite frankly is a match for any other aircraft in the world, even putting the Raptor to hard work in recent exercises.
This baby is going to be a beast to build into DCS and one hell of a challenge, but it's going to be great fun!!
We will start with an early tranche, most likely the Block 1 moving onto Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 with complex Air-to-Ground systems and full DCS integration.
And onto ACTS as I mentioned earlier. The Air Combat Training School was something we came up with for a proposal to the RAF back in 2010. Due to budget cuts and other factors it never took off (excuse the intended pun). The ACTS fits in line with the current RAF Fast Jet training programme utilising the Hawk and then moving onto the Typhoon. We feel that this is important in the development and learning of the two aircraft systems and capabilities and elements of ACTS will be built into the core VEAO modules.
As other development teams have mentioned, DCS is a big learning curve for all of us. However, the VEAO ethos is to always share what we have learnt to allow others to create and I have spoken briefly to other teams about knowledge sharing to allow development paths to be aligned rather than going out and all finding the same things by ourselves.
We will post regular updates and eye candy and we will listen to your comments, suggestions and wishes.
]Please also visit our forums at www.veao.eu[/COLOR] and keep an eye on Facebook updates.
I hope you are as excited at these times as we are, with all of the development work going on to give us all great products to fly in awesome simulator.
Best wishes
Chris Ellis
VEAO Founder
Some early Beta Pics of the BAE:- HAWK
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IRIS starting also to develop the T-38A Talon (Top Gun Mig-28s ) for DCS: World. Good stuff.So, we've been listening to what you want on the forums and after long discussions within the team and with the publishers, we're happy to confirm development of the IRIS T-38A Talon for DCS: World!
This decision has been based largely on the feedback we've received from you guys on what you'd like to see, and based of course on the production assets available to us.
The T-38A Talon will be aimed at release prior to the F-15E, essentially allowing us to step up our skills in project development. Whilst we have yet to firmly set out project content, we are anticipating to include a training syllabus similar in structure and content to that which the US Air Force uses.
We will of course, be calling on the community to involve themselves where possible, and we will be providing regular updates on development to keep you all in the loop.
We look forward to the bright future this new platform brings and I hope you all will enjoy and take part in this next step in our development process.
Regards
David.
http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=90030
Also a brand new Deveoper Coretex attempting some thing challenging to say the least, A DCS level F/A-18E Super Hornet.Core Tex Designs does indeed have a license agreement. However, they are very early in their development and have decided to jump into the very deep end. I wish them the very best and also will be curious to see how they resolve some of the technology challenges posed by this aircraft.
https://www.facebook.com/CoreTexDesigns
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Mig-21 Quick Start-up vid and a link to the Authors Kickstarter like thing...
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/150836?c=home&a=797936
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Ans Stuff that is coming, for those not getting the Huey, in 1.2.4.DCS 1.2.4 Preliminary Change Log
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Version 1.2.4 New Features
AI Fw-190D9 with multiple skins.
Graphical User Interface. New skin panels.
Graphical User Interface. New Module Manager.
Flaming Cliffs 3. New Six Degrees of Freedom (6DOF) cockpits for the Su-25, Su-27 and A-10A.
Flaming Cliffs 3. Added vertical adjustments to the Su-25 gunsight for bomb, rocket, and missiles delivery. This includes 10 steps down [RALT - H] and 10 steps up [RSHIFT - H].
Combined Arms. Added radar emission control. Key . This allows players to operate SAM radars in radar-silent mode.
Combined Arms. Generic automatic transmission.
Combined Arms. Axis controls for ground units implemented.
The Radio Menu F10 option now works in network games.
New trigger actions: "radio item add for coalition", "radio item remove for coalition", "radio item add for group", and "radio item remove for group".
New Mission Editor features:
-Initialization Script Added
-Trigger Action: AI TASK renamed to AI SET TASK
-Trigger Action: AI PUSH TASK added
-Trigger Action: Set Flag Value added
-Trigger Action: Set Internal Cargo added
-Group LUA condition and % chance of appearance added
Numerous SSE changes and new features. http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Main_Page
DCS World
Some issues causing network instability have been fixed.
Improved air-to-air missile performance.
The missiles dynamic launch zone of fighters has been adjusted.
The T-90 tank added the Encyclopedia.
Fixed some Mission Editor and GUI crashes.
Il-76 damage model has been corrected.
Tail numbers stencil shimmering for the Il-76 model is fixed.
The standard Russian Air Force MiG-31 skin is fixed.
In ME airfield info page now includes airfield ATC frequency.
Fixed ME issue regarding statics.
Mission debrief. Accounting of released weapons has been corrected.
Rearming & Refueling Window. The chaff and flare fields can increase countermeasures amount.
Resource Manager (RM) - Smoke generators being duplicated in RM airbase weapons window has been fixed.
Resource Manager (RM) - Increased the maximum storage fuel limit to 5,000 tons for each airbase.
AI A-10 will no longer shoot all Mavericks at a single target.
Axis assignments will print to input .html file
ME inability to save file into mods folders has been fixed.
Pilot skins added to the E-3A.
The S-5 rocket warhead changed from HE to shaped-charge.
Corrected valid firing azimuth for FSG "Molniya".
New, more accurate, missile dynamics for the SA-19 Tunguska.
Airfield marks disappearing after pressing "Cancel" on "Coalitions" window has been fixed.
Fixed an issue where AI aircraft and vehicles set invisible = true, then set invisible = false, the ground AI vehicles still could not be detected.
Fixed situation if player sets options to "pilot can control vehicle" and the mission doesn't have an aircraft, player can't control units.
Fixed ME error when clicking a certain area in the track playback menu.
F10 Radio item or add for coalition ALL has been removed.
Fixed coalition helicopters unable to take off from aircraft carrier if "takeoff from ramp" condition is selected.
Rearm and refuel menus have been removed. "Rearm & Refuel" command will now open Mission Resources Dialog.
CG-60 Normandy will now attack Anti-Ship Missiles (ASM).
Waypoint actions "Weapon hold" has been fixed.
Helicopters sinking when they takeoff from an aircraft carrier has been fixed.
Fixed S-300 launches not being shown in the de-brief.
The COMM option status will now save in the mission.
Fixed AI not always attacking targets during intercept task.
Corrected ROE behavior issues.
Fixed Tunguska tracking targets through buildings.
Fixed server crashes, when one client fires an air-to-air missile and other client joins the game.
Fixed F-16C Bl52d having old (Flanker) icon style on F10 view.
Fixed incorrect aspect when recording video in 1280*720.
ME. Some issues with copying, renaming and removing payloads has been fixed.
Fixed helicopter AI ROE and threat reaction.
Corrected air to Air ATGM delivery by AI Ka-50s.
Fixed the inability to respawn if the aircraft flies into the ground.
Fixed severe framerate drop when looking at destroyed civilian train.
Fixed the OK button not working when a campaign is finished.
Fixed crash when rocket collides with ground (fullscreen only).
Adjusted framerate impact of smoke from burning aircraft.
Fixed AWACS not performing stop task.
Improved Sorbcija ECM pod model.
Improved the ejection model for the A-10A/C and F-15C.
Corrected scale of F-15C external fuel tanks.
New skins for the Su-27 and Su-33.
Improved sounds for several aircraft including the F-15C and Su-27.
DCS: A-10C Warthog
LITENING TGP masking logic has been restored.
Corrected MFCD start-up screen wrong color.
Fixed AI wingman failing to engage target at Player SPI if AI is not aware/in range of target.
Fixed LASTE Wind Edit data entry.
Fixed Gun Minimum Range Cue Behavior.
Fixed HUD Air speed indicator will TAS in GS mode.
HSI course knob will now rotate the course pointer with or without power.
Turn Rate Indicator has been calibrated.
Fixed the CDU Wind Indication Direction being reversed.
Several A-10 callsigns have been corrected.
DCS: P-51D Mustang
Escort task added to the P-51D.
Corrected incorrect fairing door animation.
Fixed chassis damage after press RAlt+J on the ground.
Fixed DXrenderer error in dsc.log with serial numbers and pilot textures.
Fixed demo track 'takeoff-demo.trk'.
Fixed error when in-game manual is selected.
Fixed drop tanks of P-51D are not synchronized in Multiplayer.
Flaming Cliffs 3
This will be the final release version. Price will change to $49.99.
Added kneeboard input to flyable aircraft.
MiG-29S TWS2 mode is now fixed.
Added intro image to Su-33 "Sea Dragon" campaign.
A-10A AOA Indexer now works.
Corrected some minor issues with the new 3D Su-27 model.
Corrected wingmen maneuvers when turning.
Fixed wingmen not turning off radar when commanded to do so.
Fixed Su-27 campaign mission typos.
Pilot models are now correct.
Fixed F-15C Fuel Tank Pylon indication on MFD.
Fixed tanker not filling external F-15C fuel tanks.
Fixed Su-33 getting stuck near island on the Kuznetsov deck.
Corrected MiG-29 HUD indications.
DCS: Combined Arms
Replaced the old generic gun sight with a new one.
Adjusted some generic HUD symbology.
Fixed player controlled MLRS reloading troubles.
Fixed units not resuming previous movement after player takes control.
Fixed air defense units with HOLD FIRE ROE not going from ALARM STATE RED to ALARM STATE GREEN when commanded.
Added option for Automatic Transmission in CA Special Options.
Adjusted the drag factor of Russian AP tank shells.
Fixed ability to set the Ready state of AI flights.
Fixed ground unit control HUD compass missing from the wide displays.
Fixed Alarm State Green for radars revealing radar targets.
Adjusted M1A2 side armor.
"F10" view. AI aircraft can now land based on ground force commander commands.
Fixed night vision only being available off/on outside of binocular view.
Fixed the Go To command.
Fixed Chaparral target lock issue.
Axis controls for ground units implemented.
DCS: Black Shark 2
Corrected missing Ka-50 textures in some missions.
Fixed Ka-50 wingman calls "engaging enemy air defenses" while evading incoming missile.
Fixed Ka-50 training missions showing in training section, as they are only available through the download link.
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Nate--IRL-- wrote: »Not sure if you know already, but there is an AI Bf-109 available already. Still Beta but actively being worked upon.
http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/338654/
http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=103825
Nate
Thanks
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