*** Official DCS World Thread ***

Colour me shocked and stunned. Ok maybe not.

There was a reason I didn't put a penny into the Kickstarter, aside from lack of interest in WWII products. They (and the 3rd parties) had best pick up their game soon, or they'll be hemorraging even more customers. I've already lost count of those I know who've either abandoned DCS entirely, or simply aren't buying products.

The only developer (including ED themselves) that I now have any faith in is VEAO, and I still have my doubts there as well. Sad really considering how great I thought it all was going to be just a year or two ago.
 
@Miller , is that message in a sub forum (or has it been deleted) I cannot see it


Latest Messagre from Mags
7 June 2014

Dear all,

We learned from Valve/Steam that they will be unable to continue merging DCS keys purchased outside of the Steam Store. As such and as of today, please note that any keys purchased outside of the Steam Store can no longer be used to activate DCS products on Steam.

We will be working with Steam to merge all keys purchased prior to today. We can make no promises as to when or if this will happen though… that is out of our hands.

Please note though that keys purchased on the Steam store will work on DCS World downloaded from the DCS Store.

Thanks
 
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I really want to do the MI-8 campaign but I cannot as I can't figure out how
to get the damn radios to work , I can't get the menu up to respond to radio messages :-(
 
Here's what was posted.

7 June 2014 Update

We would first like to apologize for the long delay in projects updates. Since the last update from Luthier, there have been some significant changes in how this project will be developed and managed. No longer will RRG be developing this project and Luthier has ceased his involvement in the project. Eagle Dynamics though will be continuing its development and honor all Kickstarter backer commitments. There is nothing more we can say about this change and it is not open for discussion.

Because there are some shared resources between projects (like cockpit systems programming), there will be some impact to our other projects. However, because much of the former RRG team is now employed by Eagle Dynamics, the impact on other Eagle projects will be minimal.

We will be restructuring the DCS WWII: Europe 1944 forums to reflect this.

DCS WWII: Europe 1944 is still planned as a single-package option, or users can purchase individual components to integrate into DCS World.

Myself and Groove plan to provide monthly updates.

As a basic outline, here are our current development intentions:

August 2014 – Fw 190 D-9 Dora
October 2014 - BF-109K
December 2014- Spitfire IX
March 2015 - P-47D-30
May 2015 - Normandy Map with period AI units
Other features like the Me.262A-1 and AI-only B-17G are also in development we but do not have a delivery data estimate at this time until these other features are further along.

In the meantime, Groove and our moderator SiThSpAwN are working to make sure that all backers, based on their level of backing, receive their entitlements.

We fully realize that you probably have many unanswered questions. We are in the process of answering those internally first, and once we do, we will update you.

In this update, we can share some updated images of the Fw 190 D-9 and Bf-109K cockpits. In future updates, Yoyo and other members of the development team will provide greater details about the various features.

Thanks,
Matt

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8 June 2014 Update

We have been reading the discussions here and we will try to answer your questions as soon as we have concrete answers for them. The exception will be the circumstances which led to this change in product management and development. Sorry, but that simply is not going to happen due to legal agreements.

One item I can shed some light on is where the Kickstarter funds went. All of the funds have been spent and they helped develop the Bf-109, P-47, Me.262, Spitfire, and Normandy map. However, given the massive amount of work, those Kickstarter funds were only a drop in the bucket of what is needed to flesh out this project. The vast majority of funds needed to finance this project have and will continue to come from Eagle Dynamics (not Kickstarter). To give you a feel… just the Eagle Dynamics developed and funded flight model for the Bf-109K has already cost us about 120k USD (that does not include external model, cockpit model, cockpit systems, etc.). Developing such products is not cheap!

As mentioned yesterday, this project will only have minimal impact on our other internal projects given that much of the former-RRG team is now working for Eagle Dynamics. As such, projects like the F/A-18C, Su-27 PFM, and new maps are still under active development. As a policy, we now do not discuss internal projects now until they are nearing beta level (the exception being DCS WWII due to KS obligations). So, just because we are not talking about them, hardly means that they are not being worked on.

Today, I have also included a VERY early copy of the DCS: Fw 190 D-9 flight manual. Please note that this is hardly final and is very much subject to change over the next couple of months.

Thanks,
Matt


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Thanks for that Nate

You any good links for using the MI8 radio , really want to get past mission 9 on the campaign but kinda stumped getting the radio to work
 
Was browsing ED forums a bit and came across some potential info about EDGE release. Not sure if its someone slipping up and saying something they shouldn't or if ive just missed some news:
A- Need wait to Eagle Dynamics new EDGE graphic engine complete the DCS: World integration (release on 1.3.0 DCS: W version), and the SDK will get access to the 3rd parties (RRG Studios partner work on new WW2 Normandy map, and no news of BSK partner will be that SDK.). Build a new map with the actual engine before EDGE will have complete has a loss of time (the old Afghanistan / Vladivostok and Spain testing map projects put on hold world them some time ago awaiting the new engine).
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Sounds great ..... been waiting 3 years for Neveda ............

1.3.0 could be out anytime between 2 weeks .. lol and the next millenium

So I hope for the best ... but past experience has made me very skeptical
 
Eagle Dynamics at E3

Unfortunately, we ran into technical issues the first two days of the show that prevented us from showing it to press. We addressed these issues today and hope to get a bit of coverage.
 
DUXFORD, UK, June 16th, 2014 – The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics will release DCS: Fw190 D-9 Dora as a digital download in August 2014

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 is widely regarded as Germany's best fighter aircraft of World War II. Its appearance in the skies over France in August 1941 was a rude shock to the Allies, as it was clearly superior to any other plane. For nearly a year, the Fw 190 was the unmatched champion of the air war in Europe. The Fw 190 had speed and high altitude performance as its two great assets.

The development of advanced allied fighters resulted in the Fw 190 D–9 variant which first saw service in September 1944. This variant had a larger nose that housed a more powerful Junkers Jumo engine that produced 2,100 hp with the MW-50 boost system. The D-9 was designed for high altitude aerial combat and is a worthy adversary to the P-51D Mustang.

Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1gi6vyn8g&feature=youtu.be

Key Features of the DCS: Fw 190 D-9 Dora:

• Unmatched flight physics that allow you to truly feel what it's like to fly this legend.
• Highly detailed, six-degrees-of-freedom (6 DOF) cockpit.
• Interact with cockpit controls with your mouse.
• Accurate Fw 190 D-9 model, squadron markings, and weapons.
• Detailed modelling the Fw 190 D-9 instruments, weapons, engine, radios, fuel, and electrical systems.
• Battle the P-51D Mustang in single and multiplayer games.
 
Tempted by the P51D, love the accurate flight simulation but the more complex modern systems taking 5 minutes to start the engine can get a bit tiring :)
 
I went ahead and bought the a10, huey, black shark and flaming cliffs now just got to get some practice :) thanks for posting the sale notice.
 
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