Happy New Years everyone!
2019 is set to be a very busy year for DCS. So far there are three confirmed modules to be release this year. The Christen Eagle II will come out this month on the 23rd. The F-14B will come sometime between now and March 21st. And Deka Ironworks has announced that their JF-17 will be available this summer.
I'm also thinking that the Mig-19 may become available this year as well. From what I've seen from the developer's posts it looks to be nearing completion.
That's an awful lot of planes to come in just one year. So, personally, I'll need to pick and choose which I get and which I'll have to wait a while since I won't have enough money for everything. As many fans of DCS have said before "DCS is an expensive hobby." That being said, I've already pre-ordered the F-14 so it's a give in that I will have that one this year. The next plane I'm sure to get this year is the JF-17. I've been waiting for a very long time to get a full fidelity Red Force plane that's more advanced than the Mig-21.
I'd like to get the Mig-19, if it comes out this year, but I don't think I'll have the money for that one. I'm hoping that the F-4E does not come out this year too. I'd like to get that one right away but I want to save up some money first.
If you've played DCS for a while, what aircraft are you looking forward to getting? If you haven't tried it yet, what would you be interested in seeing in there?
Have a good time flying this year.
Land safely everyone.
Showing posts with label christen eagle 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christen eagle 2. Show all posts
02 January, 2019
29 December, 2018
DCS: Christen Eagle II on Pre-Order and Hawk News
To my great surprise Magnitude 3 has set up their Christen Eagle II for pre-order already. Personally, I'm not going to buy it. I'm more interested in fighter and attack planes. But there are a lot of aerobatic enthusiasts out there and if you're one, then by all means go pick it up. It looks like an interesting plane; just not one I'd be interested in. Quite honestly I didn't expect a new plane to be put on pre-order until Heatblur released their F-14. But Some surprises are pleasant. And this is one of them.
ED just noted in their update today that VEAO has rejected an offer by ED to take over the Hawk module leaving everyone with a plane they cannot use unless you keep an outdate version of DCS on your computer. You would have to have DCS 2.5.3 or earlier in order to run the Hawk. To be quite frank, the Hawk was never that good in the first place and certainly is not good enough to dedicate one full install of an obsolete version of DCS to run that one plane. Why VEAO refused to allow ED to take over updating the Hawk is beyond me. But it certainly does not look good for them or their sister company, Bluesky FS.
Now, ED did state that a full refund is available only for those who bought the Hawk on or after October 1st 2018. Of course that leaves that vast majority of players out (myself included) but at least they are making an effort.
Looking at the bright side (if it can be called that), at least VEAO only took money for 2 products and offered a refund early on for one. It would have been a lot worse if they had developed 4 or 5 modules and then suddenly dropped out of their agreement.
ED has stated that in order to ensure that no 3rd party can dissolve and leave their products unsupported again, a clause has been added to all 3rd party agreements stating that all files regarding the modules are to be handed over to ED for continued support. At least we know this situation will never come up again.
Well, that's all I have for you today. Take a look at the CE2 at the e-store. It's an interesting plane.
ED just noted in their update today that VEAO has rejected an offer by ED to take over the Hawk module leaving everyone with a plane they cannot use unless you keep an outdate version of DCS on your computer. You would have to have DCS 2.5.3 or earlier in order to run the Hawk. To be quite frank, the Hawk was never that good in the first place and certainly is not good enough to dedicate one full install of an obsolete version of DCS to run that one plane. Why VEAO refused to allow ED to take over updating the Hawk is beyond me. But it certainly does not look good for them or their sister company, Bluesky FS.
Now, ED did state that a full refund is available only for those who bought the Hawk on or after October 1st 2018. Of course that leaves that vast majority of players out (myself included) but at least they are making an effort.
Looking at the bright side (if it can be called that), at least VEAO only took money for 2 products and offered a refund early on for one. It would have been a lot worse if they had developed 4 or 5 modules and then suddenly dropped out of their agreement.
ED has stated that in order to ensure that no 3rd party can dissolve and leave their products unsupported again, a clause has been added to all 3rd party agreements stating that all files regarding the modules are to be handed over to ED for continued support. At least we know this situation will never come up again.
Well, that's all I have for you today. Take a look at the CE2 at the e-store. It's an interesting plane.
Happy flying everyone.
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