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Mud Spike Interview With DCS Matt "Wags" Wagner

Very interesting read. Wow! A P-47 and a Mosquito! I was a bit thrown to the response about the A-6. Wasn't that the one that was supposed to come out as part of the Tomcat package? I suppose it's 3rd party, so nothing to do with ED really.
 
I was glad to hear about the improve environment in DCW World, especially the night lighting which has been lacking. Great news across the board!
 
scotth6 said:
Very interesting read. Wow! A P-47 and a Mosquito! I was a bit thrown to the response about the A-6. Wasn't that the one that was supposed to come out as part of the Tomcat package? I suppose it's 3rd party, so nothing to do with ED really.
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Heatblur have been very tightliped about any future development,In their latest update they'll only discuss what was already promised(i.e F-14A and Forrestal Carrier) with The TomCat Package.
 
StormILM said:
I was glad to hear about the improve environment in DCW World, especially the night lighting which has been lacking. Great news across the board!
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Yea,I was glad to hear about efforts to include multi threading and Vulcan,This should really give multi-core VR users a nice boost ....It was also interesting to hear that although The F4 Phantom was not in the immediate future that they're working on a "Very Sought after Aircraft" from the community????:dizzy:What could That be??? Strike Eagle? SuperHornet?
 
***Sneak Peak at New Clouds WIP***


should be coming by end of year
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Heatblur have been very tightliped about any future development,In their latest update they'll only discuss what was already promised(i.e F-14A and Forrestal Carrier) with The TomCat Package.
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Yeah, it was the one in the Tomcat package I was referring to. The AI one. I'm not sure if this was what was meant in the interview, because I had never heard anything about a full A-6 module, so I assumed the question was referring to the AI A-6 which was to be part of the Tomcat package.



"To summarize, current planned free content for the F-14 includes:


  • [*]Forrestal class carriers (compatible with all carrier aircraft)
    [*]A-6E
    [*]KA-6
    [*]1x F-14B Caucasus Campaign
  • 1x Persian Gulf F-14A Campaign"
 
I'm also still stoked about the Leatherneck F-8 Crusader in development. I know this is an F-8J but I'm kind of hoping they roll back to an F-8E (F8U-2NE) as I recall the J model was plagued with problems during most of it's career. There are benefits to the F-8J, more wing/slat and horizontal stab area for better variable speed handling, BLC (Blown Flaps) for lower approach speeds, still has the wing hardpoints for additional weapons. The F-8E on the other hand, same wing hardpoints for air to ground missions, approach speeds are higher, more challenging to land on a carrier. Personally, I'd likely fly it with the Y-Rail Mounts on the fuselage and arm with Sidewinders or Zuni's and be done with it.

Right now, in my opinion the Mig-21 is the most challenging jet in DCS but once the F-8 comes, that will change. They will be a perfect match for some good dogfights! Hopefully a Mig-17F is not too far off either.
 
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