Friar

Dear Friends, This year we have already released two previously announced Collector Planes. Today we would like to share plans for the future aircraft. In addition to the already released Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIVe Bubbletop and Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 A/S, the plan for this year includes: 1. Li-2 - Soviet military transport aircraft. Unlike the original C-47 (Li-2 was based on it under license), it was also used as a bomber and had an optional turret and even forward firing weaponry. The planned release date is Summer 2023. 2. American towable glider (!) WACO CG-4A, which has been widely used during the Normandy landings. The planned release date is Fall 2023. 3. Soviet fighter La-5 series 38 with a teardrop-shaped canopy. Its lighter design had a positive effect on the characteristics of the aircraft compared to earlier models. The planned release date is Fall 2023. 4. Romanian fighter IAR-80/81 in two basic variants («long» and «short»). Both variants and 7 modifications of the aircraft are described in detail in DD #334. The planned release date is the end of 2023. Please note: since this Collector Plane will be effectively two significantly different aircraft (different fuselages, different flight characteristics, different paint scheme kits, there are differences in their cockpits as well) in one package, its pre-order price will increase on May 17th to the level of larger Collector Planes like C-47. Of course, the pre-orders placed before this date won’t be affected by this change, so if you’re interested in getting these aircraft eventually, please consider doing so before May 17th. 5. The development of three new fighters scheduled for 2024 has begun: German interceptor Focke-Wulf Ta 152 Soviet legendary biplane Polikarpov I-153 «Chaika» British fighter Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc armed with 7.69 mm machine guns and a different tail. 6. By the end of 2023, it is planned to complete the development of the Flying Circus Vol.III which will include eight aircraft: F.E.2b R.E.8 Hanriot HD.1 Nieuport 11.C1 Nieuport 17.C1 Nieuport 17.C1 GBR Albatros D.II Halberstadt D.II It is also planned to complete the Western Front 1918 map and populate the entire front line with objects. This updated version of the map will be available in different seasons. 7. The story of Flying Circus continues: plans for 2024 include additional improvements to the map and the development of seven new collectible aircraft: Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter B Sopwith Pup Airco DH.2 Albatros D.III Roland C.IIa Fokker E.III 8. We’re also helping a team of enthusiasts who are working on a new map of one of the theaters of operations on the Eastern Front. A significant progress has been made - we hope that the map will become part of the Great Battles game world soon. The details about the map and the development team will be revealed later. Since the Battle of Normandy release, 9 World War II aircraft, 15 World War I aircraft and two maps have already been produced or are in development. And that's not all! Your support motivates us to improve and extend the Great Battles series. A new historical campaign is in the final stage of development - it is dedicated to the operation of Yak-7 fighter armed units. This year we plan to release another campaign and there are ideas for creating three new campaigns already. In addition, this year we’re updating a number of previously created campaigns to integrate new technologies and content developed recently (you can see the Tank Crew campaigns being updated in the screenshots below). The 1C Game Studios team wishes you good luck and aerial victories in the virtual sky! Congratulations on the upcoming Victory Day! Discuss on forum

That was probably me in the middle and Fen and Blubear taking care of me. Was good seeing the new Normandy map in all its glory. A bit disappointed South Croydon is not highlighted in some way, "dont they know who I am..."

I have never been there before so we will have to arrange where we are going to meet up and at what time etc..

I have just booked for the Saturday. I am staying with my better half in a studio flat in Stow-on-the-wold from Thursday and are making a mini break out of it, taking in a farm attraction on the Friday, the show Saturday and travelling home Sunday.

Hey Ma..look at me! ...and all in one piece !!! Also "Is my room ready yet" and "Are you sure ATC said to leave it here?" I think the penny might finally dropped with landing control.

There was discussion again last night about what I see icon wise. I grabbed a screen shot during the valley run to show what I am seeing. Is this right?

erm....a follow up post by someone... For those who have watched the video, and did not notice it because they don't yet have the required experience in DCS Lua scripting (i.e.: they are exactly the people who would try this): the code the Chat Bot (it's chat bot, not a coding bot, so what it produces is supposed to be small talk) doesn't work and contains multiple errors because the code is copied nilly willy from different sources using different frameworks. If you know how to code for DCS, it's obvious. If you don't, the answer seems as convincing as the (exceedingly nice! ) bit about the Ju-88 being a prime 4 engine bomber. Chat bots are 'yes' bots, and their answers are accordingly airheaded. The narrator of this video appears to have a lamentably low-skill understanding of DCS scripting and ChatGPT: he can't spot obvious mistakes, and asking the AI (the 'yes'-bot) if it understands you isn't proof of the AI's reflective ability - it's not reflective at all - it's a test of the bot's ability to say yes. It does not understand what you want. It understands that it has to grab code pieces that have 'DCS', 'Lua' and 'mission' as tags, and string them together in a manner similar to other code pieces; that's just like telling an art bot to draw an image in the style of Picasso. Worst, the video suggests that the code would work, but never tests the code that the bot creates. Let's be generous and say that the narrator overlooked producing this part, perhaps because he ran out of time, and not because it would have severely diminished the video's attractiveness. So both generated scripts contain bad, obvious errors, for what essentially are indeed trivial things. Of course, @Hog_driver knows this, and I believe "I dunno, judge yourself" was exceedingly tongue-in-cheek. The problem here, to me, it that the latter part goes over the head for those to whom it may be relevant. Apologies if I'm (again) elaborating the obvious.

14th is Mothers Day in US I have been informed - so how about 21st

Sunday 14th May - new start date? if you CAN NOT make this date please let me know.

read this thread through - solution seems to be right at the end https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/38653-friend-cant-connect-to-my-server/

This is what I have, although not hosted from my own machine for quite a while

Think so, I will check my BT router a bit later and check. Thinking of coming to the dark side Crash and hosting some missions ?

Sorry guys looks like this event start is going to be delayed. I asked deacon if they are still good for Sunday but he replied that because they have not had mission files for testing (I have been distracted by DCS and learning to fly the Gazelle helicopter, sorry) they would be unprepared to start on Sunday. I will try and re-focus on the campaign and get some test mission files over to them. As soon as we can re-arrange I will obviously let you guys know. Friar

I found this on YouTube the other day as I am currently into the Gazelle. It was interesting that in one of the episodes a trainee pilot is removed from the course for exactly the same issue I am having, not being able to get the Helicopter down on the ground over that last 20-50 feet. There are 6 episodes I think.

With the learning curve ever steeper on the Gazelle 'copter - I found this today -

Found this today...

Here is the link to the English labels mod for the Gazelle https://forum.dcs.world/topic/141210-dcs-sa342-gazelle-complete-english-cockpit-mod/

We will be staying away from the airfield and more in the Cotswolds so hopefully not too bad.

Salute I have asked the wife if she fancies coming to RIAT, she of course suggested making a long weekend of it. Anyone else fancy going and meeting up? https://www.airtattoo.com/ Playing DCS has got me in a mood to see some of the jets in real life and up close.

Wow crash. that is really good. could i have a copy of the picture file please? perhaps via pm?

Hi Thor The 352nd will be Axis again for this campaign. Do you have the email for Deacon? if not I will PM you. Friar

Subject to no major bugs being found in my mission files, Deacon from the 352nd has suggested 23rd April as a possible start date for the campaign. Please post here if you CAN NOT make this date I would expect the timings to be the same as the previous campaigns 21:00 UK time for 2 hours. On Teamspeak by 20:30 for briefing. UPDATED NEW PROPOSED START DATE: SUNDAY 21st MAY (14th is Mothers day in US)