25 March 2022

Dear Fighter Pilots, Partners and Friends,

We are pleased to inform you of the “SimFest” sale that will commence on March 28th and last until April 4th at 15:00 GMT. We will have parallel discounts on our Shop. Over the next week you can save up to 50% on our most popular aircraft, maps, campaigns, and asset packs. Don’t miss out!

The launch of DCS: AH-64D was successful, and we are incredibly thankful to our faithful community for the support and positive feedback. We are now working on a hotfix, and we will continue to resolve bugs and add features to the DCS: AH-64D and DCS: Mi-24P Hind based on your feedback. Thank you.

We are also developing new AI voice responses for both George and Petrovich.

In light of the recent DCS: AH-64D Early Access launch, we encourage you to get online and share your experiences in multiplayer. Check out the Black Shark Den discord server.

Thank you for your passion and support.

Yours sincerely,

Eagle Dynamics

SimFest

Flash Sale

The “SimFest” sale will start on the 28th of March and run until the 4th of April at 15:00 GMT. You will find fantastic savings of up to 50% across our entire module range, and who knows, you may find yourself a new aircraft, map or asset pack.

Modules with 30% discount

• DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer
• DCS: F-16C Viper
• DCS: F/A-18C Hornet
• DCS: JF-17 Thunder
• DCS: Supercarrier
• DCS: The Channel
• DCS: Mi-24P Hind

Campaigns with 30% discount

• DCS: F/A-18C Persian Lion Campaign
• DCS: A-10C Iron Flag Part 1 Campaign
• DCS: AV-8B Sky Warrior Campaign
• DCS: F-14A Fear the Bones Campaign
• DCS: F-14A Zone 5 Campaign
• DCS: F-5E Black Sea Resolve '79 Campaign
• DCS: F-86F Hunters over the Yalu Campaign
• DCS: Mig-21bis Battle of Krasnodar Campaign
• DCS: Fw 190 A-8 Horrido! Campaign
• DCS: P-47D Wolfpack Campaign
• DCS: Bf 109 K-4 Jagdflieger Campaign
• DCS: P-51D The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney Campaign
• DCS: Spitfire IX The Big Show Campaign

AI Voice System

Development Progress

We are working on a voice command system for our AI copilots: DCS: Mi-24P Hind - Petrovich and DCS: AH-64D - George. We expect this system to react to certain player commands while also automatically spotting and reporting targets. We also intend to have a variety of different “attitude states” for the virtual AI pilots with corresponding voice lines for the same events.

Please check out Matt Wagner’s tutorial on DCS: AH-64D | Crew AI.

Black Shark Den

Multiplayer Server

Black Shark Den is a group of DCS helicopter pilots that run a mix of Lift, Reconnaissance, and Attack missions that are cooperative, realistic and engaging. The server runs DCS Open Beta, and it supports three dedicated servers in both the US and EU time zones.

The SMEs on these servers are all former or active pilots of UH-60, AH-64, OH-58D, Huey, Wildcat and Sea King aircraft from the UK, the US Army and US Navy. Crew chiefs and civilian pilots from oil platform operations with the EC145 and other helicopters. It is a wealth of knowledge and fun.

New arrivals begin at the RL3 level and earn their ranks by an evaluation process based on real world military helicopter training. For those that wish to participate in more complex missions that include planning and flight leadership, you may go on to milsim level.

Thank you again for your passion and support,

Yours sincerely,

Eagle Dynamics