17 July 2020

Dear Fighter Pilot, Partners and Friends,

In cooperation with Urgra Media we are pleased to announce that DCS: Syria is now available for pre-order. This outstanding terrain can be pre-purchased and ensures you will be first on the tarmac, and at a discounted price of 30% off.

This week we released a substantial new update to DCS World Open Beta which focused mainly on bug fixes, stability and less on feature enhancements. Check out the changelog for an exhaustive list of bugs and fixes. Next month we will release a more feature rich update especially in regards to DCS: F-16C Viper.

We would like to bring your attention to the 104th Red Flag Rumble taking place on the 18th of July at 19:00 GMT. BLUEFOR F-5E Tiger II & AJS-37 Viggen vs REDFOR MiG-21 Fishbed & MiG-19 Farmer, read the details.

Thank you for your passion and support.

Yours sincerely,

The Eagle Dynamics Team

DCS: Syria

A DCS World Terrain

This 600x500 km map covers much of the eastern Mediterranean, and includes most of Syria, Israel, and Lebanon. Areas of Turkey and Jordan are also included. Major cities like Damascus, Tripoli (Lebanon), Latakia, Tartus, Homs, Aleppo, Hamah, Palmyra, Haifa, Acre, Beirut, and Incirlik/Adana are created in detail with hundreds of unique landmarks. The geography is varied with a temperate western coastline, mountains and an arid desert landscape to the east of the landform.

With such a wide range of historic locations, airfields and targets, mission options are almost endless; all set in the most stunning and scenic environment ever made. Pre-order now and benefit from the pre-order 30% discount on DCS: Syria.

If you haven’t already, take a helicopter tour of the major city of Damascus, watch the Damascus Air Taxi video.

Open Beta 2.5.6

Development Report

We continue to focus on improvements and reliability.

Our most recent Open Beta (OB) release covers a wide range of fixes to some of our most popular modules. We would like to thank our internal and beta-tester friends for their fantastic support.

Please read the full Open Beta 2.5.6.52196 changelog.

NS430 Navigation

System for C-101 Aviojet

Our third-party partners Aerges have released two new versions of the NS-430 Navigation System. The module is now compatible with the C-101EB and the C-101CC. There are several bundle options available to ensure you get the most out of this advanced system.

Check out the NS-430 Navigation System bundle.

F/A-18C Hornet

Open Beta Updates

The bug-fixing process for DCS: F/A-18C Hornet continues but we have also been enhancing certain cockpit features that include:

• Added framebuffer validity check
• Added helper function to build indices for a convex poly
• The indicators are still work in progress, whilst we add support for curved display surfaces

Updated Multi-Purpose Display Indicator (MDI):

• MDI hot fix for backlighting
• MDI screen glossiness has been edited
• Adjustments to the MDI screen textures and brightness
• Additional meshes were added to the MDI screens
• MDI screen mapping has been edited
• MDI screen self-illumination has also been tuned

Watch an F/A-18C Hornet air-to-ground strike in Bekaa Valley video.

Thank you again for your passion and support,

Kind regards,

The Eagle Dynamics Team