29 May 2020

Dear Fighter Pilot, Partners and friends,

After substantial testing, DCS World 2.5.6 has moved from Early Access into Stable state. This version encompasses a number of updates to the environment, notably water transparency, environment lighting and tone-mapping. It also includes the JF-17 Thunder and recently released Supercarrier.

We would like to take this opportunity to share some screenshots of the Marianas Map as we continue to enhance this highly realistic operational, tactical and procedural training environment. The Marianas Islands are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising fifteen dormant volcanoes, situated in the western North Pacific Ocean and are, since WWII of strategic importance to the USA.

Our integration of Varjo Technologies VR/XR equipment is progressing well. Varjo offers unique features which are of great value, in particular for professional and military users.

We would like to remind you that the Eagle Dynamics Bonus program will end on the 1st of June. The program was replaced last year with the Miles & More Program while the previous program was being phased out.

We trust that you are enjoying the Early Access release of the Supercarrier.

Thank you for your passion and support.

Yours sincerely,

The Eagle Dynamics Team

DCS World 2.5.6

Stable Release

DCS World 2.5.6 represents one of the biggest updates since the launch of DCS World 2.5 and offers powerful new tools capable of CPU load distribution and FPS management when using peripheral hardware. Many of the improvements in this update are thanks to your feedback and requests, we can’t wait to hear what you think.

The Stable release covers over 700 improvements, features and fixes.

Read the full changelog.

Marianas

Development Report

Rota Island, also known as the Friendly Island is 19km in length and has a population of 3,500 people. It is the southernmost island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. It has been modelled in extraordinary detail and is close to completion.

We continue to work on the organised, unincorporated territory of the United States in Micronesia; Guam. This island was captured by the Japanese in 1941 and occupied for almost 3 years. The American forces recaptured the island on the 21st of July, 1944; Liberation Day commemorates this victory. Special attention is being given to the Andersen Air Force Base located approximately 4km northeast of Yigo. Andersen AFB is one of two critical air bases in the Asia Pacific region. Guam’s almost unrestricted airspace and it’s close proximity to the Farallon de Medinilla Island, a naval bombing range 250km north, make it an ideal training environment. Andersen AFB is home to 36th Wing (PACAF), 734th Air Mobility Support Squadron (Air Mobility Command) and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Twenty-Five (HSC-25).

We continue to improve the cross balance of colour and gamma between terrain textures (vegetation and ground), trees and other objects (infrastructure). The water’s fluidity, colour and transparency have also been tuned for more realistic characteristics. See screenshots.

We are now working on the P-47D Thunderbolt and The Channel Early Access Map and look forward to sharing the progress with you over the coming weeks.

Varjo Technologies

Cooperations

Highest-end virtual simulations by DCS and Varjo

DCS World now supports Varjo’s human-eye resolution headsets, Varjo VR-2 and VR-2 Pro. Varjo is the Finnish maker of the world’s most advanced virtual and mixed reality products for professionals. Together Varjo and DCS offer one of the highest definition and most realistic experiences available in the ‪flight simulator market.

With Varjo’s industrial-grade devices that deliver 60 pixels per degree resolution, the smallest details in the cockpit, including the smallest font sizes, buttons and gauges are crystal clear. In addition, the mixed reality headset Varjo XR-1 permits you to use your own hands as controllers, whilst flying in photorealistic virtual scenery using real-time chroma keying.

Thank you all for your trust and commitment. We work for you.

Kind regards,

The Eagle Dynamics Team