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Normandy 1944 Map Update
« on: February 17, 2017, 05:57:21 PM »
Normandy 1944 Map Update

When we started the DCS World War II series, we realized that one of the most important aspects of the series will be a great set of period maps to support the aircraft. Our first effort in this direction has been the Normandy 1944 map. Although originally scoped to just include the immediate area around the Normandy landing areas, the product has grown based on customer feedback and to create a great single player and multiplayer environment. This has taken the us in the following directions:



While not planned from the start, we have now added a portion of southern England, directly opposite of Normandy. This area includes the RAF airfields of Tangmere, Ford, Chailey, Funtington, and Needs Oar Point. While not at the detail level of Normandy, we believe these airfields will add valuable gameplay options.

Another map task we are working on is the inclusion of Le Havre city and port and providing all the cities and towns many types of every-day objects to make the urban areas look lived-in. This includes cars, carts, bicycles, tractors, laundry lines, etc. Along the Normandy coast, our team is also creating the "Atlantic Wall" with coastal batteries and pill boxes.

The team is also working realistic road and rail traffic that includes the option for period trains and auto-generated road traffic. In addition to the map, a very important aspect to create an immersive experience is to have the option to populate it with period air, land, and sea units. Many such units are being created now, and one of these new units includes the AI B-17G bomber. We are happy to share the first images of the B-17G in the game. Inclusion of the B-17G will provide more interesting gameplay options for the P-51D and Fw 190 D-9.














Normandy Map 1944 Live Stream
The Normandy 1944 map is rapidly coming together and we hope to have it in your hands soon. To give you a preview and answer questions you might have about the map, we will be broadcasting a live stream video of the Normandy 1944 on 25 February. Please find the details here: Normandy Map 1944 Live Stream: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=183172
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2017, 06:27:04 PM »
does this mean after this is released that NOVADA  :P  will be cheaper than ever before ? ;D ;D
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2017, 06:30:39 PM »
does this mean after this is released that NOVADA  :P  will be cheaper than ever before ? ;D ;D

Dunno. I cold fly the Huey in Normandy circa 1944  :P ...What say you Stardog?  :-*
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2017, 06:38:54 PM »
i will do combined ops with the challenger 2 and win the war  :P :P :P
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2017, 06:41:08 PM »
i will do combined ops with the challenger 2 and win the war  :P :P :P

Better get yer $50 ready brah  ;D
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2017, 06:54:42 PM »
iv resisted the SAAB thus far and some others
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2017, 04:27:50 PM »
DCS: Normandy 1944 Map News
22/02/17

Our map team is hard at work bringing the Normandy map to completion with most of the work focusing on bug clean up and tuning. We are getting close! Once the map is available for pre-purchase, we will announce the release date.

One question we often read about the Normandy map is if non-World War II units will work with it. It certainly will! In fact, we think many of you will find it an amazing map for helicopters and close air support aircraft in particular.

For this update, we've included several images of many modern day DCS World unit types in the Normandy map.









Also, the Normandy map live stream has had to be postponed to 4 March 2017.
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2017, 06:19:51 PM »
There won't be mountains to hide in!
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2017, 01:51:27 AM »
DCS: Normandy 1944 Map Live Stream

We have decided it would be best to delay the live stream a bit to come very shortly after the start of the Normandy map pre-purchase and the release of the amazing trailer video that "Glowing Amraam" is working on. We feel the live stream and Q&A will be much more appropriate and useful after the pre-purchase beings.

Apologies for the delay.

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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2017, 02:28:34 AM »
The DCS: Normandy 1944 Map and DCS: World War II Assets Pack will be available for download by late April 2017.



More details coming this weekend in the Newsletter!

The DCS: Normandy 1944 Map is centred on the World War II battlefield of Normandy, France and is specifically created to depict the period after the D-Day landings and the establishment of several allied airfields in Normandy to support the beachhead breakout in late June 1944. The map measures 267 x 348 kilometres and includes airfields in both Normandy and southern England. The map includes the famous D-Day landing beaches and the “Atlantic Wall”, rolling bocage fields of Normandy, large cities like Caen and Rouen, ports of Cherbourg and Le Havre, and 30 airfields. The map also includes multiple seasons and more detail and accuracy than any previous DCS World map by utilizing new map technologies.

A vital aspect of creating an authentic World War II battlefield is to populate it with matching artificial intelligence (AI) World War II assets. The DCS: World War II Assets Pack provides numerous World War II air, land and sea assets to populate the Normandy and other DCS World maps with. Eagle Dynamics has spent the last three year creating an entirely new set of combat vehicles to support DCS: World War II, and each unit is created with an exceptional level of detail and accuracy. These assets include:

• Tanks and Mobile Artillery
o M4 Sherman Firefly
o M4A4 Sherman with "Rhino" hedge cutter
o Mk VIII Cromwell
o Jagdpanzer IV
o Sd.Kfz. 162
o Tiger I
o Tiger II
o Panther V
o Panzer IV
o Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär, Sd. Kfz. 166
o Jagdpanther G1

• Cars and Trucks
o Jeep Willys
o Truck CCKW 353
o Bedford MWD
o Kübelwagen 82
o Truck Blitz 36-6700A

• Steam Train and Cars
o DRG Class 86 locomotive
o Tank wagon
o G10 covered wagon
o DR 50 Ton Flat Wagon Type SSys

• Anti-Aircraft Artillery
o Bofors 40 mm gun
o 8.8 cm Flak Gun 18, 36, & 37
o 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling

• Ships
o LCVP Higgins
o LST Mk2
o USS Samuel Chase

• Infantry
o US soldier
o UK soldier
o German soldier

• Aircraft
o B-17G bomber

The DCS: World War II Assets Pack will continue to grow with DCS: Combined Arms compatibility and free asset additions that includes:

• New tanks
• SdKfz 234/2 "Puma"
• Sd.Kfz. 251
• Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad
• Horch staff car
• E-boat Schnellboot type S-130
• Uboat type 7
• German search lights
• Barrage balloons
• Avro Lancaster
• Hawker Typhoon
• C-47
• Ju-88
• Fw 190 A-6 and A-8
• Bf 109 G-6
• A-20 Havoc/Boston
• B-24
• B-25
• B-26

The DCS: Normandy Map and the DCS: World War II Assets Pack will be available as a 20%-off, pre-purchase bundle for $47.99. Upon release in late April 2017, the DCS: Normandy 1944 Map and DCS: World War II Assets Pack bundle will be sold for $59.99, and the stand-alone DCS: Normandy 1944 Map for $44.99 and the stand-alone DCS: World War II Assets pack for $29.99.

Note: Those that took part in the DCS: World War II Kickstarter campaign, and provided a high enough contribution to receive the Normandy map, will receive the assets pack for free.
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2017, 05:03:03 PM »
The DCS: Normandy 1944 Map and DCS: World War II Assets Pack will be available for download by late May 2017.

The DCS: Normandy 1944 Map is centered on the World War II battlefield of Normandy, France and is specifically created to depict the period after the D-Day landings and the establishment of several allied airfields in Normandy to support the beachhead breakout in late June 1944. The map measures 267 x 348 kilometers and includes airfields in both Normandy and southern England. The map includes the famous D-Day landing beaches and the "Atlantic Wall", rolling bocage fields of Normandy, large cities like Caen and Rouen, ports of Cherbourg and Le Havre, and 30 airfields. The map also includes multiple seasons and more detail and accuracy than any previous DCS World map by utilizing new map technologies.











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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2017, 03:44:22 PM »
DCS: Normandy 1944 Map and DCS: World War II Assets Pack Live Stream

On Saturday, 18 March at 1600 GMT, we will be having a live stream in which we will show off these two upcoming projects and answer many of your questions posted here: Normandy Map 1944 Live Stream https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=183172

The Live Stream will be run on Youtube at: Matt Wagner's channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHa9LMylydkT0T3qSzAVrlw
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2017, 09:19:48 PM »
DCS: Normandy 1944 Map Livestream - 18 March 2017



Published on 18 Mar 2017

Pre-purchase the bundle: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.co...

Work in Progress

The DCS: Normandy 1944 Map is centered on the World War II battlefield of Normandy, France and is specifically created to depict the period after the D-Day landings and the establishment of several allied airfields in Normandy to support the beachhead breakout in late June 1944. The map measures 267 x 348 kilometers and includes airfields in both Normandy and southern England. The map includes the famous D-Day landing beaches and the "Atlantic Wall", rolling bocage fields of Normandy, large cities like Caen and Rouen, ports of Cherbourg and Le Havre, and 30 airfields. The map also includes multiple seasons and more detail and accuracy than any previous DCS World map by utilizing new map technologies.

In addition to being developed to support DCS: World War II modules, other module eras from the Korean War to Modern Day may also be used with this map.

Note: The DCS: World War II Assets Pack is required for inclusion of World War II air, land and sea units. You can order it in Normandy 1944 Map + WWII Assets Pack bundle
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2017, 11:10:19 PM »
Take my money take it now................. :club-me-1 so combined arms it can be useful
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Re: Normandy 1944 Map Update
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2017, 11:21:41 PM »
 :laughing4

But how many years will it be in beta? :confused
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