October 4, 201312 yr Commercial Member Mig-21Bis Facebook Update: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DCS-Mig-21Bis/515416408503951 Still VERY much Work in Progress! Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
October 4, 201312 yr Commercial Member RSBN and russian landing system (in russian) by Beczl http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1776845&postcount=296 About RSBN and navigation (Landing) Unfortunately it's Russian.. http://www.scilib-avia.narod.ru/Landing/Landing.htm Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
October 6, 201312 yr Commercial Member On end of the year. Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
October 7, 201312 yr Commercial Member Mig-21Bis Update #8 http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1898577&postcount=1 DCS MiG-21Bis NewsFlash - Issue No.8 External Model Rudel still working on the exterior model UVW and texturing. Now he placing thousands of rivets for the full '21 experiance. More pics and info can be found here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?...59&postcount=1 Cockpit Razbam-Cobra is finished the new cockpit, now he's working on to port/test it into the game and very soon he will create a video how it looks like in the game. AFM At coding side Dolphin and Roland working on the radio as the last system to be implemented. With this last system finishing our code migration so moving to c++ allowed us greater control over implementation, and as a result our already complex base received a general overhaul. After Radio is finalized we will start final bugfixing and test than we reach internal beta. AFM + Coding Not significant changes on the roadmap. Later on we should post the possible schedule of our project remaining actions. Others Diveplane working on the MiG-21 sound creation. Here it is an early wip progress video of the engine samples completed and mixed beautifully ingame, authentic Tumansky R-25-300: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKeISATc28 http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1898559#post1898559 Afternoon pilots! Big update today; for me at least. Between Newsflash 7 and 8 a lot has changed on the model with regards to accuracy and how the damage model works within ED's engine. The entire time spent creating the three 3D meshes for just bullet damage, has been scrapped. Although time wasted, the best part is knocking of nearly 80,000 polys to free up space for more detail in other areas. As such, UV & texturing has begun. While I was laying down panel lines a lot of areas were not matching up. I took the opportunity to reshape the landing gear doors. A small glitch came about using the bomb-racks. They interfered with the gear doors. The team came up with a solution to use custom arguments to set slotted or non-slotted gear doors based on the payload you choose. Proper holes and framing were added as well. The landing lights are now in the correct locations and resized. Detailed hinges were added along with a new light holder shape based on real photos. The external model's HUD has also been cleaned up. And now what most of you have probably waiting for! Do keep in mind, these are still very much WIP with no Normal or Spec mappings. The best part once it's finished, is that I just practically copy it to the right wing and change the weathering. Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
October 20, 201312 yr Commercial Member Mig-21Bis update: Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
October 24, 201312 yr Commercial Member -Rudel- continue working on Mig-21Bis external model http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=116045 ..when I'm burning it. Fixing some UVs and finishing a few other parts to maximize space. Minute parts with less detail. Parts look big on the left, but will be scaled once adjusted. Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
November 6, 201312 yr Commercial Member Mig-21Bis Update http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1922908&postcount=1 DCS MiG-21Bis NewsFlash - Issue No.9 External Model Rudel is still working on unwrapping the exterior mesh and building the master textures. He has nearly finished the wings. Check out the images below to get a good idea of what to expect detail-wise. These are, of course, without speculars and normals, which will massively benefit exterior texture artwork, once finished. The aircraft will likely come in a few variations of weathering. Of course we will release a paintkit with the normal compliment of layers once the aircraft has been released. Internal Model The Cockpit diffuse texture set is currently at around 95% completion. Only some small details on the main canopy remain. More importantly, however, the first normal and specular maps are being built. These maps will allow for massively increased fidelity and detail. We have also begun initial deployment of the new cockpit artwork into the DCS engine. This is a labour-intensive project, as various parts need to be updated to fall in line with new development. Please enjoy a selection of screenshots from a VERY Work in Progress version of the MiG-21 cockpit below. I've tried to showcase it in a wide variety of conditions to give you a good idea of the current look. Please keep in mind, that there will most certainly be considerable improvement before the cockpit is considered Final. I cannot stress enough how important specular and normal maps are in our workflow. There are also many various bugs still to be ironed out (rampant fresnel, seams, etc.), so as always-- Work in Progress! AFM At the coding side things are progressing rapidly. Dolphin and Roland are working heavily on completing the MiG-21 codebase. The duo is primarily occupied with implementing the last missing features in various Avionics, including failures simulation. The Weapons system has been extended with the implementation of the SPO and weapons managment has been further improved. The Radar and ASP optical sight are now operational, and are waiting for final tuning. The AFM has been optimized, tuned, and is now waiting for finalization of weapons integration for its' final iteration. Various other improvements, such as panel shaking and ground occlusion for Radar and other Avionics has further advanced the aircraft's fidelity and complexity. AFM + Coding The roadmap remains the same. We're all crunching VERY hard at this point for you all to enjoy the Fishbed this year. Others As Always-- thank you all for your support, patience and encouragement. We can't wait to share our work with such a great group of people. Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
November 8, 201312 yr That just ain't even right. Well done. Is it done yet? When will it be released? Will it be freeware or payware? How much will it cost? Any updates on the progress? Will it work for Xbox? Can I be a beta tester? How's the performance in VR?
November 11, 201312 yr Commercial Member Mig-21Bis update http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=116634 A little Late Night Work... Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
November 26, 201312 yr Commercial Member Mig-21Bis Update http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=117046 Fellow Simmers and DCS Community, We at Studio Beczl are, and always will be, committed to clear, transparent and honest communication with our fans and customers. Be it development updates, release schedules, upcoming product announcements, post-release support, technical support and all other forms of information relevant to you and your experience. As such; we believe now is the time to present our current development status of the MiG-21, our plans for the near future and a summary of the project so far. 1. Release Date Even though we have honestly put in a herculean effort to get the aircraft ready for release before the Christmas season, we are not confident that we can provide a release to the standard we have set forth for ourselves, and one that you all expect. Consider for a moment the ramifications of reduced sales due to missing the Christmas season, and you can accurately surmise that we are just as dismayed at the timing as you. We are all passionate simmers here and it pains us greatly that we have to delay our launch by yet another 3 months. After much internal discussion, progress consolidation and assessment, we can finally present you with a concrete date. The DCS: MiG-21 BiS will launch 30th of March 2014 Mark it in your calendars, take the week off work and put a biometric sensor on your Mancave door; because on the 30th you'll be strapping yourself in and taking off on your first GCI intercept. Once again, we are incredibly sorry about not being able to deliver before the end of this year. Pushing a rushed release of a complex aircraft such as this is fair to neither you or us. Count on the above date holding true. NOTE: It is possible that the aircraft will be finished and published EARLIER than the specified date. 2. Development Status & BETA During the past year of development, our programming team has undertaken the massive job of rewriting all aircraft avionics and subsystems for our new C++ framework. Our lead developer, has spearheaded the charge of writing our AFM, which makes the MiG-21 both a joy and challenge to fly. We are without a doubt convinced that the MiG-21 will live up to everyones' expectations with regards to systems depth, fidelity and accuracy. We have also devoted significant development resources and time to implementing features such as GCI, Custom ground occlusion, custom ground units and many other important features that will benefit your flying experience. By Mid-December, we expect to reach feature-complete status. We will then be moving into polishing and bugfixing stages of development, essentially an internal BETA. As mentioned previously, we will not be running a public BETA program. The aircraft released to you on the 30th of March will be feature-complete and thoroughly tested. 3. FAQ Will you be publishing through STEAM? We do not have a definitive answer to this yet. Rest assured that we'd love to publish the aircraft over a tried and true platform such as Steam. We will not be publishing exclusively on steam. Will there be a Pilot in the Cockpit? We love this feature and implementation is planned. The MiG looks Great! But performance must be terrible?! False. As we have mentioned quite a few times now; our triangle counts are lower or equal to similar ED products, both internally and externally. Texture weight is also low. Performance is of utmost importance to us; and our development team possess a wide range of hardware configurations. Will there be an Early Access Program for Backers? Yes. As stated previously, IndieGoGo backers will be able to fly the MiG-21 at least a week before the official release. Is the MiG-21 being released together with EDGE? We have no influence or association with the release of EDGE & Nevada. How much will the DCS: MiG-21BiS cost? Similar or Cheaper than existing modules initial price. Are backer shirts coming? Closer to release. Designs will be coming shortly. What is coming next? At this point we have announced the MiG-23. Stay tuned for more exciting info regarding future projects. Right now all hands on deck are focused on finishing the MiG-21. Are there videos coming? Yes. Many. Both instructional and promotional. Will the manual be available before the aircraft is released? Unlikely. Writing the manuals is a lot of work and is planned for the pre-release phase. Most importantly: Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support and for your patience. We hope you'll stick with us through the final stretch. Stay tuned for the next Newsflash in the next few days and more development info & updates! Sincerely, The MiG-21 team Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
November 27, 201312 yr Commercial Member More news.... GCI implemented on Mig-21Bis http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1935758&postcount=52 Nice to see a solid date announced. I do have a few questions... 1. What are the plans for missions/campaigns? Also need any help? 2. Whats the status on implementing the Mig-21 and vehicle pack into the sim without purchase? Is it going to be added to the sim with the help of ED or will it be like a separate mod pack? 3. GCI, is it a mission side script or built into the module? Could other aircraft utilize it? 1.) We have basic plans how mission/campaings will need to be look. But we are looking for experienced mission builders as well. 2.) It will be a separated mod pack... 3.) Built into MiG-21 module. Only DCS level planes can be use that...Due it use custom radio channel for communication. Originally Posted by Silver_Dragon View Post Beczl, a question GCI will be a feature exclusive of Beczl Studios (russian aircarts), or will be a new DCS: world feature need improvemet by ED? Can you give some data of level or realistic of that GCI feature? See my answer 3.) It is not belong ED (DCSW). Basically works same way as AWACS. You will have a GCI control center that you can place anywhere on the map. Than you have to add at least one (up to 12) EWR radars within same group. EWR's provide info's about enemy position to GCI control center than comm. center transmit data to your plane as well. So if any radar destroyed you wont have info from their sector, also terrain affect radar scan as well.. and so on... Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
December 23, 201312 yr Commercial Member forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=118039 We wish all of our supporter and DCS player a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year. We are still working hard our MiG-21 at this time too. As a small present below you can see the 99% finalized cockpit game test screens. (Notice the dynamic shadow/lights in the cockpit illumination). Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
January 15, 201412 yr Commercial Member http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1970054&postcount=28 Startup and Takeoff demo http://youtu.be/TDaNALBKgxU Only a community member with intent maintain informed to the simulator community about DCS: World news and progress More news to the front....Disclaimer: I´m not member of DCS: World team, Eagle Dynamic team or None official 3rd party.
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