WIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv54EYq5Hic

Mig-21Bis on Duxford with VEAO and AvioDev

https://www.facebook.com/pages/VEAO-Simulations/130582376992838?ref=stream&hc_location=timeline

 

Some dogfighting fun with the Leatherneck MiG-21 BIS

Unfortunately due to the Internet connection we won't be able to stream anything from here.

Chris.

 

Duxford DCS Hanger

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2076695&postcount=1

 

Hey Folks!

 

It's been a while since the last update. Even though we've been around and posting quite a bit, it might, in hindsight, be a good idea to consolidate info more frequently into a single thread as a dev update.

 

Progress over the past month has been excellent. We are getting closer to a finished product with every single passing day; and it's a fantastic feeling to see three years of work finally come together. 

 

In the past few weeks the entire team has been crunching hard to meet various deadlines, primarily the very important Duxford public showcase. A herculean effort with 17-20 hours of work per day has been the norm for the past few weeks. Many elements which were awaiting integration (rather than creation) - like the new pilot, new damage modelling and a few other components have now been implemented into the Sim. Bar a few minor details, the aircraft is feature complete. 

 

Once again, a massive thank you to the VEAO team for taking the time and effort to showcase the MiG-21 at Duxford. We consider ourselves very lucky to have the chance to work together with such kind and considerate individuals. If any of you spent some time with the MiG-21 at Dux; feel free to share your thoughts or impressions either here or in a separate thread. We'd love to hear them!

 

So what is left?

-- Bugfixing and Polishing

-- Normal and Specular maps for various external parts

-- Minor additions to the manual

-- Completion of Manual localization (2 languages already complete!)

-- Copy editing of Missions and Eng Manual

-- Creation of various UI, Manual and Quickstart Guide images

-- Replacement of legacy Weapon Art (in advanced progress)

-- Multiplayer Compatability Testing

-- More Bugfixing

-- More Polishing

-- DVD Artwork, physical goodies, more

In a day or two; some of us will once again head into the relentless crunch, as we embark upon the final phase of this project. There is a light at the end of the tunnel; and we are as motivated as ever to reach it as fast as we possibly can. 

 

In closing I'll leave you with a short, very simple, and very basic video (told you not to get hyped up yet! ) of a dawn mission take-off. 

Don't expect too much; it's intention is to just hold you over until the next two arrive, which are coming very soon.

 

 

 

Going on 24h again; so sincere apologies for my succinctness and garbled English. 

 

As always: Thanks for sticking with us and looking forward to the MiG-21. We can't wait to see you all fly it; and we're working hard to make that a reality as soon as possible.

 

Cheers!

LS

 

 

the light at the end of the tunnel

I love ends of tunnels!!!!!

 

This looks Gorgeous!!!!

Breaking news!

 

The DCS Mig-21 to include a FREE!!!!! copy of the LD 757!  :lol:

 

Sorry a bit too sarcastic, i'll be the first inline to buy this when released, i love Russian aircraft.

Leatherneck Mig-21Bis urgent info

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=125172

 

Hi Everyone,

 

Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we are unable to procure the list of backers who financially contributed to the DCS: MiG-21 in 2012. 

We are left only with one alternative, and that is to manually collect these details into a database of our own which we can then act upon when we release the aircraft.

 

Please keep this thread clean and for any questions only. 

We'd like to avoid revisiting past issues and grievances, so please do not use this collection as a reason to call for legal action or personal denouncement.

 

Feel free to spread this thread and information within wherever you think you may find a MiG-21 backer.

Feel free to PM myself, -Rudel- or Dolphin887 if you have any other questions or concerns which you do not feel comfortable posting here (or e-mail us!)

 

We hope we can reach everyone in time.

 

--------------------------- IMPORTANT! --------------------------------------

 

Those of you who have backed, and for us to confirm that you have done so, need to provide the following:

 

FULL NAME

SHIPPING ADDRESS (Country, Postal Code, City, Street, House #, Floor, Shipping Name)

BACKER LEVEL (Popular, Valuable, Normal, Big, High value, Bonus, Extra, Special, Extra Special, or Top Special)

CONTACT E-MAIL

 

SCREENSHOT OF BACKER PAGE

 

EXAMPLE:

 

 

You may black out part of your profile name and any other projects you have backed.

If your information is unsatisfactory we will let you know.

 

 

SEND THIS TO:

 

Code:

[email protected]

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

We take your privacy very seriously, and will not disclose any sent details to any third parties.

The purpose of collecting these details is solely to be able to reward the backers who supported

the project financially.

 

We apologize for the inconvenience.

 

Thank you,

Leatherneck Simulations

__________________

/Nicholas Dackard

 

Artist

Leatherneck Simulations

 

DCS: MiG-21bis

From LeatherNeck Team...

"A lot of question concerning the release date spread all over the forum - so here is the updated information about our release procedure and plans.

 

We informed the Eagle management we want to release later this month, which was well received. In order to do so, we need to pass internal quality checks with the Eagle. This is in all parties interest: ensure mod quality, integration stability and players satisfaction.

 

The module will be available for the Eagle internal tests tomorrow (09. June). We don't know how much time the Eagle will need for their tests - but I assume anything up to 10-15 days (could be much less). Note that the Eagle needs to check the level of integration of 21 to DCS core, and perhaps extend their code to fully support it. On the other side, they might send some feedback or implementation requests which we need to implement. In such case, we will provide updated mod for further tests in very short time; we usually patch the mod in max 12-24 hours, usually much less.

 

If all goes according to our plans, we will be ready at the end of this month (anywhere from ~20. June +). There are things we can't anticipate. This is our plan, and we will try hard to follow it.

 

Mod should be initially available on the DCS site for download. If all goes well, we might go for the Steam later."

 

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2085829&postcount=204

Great News!!!!

 

I'm really becoming a combat flightsim addict :-)

****Mini-Update****

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=126607
Hey folks,

I'm going to keep this update fairly brief, as we have some new stuff cooking that still needs a few days to simmer before it can be presented. Thus; do expect another update with some nice juicy screenshots of the MiG-21 in EDGE sometime during next week. 

Work continues on integration of the MiG-21 into Core DCSW and on the final level of polish and testing prior to public release. The past week was mainly focused on moving the aircraft into the new 1.3.0 development environment, which required some art tweaks on various components. This is still not complete; as there are some significant visual glitches still present. I am, however, confident that we'll be wrapping things up on this task in the first few days of the next week.

In addition to this, we're working on some auxiliary tasks such as box art, main menu artwork, icons, shirt artwork, more liveries, tactical numbering, and a lot of other stuff that escapes my mind. We've also begun reaching out to a lot of external partners and individuals to kick the promotional and marketing campaign into high gear. I hope we'll be seeing the effect of this very soon.

All of the remaining tasks are on the artistry, and thus Roland and Novak are taking a short break away from development. Certainly excellent timing for Roland in particular, as his first child arrived just a few weeks ago! Things are, however, already stirring and things will kick into gear as we head into the next project(s). Preparatory work in the form of in-house tools that will alleviate several development hurdles, such as FM programming, are already taking shape. We're excited to properly embark on a new era of Leatherneck, especially with all the developmental experience we've accumulated over the course of the last few years.

You're all desperate for a release date; but I don't have one for you. As mentioned many times in the past, as soon as we are dead-certain on a time-frame, you will all be the first to know. 
We're just as excited as you to finally have it available to everyone. It feels unreal to be so close after such a long time, but we're finally almost here.

If you haven't seen it already, be sure to pop into the video suggestion thread and give voice to what you'd like to have an in-depth look at prior to release. 
We hope to be able to provide these little looks at the aircraft in a somewhat rapid succession (subject to change, however!). 
We'll also look into doing some detailed write-ups of the approaches and simulation complexity behind various components of the product (FM, Radar, etc.).

Tonight I come bearing a very simple, and even perhaps somewhat boring gift. 
A simple ramp cold-start and takeoff of the MiG-21. It's quick and dirty, but hopefully you can appreciate it for what it is: an unsullied look at the raw gameplay of the MiG-21. 

I initially narrated this video; but figured it was superfluous after watching it a few times. 
The next ones will be narrated however, as they will deal with some more advanced concepts (radar, weaponry, navigation).

Cheers!

Team Leatherneck

 

 

Mig-21Bis update

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=126950

 

Hey folks,

 

A quick status update for you;

 

Currently we are working on several important things, which, when finished, will draw this project to a complete close.

 

Due to changing underlying rendering backend, some additional work had to be done to port the MiG-21 into 1.3.0. Initially we thought we could wrap this up fairly quickly, but this has taken longer than expected. When we finish, I hope to share with you some very nice screenshots of the MiG-21 in it's new home.

 

Core integration of the AI MiG-21 package continues and is progressing nicely. Stripping the aircraft of all artwork and code that is not required unless owning the module has been completed, and we're working on ensuring that everything is working flawlessly. Seamless integration to avoid splitting the community is obviously incredibly important, but it must be noted that DCS is an incredibly complex piece of software, and adding another complex piece into the puzzle is not something that can be taken lightly.

 

A few weeks ago we noted that we will be sending out promo copies of the aircraft; but this has been delayed due to the ongoing 1.3.0 migration. Keeping up with two working copies of our product is a very time-consuming/wasting endeavor. Thus, when we're satisfied with the module and it's functionality in 1.3.0, we will then take a look at providing previewers with a legacy version that is representative of the newest build.

 

In the beginning of July, we decided to upgrade our Damage modelling to a completely new standard. We've been busy ripping the aircraft apart with a new mesh-based damage system, in conjunction with hand sculpted normals. Additionally, we have modeled most of the interior components of the aircraft, and can expose them at will. I think you'll all find it looks very satisfying, and we can't wait to show you.

 

As soon as we finish 1.3.0 integration and some other tasks, we'll be providing you with the aforementioned screenshots and also the aforementioned KH-66 + RSBN + SAU video, which will continue the in-depth looks video series. That one will be narrated as per your requests.

 

Some of you have noted that it'd be beneficial to gather developer posts in a single thread, and we agree. Once the opportunity arises, we will work on compiling a FAQ/Developer info thread for quick reference on various topics.

 

Thanks!

 

LS

 

Cockpit with SPS-141 flare disperser pannel

*****DCS WORLD 2.0.0*****

 

From ED FB Page......

Leatherneck MiG-21bis Progress

The guys at Leatherneck have been doing a great job and this week we integrated the AI MiG-21bis into DCS World version 2.0.0 later in 2014 (there will be no 1.3.0 due to the extensive DCS World changes that are coming). The model looks stunning as we think you will agree!

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=127012

 

Here are some screenshots taken by testers with the MiG-21 in EDGE. 

We'll be posting some more soon, with updated Speculars and Normals tweaked for EDGE.

 

Enjoy!

A few more from Russian forum 

Haha!!! Snipped by The Dragon!!!