Alphafoxsierra

Hello AVSIM! Last year we were very excited to announce that we would be starting work on developing a brand new flight simulator. Since then we at DTG have spoken sparingly about the project and this has led to a lot of speculation regarding what precisely we are working on. It’s great that you are so eager to find out what exactly is happening, so we are pleased to say that we are indeed going to start talking more openly about our future plans next week. Before this, however, we wanted to take a moment to speak to you, the dedicated simming community, about what we are striving to achieve in the long term. First of all, we would like to thank you. Your enthusiasm and passion has kept flight simulation alive, and for that, we are grateful. We want to put flight simulation at the forefront of people’s minds once more. As you know, there is much to love about flight simulation and we want everyone to know about it. We intend to bring the hobby we all feel so passionately about to a brand new generation. We are deeply committed to supporting you, the existing community, to whom we owe so much, however without new players taking up the mantle, there is only so far the genre can grow. We have been hanging out with the flight simulation and aviation communities since FSX: Steam Edition was released. We have been out talking to you face-to-face at key flight sim events, in addition to conducting surveys and polls, as well as extensive research including focus groups some of you may have attended. We have been intent on discovering what keeps you all simming, and what stops those who would like to get into flight simulation from doing so. Out of all this, we have learned that flight simulation appeals to an incredible amount of people, but a lot of them find it too hard to get started. It has been a decade since any major developments have come to market, which means we have already, in theory, lost two generations of flight simmers. It is our aim to reclaim those would-be simmers, but in order to do so, we need to present flight simulation in a way that doesn't initially overwhelm them. Additionally, it is important that we develop a flight simulator which takes full advantage of modern PC technology and can be continuously built upon as well as providing all the tools that existing add-on developers need to create great content for it. We are in this for the long haul and intend to support and expand upon this for years to come. It is a massive vision and undertaking, but we believe in setting our sights sky high. We have made the decision to start by getting the basics right and showing those potential simmers just how enjoyable it can be. Alongside this, we fully intend to continue to support FSX: Steam Edition for the foreseeable future while bringing your favourite add-ons to the Steam platform along with exciting new content. Thank you once again for being such an amazing community to work with, and we look forward to sharing a long and rewarding journey with you. -Aimee & the DTG team

Hi everyone, It's nice to see this thread has picked up here on AVSIM. Thank you for your continued feedback -Aimee

Ezdok can be cumbersome. I'm still looking for a viable alternative for FSX!