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Eagle Dynamics DCS 3rd Party Support Packages

In an effort to better support 3rd party development of Digital Combat Simulator (DCS), Eagle Dynamics will create a set of plug-ins that will allow 3rd party developers far greater capability to modify and add to DCS. Current plug-in support includes:

• Physical Cockpit Interface Package (PCIP). This package provides support to cockpit builders and allows them to more efficiently, and with great depth of capability, to port systems simulated in software to their physical cockpits. This includes support to various projection systems.

• Terrain Builder. This plug-in to 3DSMax 7 allows developers to create new terrain maps (elevation, texturing, and object placement) that can be used within DCS. DCS will feature the ability to load multiple maps into the ME and simulation and allow 3rd party to create multiple map-sets as free or paid-for add-ons. This will be the first SDK and we plan to release it in April-May 2009.

• 3D Model Builder. This plug-in to 3DSMax 7 allows the creation of animated, 3D objects that can be used to populate DCS.

• 6 DOF Cockpit Builder. This plug-in allows object builders to create new 6 DOF cockpits that can be assigned to DCS user-created aircraft.

• External Flight Model Linking. This software package allows the linking of 3rd party flight dynamic systems into DCS to control aircraft.

• GUI Source Package. This package includes sources codes to allow the developer to create their own GUI screens, Mission Editor, Campaign Editor.

Also, in the coming weeks we will open a new, private forum for 3rd party developers. This forum will allow such developers to share ideas, talk with Eagle staff, and discuss their projects with their peers.

Further details will be made available after the release of DCS: Black Shark. Until then, note that all the above is subject to change.

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Please keep your eye on this Wiki as it expands with tool details:

http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/All_about_land