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Also hopefully it will move away from the Mission Editor and into the Weapon Select Re-Arm/Re-Fuel panel, (with the limited information we have currently) it seems that's going to be a real limitation for the Multi-Player side of things, doubly so when Dynamic Campaign releases if you can't respond to evolving threats.

Well Gentlemen, I regret to inform you I did not win the $1.55 Billion Dollar Mega Millions Lottery, so I will not be able to start a 3rd Party Module Development Company to bring the OS2U Kingfisher and the North Carolina, Baltimore, and Cleveland Class Ships to launch her from to DCS. Apologies.

I had high hopes, but those are dwindling rapidly.

Thank you for that clarification @NineLine.

Sincerely, with all due respect, these two statements are discordant. ED states "when any third party are ready to share news they will.", yet Mag3 Points that ED has "...new regs on news updates.". Digging further is more confusing as Mag3 states that "it's PARTIALLY (emphasis is mine) the reason we've seem(d)silent". Ok? What are other factors? "We do have progress, but not until it's our turn." Who determines "turns" and in what format? I get ED may have their next X number of Newsletters mapped out, but you have your own social media accounts and the likes. "I mean, it's not like we're not doing nothing at all." I don't think anyone was implying you all aren't doing ANYTHING, but this sounds like an excuse one of my junior sailors would have given me when I caught them slacking off haha. Look, everyone here knows COVID changed the game for everyone in a thousand different ways, and that real life, real programming challenges, and real conflicts on all fronts can have dramatic effects on timelines in the development of something as complex as a module for this Simulator we all love. That being said, I don't think in this particular situation the community is being unreasonable in asking for just a little bit more transparency or communication from Magnitude 3, be it here or on another platform. Again, no malice intended, and no anger felt, just voicing some concerns and (likely a little nitpicky) critique. Cheers

I've been in the P-47 getting big American radial practice seeing that both Corsair and Thunderbolt use variants of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp. I'm sure there are going to be stark differences but I feel having a healthy familiarity will definitely help.

I think bug fixes, a little facelift, AAR Probe, 4x AIM-9, and Maverick integration is a reasonable ask for $10-15.

Not sure about your first question, however regarding your second, Helljumper stated in another thread that he's working on updating the training missions but its very time intensive.

Great update, seems as though F4U is further away than many of us would have liked to hope, but thats ok. I'd rather a Christmas or beyond release with quality than a summer release with issues.

If they gave MiG-21 Kh-25MP anti-radiation Missiles I'd pay a hefty fee.

10/10 would day one drop $180.00 on a Ju-87 Stuka/Dauntless SBD/D3A Val dive-bomber 3 pack.

Not True, they teased an AI Zero over 2 years ago and have openly stated they will ship Corsair with a limited WWII Pacific Asset Pack. https://leatherneck-sim.com/2020/05/20/crouching-update/ "As we’ve mentioned a few months ago, our intention is to deliver the F4U-1D not only as a module but as an entire package containing a few more features, including an aircraft carrier and Ai units. Exact contents are not decided yet and they depend on many things, but apart from the Essex Class Aircraft Carrier we’ve been working on some ground units to build a very basic environment for the F4U-1D. A variety of such assets include the Japanese Type 89, Type 95 and Type 97 tanks, Type 94 truck (in a few versions) and the 25 mm Type 96 gun, 75 mm Type 88 cannons. A complete package of contents will be disclosed closer to the release date!"

If the idea is to have as many players as possible, wouldn't supporting another FREE High Fidelity aircraft, lowering the entrance fee, be more a boon than a hindrance?

With the latest iteration being truly fantastic, what are the odds of getting the eternally free community A-4E added?

Quiet in here for months, any breadcrumbs?

I'd be interested in your thoughts on the artificial horizon, I find myself ignoring it most of the time due to inaccuracy.

I love the Catalina, I really do, but if you're looking for more than an AI asset I don't think we're anywhere close to where we need to be with the Multi-crew technologies to satisfactorily make it a full fledged module. For WWII SAR Missions, Anti-Sub, Artillery Spotting ect ect, I think the OS2U Kingfisher is more practical and achievable currently.

@Hiromachi Any breadcrumbs at all sir?

I am by no means implying anything, just an honest question. Is this why most releases drop with the "paint kit" for the community livery designers releasing sometimes months later?

Mav's would be a game changer for Tiger II in all honesty

Everything? It's now one of the oldest modules. It needs a Blackshark 3/A-10C II treatment, and some of the bugs have been untouched for YEARS (see the now locked RWR thread).

The Showboat would be a good choice, her Kingfisher crew is notable. On April 30, 1944, while flying off USS North Carolina near Truk, Lieutenant John A. Burns saved 10 airmen in one day by loading them onto the wings and taxiing a fair distance through 5 foot seas over to the submarine USS Tang. The abuse of the sea state on the pontoons caused the Kingfisher to take on water and Burns had her destroyed by Tang's Deck Gun. Burns, his Radioman, and the remaining rescued airman remained aboard Tang for some time as temporary crew members as she continued her war patrol before returning to Pearl Harbor.

ED really needs to add a RN Seafire Livery to the Spit.

China Lake was my first duty station, every time I fly out there and just see that sad half satellite image pasted on the desert floor i get a little vexed. There is ZERO reason for China Lake not being on NTTR, and since there's nothing down there that's almost an entire quadrant of the map that never gets used, its wasted space.

With Marianas releasing, then Corsair and all its accessories on the horizon could ED add a Royal Navy Seafire skin? No full on mod or anything, just a skin added to the official module liveries pack for a little of that Pacific Campaign flavor.