Will the map be extended?

I wonder that will ED extend the map like previous screenshots?

I think Wags said that they hope to extend the Persian Gulf map north to Iraq.

+1, Wags said that in a video, that he hopes future extensions to North and West. Depending on its success I think.

Here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HQB9F6Jeqk&list=PLer9oF4AanvGAo-V9XWyHsyMaGE8r22RH at 2'00.

The question is : Will we pay more for those future extensions ?

Wait and see.

It would only make sense for a map that's being called "Persian Gulf" to at least at some point in the future to contain the actual Persian Gulf ;-)

Even an opcoming Syria map has been announced. That basically only leaves Turkey; and then the Caucasus, Syria and Persian Gulf maps can be merged into 1 big map :-D

I would love to do ferry flights from Georgia to Oman for example ;-)

It would only make sense for a map that's being called "Persian Gulf" to at least at some point in the future to contain the actual Persian Gulf ;-)

 

Even an opcoming Syria map has been announced. That basically only leaves Turkey; and then the Caucasus, Syria and Persian Gulf maps can be merged into 1 big map :-D

 

I would love to do ferry flights from Georgia to Oman for example ;-)

I just realized how close we are :pilotfly:

It won't be expanded any time soon, that is for sure.

The reason its call Persian gulf nobody knew where the Strait of Hormuz was

Well, maybe because Persian gulf sounds like a lot bigger area than strait of Hormuz?

Yes, Wags did say they hope to extend the map to the north and west. He also said the ultimate goal (way way off) is to have a connected "world" map. The kicker in all of this however is the fact that current hardware can't handle much bigger than what we are getting now. I forget the size mentioned, but in the most recent hornet live stream Wags made a point to say any bigger and performance would suffer. I think it was 350km by 350km... or 250km... Idk, point is we're a ways off from a big connected map.

Extending the Strait of Hormuz is the only natural way to go.

Go north and you will find what you seek.

With Recent History and right up to Today, these areas are very much disputed and the disputes will get worse in the next 10 years.

This area is sooo relevant!

These maps offer the best balance for our home computers ability to render clutter whilst offering a very diverse weapon opposition variety.

Only here can we offer the joy us western and eastern combat pilots will love!

At some point we must break the our reliance on the old ways...... we spent many years playing the Caucuses and this simply breeds weakness...... we must break our predictable trend.

We have a huge..... no massive amounts of missions in both online and offline use in the caucuses map! however for the chopper pilot the caucuses is a hilarious joke that is almost unbearable!..... it is basically an arcade map that you can fly through trees and lamp posts..... do you flight guys not get this?.? Does the jet/plane community not understand this fundamental point?

Nevada is god to the Chopper pilot!

If the community lacks the ability to adapt to any new combat environments then they must be forced!

Only in force will they know how to adapt and overcome!

Only the dynamic campaign will do, It is my belief that this community, whilst they may exhibit great prowess in a fixed environment, I believe they will be meat for the grinder in the true war environment that the dynamic campaign offers.

The dynamic campaign online will be a horrifying fluid dynamic excuse for violence that will have no peers.

Kuwait and southern Iraq would be the natural way to go considering DCS present Aircraft,fixed and rotary,And of course historical military considerations.

I am sure everyone has said it already but it seems like this tech is years not weeks away.

From TheDevilDogGamer F/A-18C video, Persian gulf extension on map

From BeachAV8R (https://forums.mudspike.com/t/dcs-f-a-18c/2892/1675):

From BeachAV8R (https://forums.mudspike.com/t/dcs-f-a-18c/2892/1675):

 

Where's Manama? The island just west of the Qatar peninsula? Or would it be added later as the extension is developed further?

Awesome. What a map!

I put them into Google Earth map

I put them into Google Earth map

Nice. What will be the actual battle space then on this map and compared to the Caucasus map?

EDIT: Or maybe distance between farthest away airports compared to Caucasus.

Nice. What will be the actual battle space then on this map and compared to the Caucasus map?

EDIT: Or maybe distance between farthest away airports compared to Caucasus.

Actually, if them work as NTTR and Normandy, all map, but out of the Black Box central section will have low resolution terrain. I need compare them with the Caucasus map on google earth.

Actually, if them work as NTTR and Normandy, all map, but out of the Black Box central section will have low resolution terrain. I need compare them with the Caucasus map.

I did the air distance.

Kerman - Al Dhafrah = 686 Km (427 mi)

Anapa - Tbilisi = 720 Km (447 mi)

That will be a good space to create missions. :thumbup:

By my maps.google skills and some estimation, that image makes the low detailed part of the map about 1600 km by 1000 km

If you want to fly the F-18, there's nothing to stop you putting a carrier group off Kuwait on that map, and flying CAP along the Iranian coast to Pakistan for a > 3000km round trip, all inside the map ...

I really hope to see the map eventually encompass as far north as Mosul... then some good Gulf War II and ISIS scenarios could be made! Not to mention virtually flying some of the northern Iraq airspace that I flew for real would be a real hoot...

I put them into Google Earth map

Hopefully ED can add Shiraz and Kerman airport.

They already have it’s in the weekend news, won’t be in there initially, sooo looking forward to this and the hornet