Cobra847 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) A Recent multiplayer testing session Dear All, Since our last update just before Christmas; the team has been focusing on hitting several major milestones in the F-14 project. These are actually some of the last major milestones to be completed prior to early access release, and they primarily involve the completion of the new, rebuilt art assets, and their integration into the existing codebase and aircraft. While our main development branch is still occuring on the “chromecat” - we’re now very close to completing our work on several major visual areas of the aircraft and merging these together. While this feels like it has been a long journey; we'll be clocking in at just under a year to build the most detailed rendition of an F-14 Tomcat ever created (and perhaps, any digital aircraft ever!) This has required the full attention of all of our artist resources and has come at great cost - but there is nothing quite like a Tomcat, and we need to make sure that we do the best job that we can. This process is not yet complete and will still take some time, but we’re very excited to show off what we’ve been working on and are pushing ourselves to the brink to get it done. Once this is complete, we can finally begin to record in-depth gameplay videos from the F-14. You should expect with great certainty for these to start dropping sometime in March. There is a ton to cover! Late last month we’ve also announced the inclusion of LANTIRN into our F-14, making the Tomcat a formidable Bombcat. You will be able to use a full gamut of guided bombs to strike targets. Somewhat contrary to it’s initial role in the fleet, the F-14 is actually a very potent ground attack airplane, and flying strike packages in a coop scenario is incredibly fun. The Tomcat has plenty of range, and can carry a large payload, while remaining combat effective. No doubt, it will be one of the most capable aircraft in DCS on launch. We’ve always been committed to ensuring that our products are packed with value - and the LANTIRN being a part of the DCS F-14 is a move in the right direction for that to be the case. We've also continued working very closely with our SMEs (F-14A, B and D pilots) to tweak the final elements of our flight modeling and control systems. Every time we iterate over a new build with our SMEs, we get closer to achieving satisfaction with both our SMEs and maintaining consistency with our data. We really can't understate how satisfied we are with what we've achieved with the F-14 flight model. Multiplayer is a big focus for the F-14, and for the Tomcat and other future products, we've written custom networking code to ensure that the multiplayer experience is consistent and smooth. Flying and fighting in the F-14 together is incredibly fun and rewarding. Multiplayer is not only important for the aircraft itself, but also for all of our included content. The F-14 will eventually receive two free, full campaigns - one for the F-14A and one for the F-14B, of which one the -B campaign is currently deep in production. We'll be adapting both of these campaigns to work in Co-operative - something which no doubt will be a ton of fun. Concurrently, we’ve been organizing our future roadmap and plans. While our main focus during 2018 will be the full completion of the Viggen and polishing the F-14, we’ll be ramping up production on our future product roadmap as well. Jester AI, Navy assets, and other advanced, in-house technologies will be integral to ensuring that Heatblur products will be one of a kind moving forwards. Fret not over the lull in updates - in this particular moment - silence is golden. :) As always, thank you for the support! Heatblur Edited February 10, 2018 by Cobra847 3 Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonJosh Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thx for the head up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrohde Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 :thumbup: PC: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | MSI Suprim GeForce 3090 TI | ASUS Prime X570-P | 128GB DDR4 3600 RAM | 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD | Win10 Pro 64bit Gear: HP Reverb G2 | JetPad FSE | VKB Gunfighter Pro Mk.III w/ MCG Ultimate VKBcontrollers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texac Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 There is so much great stuff to read here! - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube • Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgeode Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Waiting with bated breath. My RIO is already on notice that he better start reading up. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] YouTube ~ Twitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 There is so much great stuff to read here! Indeed! Thanks very much for the update guys! :thumbup: Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekbull Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Awesome thank you for the update!!! AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPC T-50 Stick Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWillis Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Good to hear. Definitely a day 1 purchase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted February 10, 2018 ED Team Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thanks for the update! Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavn Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Many thanks for the update! Best regards, Willem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithion Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Co-op campaign? *sploosh* T.16000m HOTAS + Pedals || TrackIR5 || Win10 64bit || 120+500GB SSD, 1TB HDD || i5 4440 @3.3GHz || 16GB RAM @ 1600MHz || GTX1070 G1 || FCIII, L39ZA, AJS-37, Normandy '44, Persian Gulf, Channel F/A-18C, Bf-109 K-4, WW2 Asset Pack, CA, P-47, F-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodhound57 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thanks guys! ____________________________________________________ PC: ASROCK Z370 Gaming K6 | Intel i7 8700K | GeForce 2080TI | 32GB GeSkill 3200 RAM | GeForce 2080TI | 500GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 | 1TB Samsung 860 EVO M.2 ____________________________________________________ FLIGHT STUFF: Rift S | Warthog Base | Virpil Base | Hornet Grip | A-10 Grip | Cougar Grip | Virpil F-14 Grip | Cougar MFD's | A-10C UFC | Saitek Flight Panels | MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfK33 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Slightly OT-question, what happened to the Heatblur-giftcards ? Wanted one to give the Tomcat to a friend but can´t find them in the store ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalbeast Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Excellent update, thanks! I'm throwing money at the screen, but nothing is downloading. Please advise :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axion Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thanks for the update, highly appreciated! Asus Z390 Code XI, i9-9900K, RAM 32 Gig Corsair Vengeance @ 3200, RTX 2080 TI FE, TIR 5, Samsung 970 EVO 1TB, HOTAS WH, ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q, HTC Vive Pro, Win 10 x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikpen14 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Anyone going to be able to help me with my alimony payments after I quit my job and the wife leaves me? As I will never leave the house again once the TomCat comes out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=DECOY= Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thank you for the Update, its looking great :) Water cooled i9-9900K | Maximus Code XI MB | RTX3090 | 64GB | HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Day one purchase for sure! :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfxp Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I absolutely LOVE the communication that comes from this team! Thanks for the update Cobra. Looking forward to this module and all the others Heatblur puts out! Intel i5-3570K @ 4.6ghz (Noctua D14) Asus P8Z77-V LK Mobo Adata 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 MSI Geforce GTX 970 (x2) SLI Windows 10 DX 12.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIKBELL Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I like that you have started with B model first. There are 2 categories of fighter pilots: those who have performed, and those who someday will perform, a magnificent defensive break turn toward a bug on the canopy. Robert Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thanks for the update, this is my most awaited DCS purchase of the year, even tough I've already bought the Harrier and the F-18 ... I cant hardly wait ... ... BTW, if you need translators for the Flight Manual or the Missions, from english to spanish, I'd love to help with that :) Cheers! For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-IRRE-Rolluptito Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thanks for that really appreciated update. Keep it up! :thumbup: Owned modules: P-47 | P-51D | Spitfire MkIX | I-16 | Bf 109 K-4 | Fw190 D-9 | Fw190 A-8 | Yak-52 | MiG-15 | F-86F | C-101 | A-10C | AJS-37 | L-39 | F-5E | M-2000C | MiG-21bis | F-14 | AV-8B Harrier II | F/A-18C | F-16C | FC3 | Ka-50 | SA342 | UH-1H | Mi-8MTV2. Maps: Syria, Nevada TTR, Persian Gulf, Normandy 1944, & The Channel. Hardware: GeForce 1080TI, I7 7700K, 32GB RAM. https://www.lesirreductibles.com - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James299 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thanks for the update and from a former F-14a Tomcat tweaker... Take your time and may you be richly rewarded for your efforts. I love the attention to detail that DCS inspires in all of those who are drawn to it. This particular module is of course anxiously awaited. Just fact that there is a team working on it is wonderful. Never have I been so excited awaiting this a detailed reminder of my youth. You should be well rewarded for your efforts. If you should find it in your wheelhouse to crank out an A-6 or AH-64 in the future, I'll be following closely. Good work to all of you, James C. VF-33 Starfighters 88-92 USS America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thanks for the efforts crew. I will happily contribute to the pay off of all your hard work by purchasing on day 1. Shooot! If you guys want to open pre orders now, my credit card is ready. Specs: i7-4790K @4.00 ghz, EVGA 2080ti , 16GB ram, Samsung 512GB SSD x2. Gear: Virpil Alpha stick with Mongoos T-50CM2 throttle, Combat-Pro flight pedals, Track ir 5 & Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaths Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Can't wait, coop campaign sounds like a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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