** Leaving Drydock! Forrestal Class Update **

They look amazing, can't wait but know when released will be worth the wait.

just out of curiosity will it be able to support launch and landing other US naval aviation assets like the Hornet?

All other carrier capable aircraft should work just fine on our Forrestals. Vice versa too - the F-14 will work fine with the Stennis.

just out of curiosity will it be able to support launch and landing other US naval aviation assets like the Hornet?

This is what Cobra replied in the first page.

This is what Cobra replied in the first page.

derp i missed that , thanks.

I can't wait to fly VF-1/2 off Ranger and VF-21/154 off Independence!

I can't wait to fly VF-2 birds off the carrier either ;)

I can't wait to fly VF-2 birds off the carrier either ;)

VF-31 for me. (As well as some fictional skins I always wanted to fly with)

VF-31 for me. (As well as some fictional skins I always wanted to fly with)

The price of The Tomcat is incredibly cheap if a fully modeled Carrier comes with it,I looked on The DCS Pre-order description but didn't find any info on The Carrier.Is it still planned to come with the Tomcat? Thank You

Is there any news on the carrier? Because maybe i missed it but at the announcement yesterday i didnt see anything about the carrier.

Will it come with the early acces of the F-14B or not?

Yeah, I noticed that it wasn't mentioned as well so IMHO it's pretty safe to assume that it probably won't make it for the EA.

ED's carrier will do just fine for the EA, I guess.

Is there any news on the carrier? Because maybe i missed it but at the announcement yesterday i didnt see anything about the carrier.

 

 

 

Will it come with the early acces of the F-14B or not?

I asked this question on Reddit, they said the carrier should be available with early access as it’s mostly done.

However it will not have the deck crew as, from what I gather this has been put on the back burner as ED are also talking about implementing deck crew and it seemed pointless HEATBLUR putting resources into something that ED are already putting in the sim.

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I asked this question on Reddit, they said the carrier should be available with early access as it’s mostly done.

However it will not have the deck crew as, from what I gather this has been put on the back burner as ED are also talking about implementing deck crew and it seemed pointless HEATBLUR putting resources into something that ED are already putting in the sim.

 

 

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A ok nice thx

I asked this question on Reddit, they said the carrier should be available with early access as it’s mostly done.

It's odd that they didn't mention it in the reveal then. I guess they're not sure yet so didn't want to make any firm promises.

I think the order of the day for Heatblur is not making any firm promises, so that they don't end up in a situation like last winter if some unexpected roadbump occur between now and early access release.

I think the order of the day for Heatblur is not making any firm promises, so that they don't end up in a situation like last winter if some unexpected roadbump occur between now and early access release.

Having whipped up the hype with their release trailer, I think that ship had already sailed.

I think the order of the day for Heatblur is not making any firm promises, so that they don't end up in a situation like last winter if some unexpected roadbump occur between now and early access release.

I don’t think last year was just a “road bump” considering that this road bump has resulted in a year delay? I think that now they have people’s money in their hands, it puts a lot more weight on the responsibility to get it released. You can interpret what Cobra said by thinking it will be a January release by not working over Christmas, or looking at it by him saying it’s going to be release before Christmas so they can have some time off.

I asked this question on Reddit, they said the carrier should be available with early access as it’s mostly done.

However it will not have the deck crew as, from what I gather this has been put on the back burner as ED are also talking about implementing deck crew and it seemed pointless HEATBLUR putting resources into something that ED are already putting in the sim.

 

 

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I would willingly pay for a Heatblur deck crew add-on, though. That's the difference, and why I wish they would keep chugging along with their own deck crew.

I don’t think last year was just a “road bump” considering that this road bump has resulted in a year delay? I think that now they have people’s money in their hands, it puts a lot more weight on the responsibility to get it released. You can interpret what Cobra said by thinking it will be a January release by not working over Christmas, or looking at it by him saying it’s going to be release before Christmas so they can have some time off.

That’s a good point, now that money has changed hands the game has changed significantly. I only really used the term “road bump” because frankly we have no idea what the deicison making process was the lead to a year’s delay, but considering that that decision meant that Heatblur spent that whole year spending lots of money rather than making any, it was probably a well thought out and ultimately necessary decision. As Cobra (I think? It might have been another Heatblur dev but the point still stands) said, this is a make or break thing for Heatblur as a studio: if the F-14 doesn’t sell, that’s it, they’re kaput. So whatever the reason for the delay, I think they’re wary of having the same crop up again, where because of strictly necessary things lots of people got very upset.

On a more personal note, I can’t wait for the USS Forrestal. My grandfather was flying A-4’s off the Forrestal when the ‘67 fire broke out, he was on deck and helped hose people off and shove wreckage over the side. He was also on USS Midway during Frequent Wind as a bridge officer, he was actually on duty and witnessed Major Buang land a Bird Dog with his wife and five children in it on a carrier deck, but I digress.

When you get this boat done make it a little bigger and put CV67 John F. Kennedy on it . I spent many days and hours launching and recovering CVW-1 Tomcats while working Fly 2 and Fly 3 in the early 1980's. I remember how exciting it was parked off Libia and they launched ACFT toward us, we launched the F-14's on cat 1 and 2 standing alert 5. The Airboss let us listen in on the chatter between pilots as they dispatched those Migs.

.../// I think that now they have people’s money in their hands, it puts a lot more weight on the responsibility to get it released. ///....

Well ED kept f/a 18 C´s money nearly 6 months for that matter.. pre purchase on oct. release was set for dic. then we had to wait till June....dic 2018, still very early acces ;)

I would definitely cut Heatblur some slack if something did happen, the Cat is going to be a lot more complete than the bug will be even in 2019...

Well ED kept f/a 18 C´s money nearly 6 months for that matter.. pre purchase on oct. release was set for dic. then we had to wait till June....dic 2018, still very early acces ;)

 

I would definitely cut Heatblur some slack if something did happen, the Cat is going to be a lot more complete than the bug will be even in 2019...

Hornet pre-purchase started mid Jan of this year. Early access released early June though so you're right about the 6 months.

Heatblur has until the end of March to make the winter release window (5 months) and hopefully it'll be out before Xmas (2 months). It does indeed look like it'll be much more complete too, so I agree it looks like they're doing well.

Doesn't mean I don't think they should have held off with the hype until they had a definite date though!

lots of pages on this thread.. so if i create a multiplayer mission with this carrier, will it also work for people in the session who do not own the f14?

EMH the carrier is still not out..so who knows? probably will be like the tarrawa class for the harrier.

lots of pages on this thread.. so if i create a multiplayer mission with this carrier, will it also work for people in the session who do not own the f14?

Yes

Hornet pre-purchase started mid Jan of this year. Early access released early June though so you're right about the 6 months.

 

Heatblur has until the end of March to make the winter release window (5 months) and hopefully it'll be out before Xmas (2 months). It does indeed look like it'll be much more complete too, so I agree it looks like they're doing well.

 

Doesn't mean I don't think they should have held off with the hype until they had a definite date though!

There are two schools of thought, one is to release a slightly functional early access that you effectively can fly around but do little else while the elements are delivered as developed after the fact (F18...) or what HB is apparently doing which is releasing a module that has most of the working parts and where tweaks will be needed but on the whole most of the product is there.

The former is certainly what people are accustomed to, and HB could have certainly done, but they set the bar high on this one - they wanted to build a product and a name for themselves that they are premier developers of premiere projects, so the latter is almost required as a result.

Don't get me wrong, I am dying to get into that cockpit, but I get their motives, and as CCs begin releasing content on the F14 from early access - I imagine public access will be here by March.