Aarnoman Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) I would first like to congratulate Ugra on the many additions brought to Syria in 2.7, with the increased detail in Israel and border regions and additions of new airfiels being particularly notable. However, one change to the map has significantly lessened my enjoyment of the map, particularly in low level flight: The multitude of "Normandy 1944" billboards sprawled across every single settlement of the map. Example: These billboards were fun at first, but by the second heli flight they were simply annoying and immersion breaking. Can we please either have these billboards changed to Syria-appropriate banners that fit in with the world (and have some variety between them), or alternatively remove them altogether? Many thanks, Yoyo Edited April 17, 2021 by Aarnoman 13 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmegegge 1-1 Aero Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I really enjoy the easter egg, but maybe they could remove about half of them just so they aren't EVERYWHERE. It would also make the easter egg more interesting if they were pretty rare. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted April 21, 2021 ED Team Share Posted April 21, 2021 Hi all I have made a report for the team about this. thanks 6 5 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...
filda_33 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) I have created a ticket regarding this very issue, which is driving me crazy when flying the Mi-8 around Syria Map now. Here is the latest response, so there is some light at the end of the tunnel. *** Hello Phil. just to follow up on this the team agree there are to many billboards and it will be adjusted in a future patch Thank you for you feedback *** Edited April 21, 2021 by filda_33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon1-1 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 The number of billboards I probably wouldn't mind (although it does seem a little excessive), but the problem is, they all say the same thing. ArmA3 did it best: they had a community contest to make up fictional advertisements to be plastered over the map. There's enough of them that it feels natural. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlikely_spider Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I can't imagine how much money ED is paying for all of this billboard space 2 Modules: Wright Flyer, Spruce Goose, Voyager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevanJ Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Dragon1-1 said: The number of billboards I probably wouldn't mind (although it does seem a little excessive), but the problem is, they all say the same thing. ArmA3 did it best: they had a community contest to make up fictional advertisements to be plastered over the map. There's enough of them that it feels natural. What did they win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon1-1 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I don't remember, but it was something like a free copy of the DLC that this was for (the contest happened before it was released). It was a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meyomyx Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Top comedy value, however 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunski34 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) On 4/21/2021 at 12:13 PM, BIGNEWY said: Hi all I have made a report for the team about this. thanks Hope those billboards will ALL disapear as soon as possible. I bought a map to be just realistic. It's not a free map so no advertising PLEASE ! Edited May 15, 2021 by sunski34 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filda_33 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 If anybody had any hopes that today's OpenBeta update will result in the ads being removed or reduced, well, be advised, nothing has been done, the ads are still there in the same ridiculous amounts. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) Just watched HIP's video on the Hind and Apache. He's using the Syria map for the video. Unfortunately the incredibly annoying billboards are extremely distracting. Once you see em, you can't NOT see them all over the place. Love your work, Ugra! No need to spam us on your Normandy map. Your reputation for quality and superior results stands on its own. Please remove those billboards. Thanks. Edited May 24, 2021 by Mistermann 7 System Specs: Spoiler Processor:13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K - RAM: 64GB - Video Card: NVIDIA RTX 4090 - Display: Pimax 8kx VR Headset - Accessories: VKB Gunfighter III MCG Ultimate, Thrustmaster TWCS (modified), Thrustmaster TPR Pedals, Simshaker JetPad, Predator HOTAS Mounts, 3D Printed Flight Button Box Thrustmaster TWCS Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Rudi Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Syria is my absolute go to map. But even in the smallest of towns you hardly get a nice screenshot angle without those annoying bilboards virtually everywhere. Please Ugra Media - a few of them in the big cities are a nice easter egg, but they need to be reduced - drastically. 6 Modules: all, except for the Dora My missions: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/filter/user-is-Don rudi/apply/ Primary system: i7-13700k, RTX 4080, 32 GB, Win 11, Virpil WarBRD + Constellation Alpha with 5cm extension, Virpil CM2 throttle, Virpil Ace Interceptor pedals, Virpil Rotor TCS base + Blackshark grip, Winwing Triple MFD and ICP, 34" UWHQD screen Acer Nitro i7-10700, RTX 3060, 64 GB, Virpiel Rotor TCS base + Blackhawk grip, Virpiel Ace Torq pedals, 34" UWHQD screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted May 28, 2021 ED Team Share Posted May 28, 2021 I will ask them to reduce it further. thanks 3 4 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...
Knock-Knock Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Imho, just remove them entirely and stick the DLC adds on the loading screens. We all sit idle and stare at a progressbar anyway. 10 - Jack of many DCS modules, master of none. - Personal wishlist: F-15A, F-4S Phantom II, JAS 39A Gripen, SAAB 35 Draken, F-104 Starfighter, Panavia Tornado IDS. | Windows 11 | i5-12400 | 64Gb DDR4 | RTX 3080 | 2x M.2 | 27" 1440p | Rift CV1 | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS | MFG Crosswind pedals | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugel Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 In my opinion, the best advertisement they can make, is to just offer a good map. And for me, those billboards do the exact opposite. They kill the immersion and the amount of them is simply stupid. That is a reason for me to not buy any map from them again. Why would I buy the Normandy map if I would risk watching at "Syria" billboards all over France ? Yes, remove them completely, an ad during the loading screen would be acceptable, but everything else is just annoying. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aarnoman Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) Please ask them to remove this entirely, there is literally zero reason to advertise another map in a game that strives for realism. It's honestly so infuriating and tacky and can't believe they still haven't done anything about it. Edited May 28, 2021 by Aarnoman 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kontiuka Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Not to beat a dead horse but +1 on their taking them out entirely or at least 90%. Edited June 4, 2021 by kontiuka 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filda_33 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Now the ads are even in the Release update. Does not seem like anybody is doing anything about it. So what is the deal here? We have been repeatedly told that the ads would be reduced, yet nothing has been done and seeing them in the Release version certainly does not show any effort to remove them. Can somebody please give us a straight answer? Will the ads be removed or not? If not, will a refund be offered? To degrade a product to this extent after it has been paid for is absolutely unacceptable. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmegegge 1-1 Aero Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 4 hours ago, filda_33 said: Now the ads are even in the Release update. Does not seem like anybody is doing anything about it. So what is the deal here? We have been repeatedly told that the ads would be reduced, yet nothing has been done and seeing them in the Release version certainly does not show any effort to remove them. Can somebody please give us a straight answer? Will the ads be removed or not? If not, will a refund be offered? To degrade a product to this extent after it has been paid for is absolutely unacceptable. There hasn't been an update for Syria for quite some time. Most likely they are waiting until they can release Cyprus to release an update that will probably remove the billboards and fix plenty of other bugs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArjenHVA Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Patchnotes: The number of banners in populated areas has been reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 3 hours ago, ArjenHVA said: Patchnotes: The number of banners in populated areas has been reduced. I saw Personally would have rather seen them removed entirely, but ah well. Anyone able to check it out yet? 1 System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 3 hours ago, sirrah said: Personally would have rather seen them removed entirely, but ah well. Anyone able to check it out yet? I just checked out a mission that I am working on ... all the billlboards that were visible in the past are gone. YMMV, but my quick glance seems quite positive. 3 System Specs: Spoiler Processor:13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K - RAM: 64GB - Video Card: NVIDIA RTX 4090 - Display: Pimax 8kx VR Headset - Accessories: VKB Gunfighter III MCG Ultimate, Thrustmaster TWCS (modified), Thrustmaster TPR Pedals, Simshaker JetPad, Predator HOTAS Mounts, 3D Printed Flight Button Box Thrustmaster TWCS Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filda_33 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Well, I guess we cool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugel Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 There are still a few, but they don´t jump at you at every corner anymore. So thanks Ugra Media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts