18th December Patch dropped some goodness on Normandy, A10 and Viggen

For anyone interested but not currently updated - the Normandy map now looks a lot more like Normandy.

Speed trees seemed have significantly improved performance and, to my eye, the overall look and the map has been substantially updated in many areas with a good number of new airfields and structures added.

Finally (although this could be old news as ive only just reinstalled the map...... but i dont think it is).........

A decent redition of PEGASUS BRIDGE is finally there (sans German dug outs and Bunkers but i assume you can add these at lease in part) along with a not too shabby representation of Benouville itself - the landscape also appears to be somewhat more in keeping with what was there too although i could be mistaken having flown on the map perhaps less then 5 hours since its day one purchase previously)

Overall Normandy now looks really good and ill be flying it a lot more from now on!

A10 has an updated cockpit that many are whining is too "new" but it looks and performs well for me.

Some stuff also happened for the Hornet and F16 (Yawn) whilst the Viggen also got a lot of love (happy birthday Boo!)

Full list here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.p...22#post4143422

it's a 5.5gb download. Patiently waiting to fly over Mont st Michael.

"DCS Normandy 1944 map

Textures massive update for fields, cities and towns, villages, airfields

Added four new regions in France that includes:

- Cana district
- Quarantine estuary
- Coasts north of the Utah landing zone
- The Mont Saint-Michel area

Included seven new airfields (The total number of airfields has been increased to 38 ):

- Argentan is a single-lane track
- Barville is a two-lane dirt track
- Essay is a single-lane grass track
- Goulet is a single-lane grass track
- Hauterive is a single-lane grass track
- Vrigny is a single-lane grass track
- Conches is a single-lane concrete track

Airfields have a significant increase in detail with many more objects.

Trees and forests have been updated to use SpeedTree, with 20 unique types of trees.

More detailed Atlantic Wall:

- Added coastal anti-tank hedgehogs, barbed wire, etc.
- 8 zones were added that includes artillery batteries.

New, detailed scenery has been added that includes:

- Le Mont-Saint-Michel
- Jumièges Abbey
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Rouen
- Rouen-Rive-Droite Station
- More detail was also added objects in the original map

The vector data was significantly improved over 20,000 sq kms.

Additional bug fixes and performance optimizations."

no love for the huey this rd i guess

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Originally Posted by III./ZG76_Saipan

no love for the huey this rd i guess

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whats up with the Huey? Apart from being underpowered and looking a bit last season

Whew! Downloading the update right now. For me it's a 6.1 GB download, but that's probably because I may have missed an earlier update (or two). :thumbsup:

Having played a few hours (more tonight than in the past 2 odd years of having it) I have to say whilst its not perfect and still looks oddly flat and cartoonish at altitude, for a lower level mission its very immersive and quite vice free (provided you miss the little siesmic land buckles here and there).

Anyhow its good enough for me not to worry and instead muse upon the possibility having the Pegasus Bridge area populated in increasing numbers by men of a certain age wearing baggy shorts, baseball caps and Nikons as you move the date forward in the mission builder......