Deano1973
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Hi folks,
So, it's official, I'm now a full-time flight simulator developer! It's only taken me about three years to get this far, but I'm hugely excited to be doing this - the new FS2020 sim and general feedback on my freeware releases in 2018 tipped the balance for me, as well as learning Blender and the easier modeling that it allows. The DC Designs brand is aimed squarely at the mid-level user - those who want high-quality visual models that fly right, but don't want to spend half an hour pressing buttons just to get the engines started. Aircraft will come with custom gauges for instance, but they'll be simpler than the study-level versions available at the moment.
The Super Hornet package will contain all three versions of the Super Hornet, each with three colour schemes, and a paint kit will be included with the release. There will also be an illustrated manual for those who do like to dig a little deeper. Custom animations and custom HUD / MFDs will also be present, as will as ordnance load-outs selectable via an MFD display in the virtual cockpit controlling the visibility of stores. Tackpack and vACMI compatibility will be there, but it will be left up to the user if they want to adapt the aircraft to use live weapons in this way - VRS have the weaponised FA-18E comprehensively covered, and it's beyond my target market anyway.
If this first release sells reasonably well, then it will become the first in a line of such products, both military and commercial, modern and yesteryear that are lined up for release through 2020 and on into the future. All will also be converted for use with the forthcoming FS2020, once we have an SDK to work with ( I'm corresponding with some of those in the know at this time regarding that, but info is sketchy right now ).
OK, some images. Release date is set for early 2020, as long as all continues to go well. Fingers crossed for this one!
So, it's official, I'm now a full-time flight simulator developer! It's only taken me about three years to get this far, but I'm hugely excited to be doing this - the new FS2020 sim and general feedback on my freeware releases in 2018 tipped the balance for me, as well as learning Blender and the easier modeling that it allows. The DC Designs brand is aimed squarely at the mid-level user - those who want high-quality visual models that fly right, but don't want to spend half an hour pressing buttons just to get the engines started. Aircraft will come with custom gauges for instance, but they'll be simpler than the study-level versions available at the moment.
The Super Hornet package will contain all three versions of the Super Hornet, each with three colour schemes, and a paint kit will be included with the release. There will also be an illustrated manual for those who do like to dig a little deeper. Custom animations and custom HUD / MFDs will also be present, as will as ordnance load-outs selectable via an MFD display in the virtual cockpit controlling the visibility of stores. Tackpack and vACMI compatibility will be there, but it will be left up to the user if they want to adapt the aircraft to use live weapons in this way - VRS have the weaponised FA-18E comprehensively covered, and it's beyond my target market anyway.
If this first release sells reasonably well, then it will become the first in a line of such products, both military and commercial, modern and yesteryear that are lined up for release through 2020 and on into the future. All will also be converted for use with the forthcoming FS2020, once we have an SDK to work with ( I'm corresponding with some of those in the know at this time regarding that, but info is sketchy right now ).
OK, some images. Release date is set for early 2020, as long as all continues to go well. Fingers crossed for this one!