ORBX brengt KOLA map uit voor DCS

ORBX heeft voor DCS de map KOLA uitgebracht. Dit gebied ligt in het noorden van Scandinavië en deels in Rusand. Je kunt er je combat of sightseeing missies in vliegen, ook kun je er de carrier (mits je die hebt gekocht natuurlijk) missies vliegen. Meer informatie kun je hier vinden. Het betreft een Early Access release, wat wil zeggen dat het gebied nog verder ontwikkeld gaat worden. Tegen het “testen” wat je in feite doet, staat dat je een korting op de aankoopprijs krijgt. Aan het eind van het Early Access traject, krijg je uiteraard de definitieve versie ook.

Here are the key features you can expect from the Early Access release:

• Complete base terrain for the entire map area, with highly detailed topography, summer ground textures summer, shorelines, and lakes and rivers.
• An initial focus area spans the Finland/Russia border and encompasses central Finland and the western parts of the Murmansk and Karelia regions of Russia (see map).
• Four high-detail areas, focusing on two airports in Finland (EFRO, EFKE) and five in Russia (XLMV, ULAK, RU-1110, RU-4464, ULMM), and their urban and rural surroundings and infrastructure.
• Two road runways in Finland, near Rovaniemi and Sodankylä, respectively.
• Two additional airports in Norway (ENBO, ENNA) and three in Sweden (ESNQ, ESNJ, ESUK) are functional but not fully detailed at early-access release.
• Significant civilian POIs include bridges, vertical obstructions, monuments, hydro dams, power stations, port facilities, landmark buildings, open-pit mines, towns and small villages, and industrial sites.
• Improved night lighting for cities and towns.
• Main road and railroad network, with bridges and tunnels, which are connected across the map and allow long-distance AI routing.
• Natural landmarks and geographic features, like Norwegian fjords, detailed coastlines, snowfields, forests and wetlands, tens of thousands of lakes, and large river systems.
• Map features represent the current era but include allowances for the late-Cold War era – e.g., operational road runways and fully functioning Russian air bases – to enhance mission options.
• The Orbx team is collaborating with experienced DCS campaign creators Baltic Dragon and Reflected Simulations to create engaging campaigns.

Keep checking back for updates on new features that will be added soon.