Eagle Dynamics celebrates the final release of the Fw190A-8 which is now available in the latest DCS World Open Beta patches. All features are now complete! As a bonus, the aircraft is also on sale right now being available for $24.99.

All of the changes to make it final

A DCS World Open Beta patch released today and with it comes a whole list of changes to the Fw190A-8 that make it a final release aircraft. Here they are as listed in the patch notes:

• Major updates for cooling and oil systems
• Start-up procedures and priming were tuned for proper use in different weather conditions
• Fixes for propeller governor
• Engine sounds update
• Destroyed tail no longer has multiple tails
• Training missions update
• Training with bombs is added
• Update for start-up and take-off training
• Added W.Gr.21 rockets and corresponding control panel in the cockpit
• Added all currently existing german bombs to the arsenal
• AB 250 cluster bomb with SD 10A submunition
• AB 250 cluster bomb with SD 2 submunition
• AB 500 cluster bomb with SD 10A submunition
• SC 50
• SC 250 J
• SC 250 L2
• SC 500 J
• SC 500 L2
• SD 250 Stg
• SD 500 A
• Added provision for the fuel tank
• 300 liters fuel tank added
• Windscreen glass color edited
• New skins added to the game
• Manual update with information about bombs and rockets

Definitely some good things added here including the fuel tank and a wide variety of bombs and cluster bombs as well as the W.Gr.21 rockets. Those features added plus some bugs resolved and the Fw190A-8 is pretty much good to go. Here’s what Eagle Dynamics had to say about that:

We are pleased to announce that DCS: Fw 190 A-8 Anton is now out of its Early Access period with all key features completed. The Anton was an iconic aircraft of the Second World War that packed a powerful punch and superior performance for its time. It’s a joy to fly and a wonderful counterpart to the Spitfire Mk IX that it often battled in the skies over Europe.

A great plane for the series to have

The DCS: WWII part of the expansion has been a little problematic in terms of its focused content for quite some time, however, the Fw190A-8 is part of a solid move towards a more cohesive package. An able fighter and ground attacker, the A-8 is a great foil for the Spitfire IX and also fought the likes of the P-51D, P-47, Mosquito and other aircraft available or coming to DCS World.

It’s a far better match than the Bf109K-4 and Fw190D-9 that are currently available on the German side. I can only hope that we’ll see a few more like the A-8 in the coming years.

Enjoy the release trailer and check out the DCS World eShop for the $24.99 deal on the aircraft if you’re interested.