Three news items coming out over the last couple of days for DCS fans. There’s a new mod for DCS called Olympus which sounds really interesting and offers up a slick trailer to advertise its possibilities. Then we have the Mirage F1 which is now available for free trial, and Reflected’s new Debden Eagles campaign is sure to please Mustang fans.
Free trial for Mirage F1
Not all modules automatically go into Eagle Dynamics DCS World free trial system and until now Aerges have not made their Mirage F1 available in such a manner. That changes today with a slick trailer announcing the change.
The trial allows people to try out a module for 14 days per product in a six month period. Enough time to come to grips with the module and figure out if you want to buy it or not. It’s a great way to try before you buy. Aerges have done a fabulous job on the Mirage F1 and its three released variants (of four) and I look forward to more people trying it out for themselves.
New P-51D campaign releases
Putting you in the cockpit of the DCS: P-51D Mustang, Reflected Simulations new Debden Eagles Campaign features 11-historically based missions based on research and original documents from the 4th Fighter Group. There are 5 included cutscenes, realistic briefings with PDF versions available, unique kneeboards and checklists, a thousand recorded voice over messages and radio broadcasts and more.
Check out a very impressive cinematic trailer that showcases some of the action of the campaign. It’s on sale today for $11.99 USD. Learn more about the campaign here.
Olympus mod puts you in control
A new free and open source mod for DCS World brings something really unique to the table that might change the way DCS World multiplayer scenarios are experienced. The feature enables dynamic real-time control of units through a RTS style map interface.
Units can be spawned and given tasks to complete based on your own custom missions.
This isn’t a ground control interface like Combined Arms but more like making one person a conductor of an orchestra that is your DCS coop mission. It seems aimed at squadrons and coop groups more than anything with the ability to spawn units and set them up with competing goals that help create a dynamic narrative. The person in charge is then responsible for making an interesting scenario happen – if you’re a Dungeons and Dragons fan then think Dungeon Master.
Watch the trailer below and get more information and download it over here on the group’s GitHub.
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