Yesterday, concerns began to circulate that much of the development team working for Polychop Simulations had departed the third party DCS World developer. The developer has been responsible for the DCS: OH-58D Kiowa Warrior most recently as well as the DCS: SA342 Gazelle modules. Now Sven from Polychop has responded with a comment on the situation.
“Not gone or dead”
The DCS World community remains somewhat on edge these days. It’s been a difficult year but it has had some bright spots, among them the release of the DCS: OH-58D Kiowa Warrior module and a significant updates to the DCS: SA342 Gazelle – the later which I finally got around to a full review of last year.
Now there are comments going around the community (and seemingly originating in a post from r/DCSExposed) that much of the developer team has departed Polychop. It’s not clear if this is actually what has happened or if there is more to the story. We do have a response to the comments swirling around the community by Sven from Polychop with the following message:
Dear Community,
After recent events and “news” I first of all want to thank each one of our customers and partners for the trust and support during the recent times. As some of you may have noticed, there has been some speculation regarding Polychop and our modules. I would like to calm any concerns and reassure you that the modules are neither gone nor “dead.” They will continue to work in future updates. Unfortunately, I cannot share more details on the current matter at this time, and I hope for your understanding. Best regards,
Sven on the Polychop Discord community
As with other recent troubles, it seems that there is some sort of internal issue within Polychop and that the full details are, for now anyways, remaining somewhat hidden. Internal disputes often are and we don’t necessarily hear about (or need to report on) every dispute. But this one does seem to have spilled out partially and it of course does concern consumers of these products as ongoing support is a requirement for continued enjoyment.
Polychop’s statement does say that they intend to continue on so despite the dispute, it does seem that the intent is to continue support both release products – at least in some fashion.
If past history is any indication, Polychop has gone through a few developer arrivals and departures over the years. Their longest standing module, the Gazelle, has remained functional and has gained significantly with recent overhauls. Hopefully both it and the recently released Kiowa continue on.
The situation here is also unlikely to be directly related to the one at RAZBAM but I can understand this adding to the anxiety already being felt within the community. The news on both coming in at the same time also adds to the feeling though the proximity may well be coincidence as well. Time, as they say, will tell.
Stormbirds 
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