Octopus G working on GAZ truck, Po-2 AI assets for DCS

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The recently released DCS: La-7 by Octopus G is getting a few assets added to the sim to help build up the eastern front flavour for the sim. Both the GAZ-AA truck and Po-2 bi-plane have long and storied histories and they are coming to DCS World as AI assets. Let’s have a look!

Work in progress assets

Giving scenarios more authentic flavour means making sure there’s assets and aircraft nearby that match the module in question. DCS: La-7 does have a bit of an issue in that there really isn’t much eastern front content, save for the DCS: Bf109K-4 or Fw190, to make it feel at home. Octopus G looks to be making an effort to try and give the La-7 a bit more to work with.

In a pair of recent Facebook page updates, Octopus G shared screenshots of the La-7 and I-16 modules in together with the GAZ-AA truck and Po-2 (also known as the U-2 and U-2VS in various forms) assets being developed as AI modules only.

In the update, the developer wrote that the assets were created to, “populate airfields and frontline scenes for the developing Lavochkin La-7 release in Digital Combat Simulator.”

Its unclear if any other assets are planned though both the GAZ-AA and Po-2 have uses beyond purely an eastern front of WWII scenario and I can see them popping up in other situations.

More from Octopus G here!

5 responses to “Octopus G working on GAZ truck, Po-2 AI assets for DCS”

  1. Raptorattacker Avatar
    Raptorattacker

    Great choice of assets and also really good models as well!
    A Po2 would be brilliant to actually fly in-game!!

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  2. PaperPilot Avatar
    PaperPilot

    I would like to see OctopusG (or someone else) do the IL-2, particularly the Model 1944 for DCS World in case there were to be a 1944 Eastern Front map in the works one day.

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  3. PaperPilot Avatar
    PaperPilot

    I think for practical reasons though their next aircraft they should make either the La-5F/FN or the La-11 due to their basic similarities to the La-7. That way they would be able to research and develop their next aircraft quicker, and bring in more money to fund future projects like early to mid Cold War aircraft like the Su-17/22. Just a thought…

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    1. ShamrockOneFive Avatar
      ShamrockOneFive

      While there’s merit to that idea, consider the depth of extra development in a DCS module and then compare that with available audience that would be willing to spend $50 USD twice for what amounts to a variant of a series of aircraft. It works well for IL-2 but not as well for DCS.

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      1. PaperPilot Avatar
        PaperPilot

        That is true, but, like I have said before about the WWII sector of DCS, it is a cycle of stagnation. There is not enough customer support because there are not enough WWII aircraft because there are not enough customer support. That needs to change. And the only ones who can break that cycle are the ones who are brave enough to take the risk of announcing and deceloping a WWII plane. Just what I believe, as that may not be as simple as that though.

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