An update has been shared with the DCS community through the High Alpha Hooligans with word that Eagle Dynamics Senior Producer Matt “Wags” Wagner has been diagnosed with cancer and will be stepping away from his duties working with the Eagle Dynamics community for some time.

F*#& cancer!

The news, broken by FiFi from High Alpha Hooligans, was conveyed to the channel directly through Matt Wagner who asked them to share. The message has been rippling across the DCS World community through the day.

Matt has been a pillar of Eagle Dynamics and DCS World over the course of decades of sim development. His tutorial series, published on his YouTube channel, have been great ways to provide both overviews of new incoming features while also acting as authoritative sources for training and understanding.

According to the video, Matt is in good spirits, is otherwise healthy, and is focused on fighting bone marrow cancer.

I share the comments being posted around the community in wishing Matt the best of luck in his fight with cancer and for a speedy recovery!


9 responses to “Matt “Wags” Wagner from Eagle Dynamics has cancer”

  1. Urgent Siesta Avatar
    Urgent Siesta

    it’s worth repeating here:

    Matt really has made many of my dreams come true. ❤️

    It’s a very safe bet that MANY thousands of others feel the same. 🤙

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    1. ShamrockOneFive Avatar
      ShamrockOneFive

      Absolutely! Matt hopefully will see and hear the outpouring of support – we’re behind him in this fight!

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  2. So sorry to hear this, stay strong Matt! ❤️

    Greetings

    Matthias from FsVisions

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      ShamrockOneFive

      We’re all hoping everything goes well!

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  3. This was a serious punch to the gut just now! So many feelings! I really hope he battles and beats this! What he has meant to the community of DCS and the flight sim community as a whole can not be overstated enough! We will all be praying for you WAGS! Best wished and prayers!

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      ShamrockOneFive

      Very much a gut punch! We’re all behind him in fighting this and hopefully the fight goes well.

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  4. I certainly wish him the best. That’s a tough battle to fight.

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    1. ShamrockOneFive Avatar
      ShamrockOneFive

      Yeah for sure, hoping for the best!

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  5. One small anecdote to highlight the impact of Wags:

    My wife, who has absolutely zero interest in planes and DCS, knows who Wags is. Every time she hears a “hey everyone, Wags here” intro to a DCS video she jumps in and says hi to Wags.

    Sending you all our thoughts and support from here in Maryland Wags! Thanks for all you’ve done for us and here’s to a speedy recovery!

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