DCS: NEVADA Test and Training Range Map Update

We continue working on improvements to the Nevada map that includes fixing bugs and implementing new features. The following will be available in the coming months:

Add Tonopah Air Force Base
Add additional casino/hotels to the Las Vegas strip
Add additional airfields and landing strips to the central (detailed) portion of the map
Add the National Training Center (NTC)
Improved grass and ground clutter
Other smaller improvements
When these additional features are added and the module is final, the cost of the map will likely increase. However, these new features will be free to those that already own the map.

Sweet looks like we are getting a bit of an expansion after all.

They are adding Ft Irwin, CA and it's training ranges?

NTTR expansion is nice, but ED needs to work on the DCS World to make it truly multi-map. 1.5 and 2.0 are both single map interfaces. The encyclopedia needs to be made map centric. Mission editor needs to start with a map select when first entered. Should campaigns be multi-map (ie. missions starts in Nevada and end in Black Sea)? I don't see these issues being addressed in 2.0.

I just hope this isn't going to set a precedent for the future release of maps to have a $50 base price and then payware additions or micro-transactions to expand it.

I'm not talking about NTTR. I'm hoping this isn't testing the water whereby future maps receive payware updates.

Whats the final price of NTTR or a future map going to be? $60, $70, $80.....is this a one-off update?....is there going to be more than one update and associated price increase each time?

What makes ED think they can release unfinished work and keep increasing the price until the point they call it finished?

I don't recall this mechanism ever being mentioned - are they testing the community to see how far they can be pushed? Do they actually know what the finished NTTR looks like?

Buying something and then seeing if they think it is worth it but then selling on if they don't like it is (as per your previous recommendation) is not really a valid proposal at all.

Whilst NTTR has undoubted quality, I'm curious as to why ED are going down this route and hope its not something that will be repeated.

Whilst I understand that different people/skillsets/resources won't always be employed on the same areas of work I also have reservations about the new campaign published in the newsletter.

I said a while ago in another post that mini campaigns would be a very easy and profitable money-spinner for ED and I hope it's not taking away the focus from all the other unfinished work that won't necessarily generate more funds on release.

If we see more and more of these payware campaigns being pushed out without any real movement on the larger 'DCS World' then I guess I'll have my answer.