Persian Gulf for DCS World (formally known as Straits of Hormuz)

[near_blind]

@staff might want to merge these posts with the existing Persian Gulf map thread.

@Gunnyhighway

using my completely scientific method of a tape measure on the screen with the map scale shown at 40nm, I come up with 342 nm x 342 nm measuring just the detailed square portion of the map. How does that compare to NTTR? Personally I dont have a problem with the size of NTTR, but I’ve read some other peoples issues that its too small.

It’s smaller than the NTTR. I’m concerned it’s too small to do some more outlandish fun stuff, and I’m concerned that the majority of Iranian airports are very small and very fragile. Still, ED did a great job filling out the NTTR post release, and Wags specifically name dropped Shiraz which is way the heck out North west of the current bounds.

@Gunnyhighway

Correct me if I’m wrong but doesnt the terrain just auto generate in NTTR when you fly “off” the map? If that’s the case with this map, you could place a carrier group as far “off” the map as you want to create some separation.

I imagine you’d get infinite water, but no one’s done it yet. NTTR has land where the Pacific should be, Normandy is surrounded by a strip of land. You cannot pan the mission editor off the side of the map. You could get the carrier there by scripting or editing the .miz values directly, but good luck to the person trying to QA that mission when AI are involved.