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[@Mench2007]

i love how we went from “radio silence” to “WHOOOO PHANTOM DROPPING” in like a day 💀

[@Generic_Name_1-1]

Not a day, 4 hours after yesterday's video the announcement dropped. Quite literally the most unfortunate timing

[@battleboat12]

Patience is a virtue

[@Halozocker104]

​@@Generic_Name_1-1and totally not planned considering he said "if there arent news until this video releases". So unless he isnt working weeks on one weekly video- he knew. The timing is just to perfect. Andrei mustve known it Releases a trailer that day, maybe not the hour but the date for sure.

[@hipgames]

Didn't know sadly! I wish I would so it would help alot my work but not the case. Only my gut feeling told me it could happen as it did before with updates and patches.

[@Halozocker104]

@@hipgames then the timing just was this good... if i had to put money on one or the other id say you knew but thats how easy it is to be wrong 🙏🏻

[@user-qp5sh7te9w]

I think Heatblur was waiting for HIP to drop the video bout the F-4 silence, just for the gags xD

[@hipgames]

Yeah...felt that way but its alright! Its part of the job

[@G2004gaming]

they waiting until tuesday so it would be exactly 2 weeks till release lmao

[@Andywils02]

I was one of the naysayers on the F-4. On the last vidoe I commented that having 2 maps the-47 and the -58 all coming in a 2 month period must mean an F-4 delay. Not 20 minutes later Heatblur posted.

[@Petidani0330]

The first thing I did with the Kola map was flying to the North Pole in a Hornet. Three fuel tanks in an otherwise clean loadout were more than enough to get there. It was very wacky, the Sun went crazy! (I'm sure someone else has done it and has made a video of it already, but whatever.)

[@robertmantell1700]

Andrei, just wanted to say thank you for all of the nice things you try to do for the community with giveaways and credit for DCS items and gear. Wicked nice of you!

[@CallumMahondraco1984]

Every time I see mentions of Kola is misread it as Koala. I can't wait to see drop bears flying the phantom

[@markcoyle5508]

How much can a koala bear?

[@alexhill1872]

My brain goes to Coca Cola lol

[@artarezaei8720]

Any news on the razbam situation?

[@evstachip89]

The legend returns, The phantom. My DelanClip Arrived in Australia just in time!

[@davidjames7382]

I used the Delan Fusion when I got into DCS two years ago. Great tracker ( had to use Open track to use). Made the switch to VR after that. Trying to fly on a 27" monitor sucked lol

[@evstachip89]

@@davidjames7382 looking forward to it. I tried Beamtrack that uses face tracking with a standard webcam and was disappointed. Hopefully proper point track with the clip will be more accurate and less lag. Tried VR got crazy motion sickness to be fair it was a quest 2. if win a pimax crystal I think I'll be able to struggle through lol

[@refikcandevseli3329]

Just ordered my first headtrack equipment from Delanclip with your coupon ! Thank you for it, i am really looking forward to experience DCS with headtrack.

[@hangtownflyer4678]

Kola map looks amazing. Looking forward to exploring it!

[@VictrooQc]

F4 BABY!!!! Oh no my pants just fell mb guys.....

[@AdastraRecordings]

I have to call BS on the distances between airfields being an issue. Kovdor is located very close to the border and sits neatly between several airfields and is the perfect location for incursions and skirmishes. For helos sure the flights are on the longer side but there's always FARPs :) They've set a new bar in places already, it'll be amazing when fully fleshed out.

[@BrockvsTV]

I’d say it all depends on planes and era’s. Seems fun for modern era and most planes. Then there’s a few with low fuel load or low speed that the issue comes into play and that’s really for one era only

[@AdastraRecordings]

@@BrockvsTV I've already made a cold war era border skirmish with no issues.

[@BrockvsTV]

@@AdastraRecordings the border area is fine and makes sense since it’s the most modeled and has the most airfields. It’s the sparseness of the rest of the map that I think is causing the problems. It does have that large dead zone in the middle that has no airfields.

[@AdastraRecordings]

@@BrockvsTV Time to invest in a Harrier ;)

[@BrockvsTV]

@@AdastraRecordings I do want it, summer sale hopefully

[@Verathuum]

I’m looking forward to the Phantom’s release, not because I plan on flying it myself, but because I want to fly with it

[@goji059]

pre-ordered back in November, excitement dulled because i leave for work on the 20th......miss the 1st 2 weeks

[@tull807]

Thank you, HIP games, for all the great news in a timely matter, F4 baby

[@nighthawk1867]

Thanks for keeping the videos positive, hope the Kola airfields get cleaned up first as that where pilots spend most of their time closest to the ground. I wonder what Orbx will do for the Lofoten area in Norway. It has to be the most photographed part of Norway. Lofoten is the land just northeast of Bodo airbase on the map.

[@nicogpn4814]

What a nice surprise was the released date of the F4 😍👌

[@luchygonnet5505]

Greats video and review. It's good that heatblur is going a week of discount for steam users, since they miss out.

[@ice9172]

Once again thanks for another Video, I all in with the F-4 and waiting for the 21st ,YGTBSM, but Kola I see the potential but the size and the price for the current state and no missions I holding off for the moment.

[@davidjames7382]

Great review Andrei. Ill probably just wait until the this map gets fully implemented. But waiting on the Afghanistan map in June. Still cant enter the contest for the Pimax giveaway. Tried getting in contact on their discord channel, without success. Keep up the great work

[@hipgames]

Checking with PIMAX, you are not the only one with this problem so must be something

[@Coolhand101e]

I think that many people who enjoy the Kola map are going to add "in-flight refuelling" to their list of necessary skills for many flyable modules.

[@manuelgreil4306]

Thanks for the Kola review! I guess I'll wait for now. I just hope there won't be a sudden price hike in June when they add winter textures etc. Phantom right now has a higher priority for me than the Kola map, especially as it seems to be early early early access ATM. 🙂

[@pickyfox9061]

Thanks for news update! Phantom is also on my shopping list )

[@Deamonesque]

I think that was a nicely ballanced review of the Kola map.

[@RAIDR_71]

Looking forward to the F4 and taking it for a spin on the Kola map. Heatblur again shows how it’s done with their decision to offer the same pre purchase price to steam users as stand alone. I hope that ED and other 3rd party devs follows suit.

[@TheFoxYTB]

Lol your voice at the beginning of the introduction to the Kola map almost made me fall asleep. After that it was like a documentary❤️💙💛 we can really see how much Heatblur cares for their community. Its incredible how they try to find a way and come up with one. Greetings from Germany

[@hipgames]

It was a demonstration that I can do that too, but don't worry, we keep you awake from now on 😅

[@armybroskytrucking3723]

Not planning on getting the phantom but really glad to hear it's coming out soon :)

[@rscuatc1]

Some awesome stuff to look forward to. I need another ssd. Thanks for the great summary Andrei.

[@madbas1]

nice, news and map review!!

[@sandman11]

Kola is going to be an incredible map when completed.

[@j_clark]

Great review!

[@alpenfoxvideo7255]

Kola (focus) doesn’t look bad at all! but i’m gonna wait to buy it

[@rashpt]

So much going on in DCS! Love it

[@ph1ni422]

I appreciate your contnt. Look forward to it.

[@vperduct]

Best review I saw for this map. I bought it thanks to HIP

[@rasse30]

This map looks beautiful, even though it’s not completed.

[@lisa-azrabroad4137]

Thanks for your hard work

[@bulletstop100]

Drooling over the f4!!

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

I didn't realize it was coming by the end of the month and Heatblurthank you for always providing that great costumer service with the steam launch week sale! Which great review on the new map and while your right it's just hobby dollars but that does not mean as you''ve said it's automatically worth it... as we can compair it to the outstanding channel 2.0 map and the other destert and free maps... and it's just an alpha product being sold at AA game pricing or in DCS terms a Gen 2 jet or any jet on sale. That said I agree if someone must have it their are worse things to spend your hobby dollars on I feel in DCS.

[@takeoffwithjakesoft]

It'll be nice to have a map where air-to-air refueling might actually be necessary.

[@MichaelMoellerTRLInc]

May is going to be quite a month for sure.

[@gomes389]

It was difficult, but it looks like this is the F4 Phantom release!!!

[@Stjernescud]

I've been enjoying the map a lot. Because the map is so huge, the already fleshed out parts are more than enough to run cool missions. The urban areas are very nice!

[@guimhoff]

At last, the F4E 🤩

[@drpavelheer5030]

It's going to be interesting to see how well does Jester cope with radar in the F4

[@leonardouzcategui6726]

The phantom will be a before and after for DCS, the same as the first time I tried the f14, the most insane texturing by those times.

[@DR-jq9bg]

Simply amazing!

[@plasmatron_3000]

Super Hyped for the Phantom!!

[@adaml2645]

First few minutes of Kola flight was jaw dropping for me. The landscape is beahtiful. Also not that bad performance wise and I have mid spec rig for VR.

[@hiimcsittusz2278]

The Phantom is finally here!

[@viniciusgalvao6270]

Phantom and CH47 coming almost together. That's going to take all my time :D

[@Mailman_NOB]

Superb video as always

[@dominokkok5634]

great video as always i have been thinking about buying the kola but the price and 150 gigabytes are bit holding me back but maybe someday in the future

[@gavind1483]

I'm so excited for this map to get fleshed out

[@bobt223]

Hope all the DCS updates are matched by performance optimizations in VR

[@bones10145]

Super excited for the phantom to finally hit the skies

[@ZekeAR2]

Heatblur's latest video has been a huge temptation.

[@127Python]

it think the Kola map will be incredible when they finish it ! I realy enjoy road bases !

[@imellor711]

Loving these news updates, i am looking forward to the HB F4E, role on 31 May, then I'm looking forward too the release of CH-47 and Afghanistan map

[@latajacamysza8365]

Good job with remembering about Steam users.

[@yaboi_top4255]

Heck yeah, Phantom release coming soon!

[@williamlinton3419]

Looking forward to the phantom and improvements on Kola

[@wolfpack2viking847]

Excited for the phantom release.

[@Roke215]

Good to hear that the phantom gets a sale on steam too. I would have bought it anyway but saving money is always a plus

[@mcdoof5454]

yes I've bin waiting for this for a 1h

[@goji059]

another great video, much appreciated

[@f3og]

Will definitely wait until the Kola map is more fleshed out.

[@mikedelta792]

The Kola map is a great addition to the DCS world. Missions are going to be hard to make due to the size of the map and flight time. Our missions need to be thought out with a little shift in battle lines. Let’s see what people can make with the early access Kola.

[@Laerei]

Even though Kola is the map's name, it's actually a very small part of the map, it's like calling map of entire United Kingdoms "Wales". But jokes aside, it's great to have a map based on one of the less known parts of the world. It really is northern edge of civilization, not much civilization exists anywhere else on same laititude. And yet it might be one of the main stages of WW3 which I hope never comes to pass. It would be the major suck.

[@flyingkah7223]

Norway looks beautiful.

[@ghostgaming25771]

I want the Afghanistan map for my A-10CII with a controller and F-16 and even buy the AH-64D or F-15E! I want this to be my main map with everything I do!

[@user-hb8yl6qx7i]

cant wait for the phantom

[@somting125]

My bet is that the reason the phantom took so long to announce the date is that they were waiting for the music license for baba o reilly

[@Jakes_1-1]

I am loving Kola as it is already. Looking forward to some optimisation though...but still not bad as it is. Love the long transit flights between bases...I mean that is part of a simulator experience!

[@tswdev]

Cant wait for the F4, dont particularly like the aircraft but the tech in it looks super sweet

[@kiwioz01]

The phantom was my passion to join the airforce many years ago, but by the time i was old enough to join it was no longer in service, thanks to dcs i can now fly it

[@adrew31043]

F4 lets go!

[@doc9277]

Did anyone else notice the vintage 727 in Luthansa colors?? I wonder if there will be an additional assets pack for the Kola map. It would be nice if there was.

[@zbeen-ah-lah]

That B727, the A320s, and more are apart of the Civil Aircraft Mod

[@midnight7297]

Can't afford the Kola map right now anyway, but I'll be waiting anyway to see how it gets updated with a close eye

[@zachiekhous1413]

Can’t wait for the Phantom 😎

[@DCSHornet51]

Kola has potential. I think Im gonna wait on the F-4 though

[@jorgelarez9752]

Aaaaalright we already have a release date and a new map, I’m willing to be weaso for whoever is looking for one

[@caspianandersson9195]

I almost fell out of my chair seeing the release date

[@timonbosink1829]

Finally the F4❤

[@ollyk22]

Surely there are gonna be some amazing low level flying to perform in some of the ranges/Fjords?

[@scht-sg]

I love a gift for my June bday😂

[@fireshot1177]

Waiting to see how long the Phantom will take over multiplayer

[@Marc42]

Phantom love!

[@EagleSQN]

the phantom is most waiting a long time, but how about kiowa? :D

[@prox7179]

Phinally, the Phantom is coming to DCS!

[@joelmulder]

The Kola map really has so much potential. I won’t buy anything based on potential, but I really hope they’ll iron out the map’s issues so that I can justify the purchase. May is definitely shaping up to be a great month for the DCS community with all the new modules releasing! On a side note, how does the Afghanistan map giveaway work? I don’t see it in the video description.

[@hipgames]

every comment is selected from each video. On our Discord we have an extra thread for the giveaway where you can go and comment for an extra chance. You must be subscribed to us and at least 18 in order to participate. Sorry about the description, it got lost in templates. We just updated it now! Cheers and good luck

[@Nick-vq2in]

The f4 is going to be awesome

[@Megotonna]

Good news!)

[@dieterschreurs5385]

Phantastoc news!

[@nuclearhunter227]

I think Kola will develop well

[@christophermcsherry2655]

You mention the road bases. How does one know where they are? And that submarine I have not seen. Where is it?

[@OnlyNapalm]

No niin, this was very noice 😊

[@brandonchappell1535]

Kola feels a bit like a modern caucus map, the winter textures will be interesting, orbx usually do a good job in msfs

[@brucewelsh1969]

Kola looks good but a little expensive.

[@paulowinter5733]

Oh Man!! F4 Phantom. That is a must!!!! Kola map…. Let’see. Can you mention updates of what F4 release will bring to F14? Tks!

[@Mrflyboy30]

I want that map!

[@thebiggestoneyouveverhad]

I think Kola looks pretty cool.