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Eagle Dynamics opens the Afghanistan map for pre-orders surprising us with not 1, but 4, different purchase options causing the community to explode
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Developer News

The BLUF

DCS: Afghanistan and DCS: Southwest Afghanistan are now available for pre-purchase and are planned to enter Early Access in June 2024.

Yes, that’s right: 2 pre-order options for the same map?
- The final release will result in four different versions of the map availabe for purchase
Why?
- Given the immense size of the territory, we have also divided the map into three regions each available for individual purchase:
  - DCS: Southwest Afghanistan
  - DCS: East Afghanistan
  - DCS: North Afghanistan.
- Each regional map gives you access to the entire Afghanistan map but grants the highest level of detail for that region only.
- Regions will be released in approximately three-month intervals.
  - The southwestern region is the most complete today and will be released first.
BIG NOTE:
- A purchase of DCS: Southwest Afghanistan makes the entire map flyable in single-player and multiplayer, but only the southwestern region will be at the highest level of detail once the map is complete.
- All purchases, regardless of a region or the entire map, give access to the same map
  - The only difference is what areas you see in high detail

Pricing

Full Map
- Pre-purchase price: $48.99 USD (30% off)
- Early-Access release price: $55.99 USD (20% off)
- Final release price: $69.99 USD
SW Afghanistan Region
- Pre-purchase price: $23.99 USD (20% off)
- Final release price: $29.99 USD