The Kola map is progressing steadily with six new airfields, improved ground textures and reduced loading times slated for the next DCS update!
One year on, the DCS: Kola map continues to expand as a dynamic and strategically significant theatre within DCS. Developed by Orbx, a leading scenery developer, this map spans over 1.35 million square kilometers of Arctic and sub-Arctic terrain covering northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia’s Murmansk and Karelia regions.
End of Early Access – 22 July 2025
The Kola map will exit Early Access on 22 July 2025. This marks the formal end of the initial launch phase, but not the end of development. Orbx remains committed to ongoing improvements, with new content and technical updates already planned.
“The development of the Kola map is not ending with Early Access. We are committed to adding content and updating the map in line with the platform technical innovations. Orbx started to work on the map over three years ago and this has been a great project for us. We have learned much about DCS and will use that knowledge together with our passion for creating terrain and sceneries to enhance this map even further.”
— Anna Cicognani, CEO, Orbx
What’s Been Delivered
1.35 million km² of land and sea coverage
20+ airfields with surrounding infrastructure and navigation
Custom ports, radar sites, urban centres, and military facilities
Free and payware missions available via Orbx and ED stores
Significant VRAM and performance optimisations
Scheduled New Content for June 2025 Release:
Kilpyavr (XLMW)
Luostari (XLML)
Koshka Yavr (XLMY)
Kalevala (ULPK)
Poduzhemye (XLPU)
Afrikanda (XLMF)
Coming Over the Next 3-6 Months:
Airfields & surrounding infrastructure
ESPG, ESNG, ENKA, ENVR, and EFRU
Enhanced ground textures for low-level flight
Continued VRAM and rendering performance updates
Why Kola Matters
The Kola region has long served as a critical military frontier — home to Russia’s Northern Fleet and dense Cold War-era infrastructure, now bordering NATO-aligned airspace. Its geographic and strategic role continues to evolve, making it a compelling setting for both historical and modern scenarios.
DCS: Kola remains in active development, with more content and improvements on the way throughout 2025.
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General
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Una de las bases rusas, Luostari, (dos de ellas están cerradas) es la zona de entrenamiento de los paracaidistas rusos incluso se pueden ver qué entrenan.
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Coñe, ENVR? Mi casa? Pues bienvenido sea pero está a tomar por saco de la zona, será porque lo tienen super detallado de FS y lo quieren aprovechar.
Entre tanto parece que ENHF no
y ese si que está al ladito del Cabo Norte
Entre tanto parece que ENHF no
y ese si que está al ladito del Cabo Norte
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La actualización de ahora viene cargada:
- New Airfield: XLMW - Kilpyavr Air Base
- New Airfield: XLML - Luostari Air Base
- New Airfield: XLMY - Koshka Yavr Air Base
- New Airfield: ULPK - Kalevala Airport
- New Airfield: XLPU - Poduzhemye Air Base
- New Airfield: XLMF - Afrikanda Air Base
- New infrastructure around new airfields
- Replaced Summer Textures (Still WIP)
- Fixed: First Colour pass correction
- Fixed: Optimization Pass across the map
- Fixed: Andoya C22 Hardened Aircraft Shelter vegetation removed
- Fixed: F10 runway text updated on Kitilla airport
- Fixed: Runway heading information correct at Alta airport
- Fixed: Minor terrain glitches around the map addressed
- Fixed: Parking Number duplication
- Fixed: Spelling error on Evenes terminal corrected
- Fixed: Fixed errors on Monchegorsk and Alakourtti callsigns
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Por fin una actualización:
DCS: Kola by Orbx
This week's DCS: Kola update adds Tromso Airfield to the map along with a quality control pass on AI routing and parking accuracy across the region. Numerous airfields, including Severomorsk-3, Monchegorsk, Kirkenes, Tromso, Kallax, Luostari Pechenga, and Kilpyavr, have had oversized parking slots resized to better fit the aircraft actually using them, while taxiway errors have been corrected at Monchegorsk, Andoya, Banak, Hemavan, and Noden Helo Base. AI routing logic has also been improved at several fields, including Evvenes, Bodo, Lakselv, and Kallax, and a fix for missing road sections that was causing major AI detours has been resolved map-wide. Aircraft operating from Vidsel no longer crash to trees, Kirkenes has had its tower lights adjusted and a fuel depot relocated, and winter textures around trees have been cleaned up in several areas.
DCS: Kola by Orbx
This week's DCS: Kola update adds Tromso Airfield to the map along with a quality control pass on AI routing and parking accuracy across the region. Numerous airfields, including Severomorsk-3, Monchegorsk, Kirkenes, Tromso, Kallax, Luostari Pechenga, and Kilpyavr, have had oversized parking slots resized to better fit the aircraft actually using them, while taxiway errors have been corrected at Monchegorsk, Andoya, Banak, Hemavan, and Noden Helo Base. AI routing logic has also been improved at several fields, including Evvenes, Bodo, Lakselv, and Kallax, and a fix for missing road sections that was causing major AI detours has been resolved map-wide. Aircraft operating from Vidsel no longer crash to trees, Kirkenes has had its tower lights adjusted and a fuel depot relocated, and winter textures around trees have been cleaned up in several areas.
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