Duala is a fictional ~56km2 (10x10km map) big island, divided into two waring countries: Afrene on South and Molatia on North. River divides the two countries with a buffer-zone/border in between, monitored by international peacekeepers.



Never been to Duala?

El Diablo, IceBreakr and Tourist Board of Afrene are inviting you to visit a paradise on Earth - Isla Duala. Tropical forests, sandy beaches, wild savannah, clear water and... nasty neighbouring Republic of Molatia threatening to overrun friendly Republic Afrene in Southern part of Duala. Current peace can be very decieving. Marks of previous decade-long war can be seen even today and no-man zone still divides both countries with high fence running all along the border. Only few of the natives dare to travel across. With recent diamond and oil findings in Molatia their war machine is growing. European and US peacekeeping forces are currently present in Afrene in small numbers, but this might change very soon. Russia and China are in close business ties with Molatia and Afrene is mainly providing services for US and European tourists. War between Molatia and Afrene might be just around the corner...



Project took exactly two months to reach beta state (v0.99) and another 14 days to polish it out. Many many hours went into it. Consider this as a present to the greatest gaming community ever and a tribute to BIS that is supporting us and for all their dedication! Project recieved a lot of praise so further updates are here...



What's new in 1.9?

Couple of things changed since you were last here. Afrenians set up a Refugee Camp in Central Region to provide shelter for people that are being harrased by Molatians near the border. Molatia invested a lot of money and set up its own airforce: Su-24 Fencer bombers are being escorted by Mig-21MFs to conduct "exercises" near border. Afrene set up a new outpost on West island but its listening station exploded during last night. Crashsite revealed that Molatia probably used its first guided bomb. Molatia also brought substantial new armor to the border consisting of new T-72s and older T-55s. Several BMPs were spotted, too.



Afrenians in fear for their country got help from Europe and set up their own squadron of good old Swedish Saab AJ37 Viggens. They are used in several defense/attack roles. US supplied guided AGM-65 Mavericks and upgrade that enabled use of new laser guided bombs. Afrenians also managed to form their first armored division ever. Afrenian Ministry of Defense revealed the details of this deal: $15M dollars for 30 refurbished Leopard 1A5 tanks and additional $5M for ammo, crew training and reserve parts. Painted in an agressive "leopard" camo they've put some fear into neighbours tank crews. But Molatian appettites are still growing strong and new border passes were made for a possible "blitzkrieg" attack...



Island

Duala is a fictional ~56km2 (10x10km map) big island, divided into two waring countries: Afrene on South and Molatia on North. River divides the two countries with a buffer-zone/border in between, monitored by international peacekeepers.



Vegetation

African vegetation can be seen everywhere: towns, savannah, desert and jungle. Duala is pretty dry land, but some areas near water feature lush forests. Savannah covers most of the land, while sand and mud is around river beds and beaches. There are no large hills, rare ones feature rock formations. Guys travelling savannah will find shelter from the sun under acacia trees. Some water rich areas feature thick undergrowth with large datepalm trees and other palms and bushes.



Military installations

Biggest strategic importance in both countries have airports. There are two major ones used for military and also civilian traffic. Three more are dirt runways (NW Molatia, NE Molatia and SE Afrene) and used mainly by small planes. There's a word that drugs and blackmarket weapons are shipped in and out of the country this way.



Border & Buffer zone

Afrene didn't build fence wall, but Molatia constructed it all along the border marking their territory they gained in 10-year war. After peace treaty Afrene and Molatia build couple of outposts along the border. There's no confirmation on mine fields, but in decade long war a lot of them were placed and later removed by international mine clearing teams. Afrene built a wall around a border town on East in order to hinder Molatian terrorist actions. Both sides also have powerful air radars covering most valleys. Afrene set up a heliport near border to stop smuggling operations. Molatia uses helicopters stationed far North in safe cover of thick jungle. There is a rumor that jungle outposts also house Russian instructors training local troops, but there is no official word on that.



Settlements and towns

Both Afrene and Molatia have capitol towns: Kinsella and Balabango. Slums can be found in both, majority of people living on Duala are very poor. Smaller towns feature markets, industrial compounds, rent houses, offices, etc. All towns and villages are marked on map. There is a refugee camp in the Central Afrene that is hosting all refugees that flee from the border towns due to threat from Molatian offensive.