Update Hype

[DSplayer]

https://www.facebook.com/683574075163547/posts/2016178585236416/

New TCS internal textures along with white AIM-54s (looks like a new model)

[bies]

40 minutes ago, DSplayer said:

https://www.facebook.com/683574075163547/posts/2016178585236416/

New TCS internal textures along with white AIM-54s (looks like a new model)

Internal textures means inside the cockpit display?

[Egri_komrade]

10 minutes ago, bies said:

Internal textures means inside the cockpit display?

TCS internal texture, that means the actual lens gets a seperate texture

[Grater Tovakia]

Very cool! Does anybody know if they are going to offer a white variant for the 54C or just the A? 

Edited May 13, 2022 by Grater Tovakia

[Mig Fulcrum]

3 ore fa, Grater Tovakia ha scritto:

Very cool! Does anybody know if they are going to offer a white variant for the 54C or just the A? 

 

Maybe i'm wrong but I don't think the C ever been white since it's from the mid '80s

[DSplayer]

1 hour ago, Mig Fulcrum said:

Maybe i'm wrong but I don't think the C ever been white since it's from the mid '80s

Nah there were white variants of the AIM-54C. They were phased out as the grey ones came in tho. 
 

4 hours ago, Grater Tovakia said:

Very cool! Does anybody know if they are going to offer a white variant for the 54C or just the A? 

 

The Facebook post sadly only stated white AIM-54As.

[LanceCriminal86]

I wouldn't rule it out in the future, right now separating out the AIM-54A is the short term solution. Eventually they may be able to leverage EDs own ordnance skin flags like bombs can for the AF/Navy with ablative. And remember too there were some mixmaster missile photos, part gray and part white.

I tried but couldn't see any AIM-54A in gray, I'm guessing that they didn't repaint them and just expended them for live fire shoots.

[WarthogOsl]

23 hours ago, Egri_komrade said:

TCS internal texture, that means the actual lens gets a seperate texture

I only got to see an F-14 with TCS up close once or twice, but the TCS was really neat.  It had a really striking blue tint to it when viewed from head on (perhaps it was just reflecting the sky, but anyways, it was cool).  Based on the screen shots, it looks like we are going to get a taste of that.

[sprak74]

Any update on the pilot body? iirc it said it should be coming in the may patch, That's what I'm looking forward too the most

[Grater Tovakia]

9 hours ago, Mig Fulcrum said:

Maybe i'm wrong but I don't think the C ever been white since it's from the mid '80s

My understanding is that in 89, missiles schemes were changed across the board to darker tones. This however took some time. The below image is from 89/90 iirc. 

7 hours ago, LanceCriminal86 said:

I wouldn't rule it out in the future, right now separating out the AIM-54A is the short term solution. Eventually they may be able to leverage EDs own ordnance skin flags like bombs can for the AF/Navy with ablative. And remember too there were some mixmaster missile photos, part gray and part white.

I tried but couldn't see any AIM-54A in gray, I'm guessing that they didn't repaint them and just expended them for live fire shoots.

This is likely the case, Im well aware asking for the white Cs is very rivet counting of me and not a big deal lol. I Just think it would be cool if they managed to pull it off.

[LanceCriminal86]

5 minutes ago, Grater Tovakia said:

My understanding is that in 89, missiles schemes were changed across the board to darker tones. This however took some time. The below image is from 89/90 iirc. 

This is likely the case, Im well aware asking for the white Cs is very rivet counting of me and not a big deal lol. I Just think it would be cool if they managed to pull it off.

As Cobra's least favorite rivet counter I totally get it, that's where I'm hoping they can eventually get the deets for using the LUA ordnance switch framework that ED has. It's doubtful that we'd get 20 different iterations but an alternate white C shouldn't be too bad a stretch, but would probably come down the road. Right now I think we're ramping up towards some of the big visual updates and additions with the external fixes and tweaks that are coming this next patch. Those lay the groundwork to add the missing bits on the B and late A, make some fixes, and start working towards the "early" features.

[WarthogOsl]

Don't we already have white AIM-54A's?  The 70's liveries seem to have them, at least.

[LanceCriminal86]

15 hours ago, WarthogOsl said:

Don't we already have white AIM-54A's?  The 70's liveries seem to have them, at least.

They change to gray on firing. The solution there is that the 54A needed to become a separate missile model in the core sim which is what should be happening here. 

[DSplayer]

Reviving this topic for more hype:

[Callsign JoNay]

Also some feet pr0n...

[Wingmate]

I wonder if the refueling probe removal will be a mission editor option, or controlled via description.lua similar to the helmet in the hornet.

[DSplayer]

29 minutes ago, Wingmate said:

I wonder if the refueling probe removal will be a mission editor option, or controlled via description.lua similar to the helmet in the hornet.

Probably could be like the fuel probe on the JF-17 and the ALE-39 loadout which use the ground crew menu as well as a mission editor option.

[stuart666]

3 hours ago, Callsign JoNay said:

Also some feet pr0n...

If they are going after the foot enthusiast, they really should have an option to give the pilot high heels.

 

[sirrah]

3 hours ago, Callsign JoNay said:

Also some feet pr0n...

Can't wait for this!

I own (supported) the Tomcat since the pre-purchase period, casually flew it around a bit when it released and then parked it in my virtual hangar waiting for the (VR) pilot body to be added. To some (especially pancake users) the pilot body feature is probably just something to hide immediately, but as for me; thank you HB for working on this! 

 

(I wonder if we will be able to see our own virtual mustache hairs if we look down )

[draconus]

5 hours ago, Wingmate said:

I wonder if the refueling probe removal will be a mission editor option, or controlled via description.lua similar to the helmet in the hornet.

It's just the door panel option - not a probe removal.

2 hours ago, sirrah said:

(I wonder if we will be able to see our own virtual mustache hairs if we look down )

No, the mask is on.

[sirrah]

1 minute ago, draconus said:

No, the mask is on.

awww... 

we should be able to have it dangle from our helmet, so we can look cool in the camera 

[OLD CROW]

10 minutes ago, draconus said:

No, the mask is on.

Indeed, but there's a modeled pilot face template in every single skin we use ingame, default or custom ones. So it seems in any moment of the creative process anyone thought in showing pilot's face.

[draconus]

5 minutes ago, OLD CROW said:

Indeed, but there's a modeled pilot face template in every single skin we use ingame, default or custom ones. So it seems in any moment of the creative process anyone thought in showing pilot's face.

I think AI pilots standing next to a parked aircraft have the masks off - have to check.

[Pasquale1986]

What would be really nice is an option to use a desert flight suit for the pilot model with Syria and PG map

[5ephir0th]

21 minutes ago, Pasquale1986 said:

What would be really nice is an option to use a desert flight suit for the pilot model with Syria and PG map

Being Heatblur guys and knowing their attention for details, i expect it