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Feedback Thread - F14 Tomcat Patch July 21st 2022


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Dear all,

as with each patch we would kindly like to ask you for your feedback for the current patch. We hope you enjoy it.

Mentionworthy are the addition of the oxygen gauge, the tranisition of the AIM-54 guidance from parallel to PN, fixing the AP issue with no deadzones in ATT and ALT hold and ofc a plethora of other fixes as you can see in the changelog below.

Known issue: when manually sweeping the wings aft to 68°, the emergency oversweep flag will show instead of manual. This does not affect wing sweep though. We will have it fixed in the next patch, our apologies.

As always we could not be more grateful for your continued support and your kind help to improve our modules through your excellent feedback. Thank you!

DCS: F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations

  • NEW: Added the ability to remove the refuelling probe door by triggering Argument 1616.
  • NEW: Added AFAC Role assignable from the mission editor.
  • Switched AIM-54 from parallel navigation to proportional navigation.
  • Added missing Liquid Oxygen gauge on front right pilot's panel.
  • Fixed AP reacting over-sensitively to small roll or pitch inputs and disconnecting.
  • Re-added SC version for OP Reforger.
  • Fixed a bug in the ALR-67 threat association algorithm causing constant misassociation for groups of threats of the same type.
  • Fixed compass N-S switch N position.
  • Fixed an issue where Iceman would continue to go to steerpoint after disengaging and re-engaging him.
  • Fixed Iceman not holding altitude at low IAS.
  • Fixed Iceman having issues to hold heading.
  • Fixed Iceman not responding to inputs for altitude and airspeed correctly.
  • Fixed LTE in PD-STT ACM mode (was 3s, now 1s).
  • Fix BATR max time not updated by ground kneeboard burst length adjustments.
  • Default the M61 round limiter to 50 for F-14A in mission editor aircraft properties.
  • Fixed sensor track file remaining on TID display even if PAL mode was selected.
  • Improved LANTIRN GBU-24 accuracy.
  • Improved LANTIRN laser spot collision detection accuracy.
  • Fixed LANTIRN lasing for AI.
  • Fixed COMP panel push button fast syncing not working in certain situations.
  • Fixed wing sweep delay causing a too slow sweep rate.
  • Fixed wing sweep flags:
    • MAN flag shows in BOMB mode and
    • AUTO flag shows when AUTO program is cached in MAN mode.
  • Fixed wing sweep program resetting to AUTO after pressing MASTER RESET
  • Fixed Emergency Wing Sweep handle and Spider Detent logic around the Oversweep threshold.
  • Re-enabled normal maps on F-14 sealant surfaces.
  • Fixed COMP (COMB) typo on hydraulics gauge face.
  • Fixed droopy emergency brake handle.
  • Corrected broken normals on gear and TACAN panels.
  • Corrected various broken normals on RIO radar control surfaces.
  • Added label for Phoenix cooling switch on left side of RIO cockpit.
  • Added Chinese Localisation for the campaign “The Final Hour”. Thank you Alphabet_Ghost!
  • Updated Chinese Localisation for several missions. Thank you Alphabet_Ghost!
  • Updated general Chinese Localisation. Thank you Alphabet_Ghost.

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7 minutes ago, WarthogOsl said:

Was the VF-14 AB103 skin texture issue fixed?  I applied a fix locally last month, so I can't tell if it's been updated for everyone else.

Mike was saying earlier today that something got botched during the upload, and the new liveries did not get fixed this update so it will be in the next one. 😞

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11 minutes ago, LanceCriminal86 said:

No, if you check the other thread there was a push issue that resulted in the skin fixes not being populated to the build unfortunately.

Mind if I ask which thread?  I looked in all the update/patch threads and couldn't find it (except for the same issue that happened in the previous patch).

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Yeah, unfortunately we did not spot the issue, as our testers get a build without liveries and a separate livery folder to download, to spare them around 10GB of download with each testbuild. They will be in the next patch though.

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16 minutes ago, Indianajon said:

Thanks for all the hardwork IronMike/Heatblur.

It is our sincere pleasure, and my contribution is the least bit. 🙂

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2 hours ago, IronMike said:

the tranisition of the AIM-54 guidance from parallel to PN

May I ask for details about this one, please?

 

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2 hours ago, JupiterJoe said:

And why would one want to?  Did some planes fly without it due to maintenance issues?

 

They were removed because they often would break off during refueling, especially when using the USAF's "iron maiden" refueling adapter (a short hose/drogue attached to the end of the refueling boom of a big tanker).


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Hey @IronMike just a quick fly and I note you have done a bit on the wingsweep but is it meant to be able to go fully into oversweep when using manual? Just went to do a case 1 and it gave me a bit of a shock! Ta sorry should have added I'm more than happy to attach the lua files if you don't see it.


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I noticed that the emerg and oversweep flags pop up when bringing the wings back to 68 only using the throttle switch. Even when airborne. I am also having a heck of a time trying to get the wings to go reliably into oversweep during parking. I have tried both keybind and axis methods with the handle raise logic option enabled and disabled and it seems to want to stay at 68 unless you jiggle the axis again after 10 seconds or so. Keybind method it doesn't seem to want to go into oversweep period.

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8 minutes ago, Flash_111 said:

I noticed that the emerg and oversweep flags pop up when bringing the wings back to 68 only using the throttle switch. Even when airborne. I am also having a heck of a time trying to get the wings to go reliably into oversweep during parking. I have tried both keybind and axis methods with the handle raise logic option enabled and disabled and it seems to want to stay at 68 unless you jiggle the axis again after 10 seconds or so. Keybind method it doesn't seem to want to go into oversweep period.

That is a known bug and only affects the flags, unfortunately we were not able to get that in before cutoff anymore.

As for oversweep - are you sure you are waiting till the light comes off? That may explain the 10 seconds.

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Having just done a RIO session the cockpit looks a lot nicer from the changes, cheers.

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11 minutes ago, ustio said:

the 1991 VF-31 skin that was mentioned on the previous patchnote isn't in this patchnote and in the game yet. Is the skin canceled? 

Acc. to a previous post by Mike they had some trouble with the upload of liveries and they will come with next patch instead probably. 


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3 minutes ago, Callsign JoNay said:

Am I losing my mind, or did you guys add a new shaky effect to the VDI now? Is that to simulate an old CRT effect?

We did no such thing.

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