IronMike Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) Dear all, our apologies the changes only make it in now as they did not get pulled for the original patch by accident. The major addition of course is the TARPS pod - which for now is only a visual model. Later we plan on implementing some very basic/ rudimentary gameplay for it. With this we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and of course, as always, would like to thank you for your continued support and kind feedback. Your Heatblur Team DCS F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations NEW: Added TARPS pod for both F-14A and F-14B (visual model only) - gameplay features to follow NEW: Added boarding ladder to static and AI aircraft. Added TARPS loadouts. Adjusted loadout restrictions for TARPS pod. Fixed broken normals on both -A and -B Edited December 28, 2023 by IronMike 13 Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_dalan Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 hours ago, IronMike said: Dear all, our apologies the changes only make it in now as they did not get pulled for the original patch by accident. The major addition of course is the TARPS pod - which for now is only a visual model. Later we plan on implementing some very basic/ rudimentary gameplay for it. With this we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and of course, as always, would like to thank you for your continued support and kind feedback. Your Heatblur Team DCS F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations NEW: Added TARPS pod for both F-14A and F-14B (visual model only) - gameplay features to follow NEW: Added boarding ladder to static and AI aircraft. Added TARPS loadouts. Adjusted loadout restrictions for TARPS pod. Fixed broken normals on both -A and -B Does this mean we get a hotfix patch today or tomorrow? Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, captain_dalan said: Does this mean we get a hotfix patch today or tomorrow? Wait, I thought it was out already... My apologies, pre-Christmas stress is getting the better of me. But yes, a hotfix is incoming. I adjusted the thread title to avoid confusion. Edited December 21, 2023 by IronMike 5 3 Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 hour ago, IronMike said: But yes, a hotfix is incoming. Will it include this potential fix files? 3 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_dalan Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 6 hours ago, IronMike said: Wait, I thought it was out already... My apologies, pre-Christmas stress is getting the better of me. But yes, a hotfix is incoming. I adjusted the thread title to avoid confusion. No worries, it's that time of the year, and we are all near then end of our wits for the last 365 days 1 Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scommander2 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 12 hours ago, IronMike said: Fixed broken normals on both -A and -B What are the broken normals? Thanks. Dell XPS 9730, i9-13900H, DDR5 64GB, Discrete GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 1+2TB M.2 SSD, TM HOTAS Warthog/TPR, TKIR5/TrackClipPro, Win 11 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 4 hours ago, scommander2 said: What are the broken normals? Thanks. In computer graphics they are vectors used mostly for proper object shading/light reflection. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotia Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Is the TARPS drag and weight modeled? 3 Former USN F/A-18E/F Avionics Tech @ VFA-103 & VFA-106 Former T-34C & T-44A/C Plane Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterJoe Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) Santa didn't bring me a boarding ladder for Xmas He did however bring me a rare hardcover copy of The Cutting Edge, by CJ 'Heater' Heatley. What a mensch! Edited December 25, 2023 by JupiterJoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyMikey Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 The update just came out...the TARPs pod is in, but I wasn't able to see the boarding ladder. I checked for the boarding ladder on both static aircraft and uncontrolled AI aircraft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterJoe Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) Perhaps the boarding ladder is not deployed by default, but has to be manually selected by the mission creator in the mission editor. Edited December 28, 2023 by JupiterJoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) Hotfix is now live. Thank you all for your kind patience! Edited December 28, 2023 by IronMike 3 Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7HUNDERH0R53 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Hmmm, I'm not seeing TARPS loadouts nor a TARPS pod when manually inputting a loadout. As for the ladder, I'm also having no luck getting that to deploy. What am I missing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterJoe Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) TARPS goes on Pylon 5. It's there and it looks amazing. Edited December 28, 2023 by JupiterJoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulredrel Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 TARPS is available as loadout on the rear right tunnel hardpoint, but I also had no luck with the boarding ladder. I placed static F-14A and B on the ramp but they only had the intake covers attached. Same with AI planes with option uncontrolled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) Yep, no ladder. Thx for the TARPS! Edited December 28, 2023 by draconus Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7HUNDERH0R53 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Thanks! Seeing the TARPS now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisedByWolves Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Did the issue with the TCS/Lantirn black screen get sorted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, RaisedByWolves said: Did the issue with the TCS/Lantirn black screen get sorted? Nope. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sBinnala64 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 So the TARPS was available for me early in the morning (around 7-8:00 central time), but a few hours later it would not let me equip my tomcat with the TARPS pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 7 hours ago, sBinnala64 said: So the TARPS was available for me early in the morning (around 7-8:00 central time), but a few hours later it would not let me equip my tomcat with the TARPS pod. MP airbase warehouse depleted? Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sBinnala64 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 in the mission editor it wouldn't show up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, sBinnala64 said: in the mission editor it wouldn't show up Remove historical filter - clock icon at the bottom. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sBinnala64 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 12/29/2023 at 10:16 AM, draconus said: Remove historical filter - clock icon at the bottom. still wont show up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 hours ago, sBinnala64 said: still wont show up Screenshot please. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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