Feedback Thread - F-14 Tomcat Patch, October 30th 2024

[IronMike]

Dear all,

as always we would kindly like to ask you for your feedback on the recent patch. Most of you will likely have been looking forward to a fix for the STT TWS track extrapolation issue, the CBU-99 being available, a new mission by @Reflected and more available weapons together with the TARPS pod. We hope you enjoy these changes and as always thank you for your continued feedback and support.

Your Heatblur Team

 

DCS: F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations

• NEW: Added IA Caucasus Speed & Angels Practice mission by Reflected (thank you!)
• Fixed a potential CTD with JESTER-AI
• Fixed the STT TWS track extrapolation issue
• Updated ECM to work with the new ECM API from DCS
• Removed VR-specific bindings, as requested by ED
• ALQ-167 is now mounted on BRU-32 adapter
• Fixed not allowing Mk-82, Mk-83, GBU-12, GBU-16 with TARPS
• Add CBU-99 to the available weapons arsenal
• Added support for launching chaff from Expanded Chaff Adapter
  • Uses pilot bomb release button in A/G mode with interval timer
• Replaced the Hand Drawn TARPS Icon
• Updated the AN/APQ-167 Textures (removed Airforce Stencils, added Navy Stencil and painted it in Medium Gray)
• Converted the MAK79 Textures to be “.dds” instead of “.png”
• Updated “Watching the Devildog” mission
• Updated IA Caucasus Fear the Bones by Reflected
• Updated IA NTTR Zone 5 - 1v1 DACT vs F-5 mission by Reflected
• Updated Chinese Localization (thank you, Alphabet Ghost!)

 

Edited October 30, 2024 by IronMike

[Northstar98]

10 minutes ago, IronMike said:

Updated ECM to work with the new ECM API from DCS

[scommander2]

It is a cool release!!  Thank you.

[NEW is my Callsign.]

When are some of the most requested features like the 3D model overhaul, radar overhaul and the early A coming? It has been a long time, it has been 5 years already since the Tomcat’s Release and still no sign of the Early A Tomcat

[Schmidtfire]

+1 for Early A and Iranian Tomcat

[Endline]

Nice changelog, but it would have been nicer with the sound fixes.

[Viper33]

41 minutes ago, Schmidtfire said:

+1 for Early A and Iranian Tomcat

 

1 hour ago, NEW is my Callsign. said:

When are some of the most requested features like the 3D model overhaul, radar overhaul and the early A coming? It has been a long time, it has been 5 years already since the Tomcat’s Release and still no sign of the Early A Tomcat

What happens when they sell you a promise and never deliver. 

[ValhallaAB]

''new ECM API from DCS*'' Does this mean no more 360' ECM coverage and will the future ALQ-167 provide bigger frequency cover or enhanced lock-breaking than the original AN/ALQ-100/126? 

[WarthogOsl]

2 hours ago, NEW is my Callsign. said:

When are some of the most requested features like the 3D model overhaul, radar overhaul and the early A coming? It has been a long time, it has been 5 years already since the Tomcat’s Release and still no sign of the Early A Tomcat

They just recently said they hope the early A will be out by the end of the year.

[Tomcatter87]

Cool to see the expanded chaff adapter has been made functional, I'm looking forward to using it. I was hoping for a fix that makes Jester able to use LANTIRN again. Don't see it on the Changelog, that's quite disappointing. The pod is quite central for the Tomcat. In the thread I opened up about this, many people confirmed this bug. No reaction from Heatblur whatsoever.

Edited October 30, 2024 by Tomcatter87

[Q3ark]

1 hour ago, Tomcatter87 said:

Cool to see the expanded chaff adapter has been made functional, I'm looking forward to using it. I was hoping for a fix that makes Jester able to use LANTIRN again. Don't see it on the Changelog, that's quite disappointing. The pod is quite central for the Tomcat. In the thread I opened up about this, many people confirmed this bug. No reaction from Heatblur whatsoever.

 

I just finished a quick flight in the tomcat, used the LANTIRN to drop four GBU-16’s on some armour I had placed in the mission editor, I then landed re-armed with a pair of GBU-12’s with a different laser code, jester automatically set the new code with no input from me, I had absolutely no problems whatsoever, maybe it’s fixed? 

[MaverickGoose]

Hello,
Any release date for Jester V2?

[Northstar98]

5 hours ago, IronMike said:

Fixed not allowing Mk-82, Mk-83, GBU-12, GBU-16 with TARPS

This doesn't seem to have made it in, I'm unable to place any of the weapons with TARPS - for both the F-14A and B.

[Matze81]

8 hours ago, Northstar98 said:

This doesn't seem to have made it in, I'm unable to place any of the weapons with TARPS - for both the F-14A and B.

Have any F-14 changes made it in? I noticed yesterday already, that none of the announced changes of this thread are mentioned in the official change log (https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/).

 

[Northstar98]

44 minutes ago, Matze81 said:

Have any F-14 changes made it in? I noticed yesterday already, that none of the announced changes of this thread are mentioned in the official change log (https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/).

The changelog was updated on the forum (though looks like it hasn't been updated on the main website) to include the Heatblur changes. The instant action missions listed in the OP are definitely in, as is the CBU-99 (the rest I haven't tested yet).

[captain_dalan]

16 hours ago, IronMike said:

 

• Updated ECM to work with the new ECM API from DCS

 

 

What are the actual consequences for tactical gameplay? Changes in burn-through ranges? Track loss? Lock-breaks? How is the opposite side effected? 

[IronMike]

13 hours ago, Tomcatter87 said:

Cool to see the expanded chaff adapter has been made functional, I'm looking forward to using it. I was hoping for a fix that makes Jester able to use LANTIRN again. Don't see it on the Changelog, that's quite disappointing. The pod is quite central for the Tomcat. In the thread I opened up about this, many people confirmed this bug. No reaction from Heatblur whatsoever.

 

Our apologies, we saw your report and are investigating it.

[NEW is my Callsign.]

13 hours ago, WarthogOsl said:

They just recently said they hope the early A will be out by the end of the year.

Where exactly? Didn’t see it

[Tomcatter87]

23 minutes ago, IronMike said:

Our apologies, we saw your report and are investigating it.

I'm trying to find out the factors that might trigger it. Just flew a mission and Jester worked well. I'll write in the report if I find something. I have the suspicion that it might happen after changing player slots or rearming. If I manage to trigger it again, I'll upload a track file.

Edited October 31, 2024 by Tomcatter87

[IronMike]

2 hours ago, Tomcatter87 said:

I'm trying to find out the factors that might trigger it. Just flew a mission and Jester worked well. I'll write in the report if I find something. I have the suspicion that it might happen after changing player slots or rearming. If I manage to trigger it again, I'll upload a track file.

 

Thank you very much, it would indeed help. We are currently not sure what is causing it either, because we did not change anything to Lantirn in the meantime. But it is one of the priority items for bug fixing, I am sure we will get to the bottom of it. Thanks again for your report, too!

[vfgarza]

HB team, I noticed the NAVGRID is offset now. A month ago, I seen when I tell Jester to put "Absolute Heading of 270, 090, etc. the NAVGRID no longer points in the direction I requested but some degrees up or down. Is it something wrong with it. Before the last month update the NAVGRID was working perfectly.

[Bealdor]

39 minutes ago, vfgarza said:

HB team, I noticed the NAVGRID is offset now. A month ago, I seen when I tell Jester to put "Absolute Heading of 270, 090, etc. the NAVGRID no longer points in the direction I requested but some degrees up or down. Is it something wrong with it. Before the last month update the NAVGRID was working perfectly.

From last month's patch:

 

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Fixed NAVGRID mode displaying true bearing instead of magnetic

 

[WarthogOsl]

8 hours ago, NEW is my Callsign. said:

Where exactly? Didn’t see it

Can't recall exactly...could have been on the Discord, or Reddit.  They also mentioned that the AI A-6 should be out in "the coming releases" (or something like that).

[WarthogOsl]

One thing that seems to have been missed is a fix for the stepping sound effects for engine start (at least for starting the right engine on the F-14A).

Also, maybe someday we will get a fix for the pilot model showing up in MP even though the option is unchecked.  I think it's been like 2 years since this was supposed to have been fix, but was mistakenly left out of a build...apparently never to return?

[MiGCap1]

Thank You, but it would be great if You could fix the old problem that the Jester menue stays on the screen in replays even if it was shut down in the game play. Problem is there for years now.