Feedback Thread - Tomcat Patch 24-12-24

[IronMike]

Dear all,

first of all we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays. Our apologies that our changelog for this patch has not been published yet. The majority of the team is on vacation at the moment. I will edit this post tomorrow and add our changelog. Thank you for your kind patience and feedback in the meantime.

We hope you enjoy Happy Holidays with lots of time for flying!

Your Heatblur Team

EDIT: Below please find the changelog, our apologies again for the delay. Most importantly this update brings significant improvements to the AWG-9 TWS combining and splitting, especially with an airborne Phoenix underway.

This should yield far more effective employment of the AIM-54 and radar in high threat density environments or where a Phoenix would otherwise fail when tracks would drop or diverge. Attached are some images of the before and after state of such scenarios and how the AWG-9 previously could incorrectly extrapolate tracks when splitting or combining tracks, leading to trashed Phoenixes. Enjoy smacking down those enemy groups more effectively with your AWG-9/Phoenix combo!

 

 

 

DCS: F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations

• Significantly improved TWS:
  • Improved track combining and splitting
  • Fixed tracks shooting off at high speed strange angles
  • Fixed tracks under missile attack being trashed when combined
• Link4C improvements:
  • Fixed auto address on kneeboard working away from ground crew
  • Fixed rx/tx enabled on old frequency after frequency change
  • Fixed Link4C in multicrew
  • Prioritize transmitted Link4C tracks
  • Increased displayable Link4C tracks to accommodate all participants (4+1 each, max 3 others in net)

 

Edited December 26, 2024 by IronMike

[scommander2]

Hi @IronMike, happy holidays...  

[Rick_NSX]

Happy holidays to you and the team @IronMike

Rick

[speed-of-heat]

@IronMike Tomorrow is Christmas, I for one don't mind waiting another day to get you change log if you can have some uninterrupted time with your family!

[IronMike]

Thank you for your very kind patience, guys!

May you all get plenty presents!

[Despayre]

I notice there's a graphics bug on the new S-3 (in the Caucasus), the "Refuel, <something> Recover" mission, I'm guessing this has to do with the new 3D models, and nothing to do with you at all, but I'll toss it out here anyway.

 

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[Jayhawk1971]

@IronMike Frohe Weihnachten! 

[TomcatFan1976]

When is the update to the AWG-9 coming as heatblur mentioned on Facebook?

[WarthogOsl]

1 hour ago, TomcatFan1976 said:

When is the update to the AWG-9 coming as heatblur mentioned on Facebook?

IronMike said on Discord that it's in today's patch.

[TomcatFan1976]

1 hour ago, WarthogOsl said:

IronMike said on Discord that it's in today's patch.

I don't have discord

[WarthogOsl]

4 minutes ago, TomcatFan1976 said:

I don't have discord

Well, you're just going to have to trust me then, aren't you.

[captain_dalan]

5 hours ago, IronMike said:

Thank you for your very kind patience, guys!

May you all get plenty presents!

Happy holiday season guys, no need to rush it right now!

[Moose_Jaw]

Yeah, the AWG9 and TWS are doing their job!  

Thanks for the fix!

Edited December 24, 2024 by Moose_Jaw

[kotor633]

I wish you and the whole HB Team Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

[draconus]

On 12/24/2024 at 4:39 PM, IronMike said:

I will edit this post tomorrow and add our changelog.

You meant today?

[FlyHack]

He found himself in Groundhog Day. Now tomorrow will never come for him.

But, he has an eternal happy holiday.

Edited December 26, 2024 by FlyHack

[flybull]

@IronMikePlease update post with Changelog as per your own instruction.  

[RustBelt]

They’ll do it when they do it.

[Q3ark]

41 minutes ago, flybull said:

@IronMikePlease update post with Changelog as per your own instruction.  

Come on man, it’s Christmas. 

[JupiterJoe]

1 hour ago, flybull said:

@IronMikePlease update post with Changelog as per your own instruction.  

What a sense of entitlement.

[draconus]

27 minutes ago, JupiterJoe said:

What a sense of entitlement.

Really? He said: please.

ED and 3rd parties can manage to come up with changelog on time. HB always delays it somehow, some changes are not really there and now there's no changelog at all but it's cool to make excuses for them.

[RedeyeStorm]

Hey it is not midnight yet so….no broken promise yet! Still 12 hours to go here.

Merry Christmas to all.

[IronMike]

Changelog has been added. Thank you for your patience.

[Schlomo1933]

Thank you !  

Edited December 26, 2024 by Schlomo1933

[flybull]

Thanks @IronMike!