F-16 upgraded to 'production' status

[Necolatis]

It is set to explode to be sure that you can no longer control it.
I will look into it.

[wlbragg]

It could be cool to have a variable amount of time to bail.

[Necolatis]

It could be cool to have a variable amount of time to bail.

I am not sure I follow you. Once you pull the handle stuffs going to happen. If you want to bail later, just wait to pull the handle. Or did I misunderstand something?

[Thorsten]

I guess he means you have some unknown time before it explodes, within that frame you need to eject.

[J Maverick 16]

The explosion is tied to the ejection sequence code if I am not mistaken.
Regards, Mav

[Necolatis]

The explosion after ejecting, has been removed in latest version.
You can find that version on our github, its not in fgaddon or the launcher yet.

[Necolatis]

Version 3.71 released to fgaddon for fg 2020.3.xx (not trunk/2020.4.0)

Major changes
Many livery updates by Bat

Full Changelog
Sim: Bump version to get ahead of fgaddon again
HUD: Display loft cue for aim-120.
HUD: Re-enable attack steering cue.
Stores: AIM-120 now supports asc again.
Arms: Temp. new version of asc calc.
Arms: AIM-120 now has bigger fire-control launch cone.
HUD: Format asc code better.
HUD: Fix freezing HMCS.
Arms: Added some lines of code that the F14 need.
Arms: Make LRM missiles dive down sooner from high altitude.
Sim: DTC now also saves flightplan and HSD lines.
Sim: Serialize more data.
MFD: DTE placeholder
Arms: Clamp ASC optimal shot bearing.
GUI: Added a status line in the preplanning dialog.
Radar: Fix that it was taking magnitude of velocities, which ofcourse always give positive result which is not what we want for closing rate calc. Duh!
Sim: Bump linear algebra library version.
MFD: Fix DTE dialogs on mac.
MFD: Better DTE dialog open commands.
GUI: Warning in configuration dialog.
Arms: Better DLZ closing speed in mach computation.
Model: Possible fix for missing JFS panel.
Sim: Upgrade datalink to v1.1.0
Sim: Fix that some callsigns could mess up emesary communications.
Livs: Fixed missing <cft> tag in Swamp Fox
RWR: Latest revision
Effect: Enable shadows and clustered light when not running in ALS but still have model shaders on in FG 2020.4.0
Model: Shi must not be zero if spec is larger than zero.
Effect: Fuselage experiment when FG 2020.3 with ALS and model shader.
Effect: Fuselage experiment part 2 when ALS and model shader.
Effect: Framework for allowing liveries to control specular color.
Effect: Example for b50 Thunderbord livery to control specular.
Effect: Fix black fuselage when not using ALS with model shader.
Model: Make nozzle-ring have its own texture, and not be livery dependant.
Effect: Fix seat had shi 0 with non black spec color.
Livs: Added custom specular reflection
Livs: Revised 555FS patches
RWR: latest revision
Livs: Updated 2068 and 2024 markings
Livs: 16WPS B42
Effect: fg 2020.4.0 fix for missing vertex shader.
TGP: Fix virtual radar contact (tgp lock) having a callsign that starts with On as that will confuse the Event log
Livs: 89-2023 HGV 555FS
Livs: New Ghost Aggressor B32
HUD: Fix nil exception in hmcs
Livs: 64AS Arctic scheme
Sim: Allow for setting ripple delay in time.
Sim: Better timer for ripple in milliseconds.
Livs: Flanker Aggressor
Radar: Fix that TGP aiming would not be able to hit a target if it was locked on directly.
HUD: TGP A-G TD on HMCS
Radar: Add SA-6 system.
Radar: RWR threat level for SA-6 reduced many nm.
Minor code cosmetics
Livs: Toled B42, Swamp SCANG B52; cleanup
Anim: Stopped moving outer part of flaperons. These are part of the wing, not control surfaces.
Anim: Removed nonfunct comment ending.
MFD: WPN and SMS pages will now show weapon count even when there is only 1. Semi fixes issue #498
Radar: Fix wrong return value.
Sim: Some automat updates to damage.nas.
Sim: Random numbers used many places in f16 is now more random.
Anim: Let the flares unique number be drawn from sequence instead of randomly. Experiment.
MFD: Add options to name threat circles as "6"
Sim: Add the new SAM to GUI dialog.
Sim: Fixed wrong warhead mass
Sound: RF tones for SA-6 added.
Arms: A missile-code update for assets.
MFD: Added 9 more threat circles.
MFD: Threat circles are now always yellow (or green for monochrome displays).
Sim: Fixed failure system had switched gear descriptions.
GUI: Optimized config and mission preplanning to also better fit smaller screens.
Sound: Fix a stereo sound to be mono
Stores: Fix combat log would say cannon fired, when Hydras were really fired.
Renamed DTC output file; fixed name typo in patch file
Livs: Various logos improvements
Removed old file
MFD: Fix freezing up MFD.
Missile-code: Add support for 3 stage missiles.
Missile-code: Add command-to-line-of-sight (CLOS) guidance.
Livs: New 31OG Flagship, America's Jet
Turned on the heater
Arms: Command guidance cross-range-error-dot now uses 2 timestep for the gradient.
Arms: Semi-radar guidance can now resume guiding after being fooled by chaff. Takes longer for a/a missiles than for s/a missiles to resume guiding.
Arms: Its now harder to fool semi-radar missiles than radar missiles. The amount depends on if a/a or s/a missile.
MFD: HSD can now show datalink contacts further away than its own radar range.
Radar: Added A-50 to RCS table.
Radar: Filled out method to determine target radar azimuth field width.
Radar: Prevent search radars from getting priority symbol or be in inner ring in RWR.
Radar: Added A-50 as search radar.
Radar: Better check for if a datalink buddy is in range to send target info.
Datalink: Better datalink transmit limiter.
Fix typo
RCS: Fixed revision date
RWR/RCS: More additions
Added E-3 automat for RWR
Added E-3 for RCS.
Livs: IDF pack for Block 30
Arms: JASSM rng upped to 200NM"
RCS: Updates to non-OPRF database
Model: New texture and UV maps for ICP. Made some bevels. Made some detailed indents. Made 2 more pressure plates. New WX button. 4 new screws.
Model: Some ICP texture adjustments
Model: Small master change
Model: Some dirt on ICP texture
Model: M-SEL on 0 on ICP
Model: ICP PLRT
Model: Remove ICP tooltips on numbers and adjust the console lighting.
Model: Wear on ICP panel
Model: ICP reduce textures to 1024
Livs: Explicit Link 16 tag on Block 10, AMI
Sim: No longer catch fire when ejecting.
Effect: Better screws and rings on ICP.
DED: Its now required to press the correct keys for entering N,S,W and E when entering GPS coords.
Model: Removed ICP texture masters.
Doc: Remoce links that has no value.
Model: Add some tooltips to ICP Data Control Switch.
Stores: Alternative SEAD loadout on B50
Sim: An experiment in trying to increase framerate for canvas displays.
MFD: Fix missing noti
MFD: Another missing noti
HUD: Fix another noti error
Sim: Clear entire DTC memory when loading new DTC.
HUD: Fix freeze in HUD
Arms: Fix for AGM-158 spamming console
Stores: Fix AGM-158 vision guidance had zero tracking rate.
JASSM: Disabled auto switch
JASSM: Reserves previous, in-flight updates
JASSM: Reduced terminal guidance time, seeker field
Stores: JASSM terminal guidence now takes place much later so its more likely to pick the right target.
Stores: Fix too low drag on JASSM.
Arms: Fix JASSM would lose its lock all the time unless it was also locked with tgp or radar.
Arms: Support for jet engine in missile-code.
JASSM: Increased rise/dive time from target
JASSM: We were this close to greatness...
JASSM: Further reduced max g
Stores: JASSM no longer does terrain follow.
Stores: JASSM tuning
Stores: JASSM typo
Stores: JASSM adjustment in rise angle.
Stores: JASSM dive sooner.
Stores: Jassm coeff change.
Stores: More effective jassm engine at altitude.
Stores: JASSM terminal guidance bugfix.
Stores: Temp change to continue guide on GPS even with IR.
Stores: Jassm adjustment
Stores: Jassm bugfix for switching guidance.
Stores: Jassm unit error fix.
Arms: Remove jassm printout default to DEBUG_GUIDANCE
Stores: Jassm terminal guidance change.
Arms: Handover GPS location to target for IR seeker for jassm mechanism.
Sim: When pressing A-G mastermode button, it will now also choose JASSM and JSOW.
Arms: STATS debug now also output time spent.
A/P: A/P can now follow custom non-route waypoints.
A/P: Faster loop for setting custom steerpoint bearing to A/P.
Sim: Bumped version and pushed to fgaddon

[Necolatis]

Here is 2 things that we have worked on this week and is coming soon to F-16:
Preview of new livery dialog. Still work in progress and the block 20, which I use in this video, have not had its liveries meta information filled out yet.
Also preview of the HMCS helmet HUD which now no longer jitters, but moves with the view smoothly.
The video ends with some A/A guns only combat just for fun.

[erik]

Diana Livery .. I'm not sure the RNLAF 323 Squadron J-248 Diana livery would be allowed these days.

Erik

[Necolatis]

You mean in real life, or in FG?

[erik]

I meant in real life.

Erik

[Nish4t]

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if a terrain radar has been implemented yet?
As it would help me to fire ground missiles accurately.

Regards,
Nish4t

[Necolatis]

Yes, read about it here: https://github.com/NikolaiVChr/f16/wiki/Radar-GM-Mode

[Nish4t]

Necolatis,
Has it yet been implemented to FGAddon yet?
And can you tell me how.to activate it?

[Necolatis]

ON the radar page, press FCR button. Then the GM button.
Remember to use key i and I to tilt the radar down a little.