F-16 upgraded to 'production' status

[Necolatis]

Sorry, you need to comment out this line in the above script:

callsign = armament.contactPoint.getUnique();

I tested it well, but then I did a change, that for some reason, I forgot to test this aspect with.

[J Maverick 16]

Quick list of what has been done in the past few days:

Improvements to TGP
Vibration during ground roll and high G turns
New liveries added: UAE Air Force Block 60 pack, Italian "Diana" and WIP new "Wraith" Aggressor.
Nozzle 3D overhaul
Texturing improvements
Walker now tweaked to work properly
New wingtip vapor trail effect
Contrail, Mach cone, tip trails, g vortexes are all dependable on weather factors.
New EHSI instrument for selected Blocks
New stall buffet sound
Minor interior 3D updates
Some new splashes and thumbnail
All the usual bugfixing and improving.

Screenshots:








Video I made as OBS test with the F-16CG around Nellis earlier:

As usual, latest version avaiable on GitHub (updates come out daily).
Cheers, Mav

[J Maverick 16]

I've just completed alongside Necolatis some interior 3D work:



Of course we are waiting for a major cockpit rework but this already is a little step forward. Enjoy!

Bonus pics from my display over EHAM for FSWeekend as well:





Cheers, Mav

[Johan G]

Regarding the Mk 82 GP bombs, the tables on these pages might be of use (practice bombs with similar ballistics):
http://www.ordtech-industries.com/2prod ... BDU33.html (low drag)
http://www.ordtech-industries.com/2prod ... MK106.html (high drag/Snake Eye)

[Necolatis]

Oh, that is very useful, thanks.

[Johan G]

You are welcome.

I am not sure if it will affect the ballistics, but bombs are typically pushed away by pistons on ejector racks (either actuated by a pyrotechnic cartridge or, more an more common, pneumatics). Nominal end of stroke (EOS) separation velocity with a 500 lb store is about 20 ft/s. [1]
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[1] MIL-STD-2088A (9 May 1994), section 5.1.7.7. The newer standard (MIL-STD-2088B) instead leave the EOS velocity to "the procuring activity" (in essence the organisation procuring new racks).

[Necolatis]

Actually not something the code supports right now. But very interesting, it probably should.
Thanks.

[Necolatis]

Thanks Johan, now adjusted and added the features you talked about.

[Necolatis]

FGAddon F-16 updated with the fixes we did last 14 days including what Johan G. and Thorsten pointed out that needed changing.


Highlights

Much more animations/effects can now be seen over MP (including payloads).
Total rework of exterior lights and their controls.
Nav freq can now be set on left panel. (except for ADF, it still needs menu)
EHSI display has replaced HSI gauge on selected blocks.
3D update of nozzle and pilot.
Added sounds to most cockpit controls.
Enhanced aircraft help dialog

Full changelog:
Store: Renamed some pylon sets.
TGP: When unlocking should now go back to approx where it was pointed.
TGP: When following steerpoint no longer check for visibility.
TGP: When something selected but not in radar view, do not switch to follow steerpoint.
Model: P&W nozzle textured and got effect put on.
Model: Added speedbrake inner texture to livery master.
Model: Added grey droptank features to master livery.
Model: Inner speedbrakes.
Model: Changed livery master.
Model: Adjusted inner speedbrakes material.
Store: Fixed firecontrol would not say what target it fired at when lock fired.
Sim: Fixed walker. (untested)
Sim: More walker fixes.
Model: Updated engine fire in livery master.
Texture: Fixed afterburner
Effects: New wingtip vapor trail, updates to jelly, contrail; Updates to nozzle; fixes
Change path to walker-include to fix loading issue when using launcher + having stored the aircraft in an extra folder
Path Issue
Effect: Made wingtip trails dark at night.
Effect: Fix for TGP mount being WHOT when model shader at 0 in ALS.
TGP: Fixed could not move pod when radar or steerpoint locked.
Model: Liverymaster black beauty basics added.
Model: Removed horiz assemble line from droptank in Danish livery.
Model: Added star to black beauty decals.
Model: Black beauty a little better.
Model: Converted all RGBA liveries to RGB and compression 9. Since I batch converted them, they all got touched, so commiting all of them again.
TGP: Yet another fix for getting back to before lock place.
Effects: Contrail now dependable on temp and humid instead of fixed altitude, fixes; Livs: Wraith fixes
System: AOA indexer now runs on DC ess bus.
Effects: All vapor-related fx now are dependable on atmospheric parameters.
Effects: Fixed typo in pressure
Model: EHSI for selected variants.
Model: Tooltips on EHSI.
Elec: Fixed init error in EHSI.
Elec: Fixed another of same type bug.
Sim: Reworked nasal startup order, its now more controlled.
Elec: More of elec not init fixes.
Revert "Model: Converted all RGBA liveries to RGB and compression 9. Since I batch converted them, they all got touched, so commiting all of them again."
This reverts commit 76ebd3b52db0e300ebfa7810f22834bde4847030.
GUI: Splash and thumbnail update
3D: Added 3 knobs
Livs: New Diana AMI by Spectre; 3D: Texturized seat cushion
Sim: Commented out exec double start.
HUD: Removed VOR, ADF and TACAN.
MAde seat texture darker
System: Added VOR/ADF to EHSI.
Animation: Updated the old HSI. It wont do VOR/ADF though.
TGP: Prevent the TGP MFD to move slightly out of TGP view.
ICP: Up/down arrow buttons can now select steerpoint.
HSI: Now only do NAV navigation when route-manager is active.
GUI: CTRL-W now looks down on HSI/EHSI.
HUD: Fixed ILS would not show for VOR/ILS mode.
Effect: Better reflections on exterior canopy glass. Might need tweaking.
Effect: Slightly yellow tinted specular spot on exterior canopy glass.
Effect: Fixed lightmap in fuselage shader.
Cockpit: Reworked 3D
Animation: The backup UHF panel on left console now works as NAV freq input.
HUD: Less clutter when starting up FG.
Model: Fixed ICP scrollwheels was flat shaded and had bad material.
Model: Semi-fixed ICP scrollwheels would always be in shadow. Will be fully fixed with compositor.
Model: Fixed wrong texture path!
3D: Fixing some cockpit stuff
Damn .bak files
Sim: Eject seat disarmed per default.
Model: Fixed some instruments assumed only 1 internal view.
GUI: Enable views at startup that might have been disabled and saved to aircraft-data.
Effect: Less dust on EHSI.
Animation: Fixed that knob 2 would turn when dialing knob 1 for nav freq.
HUD: Even better protection against stuff on HUD before updated.
GUI: Custom view handler for pilot view.
HUD: Fixed flyup cross was not visibility processed.
Model: Show pilot in exterior view on other aircraft.
Sim: Added mach and KT to MP properties.
Effect: Proper select animations for mach-cone, strake-vortices and g-vortices.
Effect: Made wingtip trails work over MP.
Effect: Made strake-vortex work over MP.
Effect: Made smoke not be black over MP.
Effect: Made g-vortex work over MP.
Animation: Made AOA Indexer work with gears retracted as per manual.
Effect: Fuselage fog no longer done in gamma corrected mode.
Effect: Made dragchute angle from aircraft be seen over MP.
Sim: Added N1 and N2 to MP protocol.
Anim: Outlet fan now spins over MP.
Anim: Made all fan anims be seen over MP.
Effect: Made heat blur for moving be seen over MP.
Effect: Made heat blur for not moving be seen over MP.
Effect: Made F16 not need Viggen installed for strobe light.
Effect: Pilot visor effect.
GUI: Updated splashes for Block 40/42
3D: Pilot overhaul
Effect: No G-force head movement in goPro views even though they are internal.
Effect: Fixed visor was in wrong renderbin.
Effect: Added effect to rest of pilot. And adjusted specular.
Effect: Fixed some glass was in renderbin 10.
Effect: Making 100% sure visor gets in correct renderbin.
Model: Parts of pilot was flat shaded, is now smooth shaded.
Arms: Decreased report distance for bombs.
3D: Further pilot fixes, ACES II
Radar: Fixed that RWR would always think Mig21 transponder was ON.
Model: Fixed bad texture path and material in chair.
Radar: Made comments on how threat are computed in RWR.
Effect: Made afterburner less white at night.
Effect: Even more color on afterburner at night.
Effect: Non-moving heat blur now not visible at night.
GUI: Made cockpit view move even more to the side beyond the threshold.
Effect: Removed shadow effect from panels as it didn't work anyway with animated stuff.
Effect: Made comments so can see where to add stuff in effect declarations.
Effect: Some r-aux panel work.
Effect: Added some switches on right panel for flood light.
Model: Smooth shaded some flat shaded objects.
Livs: RDAF 800 by Spectre, E-606 by JMav
Anim: Fixed the marker beacon light.
Effect: Made center console gauges use same effect scheme.
Updated Hydra submodel position
Effect: Put effect on chair.
Livs: New Empire
Anim: FUEL QTY SEL knob now works.
Model: Tooltip for marker beacon light.
Model: Fix for last commit.
Anim: Stop anim of fuel gauge if no AC. (probably not correct type of voltage)
Model: Added inner canopy frame to liveries, the liveries needs to be modified though.
Model: Removed pilot side fuselage logos when inside as they are clearly visible not attached.
Model: Fixed that cockpit stuck out from fuselage. This has become visible since the new cockpit view head movement, so needed to be fixed.
Model: Seperated canopy inner frame so it dont have to be on every livery.
Sim: Refuel rate is now 6000 LBS/MIN.
Sim: Crashing or getting hit can now cause fuel leak.
Textures: New-spec US helmet B40
Model: GE Nozzle xml file. Disabled for now with range anim.
Model: GE nozzle commented.
Effect: Different effect on chair.
Model: Comment in chair.
Effect: Taxi and landing lights.
Store: MP visibility.
GUI: Added refuel button to quick payload select.
GUI: Added ext lights to GUI controlpanel.
Effect: Made afterburner size depend on throttle.
Effect: Made heat blur 'jelly' only be visible above 50 kt as we already have heatblur for less speeds. And 'jelly' looks not good when still.
Effect: Named jelly and exhaust into heat blurs moving/still.
GUI: Simplified aircraft help.
GUI: Aircraft help now displays correct variant.
Sounds: Added ejection lever; Livs: New/updated patches
Effect: Made landing light more powerful.
Effect: Changed smokewinder MP properties to be bools.
Effect: Longer afterburner.
Sounds: Added lndg light sound; Effects: various things
Effects: AB flame bigger
Model: Made pilot visible over MP.
Effect: Rework of exterior lights and its controlpanel. All enabled over MP.
GUI: Rework of exterior lights in controlpanel.
Effect: Add to last commit.
Effect: Another add to second last commit.
Effect: Made wingtip lights directional.
Sounds: Added light switches; Fx: Max AB about same RL lenght
Effect: Ext lights now use correct elec.
Effect: Added fuselage flood light.
Sound: Reworked cockpit control sounds.
Sound: Better duration for control sounds.
Sound: Added comment for JMav16.
Sound: Added MFD BRT and CON plus HUD BRT and RWR INT to sounds.
Sound: Added freq nav knobs to sounds.
ARMS: Fix for bug in missile-code.
HUD: Possible fix for bug.
HUD: Real fix for last commit.
HUD: Extra fix for last commits.
Sounds: Added/edited some
Anim: Made rightmost nav bottun turn.
Sounds: New pushback sound from FGUK
Sound: Outside rain heard when canopy open.
Sound: rain outside again.
Sound: Fixed double rain
Model: Disabled fuel truck until we find solution.
Model: Fixed normals on misc panel.
Sound: Added nasal and xml for 5 new sounds added by Jmav16.
Sound: Rework of internal startup sound.
Model: Undid my fix for normals in misc panel, blender messes up the anim axes, not in mood to fix that.
Sounds: Doubleclikc for MFD/ICP
Sounds: New additions and improvements
Sounds: New canopy sounds
Anim: Made cockpit RPM gauge be N2 instead of N1.
Engine: Bug prevents us from setting startup N2 to 20%.
Sound: Increased pitch of N2 startup
Sound: Comments changed
Sound: Rework of pitch for ext startup sounds.
Arms: x10 more drag on gravity assisted ordnance.
Arms: Bombs are now ejected from pylons with a speed.
Arms: Limit pitch to 90. And fix for possible error.
Sounds: Canopy switch, animated most cockpit switches; 3D: Added some switches left panel
Arms: Shaded exhaust on aim 7/9/120.
Arms: Fixed print bug.
Bumped version

[wlbragg]

@Necolatis want a job?

[Necolatis]

@Necolatis want a job?

Hehe, I didn't do that alone, Jmav16 also pitched in.

[Johan G]

Still not unimpressed.

[J Maverick 16]

@Necolatis want a job?

Hehe, I didn't do that alone, Jmav16 also pitched in.

Indeed it's been an intense 2-week of adding new things, and we're not done yet.
I'll hopefully post some nice group pictures here later we did altogether.
Cheers, Mav

PS: If Leto doesn't need a job, I'd definitely step up for it!

[J Maverick 16]

As promised, here are a few pics from the Block 40/42 group photoshoot we had at LIPA last week with OPRF:







And here are a few others nice screenies taken during various occasions including another OPRF group flight and last Saturday's FGUK FlightNight:









Enjoy!

[Necolatis]

F-16 ver 3.18 is being released to FGAddon, expect it to be available in the launcher within the next 24h.

Please note that canopy now wont open if MAIN PWR switch is on, but generator is not running. Please either start gen or set the MAIN PWR switch to OFF to enable battery opening of canopy.

Highlighted changes

Electrical system consumers total overhaul
Cold start is now much more involved and checklists updated accordingly
Radar and TGP now takes minutes time to warm up, and upfront controls takes seconds
Key 'i' for selecting target nearest to bore cross. Key 'Y' for selecting prev target
Thorstens bomb effects are now enabled for 4 weapons, expect this on more weapons soonish

Full changelog
Sounds: Canopy switch, animated most cockpit switches; 3D: Added some switches left panel
Arms: Shaded exhaust on aim 7/9/120.
Arms: Fixed print bug.
Bumped version
Effect: Reenabled old exhaust particle effect on A/A missiles for non-als.
Texturized front lights
Sound: Fix for button2 sound.
Radar: Added key 'i' for selecting target nearest to bore cross.
Radar: Added key 'Y' for selecting prev target.
Livs: Patch updates
Arms: Fix for firing maddog when multi triggering fast.
Sim: Fixed fuel leak was using wrong property.
Arms: Fix for parse error in fire-control.
Sim: Fix for ext tanks spilling fuel after reinit.
GUI: Adapt payload code to fuel dialog changes.
Arms: AIM-9 cooling fluid will now replenish at reinit.
Arms: At reinit all sidewinders will be set to WARM again to not waste cooling fluid.
Arms: Fix for maddog again.
Arms: AIM120 and AIM7 no longer auto-lofts. Drag adjusted for them also. Guidance Law switched to PN.
Livs: JMav's Salute to Service
Arms: Pylon 1 and 9 aim120 will now fire from rail.
Arms: Dropped aim120 will now be ejected with speed.
Arms: Dropped weapons can now guide before engine ignition.
Arms: Aim120 now can guide down to mach 0.6
Arms: Fix for maddog by multiclcik..serious this time.
Arms: Fixed serious bug in search code.
HUD: Added ASC.
HUD: Better clamping of ASC.
Effects: heat blur rework, still not working as it should; Liv fixes
Typo in exhaust
Sounds: Fixed buffet too loud, attempting button2 fix
Arms: Bug in maketimer prompted use of settimer sadly.
Arms: One more fix for hydras
Lights increased visibility lndg light; fixed ICP lighting
Cockpit: Fixed some int lighting issues
Fixed ext lights
3D: Added snsr switches
Forgot .bak as usual
Sim: Fix cut and paste error in fuel leak.
Aero: Fuselage hardpoints now gives drag, mass and yaw to aircraft.
Aero: Different blocks now have different empty weights. Wave drag still needs retuning to this.
Docs: Update to help/manual.
Engine: Added failure mode for exceeding Vne.
Ability to disable cockpit custom view code.
3D: More cockpit parts; Lights: Fixed dist/intensity
Lights: Further work
Sim: Removed print()
Lights: Tweaked, seriously this time
Sim: Indent failure code.
3D: Added HUD optics
Elec: Enable MMC bool.
Elec: Enable ST STA bool.
Elec: Enable UFC and MFD bools.
MFD: Fixed that wingman #8 was missing.
Elec: Enable DL bool.
Elec: Enable RDR ALT integer.
Elec: Enable FCR bool.
Elec: Enable RIGHT-HDPT bool.
TGP: Fix for MFD not powered up.
Elec: RWR added to UFC power.
TGP: Fix for never timing out.
TGP: Fixed nil error.
TGP: Say NO POWER when has no power.
Anim: Made the 4 sensor power switches work.
Sound: Added click for the 4 power sensor switches.
Model: Added tooltip to 5 switches.
Model: Added 6 power switches to right panel.
Effect: Added effect to 6 new switches.
Elec: Changed tons of elec buses for systems.
Elec: Added tons of systems that now rely on elec buses.
Sound: Bitching Betty is now on battery bus 1.
Elec: Some more things now depend on specific elec buses.
Elec: Oops, forgot this.
Elec: Fixed canopy need battery directly from battery block.
Sound: Fixed Betty being erratic when power comes on.
Model: New side stick.
Elec: Fixed altimeter.
Elec: Fixed canopy opener used wrong battery bus.
3D: Added final 2 switches right panel
GUI: Expanded checklist.
Anim: Fixed fuel flow indicator was x10 too low.
GUI: More checklist work.
GUI: Even more checklist work.
Elec: Prevented EPU to go emergency mode if WOW and Throttle OFF.
Sound: Throttle indent no longer work with throttle in OFF.
Anim: throttle now off in OFF.
Anim: MAL IND LTS now works for all right eyebrow and gear lights.
Anim: MAL IND LTS now disenages with no power.
Anim: GPU now only shows when ext. power is coupled in.
Elec: External power now requires WOW and still.
GUI: Added ext power to config menu.
Elec: Fixed OR logic instead of AND for ext power.
GUI: Reworked control panel and config dialogs.
Sounds: Added GPU, Fixed canopy not playing outside(still bugged); 3D: Added dorsal antenna for certain blocks
Sound: Combined canopy into same sound.
RWR: Threat list updated with ICAO database codes
RWR: Revised Search a/c, updates, formatting
Elec: External power no longer showing at 1 ft/sec rolling.
HUD: Temp fix for frozen HUD when getting lock.
Arms: Fixed seeker head position was opposite reported to HUD.
Radar: Fixed some strange RCS values.
RCS: Fixes to YF-16
Fix for frozen HUD
Fixed dialog error
3D: Fixed cockpit lighting issues; Livs: #444 BRW markings
TGP: Added standby.
Effect: Fixed wrong object used.
Arms: Fixed bug in DLZ.
HUD: FPM blinks during CCIP release.
HUD: Added PRE indicator to WPN page.
Arms: Fixed when cycling quick through weapon some could remain active even after being stopped.
Livs: New USN Aggressor by Spectre
16K: Added Wingmen 9 & 10
Sound: Made buffet play w/ spd less than 300
Effect: Possible fix for AMD gpx cards not rendering displays correct.
RWR: Possible fix
Radar: Fixed RWR would only work when warming up the upfront controls.
MFD: Fixed weapon page error when non weapon was selected.
HUD: Fixed ASC was showing for aim-9.
Store: Reload cannon in payload dialog.
RWR: Updated threat list
Livs: B40 desert patches; #444 Normal updated scheme
Sim: Fixed that GCI was missing init properties.
Sim. Fixed shute would not collapse if aircraft elec. damaged while it was out.
Store: Added some convinience methods to pylon system.
Arms: Fixed aim-9 would sometimes lock and delock alternating fast.
Livs: 111FS 90yrs by Gary Brown
Stores: Added fire-control methods for F-14.
Arms: Fixed aim120 seeker head did not match the target location.
Radar: Fixed weird number in RWR.
Anim: Lag filter on fuel gauge.
Stores: Update to pylon system that Mirage needed.
Docs: Update to manual.
Arms: Made aim7 and aim120 be ejected faster from launcher.
Arms: Fixed major multi-threading error that made missiles think they lost sight of target when they didn't. This resulted in tons of 'hit the ground' instead of splashes.
Arms: Ejected powered-missiles no align more to aircraft attitude instead of airstream.
Arms: Missiles will no longer lose attitude due to gravity before they have reached minimum guide speed.
Livs: #444 markings
Control: Reinit now resets A/P.
HUD: Fix would show wrong aircraft type for AI tankers.
RWR/RCS: Included Jag GR1
Sim: Added key CTRL-s to ignore trolls.
Fx: Contrail improvement
GUI: JSF to JFS rename.
Anim: Made throttle move 5% from OFF to IDLE.
Anim: Made throttle OFF switch move less.
GUI: Some checklist work.
Finally fixed buffet sound
Control: Fixed afterburner need execrate 1 for throttle.
ALQ-131 texture fix by MVDP
Leto Aggrss liv by Spectre
Sim: Fix bug in anti-troll code.
Updated RCS
Better auto ignore function.
RWR: added onox AWACS
Stores: WIP CBU-105 by MVDP
Sound: Throttle indent sounds now need unlock to sound.
Stores: improvements -105 and others
Stores: IOC for CBU-105
Added tags, minor seat texture edit
damn forgot to save before pushing
Damage: Updated.
RWR: Updates
Arms: {Thorsten} New effects for MK82, MK83, MK84 and AGM65.
Arms: Prevented A/A weapons from making craters.