I had taken a break from the bis to help out with the Viggen, but things are back in full swing again. New cockpit progress can be followed and downloaded in this branch:
https://github.com/l0k1/MiG-21bis/tree/cockpit-redux - note that it's based on an older master that hasn't been merged in a while, so there are some nasal errors. Also, its a heavy WIP so there will be some ugliness until I'm able to address it all.
The master branch
https://github.com/l0k1/MiG-21bis/tree/master has seen a bunch of updates as well.
- Thanks to swamp, crash-and-stress nasal has been implemented, and contact points are greatly refined - the plane will no longer bounce wildly when it crashes
- The engine thrust curves have been tweaked
- S-24 rocket is now available (still untextured), and the FAB-100 will be included soon as well
- Some small sound updates
- Radar and guided missile nasal files have been updated to the latest and greatest, with various other radar tweaks
- Radar signal return strength via RCS is implemented (still stronger than the real RP-22 for now, but weaker than 90% of radars in FG still)
- The YASim version has been officially depreciated
- The MiG-21MF-75 variant was added. It's a low-hanging fruit change to lay the framework for future variants to be added. The MF-75 is a MiG-21MF that was exported to several countries in 1975, and had a nearly identical cockpit to the bis.
- Bunch of console errors squashed
- Dumb bombs added
- Main model is now normal mapped.
- Couple new liveries
Work will continue on the new cockpit at a steady pace. I'm hoping to have the dash panel done by the end of this coming weekend (which might be a tad ambitious). After this, autopilot functions and navigation are the next priority, then finishing out the rest of the cockpit.