Latest Update: 2024/09/11
The below log shows all updates for this product since release:
v1.1.1
- Corrected CFT visibility code for multiplayer and Airshow Assistant
- Created new lights for flashing strobes - white, green and red
- Corrected HUD brightness code
- Added new ICAO designator details for better multiplayer model compatibility
- Added CFT markings to better match most liveries
v1.1.0 - 2024/08/20
- Complete cockpit re-build for F-16C and F-16D, corrected geometry, improved textures and enhanced detailing throughout
- Many instruments corrected in appearance and functionality for greater realism
- Corrected collision meshes within cockpit
- New ACES II ejection seat models and textures
- New control column and throttle assembly models and textures
- MFD displays in F-16D "parented" to those in front cockpit for improved performance
- Improved emissive coding and interior lighting
- Exterior PBR, weathering, textures and decals all improved and enhanced
- Addition of JFS door animations
- Enhanced afterburner emissives
- Undercarriage animations re-done for greater accuracy along with contact points
- New decals for warning labels
- New decals for all panel lines
- Exhaust animation schedule re-done for greater accuracy
- Exterior lighting and emissive meshes corrected and enhanced
- Ambient sounds added for cockpit Interactive Point
- Conformal Fuel Tanks returned, and given multiplayer-compliant visibility coding
- Over a dozen more liveries added to F-16C and D models
- Collision mesh added to exterior
- Smoke effect corrected and bound to wing light for ease of use
- Canopy tint decals added to allow variety of glass colouring
- Flight model enhancements made with the advice of a serving F-16C pilot
- Custom XML created for smoother FBW responses during landing and take-off
- Drag reduced on flaps and undercarriage to closer match real aircraft performance charts
- Custom code created to govern Angle-of-Attack limiter at 25 degrees AoA
- Manual re-written to be more comprehensive
- Paint Kit updated with all new PBR and weathering layers
v1.0.2 - 2023/01/20
- Corrected tail strobe light to white
- Corrected exhaust animations
- Corrected size of exhaust cover
- Fixed livery bug to show all the new liveries ( six in total )
v1.0.1 - 2023/01/18
- Improved external lightning, fixed positions and orientations. Strobe lights are now red emissive, matching the glass bulbs.
- Landing Light switch now has three positions: Landing, off and taxi.
- Fixed overall animations for slats, flaperons and stabilators. Now flaperons won't do that up-down behaviour during take-off.
- Flight model revised: improved pitch/roll response vs dynamic pressures and improved FBW artificial stability.
- Fuel system: CFTs Tanks max quantities set to 10 gals max in F-16C since they were removed from the model.
- SpeedBrake: Removed autoretraction at full throttle as not a feature of the real aircraft.
- HUD: Added SPD BK OUT Warning.
- Added several new liveries by Rhys
- Correct collision mesh added to cockpit interior
- Smoke switch slaved to wing light for key-bindings
v0.9.0 - 2022/11/30
- Reflections inside canopy improved
- SNIPER pod added
- Pylon visibility errors corrected
- Exhaust nozzle covers corrected
- Computational Fluid Dynamics added to flight model
v0.8.0 - 2022/11/02
- Materials for canopy windshield improved inside and out
- HUD re-shaped for greater accuracy
- HUD layout improved for greater realism to the real F-16
- Numerous minor avionics fixes
- Errant heat effect removed from fuselage
- Enhanced afterburner effects added
- Strobe Light fixed
ALWAYS DELETE YOUR EXISTING COPY OF THE AIRPLANE BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW UPDATE, AND ALWAYS USE THE INTERACTIVE CHECKLIST AFTER AN UPDATE TO SEE RELEVANT CHANGES
v0.7.0 - 2022/07/22
- FLIR screens added to MFD code
- HUD screen reshaped for greater accuracy
- DC ANG livery moved to F-16D
- Autopilot operation improved
- Deactivated switches given proper tool tips and re-animated (non functional at this time though in the sim)
- Smoke switch, flight dynamics and other vital systems checked and confirmed working correctly
v0.6.0 - 2022/07/20
- FBW system improved for extra accuracy
- Fuel system updated to new fuel_system
- Fuel tanks visibility corrected to match new fuel system
- Correction to Thunderbirds textures
- New Asobo visual effects added for afterburner cone
- F-16C "Venom" display livery added
- F-16C DC Air National Guard livery added
- Minor UV map areas improved ( intake internals and navigation light mounts )
- Visor texture and metallic layer added
- Smoke switch fixed
- HUD material improved for visibility in bright skies
v0.5.0 2022/05/04
- Emergency update after Sim Update 9 to ensure displays working correctly
- CFT tanks disabled on F-16C and F-16D until new fuel_system can be implemented
- Small correction to Thunderbirds wing textures ( USAF and stars and bars added )
- New Asobo visual effects added for G vapour, contrails, Mach cone
v0.4.0 - 2021/12/21
- Corrected pylon visibility on F-16D
- Added normal maps and metallic textures to CFT tanks
- Corrected texture map calls to F-16I
- Improved canopy tint on F-16D and I
- Added ability to remove CFT tanks on F-16I
- Added AIM-120 option to F-16I wingtip mounts
- AN_ASQ213 corrected to only show when Centre exterior tank is not in use
- Fixed floating bolt on cockpit glareshield.
- General cockpit modelling improvements
- DED display now supports VOR Standby readout
- AO maps enhanced on exterior textures
- HUD display enhanced
- Improved cockpit texture maps
- Added extra cockpit decals
v0.3.0 - 2021/12/15
- Cockpit panel lights colour corrected from white to green
- Glareshield texture resolution fixed
- Glareshield shape improved
- HUD mounting repositioned for greater accuracy
- Control column texture mapping fixed
- Jet category in aircraft.cfg corrected
- F16 Multiplayer UI text corrected
- AoA indicator lights position / colour corrected
- F-16I external tanks visibility corrected
- External sensor pylon rail visibility corrected
- ADI texture resolution improved
- ADI texture colour corrected ( tan & blue )
- Waterline added to ADI
- Cockpit interior glass made more reflective
- Cockpit MFD screens to white text and data display ( as per real F-16 )
- Taileron animations reversed - fixed
- Additional UV maps added to paint kit
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