Latest Update: 2024/10/11

The below log shows all updates for this product since release:

v1.1.7

- Reverted to default zoom factor for external views
- Redone fuel dump effect
- Redone fuel dump flame effect
- Redone engine smoke effects
- Fixed minor glitch in F-14 geometry (missing triangle in nozzle area)

v1.1.6 2024/10/09

- Solved bug preventing correct visualization of TV Camera images if altitude was below 100ft ASL
- Solved bug causing incorrect functionality of airspeed bug
- Minor fix to USS Forrestal geometry
- Reworked external camera distance
- Solved bug preventing IFF Master knob to change Transponder Status Simvar
- IFF IDENT switch now affects relevant SimVar
- Solved bug causing the user to be unable to switch off red flood lights
- Solved bug causing white and red flood lights to initialize with incorrect brightness in some cases
- Red Flood ON/OFF condition is now linked to the CONSOLE wheel
- Minor optimization of light management code
- Re-encoded all avionic bitmaps to .png for better efficiency and lower memory footprint
- Fixed bug causing heading bug to work only in MANUAL steering mode, while it should work only in TACAN
steering mode
- WASM Radar module rewritten
- Erase knob is now functional
- Cleanup of unused files
- Reorganized external 3D model to limit potential visual anomalies in multiplayer
- Replaced Asobo wing vapour effect with custom effects for better frame rate
- Added custom variations of crew deck workers

Liveries:
- Fixed minor mistake on AD-111 F-14B livery
- Fixed minor mistake on AB-201 F-14A livery
- Fixed missing layers on AA-206 F-14B livery
- Fixed minor inaccuracy on AA-206 F-14B tail
- Fixed multiple minor mistakes in the "F-14B" marking of several F-14B liveries.

Sound:
- New sound package by Echo19

New key bindings:
JESTER/COUGAR MENU CONTROL
- INCREASE NAV3 (FRACT/CARRY) -> INCREASE SELECTED OPTION NUMBER
- DECREASE NAV3 (FRACT/CARRY) -> DECREASE SELECTED OPTION NUMBER (*)
- INCREASE NAV3 (WHOLE) -> CONFIRM SELECTED OPTION
- DECREASE NAV3 (WHOLE) -> BACK TO PREVIOUS SCREEN
(*) there is a typo in the sim interface so that the event is labeled "increase"
 

ADDITIONAL BINDINGS
INCREASE ADF2 FREQUENCY (0.1) - VDI/HUD MODE Selector
DECREASE ADF2 FREQUENCY (0.1) - STEER CMD Selector
INCREASE ADF2 FREQUENCY (1) - VDI TV MODE Switch
DECREASE ADF2 FREQUENCY (1) - VDI NAV/TID/ECM Switch
INCREASE ADF2 (10) - HUD ILS/ACL Selector
DECREASE ADF2 (10) - VDI ILS/ACL Selector
INCREASE ADF2 (100) - MASTER ARM Selector
DECREASE ADF2 (100) - ARMAMENT Selector

v1.1.4 - 2024/05/01

- Fixed missing reflection from VF-1 and Top Gun helmet visors
- Fixed minor graphic glitch in F-14B engine area
- Improved afterburner effects
- Solved bug causing incorrect ejection sequence after you have selected "Stay with me Jester!" option

JESTER MENU
- Added "Realism options" sub-menu to enable/disable individually engine stalls, flat spins, inverted flight limitations and speedbrake blowback
- Realism options are now permanent variables
- Menu position is now a permanet variable
- Added option to toggle additional key bindings (which are now OFF by default)

USS Forrestal class
- Fixed missing shuttle from Catapult no.1 on all models

v1.1.3 - 2024/04/16

MODEL
- Added missing reflections to several helmet textures
- RIO Helmet texture is now separate from pilot texture
- Reorganized helmet textures and added some missing custom ones
- Fixed missing alpha channel on nav light textures

JESTER
- Solved minor bug causing some messages not to play when aircraft is on the ground

MISCELLANEOUS
- Optimization of engine smoke effect
- Clean up of unused textures
- Redone thumnbails

LIVERIES
- Minor fix to F14A NK200 1975 livery (missing F-14A stencil on right nacelle)
- Minor fix to F14A AE200 1991 livery (missing roundel from upper wing surface)
- Minor fix to F14A AB201 1982 livery (incorrect number on right tail and incorrect F-14A stencil on left engine nacelle)
- Minor fix to F14A NL200 1989 livery (incorect F-14A stencil on engine nacelles)
- Minor fix to F14B NG201 1993 livery (missing roundel from left fuselage)
- Minor fix to F14B AA201 2004 livery (incorrect AA stencil on inner side of left tail)
- Minor fix to F14B AA206 1995 livery (missing VF-103 art and slightly rotated AA stencil on left tail)
- Added Top Gun movie livery

FORRESTAL-CLASS CARRIERS
- Removed duplicated geometry
- Fixed missing textures on island detail geometry
- Added CV-60 Saratoga dynamic model and used it to replace the dynamic CV-59 nearby Oceana with it.

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