Tornado (India Foxt Echo)
Patches
Patches abound from the team at India Foxt Echo. Their dedication to continuous improvement is amazing.
Of particular interest to me in this list is the additional of bindings to control the HUD. This is pretty much the last frontier in my particular simpit use case. I can't wait to see if I can implement them.
VERSION 1.0.5 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
GENERAL
- Solved bug causing TRANSPONDER STATE variable not to change
- Added Transponder IDENT functionality
- Rewritten Throttle animation code
- Rewritten Lift Dump key binding animation
- Reorganized model structure
- Re-encoded all avionic bitmaps to .png for better efficiency and lower memory footprint
- Fixed minor bug casuing HSI window to show "TAC" instead of "APP" if APP2 is selected
- Added weight-dependent visibility conditions to pilot figures (to exclude them individually by setting their weight to zero)
FLIGHT MODEL
Rewritten lift dump custom dynamics code
COCKPIT
Fixed minor glitch in dark cockpit canopy textures
LIVERIES
- Fixed mistake on ZG775 "Farewell" liveries
- Added IDS TTTE Italian livery (IDS)
- Added IDS TTTE German livery (IDS)
- Added GR.1 TTTE British livery (GR.1)
- Added 98-59 50-Years German special livery (IDS ASSTA)
- Added 43-97 50-Years German special livery (ECR ASSTA)
- Revised X587 Italian prototype livery (IDS)
- Added XX946 British prototype livery (IDS)
- Added D-9591 German prototype livery (IDS)
EFFECTS
- Custom wing vapour effects (light on frame rate)
- Adjusted direction of wing contrail effects
- Fixed minor bug causing the right afterburner flame to be triggered by the left engine status
SOUND PACKAGE
Revised sound package by Echo19
NEW KEY BINDINGS:
- WSO 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)
- TERRAIN FOLLOWING ENGAGE/DISEGNAGE
- DECREASE ADF2 FREQUENCY (0.1)
- HSI MODE SELECTOR
- INCREASE ADF2 FREQUENCY (1)
- INCREASE TFR RIDE HEIGHT
- DECREASE ADF2 FREQUENCY (1)
- DECREASE TFR RIDE HEIGHT
- INCREASE ADF2 (10)
- HUD VV/LOCKED SWITCH
- DECREASE ADF2 (10)
- HUD KCAS/MACH SWITCH INCREASE ADF2 (100)
- HUD RADIO/BARO SWITCH DECREASE ADF2 (100)
- HUD MAG/TRUE SWITCH
VERSION 1.0.0 RELEASED APRIL 18, 2024
VERSION 1.0.1 RELEASED APRIL 19, 2024
- Fixed bug causing WSO voice enable/disable setting not to be saved after a flight
- Fixed bug causing incorrect graphic on Configuration menu for non-armed version
VERSION 1.0.3 RELEASED JANUARY 1, 0
EXTERNAL MODEL:
- Added GR.4 external model variation
- Added IDS ASSTAx external model variation
- Added IDS MLU external model variation
- Added ECR ASSTAx external model variation
- Added ECR MLU external model variation
- fixed minor defect in lower strobe light geometry
- fixed bug causing incorrect direction of wingtip effects in some cases
- Fixed minor geometry imperfections
- Cleanup of unused materials
- Added APU door animation
- Fixed minor misalignment in slat rails
- Fixed missing material assignment in nose mechanism pin
- Fixed glitch in MLG wheel animation
COCKPIT MODEL:
- Fixed minor geometry imperfections
- Fixed gaps in canopy glass and windshield
- Added "dark cockpit" variant
- Added lower poly cockpit variant for better performance
- Revised HUD glass material rendering
- Rearview mirrrors are now foldable, and have permanent variables assigned
WSO MENU:
- fixed bug causing "Pratica" di Mare TACAN to show as "Sigonella"
- fixed multiple bugs in IN OPTIONS page
LIVERIES:
- Minor updates to RAF monogrey liveries
- Added multiple liveries for GR.4, IDS-MLU, ECR-MLU, ASSTA and ECR-ASSTA models.
AVIONICS:
- Fixed bug preventing correct behavior of HSI in TAC mode
FLIGHT MODEL
- Revised drag tables for low subsonic performance
- Fixed bug causing a reduced or negligible effect of LD after touchdown
SYSTEMS:
- Fixed bug causing brake accumulator needle to fall below minimum pressure in some cases
- Fixed bug preventing reverse thrust buckets to deploy when using XBox controllers or throttles with physical thrust reverse movement
- Fixed bug causing incorrect throttle lever animation during reverse thrust in some instances, and with some controller devices.
- Fixed bug causing external electrical AC power to be available even if battery switch is OFF
- Fixed bug causing V/HUF control knobs to disappear if radio mode was set to DF.
- Rewritten SMS code for better multiplayer compatibility
- Fixed bug causing fuel transfer system to potentially fill tanks above 100%
- Fixed bug preventing INTAKE RAMPS TEST light to work
- Adjusted brightness of all cockpit lights for better readability
SOUND:
- New sound package by Echo19
- Added AI sounds
- Fixed bug causing excessive wind sound in external view
- Fixed bug causing 17000ft message not to play
- Revised brake pedal sound effects
- Revised tire touchdown sound effects
OTHER:
- Temporarily disabled vapour effects as many users reported FPS problems
- Adjustment to default camera position
- disabled possibility for the user to accidentally enable legacy flight model
- Reduced external camera distance
VERSION 1.0.4 RELEASED JUNE 26, 2024
Minor update
GENERAL
- Rectified aircraft descriptions
SOUND
- Fixed bug that prevented flyby audio playback
- WSO voice is slightly louder and the volume is now tied to the "Warnings" slider via the in-game audio menu.
- Fixed incorrect afterburner transition
- Slightly increased volume of AI flyby audio