But no, it is not the second part of the update 0.9103, this time is just a small fix for the MiG-29SM_9-13M challenge.
Even with all the tests, the wrong file managed to seep into the update build .
The F-5A also had some missing elements, so I think it was a good reason to make a small fix.
But I also add something else, so it won't be just a boring small fix.
As a bonus it has been added the MiG-28.
I bet some of you already know what aircraft I´m talking about.
CHANGE LIST
FIXED: MiG-29SM_9-13M Challenge
FIXED: F-5A missing brake animation
FIXED: issues in main weapon parameters
ADDED: MiG-28 Aircraft
ADDED: F-5A special weapons
ADDED: ability to update the game without overwriting the players´ display and control configurations
ADDED: Ability to mod aircraft camera without changing the original file
UPDATED: Now in weapon mods, it is possible to change main and special weapon
Update v0.9103
Another update has been released!
It already has been some weeks since the last update, during that time the development was in full production and a lot has been done, so much that the planned update have grown more than expected.
The problem is this also made it difficult to release, as there were plenty of new stuff that require additional testing to be sure that it didn't had any bugs.
But at the same time, I wanted to release the update as soon as possible to move on to other elements of development, so my goal was to release this week, but due to the sheer volume of content and additions, it was hard to have everything ready on time.
Initially, when I noticed that it would be difficult to have it ready this week, I was planning in posting a new report and announcement to talk about the current state the update, but then, the plan has changed again and I decided to split this update in two parts.
What you see here is the first part of this update, the rest will be added in the few days.
This update also adds several new aircraft families, but the next part will add even more.
As for challenges, this update only adds a few, more are to come in the next update, but some of them use elements that are not fully tested, so they required more time.
Other element that was omitted in this update was the ability to skip challenges, while the system was ready, most of the challenges didn't had a price, so it will only be available in the second part.
Also, after experiencing the development of update that took several weeks, I´ll be making for a while smaller and quicker updates to tweak and give every aircraft their respective challenge.
CHANGE LIST
FIXED: F-117C wrong family name
FIXED: Texture for F-35C had panel details of the gun port (F-35C does not have internal cannon)
FIXED: Texture for F-35D had panel details of the gun port (F-35D does not have internal cannon)
FIXED: F-14B rudder animation
FIXED: MiG-21PFM rudder animation
FIXED: F-16 FSW flap animation
FIXED: MiG-29K missing heat up effect
FIXED: NF-104A missing heat up effect
FIXED: F-16 FSW flap animation
FIXED: MiG-29OVT's condensation over the wings
FIXED: crash when quitting the mission while leaving trails with a variable geometry aircraft
FIXED: crash that appears randomly after a mission ends (appeared more frequently after F-14A and F-14D challenge)
FIXED: Pointer show action for the mission editor
FIXED: Multiplayer chat now always shows the last message first
ADDED: F-16C Block 25 Aircraft
ADDED: F-16 Agile Falcon Aircraft
ADDED: F-4J Aircraft
ADDED: MiG-23S Aircraft
ADDED: XF10F-1 Aircraft
ADDED: X-36 Aircraft
ADDED: F-5A Aircraft
ADDED: Climb rate now change significantly if the aircraft is using the afterburner or not
ADDED: Acceleration rate now change significantly if the aircraft is using the afterburner or not
ADDED: Player speed trigger for the mission editor
ADDED: Npc unit speed trigger for the mission editor
ADDED: Npc unit HP trigger for the mission editor
ADDED: Npc unit proximity trigger for the mission editor
ADDED: Player proximity to Npc unit trigger for the mission editor
ADDED: Npc unit proximity to Npc unit trigger for the mission editor
ADDED: The challenge mode now displays the difficulty level of each challenge
ADDED: Credits in the option menu
ADDED: Max velocity stats in the aircraft selection screen
ADDED: Ability to mod weapons load out without changing the original file
ADDED: MiG-29_9-12 Challenge
ADDED: MiG-29_9-13 Challenge
ADDED: MiG-29S_9-13S Challenge
ADDED: MiG-29SM_9-13M Challenge
ADDED: XF10F-1 Aircraft Challenge
UPDATED: Campaign editor, it is now fully completed and now allows to reveal new units after you clear a specific mission of the campaign
UPDATED: F-22 family stealth values (still doesn't use the weapons bay so the stealth is mitigated by the external load out)
UPDATED: max speed and acceleration value sin all aircrafts
Update v0.9101 + v0.9102 - F-14
Here it is the very first update of Vector Thrust in early access.
I´m still adapting to this new phase of development, at the moment I´m not sure if I should update the game in regular intervals or when there is something relevant done.
In the next updates I´ll explore a bit these options to see which it works best for the development and for the community.
But before moving on to the update, I want to thank everyone for your feedback, everyday I´m following very closely the forum and I´m already impressed with the huge amount of suggestions.
In a way, this update tries to address the most important the issues and suggestions I saw at the moment.
But besides that, the main dish of this update is the introduction of the F-14 family. Two units were already available at release, but now this update includes the main variants everyone were waiting for.
This family is far from being completed, but the rest of the variants will be added in other updates.
Also while this update was aimed only at the F-14 family, the following updates will include aircraft from multiple families like the F-4 and MiG-23.
And that it for now, let me know if you have something to say about this update.
CHANGE LIST
FIXED: F-16A Block5 Challenge
FIXED: F-16C Block30 Challenge
FIXED: F-104G-HA Challenge
FIXED: Crash caused by using the Action to change music
FIXED: FB-22-1 engine effect
FIXED: FB-22-3 engine effect
FIXED: FB-22-4 engine effect
FIXED: FB-22-5 engine effect
FIXED: FB-22A engine effect
FIXED: FB-22C engine effect
FIXED: Crash caused if an unarmed scene object uses an AI
ADDED: the turret sub object now stops firing if their parent or any allied unit is in the line of fire
ADDED: the possibility to use Grunt type AI in skirmish mode
ADDED: the possibility to change the size of mission bounds in skirmish mode
ADDED: the possibility for turret type sub objects be placed in a different orientation
ADDED: now the player gains play points even if he quits the mission
ADDED: Optional change target behavior where it selects the target close to the center (it can be activated in the options menu)
ADDED: option to rotate the camera around the center of the aircraft
ADDED: Waypoint mechanic for AI missions including escape and patrol routes
ADDED: G-303E Aircraft
ADDED: F-14A Aircraft
ADDED: F-14B Aircraft
ADDED: F-14D Aircraft
ADDED: F-14D Quick Strike Aircraft
ADDED: AST Aircraft
ADDED: AIM-9M1 missile
ADDED: AIM-9M8 missile
ADDED: AIM-54A missile
ADDED: AGM-65A missile
ADDED: G-303E Challenge
ADDED: YF-14 Challenge
ADDED: F-14A Challenge
ADDED: F-14B Challenge
ADDED: F-14D Challenge
ADDED: F-14D Quick Strike Challenge
ADDED: Stress damage to AOA maneuvers
UPDATED: YF-14 special weapons selection
UPDATED: JST-21 special weapons selection
UPDATED: J 35 Mod 4 Challenge
UPDATED: All sidewinder users before 1982 will use AIM-9M1
UPDATED: All sidewinder users before 1995 will use AIM-9M8
UPDATED: YF-16 can now equip as a special weapon the AGM-65A
UPDATED: F-16A Block5 can now equip as a special weapon the AGM-65B
UPDATED: default joystick dead zone to 200
UPDATED: Accentuated the difference of the campaigns difficulty levels (the player in easy and normal mode have more HP)
UPDATED: changed music in the intermission menu
UPDATED: changed music in the mission fail menu
UPDATE 0.9102
FIXED: change target option not saving configuration
FIXED: "Center" type of the change target mode not selecting some targets
FIXED: bore sight
FIXED: F-14A Gun position
FIXED: F-14B Gun position
FIXED: F-14D Gun position
FIXED: F-14D Quick Strike Gun position
FIXED: AST-21 Gun position
FIXED: F-14B special weapons
FIXED: AST-21 special weapons
FIXED: missing animation for the AST-21
FIXED: missing texture details for the pylons in F-14A
FIXED: missing texture details for the pylons in F-14B
FIXED: missing texture details for the pylons in F-14D
FIXED: missing texture details for the pylons in F-14D Quick Strike
FIXED: missing texture details for the pylons in AST-21
UPDATED: YF-14A Challenge, now it easier and uses the AIM-54A weapon
Welcome to Vector Thrust
V.9100 - The first public release on Steam, a release timeSymmetry and all involved in the development of Vector Thrust are proud of if we may so add. For those of you just playing Vector Thrust after a long two year wait, or for veterans of the Alpha, we thank you sincerely for your patronage and we promise you more is to come. For the time being however, here is our first step to this great journey that we hope you will find yourself drawn into, not only in game but in the community
As it stands our main forums are hosted on our MoDdb page (http://www.moddb.com/games/vector-thrust/forum) and it is where we will conduct ourselves for bug reporting and discussion primarily until noted otherwise.
Anyone interested in knowing more about the content and features of this release can find detailed information in here:
http://www.moddb.com/games/vector-thrust/news/report-051-pre-flight-checks
or here:
http://time-symmetry.com/2014/08/19/report-051-pre-flight-checks/
In the coming days there will be much to talk about and work to be done,
however, once again, we thank you in joining us in the sky of our battle weary world, and we'll remind you:
The sky isn't the limit. It's the beginning.
Vector Thrust launched in Early Access
Zero-Hour is finally here for videogame publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer TimeSymmetry, as their single and multiplayer combat flight game Vector Thrust (PC) is catapulted from the Carrier onto Steam’s Early Access Program today. Vector Thrust embraces many Steam features even at this early stage, with over 125 Achievements, Stats, Leaderboards, Controller Support and a level editor.
We hopre you enjoy the game even in this alpha stage !
