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Project Wingman Patch Notes 0.2.10c -> 0.3.2

Scenario:

- Added new scenario from Perth Games Festival 2017 showcase "Chainlink". A multi-role showcase mission to preview A2G weaponry.

Aircraft: - Added F\E-18. - Adjusted Sk.27 cockpit. - Added flavor text to all flyable aircraft. - Adjusted names for all aircraft in the game. - Updated all flyable aircraft with higher fidelity models and textures. - Adjusted weapon loadouts for all flyable aircraft.

Weapons :

- Added URKTS (Unguided Rocket Pods) - Added MLAG (Multi Lock Air to Ground missiles) - Added UGBS (Unguided Bomb) - Overhauled missile behavior. - Adjusted machine gun damage. - Parameter adjustments for every armament.

Graphics :

- Adjusted lighting and post processing effects to be more consistent through multiple scenes. - Ejecting pilots has been added into the game. - Adjusted effects and mood in various weather. - Reduced cloud and rain effects to reduce overdraw. - New high detailed vegetation has been added into various environments. - Added ground and water wake effects when flying close to the ground. - New loading screen has been added. - Revised various destruction effects to be more optimized.

Gameplay:

- New difficulty options ranging from EASY, NORMAL, and HARD. (Please provide feedback on the difficulty on whichever one you play at) - New HVT markers for high threat units. - Improved camera behavior. - UI is now fully normalized for gameplay related HUD.

Controls:

- Removed Mouse Control mode. (Currently being overhauled) - Arcade control scheme has been overhauled and is now usable. - Controls UI overhauled. - Adjusted cursor speed when using other methods of input.

Music:

- Various tracks by Jose Pavli has been added to multiple levels throughout the game

Hangar:

- Completely overhauled the hangar. - New Hangar UI. - Added various props in aircraft selection.

Audio:

- Added rain audio. - Added manoeuvering audio. - Added ambient audio. - Added ambient radio effects. - Added cloud ambient effect. - Overhauled player engine audio. - Overhauled cockpit engine audio.

Misc:

- Added level streaming so loading screens are no longer static. - Added various color options to HUD color. - Main menu has been completely overhauled with a new appearance. - Added alternate keyboard/gamepad buttons to accomodate "back" function in various menus. - Added Imperial measurement units

Bugfixes:

- Fixed weapon cycling issue for those using weapon cycle command as opposed to the d-pad or numbers. - HUD no longer appears during missile cam. - Various other little bug fixes but i can't remember them because i didn't keep track of them (oops)

Patch Notes 0.3.2c

Weapons :

- STDM Guidance Factor has been changed from 6.5 -> 5 (Lower is better) - STDM Lockon Range has been changed from 2000m -> 2800m - STDM detonation radius is 10% smaller - MLAA Input Cap has been increased from 1 -> 1.5 (Higher = snappier) - Variable Guidance Factor has been changed from "-3 to 2" -> "1 to -1" - Variable Guidance range changed from 0->90 degrees to 0->180 degrees - MLAG  ammo count has been reduced from 28 -> 14 per weapon slot - URKTS ammo count has been reduced from 26 -> 12 per weapon slot

Bug Fixes :

- Changes has been made on how FPS cap settings apply at the start of the game. Will need feedback whether it works or not on game start - Adjusted Gun Firing Particle, which was especially prominent on the F/E-18 cockpit view - Fixed HUD size in resolutions greater than 1080p (up to 4K) - Removed "Caps Lock" key dev toggle - Lock on element visibility fixed where it would be obstructed by objects - Bombs now can now hit air units - Bomb now emit explosive sounds - Adjusted Bomb Widgets so it's more consistent with the rest of the UI - Fixed where cockpit HUD would be visible in missile cam - Fixed where vibration would persist when the player has finished the mission or crashes - Fixed compass bearing where it would show 000 instead of 360 - Fixed level streaming where it packages every single map in the Project file causing it to bloat deployment size

Graphical Changes :

- Reduced cloud and rain effects intensity to reduce graphical overdraw

Project Wingman 0.3.3 Patch Notes

Weapons : -Variable Guidance Values has been changed from 1.5 -> -1 to -1 -> 0.5    Reverted back again because it made it too likely that the missiles will hit when fired from a bad angle -Variable Guidance range changed from 0->360 to 0->120    Made the range where it gets variable guidance smaller so the behavior of the missile is more consistent

-STDM initial guidance cone has been reduced from 120 degrees to 45 degrees    Made it so the missiles are less likely to receive guidance when fired from a ridiculous angle and sometimes causing them to do a complete U turn towards the enemy. -STDM detonation radius has been decreased by 5% -STDM Guidance Factor has been changed from 5 -> 5.25 (Lower is better)

AI : -Adjusted Normal Difficulty AI behavior to be more aggresive -Adjusted Hard Difficulty AI behavior to be extremely aggressive -Adjusted player damage modifier in HARD difficulty (0.65 -> 1) -Adjusted behavior on multiple aircraft to homogenize the performance for consistency

Bugfixes/Misc : -Player destruction effect when shot down has been adjusted. -Fixed gunsight being hidden by smoke -Adjusted Bomb sight pipper to be smaller -Adjusted gun pipper to be smaller

Thanks for reading!

Questions and Answers 

Noted! I am constantly tweaking the flight model, and I know it’s in a really weird spot right now. I will eventually change it so that it behaves in a more realistic manner.

its a video game

Aircraft delivery or weapon delivery? But the latter has been answered by this post :) Hope you enjoy it!

There are some elements to that in the story but not as tethered to the current world.

Thank you! More aircraft will eventually be included. I can’t really promise what they will be at this very moment but please look forward to them.

Done :)

At the moment it’s only an AI thing. But it can have interesting applications just like you mentioned. 

Time to start up the streak again!

Eventually I’d like to add something like that. But its nowhere near where I want it to be.

:^)

Uhh, I’m not sure yet.

Thanks for the questions everyone!