Gunner, HEAT, PC! change list archive

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Fixed free-fly cam control key presses sometimes not registering
Fixed configuration error that made the turret cheeks too strong on the M1A1(HA) and M1A2 SEP
Corrected BMD-3 missile launcher tube angle and height
Improved flight characteristics of Konkurs-M
Added missile wiring hit zone to BMD-3 launcher support
Added new placeholder gunner's sight reticle to BMD-3

Updated TOW-2A and Konkurs-M missiles to use proper SACLOS guidance
Updated gunner AI to properly use SACLOS missiles
Updated TOW launch angle
Free-fly camera now resets to default settings at mission start
AAR camera now has hotkey for focusing on shooter
AAR camera can now be sped up while riding shot trace
Game window title now matches the game title
Removed parking blocks from firing range
Removed noisy HMMWV from firing range
Reduced size of tracer visuals
Fixed an issue where missiles could ricochet too easily
Fixed an issue where missiles would fuse on ricochet
Fixed thickness of T-72M commander's cupola armor
Fixed thickness of T-72M roof armor
Fixed gap in T-72M armor at hull front seam
Fixed an issue where T-72M would spawn in the ground in the Technical swarm mission

Added field of view control to free-fly cam (controlled with Shift+scrollwheel and reset with X)
Added new control for gunsight range (Ctrl+scrollwheel)
Added missing tooltips and updated controls document
Reduced rate of ascent/descent on free-fly cam
Fixed armor behind T-72M primary sight
Fixed an issue that could permanently lock up the gun and optics when lasing something out of the current ammo type's range
Fixed an issue where the third person camera could appear jittery when the player's vehicle was moving
Fixed an issue where the free-fly camera wouldn't smoothly track with moving vehicles
Fixed an issue with reporting on shots that didn't hit anything during their lifetime
Fixed an issue where shots fired up into the air could vanish before returning to earth
Fixed an issue where shots that dropped outside map bounds would get a delayed reaction from crew and logs
Fixed an issue where FCS error message wouldn't appear if HUD was disabled
Fixed an issue where AAR HUD wouldn't respect global HUD toggle

Added free-fly camera, toggled with F3 key (use WASD, Ctrl, Space, scroll wheel)
Added shot trace riding in AAR view (use W and S keys to move, X to reset)
Added timestamps to shot info in AAR
Added spotlight state to AAR snapshots
HUD toggle preference is now saved between runs
Fixed issue where missiles would fail to fuse in situations where they should have fused
Fixed issue where spotlights remained controllable in AAR
Fixed issue where player could switch to an empty ammo type

Added switch in Esc menu to disable all HUD elements during mission (ideal for making videos or just increasing immersion)
Added new gunner's sight to T-55 to demonstrate new kinds of reticle behavior
Added manual increment/decrement controls for FCS range
Added funding links in main menu
Fixed issue with HEAT jets losing effectiveness after glancing off surfaces
Fixed issue with rounds breaking armor too easily at shallow angles

Added armor crushing mechanic: thin armor that lacks the thickness to bounce a projectile at a ricochet angle will give way instead
Added HEAT jet ricochet: for extremely shallow angles, the jet can redirect after hitting an armored surface
Rebalanced Desert Thunder Attack mission
Reduced smoke trails on missiles
Fixed massive lag when viewing reticles created by new script system
Fixed HMMWV TOW GPS being broken and unusable
Fixed BMD-3s not firing missiles in situations where they should have
Fixed issue where a tank with no driver and no gunner could still be treated as a target by AI
Fixed M1A1(HA) laser rangefinder to point at the reticle even when it's off-center
Fixed issue where gun sounds could play in AAR if they were still traveling toward the camera at the moment when the AAR was activated
Fixed issue where tanks could collide with invisible walls in grassland maps