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New Version - 0.36
« on: October 26, 1999, 04:34:00 PM »
There is a new version available for download via the auto-updater or through the download page.

Sorry folks, there is no patch for this version, it requires a full download.  You can run the install over the top of your previous installation.  You will want to backup your default.bmp gunsight if you've modified it before you install the new version.

Here's some other notes from the readme.

GUNNERS

Gunners have been implemented in this version but there is still
finishing work to be done.  The major parts of the gunner system
that need to be finished are polygon sorting in the gunner positions,
gun rotations, and interface.

Since the gunner interface is not in this version, you will have to
use dot commands for now.  They are as follows:

.join playerid - Sends a join request to pilot that pops up a dialog
asking if he wants to accept you as a gunner/observer.

.unjoin playerid - Deletes your attachment to a pilot.

.accept playerid
.decline playerid - These two commands can be used by the host pilot
in place of clicking on the dialog.

Pilots can either jump to their gun positions or host a single gunner.
Gunners can join a pilot at any time, even in-flight.  Attached gunners
will remain attached until they unjoin from the pilot, even through
multiple sorties.

The jump position keys have been mapped to keys 1-9 on the keyboard.
If you have remapped your keyboard setup, you will have to manually
set these keys using the keymapper in the setup clipboard.

If a pilot jumps to a gunner position, the plane will continue on
auto-pilot.  While in the gunner position, the pilot can cause the
auto-pilot to bank by using his rudder input.  

There are two firing buttons available in the gunner positions.  One
fires only the weapon at the station you are currently manning.  The
other firing button fires all weapons that can point at your aiming
direction.

The cheek guns do fire, but are not mannable stations.

PLANES

The N1K2 has been added.  The Fw 190A-8 will not be available until
the next version.  

All planes need extensive work done on the modeling of stick forces and
other handling and stability issues.  Some adjustments were made in this
version, most noticeably in the elevator of the 109, but these are stopgap
changes until the matter can be examined in detail.

There was a major problem found in the B-17s performance.  It should now
behave much better now.

A secondary marker has been added to the airspeed indicators.  This marker
displays true airspeed.  The main needle still displays indicated airspeed.


BUG FIXES

There was a bug in the stick mapper that was keeping some stick sets
from being saved correctly.  This has been fixed, but in order to see
the fix you will need to delete your keymap files and remap them with
version 0.36.

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There are lots of other additions, fixes, and changes but we're not
trying to document them all, just the ones that bear mentioning.



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Doug "Pyro" Balmos
HiTech Creations