Progress isn't much. I've gotten things done for the cockpits and stuff, and may or may not work on new skins for the Block III, but here's the changelog for things I have already done on my end:
6.0
- Tweaked ALQ-99G textures to better represent real-life pods
- Tweaked ECM values for all of the aircraft, adding power to the internal jammers and enhancing capability.
- Fixed [DetectSystem] on the EA-18Gs
- Added more numbers for the EA-18G VAQ-140 and VAQ-130 skins, numbers go from 500 to 505. Also fixed the decals.ini file for both skins and updated the numbers.lst files too.
- Added the promised VAQ-132 skin for the EA-18G.
- Tweaked the Readme, doing some grammar stuff and updated some things
- Added more loadout options for the Escort Jammer, Early Warning, and an OIR loadout for the USN EA-18G
- Updated the "default" VAQ-130 skin for the EA-18G.
- Removed carrier entries for the RAAF aircraft, so they don't spawn on carriers.
- "EA-18G" folder has now been renamed to "EA-18G_BlkII" so it doesn't conflict with other EA-18G mods.
- Thanks to allenjb42 the aircraft now fold wings on carriers. Due to common sense, the canopies will stay closed.
- Tweaked radars for the Block III jets, now have improved range. The search range is 137 miles, and the track range is 100 miles.
- Block III jets have new cockpits modified by Coupi. Unfortunately due to the lack of a dedicated cockpit modder this is what we can do with the game engine. If Brain32 returns, I will ask him if he can do a more realistic cockpit.
- Increased thrust for the Block III jets (all except RAAF) by 20%, in line with real-world engine upgrades
- Added an internal sound courtesy of crisisloaner for the internal cockpit sound.
- KNOWN ISSUE: Due to the lighting on the 3D mesh of the displays for the Block III cockpit, the NVG (both types) filters by simonmiller416 at night cause the various panels for the cockpit to light up to be unusable. There is no fix for it at this time, so you will have to use a Block II or Block I aircraft if you want to fly at night (Block II EA-18G if you fly it).
- Used the AIM-120D texture and 3D model by ravenclaw_007 for it.