KJakker

Get well soon.

Check this out.

On 3/12/2026 at 6:54 PM, luccena said:

Onde está o arquivo para download? 
não o encontrei

I thought I would share this.
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4418568/three-us-f-15s-involved-in-friendly-fire-incident-in-kuwait-pilots-safe/

I was watching Flight of the Intruder again and got an itch to learn how the fire control system on the aircraft worked. Anyone have a books or manuals on the A-6's Digital Integrated Attack and Navigation Equipment (DIANE) system?

Welcome.

Here are some historical photos of Glenview. https://airfieldsfreeman.com/IL/Airfields_IL_Chicago_N.htm

This site has a lot of info on historic closed airfields. https://airfieldsfreeman.com/index.htm

Detroit Metro and Willow Run airports.

Also, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_installations_in_Michigan

 Michigan terrain! That have Selfridge AFB/ANG base, K. I. Sawyer AFB and the Nike sites in the correct time period?

Another update for XWVM (XWVM Alpha 20251116). 
https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/news/xwvm-alpha-20251116-download-links

Wrench, I can give your data files a look.

So I was just reminded that back in 2020 I updated the data files for just about every ground object in the Falklands 82 campaign and forgot to post or upload them. If anyone wants to test them feel free. If things are working I can upload them to the download section.

Falklands_Ship_&_AAA_Update_Test.7z

Falklands_Other_Ground_Objects.7z

Did you look at some of the older SF1 style launchers? Look at how the SAM system was set up on this ship.

SLAVA_DATA.INI

I so wish we had the source code. The FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project has done so much with an old engine. They just managed to add multi-threading for processing weapons fire impacts effectively doubling frame rates in large combat scenarios.

As for SF2 flight modeling, I recall that the F-4 demonstrates its real stall characteristics on hard flight model that most games of its era lack.  

I wonder if another post will bump me up again.

Edit: Not yet.

I have heard that in parts of the front line Ukraine has destroyed enough of the Russian air defenses that the Bayraktars are being used for strikes again.

Another resent update. https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/news/xwvm-alpha-20250713-download-links

Changelog.

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New: (HD) Intro, Concourse, and Security music (XWVM Remastered Music)
New: (HD) Cockpit sticks/yokes/pedals move in response to player controls
New: MFD: Both MFDs can now display each mode
New: MFD: Two new bindable actions to zoom in to the left or right MFD
New: MFD: Map button functionality for toggle 3D models for big ships, increase focus on player/target, reset focus
New: Added option to hide target selection brackets
New: (HD) Stand-in assets for some DS towers
New: Revised hyper in sequence
New: If a player attempts a mission 5 times and fails, the game suggests that they could try again with cheats on, and it'll let them progress
New: If the player completes a mission after 5 attempts with cheats on, they obtain the "Plot Armor!" achievement.
Changed: Cleaner switching between MIDI and remastered music
Changed: Reorganize asset bundles to reduce duplication
Changed: Added mouse look toggle implementation for existing keybind option
Changed: Stand-alone MIDI player scene working again, MIDI player works when using remastered music, external midi driver bug with note off on the wrong channel fixed
Changed: MIDI options which aren't available for the driver chosen hide themselves away to make it very clear what you can and can't click on
Changed: Added missing PPG and Historical alarm noises
Changed: Adjusted sizing of control mapper and buttons for better visibility on non-standard FOVs
Changed: (VR) A-Wing: Rig ELSB buttons, power transfer buttons, and shield switch
Changed: Warning on start-up if the Cursor Scroll has a non-zero axis. Removed the UI actions which weren't used
Changed: Added CR-D as event tune for incoming neutrals
Changed: Concourse ambient loops for XW98
Changed: Added bindings for pressing the left and right MFD buttons
Changed: UI cockpit MFD scale toggle when using the bindings for zooming on the MFDs
Changed: Disabled HDR output in Unity settings
Changed: Deterministic debris destruction
Changed: Improved sidecar documentation generated
Changed: Populate any custom portraits in the portrait gallery selection (xwvm_data\StreamingAssets\Textures\Portraits)
Changed: Better handling of HD model loading and model switching for different versions due to OPT/DOS model differences
Changed: Skip cutscene fragment suspended for now (music skip is not yet implemented) - pressing space will end the current cutscene
Changed: Cutscenes - route voice SFX files to the Voice mixer instead to enable auto ducking / better player control of audio levels.
Changed: Engine audio clip handling
Changed: Game Library background sound recreated
Fix: Async music game freeze
Fix: General Midi NRE resolved
Fix: Configuration correctly reset when a game is available 
Fix: ReleaseDate does not adjust for different timezones
Fix: HUD Opacity slider value not updating in UI
Fix: Tooltips for several gameplay settings
Fix: Lumped all player shots (lasers/ion/projectile) into the same bucket for PPG debrief screen (original game behaviour)
Fix: Capital ship FGs in XW should not collide with each other during hyper out.
Fix: (VR) Potential fix for controllers sometimes not detected on startup
Fix: (VR) Rig side MFDs to interact with hand controllers
Fix: (VR) Stop cutscene playback when cutscene canvas is clicked
Fix: (VR) Change gaze cursor to act on trigger change instead of held
Fix: Issue with custom voice messages not searching at the right subfolder under GlobalSidecars
Fix: Issues with destruction/despawn of game objects/craft
Fix: B-Wing cockpit noises would play on switch back to internal view
Fix: Planet size not being set correctly at start of a mission
Fix: Attacker Limits adjusted by Game Difficulty (X-W and T/F)
Fix: Pan on audio clips in the cutscene player were reversed.
Fix: Player Quaternion was denormalizing (pips were drifting on the HUD)

Leopard I

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/20/ukraine-leopard-sniper-tank/

The X-Wing: Alliance Upgrade project 2025 update has been released.

https://forums.xwaupgrade.com/viewtopic.php?t=14560
 

Summary of changes:

• New, more robust install process,
• Memory Constraint improvements (given it is a 32-bit game, breaking parts into other processes),
• New Models (Golan I, Asteroid Mining Unit, Bulk Freighter, Modified Corvette, Otana, Quasar Fire-class Carrier),
• Dynamic Cockpit updates,
• Enhanced HUD displaying ship info on selected target,
• Many mission bug fixes/tweaks/improvements,
• HD medal Ceremony videos + HD medals,
• Start of new HD video-sequences, for the intro, prologue of battle 1 right now

I am late commenting due to being away from CombatAce for awhile. I hope your treatment is successful.   

XWVM Alpha update is out. Uninstall and then reinstall for best results.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/news/xwvm-alpha-20250614-download-links

3 hours ago, Wrench said:

I've not downloaded or installed it yet, but I did get a fresh GOG copy of XW. I'm gonna wait a bit, as their site said "you may have to uninstall when updates arrive" or something to that effect..

BUT IT LOOKS FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Well, there don't seem to be a link for the editor to download from ...hmmm...

Releases, on the right. Click latest.

Here is a link to the XWVM discord server for anyone who wants it. https://discord.gg/juNj4BKMQq

@Wrench You may find this interesting. There is a modern mission editor that works with all of the games. X-Wing, TIE Fighter, X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter, Balance of Power, and X-Wing: Alliance.

https://github.com/MikeG621/YOGEME

So I found a video of gameplay. Shows some stuff I had not noticed yet.

Wow. You can give yourself your own astromech.

Edit: Issues I encountered. Joystick and TrackIR 5 Y-Axis need to be inverted. The former in the in game menu and the latter in the TrackIR software.

Cool to see A New Hope style shield flashes on fighter shields.