4.12.2 de-bugging

[Aviar]

There are 3 Japanese vehicles in the game (See screenshot). The following Japanese Stationary Objects as well as moving Vehicles cannot be padlocked:

-Japanese Type 94 Truck (Far Left)
-Japanese Type 95 Hurogane Car (Middle)

*When these vehicles are in Japanese Columns, they also cannot be padlocked.

The three Japanese Columns that include one or more of these vehicles:

-Japanese Command Staff Column
-Japanese Transport Column I
-Japanese Transport Column II


The only Japanese vehicle that can be Padlocked is the 'Japanese Type 1 Armored Personnel Carrier Ho-Ha'. (Far right in the screenshot.)

**This is not a new bug. It's been around for a while but I'm not sure why it's still an issue.

***Attached is a simple test mission if you want to check it out.

Aviar

[P-38L]

Hello TD

Thank you again por the update.

I have noticed the following:

The main starboard wheel in the Beaufort doesn't roll when taxi.

Thank you

[FatBug]

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar

Not confirmed. Check gunsight brightness!

Hi Caspar!
Thank you for response. I must apologize for false alarm. After discovering that also on many other planes reticles are missing, at first I tought about corrupted download, but that was not the case. TexFlags.UseAlpha=1 was the culprit.

Salute!

[KU_Rigamortis]

A6M3 has no tail hook. Perhaps I'm overlooking some specification, but I thought it deployed on carriers and kept the hook regardless of being shore based or not.

Wonderful job on 4.12, it's a fantastic addition to the best flight sim, and I am really enjoying the new features. Thank you so much for the dedication, sacrifice, and hard work by all at DT who brought 4.12 to life.

S!

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by KU_Rigamortis

A6M3 has no tail hook. Perhaps I'm overlooking some specification, but I thought it deployed on carriers and kept the hook regardless of being shore based or not.

There were several different versions of the A6M3, some of which had the tailhook removed to save weight. Also, in some cases the additional weight made it unsuitable for carrier operations.

The A6M3 was a shorter-ranged, land-based version. The A6M3a (AKA A6M3 Model 32, AKA HAMP) restored the range and the tailhook and slightly modified by wings by removing the folding wingtips. Sadly, that version isn't the game.

Lots of tasty information here:

http://rwebs.net/avhistory/history/zeke32.htm

This model of the Zeke would be a welcome addition to the game, and pretty easy to create, but that's a topic for a different thread.

[nic727]

What is the smoke thing that you remove for old version?

[JtD]

Smoke objects that mission builders liked to use for steam locomotives.

[JtD]

Originally Posted by Treetop64

"Static soldiers no longer explode. "

Lolwut?!

Never noticed that!

Came with 4.12, and only effected some. Probably the drunk ones.

[Treetop64]

Originally Posted by JtD

Came with 4.12, and only effected some. Probably the drunk ones.

Vodka is flammable, after all...

[Tolwyn]

Woah, what was the loiter command change and why was it reverted?
I noticed for the first time the darn command worked!!