VTOL VR

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Surely this is posted in here somewhere, but I just found out VTOL has integrated voice commands. I always wondered what the comms knob did considering the radios were already working. If you missed this feature like I did, when you turn that comms knob on, it activates your microphone for voice commands. Here is a list of available commands: Voice Commands | VTOL VR Wiki | Fandom

Pretty slick integration although not surprising with this game.

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I never knew that!! Know what Iā€™m doing this evening now. Thatā€™s awesome thanks gunny

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That is a sweet list.

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We might be getting the ability to view TACVIEW exports done with VTOL VRā€¦

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This is funny. A guy on Discord posted this cool video of a missile launchingā€¦weā€™ve seen it before, the one that uses the puffs of thrust to go horizontal. So the VTOL developer posted the second GIF in replyā€¦ :fire:

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Great. Now I want to play VTOL again.

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I need a jump up and scream and clap emoticon. That guy is a national treasure. (Whatever his nation.)

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v0.0.15p6 is now available

General

  • Fixed wheel steer issue with F/A-26B in intro scene
  • Added Camcorder mode to S-Cam
  • Improved performance of terrain shader
  • Fixed ā€œOrbit Hereā€ radio command not working properly
  • Added Tutorials menu to main vehicle menu
  • Added Radar tutorial
  • Added SEAD tutorial
  • Added AGM tutorial
  • Moved AV-42C tutorials from ā€œThe Islandā€ training tab to main tutorials menu
  • Fixed: Attached equipment didnā€™t affect RCS of AV-42C and F/A-26B
  • Fixed: changing page in main settings menu reverted unsaved changes

Equipment

  • Added declutter button to ARAD MFD page
  • Fixed issue where AGM-114 would not track to target in certain launch conditions

AV-42C

  • Fixed missing tooltips on Nav and Strobe light switches
  • Changed afterburner to be more throttleable to help hovering at TWR where hover point is near afterburner threshold

F/A-26B

  • Tweaked Operation Cobra Mission 3 to make it more interesting
  • Fixed missing RTB and refuel waypoints in free flight
  • Increased vertical stabilizer strength (damage)

F-45A

  • Added wing damage models

Mission Editor

  • Added ability to preload soldiers to Playerā€™s AV-42C
  • Fixed issues with editing aircraft on Carrier and pressing Cancel
  • Fixed: Edit button in objectives tab opened the wrong objective after reordering
  • Fixed: Enter button while editing value in conditional editor would close the editor
  • Added surface speed conditional for player spawn
  • Added ā€œexit conditionalā€ to sequenced event nodes
  • Fixed bullseye tooltip
  • Fixed ā€œSet Radio Commsā€ action did not affect AWACS comms
  • Fixed issue with reordering event sequence nodes after deleting one

Units

  • Added MAD-4 Radar and Missile launcher units to enemy team (Mobile Air Defense)
  • AI Pilots will not enable radar while landed, landing, taking off, or refueling
  • Adjusted AWACs voice behavior
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Apparently there is a dev tool that allows for slow motionā€¦some users have shown it to good effect. Check out the canopy rockets during the ejection!

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The developer is working on an LHA type ship. He ran into the problem of - well, the deck is pretty small. This is one idea he hasā€¦pushback cartsā€¦

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And DCS has. . . cows. . .

Hmmm. :thinking:

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Well, at least theyā€™re not bulls.

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Just joined the forum because of this thread. I love VTOL VR. Been playing various flight sims for 35 years starting with Chuck Yeagers combat flight sim on the C64. VTOL is a dream come true for me. This forum shows that there others that feel the same about this wonderful software. Iā€™m totally shocked that there are no other developers using this as an inspiration to do a heli sim.

Anyway, thanks for posting updates from discord on here and please keep the thread alive.

Rob

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Oh manā€¦your timeline is about as long as mine! I remember zooming around in those blocky shapesā€¦great fun.

The VR friendly (actually exclusive) development of VTOL VR really shows that you donā€™t necessarily have to have the flashiest graphics if you are going to build something that is fun, perfect for VR, and has a great community supporting it. Iā€™d love to see a helo or some things like sling loads, the ability to pick up other pilots (which implies multiplayer), and a dynamic type campaign of some sort similar to Enemy Engaged maybe.

Welcome to Mudspike!

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Thank you for the welcome!
Enemy Engaged is one of my favorite games! Iā€™ve been able to get it working with VorpX but since the default cockpits are 2dā€¦ it doesnā€™t look right.

Iā€™m with you, donā€™t need to have the most awesome top end graphics to have fun. Heck, Iā€™d probably still enjoy Comanche Gold if it was updated and put into VR.

VTOL VR Multi player will be a springboard for the game. Flying coop missions would just be incredible.

Rob

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v0.0.15p7

General

  • Fixed: Smoke and explosion particles were still visible after quickload or mission restart
  • Fixed: Sonic boom sound not muffled when canopy is closed
  • Fixed collision warning beeping when parked on carrier

Units

  • Fixed: MAD-4 Radar could not join a ground unit group
  • Fixed: MAD-4 Radar did not stop moving when radar is deployed
  • Tweaked AI pilot terrain avoidance more to solve crashes in certain situations
  • Adjusted MQ-31 engine and aero performance which were too weak to climb to altitude when fully loaded
  • Fixed AI Pilot getting lost when taxiing to runway from large hangers in airbase 1
  • Fixed: Rearm/Refuel point props did not snap to ground surface
  • Added destruction models to enemy bomber
  • Fixed: Certain aircraft units spun and floated into the air when destroyed on the ground
  • Fixed: IRAPC not illuminated in TGP view when not zoomed in on it

Equipment

  • Increased stealth charactersitics of AGM-89 and AGM-161
  • Fixed guidance issues on missiles mounted at rearming station

Mission Editor

  • Added a prompt when the mission image is too large for Steamworkshop upload
  • Allow AI pilots to take off after being commanded to land

F-45A

  • Added another mission to quick-flight
  • Added TSD HUD icons and filters
  • Slightly reduced radar cross section
  • Fixed: lift fan would still work if the engine failed to start up
  • Fixed: Map display stops working after turning MFD off and on
  • Fixed TSD errors after quickload
  • Fixed: radar power not persistent after QL
  • Fixed: TSD zoom not persistent after QL
  • Fixed: TSD selection not persist after QL
  • Fixed: MFD SOI not persistent after QL
  • Fixed: SMS mode not persistent after QL
  • Fixed: SMS Fuel page not persistent after QL (not displayed)
  • Fixed: SMS WBD Override page not persistent after QL (not displayed)
  • Fixed: Fuel dump not persistent after QL

Quicksave

  • Fixed: Exploded pieces of dead aircraft spawned unintentionally after quickload
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v0.0.15p12

General

  • Updated map loading display to show proper map edges
  • Fixed: GPS targets donā€™t initially appear in HUD until GPS targets are changed
  • Fixed: Some meshes, textures and materials were not destroyed when not in use, causing system to run out of memory in long play sessions
  • Fixed loading scene when launching map editor

F/A-26B

  • Fixed: Rear view mirror was not quicksave persistent
  • Fixed: Side eject handles (with center stick) did not require tight grip with Index controllers

F-45A

  • Added quicksave menu to ā€œGameā€ MFD page
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v0.0.15p13

General

  • Reduced memory used by map cities
  • Fixed a few unecessary materials and meshes being created every quickload/mission start
  • Fixed an issue with quickloading missiles
  • Fixed near clipping plane for Spectator Camera in SmoothLook mode
  • Disabled shadows at far Spectator Camera distances to remove shadow artifacts on terrain
  • Fixed far plane cutoff in Spectator Camera interior views
  • Fixed: player blackout caused exterior Spectator Camera audio to fade out
  • Added slight camera shake to interior Fixed Spectator Camera from g-forces, cannon fire, etc

F-45A

  • Fixed TSD quickload errors when involving missiles
  • Fixed incorrect audio source for parking brake
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This game is so much pure FUN, I d/loaded a HARM SAM finding mission last nigh that is part of a larger Iraq campaign, where you fly around Kuwait without crossing the Iraqi border, and man it was, intense, immersive and beautiful at the same time!

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