Modding Tornado

[Frankie]

Done! ;-)

[Clark78]

Thanks Frankie!

Fixed all three! But two other things popped up (no biggies though ):

1 - Now the TIALD is correctly IR at night, but so is also the Shift-D no cockpit view per default and can't be turned off.
2 - The graphic anomalies when using End and PgDn for left and right still appear if you first press End, and then back with Home and press D. They go back to normal if you go to PgDn view and back Home again.

/C

[Frankie]

Hi Clark78

> 2 - The graphic anomalies when using End and PgDn for left and right still appear if you first press End, and then back with Home and press D. They go back to normal if you go to PgDn view and back Home again.
>
I can't reproduce this. Your steps are:
1. In Navigator Panel view
2. End
3. Home
4. D
?

Frankie

[Clark78]

Hi,

1. From Pilot view, press End or .
2. Press Home back to Pilot.
3. Press D to switch MFD view.
4. I get a garbled overlay MFD in the top left corner as well as strange text over the MFD. Have to go to Navigator view and back again to get rid of them.

But it could be because I use my joystick hat for Left and Right view so I'll do some more testing.

/C

[Frankie]

Hi Clark78

>  I get a garbled overlay MFD in the top left corner as well as strange text over the MFD.
>
I know what the 'garbled overlay' and 'strange text' are, but I can't replicate the problem.

If you have the time, do test this latest FLIGHT.EXE. I believe I have solved full-screen TIALDs bugs. Except for the anomaly you mentioned which I can't seem to replicate. Do put the full-screen TIALDs to the test. Press the 3 key and also do crazy rolls in the Tornado to make the TIALD go the "big X invalid screen" thingy. Do let me know of any problems you may face. Also try out FLIGHT /a /n4 (e.g., darkest night time) and test the full-screen TIALD and FLIR views with IR toggle-enabled with Shift+Tab.

I have tested the exe exhaustively and have iron out most of the bugs. See if you can catch some more. ;-)

Attached is the lastest FLIGHT.EXE which I have already updated into Mod#172.

Cheers
Frankie Kam

[Clark78]

Hi Frankie!

Thanks, I've now tried to test it extensively. My findings:

1. The graphic anomalies only appear when using the Joystick Top Hat to change the view left and right etc. Can't reproduce it by pressing End / PgDn. But the problem doesn't appear at all when using Flight.exe from Mod "161.  Weapons View enhancements", so it has been introduced somewhere after this. No worries, as it only happens to me using a Flightstick.
2. The TIALD works flawlessly in both daylight and night as far as I can see! Good job!
3. The Shift-D full screen no-cockpit view however is shown in green IR light as default during night, and doesn't have the gradient sky. You can turn the green IR off by using Shift-TAB but the gradient sky can't be put back. It isn't synched with normal cockpit view at all. I found that the Flight.exe from Mod 161 works correctly where it defaults to the same as cockpit view.

Of course these are no big issues at all, just wanted to point them out for consistency sake. Thanks again for your excellent work!

/C

[Frankie]

Hi Clark78

Many thanks for your comments.
>1. The graphic anomalies only appear when using the Joystick Top Hat to change the view left and right etc.
>Can't reproduce it by pressing End / PgDn. But the problem doesn't appear at all when using Flight.exe from Mod "161. 
>Weapons View enhancements", so it has been introduced somewhere after this. No worries, as it only happens to me using a Flightstick.
>
Yeah I have just found a way to simulate the coolie hat thingy in order to solve the bug. Do test and see if the anomaly is now solved when using your Joystick Top Hat to change the view left and right etc.

>3. The Shift-D full screen no-cockpit view however is shown in green IR light as default during night, and doesn't have the gradient sky.
>You can turn the green IR off by using Shift-TAB but the gradient sky can't be put back. It isn't synched with normal cockpit view at all.
>I found that the Flight.exe from Mod 161 works correctly where it defaults to the same as cockpit view.
>
I restored the Shift+D full screen no-cockpit view from Mod 161.  Let me know if this works for you.

Cheers
Frankie Kam

[Clark78]

Thanks Frankie,

The Shift-D view works perfectly now!

The graphic anomalies are still there unfortunately, but don't worry about them, they are easily removed by going to Navigator view and back again.

Cheers,
/C

[Frankie]

Hi Clark78

Did the anomaly you encountered look something like this:

?

Cheers
Frankie Kam

[Clark78]

Yes, exactly like that!

/C

[Frankie]

Hi Clark78

I believe that I have solved the COOLIE hat problem that led to the gibbersh anomalies.

Please check this latest FLIGHT.EXE out.

Regards
Frankie Kam

"No anomaly left unsolved"

[Clark78]

Hello,

Yes, now it is solved! Great. Also solved the anomaly when going from F1 to Cockpit view with the Coolie Hat which caused looking through the plane!

Only thing I noticed, the Shift-D at night is back to being green IR by default and no gradient horizon.

Thanks!

[Frankie]

Hi Clar78

> Only thing I noticed, the Shift-D at night is back to being green IR by default and no gradient horizon.
>
Not sure what happened, playing whack-a-mole with the code. Need more coffee for me, perhaps.

Ok, once more, into the breech!
Here you go, do test the Shift+D thingy at night.

Regards
Frankie Kam

[Clark78]

Hi,

Yes, now it works perfectly! Thanks a lot!

/C

[Frankie]

Hi Clark78

Ah satisfaction at long last! It's good to know that the views the long-standing joystick coolie hat controls are working fine and bug free. Those bugs were around a L-O-N-G long time. The one of the best 90s DOS classic flight simulators just got more perfect.

Cheers
Frankie Kam