BARBAROSSA ONLY. TEST VERSION

June, 2020. Fixes tested for next update

• Jun 14 - Barbarossa updated
• Jun 15 - Barbarossa updated
• Jun 26 - Barbarossa updated

• Medal Fixes/Changes:
  
  • Fixed: Wrong medal named in news upon award of Medal of Organizational Excellence
  • Fixed: Spelling errors in various hard-coded medal names
  • Note regarding new medal suggestions: adding new medals first requires a structural change, this will be developed in next version.
• ECM/EW Fixes:
  
  More generally applicable:
  • Aircraft Status page now shows set ECM/EW Bands of equipped jammers
  • ECM: When a "example" mission armament set has same ECM jammer as already equipped on the station, keep channel setting.
    
• EW Fixes:
  
  Following applies to Barbarossa only, as EA-6B Prowler / EA-18G Growler are only on Barbarossa for now:
  • EW / ALQ-99: When armament with multiple ALQ-99s is loaded, the newly equipped ALQ-99s on the other stations will now default to a Band that is not already selected by an ALQ-99 on another station. Unless the ALQ-99 was already equipped, set to a Band.
    For this, the above mentioned change for ECM/EW jammer in "example mission arming" equipping was needed.
  • EW / ALQ-99: Fixed issue where re-arming ALQ-99s would result in Band 2,4 while two or more ALQ-99 jammers were loaded on Band 1,3 respectively, which could then not be resolved with changing channels due to the misalignment between aircraft and jammers' channels and a check to prevent multiple jammers on same Band.
  • EW / ALQ-99: Multiple ALQ-99s on same band is now allowed, but concurrently this has no added value yet in the game.
  EW / ALQ-99: If a 5th ALQ-99 jammer is loaded, it defaults to Band 1. Having a fifth jammer equipped currently has no added value yet in the game, it is there for loadout options only.
  • Note about EW ALQ-99 arming:
    Save1/Save2/Save3 armament does NOT save channel settings.
    This is not currently in the design, but loading Saved armament does not reset your own band settings.
    
  • If you have a EA-6B or EA-18G with "messed up" EW Bands/ALQ-99 Channel settings, you can now see on the Aircraft Status page if the issue is resolved after removing the ALQ-99s and reload them on the Armament page.
• McCoy Planes:
  
  • Changed: List order can be set ascending/descending. When list is sorted by any of the specs, the default order is descending. When sorted by role, name, price, the default order is ascending.
• Other Fixes of reported issues:
  
  • Fixed: Missing word spacing in "Congratulation on creating your wing message", and some other hard-coded messages.
  • When Guardian status is changed from Small Guardian to Guardian or vice versa, Guardian-only aircraft are NOT sold by system. System only sells Guardian aircraft when account is updated with neither status.
• Changes to aircraft in Test - Barbarossa only:
  
  • Changed: Sukhoi T-50 (PAK-FA program) received official designation Su-57, NATO/ASCC code (reportedly) is Felon: Aircraft name in game updated accordingly.

May 22, 2020. Barbarossa Test Version

• May 22 - Only concerns Barbarossa version

• AI adjustments:
  
  • Changed: AI conditions for engage/disengage when lock on
    
  • Changed: AI logging of evasive move, for better analysis
    
  • Changed: AI aborted take off triggers manage aircraft
    

Nov 11, 2017. Barbarossa Test Version

• Nov 11 - Only concerns Barbarossa version

• Infrastructure building security:
  
  • Fixed: If user had to submit verification code, the validation step failed.
    
  • Changed: Security check refined.
    

Aug 23, 2015. Barbarossa Test Version

• Jul 31 / Aug 2 - Barbarossa under testing, AI re-enabled
• Aug 4 - Barbarossa has been updated for testing
• Aug 23 - AI adjustment and debug
• Barbarossa will go down, or get shut down, from time to time.
  

• LRAAM adjustments:
  
  • R-172 from 600 max dmg to 500 max dmg, from 10 acc to 20 acc
    * R-37 like performance, for big bomber-type target (since A00 does not have range, long-range missiles for big targets)

  AI (test) enabled

• Note: AI targets (incl. AI pilot shotdown) earn you 50% experience of normal.
• Note: AI pilots shot down count towards your AI pilot kills record, not the (human player) pilot kills
• New: AI character spawn (basic)
• New: AI wing spawn (basic)
• New: AI logon (basic)
• New: AI building (basic)
• New: AI defense (basic)
• New: AI diplomacy (basic)
• New: AI finance (basic)
• New: AI sortie logging (basic)
• New: AI quick reaction alert (basic)
• New: AI defensive combat air patrol (basic)
• New: AI aircraft equipment setup (basic)
• New: AI tactical (basic)

AI adjustments/fixes

• Temporary fix for aircraft selection.
• Fix bug in AI vs player attack move
• Fix bug in AI vs player evasive move
• Fix bug in wing destruction
• Fix bug in logon/logoff of AI characters
• Change timings to allow for better testing
• Fix bug in AI move

July 29, 2015. Version 1.38

• Jul 29 Barbarossa has been updated
• Jul 30 All servers updated
• Aug 12 Bug fixed in auto-landing on wing destruction
• Aug 12 Bug fixed in wing destruction
• Mar 9, 2016 - Bug fixed that could occur when player aircraft was destroyed
• Aug 25, 2018 - Bug fixed in inactive pilot removal
• Dec 8, 2018 - Bug fixed in infra security code submit
• May 16, 2020 - Small changes to top menu, some html layout, typos, and links fixed/added
• May 25, 2020 - Some more minor fixes of old code/text, top menu navigation on selection change, fixed wing radar auto-refresh
• Jun 5, 2020 - Bug fixed in messaging recipient options (thanks luftwaffes for reporting), some more small layout changes/fixes

General

• REMOVED in-game ad
• Message/Forum/Scramble Lights interval check (not just on pageload)

Infrastructure

• NEW: Construction Time: 3 seconds per building in each sector:
  - buildings under construction are shown with (+number) on the infrastructure page
  - buildings still under construction can not be bombed / not on radar and do not count as infra, when all constructed building are destroyed the wing dies
  - build order for the different building types is always First Bought = First Finished, per sector
  * this is to reduce 'instant full-infra rebuilds' of bombed down wing, or keeping a wing alive with single-sector rebuilds. The construction time is short and over all sectors. This is to ensure wings can still be saved from minor attack, and runway can be completed to take-off to defend/counter-attack.
• Notice: Destruct will first be deducted from the buildings still under construction (* no refund)
• Fixed: after construct/destruct command, same sector will now be preselected
  
• Changed: Defense Officer can build in every sector without having to change his own defensive disposition

Defense Network

• Notice: surface-to-air defenses do not have a construction time, as they are bought and deployed from the Factories
• Fixed: after buy/remove command, same deployment sector will now be preselected
  
• Computer Planes: increased HP
  

Wing Management

• CO/VCO Office: block/unblock dismissed pilot from joining
  
• CO Office: hide protection time countdown shown in the Wing Office
  
• Admissions/Invites: are now saved and loaded when server restarts
  
• CO Office: Wing Patch Gallery: pick a patch from the wing patch gallery
  

Wing Equipment

• AWACS & Ground Control: radios bogeys detected in some sector when you are patrolling your airspace
  
• KC-135: KC-135 tankers are now present in airspace sectors
  * for refuelling in the air, you need to be in a sector with KC-135
  * can be killed by enemy, will be rebuild by factory like E-3 AWACS / computer planes
  * users of downloadable cockpit files need to download the updated cockpit files
• Prices: prices of all wing equipment has increased
  * previous prices were based on old version, lesser wing seed credits
  
• Fixed: Pave Hawk picture showed Jay Hawk

Cockpit

• New: radio on/off switch for radio messages from AWACS or Ground Control
• Changed: button spacing/size, radar screen height
• Added: 'Mission' button when at base or on patrol to switch to mission computer to select target wing to scout
• Changed: combat news box scroll, instead of frame scroll

McCoy's Planes shop

• Changed: aircraft index page, default list by primary role
• Fixed: fontsize issue aircraft catalogue pages

Flying/Combat

• Changed: Dogfight Rule From 48 hour to 24 hour period and Experience points are deducted by 10% per fight
  * you get to zero exp after 10th kill in 24 hours, instead of 4th kill in 48 hours
• Changed: Fire Delay for unguided the 2 seconds delay between Fire commands will not apply when firing/releasing unguided weapons: Gun in salvo or releasing General Purpose Bombs (GPB)
  
• Changed: Emergency Landings aircraft may get damaged/destroyed when landing with damaged engine(s), or when landing without a runway
  * and already: landing without fuel
• New: always consuming fuel according to FCR fuel is consumed while in the air, even while staying in sector
  
• New: buddy refueling (wingman, allies)
  
• Change: air-to-surface damage formula against targets of mobile type (tanks/trucks/air defenses) bombs had same effect as against static type targets
  * due to small hitpoints of these targets, this change has little consequence in most cases

Aircraft & Equipment/Components

• Affecting ALL aircraft:
  • Fuel consume rate formula changed
• Change Tu-95: changed from donor-only to available to all players
• Fix Tu-95: wing pylons were wrongly layed-out, but does not change load
• Fix Tu-95: GSh-23L has now been added, GSh-6-23 gun removed
• Added Fuel Probe: upgrade component for certain aircraft that cannot air refuel
• Added APG-69 radar: upgrade F-5E to F-5E / F-5N
• Added EL/M-2032 radar: upgrade F-5E to Tigre III / F-5EM, MiG-21 to LanceR-C, F-4E to F-4E-2000
• Added Grifo-F radar: upgrade F-5E -> F-5S
• Added Kopyo radar: upgrade MiG-21 -> MiG-21-93 / Bison
• Added KLJ-5 radar: upgrade J-10

Weapons

• Change: for Air-to-Air, when all AAMs of the selected type have been fired, it will select the AAM type with highest damage of the AAMs remaining.
  * just like it does for auto-return fire
  * does not apply to Air-to-Surface (stays as is)
• AMRAAM: AIM-120 and AIM-120C have been combined into AIM-120
  
  • AIM-120 has old AIM-120 price
  • AIM-120 has old AIM-120C specs
  • No difference for aircraft that had the AIM-120C
  • Big difference for aircraft that did not have the AIM-120C
• AMRAAM: AIM-120D adjustments
  
  • AIM-120D remains separate from normal AIM-120
  • AIM-120D max damage slightly reduced from 400 to 380, but has better accuracy
  • Some aircraft that had the AIM-120C, now got the AIM-120D too
• MRAAM:
  
  • new Derby for F-5, F-15, F-16
• IR guided AAM: modern IIR missiles 2x damage, older IR missiles x1.5 damage
  * to make them better self-defense missiles / deal with computer planes
  • new Python-3 for F-4, F-5, F-15, F-16
  • new Python-4 not added to any aircraft, see next:
  • new Python-5 for F-4, F-5, F-15, F-16
• TV-guided bombs: new mode electro-optical (TV) guided bombs
  * TV guidance was previously only for air-to-surface missiles
  • new GBU-15 for F-4, F-16, F-15E
  • new KAB-500KR for MiG-21, and for most other Russian fighters, replaces or supplements KAB-500 LGB in load-out
• Cluster Bomb Units: cluster bombs (CBU/RBK/JP) against point targets reduced damage effect x2
• Cluster Bomb Units: cluster bombs (CBU/RBK/JP) against spread targets increased damage effect x2
• Air-to-Surface missiles:
  
  • new Kh-101 GPS cruise missile for Tu-95, Tu-160
  • fix Kh-55 guidance type fixed
  • fix Apache to cluster bomb type (Rafale)
  • new French AASM: SBU in three variants (Radar,Laser,IR) for Rafale
• Others:
  
  • Fuel330 for F/A-18E, A-6, ao.
  • Fuel480 for F/A-18E, A-6
  • Buddy Pod Refueling Store for certain types only, for fun
• In addition to all of the above, some aircraft weapon configurations were changed:
  
  • MiG-21 weapons change: R-27ER/ET, R-77
  • F-5 weapons change: AIM-120, GBU-12
  • AV-8 weapons change: AIM-120
  • Rafale weapons change: Storm Shadow (aka SCALP-EG), FUEL600, removed some US weaponry replaced by SBU AASMs

Pilot Income

• Change: hourly base salary is not paid to freelancers, you will not be paid if you lost/left your wing
  * only the activity/incentive pay and (guardian) bonus payment...
• Change: max pay limit (base + incentive) from 4 to 10 times normal salary of rank

Pilot Log

• Change: lost aircraft due to surface-to-air, computer planes, emergency forced landings are added to the Combat Log
  
• New: aircraft kills log
• Added: wings created
• Added: medal of Organizational Excellence for 100 wings created
• Fix: medal title displayed on mouseover hover

Options & Misc

• New option: switch between classic and new cockpit target image files
  * the image set available on the forum as alternative downloadable files
• Fixed: open link tag in manual pages
• New: Weekly top players (under construction)

BARBAROSSA ONLY. TEST VERSION

• Jan 17-19 Barbarossa has been updated
• Jan 24-26 Barbarossa has been updated
• Jan 30-31 Barbarossa has been updated
• Feb 5 Barbarossa has been updated
• Mar 21 - Barbarossa is back online, but AI is disabled until new build is ready
• May 16 - AI re-enabled for some more testing, reverted/adjusted some changes
• May 17 - bug found, AI disabled for now
• Jul 29 - Barbarossa has been updated for v1.38 roll-out(AI excluded)