Version 1.38

• Jul 29, 2015 - Barbarossa has been updated
• Jul 30, 2015 - All servers updated
• Aug 12, 2015 - Bug fixed in auto-landing on wing destruction
• Aug 14, 2015 - 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
• Mar 27, 2022 - AI players/AI wing has been enabled on NEWBIE Game Server

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 refueling 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)