SSW has released a beta version of vACMI 5.2.0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzn7awdafgwsj ... 0.exe?dl=0
All VAAFSE members, VIP include, should download and install, please report issues and errors if any.
WHAT'S NEW
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- Air2Ground Gunnery implementation, now players can see theirs bullets hit the ground and if the target has been hit an explosion occurs, explosion type depends on target class. A2Gnd gunnnery is implemented on F-104 S at the moment, in the final version all VAAFSE planes will be equipped with a2g gun.
- Bombing CEP implementation, now bombs/rockets can be delivered against known ground targets and if the target has been hit an explosion occurs, explosion type depends on target class.
- Same applies for vACMI ships, however CEP is valid only on single player since in multiplayer is not possible know ship positions, we will implement a sort of naval/ground seeker to this end in the future.
If the bomb/rocket miss the target no target explosion occurs, however the bomb blast will be visible.
HOW ABOVE RESULTS ARE ACHIEVED
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All depends on vACMI target files .tgt and their format:
TARGET1]
{
LAT:44.0123411479;
LON:12.6219846133;
ALT: 0.0;
NAME:"Fuel truck";
TGT_TYPE:"SSW-TGT-FUEL-TRUCK";
TGT_HEAD: 0.0;
TGT_CLASS:"FUEL_TRUCK";
}
[TARGET"]
{
LAT:44.0138735849;
LON:12.6232386668;
ALT: 0.0;
NAME:"Trans Europe Express";
TGT_TYPE:"SSW-TGT-TE-EXPRESS";
TGT_HEAD:310.0;
TGT_CLASS:"TRAIN";
}
Up to 32 targets can be inserted into a single file, however only first 6 can be selected to be used with guided weapon such as GBU12, HARM or KORMORAN, while all 32 can be used with bomb/rockets/gun.
TGT_TYPE:"SSW-TGT-TE-EXPRESS";
This property describes the target type, several target models are already available (actually 45, but that number can be increased easily), if a known target type name is entered on TGT_TYPE: property, it will be dynamically constructed when the target file is loaded, in above case a train will be constructed at the position LAT:/LON:
This permits to construct target sceneries easily without be linked with the time consuming work to make static target sceneries.
Since all those objects are local to a single player it means that the same target file must be loaded by all players going on that target, as sim objects do not load on the multiplayer network have no impact on server performances.
TGT_CLASS:"TRAIN";
This property is related with the explosion that occurs when the target has been hit, several classes are available with several explosion types.
AIRCRAFT
AMMO_STORAGE
FUEL_DEPO
FUEL_TRUCK
HANGAR
HARDENED_SHELTER
HEAVVY_BOMBER
HELICOPTER
NOT DEFINED
SHIP
TRAIN
This class are hard coded and cannot be augmented without recompiling vACMI itself-
vACMI Partner has already been modified to know all above and to let you to construct target files easily.
have fun
