TA-4J Skyhawk, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and More Get Screenshots and Development Updates
IndiaFoxtEcho provided screenshots and development updates of its upcoming TA-4J Skyhawk and F-16 Fighting Falcon for MSFS, on top of the Fiat G.91 for DCS World, alongside its existing aircraft.
MSFS TA-4J SKYHAWK
We are not completely happy with the art package: we have been working to fix a number of small inaccuracies in the cockpit but we are almost done.
Apart from that, the only major missing bit is a detailed implementation of the navigation system (we want to try and make it “realistic” with error accumulation depending on doppler radar condition). Everything else is pretty much ready for Beta Testing.
MSFS F-16 Falcon
We are still waiting for Heatblur to finalize the art package, and there is still some work needed on the navigation system, stores management system and warning system.
Pretty much everything else is ready for Beta testing.
MSFS F-35 LIGHTNING 2.0
Still working on an improved art package to improve the visual quality of the product. Nothing we can show at the moment, but we think it is promising.
We have also other projects planned – but for the moment we are focusing on these three. We’ll discuss future plans (and possibly even failed projects) in a separate post in future.
MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR UPDATES TO EXISTING PRODUCTS
We have many updates in the work for several projects, but the next in line are:
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON
We have almost completed a small update which was initially meant only to fix a couple of minor bugs and add new liveries, but we ended up rewriting the navigation system and adding functionality to the SWP moding key. We need some time to test it before the release.
TORNADO
We have completed an tiny update to fix the animation glitches caused by SU6, but in reality we also wanted to revamp the navigation and map systems, to have better support of external tools for flight/mission planning in MSFS2024… this new system (provided it works) is linked to the Typhoon development described above, so we need more time to test it (and may be postponed to a later update if it does not work).
MSFS2024 NATIVE CONVERSIONS
As discussed in a previous post, having MSFS2024 native packages is a PREREQUISITE for being evaluated for potential addition to the PS5 marketplace.
Still, we think some of our products are not mature enough for a proper conversion (which will make it difficult for us to support our 2020 customers) while the older ones are not up to the quality level we’d like to offer.
So, we have decided to upgrade our older projects first, bring them to a better quality level if we can, and make them 2024 native format, so that they can be – eventually – released on PS5 if Microsoft decides so. We will also try and release equivalent updates to 2020.
For the moment we started working on 2024 version of the T-45 and the Long-EZ, but we will try and convert all of our products over time.
DCS G.91
We are making good progress with the module – the coolest addition in the internal build are the JATO rockets.
Palma de Mallorca Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Gets New Screenshots
Pyreegue showcased some new screenshots of Palma de Mallorca Airport (LEPA) in Spain, which is in development natively for MSFS 2024.
You can check them out in the gallery above. At the moment, we don’t yet know when it’ll be released.
Malta International Airport for MSFS 2024 Gets New Trailer
iniBuilds released the trailer for the upcoming Malta International Airport (LMML) for MSFS 2024.
You can check it out above.
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