November 18, 2016 – It’s been a while since we last emailed you so we wanted to get in touch to give you a quick round-up of the CAP2 developments over the past few weeks. Depending on where you have been following us you may already be aware of some elements.
Latest version
- We are now at v809.1 which is currently live in the Beta and VR Beta channels and will transition to the default branch ASAP.
- As well a couple of crash fixes, general bug squashing and copious minor improvements, the following are present in this build.
- Steam launch options for 2D, OpenVR & Oculus.
- New carrier with animated elevators, deck crane and deck tugs.
- Air to Air refuelling – KC767 tanker with realistic hose physics. Check out the video here.
- You can check out the full details and over at the dev blog
- We’ve also added several new screenshots and videos to our website
What’s next?
- Further v809 updates will include populated target ranges, updated MFD & radar displays together with RCS (Radar Cross Section) logic.
- Cockpit updates are progressing well. Aside from modelling one of the major updates will be the mirror reflections. You’ll be able to specify varying levels of reflection fidelity plus we’re considering adding adjustable mirrors.
- Automatic support for Thrustmaster MFD Cougar panels is also on the way.