New updates are here! Weekly Update - May 27th 2022
Welcome to the weekend, just in time for some new sounds to listen to in DCS: World!
Release Day:
Hey everyone and welcome to release day! I am so excited to finally release this hard work to the public. Before we get into the juicy details - a huge thank you to our Patrons who have chosen to help us keep Echo 19 Audio a possibility, and to those that continue to support us through our other channels like Gumroad, YouTube, Discord and now Instagram!
Please join us in this month’s developer preview and cinematic release; we are doing things a bit differently around here!
Entire streamed event (10AM CDT, 1600z)
Cinematic/Showcase only available (10:20AM CDT, 1600z)
Download:
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Housekeeping
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Next Update: We have future updates planned for these aircraft, as well as our other available products - and things not yet announced. Stay tuned and make sure you’re connected with us to stay up to date! If you like what we do, share with your friends and join us in our mission!
Launch Notes
Quite a bit has changed between the Viper and Tomcat; here’s some revision notes!
Tomcat (F-14 A/B by Heatblur Simulations): Version 1.8
Lots of new sounds from flyby effects to tweaks and adjustments on many levels.
New rear, front, side flyby audio. Note that the rear flyby audio includes engine pitch information that was included to "simulate" results I wanted. In a future update, perhaps this can be removed and we can use the actual powerplant in-game to produce this whine. For now, this is what we got. Also has new afterburner close, mil power sample and distant afterburner audio.
Viper (F-16C Fighting Falcon by Eagle Dynamics): Version 2.5.5
The cockpit mix has been adjusted to provide a better experience to the player.
Revamped several internal features
New flyby effects have been added to increase overall external immersion of the aircraft.
Tweaked some configuration settings for external audio that will aid in audio immersion.
Known issues:
F11/F3 at higher speeds will produce a whining sound that is a result from RPM2. Currently there is no way around this other than reducing volume, which then removes other desirable effects. I will be taking this to ED to see if there is anything that can be done.
Credits / Special Thanks
A huge shoutout and big thank you to Foxtrot and dcs_world_photography for their hard work and help with the cinematic video the past couple of weeks! Also; thank you to our Test Pilot crew and partners for thoroughly vetting and testing the F-16/F-14 mods before their release.