** DCS: AJS-37 WIP Pre-Release Manual Released! **

[Bacab]

Hi everyone !

 

I have found a small mistake page 293 : it says "Disable target motion measurement (address 21, value 1)."

 

According to the ingame training and to the manual page 257 the correct input to disable target motion measurement should be address 22 (instead of 21), value 1.

[TOViper]

Please, Heatblur, I know that you are eager to finish the F-14, but please dont leave this manual as is ... the Viggen deserves a finished manual, as well as the full Campaign. Also, please finish the SPA mode, currently it seems to be half-made :(

 

I will purchase the F-14 no matter what, but please do finish the Viggen first ... it would allow you to put it on Steam and gather more customers.

 

Best regards.

 

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

I am sure it doesn't speed up finishing the Viggen, and for sure this will annoy a few, but I think of NOT buying the F-14. For me it is more important to have the first "non-beta" product. And the Viggen is worth it, in my eyes this is the coolest, most sophisticated and most exciting aircraft in DCS so far.

 

So for me these points are the most important ones:

 

1.) Manual update, this shouldn't be to complicate.

2.) A bigger campaign, I am waiting since ... half a year?

3.) Bug fixes are done (just to name only one of them: the performance of the aircraft is still weaker than the real aircraft, especially the acceleration during take-off, as written in a dedicated topic. Other issues still exist.)

 

I do not like the idea of having a collection of beta-state aircraft.

Somewhen the Viggen MUST be "finished". The community is giving so much into it (I personally stopped efforts after spending much time with the Viggen after its release, due to different reasons). All the work of the community must be seen by the developer, and in a way of awarding this they must continue the work on the Viggen.

 

Just my personal opinion. :)

 

If there is something to do for the update / extension / translation of the manual (maybe translating it into german language or something similar like creating screenshots ... please leave a PM). I will most probably have more time in the next few months.

[Cobra847]

A manual update is on the list and will be looked at soon.

[QuiGon]

A manual update is on the list and will be looked at soon.

Thanks, it's in dire need!

[Cobra847]

Thanks, it's in dire need!

 

We plan to do all changes in one go and then call it done (obviously some minor changes may still occur) - but it should then be safe for printing.

[QuiGon]

We plan to do all changes in one go and then call it done (obviously some minor changes may still occur) - but it should then be safe for printing.

Alright, sounds good to me :thumbup:

[Fred00]

Yes, I would say it's important to get the Viggen to its final phase with a finished manual and a decent campaign. It was the lack of those that made me give up on it.

[sea2sky]

Are the buttons/switches still not possible to assign to controls (HOTAS etc)?

[Flappie]

Are the buttons/switches still not possible to assign to controls (HOTAS etc)?

Please stay on topic. We only talk about the official Viggen manual in here.

 

Thanks Cobra, I'm glad to know the manual is not forgotten.

[amalahama]

Now that the addon is getting quite mature, the only thing really lacking is the manual. How is it going?

 

Regards

[Hoffster]

Any plans for a manual update soon?

[imacken]

Can I assume from what I’ve read here that there is no manual or campaign with the current Viggen product?

Are there training missions,or are they also missing at the moment?

Sorry about the basic question, but I was considering a purchase.

[some1]

The manual hasn't been updated since February, so it's probably the same draft that is available in this topic. It's quite comprehensive, but some topics and many pictures are missing.

 

There are basic training missions, but not for every weapon system. Not sure if they work correctly in the current version.

 

The rest can be learned from other tutorials and videos on the web, the module has been out for a while so there is plenty to choose from.

 

No campaign yet.

[imacken]

Thanks for that. It seems rather disappointing that the manual hasn’t been updated for almost a year. Is the module still being developed by Heatblur?

I know we’re going off topic, but are the training missions interactive and voiced?

[some1]

Yes, the module is being updated periodically but at a rather slow pace.

 

Training missions are interactive, don't remember if voiced or not.

[QuiGon]

Yes, it's still beeing developed. From yesterdays announcement:

AJS 37 Development Update

 

While most of your excitement currently revolves around the F-14; we’re still working hard on our post release AJS 37 roadmap.

We’ve recently unveiled some of the bigger, new, free features coming to the Viggen- such as the AI J-35 Draken. We’ve spent a lot of time building this aircraft to the same exacting standard as you’d expect from a flyable DCS module.

 

 

The Draken is an integral part of what we consider to be our AJS 37 Content Push.

The Content push for the Viggen primarily revolves and focuses around the two campaigns that we are working on, which will ship for free for the module. Both campaigns will be set in the Caucasus region, and one campaign will be a short 6 mission “mini campaign”.

 

Of course, the aircraft itself will be no stranger to expansion and improvements, both in and outside the game. Some of the major changes coming to the Viggen are as follows:

• Major and minor bugs still remaining.
  
  
• New, J-35 Draken AI
  
  
• An overhaul of the cockpit to take full advantage of PBR BRDF (see F-14 cockpit samples)
  
  
• Completely new exterior soundset, accurately recreating the sound of the Volvo RM8 as mounted in the AJS 37 Viggen.
  
  
• New Caucasus Mini-Campaign
  
  
• New Caucasus Main-Campaign
  
  
• New in-cockpit pilot
  
  
• Manual imagery and content completion
  
  
• New Liveries, including fictional and JA-37 liveries
  
  
• More Training Missions
  
  
• New Single Player Missions
  
  
• More new, secret content!
  
  

With these changes and additions, we hope that the AJS 37 will be considered one of the best packages of content available for $59.99. One of our prime goals is to make sure that everything we build is filled to the brim with content. The F-14 will be no different, and we have some exciting announcements to make with regards to the Tomcat as well.

 

Some of you have expressed concern that the AJS 37 will fall to the wayside with the coming of the F-14. The opposite is actually true. We consider 2018 to be a year where we consolidate both of our products, iron out any remaining flaws in both, and make sure that we can move ahead with a clean and low-intensity (upkeep wise) slate.

 

 

[Rudel_chw]

Can I assume from what I’ve read here that there is no manual or campaign with the current Viggen product?

Are there training missions,or are they also missing at the moment?

Sorry about the basic question, but I was considering a purchase.

 

The Viggen does have a good manual, its still a draft so its missing some illustrations, but all the important ones are there.

 

There is no Campaign included within the game yet, tough there is an official five mission Mini-Campaign available on the Forum.

 

There are training missions, cant remember how many, but they are voiced. I actually learned this plane following the excellent videos of xxjohnxx .. a young austrian with a very clear way of explaining and teaching.

 

The module is curretly on sale at heatblur.com, at 50% discount (us$ 30) and in my opinion is worth every penny :)

 

Best regards

[QuiGon]

The manual is not good. Most of the illustrations that are included are bad quality and IIRC there are also entire instructions missing.

The mini-campaign available on the forum was just a beta offered for testing IIRC.

Edited December 23, 2017 by QuiGon

[Hoffster]

Is the real manual available for the public?

[QuiGon]

Is the real manual available for the public?

 

I think I've seen it somewhere on the forums, but it's in swedish.

 

Edit: Here you go: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=168144

[Hoffster]

I think I've seen it somewhere on the forums, but it's in swedish.

 

Ok. Swedish is fine for a half Swede like me :thumbup:

 

Edit: Found it.

Edited December 20, 2017 by Hoffster

[F900EX]

Yes, I would say it's important to get the Viggen to its final phase with a finished manual and a decent campaign. It was the lack of those that made me give up on it.

 

 

This ...^^^

 

We have paid for a full working product but got 70% of what needs to be updated. 1+ year later all we have seen is another product you want us to purchase for $10. Some training/single player missions would be nice but at I don't expect to see it at any stage.

 

Let's see what comes first a complete product or my Viggen model build.

 

 

[Cobra847]

This ...^^^

 

We have paid for a full working product but got 70% of what needs to be updated. 1+ year later all we have seen is another product you want us to purchase for $10. Some training/single player missions would be nice but at I don't expect to see it at any stage.

 

Let's see what comes first a complete product or my Viggen model build.

 

 

 

 

The aircraft itself is very much close to complete at this point.

If you're expecting any major changes in the Viggen itself, then I'm afraid you'll come away very disappointed.

 

 

Some training/single player missions would be nice but at I don't expect to see it at any stage.

 

This is directly at odds with our roadmap:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=199206

Edited January 11, 2018 by Cobra847

[QuiGon]

The aircraft itself is very much close to complete at this point.

If you're expecting any major changes in the Viggen itself, then I'm afraid you'll come away very disappointed.

I hope this just means feature complete, as there is quite a good amount of still remaining issues in the bugs subforum that needs to be fixed!

[Cobra847]

I hope this just means feature complete, as there is quite a good amount of still remaining issues in the bugs subforum that needs to be fixed!

 

Yes, of course. :)

 

Features wise, the list is growing very slim. :)