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A-4E-C Project Update Q1 2019 A-4E-C Project Update Q1 2019



Happy New Year! 2019 has a lot still in store for the A-4E-C, beginning with a few announcements today! Available now from our team and community members are a new Installer, a download link for in-progress Beta builds, and a seperate download for our original WWII Weapons mod that is currently part of the A-4E-C mod.



Coming in February is the A-4E-C Version 1.0.3 Update, which will contain a number of updates and bugfixes for the mod. These updates are almost entirely coming to you thanks to the efforts of hard working community members who have joined us in the past month, and we greatly thank them for their contributions! If you would like to contribute, please consider joining us on Discord at



Going forward, we’ll likely be switching to quarterly updates outside of each new version release. While I was not initially sure if we would have any updates at all, the prevalence of progress and new work justifies updates on at least a quarterly basis.





NEW: Installer.exe



Thanks to the work of community member Careos, we now have a new way to download and install the A-4E-C. This is still experimental at the moment, but we hope to further test and refine it in the future. Follow the link below to download the installer, then run the program and ensure that the target destination is the active folder for your version of DCS. In addition to this installer, we will continue to provide the folder download via Google Drives.



Download the experimental build of the Installer HERE : https://goo.gl/yTgwro



NEW: Beta Download



Tired of waiting for the latest and greatest A-4E-C? Want to help the dev team and community devs test out new features and bugfixes? Great news, you can now download realtime test builds of upcoming updates on Github! Please be aware that these are work in progress builds which have no guarantee of working. T his is for advanced/adventurous users only !



Visit the A-4E-C GitHub HERE : https://github.com/Merker6/community-a4e-c





NEW: Separate WWII Weapons Pack Download



For those looking to utilize our original AN-series surplus WWII munitions without having to download the A-4E-C, there is now a separate download available for just that thanks to community member Stonehouse. Because of how DCS handles weapons, you’ll need to edit the code of existing aircraft in order to utilize these weapons. Place this into SavedGames/DCSVERSION/Mods/Tech. This is for advanced users only !



Download the WWII Weapons Pack HERE : https://goo.gl/xw5qWi



Coming Soon: Update 1.0.3



Coming in late January or early February is A-4E-C version 1.0.3. This update will bring several big bug fixes, as well as introducing a few new features as well. Thanks to the incredible work of Heclak, creator of the earliest submods for the A-4E-C, we have been able to introduce a large number of bugfixes and features. There are still a number of high-priority bugs we’re working to a identify the cause of (impervious to missiles) and will provide an update when a solution has been implemented. For now, here are some of the highlights of the upcoming update.



New Features:

-Carrier Cold Start

-Parking chocks option and animation (WIP Screenshot Below)







Bug Fixes:

-Red Light switch no longer frozen

-Correct Instrument and Console lighting knobs assigned

-AIM-9P pylon extensions now visible



Update: USS Oriskany



Work on the USS Oriskany has been sidelined while v1.0.3 is in progress, however some work occured over the Christmas break. Due to a significant lack of era-appropriate aircraft for the Oriskany, several new carrier deck “candy” models are in progress. These will include the SH-3 and F-8. These models will be static only for now due to the lower-detailed geometry being used to ensure smooth performance on the deck. Check out some early screenshots below!







Happy New Year! 2019 has a lot still in store for the A-4E-C, beginning with a few announcements today! Available now from our team and community members are a new Installer, a download link for in-progress Beta builds, and a seperate download for our original WWII Weapons mod that is currently part of the A-4E-C mod.Coming in February is the A-4E-C Version 1.0.3 Update, which will contain a number of updates and bugfixes for the mod. These updates are almost entirely coming to you thanks to the efforts of hard working community members who have joined us in the past month, and we greatly thank them for their contributions! If you would like to contribute, please consider joining us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VEmJWVP Going forward, we’ll likely be switching to quarterly updates outside of each new version release. While I was not initially sure if we would have any updates at all, the prevalence of progress and new work justifies updates on at least a quarterly basis.Thanks to the work of community member Careos, we now have a new way to download and install the A-4E-C. This is still experimental at the moment, but we hope to further test and refine it in the future. Follow the link below to download the installer, then run the program and ensure that the target destination is the active folder for your version of DCS. In addition to this installer, we will continue to provide the folder download via Google Drives.Download the experimental build of the InstallerTired of waiting for the latest and greatest A-4E-C? Want to help the dev team and community devs test out new features and bugfixes? Great news, you can now download realtime test builds of upcoming updates on Github! Please be aware that these are work in progress builds which have no guarantee of working. TVisit the A-4E-C GitHubFor those looking to utilize our original AN-series surplus WWII munitions without having to download the A-4E-C, there is now a separate download available for just that thanks to community member Stonehouse. Because of how DCS handles weapons, you’ll need to edit the code of existing aircraft in order to utilize these weapons. Place this into SavedGames/DCSVERSION/Mods/Tech.Download the WWII Weapons PackComing in late January or early February is A-4E-C version 1.0.3. This update will bring several big bug fixes, as well as introducing a few new features as well. Thanks to the incredible work of Heclak, creator of the earliest submods for the A-4E-C, we have been able to introduce a large number of bugfixes and features. There are still a number of high-priority bugs we’re working to a identify the cause of (impervious to missiles) and will provide an update when a solution has been implemented. For now, here are some of the highlights of the upcoming update.New Features:-Carrier Cold Start-Parking chocks option and animation (WIP Screenshot Below)Bug Fixes:-Red Light switch no longer frozen-Correct Instrument and Console lighting knobs assigned-AIM-9P pylon extensions now visibleWork on the USS Oriskany has been sidelined while v1.0.3 is in progress, however some work occured over the Christmas break. Due to a significant lack of era-appropriate aircraft for the Oriskany, several new carrier deck “candy” models are in progress. These will include the SH-3 and F-8. These models will be static only for now due to the lower-detailed geometry being used to ensure smooth performance on the deck. Check out some early screenshots below! __________________

Former A-4E-C 3D Artist



Logo Credit to Plusnine Last edited by Merker; 01-12-2019 at 04:29 PM .