When the top gun DLC went live i though Microsoft said there were going to be further updates to the f18 and when i went inside of the cockpit everything was the same?? This leaves me wondering if at any point in the future Microsoft will add more working mfd pages like BIT or some other non combat related pages?? From my recollection the fsx f18 had almost every page working. Wonder why not with this one?
I think we speculated that there would be further improvements to the systems, I dont think they actually said it.
do you think theyll make more mfd pages work some time in the future
Highly unlikely just based on what pages are left. For the SUPT pages
MIDS and MUMI are effectively only useful for combat purposes and out of scope. ROE/IFF PROG, CTT, NETS, and UFC BU do not appear to have any public documentation so those would also be out of scope. HMD is primarily for alignment of the HMD, which we don’t have installed in our virtual jet. And GPS has no purpose as MSFS doesn’t simulate satellite line of sight /failures to the best of my knowledge.
For the TAC page
STORES, RDR ATTK, AZEL, TGT DATA, EW, and SA are all combat related and out of scope. IMAGE and CAS do not appear to have any public information available, so are also out of scope.
What about the built in test page on the support page?? I think that should at least work right? Even if it is fully not working the could at least add it so we can test the fcs mission computer right?
Touchingcloud’s F-18 freeware mod has a lot of extra stuff but we are still waiting on SU9 patch.
Hey do you think theyll add the BIT page in the future?? I see in your response that you did not mention it
I think the BIT page is unlikely, it would mainly just be a static page filled with DEGD or NO GO status as most of the underlying systems don’t exist in the Asobo jet.
Hate to be that voice but the F18 in this game is pretty much for zooming around and having fun, no real level of simulation is likely to be implemented by Asobo. Even still, it would require permission from Boeing to flesh out the systems further not to mention altering it in a way that doesn’t compromise classified material or systems.
Your best place for higher end fighter jets is DCS. You just need to decide if you prefer plane fidelity or world fidelity, because with the F18 you can only have one.
If they did not make it into the TG DLC than I doubt we will see any more features implemented in the stock F18.
One would hope : crosses fingers : but there remains strong opponents to keep MSFS a pacifist experience. I do not agree with this $tance at all.
If I were an investor, I’d be having a conniption.
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