october_060_build

[remileonard]

Major update focused on flight dynamics, AI behavioral systems, and camera management. Significant improvements to weapon handling, navigation, and mission control systems.

Major Features

Flight Dynamics System

• New Flight Model: Implemented SCJetpPlane and SCJdynPlane with advanced physics
• Aerodynamics: Added parasite drag calculations and improved lift computations
• Air Density Calculations: Integrated RSAirdens for realistic altitude-dependent aerodynamics
• Stall Mechanics: Implemented hard stall conditions and attitude control for enhanced flight realism
• Takeoff & Landing: Complete takeoff and landing operation sequences

AI Brain System

• New SCAIBrain Class: Comprehensive AI behavior management system
• Combat Behaviors:
  • Fire control mechanisms with attitude-based aiming
  • Pursuit and evasion tactics
  • Ground attack functionality with dynamic target selection
  • Missile loading, locking, and threat assessment
• Decision Making: Fixed cadence AI decision-making with improved response timing
• Wingman System: Implemented active wingman management and ally following mechanics
• Navigation: Enhanced waypoint logic and steer-to-waypoint calculations

Camera System Overhaul

• Camera Director: Implemented SCCameraDirector with procedural camera sequences
• Multiple Camera Types:
  • Chase Camera for following aircraft
  • Target Camera for focused tracking
  • Rota Camera for rotational perspectives
  • Cockpit view mapping
• Time Model: Simplified time handling with improved counter management
• Mission Integration: Full integration with mission actors and event handling

Mission & Control Systems

• Event System: Complete event-driven architecture with subscription/publication pattern
  • MessageBus class for event management
  • MissionEventActorHit and related event classes
  • Enhanced event handling in mission and actor systems
• Pilot Control: PlaneControlEvent for improved aircraft command input
• Objective Management: New setObjective method for mission targeting
• Order Execution: Streamlined order system for mission-critical commands

Weapon System Enhancements

• Improved weapon category classification
• Radar domain targeting refinements
• Weapon timers and cooldown management
• Seeker logic enhancements
• Difficulty scaling for weapon effectiveness

Graphics & Rendering

• Palette System: Fixed colorFlag conditional setting based on palette size
• Color Rendering: Updated to use palette texel values for accurate color reproduction
• Camera Opcodes: Implemented RSCameraCOMP camera opcode definitions and decoding

Improvements & Optimizations

• Code Organization: Refactored event classes to separate headers for better maintainability
• Performance: Optimized control input processing and position synchronization
• Linux Support: Multiple fixes to ensure cross-platform compatibility
• Vector Operations: Enhanced vector operation calculations for flight dynamics
• Waypoint System: Fixed waypoint navigation to prevent aircraft ground collisions
• CMake Build: Simplified target linking configuration

Bug Fixes

• Fixed RSPalette colorFlag handling
• Corrected weapon category and radar type assignments
• Fixed target domain checks for missile threat assessment
• Refined destruction detection in mission updates
• Resolved velocity alignment issues between mission and plane systems
• Removed debug print statements
• Linux build compatibility fixes

Technical Improvements

• Fixed-Point Representation: Updated JDYN structure for improved numerical stability
• AI Parameters: Restructured RSEntity JDYN fields for better AI integration
• Event Handling: Introduced onEvent pattern for cleaner event management
• Data Structure: Replaced radar arrays with std::map for improved COMP shape handling
• Build System: Enhanced CMakeLists configuration for better cross-platform support

Testing Notes

This release includes significant changes to flight dynamics and AI systems. Testing recommendations:

• Validate flight model behavior across different altitude ranges
• Test AI combat scenarios in various mission configurations
• Verify camera transitions and sequences
• Confirm weapon targeting in multiplayer and single-player modes
• Cross-platform testing on Linux and supported systems

Full Changelog: august_050_build...october_060_build

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This discussion was created from the release october_060_build.

[MarcoWanke]

Why no compiled version in this release?

[remileonard]

hello,

this release did not have compiled version because my windows computer needed the big windows update, after that it was not building. Check the 0.6.1, it has a new music player that finally fixes the bugs in the musics