Update v1.9.0

This update brings many bugfixes, improved memory usage, and a new Spectate mode for multiplayer.

When a multiplayer mission is live, the Spectate button will appear at the top of the briefing room menu. As a spectator, you can watch your teammates, or occupy viewpoints on airbases and ships.
Some of the viewpoints are interactive, such as the carrier LSO station and ATC towers.

v1.9.0f23

General

• Changed how missions, maps, and voices are loaded to reduce memory usage
• Updated to latest SteamVR plugin version
• Reduced some memory usage for trees
• Fixed: city building colliders were disabled when far from the player
• Fixed: AIM-120 wouldn't track properly if lock/TWS is lost after launch
• Tweaked radar lock gate to fix losing lock in BFM
• Fixed: airbase signs didn't have correct color
• Fixed: decoys didn't appear on nav map properly
• Fixed: Reaction control thrust (VTOL aicraft) did not apply the mission's fuel drain multiplier
• Fixed: HOJ doesn't stop when the radar is turned off

Multiplayer

• Added Spectator Mode
• Added spectator positions to airbases and ships, including tower and LSO positions
• Added lobby options for spectator mode
• Fixed: client was kicked when initial sync took more than 5 seconds
• Fixed: unable to complete RTB objective in F-45 in Valley of Death campaign (EF-24 DLC)
• Fixed: Improper equipment settings in Free Flight/Airshow mission
• Fixed issue potentially causing lag from looping messages after a multiplayer mission ends

Mission Editor

• Added custom spectator point to Static Objects
• Added different sizes of platform static objects
• Fixed black screen when launching mission with GECM truck set to not engage
• Added glow to bring attention to incomplete objective config warning
• Fixed: Incomplete GV objective config caused mission to crash
• Fixed: incomplete GV objective config didn't cause warning to appear properly
• Fixed: config values did not get saved properly when strings are pasted with CRLF line endings
• Fixed: Clicking Cancel in the Equipment Assignments editor on MP spawn would not undo the locked hardpoint statuses
• Fixed: locked hardpoints marked "Free" (caused by the above bug) would not be locked in the in-mission equipment selector
• Fixed: Images and audio on Team B briefings did not get saved properly (missions with existing Team B briefings may need to re-edit the briefings)
• Prevented some unwanted files from being uploaded with workshop content

Units

• Fixed: AI using AGM could be stuck orbiting beyond locking range
• Fixed: MQ-31 collider caused it to get stuck when taxiing from certain spots on aircraft carrier
• Fixed: GECM truck didn't use band specified by event actions
• Fixed: GECM truck would continue on existing attack when new attack is ordered, until toggling the "engage enemies" mode
• Fixed: AI pilots wouldn't fire ARM until after flying over target in some circumstances
• Fixed: AI air units would try to use radar missiles when radar was disabled, instead of other available weapons

Quicksave

• Fixed issue causing certain mission objective types to not quickload properly if saved multiple times

Equipment

• Changed F/A-26B and T-55 AIM-120 name to AIM-120C

Radar

• Fixed: TWS track HUD position was glitchy

Liveries

• Fixed: old livery references were included in last version

EF-24G v1.1.1f1

• Fixed: AIM-120 used older version of missile (C) instead of AIM-120D
• Fixed: AIM-7 could guide without radar lock and gave no SARH tone
• Fixed: AIM-54 could guide on datalink
• Fixed: network crash when a player leaves then rejoins EWO seat when there are GPS targets present
• Fixed: FRAZ icon status doesn't update when contact fades and reappears

AH-94 v1.2.3f1

• Disabled unintended boresight mode