Alpha 0.20

2025-10-03 Alpha 0.20

• Finally fixed a problem that prevented aircraft collision from being detected

• Added a ceiling light to the storage room, so you can see a bit more when flying

• Fixed a lot of inconsistent geometry in several assets

• Fixed the machine gun so it stops firing if out of ammo. Sorry, no pew pew today.

• Fixed a bug where the gunfire spread was not calculated correctly

• Added flak (anti aircraft gun) fire zones. Quite risky to fly through.

• Slightly changed the appearance of the fixed practice target orbs

• Added AI controlled auto turrets. Damn, stay clear of them!

• Massively overhauled the damage system to be way more flexible

• Colliding with objects now damages the aircraft, too

• Fixed some issues with framerate independent physics calculation

• Fixed the flight dynamics: Damages to wings now affect the lift correctly

• Gave the rudder of the Bf 109 a bit more authority at lower airspeed

• Tweaked the Levels "Fixed Target Training" and "Free Flight, Unfair Fight"

• Implemented an adaptive gunsight with lead and elevation adjustment!

• Added a temporary keyboard shortcut for "repair"

• Added a temporary keyboard shortcut for "select target"

• Added a temporary keyboard shortcut for "arm / disarm primary weapon"

• Fixed a lot of smaller issues

• Made many mistakes

• Implemented some machine learning for the enemy AI to train itself "midgame"

• Had a lot of fun while hunting down enemy planes

• Prepared the way for an achievement / leaderboard / ranking system

• Played around with "ball turrets" for things like the B-29 or so... we will see