Midway 1.01

[rahamy]

The first update for Midway should be up on the HPS site by the upcoming weekend if not sooner. Here's the things it includes:

Changes for Midway V1.01
- Fix to hang problems with Aircraft Dialog.
- Change so that Deck Operations are not possible when a carrier is in clouds.
- Added a Depth Sounding feature (under View Menu) that affects submarine operations.
- Change so that radar detection is shown using a magenta line and does not result in spotting.
- Added Range Only and Airborne radar.
- Added Critical Ship feature which when sunk results in immediate scenario termination.
- Change so that zoom changes using the mouse wheel maintain cursor position.
- Added Sea State to lower right-hand corner of Jump Chart.
- Added Collision feature.
- Added number of seconds remaining in ship picture when waiting for air operations to complete.
- Added hot key "R" for aircraft Return to Base.
- Darkened American ships on Jump Chart for better ledgibility.
- (Database) Added 5" HVAR to TBM Avenger loads.
- (Editor) Added ability to place and remove mines.
- (Editor) Added ability to specify extra loads on a ship.

[SG1]

Thanks a lot for the news. Two questions though :
- does a cloud prevent all deck operations, including spotting / back to hanger or just the launching and landing of aircraft ?
- is the critical ship feature an option that can be chosen or is it embedded in the game engine ?

[rahamy]

Thanks a lot for the news. Two questions though :
- does a cloud prevent all deck operations, including spotting / back to hanger or just the launching and landing of aircraft ?
- is the critical ship feature an option that can be chosen or is it embedded in the game engine ?

Just launching & landing of aircraft.

The CS feature is toggled on or off in the scenario editor, so is not set by default.

[SG1]

Many thanks for the reply, rahami.
The one on deck operations is obvious enough, but safer is safer...
I look forward to the update.

[rahamy]

This is on the site now:

http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/updates/up_NavCamps/up_NAVCAM.html