What's new in Strike Fighters 2 Patch July 2013
Jul 6, 2013
- Reduces menu screens flickering on some video cards when running on Windows 8.
- Additional minor performance tweaks.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch May 2013 (May 31, 2013)
- Expansion Packs can now be installed on any SF2 install.
- Minor tweaks to improve performance.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch July 2012 (Jul 30, 2012)
- Vector to Home Base" speech not working correctly on fleet-based mission is fixed.
- F-14 on Easy Avionics settings now has increased radar range.
- Single Mission screen sometimes not showing the Mission Year correctly is fixed.
- Mission Editor not saving out fleets with two or more carriers is fixed.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch June 2012 (Jun 29, 2012)
- All games can be installed using the new web-based installer.
- Player pilot can no longer be killed separately from the aircraft, player is killed only when the aircraft is destroyed.
- Damage from player missiles has been increased.
- Iceland campaign at Hard option is made easier to win.
- F3 view not working correctly on Harrier cockpit is fixed.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch May 2012 (Jun 1, 2012)
- The blast deflector animation on Nimitz not working is fixed.
- Mission Editor is updated to be compatible with the Iceland map
- and Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic.
- Eject key command no longer exits the mission, it switches to
- Action View instead.
- Damage done by missiles are adjusted to be more effective.
- F-14 Flight model is adjusted to be more maneuverable.
- Iceland campaign is adjusted so it is easier to win.
- Harrier's moving map being too bright when using the Unlimited
- Graphics Option setting is fixed.
- F-14's radar, when in Search mode, now displays waypoint range
- (RG), waypoint heading (MH), and ground speed (GS)
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch April 2012 (Apr 3, 2012)
- F-14 cockpit not displaying the radar when the avionics option is set to Easy is fixed.
- Naval strike mission briefing text not saving out correctly is fixed.
- Parked aircraft not sitting at correct angle on land airfield is fixed.
- Cockpit HUD disappearing at final waypoint is fixed.
- EO weapons display not zooming in correctly is fixed.
- CAS mission in campaign sometime getting assigned to destroy AAA unit is fixed.
- Iceland A-7 campaign missions not starting properly on carrier catapult is fixed.
- In-flight map not working on Iceland terrain is fixed.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch March 2012 (Mar 12, 2012)
- Runways are visible from farther away even when in wide view mode.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch November 2011 (Nov 16, 2011)
- Enemy air defense units sometimes not re-spawning correctly when Reflying a mission is fixed.
- Some of the graphics details have been scaled down to improve peformance and eliminate stutter.
- The game sometimes starting in very low resolution when running with Windows 7 Aero enabled is fixed.
- Hangar screens not showing on third-party aircraft mods is fixed.
- RAF Phantom F-4M (75) is no longer equipped with decoy dispensers, they receive the upgrade in 1980 as F-4M (80) instead.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch October 2011 (Oct 25, 2011)
- South African V3A/B missiles for Mirage IIICZ DLC not showing up when you edit or load saved mission is fixed.
- P-51D's engine no longer quits after over-heating on WEP.
- Loadout screen sometimes not switching the texture image correctly is fixed.
- Aircraft serial numbers sometimes not showing up correctly in campaign missions is fixed.
- Large bomber aircraft are now easier to destroy with missiles.
- AIM-7 missiles are removed from the upgraded F-4F (80) loadout.
- Animated water texture effects not working under DX9 is fixed.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch September 2011 (Sep 6, 2011)
- Loadout screen crashing with carrier-based missions is fixed.
- Problems with Laptops using nVidia Optiumus is fixed.
- Campaign Customizer no longer lists campaigns from Expansion Packs not installed.
- Campaign Customizer now has Mercenary option if installed with Strike Fighters 2.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch August 2011 (Sep 1, 2011)
- Air Forces of Belgium and Netherlands have been added to European campaigns.
- Non-jettisonable fuel tanks no longer display "Tanks jettisoned" message.
- Aircraft with no guns can now select "no weapon" when cycling through air-to-air or air-to-ground weapons.
- Navy carrier campaign missions not getting saved out correctly is fixed.
- Armament panel on F-4EJ DLC not working correctly is fixed.
- Includes additional texture sets for A-4K and Mirage IIIC DLC.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch July 2011 (Jul 13, 2011)
- ALQ-131 is added to the loadout of later USAF F-4 versions.
- F-4 afterburner texture missing on SF2I-only install is fixed.
- Pilot pictures on Pilot Records Screen can also display .JPG files in PilotData folder.
- Includes RPK-10 fueltank racks to be used with Mirage III DLC.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch June 2011 (Jun 20, 2011)
- Decals not showing up correctly on some DX9 cards is fixed.
- Drop Tanks not using the correct skin-specific texture is fixed.
- Campaign screen showing USAAF instead USAF has been fixed.
- Missing F-4B (65) cockpit file is included.
- Target destroyed due to blast damage is also counted toward
- player's mission score now.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch May 2011 (May 16, 2011)
- "Attack My Target" command is added to Flight and Squadron comm menu. Player is no longer awarded Success Mission Rating if he does not hit the primary target himself and AI wingman destroys the primary target instead.
- Action View (default key F12) is now working correctly.
- The game can now check online for latest version, and an Update option to automatically download and install future updates is added to the in-game System menu.
- Some minor graphical issues in DX9 mode have been fixed.
- Additional texture, specular and bump maps are included.
- Installers have been re-done so games can be installed and merged together in any order.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch June 2010 (Jun 30, 2010)
- Mission timing after Alt-N has been further tweaked.
- The game always over-writing the aircraft .INI files is fixed.
New in Strike Fighters 2 Patch February 2010 (Feb 17, 2010)
- Water textures not rendering correctly on some graphics cards is fixed
- F-4M models missing some detail pieces is fixed.
- Service selection drop down has been added to the Single Mission screen.
- Save mission button has been added to the Debriefing screen.
- Screenshot sound effect is no longer muted by pausing the game.