IMPORTANT TSH ANNOUNCEMENT

2006 Aug 18 – IMPORTANT TSH ANNOUNCEMENT

Since the formation of Team Super Hornet, Jane’s F/A-18 modders have pursued access to the original source code (property of Electronic Arts). Although there were at times high hopes of getting this code, 6 years later we still have not received anything from EA. While we would welcome dialogue with EA, none has been forthcoming so far.

But there is still hope for Jane’s F/A-18 modding. When WarfareFix was released in 2004, virtual pilots saw the first efforts of direct modification of the Jane’s F/A-18 assembly code. What we members learned in this process allowed development to proceed with TSHv3. The recently released TSHv3 includes over 5,000 lines of modified code, all of it accomplished through the manipulation of the dissasembled code.

While there will always be things that are impossible to accomplish without source code access, there is much that can be done given the current contraints. For years we had fielded requests to change the flight model of the F/A-18E, and to add flight models for the F-14 and A-10, and even the F-15E. The answer to these requests has always been that it cannot be done without the source code. Today we announce that this response has been intentionally misleading, for obvious reasons. The means to alter the Jane’s F/A-18 flight model exists, and it involves assembly code modification.

If you are familiar with assembly code, we need your help. It is not a simple process, but the potential payoff is large. In addition to new flight models, assembly code modification could potentially lead to other improvements; every time we learn more about the code we get new ideas about what might be done to it.

If you feel you can help us in any way (even if you don’t have assembly knowledge, but especially if you do), then please contact a TSH member. Our development is continuing and many exciting things are planned for future releases.