VJTF Core

1.8.88

1.8.87

Verified compatibility with Arma Reforger 1.9, updated RHS packages, and ACE Ballistics Dev.
Fixed supply drops spawning a boat with the ACM Chinook installed. Drops now use a dedicated supply crate with the correct model.
Added free arsenal access to supply drops alongside the existing kit grabber.
Kit grabbers preserve weapons in occupied slots and issue kit weapons into empty slots.
Switched the Breacher kit to the Benelli M4 and adapted the door-breaching checks for its buckshot.
Removed the Tactical Animation Overhaul dependency and the old shotgun compatibility code.

1.8.86

bug fix

1.8.85

Replaced the breacher’s shotgun with Benelli M4.
Added three buckshot packs: 24 spare rounds.
Adapted door-breaching effects to Benelli buckshot.
Removed B59 Shotguns, Chungus, Darkline and Tactical Animation Overhaul dependencies.
Removed obsolete shotgun diagnostics and TAO/zombie compatibility fixes.
Forced supply drops to spawn the supply crate to address boats dropping after installing Chinook.

Added free arsenal access to supply-drop crates alongside existing kit grabber interactions.
Kit grabbers now preserve equipped weapons and only issue weapons into empty slots.

1.8.84

1.8.83

1.8.82

shotgun fix

1.8.81

1.8.80

crash fix zombie related

1.8.79

1.8.78

1.8.77

1.8.76

Added one nine-bang to every VJTF kit, with five total for Breacher.
Added Flashbangs as a Core dependency.
Updated unconscious weapon retention to attempt stowing before and after medical processing, including on the owning client.

1.8.75

Fixed invisible interaction prompts caused by the editor-manager registration.
Improved cargo stability during turns, keeping the crate and parachute upright.
Added compatibility between ACM flares and Sage’s Stinger guidance.
Fixed “Ground only” blocking loadout changes on parked Little Bird and Blackhawk helicopters.
Added 100-supply capacity to HH-60W Troop, DAP and Armed variants, including their colour variants.
Fixed HH-60 supply loading through VJTF helipads.
Added failure notifications when helipad supply loading cannot complete.

1.8.74

1.8.73

1.8.72

Fixed multiplayer helipad supply loading incorrectly reporting no suitable helicopters nearby.
Fixed the available cargo-drop counter displaying zero in multiplayer.
Added a fix for recursive Game Master role-change errors during administrator assignment.
Reduced repeated TopOwl server-configuration warnings by expanding its reading schema and caching the server name.
Corrected three British Forces Game Master placement registries.
Updated five outdated Pronto SureFire and PEQ attachment references.

1.8.71

supply drop bug fix

1.8.70

bug fix

1.8.69

Added free kit-selection interactions to Cargo Delivery supply crates.
Added “Add supply drop” to VJTF helipads, loading nearby helicopters with enough supplies for one drop.
Added confirmation notifications, available-drop counts and a cargo-release sound.
Fixed missing cargo crates, suspended parachutes and parachutes remaining after landing.
Added controlled parachute descent with helicopter momentum, wind drift and air resistance.
Added yellow smoke and a flashing amber beacon for two minutes after landing.
Added abandoned-crate cleanup after 30 minutes, postponed while players are nearby.
Improved parachute physics consistency at lower server frame rates.
Added Zelik’s Character as a dependency to resolve missing headgear classes.
Fixed a script compilation error in the parachute physics.

1.8.68

Added Sniper and Spotter kits, based on the Marksman loadout, to respawn selection and US arsenal kit menus.
Equipped both with MTP bush hats, updated vests, ATG 12× rangefinding spotting scopes, MRAD ballistic tables and Kestrel 5700X windmeters.
Sniper: Barrett rifle, twelve spare 5-round .338 Lapua Magnum magazines, wire cutters and Leupold shooting tripod.
Spotter: invisible, near-weightless Barrett with matching scope and ballistic settings, one loaded magazine, L85A3 with six spare magazines, long-range radio backpack, and red, green and yellow smoke grenades.
Updated the Barrett to accept the L115A3’s 5-round .338 Lapua Magnum magazines.
Added a Spotter hotbar correction to reserve key 2 for the L85A3.
Integrated earplugs and RO Sounds compatibility directly into Core, with three F2 settings: out, one earplug and both earplugs.
Added immediate earplug status notifications and disabled conflicting Pronto earplug controls.
Added required dependencies: RO Sounds, ATG Spotting Scopes, Kestrel5700, Leupold Shooters Tripod, Pegasus Precision and YobananaboY Sniper Pack.

1.8.67

Added built-in earplugs, toggled with F2:
Earplugs out: normal volume.
One earplug in: 15% volume.
Both earplugs in: 5% volume.
Added instant status notifications that update immediately when cycling settings.
Added compatibility with Realism Overhaul – Sounds and made it a required dependency.
Disabled conflicting Pronto earplug controls and indicator.
Integrated RO compatibility directly into Core; separate VJTF earplug mods are no longer required.
Note: RO’s automatic helmet sound attenuation is disabled so Core can control earplug volume consistently.

1.8.66

Removed AUS Core dependency.
Replaced AUS pilot helmets with Flight Gear by Tonnie’s HGU-56.
Equipped vanilla US helicopter crewmen with VJTF pilot gear and the masked HGU-56 helmet.

1.8.65

restored the missing arsenal-loadout class annotations, addressing the unknown loadout-class errors.

1.8.64

Fixed a nametag configuration error that caused repeated client-side script exceptions.
Preserved the 3-metre player-name visibility limit.
No changes to aircraft controls or flight behaviour.

1.8.63

1.8.62

1.8.61

Made British Forces friendly with US and RHS USAF forces in both directions.
Limited character nametag visibility to 3 metres.
Replaced compatible loadout rifle magazines with M995/5T PMAGs, including starting loaded magazines.
Added M4BlockIIandURG-I as a dependency for those magazines.
Added a GM-placeable VJTF Automatic Gate Controller: opens nearby gates for friendlies and closes them five seconds after the area clears.

1.8.60

1.8.59

Moved electrical shutdown puzzles, practice stations, puzzle UI and menu registration into VJTF Power Grid Difficulty.
Removed obsolete EGI power-grid prefab overrides and retired persistence code.
Retained Congo’s Dynamic Lights dependency for lighting availability.
Extended vehicle retention to the fallback garbage-system configuration and Combat Ops vehicle rules, covering vehicles and wrecks.
Added player weapon stowing before unconsciousness to help retain held firearms in inventory.
Preserved existing medical handling, body/item cleanup and manual vehicle removal.
Audited Core and the extracted power-grid mod; combined static resource checks passed with zero errors.
Electrical puzzles now require VJTF Power Grid Difficulty to be loaded separately.