[0.32] FQ-106 Kestrel

[cloud stone]

The FQ-106 Kestrel mod adds the Kestrel, a light combat drone with superb kinematics and Nuclear Option's first fully standalone custom aircraft. It features a custom model with unique flight performance and destruction, a custom MFD and damage display, 7 liveries, no G-loc, and self-destruction when the eject key is pressed.

Requirements:

• BepInEx 5 win x64 https://github.com/BepInEx/BepInEx
  bepinex Install Instructions https://docs.google.com/document/d/16aRWcrkt89YEn9_THwe9Fxo7AYPLE9SYSab_Y929dvE

To better support future projects, the Kestrel mod now depends on the core Blueprinter plugin.

Now available on NOMNOM #1469341192733855806
Manual downloads (get both!):

• Blueprinter https://github.com/nikkorap/NOBlueprinter-Releases/releases/latest
• FQ-106 Kestrel: https://github.com/nikkorap/NOKestrel/releases/latest
• [MP compatibility] all players must have the mod installed.

Credits:

• @cloud stone - Programming & Implementation
• @lavish stratus - Modeling
• @silent silo - BDF and PALA liveries
• @manic reef - Trailer Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPbTj9MPX34
• @little holly - Moral Support
• @. DrunkDrivingCompilation - Damage textures (sry ping limit)
• Special thanks to all testers who made this mod the best it can be <3

For more cool mods, update notifications, and additional development content, check out the Primeva 2082 Discord.

legacy post: https://discord.com/channels/909034158205059082/1453562981354049719

[manic reef]

Peakness overload

[lucid crypt]

Huh

[silent silo]

“Huh”

[manic reef]

""Huh""

[grand quail]

Even more peak

Also ”””Huh”””

[teal crest]

"”””Huh”””"

[austere island]

h u h

[mental quartz]

I was thinking about trying my hand at an aircraft mod, but I have no idea where to start. Are there any resources that you could direct me to?

[cloud stone]

i recommend starting with something simpler, the kestrel was 6-8 months of effort from multiple people

[mental quartz]

Fortunately, I've got nothing but time.
Starting with something simple is a good idea though.

[weak junco]

Cargo plane mb

[latent sequoia]

Will you be adding animated gear doors and other things to the Kestrel?

[silent silo]

it doesnt have any gear doors right now but there will probably eventually be a redone model for it in the future

[round ridge]

So does the kestral lose "direct command guidance" when jammed and resort to flying back to base behavior? How is the "link" maintained? Or does it need an AWACS nearby to be able to survive jamming?

No G-loc though is on point for a drone though!

[lavish stratus]

there aren't any drone-specific EWAR aspects yet, perhaps in the future as more aircraft and unique features are developed

since the kestrel is a player aircraft it'd be somewhat unplayable to essentially 'black out' or lose control when jammed

you can assume it's almost entirely autonomous for now

[devout gyro]

Currently it’s just a player controlled plane, but instead of ejecting when you push the button it explodes! So it’s good for last ditch attacks

[wanton plank]

If you're still after ideas you could try making an upgrade package for a pre existing airframe.

[finite lily]

Reminder for myself.

[wise seal]

Mq-25 Ah plane

[karmic breach]

Looks just like a Ghost bat

[lavish stratus]

why does everyone think it looks like the mq-25 haha

it's primarily based on the checkmate and the kizilelma

[cloud stone]

Kestrel is original design, the irl ones are just copies

[karmic breach]

https://tenor.com/view/true-meter-true-homer-simpson-homer-gif-11975812670390164903

[pine slate]

I've been crashing whenever I leave the Kestrel after landing

[cloud stone]

There's a bug that came with one the latest hotfixes, working on an update

[cloud stone]

took a hot minute lol

[grand quail]

FUHHHH YEAH

[cloud stone]

Now available on NOMNOM! #1469341192733855806

[peak stone]

im inklove with this thing

[eternal leaf]

Yeah it's quite powerful.

[peak stone]

infinite g-force resillience

electronics dont care abt you bloodflow

[bright pier]

Why does the charge get lower when doing high G maneuvers

[peak stone]

its because you need the engines to spin so that they can charge the capacitor

[bright pier]

Ah

[eternal leaf]

Lore wise, is the Kestral Pala? It looks like a Pala vehicle to me.

[sage swan]

Any fixes planned? Seems to oscillate after the update

[uneven sun]

Nikko is a full-time dev now

[gilded thorn]

huh?

[lavish stratus]

yes

[carmine valley]

Yep, he has the Dev role.
So I don't think he'll have much time to work on stuff related to project 2082 or more importantly for aircraft mods like these, blueprinter

[sage swan]

Yay! Thanks for the sweet mod dude

[austere ice]

Nah pretty sure he works on 2082 stuff still

He posted on the 2082 discord yesterday

[final rivet]

does anyone know why its really bouncy?

[prisma fossil]

wdym wobbly?

[final rivet]

it wobbles and bounces uncontrabbly when im flying it

[void bone]

Same for me

[final rivet]

does anyone know why?

[torn apex]

There were changes to how fly by wire is tuned in the base game in .33, which require mod aircraft be tuned to account for them. The modders haven't updated this one unfortunately

[final rivet]

ah okay ty

[hazy elbow]

This is because the new 0.33 update has adjusted the fly-by-wire system—it's also mentioned in the dev note on Steam! All modded aircraft were affected by this, but they've since been updated.

[final rivet]

ok thanks

[dark knoll]

Yup flairs up into a cobra on liftoff the plundges down....

[final rivet]

is the creator going to update or nah

[eternal leaf]

Kestrel be like "Floppy Floppy Floopy flop."

Yeah it likes to do that since the update

[upbeat nest]

ye why it doing that tho :c

they gotta fix that lowk

[fluid zodiac]

Can we get the ADF-11F RAVEN in N.O next

https://tenor.com/view/jonklerv2-jonkler-joker-gif-17800025600586779753

[void bone]

what even is that

[lavish frigate]

ace combat funni drone coffin detatchable laser goober

[fluid zodiac]

https://tenor.com/view/ace-combat-7-adf-11-ace-combat-adf-11f-gif-13721089269541114576

This funny guy ^^

[void bone]

yea looked it up looks really bad

[fluid zodiac]

Can we js add

[fluid zodiac]

Pala witchcraft

[pallid hull]

Top 5 coffin jets

[lavish frigate]

1: xfa33

[pallid hull]

See this is my man’s right here

This guy gets it

Second would probably be the Falken for me even though the raven is a unfortunately much better jet than it

[wicked cypress]

2: YR-99 Forneus

[forest wraith]

that would be very funny

[inland junco]

this shit is so unstable it wobbles up and down while flying in a straight line

[craggy bear]

Its brocken

[lavish frigate]

3: qfa44 carmilla

[pallid hull]

4:falken

[lavish frigate]

5: yr302 fregata OR the cariburn

[fluid zodiac]

still more stable than my mental state 💀

[bold cradle]

can relate

[marsh brook]

hey uh anyone know how to get it to spawn from airbases

i cant get it to spawn

[torn apex]

If you want the AI to spawn it in escalation style missions, you have to add or change some factories for that faction to produce them as a type. Or you can add them to the faction inventory via the faction settings, but once all the ones you add are destroyed, tehre will be no new ones.

[uneven sun]

I'm making a mod to address this specifically, so be patient

Both factory and inventory issue

[lavish frigate]

update blueprinter

[uneven sun]

Where update?

[lavish frigate]

https://github.com/nikkorap/NOBlueprinter-Releases/releases/tag/1.8.18

[uneven sun]

Now you can do exactly that automatically with my mod
https://discord.com/channels/909034158205059082/1503723674837188728

[wide cave]

Been a minute since I played with the Kestrel... When did it become so unstable? It'll just start oscillating up and down till I put out the airbrakes to stabilize it.

[rugged void]

Idk… but it's a bullride…. Are you using a mouse and keyboard or controller? I've been using a controller, but I wonder if a mouse and keyboard will solve it

I think it changed after 0.33 if I remember, but idk

I didn't get mods until after 0.33

[lavish stratus]

kestrel will be fixed, fbw broke due to 0.33

you can see that the title still says 0.32 for now

[torn apex]

Never scroll up

[wide cave]

@lavish stratus Thanks. Downloaded through mod manager so didn't notice any notes or anything

[wide cave]

Using a hotas since Elite Dangerous on the xbox

[rugged void]

Sorry for the ignorance, but what's a hotas😂

[rugged void]

Figured as such, no problem

[wide cave]

It's a flight stick with throttle. Hands. On. Throttle. And. Stick. HOTAS

Works with xbox and pc

[wise seal]

easier way to select weapons

[rugged void]

I've tried using one of those... Not for me…. More realistic feel, but definitely takes time to grow comfortable.… it was the same with car games and my steering wheel setup.… I was using it with American Truck Sim… it was a weird feel going to using WASD for a short period

I've liked using an Xbox controller for Nuclear Option…

[wide cave]

Fair enough. I've been using this joystick for 8ish years now so very much used to it... including its annoying habit in Elite to rudder drift to the left. Hasn't done it in Nuclear Option though

[wide river]

does this not work on 0.33?

[real glade]

No

[rugged void]

This question was asked the other day: #1458040174578634763 message

[eternal leaf]

Technically it does but it likes to flop around like a fish on land, but otherwise no.

[torn apex]

never scroll up

[wide river]

Because questions go unasked and the amount of times I’ve seen people not update titles of mods for various games is large

[rugged void]

It does fly, you are correct… I've attempted to fly a handful of times, but I've allowed the AI to have fun with it instead… not a bad mod tho

[gloomy spindle]

Odd, my own experience so far has been the occasional fairly minor up/down oscillation that has no real effect unless it strikes while I'm trying to gun run something.
And maybe needing to be gentle with pitch on takeoff, more than any other aircraft. Otherwise works great for me.

[pallid hull]

That’s good for you, whenever I try pulling up it just rips itself in half

[rugged void]

Mine definelyy bucks like a wild bull… but I definitely havent torn it apart… yet

[rugged void]

The 0.33 update screwrd with the Fly By Wire, so it's incredibly touchy… the mod maker said they're already addressing it

[pallid hull]

Unfortunately dodging radar missiles makes me pull on the stick way too much

[rugged void]

fair, I usually end up flat spinning or something

[pallid hull]

Radar missiles are genuinely annoying but it does make perfect sense

[rugged void]

Yeah… I'm not super knowledgeable of modern day air combat strategy... But it seems like high altitude flight is impossible without getting targeted by radar missiles…

This isn't really meant to be a complaint rather than an acknowledgment that strategy is definitely required when air defense is involved

[pallid hull]

Yep

I mean makes enough sense

[long dagger]

I mean

High alt can be more distance away from radar

[ancient sage]

this aircraft is very janky

[abstract hill]

It visibly isn't up to date. . .

[wicked cypress]

I’m sure it’ll get updated soon

[versed bronze]

tf is wrong w this mod i stall for no reason are you deadass

[cosmic epoch]

its 0.32 dawg

why are you complaining

it clearly wont work cause its in 0.32

[versed bronze]

ahhh

ight

[cosmic epoch]

although

[versed bronze]

no updates too i see

[cosmic epoch]

there is a fbw fix

[versed bronze]

yea i just saw

sum1 updating it for him atp

it is a nice plane he made but uhh

you cant just post stuff and not update it

evil work ngl

[cosmic epoch]

the devs are busy with bigger projects

like making another drone

[versed bronze]

true true

id rlly like some more

suicide drones

lowk would be fire for kamikaze rp

[fluid zodiac]

Still no hydra

[idle veldt]

i just downloaded the kestrel and holy peak bro absolute cinema

fun as hell to fly

[eternal leaf]

Even with the dolphin flight model in .33? lol

[torn apex]

There is a seperate mod that fixes it in the mean time.

[eternal leaf]

Oohhh

[uneven sun]

https://discord.com/channels/909034158205059082/1510295544197812375

[idle veldt]

Oh thx bro

[idle veldt]

I mean it's fun to fly

Until you run out of munitions

[uneven sun]

1. Install https://discord.com/channels/909034158205059082/1507987787205574706
2. Carry GPO-N
3. Eject

[idle veldt]

How many mods have you made bro?????????

[uneven sun]

2 dozens and growing

[idle veldt]

God damn bro

[uneven sun]

It's all just Bepinex, not a single asset is added