Questioning the Viper as a platform is a weak argument, and not really relevant here since this is a PC simulator. Sure there’s going to be physical limitations with the radar’s size, power, and other attributes, but the Viper’s radar isn’t the same as when the A model was introduced. The radar’s hardware and software have improved over the years with the various blocks and MMC upgrades have improved capability and supported the latest and greatest AMRAAM variants. Now the F-16s are getting SABR…so does that mean they should be questioned as a shooting platform? Hardly, but then again, we were talking about real world vs PC simulator.
What would actually be helpful, is recording ACMIs of what the missiles are doing in 4.35 vs 4.37 and explain what you believe the problem is and maybe what should be done instead. Just saying the 4.35 model is better doesn’t explain anything. The missiles in 4.35 IIRC can do some crazy stuff…
Staying two versions back in a sim just because of how ONE missile performs is also weak–but that’s your decision. You’ll miss out on everything else that’s been worked on. Obviously Mav-jp has spent many, many hours working on the AIM120 acquisition model, found bugs and have fixed them… I doubt he’s 100% done…if you’ve been around him for the last 10+ years like many of us have, he usually circle’s back and finds mistakes he’s made and he fixes them… sometimes on his own, sometimes with the help of others…but he’s determined to do things as “right” as he can and within his reach…