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=== Aircraft Modeling ===
=== Aircraft Modeling ===
* More realistic blackout/redout system based on studies for military training simulations ({{fgdata commit|52e559}})
* More realistic blackout/redout system based on studies for military training simulations ({{fgdata commit|52e559}}).
* Improved AI models for a number of aircraft, and AI schedules for an increasing number of airlines
* Improved AI models for a number of aircraft, and AI schedules for an increasing number of airlines.


=== Atmospheric Light Scattering ===
=== Atmospheric Light Scattering ===
* New shaders for drag chute animation, allowing to render flexing and deformation under stress
* New shaders for drag chute animation, allowing to render flexing and deformation under stress.
* New "grain merge" and Fresnel option for environment reflections on the aircraft fuselage
* New "grain merge" and Fresnel option for environment reflections on the aircraft fuselage.
Learn more in the  [[FlightGear Newsletter December 2016|Newsletter]].
Learn more in the  [[FlightGear Newsletter December 2016|Newsletter]].


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=== Performance ===
=== Performance ===
* Canvas performance has been improved.
* Canvas performance has been improved.
* Support for {{abbr|SIMD|single instruction, multiple data}} operations added, improving performance on some architectures
* Support for {{abbr|SIMD|single instruction, multiple data}} operations added, improving performance on some architectures.
* AI performance has been improved
* AI performance has been improved.


=== Usability ===
=== Usability ===
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=== Scenery ===
=== Scenery ===
* Accurate buildings generated through OpenStreetMap are now available via [[TerraSync]]. Buildings for the UK, Switzerland and large parts of Scandinavia are available already, with more to be generated in the future.
* Accurate buildings generated through OpenStreetMap are now available via [[TerraSync]]. Buildings for the UK, Switzerland and large parts of Scandinavia are available already, with more to be generated in the future.
* Improved scenery and terrain for the Azores
* Improved scenery and terrain for the Azores.


=== Canvas System ===
=== Canvas System ===
* [[Canvas]] performance has been improved.
* [[Canvas]] performance has been improved.
* [[FGQCanvas|Remote canvas]] is now available
* [[FGQCanvas|Remote canvas]] is now available.


=== Highlighted new and improved aircraft ===
=== Highlighted new and improved aircraft ===
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==== Changes in 2017.1.3 ====
==== Changes in 2017.1.3 ====
* A bug in handling log messages was fixed
* A bug in handling log messages was fixed.
* Route Manager crash was fixed
* Route Manager crash was fixed.
* Correct runway selection depending on weather provided with <code>--metar</code> has been added
* Correct runway selection depending on weather provided with <code>--metar</code> has been added.
* Fixes to launcher issues
* Fixes to launcher issues.
* Fixed a weather bug
* Fixed a weather bug.
* Fixed a bug with handling of integer factors in the generic protocol
* Fixed a bug with handling of integer factors in the generic protocol.
* Option <code>--log-file</code> was renamed to <code>--log-dir</code>
* Option <code>--log-file</code> was renamed to <code>--log-dir</code>
* Restore display of live metar data in the weather dialog
* Restore display of live metar data in the weather dialog.


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