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This is a draft post where descriptions of improvements since FG 2018.3 LTS to aircraft and other features by developers is collected - along with suitable screenshots. These descriptions of improvements are planned to be released as regular news updates on the flightgear.org homepage. The news updates are planned to be released a week apart. | This is a draft post where descriptions of improvements since FG 2018.3 LTS to aircraft and other features by developers is collected - along with suitable screenshots. | ||
These descriptions of improvements are planned to be released as regular news updates on the flightgear.org homepage. The news updates are planned to be released a week apart. | |||
If you are a developer, you can just hit the [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=2020_LTS_Keflavik_news_post_draft&action=edit edit] button and type a description. Knowledge of wiki syntax isn't needed for a simple draft. | If you are a developer, you can just hit the [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=2020_LTS_Keflavik_news_post_draft&action=edit edit] button and type a description. Knowledge of wiki syntax isn't needed for a simple draft. | ||
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Screenshots: feel free to upload to the wiki, or just add the imgur link with a note saying permission is given for use under CC-BY-SA-4.0 for now. | Screenshots: feel free to upload to the wiki, or just add the imgur link with a note saying permission is given for use under CC-BY-SA-4.0 for now. | ||
* [[:Category:Screenshots at high settings| | * [[:Category:Screenshots at high settings|The Screenshots at high settings]] category is a collection of existing /vaguely/ high settings screenshots made since 2017 already available on the wiki. | ||
* There may be some suitable screenshots in the [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewforum.php?f=88 SOTM section] of the forum that have not been uploaded to the wiki yet. | * There may be some suitable screenshots in the [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewforum.php?f=88 SOTM section] of the forum that have not been uploaded to the wiki yet. | ||
* It's possible to pause and [[Howto:Make_nice_screenshots|turn up]] settings, if you normally have settings lower on an older laptop or similar. | * It's possible to pause and [[Howto:Make_nice_screenshots|turn up]] settings, if you normally have settings lower on an older laptop or similar. | ||
* Some of these screenshots may end up being used on flightsim.com (the editor has apparently reached out about trying to cover the last 2-3 years of FG) | * Some of these screenshots may end up being used on flightsim.com (the editor has apparently reached out about trying to cover the last 2-3 years of FG) | ||
Enhancements since 2019.1 include a developer preview of the upcoming Compositor graphical rendering framework as a separate pre-built binary, better aircraft carrier support, improvements to both the JSBSim and YASim flight dynamics models, better view options, more efficient and improved OpenStreetMap buildings and translation of the UI into Polish and Slovak. Here’s the complete list of changes. | |||
Many aircraft have been updated, including major updates to the Boeing 777, Airbus A320, Antonov AN-24, F-16, Piper J3Cub, Saab JA37 Viggen, Piper PA28 Cherokee, Bombardier Q-400, Space Shuttle. | |||
==Submissions of drafts== | ==Submissions of drafts== | ||
===Release post | ===Release post=== | ||
[[:File:Iceland_in_FlightGear_2020_01_Volcanic_plume_and_snow_(Aerospatiale_Alouette_III).jpg|Volcanic plume and Alouette III screenshot by Thorsten]] | [[:File:Iceland_in_FlightGear_2020_01_Volcanic_plume_and_snow_(Aerospatiale_Alouette_III).jpg|Volcanic plume and Alouette III screenshot by Thorsten]] | ||
'' | Intro: | ||
[ ''Mention there is 2 years worth of improvements and updates which are too many for any one post? Mention lots updates over the last 2 years since the last LTS? Mention the person who normally does the updates got busy and a lot of progress missed receiving updates? Add sentence at end mentioning there will/may be upcoming dedicated posts about individual aircraft/features?'' ] | |||
[ Intro screenshot: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Shuttle_Interior_Night_1.jpg Screenshot of shuttle cockpit] ] | |||
====Welcome to Keflavik and Iceland==== | |||
Flightgear's 2020.3 LTS will move to the world's newest country, geologically speaking, Iceland. | |||
[[:File:Iceland_viewed_from_space_in_Earthview_(Flightgear_2020.x)_02.jpg|Screenshot of Earthview over Iceland]] | |||
Keflavík International Airport (BIKF) is the featured airport for the LTS. Buildings, roads, and objects such as pylons are available as a [http://wiki.flightgear.org/Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery separate download] [and will/may be added to Terrasync later?]. | |||
[Screenshot of shuttle landing here e.g. [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Iceland_in_FlightGear_2019_05_Keflavik_BIKF_(Space_Shuttle).jpg this] or [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Iceland_in_FlightGear_2019_06_Keflavik_BIKF_(Space_Shuttle).jpg this], preferably with current keep and showing new airport] | |||
[ Screenshot of Keflavik: e.g. [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Rainbow_sculpture_at_Keflavik_International_Airport_(BIKF)_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x)_01.jpg this] ] | |||
Flightgear | A land of fire, smoke, and ice Flightgear models several volcanoes with multiple levels of activity: Eyjafjallajökull which disrupted aviation in 2010, Surtsey, and the brooding, powerful, Katla. There are new regional definitions for Iceland - try turning on overlays to see very high resolution ground detail. | ||
[ [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Bell_412_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2019.x).jpg Screenshot of terrain detila with overlays enabled] ] | |||
There is a lot to discover. You can try the C172p, J3Cub (with G1000), or Twin Otter which include float variants to explore the fjords of the north west, ski variants to land on one of the many ice caps in the south west, or bush tire variants in your adventures. | There is a lot to discover. You can try the C172p, J3Cub (with G1000), or Twin Otter which include float variants to explore the fjords of the north west, ski variants to land on one of the many ice caps in the south west, or bush tire variants in your adventures. | ||
Possible screenshots: | ====Few Highlights here==== | ||
* [ | |||
* [ | Few highlights for which there are really nice screenshots: | ||
:[e.g. C172p, list craft with FG1000, new A320 as the glass cockpit airliner in FGAddon with the most detailed systems, Space Shuttle, is the compositor appropriate or is it too low profile right now?, carrier and supersonic jet improvements | |||
:Mention new or improved JSBSim aircraft with CFD or windtunnel data] | |||
Closing line and screenshot(s): | |||
[e.g. say LTS is launching with [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:STS_1_White_Launch.jpg this] screenshot and/or say "coming in hot to your platform" [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:SOTM_2019-04_Space_Sauna_by_GinGin.jpg this] screenshot - GinGin suggests doing both.] | |||
Possible screenshots for highlights: | |||
* C172p: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:C172P_and_equipment_on_Volumetric_grass_at_Innsbruck,_Austria_(Flightgear_2019.x).jpg 1] or [https://i.imgur.com/7cGFY7Y.jpg w/o the 2019 tag] | |||
* Helicopters: 1st screenshot: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:EC135_Heer.jpeg EC135 now with ALS rotor wash]. 2nd screenshot if needed (available without Bell 412 tag which should reduce support requests from people not being able to find it on FGAddon): [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:SOTM_2019-06_Ice_and_fire_by_vnts.jpg 2] or [https://i.imgur.com/GQ3UckQ.jpg 2.1], and also covers turbulence near active volcanoes: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Bell_412_and_clouds_on_the_slope_of_Mount_Etna_in_Sicily_(Flightgear_2019.x).jpg 3] or [https://i.imgur.com/JlXP6Ku.jpg 3.1]. | |||
* Carrier, and supersonic fighter improvements: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:SOTM_2018-07_Grim_reapers_take_off_by_massima.jpg f14] | |||
* A320: could use newer cockpit screenshot? [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:SOTM_2020-03_Winter_Evening_Departure_by_legoboyvdlp_(A320).jpg 1] | |||
* If there's a need to mention FG's range of craft from ground effect vehicles, to lighter than air/parachutes/skydivers/human powered aircraft (DASH), to flapping wing, etc. : Pterosaur JSBSim FDM based on papers: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Pterosaur,_Hawaii_(Flightgear_2019.x)_02.jpg 1] or [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Pterosaur_over_Mount_Waialeale_on_the_Island_of_Kauai,_Hawaii_(_Flightgear_2019.x_)_01.jpg 2]. | |||
* [See tour post below with an into to Kevlavik and Iceland for more Keflavik/Iceland screenshots] | * [See tour post below with an into to Kevlavik and Iceland for more Keflavik/Iceland screenshots] | ||
* [ [[:Category:Screenshots at high settings|See high settings screenshots category]] ] | * [ [[:Category:Screenshots at high settings|See high settings screenshots category]] ] | ||
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[[Changelog_2020.3|Flightgear 2020.3 Changelog]] | [[Changelog_2020.3|Flightgear 2020.3 Changelog]] | ||
It's possible to collect a bunch of aircraft with smaller improvements in one post - for instance if there are high settings screenshots available, | It's possible to collect a bunch of aircraft with smaller improvements in one post - for instance if there are high settings screenshots available, making it convenient. | ||
making it convenient. | |||
You can mention an entry is < | You can mention an entry is <ready> if there's nothing more to be added and screenshots are also linked. | ||
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In the future the A320 will be receiving a fantastic new 3D model and a new flight dynamics package -- keep an eye out for the update! | In the future the A320 will be receiving a fantastic new 3D model and a new flight dynamics package -- keep an eye out for the update! | ||
[Screenshot of the new model] | [Screenshot of the new model] | ||
====C172p==== | |||
[....] | |||
===Features=== | ===Features=== | ||
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