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FlightGear features more than 400 aircraft, a worldwide scenery database, detailed sky modelling, a flexible and open aircraft modelling | FlightGear features more than 400 aircraft, a worldwide scenery database, detailed sky modelling, a flexible and open aircraft modelling | ||
system, varied networking options, multiple display support, and an open architecture | system, varied networking options, multiple display support, a powerful scripting language and an open architecture. | ||
Best of all, being open-source, the simulator is owned by the community, and everyone is encouraged to contribute. | |||
Download FlightGear V2.6.0 for free from [http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear.org] | Download FlightGear V2.6.0 for free from [http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear.org] | ||
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'''Visual effects''' | '''Visual effects''' | ||
* | * The sea now looks more realistic. Waves align with the wind, and foam appears at high wind speed. | ||
* | * Steep slopes now appear rocky. | ||
* | * Runways now appear wet during rain showers. | ||
* | * To help aircraft developers, a single shader combining bump-map, specular, reflection and light mapping components has been creaed. | ||
* The sky is now more realistic due to an improved skydome shader. | |||
'''Other''' | '''Other''' | ||
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'''Bug fixes''' | '''Bug fixes''' | ||
* | * See [http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/issues/list?can=1&q=Milestone%3D2.6.0 our bugtracker] for an extensive list of the bugs fixed in this release. |