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FlightGear Newsletter October 2013 (view source)
Revision as of 04:35, 3 November 2013
, 3 November 2013World scenery 2.0 announced.
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== Development news == | == Development news == | ||
Note to all contributors: | Note to all contributors: please also copy your newsletter additions to the changelog for the upcoming release: [[Next Changelog]]. | ||
=== Atmospheric Light Scattering === | === Atmospheric Light Scattering === | ||
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* [http://fgcom.flightgear.org/download/fgcom-2.99.0_linux64.zip FGCom-sa for Linux 64] | * [http://fgcom.flightgear.org/download/fgcom-2.99.0_linux64.zip FGCom-sa for Linux 64] | ||
This server coming with following | This server is coming with following features: | ||
* Backward compatibilities with old FGCom (wrong frequencies like 127.320MHz instead of the correct 127.325MHz) | * Backward compatibilities with old FGCom (wrong frequencies like 127.320MHz instead of the correct 127.325MHz) | ||
* Ready for 8.33KHz frequencies spacing (like channel 118.005) | * Ready for 8.33KHz frequencies spacing (like channel 118.005) | ||
* ATIS message record | * ATIS message record | ||
* Web interface monitoring ( fgcom.flightgear.org ) | * Web interface monitoring ( fgcom.flightgear.org ) | ||
* Use an up-to-date dialplan generated with the | * Use an up-to-date dialplan generated with the latest X-Plane data | ||
People are encouraged to use this server. (FG 2.99+ and FGCom-sa 2.99+ has fgcom.flightgear.org as default server) | People are encouraged to use this server. (FG 2.99+ and FGCom-sa 2.99+ has fgcom.flightgear.org as default server) | ||
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=== A fun Adventure for Halloween === | === A fun Adventure for Halloween === | ||
This is an Experiment to explore FlightGears Capabilities beyond simulating Flight. You control a human "Walker" and explore a cursed Graveyard. Find hidden treasures and avoid being caught by evil Forces. | |||
Download and instructions here: | |||
Download and | |||
http://cms.flightgear-de.net/index.php/scenery/91-hwspecialen | http://cms.flightgear-de.net/index.php/scenery/91-hwspecialen | ||
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==== Piaggio Pegna Pc 7 ==== | ==== Piaggio Pegna Pc 7 ==== | ||
[[File:Pc-7-splash.png|thumb|Piaggio Pegna Pc 7]] | [[File:Pc-7-splash.png|thumb|Piaggio Pegna Pc 7]] | ||
Helijah introduces a new old airplane, the Piaggio Pegan Pc 7.Designed to win the "Schneider Cup," the development of the aircraft was too complex and the time available | Helijah introduces a new old airplane, the Piaggio Pegan Pc 7.Designed to win the "Schneider Cup," the development of the aircraft was too complex and the time available was too short. He never flew :( | ||
Available in [http://helijah.free.fr/ this hangar] and on Git. Obviously, improvements are welcome as always. | Available in [http://helijah.free.fr/ this hangar] and on Git. Obviously, improvements are welcome as always. | ||
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== Scenery corner == | == Scenery corner == | ||
The FlightGear world scenery version 2.0 was officially released during FSWeekend. This new scenery reflects a major improvement over the existing default world scenery and has taken over five years to complete. A much higher level of detail and internal consistency characterizes this new release, in addition to the fact that it will serve as a stepping-stone for further incremental refinements. Although there are currently still a number of known issues with the scenery, the overall flying experience is significantly improved, and the team aims to provide patches for these issues in the near future. The completed build is currently transferred to the terrasync servers and will appear there early November. Once the complete build is uploaded it will also be available for download via http://www.flightgear.org . | |||
This FlightGear World Scenery was compiled from: | |||
* ViewFinderPanoramas elevation model by Jonathan de Ferranti | |||
* VMap0 Ed.5 worldwide land cover | |||
* CORINE land cover 2006v16 for Europe | |||
* Several custom land cover enhancements | |||
* The latest airports (2013.10), maintained by Robin Peel of X-Plane | |||
* Line data by OpenStreetMap | |||
Note that all objects elevation were recomputed. Thus, if some objects were defined with a bad elevation or bad offset, they may have taken a bit of elevation. Use [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org our webforms] to fix this. | |||
=== Regional textures === | === Regional textures === | ||
Enjoy the Norwegian Fjords and the Finnish lakelands in style - regional texture definitions for Scandinavia have arrived on GIT, fully supporting high resolution procedural terrain texturing. | Enjoy the Norwegian Fjords and the Finnish lakelands in style - regional texture definitions for Scandinavia have arrived on GIT, fully supporting high resolution procedural terrain texturing. | ||