Changelog 3.2: Difference between revisions

Started cleanup; we agreed the video is very nice, but doesn't really show many new features, apart from the 777.
(Started cleanup; we agreed the video is very nice, but doesn't really show many new features, apart from the 777.)
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FlightGear features more than 400 aircraft, a worldwide scenery database, a multi-player environment, detailed sky modelling, a flexible and open aircraft modelling 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.  
FlightGear features more than 400 aircraft, a worldwide scenery database, a multi-player environment, detailed sky modelling, a flexible and open aircraft modelling 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 v3.0 for free from [http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear.org].
Download FlightGear v3.2 for free from [http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear.org].
Version 3.2 will be released soon.
 
A video created by one of the testers showing some of the major new features of FlightGear v3.2.
 
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FlightGear - Fly Free!
FlightGear - Fly Free!
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'''Aircraft Modeling'''
'''Aircraft Modeling'''
* galvedro's work: [[A Failure Management Framework for FlightGear]]
* [[A Failure Management Framework for FlightGear]] has been added
* additional aircraft have started adopting Gijs' [[NavDisplay]]
* Additional aircraft have started adopting the [[NavDisplay|Canvas navigation display]] that was introduced with FlightGear 3.0.


'''JSBSim'''
'''JSBSim'''
* ground effects (see newsletter 02/2014)
* The JSBSim flight dynamics model now has support for ground effects like bumpiness, solid-ground detection and adjusting of friction factors. Additionally, bogey type contact points sink in non-solid surfaces, making it no longer possible to ride on water.


'''Atmospheric Light Scattering'''
'''Atmospheric Light Scattering'''
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* EarthView, a simple orbital rendering engine based on projecting a textured sphere into the scene. By default, EarthView uses low resolution textures, however using hires textures e.g. from the NASA [http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/ Visible Earth] project very realistic results from altitudes above 100 km can be achieved.
* EarthView, a simple orbital rendering engine based on projecting a textured sphere into the scene. By default, EarthView uses low resolution textures, however using hires textures e.g. from the NASA [http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/ Visible Earth] project very realistic results from altitudes above 100 km can be achieved.
 
* New deciduous and needle tree textures with much improved visuals
* new deciduous and needle tree textures with much improved visuals
* New regional texture definitions for Ireland, Alaska/Northwest territories and US Southwest  
 
* new regional texture definitions for Ireland, Alaska/Northwest territories and US Southwest  


'''Performance'''
'''Performance'''
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* Torsten's metar work, newradio, mongoose httpd
* Torsten's metar work, newradio, mongoose httpd
* HTTP: improve handling of connection errors
* HTTP: improve handling of connection errors
* [[FGCamera]] (external addon, not yet reviewed/committed as of 03/2014)
* Windows installer has been reworked
* Windows installer has been reworked
* Windows installer creates 3 news directories pre-configured in FGRun:
* Windows installer creates 3 news directories pre-configured in FGRun:
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''' Usability '''
''' Usability '''
* Windows users are now able to use the scrollwheel in dialog lists
* Windows users are now able to use the scroll wheel in dialog lists
 
 
''' Internationalization '''
 


''' Scenery '''
''' Scenery '''
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'''Bug fixes'''
'''Bug fixes'''
* See [http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/issues/list?can=1&q=Milestone%3D3.2 our bugtracker] for an extensive, yet incomplete, list of the bugs fixed in this release.
* See [http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/issues/list?can=1&q=Milestone%3D3.2 our bugtracker] for an extensive, yet incomplete, list of the bugs fixed in this release.


[[Category:FlightGear changelogs]]
[[Category:FlightGear changelogs]]