Template:Help wanted
Post LTS work
After the 2020.2 release, some work lies ahead to improve the LTS - any help would be greatly appreciated.
This may for example include:
- Checking that aircraft work with the LTS and documenting any major problems
- Fixing remaining Compositor issues
- Porting the legacy HUD system to become Canvas based
Please get in touch via the developers mailing list to learn more. See Post FlightGear 2020.2 LTS changes for more details.
World Scenery 3.0
The FlightGear project is in the process of exploring how Virtual Planet Builder can be adopted. For details, see: World Scenery 3.0 roadmap
Submissions of default settings for GPUs
Wanted: Reasonable default scenery and graphics settings for different graphics cards, to use with the new GPU profile system. See this forum thread to submit defaults for your GPU.
Submissions of labels for craft
Wanted: Submissions of labels (tags) giving a rough description of aircraft - Metadata tags. A quick read of a craft's Wikipedia page will normally be enough to set labels. This info will be searchable from the launcher GUI. For example, filtering craft by propulsion like single-propeller or 4-engine jet craft, or by a manufacturer like Airbus or Grumman, or by speed like supersonic craft, or craft by era like WW2. A list of tags is here - more can be added if needed. To add tags to craft yourself, the tags are stored in the set-xml file.
A list of FGAddon craft needing tags is here. See this forum thread to submit tags. The flightgear-devel mailing list or the craft's maintainer can also be contacted.
Windows Package Maintainer
The core team needs help from Windows users able to maintain a good working Window build. This process already exists to support our Nightly and Release builds, but we are seeking additional help to keep it in good working order. The ability to compile FG from source and some Windows batch scripting is a required skill. If you are willing and able to take up this role, please reach out to James Turner (mailing list), or get in touch via the forum [1]