FlightGear Newsletter June 2017
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Development news |
Scenery Corner |
Contributing |
Development news
FGRUN patch
Due to an issue with FGRun and the newest FlightGear version, Jonathan Redpath created a patch for the old launcher, which is recommended for any users of FlightGear 2017.3.0 who wish to use the old FGRun launcher, and is downloadable from his Drive account. Of course, we recommend the new FlightGear Launcher, which is included with FlightGear versions (officially replaced FGRUN in 2016.4).
In the hangar
Supercarriers
Karla months ago has donated a entire 13MB Blender model file of the Nimitz supercarrier, and 64MB of associated Gimp .xcf files to the FlightGear community. Since then, there are several users integrating Karla's model to the format used in FlightGear. Also adapting those files to different existent carrier models in FlightGear.
The original post by Karla is available at:
fora 
While mhab's Vinson repository is on gitlab: https://gitlab.com/mhab/Flightgear-Carrier-Upgrade
Visit the original post to be updated.
Thank you Karla, thanks to everyone helping on this task.
Scenery corner
Prague
Catalanoic has added buildings and 3D objects to Václav Havel Airport Prague (LKPR) for next default airport shipped under new FlightGear 2017.3.
Helgoland with OSM data
D-ECHO has generated new scenery for the island(s) of Helgoland! Now it has better landclasses, better airport layout and more objects. At this moment is available via git: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Helgoland-CustomScenery When it's complete he'll try to get it into terrasync.
Community news
Contributing
Translators required
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The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at Help:Translate. |
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Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire Help:Traduire. |
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Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem Help:Übersetzen an. |
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De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij Help:Vertalen. |
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La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en Help:Traducir. |
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La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a Help:Traduir. |
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A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em Help:Traduzir. |
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FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 Help:Translate. |
FlightGear logos
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit FlightGear logos for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.
Screenshots
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings (anti-aliasing, texture sharpening, etc.). More info at Howto:Make nice screenshots.
Screenshot of the Month
FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month June 2017 is
If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of June, you can submit your candidate to this forum topic . Be sure to see the first post for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of June.