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The FlightGear development team is happy to announce the release of FlightGear 2.4.0. This new version contains many exciting new features, enhancements, bugfixes, and other improvements. | The FlightGear development team is happy to announce the release of FlightGear 2.4.0. This new version contains many exciting new features, enhancements, bugfixes, and other improvements. | ||
After adopting the newly available shader technology in 2.0.0, FlightGear’s graphical quality has been substantially improved. Besides that, assorted highlights of this version include: a configurable local weather system, many new and improved aircraft and numerous scenery additions. | After adopting the newly available shader technology in 2.0.0, FlightGear’s graphical quality has been substantially improved. Besides that, assorted highlights of this version include: a configurable local weather system, many new and improved aircraft, and numerous scenery additions. | ||
===Some of the major changes include:=== | |||
'''Aircraft operations:''' | '''Aircraft operations:''' | ||
* A new head-up display (HUD) system | * A new head-up display (HUD) system | ||
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* TCAS, works with AI and multiplayer aircraft, provides aural warnings for conflicting traffic and is also capable of driving a realistic traffic display. AI aircraft also respond to TCAS alerts and take evasive action | * TCAS, works with AI and multiplayer aircraft, provides aural warnings for conflicting traffic and is also capable of driving a realistic traffic display. AI aircraft also respond to TCAS alerts and take evasive action | ||
* Updates to the KLN89 GPS. | * Updates to the KLN89 GPS. | ||
* tanker now | * tanker now refuels with any callsign and can enable/disable refueling in flight. | ||
'''AI system''' | '''AI system''' | ||
* A standalone AI flightplan generator program | * A standalone AI flightplan generator program | ||
* Approaching aircraft now follow realistic approach trajectories | * Approaching aircraft now follow realistic approach trajectories | ||
* Ballistic objects can | * Ballistic objects can slave to any AI object | ||
* Improved AI ballistics behavior | * Improved AI ballistics behavior | ||
* More communication / interaction between AI aircraft and ground. Support for multiple frequencies for AI/ATC interaction. | * More communication/interaction between AI aircraft and ground. Support for multiple frequencies for AI/ATC interaction. | ||
* Speed-up for AI traffic initialization by means of an aircraft usage statistics collection mechanism | * Speed-up for AI traffic initialization by means of an aircraft usage statistics collection mechanism | ||
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* New support of draggable 3d objects like throttle-levers | * New support of draggable 3d objects like throttle-levers | ||
* Support for textures generated from VNC clients | * Support for textures generated from VNC clients | ||
* Unified runway selection code that is shared between user controlled and AI controlled aircraft | * Unified runway selection code that is shared between user-controlled and AI-controlled aircraft | ||
* New HLA interface for distributed simulations | * New HLA interface for distributed simulations | ||
* New on demand loading of Nasal modules | * New on-demand loading of Nasal modules | ||
* New support for external (aka real) Garmin 400/500 WAAS Units | * New support for external (aka real) Garmin 400/500 WAAS Units | ||
* Optional automatic selection of nearest tower for external 'tower view' | * Optional automatic selection of nearest tower for external 'tower view' | ||
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'''Project infrastructure''' | '''Project infrastructure''' | ||
* Change to Git as revision control system | * Change to Git as a revision control system | ||
* Moved to | * Moved to make based build system | ||
* Set up [http://flightgear-bugs.googlecode.com a bug tracker] | * Set up [http://flightgear-bugs.googlecode.com a bug tracker] | ||
* Support for automatic nightly snapshot releases | * Support for automatic nightly snapshot releases | ||
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'''Scenery improvements''' | '''Scenery improvements''' | ||
* Animated jetways | * Animated jetways | ||
* (Are all of the following in | * (Are all of the following in scene models?)--[[User:T3r|T3r]] 16:59, 3 August 2011 (EDT) | ||
* Improvements to the Innsbruck area, Austria | * Improvements to the Innsbruck area, Austria | ||
* Las Vegas McCarran Intl. Airport | * Las Vegas McCarran Intl. Airport | ||
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* Many buildings for small airports in the Italian Alps | * Many buildings for small airports in the Italian Alps | ||
* Many contributions to the Switzerland area, including building models and shapefiles for future terrain improvements | * Many contributions to the Switzerland area, including building models and shapefiles for future terrain improvements | ||
* Many historic and current launch sites have been added to the Kennedy Space Center Area, including some AI controlled rocket launches | * Many historic and current launch sites have been added to the Kennedy Space Center Area, including some AI-controlled rocket launches | ||
* The city of Dubai (terrain, city buildings and AI traffic) | * The city of Dubai (terrain, city buildings, and AI traffic) | ||
* <s>Time dependent placement of buildings.</s> What is this? --[[User:T3r|T3r]] 16:59, 3 August 2011 (EDT) | * <s>Time dependent placement of buildings.</s> What is this? --[[User:T3r|T3r]] 16:59, 3 August 2011 (EDT) | ||