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== Development news == | == Development news == | ||
<!-- News about FlightGear itself. The FlightGear mailing list and/or core developers are a good source. --> | <!-- News about FlightGear itself. The FlightGear mailing list and/or core developers are a good source. --> | ||
=== 2020.3. | === 2020.3.10 release preparations === | ||
FlightGear 2020.3.''' | Preparations are underway for the FlightGear 2020.3.'''10''' LTS point release. This release will include a web installer for windows that can update old 2020.3.x versions faster by downloading only changed files. Release candidates for testing are already available from [http://download.flightgear.org/builds/rc/ download.flightgear.org]. | ||
See 2020.3.9 LTS [[Changelog 2020.3#2020.3.9|change log]] - included are improved regional definitions for Mediterranean Africa, improvements to shallow ocean water and inland water in certain areas, improvements to ATC dialog etc. | This will follow the FlightGear 2020.3.'''9''' LTS [https://www.flightgear.org/download/ release] that first added a web-installer for Windows. See 2020.3.9 LTS [[Changelog 2020.3#2020.3.9|change log]] - included are improved regional definitions for Mediterranean Africa, improvements to shallow ocean water and inland water in certain areas, improvements to ATC dialog etc. | ||
====Web installer for Windows with 2020.3.9==== | |||
====Web installer for Windows with 2020.3.9+==== | |||
This Windows web-installer ([https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/release-2020.3/ Sourceforge download]) can update any old 2020.3.x install by downloading a small ~200 MB package containing all content files changed since the first release. If you are on Windows you should use the web-installer for faster download and install - be sure to back up any changes due to tinkering you may have done to the /data folder. | This Windows web-installer ([https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/release-2020.3/ Sourceforge download]) can update any old 2020.3.x install by downloading a small ~200 MB package containing all content files changed since the first release. If you are on Windows you should use the web-installer for faster download and install - be sure to back up any changes due to tinkering you may have done to the /data folder. | ||
*The Windows web-installer is called <code>FlightGear-2020.3.x-web.exe</code>. It contains the contents of the /bin folder - like executable (.exe) files and library files (.dll). FlightGear-2020.3.9-web.exe is 59 MB. | *The Windows web-installer is called <code>FlightGear-2020.3.x-web.exe</code>. It contains the contents of the /bin folder - like executable (.exe) files and library files (.dll). FlightGear-2020.3.9-web.exe is 59 MB. | ||
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Please report bugs and issues via the sourceforge [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/codetickets/ tickets] system if you come across any on the next branch, or LTS. | Please report bugs and issues via the sourceforge [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/codetickets/ tickets] system if you come across any on the next branch, or LTS. | ||
====New rendering pipeline for Compositor - HDR pipeline==== | ====New rendering pipeline for Compositor - HDR pipeline==== | ||
Fernando has been experimenting with adding new rendering | Fernando has been experimenting with adding new rendering features, using the capabilities of the [[Compositor]] - see page for the new [[HDR Pipeline|HDR pipeline]]. The work is "''*very*'' ''experimental''", as Fernando said. The first commit has been added to the FlightGear next branch - this is a ''very limited'' prototype that is not yet fit for even bug reporting. | ||
For those curious to see the prototype, just switch to the HDR pipeline: | For those curious to see the prototype, just switch to the HDR pipeline: | ||