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===KSFO Terminal 2=== | ===KSFO Terminal 2=== | ||
[[San Francisco International Airport]]'s Terminal 2 has been fully remodelled by | [[San Francisco International Airport]]'s Terminal 2 has been fully remodelled by Karla in Blender 2.49b, using handmade textures in Gimp 2.46. New additions include: linking wings, antennae, railings, supports, ground floors interiors, ATC equipment, vigilant controller, architecture, light masts and night textures. | ||
It has been released and is available via [[TerraSync]] | It has been released and is available via [[TerraSync]]. | ||
After improving the terminal, Karla wrote a howto on how to create realistic textures for buildings. More on that in the [[#Wiki updates|Wiki updates]] section of this newsletter. | |||
===Dublin Airport=== | ===Dublin Airport=== | ||
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== Aircraft reviews == | == Aircraft reviews == | ||
== Wiki updates == | |||
===Creating realistic textures for buildings=== | |||
Texture and modelling artist karla, who recently [[#KSFO Terminal 2|remodeled terminal 2 of KSFO]], wrote a nice article on how to create (photo) realistic textures for buildings. The article explains the texturing process from start to end. Several techniques for creating light-effects, non-repeating surfaces and making faces look weathered are discussed and explained step by step. | |||
Read the howto at [[Howto: Texture a building]] and provide the FlightGear community with some nice scenery additions! | |||
== Community news == | == Community news == | ||
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=== Forum news === | === Forum news === | ||
=== Multiplayer === | === Multiplayer === | ||
=== Virtual airlines === | === Virtual airlines === | ||
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For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]]. | For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]]. | ||
===Reminder: FSweekend=== | |||
With just two months togo, the largest flight simulator event in the world (the [[FSweekend]] at [[Lelystad Airport]], the Netherlands) is coming close. Make sure to mark the weekend of 6&7 November in your agenda as "occupied". A team of FlightGear developers will be present in Lelystad to promote FlightGear to the public. They highly appreciate it if you are able to stop over at the airport! | |||
Last year we organised a [[Howto: Multiplayer|multiplayer]] event in which FlightGear users from all over the world could virtually visit Lelystad. Something similar for this year is currently being discussed. Expect more details in next month's newsletter. | |||
=== Reminder: Google's Summer of Code 2011 === | === Reminder: Google's Summer of Code 2011 === | ||