Curtis L. Olson
> I was scanning through the cvs logs trying to refresh my memory on what
> has been changed, added, and fixed since the release of v0.9.8 (last
> January). Here's what I came up with, although after staring at cvs
> logs for 2 hours I started having minor hallucinations. So I'm posting
> this here in hopes that people can add to it, or correct my mistakes.
> If you contributed something that is missing, or poorly described here,
> please send me something better.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Curt.
>
> For upcoming v0.9.9 ...
>
> * New well integrated volumetric clouds by Harald Johnsen
> * Removed 'old' 3D clouds code.
> * Fixed the jitter problem with 3d cockpits.
> * Volumetric shadows are now supported so that aircraft can cast
> shadows upon themselves as well as the ground.
> * Better support for redoing livery textures on an individual aircraft.
> * Support for seasonal terrain textures. (Updates to summer textures
> plus new winter textures added.)
> * Add status updates to the initial splash/startup screen.
> * Allow switching the tower view location at any time.
> * Add support for configuring views with asymmetric view frustums.
> * Many updates to gui/dialog box infrastructure. Ability to alter
> border thickness, change fonts, dialog boxes are draggable across
> the screen, you can enable automatic line wrapping, select
> colors, allow key presses to be bound to widgets, .
> * Updates and enhancements to many of the dialog boxes to fix problems,
> expose new features, enhance usability, etc.
>
> * Updated JSBSim version since the last release. (More updates
> pending after this release.)
> * YASim: expose "spool-time" of a jet engine as a config parameter,
> add an oil temp model, support gear compression along any arbitrary
> axis,
> reworked MP calculations for super/turbochargers.
> * Allow setting individual sample/update rates for any of the PID
> autopilot stages.
>
> * Support TACAN instruments for mobile and fixed beacons . And an IVSI
instrument.
> * Deprecated old (somewhat less the spectacularly conceived)
> electrical system model in favor of a much more flexible script based
> system that can be tailored to any individual aircraft.
> * Include an external utility that can feed saved nmea tracks back
> into FlightGear. If you take a gps on a real flight with you and
> capture the output, you can replay your flight in FlightGear.
>
> * Many updates and fixes to the joystick configuration files, many new
> joysticks directly supported.
>
> * Removed all lingering dependencies on plib's SL sound library.
> * Add support for OpenAL 1.1 and alut.
> * Better cross platform compatibility with our standard network
> structures.
> * More cpu friendly frame rate throttling code that can leave more cpu
> available for other apps.
> * Various Nasal (scripting) bug fixes and language improvements.
> * Various bug fixes, various platform/compiler compatibility fixes,
> several memory leaks fixed.
>
> * New aircraft available (in various stages of developement): A380,
> Boeing 314 (seaplane), Citation Bravo (glass cockpit), F-8E
> Crusader, Hurricane IIb, MiG-15bis, TU-114, B29, C150, and SR20.
>
> * Aircraft that have had updates since the last release: 737, A-10,
> AN-225, B-52F, BAC-TSR2, Citation-II (550), Comper Swift, Concorde,
> Hunter, OV10, Spitfire, T37, B1900d, bo105, C172 et. al., DHC2F
> (Beaver), F16, Fokker DR1 Triplane, Fokker 50 (turboprop), Fokker
> 100 (jet), J3 Cub, P51, Santa, Seahawk, and 1903 Wright Flyer.
>
>
You might consider adding the following:
* Carrier - added working arrester wires and catapults. The carrier is
selectable as a starting position. AI has been added to the
carrier in the form of an operating box and an automated turn
into/out of wind. TACAN beacon added.
Regards
Vivian
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