Torsten's question about what the release number should be got me thinking a bit what I would expect from a 3.0 version, and I thought maybe I can put my outcome for a discussion:
I think what makes the difference isn't so much new cool feature, but really a good and intuitive integration of the existing features. Say, in particular I'd like to see for a 3.0 (I'm focusing mainly on my area of expertise...): * lightfields and Rembrandt working together * lightfields properly supported by Basic Weather or even better * a redesign of the weather interfaces, basically going to the unified weather system people have been talking about - some ideas and brainstorming urgently needed! Then some fixes for long-standing, not really critical but annoying bugs * the current rain system still only works for Basic Weather * turbulence should affect YaSim and JSBSim the same way Then maybe some cool, but not so important features to make things complete: * lightning (and thunder?) for thunderstorms * windsocks moving with ground wind rather than wind at aircraft position Ideally, making full use of things we already have to present the best possible scenery * regionalized random building types * dedicated texture packs for the main vegetation zones * exploit the placement mask possibilities fully And then, ship 3.0 with (finally) the next edition of a world scenery release, so we can really present much better visuals! So, personally I'd like 3.0 to be a release that doesn't only have cool features, but also cool features which work basically everywhere and a release that doesn't have the current snags like 'this doesn't work with that, and the GUI is counter-intuitive and so on. Let me be the first to admit that it's much more fun doing my own stuff the way I like and then just merge it in. But if we can find consensus about any plan having to do with integration of new features and making it all work together, then I'm willing to reserve the majority of my coding time for working towards that goal. Would this be something to aim for in a 3.0 release? * Thorsten ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
