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Old 02-05-2005 | 08:18 AM
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jhimmel
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Default Upcoming G3 fixes

This is a list of fixes that are currently in testing for G3 and due to be released very soon -

ADDED: Progress bar during collision mesh generation
ADDED: Factor in wheel velocity when determining ground penetration depth
ADDED: More descriptive warning messages when unsupported graphics cards detected
ADDED: In airport selection dialog, moved RealFlight G2 airports to their own folder, separate from G3 airports
ADDED: Support for transmitter modes 1, 3, and 4 in Radio Gadget
ADDED: Option to turn shadows on/off, in addition to shadow quality setting
ADDED: Online update size and estimated download time notification
FIXED: Ground handling improvements and optimizations
FIXED: Aircraft/objects resting on other objects (aircraft can now land on objects)
FIXED: Wheel camber and toe-in problems, which caused ground handling problems for aircraft with gears that are swept forward or back
FIXED: More "glass wall" collision problems
FIXED: Bouncy wheels on some airplanes
FIXED: Issues with helicopter fuselages penetrating ground and overly active broken-off parts
FIXED: Surface roughness behavior (ground is bumpier off of the runway)
FIXED: Screen resolution is persistent
FIXED: Anisotropic slider didn't work
FIXED: Slowdown after changing airport (NVidia)
FIXED: Windows 98 crash when switching to fullscreen mode
FIXED: Intermittent lockup on startup fixed for some cases
FIXED: Prevent user from entering invalid username
FIXED: Missing engine in recordings
FIXED: Prevent invalid multiplayer participant count (-1)
FIXED: Bug that caused error message after G3 had been running for a number of hours
FIXED: Launcher's default setting for "Check for updates before starting RealFlight" is now "off"
FIXED: Incompatibility with non-IE web browsers when attempting to open the manual from within G3 or the Launcher
FIXED: Mountain Pass airport detail texture appeared small the very first time G3 was run
FIXED: Most of the airplanes were modified for camber, toe-in, and minor adjustments to wheel and landing gear position/angles
FIXED: Corsair main gear protruding through top of wing when retracted
FIXED: Extra 330L missing texture
FIXED: Bell H-13 scale fuel tanks now detect collisions
FIXED: Spitfire main gear protruding through top of wing when retracted
FIXED: P-38 steering gear
FIXED: Island Paradise airport: windmill objects now turn, bridge is not floating in midair
FIXED: Remove retract servo from AT-6 steering gear (was incorrect)

Jim H.