Prepar3D v3.3

 

А вот и релиз очередной версии. Список нового под спойлером 🙂

General Platform Updates

New Features

• Multichannel (Professional Plus only)
• Creating add-on content that integrates with Prepar3D has been simplified and also supports enabling and disabling add-ons from within the application
• Controller axis sensitivity can now be set per flight mode (normal, slew, etc.)
• Menu keyboard key now opens the context menu on the active view

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed tab order and typos in various UI screens
• Fixed bug that prevented ground vehicles from updating their door system
• Improved avatar record and playback
• Fixed bug where panel-only state could load incorrectly depending on the scenario
• Fixed crash that could occur when leaving vehicles with many gauges
• Restore Local Time Setting in the Go To Airport UI is now on by default
• Fixed bug in Select Vehicle screen that prevented vehicles from being selected after clicking the search box
• Fixed issue where uninstalling could fail to deactivate license on Windows 10 in some cases
• Position freeze user is now automatically turned off when hosting multiplayer
• Updated installer to include .NET 4.5.1
• Scaleform MenuWindow now displays a scrollbar when text overflows window size
• Fixed bug where pressing ‘0’ would not activate the last option in the ATC menu.
• Fixed bug that prevented setting KEY_ADF2_RADIO_SWAP
• Fixed bug where panel keyboard shortcuts would also activate ATC options if ATC window was open
• “Display fuel quantity as weight” setting in Fuel and Payload screen now saves correctly
• Updated item ordering in the multiplayer drop-down menu
• Fixed bug where Time Preview slider would not stop moving when hitting Apply
• Canceling out of the Select Airport screen will no longer unpause the simlulation
• Fixed bug that could cause label text to be invalid when being displayed in multiple views
• Fixed bug where opening the Scenery Library UI would change the title of Prepar3D Scenery to FS9 Scenery
• Fixed memory leak that could occur during scenery library reloads
• Fixed throttle issues when using X Grip joysticks
• Fixed bug that prevented custom mini panels from opening when loading a scenario
• Scaleform multiple choice options no longer add brackets around user-defined menu items
• Fixed bug which prevented temperature and winds aloft layers from being read in correctly when decoding WINDS ALOFT metar data

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Rendering and Performance Updates

New Features

• View groups can be created to easily configure views across multiple displays using the View Group Management window
• Post processes can now be applied per display using the View Group Management window
• Support for Scalable Display Technologies Easy Blend™ to blend multiple projected images together on curved or flat surfaces

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed bug that would prevent aircraft lights from appearing at startup
• Improved cloud rendering performance
• Fixed custom z bias scenery flickering issues including runways and runway markings
• Fixed crash in XML gauges using RTT elements when Mip-map VC Panels was disabled
• Fixed bug which could cause shadows to disappear when using RTT gauges
• Fixed bug preventing IR post process from being used in RTT views
• Fixed startup crash that would occur on laptops using both Intel HD Graphics and NVIDIA cards to drive different displays
• SpeedTree LOD transitions are now more consistent
• Fixed minor texture issues with multi-GPUs
• Added cloud facing mode setting to the weather section of the Prepar3D.cfg, refer to the Weather Settings section in learning center
• Fixed bug that could prevent certain views from blacking out during loading
• Fixed bug where Special Effects Distance slider was incorrectly modifying effect rates

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SimDirector Updates

New Features

• Scenery and Mobile Scenery models can now be swapped out without having to recreate the object
• Player objects now render their assigned vehicle in Director Mode
• Player objects can now be assigned an AssociationID
• Camera object now renders a directional wireframe
• Added zoom buttons to visualization
• Open Scenario Dialog now shows all scenario content directories defined in Content Pathing
• Visual Path can now be assigned to player objects
• Scenarios now autosave (default every 5 minutes but can be configured or disabled)
• Scaleform Object origin can now be modified
• Added units display to gauge variable and property logic nodes
• Added goal resolution to GoalResolutionAction node and goal state to goal nodes
• Entities can now be filtered by type in Catalog
• Added better visual feedback when dragging and dropping objects
• New splash screen shown when entering SimDirector and SimOperator
• Added button to toggle between zoom modes (standard and precise zoom)

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed bug where attachments were not cleared when changing entity’s container title
• Fixed crash that would occur when pressing Ctrl+G to group objects when focus was in visualization
• Dampened slew speed when using controllers
• Fixed bug where user would have to zoom out multiple times to zoom away from the ground in certain cases
• Fixed crash that could occur when renaming a waypoint list in the waypoint editor
• Improved Catalog search speed
• Director Mode Camera position is now saved between mode switches
• Fixed bug that prevented vehicle selection from working after changing weather
• Multiple object references can be added/removed at once in supporting objects
• Camera orientation property is now disabled if tracked target or track race leader is set
• Saving scenarios now adds them to the top of the recent items list
• Fixed bug where recently saved items would not update new title and description values
• Fixed bug where scenario object rotation would snap back to original values after modifying them using the object properties window
• Fixed memory leaks and optimized memory usage
• Added more validation feedback when using Spawn Lists
• Fixed crashes that could occur with Scaleform Objects attached to other objects
• Fixed bug that could cause attached Scaleform Objects to be in the incorrect position
• Fixed bug where waypoint list could be moved in Director Mode causing a crash
• Fixed crash that would occur when deleting an entity referenced by another entity’s AI Behavior
• Fixed bug that could prevent the camera object from being set to the main view when activated
• Fixed bug where grouping an AIBehaviorActivationAction would delete its selected behavior
• Fixed bug where the IsOnGround flag did not work correctly for Mobile Scenery
• Fixed bugs causing the translation gizmo y axis to not work in certain cases including attached Scaleform objects and Mobile Scenery and AI entities when Snap to Ground was turned off
• Property Description box now remains at a fixed size preventing the Object Properties window from resizing when clicking different properties
• Added more precision for decimal value properties
• Fixed object rename bug that could cause multiple objects to be stuck in edit mode when using F2 to rename
• Gizmo state now persists when selecting different objects back-to-back
• Fixed bug where scenario would not be marked as changed when deleting objects
• Fixed bug which could cause extra scenery objects to be created when moving or rotating objects
• Improved rotation gizmo
• Fixed bug that could cause waypoints to be selected when selecting a range of objects in the Objects view
• Fixed bug that would occasionally cause the cursor in the ScenarioVariable field to jump to the front of the text when typing
• Camera objects now autogenerate a name when created
• Fixed bug where key events would get sent to Prepar3D when typing in the Catalog search box
• Fixed bug where the user ownship bounding box would remain onscreen when moving the ownship offscreen
• Catalog window now displays the correct total number of objects
• Changed property order in Object window
• Removed descr field from object properties
• Gizmo size is now constant
• Improved speed of duplicating large number of objects
• Fixed bug where hidden reference lists were not filtered out of the drag/drop context menu in the Visualization
• Fixed bug which could cause Property Grid enumeration fields to revert back to their original values in some cases
• Added validation checks for attached world object cycles
• Fixed memory leak caused by deactivated Scaleform Objects
• Title and Descr no longer editable in the Advanced Properties section
• Fixed bug where file information would not update when clicking “Save As” in the File menu
• Fixed bug where the state of the Weather button would be incorrect on first launch
• Fixed bug where context menu in visualization could be brought up when no objects were selected
• Fixed bug where the incorrect camera would be used when booting to SimDirector from the command line
• Updated various sections of the documentation
• Fixed bug where object selection could be incorrect after selecting objects with a search and/or type filter applied in the objects view
• Fixed bug where search in Objects window would not find objects in minimized groups
• Fixed bug where moving attached objects would cause heading to oscillate or rotate
• Updated zoom controls to be more precise
• Moved Avatar Attach/Detach button to the File menu vehicle section
• Fixed bug where moving objects with platforms would cause the object to move offscreen
• Fixed crash that would occur when attaching a Scaleform object to an entity
• Fixed crash that could occur when previewing a flight recording in Flight Instructor mode
• .SPB files are now sent to clients in SimOperator
• Space for object description and preview in the Catalog is now always reserved
• Reduced the sensitivity of the translation gizmo
• Fixed bug where toggling AltitudeIsAGL on scenery objects would cause them to draw in the wrong location
• Fixed bug where using the rotation gizmo on objects attached to other objects would cause the heading to change
• AIType “Edit” button is now hidden when AIType is “None”
• Fixed bug where Center On would not position camera correctly with certain objects
• Fixed bug where snapping to the ownship or centering on an object could cause the zoom level to be incorrect
• Fixed bug that could cause gizmos to sometimes draw behind objects
• Fixed crash caused by repeatedly pressing the close button during initial load
• Fixed bug where vehicle could be at the wrong altitude after using Select Airport

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SDK and SimConnect Updates

New Features

• Side angles and local offsets can now be added to camera definitions

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed PDK documentation errors
• Fixed bug where zeroed out packet received via SimConnect could close client
• Fixed bug where content remove command line command would fail if specifying both title and path
• ISimObject properties/events which share the same name can now be get and set using SimConnect
• Fixed bug that could cause empty/invalid SimConnect packets from being sent and handled
• Fixed bug that could prevent loading weather themes through SimConnect

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Multiplayer Updates

Fixes and Improvements

• Tweaked blend duration for DIS dead reckoning
• Time to Live (TTL) now configurable
• Fixed bug that prevented AI from firing weapons when using the Attacker behavior in multiplayer
• Fixed valid ranges for DIS multicast connections
• Fixed bug where clients could be placed at an incorrect location after vehicle crash in multiplayer
• Fixed issue where chat input text field would not be visible when using long usernames

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Prepar3D Content

New Features

• Added Fury drone to default selectable vehicles
• LCS-1 USS Freedom and LCS-3 USS Fort Worth can now be placed in SimDirector

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed bug where installation was not looked up correctly on 32-bit Windows
• Fixed several default values for the IRIS T-6A Texas II SP2
• Updated several SDK samples

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Prepar3D Scenery

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed bug where installation was not looked up correctly on 32-bit Windows

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Prepar3D SDK

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed documentation errors for freeze simulation variables
• Fixed issue where the local modeldef.xml would never be referenced by the 3dsMax exporter
• Mobile Scenery data now available through SimConnect
• Streamlined add-on installation process
• Fixed issues in XtoMDL tool when using /WRITETOFILE flag

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