PREPAR3D V4.5 HOTFIX 4.5.12.30293

Client Fixes and Improvements

• • • Fixed performance issues seen on some systems and configurations.
    • Fixed issue where the interpolated wind direction value would be invalid in some cases.
    • Added configuration option to toggle UI hardware acceleration mode (UIHardwareAcceleration).
    • Fixed crash when re-enabling Virtual Reality (VR) while using the Oculus headset.
    • Fixed crash that could occur in some cases after a plugin removed its textures from the system.
    • Varjo eye tracking is now supported.
    • Improved performance when using the Varjo headset.
    • Fixed issue where CreateEffect callbacks would not be issued unless both xyz and pbh offsets were present.
    • CIGI ownship ID now set to 0 for versions prior to CIGI 4.0.
    • Fixed error with empty EntityAffiliation tags being written out in saved scenarios.
    • Fixed issue where sound volume could be incorrect when switching between interior and exterior views.
    • Fixed issue where PBR textures could be black in interior views when first entering a vehicle.
    • Fixed incorrect unit conversions for camera eyepoint altitude P variables.

Content Fixes and Improvements

• • • Fixed missing PBR texture in F-16A.
    • Removed light scaling from beacon effects.

Scenery Fixes and Improvements

• • • Increased beacon light visibility distance.

SDK Fixes and Improvements

• • Fixed an issue where the PBRMaterial’s effectFile property would not be updated during load.
  • Fixed an issue where 3ds Max exports would throw material mismatch errors when P3DMaterial and PBRMaterial were being used in the same scene.
  • Fixed issue with drawing and loading Annotator vegetation polygons.
  • Fixed several minor errors in documentation.