FIFS Beta2 Branch - 0.5.9.5 - HUGE scenery update!
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:27 pm
Hi all,
I realize that it's been a long time since our last update, but we've been hard at work. We're excited to release a new public build!
The most significant thing you'll notice is radically different scenery Scenery is now completely worldwide and is no longer limited to only the USA. Instead of using a large download, we now stream imagery as you fly. This means that most areas have 1 ft high-detail imagery, rather than generic land-classes. It looks way way better than it used to!
This build has a lot of new functionality, and I'm sure a lot of bugs. We've published it to a new branch so that you can always go back to the current version if you run into too many. See the opt-in instructions at the bottom of the post -- they've changed. If you've updated successfully, Help -> About will show 0.5.9.5
Anyway - looking forward to everyone's feedback! Does it crash for you (please send reports), does it run smoothly? What are your favorite areas to fly?
Opting into Website-Version Beta:
1. Turn on Debugging Tools from "Help -> About -> Usage Options"
2. Open "Debugging Tools -> Debug Diagnostics"
3. Expand "Debug Options"
4. For "Updates URL" specify "https://cdn.flyinside-fsx.com/SimLatest.ClosedBeta2/" (the final slash is important)
5. Restart your sim
6. Use "Sim -> Check for Updates" - It should show a prompt for version 0.5.9.5 currently
Opting into Steam Beta:
1. Open Steam
2. Go to the "Library" section
3. Right click on "FlyInside Flight Simulator"
4. Select Properties
5. Go to the "betas" tab
6. From the "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" dropdown, select "beta2"
7. Let Steam do its update thing!
Thanks!
Malcolm
I realize that it's been a long time since our last update, but we've been hard at work. We're excited to release a new public build!
The most significant thing you'll notice is radically different scenery Scenery is now completely worldwide and is no longer limited to only the USA. Instead of using a large download, we now stream imagery as you fly. This means that most areas have 1 ft high-detail imagery, rather than generic land-classes. It looks way way better than it used to!
This build has a lot of new functionality, and I'm sure a lot of bugs. We've published it to a new branch so that you can always go back to the current version if you run into too many. See the opt-in instructions at the bottom of the post -- they've changed. If you've updated successfully, Help -> About will show 0.5.9.5
- Adds all-new world-wide streaming scenery
- Huge improvements to helicopter flight model
- Improvements to "Reset Flight" functionality
- Adds system for importing custom imagery and building scenery areas manually
- Start of tooling for building aircraft, flight models, and cockpits in-simulator
- Misc bug-fixes and performance improvements.
Anyway - looking forward to everyone's feedback! Does it crash for you (please send reports), does it run smoothly? What are your favorite areas to fly?
Opting into Website-Version Beta:
1. Turn on Debugging Tools from "Help -> About -> Usage Options"
2. Open "Debugging Tools -> Debug Diagnostics"
3. Expand "Debug Options"
4. For "Updates URL" specify "https://cdn.flyinside-fsx.com/SimLatest.ClosedBeta2/" (the final slash is important)
5. Restart your sim
6. Use "Sim -> Check for Updates" - It should show a prompt for version 0.5.9.5 currently
Opting into Steam Beta:
1. Open Steam
2. Go to the "Library" section
3. Right click on "FlyInside Flight Simulator"
4. Select Properties
5. Go to the "betas" tab
6. From the "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" dropdown, select "beta2"
7. Let Steam do its update thing!
Thanks!
Malcolm