New Models

New Flying Sites

New Features

• Automatic Updates system for new models, flying sites and program updates
• Selectable training undercarriage option for all helicopter models
• Binocular feature
• New and improved fixed-wing and helicopter models
• New flying sites including slope soaring sceneries
• New camera-modes: Free-look, Keep Ground In View and Shift-look
• Fully panoramic flying site previews
• Selectable pilots for fixed-wing models
• User-definable hotkeys for all program features
• More advanced flight recorder:
__ • Records crashes, model changes and flying site changes
__ • New compression for smaller file-size
__ • Record multiple models
__ • Fly with recordings, spectate recordings or free-look
__ • Set playback model colour and transparency
__ • Loop, rewind, fast-forward and shuttle with your mouse
• New Simulation Speed onscreen widget
• Training and Competitions:
__ • Better display and more options on existing modes
__ • New Bomb Drop competition for single and multi-player modes
__ • Tutorials:
____ • Full professional tutorial and training course with audio commentary
____ • New user-friendly browser with descriptions
• Model control functions can now be assigned to any keyboard combination
• QuickMenu allows control of main program functions from the transmitter
• Advanced channel curve system allows you to define your own curve-points
• Colour Selector for various options with favourite colours saved for later use
• New XAudio sound library for increased compatibility - this is now the default audio library for Phoenix.

Enhancements

• Enhanced physics:
__ • More realistic undercarriage, ground interaction and bumpiness
__ • Enhanced Fixed-wing dynamics:
____ • All-new physics, developed with the aid of UK freestyle champion Mike Williams
____ • Reaction of centre-of-gravity to undercarriage retraction
____ • Dual aileron controls
____ • Dual elevator controls
____ • Advanced mixes: Flaperons, Tailevators, Rudder/Elevator and Throttle/Rudder
____ • Improved glider and slope-soaring physics
__ • Enhanced helicopter dynamics:
____ • Enhanced collective-pitch response
____ • Enhanced tail-rotor wash
____ • Control governor speed from transmitter channel
• Improved Graphical User Interface:
__ • Cleaner, more user-friendly look and feel
__ • Main menu reorganised for easier navigation
__ • Changeable colour-themes
__ • New Initial Setup, Setup New Transmitter, Create Control Profile and other wizards
__ • Brand-new widgets system for resizable, moveable and dockable onscreen displays
__ • Improved Variometer
__ • Improved Controller display
__ • Improved Wind compass
__ • Improved Flight Information with many more options for data and setup
__ • Improved Variometer
__ • Improved Sky Orientation display
__ • Improved In-flight tuning
__ • Shift+TAB to go to previous edit-box in Edit Model menu
__ • Navigate main-menu from keyboard
__ • New Quit button on main menu
__ • Switch off transmitter warning if you exit with transmitter connected
__ • Improved and configurable favourites system with subfolders
__ • Recently flown models quick selection menu
__ • Recently used flying-sites quick selection menu
__ • Visual, draggable Centre of Gravity manipulator in Edit Model menu
__ • New visual starting position and orientation selection system
• New streamer system:
__ • Optimised graphically
__ • Physically accurate movement with wind and drag
__ • Set to any length or colour
__ • Set differently per model
• New smoke system:
__ • Optimised graphically
__ • Set to any colour
__ • Set differently per model
• Options to hide most warnings, messages and helpers
• Control system:
__ • Model control response increased
__ • New system for improved smoothness and accuracy
• Enhanced graphics:
__ • New renderer with fast, accurate, soft self-shadowing
__ • Improved exhaust and display smoke rendering
__ • Improved water effects:
____ • Motion and ripple effects enhanced
____ • Better reflections
____ • Better shadowing
____ • Improved rendering at distance
__ • New sun-glow and night-light glow effects
__ • New thermals display
• New physically controlled wind-sock and flags
• Scenery improvements:
__ • Enhanced collision detection system
__ • Slope-soaring flying sites
__ • Wind-fields and custom flying-site weather patterns
__ • New advanced flying-site scenery masking system
__ • High Quality option with 4 times standard background quality for selected sites
• Multiplayer:
__ • General performance improvements
__ • Improved start-position searching and selection

Bugs fixed

• Solved issue when starting with no installed sound-card
• Solved issue with helicopter ground-effect under obstacles
• Solved various problems with crashing tilt-rotor models
• Water models now automatically start over water when available

2.00.b:

• Training and competition options saved correctly
• Various helicopter control issues fixed
• Fixed shader errors on older graphics hardware
• Shift Rotor no longer crashes
• Issues with autorotation training start positions and orientations fixed
• Fixed issue with removing inflight tuning items
• User can now click a colour swab to change colours
• Dragging the colour chooser no longer rotates the model under the Edit Model menu
• Spaces in edit boxes issue fixed
• Spektrum DX7 control profile fixed
• F117 flying wing issue fixed at high speeds
• Closer default zoom level
• Raptor .30 re-added
• Various system variants re-added

2.00.c:

• Fixed various graphics compatiblity issues on lower-end graphics cards
• Elevator failure now functions correctly
• Fixed various multiplayer-related issues:
__ • Crash when starting multiplayer with ADVERTISE unchecked
__ • Problem with changing flying site to new sites
__ • Welcome message appears every 5 minutes or so
__ • Improved pings
• Smaller failures panel smaller and icons react correctly
• Shadowing system:
__ • Optimised
__ • Fixed shadowing issue on Desert Mesa flying site and Sports Hall
__ • Added Lowest shadow quality option
• My keys saved properly
• FPS counter enabled as standard in Flight Info Panel
• Fixed issue with helicopters starting on Artic Tundra
• Reduced smoke quality option now functions
• Wind compass/flight info now shows correct direction
• Windsock functions correctly when no wind is present
• Hover/torque training orientation issues resolved
• Various controls no longer activate after mouse dragged
• Pause System and Reset Model controls now function
• Screenshots function now works correctly
• Download Updates close button fixed
• Fixed landing target displays
• Fixed crash in load/save recording when pressing back or forward arrows
• Fixed issue with landing training/competition start positions
• Fixed issue with streamer competition mode

2.00.d:

• Weather Setup Panel now shows correct measurement units
• Water reflections now appear correctly
• Jetcopter rotors now spin in correct direction
• Control functions no lonber triggered when entering chat text
• Fixed issue with positioning cursor within an edit box containing spaces
• HOME and END now function in edit boxes
• Fixed issue with blocky landing targets
• Fixed error when changing to a high-definition flying site
• Fixed error with Mini Yak at high speeds
• Binocular view now shows schemes
• More smoke options added
• Bomb drop target no longer too close to pilot's position
• Cap 232 texturing issues fixed
• New Messages Panel under View > Displays menu replaces Multiplayer > Text Chat History menu
• Fixed issue with some scale models pulling up at full throttle

2.00.e:

• Optimised network code for faster multiplayer
• Tweaked wind-fields on slope-soaring sites
• Watercraft now function correctly with onscreen controller
• Watercraft now function correctly with training and competition modes
• Watercraft rotor disk now rotates correctly
• Watercraft rotors now create ripples
• Fixed an issue with physics (Normalisation error)
• SeaRanger and SeaSquirrel no longer crash on water sites
• Rotors now shadow when not moving
• Fixed issue with chat messages not being sent to other pilots
• Landing target in correct position on Countryside Hill

2.00.f:

• Improved multiplayer stability
• Fixed issues with Flying Wing at full power
• Added Governor RPM to flight info panel
• Fixed issue with throttle on helicopters with governor enabled
• Blue status message changed to higher contrast yellow colour
• Manual zoom no longer resets after a crash/model change
• Bearcat undercarriage closes correctly
• Schemes now work correctly with favourites
• Issue fixed when creating a session from the Join Session window, then cancelling
• Improved Session Info window:
__ • Positionable
__ • Dockable
__ • More compact
• Added "Aileron only" mode to Torque Training
• Fixed issue with new multiplayer streamers only appearing after a model reset
• Fixed issues with model positioning system
• Sceadu 50 tail rotor reversed (requires re-download)
• Spot landing and Landing training positions tweaked
• Grass friction tweaked
• Spitfire C-of-G tweaked
• Bomb drop target positioning improved
• Preview tone played when altering sound volume
• Progress bars added to multiplayer connection dialogs
• Chat messages:
__ • Fixed issue with messages dissapearing
__ • Backspace now repeats correctly
__ • Scroll bar added
• Fixed issue with Shift-Look camera mode after model reset

2.00.g:

• Fixed issue with international keyboard layouts and text entry
• Show Installed Updates option added to Auto Update menu
• Spectate/Fly menu item now shows correct state
• Fixed issue with ground friction and wind
• Spitfire undercarriage now retracts correctly
• Grumman Goose rear tail wheel no longer retracts
• Normalisation error resolved
• Added method for manually installing updates
• Fixed some issues with flight recorder filenames
• Flight recorder now selects last loaded file when saving
• Aerobatic slope soarer drag tweaked
• Set position mode now points at the current position on entry
• Recordings now reflect in water
• Tweaks to windfields on Countryside Hill and Monte Farno
• New description bar under Select Model, now reflects changes to measurement units
• Fixed an issue with ALT+TABBING from fullscreen mode
• Fixed an issue with shadowing on some Radeon-series graphics card-Fixed issue with dull binocular view

2.00.h:

• Fixed a problem when changing from a slope-soaring site with thermals
• Tweaked exhaust emmision from helicopters
• Fixed an issue with shadowing on training gear
• Training gear slides more easily on ground
• Message bar scrollbar fixed
• Breaking a wing no longer breaks propeller
• Fixed issue with dull binocular view
• Enticement aileron response increased
• Fixed an issue with fixed-wing models nosing towards ground when inverted
• Fixed issue with not remembering competition settings
• Fixed an issue with Lowest quality shadows and water with some graphics cards
• Fixed an issue with in-flight tuning wheel controls under Edit Model
• Rudder -> elevator mixing now functions correctly
• Tailevator mixing now functions correctly
• Chat message bar no longer activated with a menu open
• Issue with Automatic Updates resolved
• Edit boxes with inflight tuning now correctly alter values
• Can no longer drop a bomb when on ground
• Fixed wind compass/wind directions/headings display
• Fixed an issue with landing gear-equipped models sliding across ground
• Fixed some issues with Stonehenge flying site (requires redownload)
• Fixed issue with camera occasionally freezing on slope-soaring sites

2.00.i:

• Helicopter physics refined with the aid of 3D masters champion Duncan Osborne:
__ • Parameters tweaked for TRex 450, 500, 600 nitro and 700
__ • Collective pitch change response enhanced
__ • Improved governor code on helicopters
__ • Added Governor sensitivity attribute for helicopters
__ • Gear no longer detaches after tail rotor impact
__ • Coaxial rolling issue fixed
• CofG changes to various scale fixed-wing models
• Shiftrotor resets correctly when rotors strike ground
• Fixed an issue with CTRL+V pasting into edit boxes
• Curve buttons now show if a curve has been set on a control
• Increase shift-look tracking accuracy/speed
• Transmitter mapped functions such as Reset Model now work while editing text
• German language completed
• Improved power-saving and screensaver handling
• Improved multiplayer connectivity

2.00.j:

• Manual zoom settings now saved on exit
• Option to not check for updates on auto-update reminder
• Transmitter sticks no longer disappear after ALT+TABBING from fullscreen mode
• French language completed
• Italian language completed
• Handlaunched models now start correctly during multiplayer
• Windsock pole and base changed to black colouring
• Various fixed-wing and helicopter physics changes, tweaks and improvements

2.00.k:

• Lakeside collision materials fixed
• Message Bar clipping issue fixed
• TRex 500/600 sound sample issue fixed
• Funtana 90 re-textured
• Spectate/Fly notification now shows correct keyboard assignment
• Portuguese text completed
• Ground sinking now functions correctly
• Improved camera speed setting option
• Fixed issue with multiple instances of Phoenix running

2.00.l:

• Fixed issue with landing gear retracting through fuselage
• Changed jet sounds
• Fixed an issue with Easystar rudder/ailerons

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