diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 8e48d8192..66efc46fc 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,65 @@ +New in 0.9.10-pre1 +* March 20, 2006 + +* Fix a bug in the metar (real weather) threading that could lead to + long pauses and even crashes. + +* Upgraded to JSBSim v2.0 +* Fix a discrepancy in sign of twist and incidence values in YASim + between code and documentation. +* Updates to YASim for more fine grained propeller modeling. +* UFO will now honor elevator trim value so that it will respond to + the autopilot altitude hold module. +* UFO can adjust it's speed range so you can use it for super high + speed world exploration, or extremly fine grained precise positioning. +* Updates to carrier interaction and launch/recovery modeling. + +* Add a feature that allows the end user to click any where on the + terrain. The system will compute a ground intersection and report + back the lon, lat, and elevation of the click point. The click + point is reported in the property system so it can be read by just + about anything including external programs. Later we added the + ability to place an object at the click point as well. + +* Add a feature to play one-off wav files. These are qeued and played + sequentially. This was then leveraged to build an ATC background + chatter module in nasal that can be turned on/off at run time. This + could also be leveraged for tutorials or other interactive type + scripts to play prerecorded messages at specific times or under + specific conditions.. + +* AI planes have improved ground following and are smarter about + selecting the active runway. + +* Many improvements to the multi-player mode. Other airplanes are now + updated smoothly. There is a really nifty google maps based moving + map that anyone can use to track all online activity. + +* Include the ability to send ATC and AI aircraft communication to a + local festival server to be converted to spoken speech output. + +* Added a detailed model of the Honeywell MK VIII EGPWS ground + proximity warning system. + +* Allow clock to report local time as well as universal. +* Add a model of a KLN89 GPS. +* Allow nav radios to be slaved to the gps. +* Allow enabling/disabling of menu entries. +* Replace old hardcoded frame rate display with a much more flexible + nasal/gui version. +* Add a listener function to properties so that nasal code can be + triggered whenever a property changes. This is more efficient than + polling. +* Add a save-on-exit option to save user preferences. +* Add support for point sprites. +* Add support for emissive layers (such as lights) on 2d panels. + +* Various compiler/platform fixes. +* Fix various valgrind complaints. +* Better use of exceptions in places. +* Fix the 2d compass texture handling. + + New in 0.9.9 * November 17, 2005