diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6fcc14802..7c92dfe23 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,47 @@ +New in 0.7.0 +* Autopilot can now fly great circle routes. +* Incorporated a first stab at some networking code contributed by Oliver + Delise. +* Added Christian Mayer's new weather subsystem. +* Started adding support for "external" views ... still needs some work. +* Added a flight model acceleration funtion. +* Added support for mouse yoke control contributed by David Megginson. +* FDM model hertz now definable from the command line. +* Added initial timezone support so the user can have better control and more + options for setting the starting time of the sim. +* We now draw nonexistant tiles as ocean which means we only have to create + and distribute tiles that contain some sort of land mass. + +* Replaced basic render engine with plib's ssg (simple scene graph). +* Now expect plib to be installed in it's one true and official location. +* Added support for timegm() if it exists which explicitely expects GMT input. +* A bit of your basic code reorganization and shuffling. + +* Removed tools dependency on libgfc. Functionality is now covered by + shapelib which has been added into the Tools tree. +* Added support for the wonderful GSHHS global land mass data set. +* Removed dependecy on process-dem.pl script. +* Created a new distributed/parallel tile build system ... hmmm kind of super + computer or beowulf style stuff for getting large chunks of scenery built + as fast as possible. +* Only generate tiles that have land mass data since the sim can recreate pure + ocean tiles on the fly. +* First stab at a water flattening scheme to prevent oceans, lakes, and rivers + from running up and down the sides of hills. +* Changed the default "Work/" subdirectory layout. +* Updates to better handle segment boundaries in preparation for real airport + runway and lighting modeling. +* Updates and enhancements to my polygon management class. + +* Updates to JSBsim. +* Updates to Tony's c172 model. +* Updated getting started guide from Micheal Basler. + +* FreeBSD portability tweaks. +* MACos portability tweaks. +* Borland C++ tweaks. +* MSVC++ tweaks. + New in 0.6.0 * Tons of improvements with scenery creation. Inter-tile gaps have been fixed, distorted textures have been fixed, real coastlines have been added,