This is the X-Plane update built with the community. In 12.2.1, we’ve brought your voice to the forefront – featuring a new wave of art assets chosen directly by community vote, this update is all about bringing your favorite ideas to life in the sim and unlocking the amazing potential of our scenery and gateway artists.
If you’ve ever wanted a say in how X-Plane evolves visually, this is the version that shows it’s working.
Let’s take a look at what you helped create!
You may remember the Discord survey we ran some time ago. As soon as it was completed, we didn’t waste any time and immediately began creating new assets based on the community’s feedback. We’ve highlighted which assets we’ve nominated to be worked on!
Of course, we didn’t stop there! This release is loaded with even more exciting features, improvements, and fixes. Let’s take a closer look at what’s new.
New Library Objects
FireTrucks
Cherry Pickers
Construction Vehicles
Police SUV Cars
Grass Runway Markings
Compass Roses
Colored Polygons
Hangars & Utility Sheds
Class F Jetways
New Apron Lights
Mobile Helipads
Angled Roofs
This release includes another custom Heliport, created by our artist’s Cristiano and Jan. Zermatt Heliport (LSEZ) is located near the entrance of the iconic mountain resort of Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais, at an elevation of around 1,400 meters. It serves as the base for Air Zermatt, a world-renowned alpine helicopter operator known for its sightseeing flights, helm-skiing, cargo transport, and mountain rescue operations. Approaches and departures are particularly challenging due to the tight valley and high terrain. It’s most certainly a rewarding experience for skilled sim pilots. One unique feature of the real-world heliport is the lift that provides access from the valley floor, a reminder of Zermatt’s car-free nature. With stunning views of the Matterhorn and surrounding Alps, this is a perfect spot to test your vertical flight skills or enjoy scenic alpine tours.
Mouse Zoom Lock (Stop Zooming X-Plane)
We know not everyone loves the mouse wheel zoom and we get it. That’s why we’ve added a new option in the settings to disable mouse zoom separately for internal and external views. Additionally, you can now assign a modifier key: this means zooming will only work while holding that key, helping to prevent accidental zooming during regular mouse use.
New Hardware Support
We are excited to expand our range of supported hardware with new additions from several manufacturers:
MOZA Flight Sim Gear
We’re happy to announce full support for MOZA’s impressive new line of flight simulator hardware. This release supports the AB9 FFB Base with the MH16 Flightstick, the MTP Throttle, and the MTLP Panel. Full support for the AY210 Yoke Base and the MFY Yoke is also on the horizon.
Thrustmaster SOL-R 1 Flightstick
We’ve also added full support for the new SOL-R 1, Thrustmaster’s next-gen Flightstick, designed specifically for flight simulations.
rotAIR by SimFlight Services
We now support the rotAIR modules from SimFlight Services, enhancing your sim experience with high-fidelity input.
Gateway Airports
As always, this release includes updated Gateway Airports with improvements and additions contributed by our amazing community. We’ve now reached an impressive total of 38,604 custom-built airports. A huge thank you to everyone involved in making the scenery better for all of us!
X-Plane 12.2.1 Beta 1 is out now!
We hope this update will kick-off a new wave of creativity amongst our scenery artists. It’s been no secret that we are working on Next-Gen Scenery, and the ideas you have proposed to us, will help form more assets that we can refer to and create for the future!
For additional details and a more comprehensive list of changes, have a look at the full release notes please.
