X-Plane 11.00 Release Notes
X-Plane 11.00 is the initial version of the newest flight simulator from Laminar Research. X-Plane 11 includes new features such as new aircraft, a new user interface, tutorials, service vehicles, European autogen, and a new lighting, sound and effects engine. It included numerous flight model updates, an entirely updated default fleet of aircraft, redone FMS & GPS units, Navdata updates, and recut global scenery. Beta testing ended on March 30, 2017.
Known Bugs
Contents
- XPD-6849 Issue with power lines & base mesh
- XPD-6835 Fuel truck missing glass
- XPD-6827 Shadows or artifact on trees
- XPD-6812 Editing the Rendering settings for Visual Effects is SLOW
- XPD-6808 Some windows not re-skinned to match new UI
- XPD-6618 Ability to handle more than 1 hat switch
- XPD-7163 Crash when reporting field in sight
Release Candidate 1
Bug fixes:
- XPD-5349 Fixed lights visible when above heavy (overcast setting & above) clouds.
- XPD-7259 ATC taxi guidelines too faint.
- XPD-7283 Spill lights not fogged in HDR mode.
- XPD-7363, XPD-7508 Fix for planet showing up in near view in low vis.
- XPD-7850 Fixed crash when selecting approach at LGML.
- XPD-7861 New hint text without extraneous line breaks.
- XPD-7864 Fixed mouse fly not working with two monitors and large UI.
- XPD-7868 Drop tank CG fixed.
- Fixed plugins changing UI units and resulting in out of range values.
- Default C172 fixes: OAT gauge & 41″ MP at max throttle.
- GPS fixes: we allow setting of GPS relative bearing when override_gps is on, & the magnetic bearing points to the terminator.
Public Beta 17
Bug fixes:
- XPD-7841 Fixed bright light on cockpit ceiling at night with high visual effects settings.
- XPD-6959 Fixed rainbow swirling patterns under wheels at highest visual effects setting.
- XPD-7295 Fixed dark lightning bolts in storms with high visual effects settings.
- XPD-7843 Fixed missing device name for Logitech Force 3D Pro on Windows.
- Fixed OAT Gauge in Cessna.
- Fixed Missing Textures and Artifacts in King-Air cockpit.
Public Beta 16
PB16 fixes a number of compatibility bugs for aircraft and third party add-ons and rendering artifacts.
Warning: PB16 changes the .sit and .rep file formats; situations and replays from earlier versions are not usable in public beta 16 and later.
PB16 also features the new X-Plane 11 text-based weapon file format. While X-Plane will continue to load binary weapons from X-Plane 10, use the new file format for all new weapons. Please do not ship binary weapons saved in X-Plane 11 betas in your add-ons.
Bug fixes for third parties:
- XPD-7528 ATTR_shiny_rat and GLOBAL_specular with intermediate ratios (E.g. 0.5) now work correctly.We still recommend use use a ratio of 1 and control gloss with a texture.
- XPD-7802 Fixed generic pie instrument randomly disappearing or changing colors.
- XPD-7803 Bleed air source for pressurization defaults to “auto” for all start types on legacy planes that don’t have bleed-air controls.
- XPD-7782 Removed raw legacy panel instrument datarefs likesim/aircraft/panel/acf_ins_size – you should not be using these.
- XPD-7818 Added dataref access to carb temperature.
- Fixed battery lifetime – battery was draining at 4x the correct rate.
- Reduced the strength of auto-toe-brakes for non-castoring aircraft.
- Carb-heat is stronger.
- Engine ITT behavior now matches X-Plane 10.
- Better mapping of engine idle ratios for X-Plane 10 ACF files.
- X-Plane’s numeric version can be accessed by dataref.
- The engine idle ratios can be read and written at runtime via DataRefEditor to tune your engines.
- Fixed incorrect generator torque on jets.
- Toggle-reverse-thrust command does not require the engines to be idle. If you want an idle-lock-out, add this by plugin script.
- X-Plane does not constant reset autopilot and other datarefs to a grid per frame – only when the user is “clicking” them with commands or 2-d panel instruments.
- New FMS will not overwrite nav1 deflection. Note that the G430/530 does do this when in “CDI” mode, which is expected.
- Flying stabilizers fixed, even if not flying.
- sim/FMS/init command resets new FMS just like the old one.
- Lat-lon fixes in the FMS do not have “fix” type in XPLM Navigation API.
- Legacy gear doors move at the correct speed. Legacy v9 gear doors are deprecated; please key-frame your animations from the gear deploy ratio.
- GPS override correctly stops updating the new FMS.
Performance, rendering and scenery artifacts:
- New autogen models for European medium-height buildings.
- Cloud rendering should be faster, particularly on lower visual effects settings.
- Fixed banding in the sky in HDR mode.
- Fixed sun and moon and starts missing in HDR mode.
- Fixed glow around moon at night.
- XPD-7756 Fixed white lines in boat wake when HDR rendering is on.
- Cockpit shadows less blocky.
- Grunge decals for airports tuned.
- Wind farm library objects spin again.
Changes to default Aircraft:
- MD-82 Autothrottle and autopilot fixed.
- Stinson L-5 airfoils fixed.
- Fixed animation on 747 upper-deck door.
- B-58 Cowl flaps animate.
- Cessna 172 battery and electrical system tuned.
- B-58 Gear Light Fixed.
Bug fixes for weapons:
- XPD-6725 Sim no longer crashes if another user on multiplayer has a weapon file that you don’t have.
- Rockets now work.
- Weapons don’t disappear when looking closely at another multiplayer aircraft.
- Weapons track correctly when using external visuals and replay.
- Fixed crash at startup if one multiplayer aircraft is flying and the other is in the main menu.
- Fixed bug where weapons make random explosions when another user in a multiplayer match restarts his flight.
- Fixed massive explosion on external visual when master machine toggles replay.
- Fixed weapons being incorrectly attached to aircraft on external visual during replay.
Bug fixes for sound:
- XPD-7459 FMOD Sound events can be attached to plugin custom commands.
- XPD-7808 Removed log errors when an aircraft does not use FMOD.
- Fixed missing environmental sounds when using Cessna.
Other stuff:
- Fixed crash when bringing up flight configuration over the ocean.
- XPD-7599 Fixed errors in map coastlines.
- XPD-7798 Reloading an aircraft (developer menu) when started cold and dark works as expected.
- XPD-7357 Clicking on panel in second monitor works.
- XPD-7822 Clicking on plugins works on second monitor.
- XPD-7592 Using 150% UI scaling does not throw off plugins or aircraft when multi-monitor is used.
- XPD-6801 Aircraft can carry or be carried in flight configuration UI.
- XPD-7815 Added new joystick configuration files.
- XPD-7784 Zooming to pressed button in joystick UI doesn’t jump to a new view unless it has to.
- XPD-7792 Weather visibility can be edited in metric.
- XPD-7775; XPD-6664 Fixed special starts with oil rig, aircraft carrier and frigate.
- XPD-7816 G430 always pops out when changing planes on restart.
- Brakes default to “on” when starting on the ramp with hardware pedals with toe brakes.
- Push-back trucks do not appear on GA ramp starts.
- Map doesn’t print errors to console at island locations.
- XSG-2758 X-Plane cross-matches ET and ED regions.
- Fixed networking with ForeFlight.
Public Beta 15
PB15 was a quick release containing bug fixes for:
- XPD-7787 Plane-Maker crashing when opening files.
- XPD-7790 New joystick config files.
- XPD-7793 ACF files aren’t locked while the sim is running.
- Cessna takeoff should be a lot better.
Public Beta 14
Key Features & Improvements
- New clouds, with performance improvements for large monitors & HDR.
- Tire model tuning–huge thrust no longer required to start rolling.
- Dataref and plugin bugs fixed–plugins that don’t work need to file bugs ASAP!
Additional Bug Fixes
- Correctly initialize arr/dep flags for default flow.
- Fixed the generic-tape instrument having a HUGE preview.
- XPD-6515 Quaternions auto-follow eulers when plugins run.
- XPD-7038 We now warn you when you’re about to leave the demo area.
- XPD-7141 We now support identifying joysticks by their VID+PID combo instead of their “name” in the OS.
- XPD-7167 Fixes reloading SASL airplanes in debug mode like A320.
- XPD-7258 Auto-generate .joy files from analytics data.
- XPD-7366 Improved behavior of Resume Flight button on first launch.
- XPD-7290 Fix for wrong “receiving from” descriptions.
- XPD-7392 Fix for Flares that hit the ground and live on forever.
- XPD-7394 All device “views” are now available in the right scroll bar.
- XPD-7398 We now reset aircraft-specific prefs when the underlying .acf file is modified.
- XPD-7426 Fix for click locations being screwed up.
- XPD-7456 Add “Clear Filters” button to Aircraft grid.
- XPD-7499 Trains were black.
- XPD-7550 Cars can drive on the left side of the road at airports.
- XPD-7565 Fixed floating runways at LHBP.
- XPD-7661 We now allow 1024×768 for full-screen windows.
- XPD-7673 Fixes clicking stealing plugin focus.
- XPD-7688 Fixed hidden cursor support for plugins.
- XPD-7717 Added Studio to the AI aircraft screens, and added the aircraft’s file path as a hover action.
- XPD-7725 Added tip re: lights and HDR.
- XPD-7730 Fix for popup text going offscreen due to wins.win_x and wins.win_y getting reset during GUI tight loop.
- XPD-7750 Fix for *all* freeflight prefs accidentally being overwritten in DEV mode on Windows.
- XPD-7752 Created a window for ground handling.
- XPD-7755 Removed auto-selection of approaches in the map.
- XPD-7762 Kingair C90B knobs only tune GPS.
- XPD-7765 Improve axis labels for PFC hardware.
- XPD-7776 Re-added checkboxes to flatten airports and disable hypoxia/redout/blackout effects.
- XPD-7780 Support Italian in XPLM lang detection.
Public Beta 13
Key Features & Improvements
- Starting 3rd party engines from cold & dark fixed.
- Fixed man pressure needles disappearing due to divide by zero bug.
Additional Bug Fixes
- XPD-7426 Cursor location too far off from mouse click.
- XPD-7521 Birds fully disabled when manual failure is off and MBTF is not in use.
- XPD-7725 Add explanation to HDR mode hover text.
- XPD-7730 Update notices displayed incorrectly on high res monitors.
- XPD-7747 Restore washed out control effectiveness in reverse airflow. Apply AoA effectiveness washout to all control surface types.
Public Beta 12
Key Features & Improvements
- Authors may need to recalibrate their idle levels for recip-props.
- Jet engine thrust for taxi fixed.
- Improvements to Failures UI.
- Updated commands list and art assets.
- Flight model improvements to manifold pressure, jet engine & electric engines.
- New manual for FMS.
- Corrected Gateway airport export with runway renames.
Additional Bug Fixes
- Fixed listing holds in a temporary flight plan with more than one hold could lead to an uncaught exception.
- Additional translation fixes.
- Added a Plane Maker setting whether we want to slave the HSI or not 2. Correctly apply this setting regardless what the status at load time (leftover from the previous plane) is.
- Fixed locale-dependent display of AIRAC validity on the FMS.
- XPD-6106 Added a new generic “ID” search type.
- XPD-7036 We now restore your last search text in the button assignment editor, whenever possible. Includes joystick configuration screen improvements.
- XPD-7524 Fix for monitor configuration scene getting screwed up when you were full-screen on a second monitor positioned left of your main monitor.
- XPD-7616 Fix for real weather being downloaded and re-applied off-schedule without user input.
- XPD-7623 Added detent markers to discrete sliders.
- XPD-7624 Hitting enter, escape, or the Done button in the other aircraft window when you’re editing an individual plane now just takes you back to the list view.
- XPD-7651 We now properly restore your window position on macOS when it intersects the edge of your monitor.
- XPD-7655 Morse and OM/MM/IM now play sounds in the Cessna.
- XPD-7663 Fix for inadvertently manipulating your prefs in debug mode.
- XPD-7665 Fix for some hat switches not getting their last index set in the .joy file.
- XPD-6667 Removing hyphens from “Plane-Maker” and “Airfoil-Maker”.
- XPD-7680 Restore G430/G530 windows.
- XPD-7681 Added commands to pop out the G430, G530, G1000, and new FMS.
- XPD-7684 Fix for inadvertent double-update of aircraft manager in the same frame.
- XPD-7685 Don’t show data output and other UI elements on secondary screens.
- XPD-7687 Fix x-plane asking for XDD over and over.
- XPD-7689 Restoring uninitialized arc colors.
- XPD-7692; XPD-7708 Fix for weather presets accidentally setting pressure in *pascals* rather than hectopascals (millibars).
- XPD-7696 Carenado planes can disable GPS.
- XPD-7697 Failed NAVAIDs now remain in the map.
- XPD-7698 The Fix All Systems button now fixes NAVAIDs as well as aircraft systems.
- XPD-7712 The airport details map no longer requires that the airport’s *icon* fit in the map bounds to be included in the cache.
- XPD-7713 We now properly support text-entry in the weight & balance fields in metric units.
- XPD-7714 Add dataref for runway patchiness.
- XPD-7721 Fix for incorrect log alert that we were “failing” NAVAIDs.
- XPD-7723 Updated configuration files for Saitek X52 Pro.
Public Beta 11
PB11 is an emergency release containing a bug fix for the truncated Linux executable.
Public Beta 10
Linux users: Beta 10 won’t run on Linux after updating, but a temporary fix and instructions are available here.
Key Features & Improvements
- Both new FMS and GPS restore their status correctly now to and from a .sit file.
- 2d FMS & GPS for legacy planes.
- NORMAL_METALNESS available to scenery authors.
- More flight model and AI ground truck improvements.
- Added Japanese translation.
Additional Bug Fixes
- XPD-7563 Added support for configuring runway wetness and patchiness in the UI.
- XPD-7564 Clutter in gps flightplan.
- XPD-7566 Make scanning aircraft folder asynchronous.
- XPD-7571 Fuel tank dots missing in Plane Maker.
- XPD-7585 Fix for disclosures disappearing when you close them from a “filter” mode.
- XPD-7588 Cessna 172 indicating negative airspeed on the Airspeed indicator.
- XPD-7597 We now allow you to hide the replay UI.
- XPD-7598 Removed the ability to tab into the location search box while the “flight in progress” dialog is up.
- XPD-7601 Fix for hat switches that send more than 8 directions.
- XPD-7605, XPD-7562 CTD when entering STAR transition.
- XPD-7614 Added master volume slider to sound settings.
- XPD-7622 Removed problematic (and redundant) jump-to-end and jump-to-beginning replay buttons.
- XPD-7660; XPD-7625 Allow display of real weather in alternate units.
- XPD-7627 We now allow text entry of weights in the weight & balance screen.
- XPD-7630 We now support searching by command identifier.
- XPD-7631 Updated Saitek throttle quadrant file.
- XPD-7635 Added a command to reload current scenery.
- XPD-7636 Disabled live edit for visual offsets fields.
- XPD-7642 Renamed “Edit Flight” button to “Flight Configuration” to attempt to combat user confusion.
Public Beta 9
Key Features & Improvements
- XPD-7569 Crash when using USB devices with no axes to configure.
- XPD-7581 Fix for infinite loop in joystick calibration prompt when using an unconfigured device with no axes.
- Performance improvements on Windows with AMD hardware.
- Includes latest ILS and AIRNAV4 data.
- Added user submitted joystick configuration files for Logitech Attack 3 and Saitek Pro Flight Quadrant.
Additional Bug Fixes
- XPD-7111, XPD-7116, XPD-7544 Fix for joystick crash on Windows: we shouldn’t have the illustration widget in the widget hierarchy at all when there’s no illustration.
- XPD-7409 We can finally give reliable nav types and nav refs to the plugin API.
- XPD-7455 Fixed map sealanes.
- XPD-7502 Scrolled elements now get their min dimensions calculated excluding the scroll bar’s width.
- XPD-7517 Map inspector can be closed by clicking directly above it.
- XPD-7523 We now respect your choice of aircraft for the B-52 drop, block special starts your aircraft doesn’t support.
- XPD-7531 Upped the contrast ratio on the menu (right side) icons to improve usability.
- XPD-7540 Fix for text layout issues in the IOS’s right sidebar.
- XPD-7543 Using a popup window would leave a dangling parent pointer.
- XPD-7549 Support for translating hint messages, but not in the output scanners yet.
- XPD-7553 Default C172 fuel gauge indicating when BAT OFF.
- XPD-7557 Fix for the IOS shutdown and quit commands requiring confirmation on network machines.
- XPD-7558 We now properly hide the checkbox for “notify me about new updates” when you aren’t a pro user.
- XPD-7567 Hide the joystick coach arrow when appropriate.
- XPD-7568 Fix for helicopter tutorial: automatically set throttle/collective to zero.
- XPD-7570 Fixed command sounds not playing.
- XPD-7575 Fix for aircraft inspector’s heading dial.
- XPD-7576 Map “climb angle” re-labeled to “pitch.”
- XPD-7580 Improvements to which joystick the UI shows first.
- XPD-7582 Tweaks to joystick prompt text.
- XPD-7583 Fixes blue screen when starting a flight via a special path.
- XPD-7586 Loading screens show “About” and “Hint” text at proper times.
Public Beta 8
PB8 is an emergency release containing a bug fix for a crash when using AI aircraft due to the scenery export.
Public Beta 7
Key Features & Improvements
- Updated Gateway airport export.
- XPD-7486 Null texture crash with 2nd monitor set to 2D panel or IOS.
- XPD-7494 Fixed locked view with pop out windows.
- Various flight model bug fixes.
- Improvements to multimonitors.
Additional Bug Fixes
- Datarefs and commands updated.
- Fixes for a few joystick config files.
- X-Plane no longer writes to pop out window prefs until after you’ve loaded the sim.
- Weather screen direction pickers now consistently choose the “from” direction, in line with aviation convention.
- We now enforce that CIFP data and earth_* data are loaded from the same cycle, and give an obvious error message otherwise.
- XPD-7026 Improve handling of unknown joysticks.
- XPD-7101 Added support for “relaxed calibration” rules.
- XPD-7137 Fix for loading a new METAR not triggering a rescan.
- XPD-7194 Changing engine state pref affects the 747 now.
- XPD-7351 Fix for Z conflicts between map and Flight Configuration windows.
- XPD-7404 We now offer a window with option to start new flight on hard crash.
- XPD-7405 Fixed typo in error message.
- XPD-7457 GMT offset now takes effect immediately.
- XPD-7469, XPD-7470 Fix for multiple map instances not closing & possible related crash.
- XPD-7476 Fix for monitor label not being visible in monitor scene widget.
- XPD-7477 New Zealand recycles VOR-circling identifiers for the corresponding RNAV overlays.
- XPD-7484 Fixed errors about mismatched whitespace in translation.
- XPD-7487 We now return your search results if you match either a normal data output item or a detailed output item.
- XPD-7492 Cirrus jet autopilot knob reversal.
- XPD-7493 Disallowed binding commands to the Tab key since it’s used for setting keyboard focus.
- XPD-7497 More map improvements.
- XPD-7498 Mouse look prevented by dataref writing.
- XPD-7500 Weather presets select sane visibility mode.
- XPD-7501 When restoring popped-out windows as sim start, we now correctly handle the case where a monitor disappears or gets resized.
- XPD-7503 Park & foot brakes have no hydraulic pressure cold & dark.
- XPD-7504 AI Panes don’t work on runways less than 640 m.
- XPD-7511 Propwash tuning.
- XPD-7518 Aircraft not properly re-initialized when hitting Apply Changes from a paused sim.
- XPD-7519 C172 fuel shutoff lever snaps back in.
- XSG-2290 Fix for missing SIDs/STARs.
Public Beta 6
Key Features & Improvements
- XPD-7464 Fixed FPS issues due to smoke lasting forever.
- Plugin API fixes:
- Plugin keyboard focus – keyboard interactions should work between plugins and X-Plane.
- XPD-6440 Rare memory scribble.
- XPD-7080 Persisted plugin commands lose descriptions.
- XPD-7240 Plugin menus missing ticks & dots.
- XPD-7410, XPD-7436 Fixed interior lighting flashing when reflection settings not at min.
Additional Bug Fixes
- Tuned fog to be less foggy in good vis, more foggy in bad vis.
- More flight model tuning.
- Initial loading screen now displays version info.
- New user-submitted flight config files.
- XPD-6568 Added Portuguese and Spanish translations, updated French and German.
- XPD-6731 We now sync the menu text for a window no matter how it’s closed.
- XPD-6952 Popping out G530 to second monitor breaks sim text.
- XPD-7029 Authenticating after demo mode gives joystick controls back.
- XPD-7080 We now persist plugin-created command descriptions in the joystick and keyboard prefs files.
- XPD-7130 Fix for real weather not being properly updated.
- XPD-7174, XPD-7282 Fixed sound with multiple monitors.
- XPD-7255 Bug fixes for multi-monitors.
- XPD-7353 Fix for inability to drag AI aircraft on the map.
- XPD-7397 Fix for not being able to click on the text of radio buttons.
- XPD-7403 Turns off networked IOS in favor of only IOS on second monitor.
- XPD-7404 Removed the pref for reset-on-crash and replaced it with an unobtrusive popup to suggest you go to the flight config screen.
- XPD-7425 Fixes green buttons in IOS.
- XPD-7428 Fix for aircraft prefs getting trashed by an AI aircraft.
- XPD-7429 New CDU Display Remains “ON” When Battery Turned OFF.
- XPD-7431 Fix for discarding your “start engines running” pref.
- XPD-7437 Crash on startup due to missing navaid entry (Navigraph).
- XPD-7440 Fix for crash looking up airport IDs due to inconsistencies in their case.
- XPD-7444 Fix for “detail” output enums getting added multiple times when using the filtering.
- XPD-7445 Fixed scrolling in Data Output screen.
- XPD-7450 Prop feathering on ground causes airplane crash.
- XPD-7453 Fix for storing translated versions of Ctrl and Shift in your prefs, causing prefs to get trashed if you change languages.
Public Beta 5
PB5 is an emergency release containing a bug fix for pixel shader issues on Nvidia hardware.
Public Beta 4
Public beta 4 was DOA on most Nvidia hardware and was pulled from servers shortly after release.
Key Features & Improvements
- New flight model changes, including jet engine & propeller modeling changes.
- XPD-7274 Invalidate cache of GL scissors after plugins run.
- XPD-7180 Crash from Ground Traffic plugin.
- Added auto-report of missing runways to the gateway.
- GPS & FMS improvements.
- More joystick settings improvements.
- Visual improvements and bug fixes for the map.
- Added real time zone support.
Additional Bug Fixes
- XPD-7273, XPD-7414, XPD-7384, XPD-7383, XPD-7378, XPD-7308, XPD-7305 New datarefs & art.
- XPD-5846 Fix for counterintuitive display of throttle axis.
- XPD-6568 Partial translations included.
- XPD-6876 Added the ability for .joy files to specify axes, buttons, or hat switches as “hidden” in the Assignments section.
- XPD-6887 Keyboard preset “styles.”
- XPD-6889 Added the ability to inform the user about updates using non-interruptive, Growl-style overlay alerts.
- XPD-6907 We now enforce a min weight for the slung load object, and offer a “remove” button instead of zero weight.
- XPD-6945 PLN & AFL now have a proper V11-style loading screen.
- XPD-7004 Fix for dev asserts and misaligned text when using Russian.
- XPD-7031 Fix for displaying other nearby airports in the “advanced location” screen’s map view.
- XPD-7056 Fix for two-way binding changes to the wxer_def_t not triggering the Apply Changes button.
- XPD-7103 Fx for switching monitor resolutions on macOS causing the window to get mispositioned by the OS.
- XPD-7133 Fix for glider tow and winch starts not respecting your chosen airport and runway.
- XPD-7140 Fix for manipulator (“coach”) arrow not being pixel multiplier aware.
- XPD-7150 Changed how data output is ordered on screen.
- XPD-7156 Fix menus not working when map is behind them.
- XPD-7177 Tightened up spacing in wind layer properties to prevent overlap at min res.
- XPD-7223 Fix for failing to restore runway prefs correctly for “backward” runways.
- XPD-7248 Integrated replay into GUI to get proper window layering and pixel multiplier scaling.
- XPD-7264 We now reset your plane to the last start location if you a) change the start running pref, and b) haven’t moved more than 1 m.
- XPD-7278 Gave altitude slider in aircraft inspector a logarithmic scale.
- XPD-7287 We now revert multiplayer aircraft we haven’t heard from in awhile to ATC control.
- XPD-7291 Fix for how we handle duplicate filenames.
- XPD-7292 Added ability for .joy files to specify a “display name” for the device.
- XPD-7293 Searching now properly matches top-level categories and brings in their descendants.
- XPD-7298 Fix for inconsistent behavior between using command to close a window and using the floating windows’ red button.
- XPD-7300 We now allow checkbox to wrap at your discretion.
- XPD-7306 Show time/distance only when cruise has been entered and calculated.
- XPD-7310 Improved handling of text editing shortcut keys.
- XPD-7313 Use the machine’s year for AIRAC cycle comparison.
- XPD-7314 Fix for flip-flopping of high versus low airways.
- XPD-7319 Overly zealous runway check collided with circling approach – circling approaches have no runway!
- XPD-7321 We can cope with terminating missed approaches in TF-flyovers.
- XPD-7322 Fix for filtering by favorites not being immediately updated.
- XPD-7324 Clicking on Send Network data output crash X-Plane.
- XPD-7327 Fix for popping up IOS causing a massive power drain on the aircraft.
- XPD-7328 Hit w key and the cockpit view is restored to default as expected.
- XPD-7335 Fix for faulty dev_assert() in searchable table contents.
- XPD-7336, XPD-7362 Displaying axis position if you check the “reverse axis” box.
- XPD-7343 Fix for inability to create a new logbook.
- XPD-7349 Added a Save Flight screen to the IOS.
- XPD-7350 Changed failures sub-screen button text to “confirm” rather than “apply” to make it clear this is a two-step process.
- XPD-7365 Control for time of day when regenerating icons.
- XPD-7369 Slung loads now use size based on OBJs.
- XPD-7377 Updated CH yoke configuration.
- XPD-7381 We now prompt users with a very large null zone to recalibrate in Settings > Joystick.
- XPD-7385 Tuned runway selector so AI traffic use airports.
- XPD-7390 ‘Reset this section to vertical’ does not work in Plane Maker.
- XPD-7420 Weather not accepting negative temperatures.
- Fixed ATC window cursor insertion point.
- Fixed crash when picking unused from unused monitor.
- Fix for menu not getting translated.
- Data outputs in the UI order, not the enum order.
- Fix export of new user waypoints overwriting old export.
- Vertical direct-to function made more useful.
- Catch missing fields in earth_nav.dat.
- Fix for IOS reset-all to match behavior in Flight Configuration.
- Fix for not allowing COM port selection when using the “Serial port hardware (CAT II or above)” checkbox.
- If we have no service trucks when asking for them then we SAY that we have no service trucks.
- New user submitted joystick configuration files.
Public Beta 3
Key Features & Improvements
- XPD-7219 3rd party plugin brakes fixed.
- Networking, crash, and joystick fixes.
- New electrical system model changes.
- XPLMNavigation API should work for third party plugins.
- XPD-7070 Provide plugin per frame callouts even when paused.
- Changes to .sit and .rep file types to make them stable across updates.
- Pilot defined waypoints saved by the FMC now go into the user_fix.dat.
- FMS will now correctly use GPS alt or barometric altitude for approach VNAV as per approach setting. Default is GPS altitude as for LPV approaches.
- FMS fixes when using VNAV.
- Backward compatibility in ARINC 424 interpreter.
- Free global resources at program end to avoid memory leak false positives.
- Fixed crash when loading DSFs while flying really, really fast.
- Updated tire model.
- A fix for weapons that have OBJs but not custom particle effects.
Additional Bug Fixes
- XPD-7289 IP address of receiving network data was wrong.
- XPD-7288 IPs are sorted in order and fixes missing IP address list.
- XPD-7203 Crash with Open Air file.
- XPD-7078 Fix for non-fogged interior objects.
- XPD-7091 Failures now get applied only for the aircraft you set them on.
- XPD-6851 Fix sky color through alpha texture in HDR mode.
- XPD-6958 Changing plane altitude or speed in map changes heading as well.
- XPD-7281 We now explicitly support approach targets that are not in our “nearby approaches” list.
- XPD-7217 We can now separate the enum and order of the API.
- XPD-6863 Take windows down to windowed mode before destroying them.
- XPD-7060 Fix dev assert reloading 737.
- XPD-7249 Fix for crash when you add a monitor while looking at Settings > Graphics.
- XPD-7273 Updates to KSEA demo area.
- XPD-7271 Removes G1000 C172 from installs.
- XPD-7252 Update to LOWI demo area.
- XPD-7064 Added ability to bind hat switches to any command, not just our suggested ones.
- XPD-7061 Fix for setting aircraft heading via the inspector being wonky due to live editing the text field.
- XPD-7268 Remove separate selection style from map.
- XPD-7009 We now hide localizers in the map view that might interfere with seeing your “target” ILS.
- XPD-7159 We can now select an approach at any time, and we no longer show downwind ILSes if applicable.
- XPD-7245 Fixes dragging the plane icon on map when not paused.
- XPD-7246 Tow plane does not tow us on the runway.
- XPD-7256 Landing light switch dataref is a float.
- XPD-7254 Fix for ATC window crashing when in “AI Flies Your Plane” mode.
- XPD-7251 fix for crash in r-tree when the r-tree is empty.
- XPD-7227 Fixed autobrakes.
- XPD-7110 Stopped hover help tips from getting repositioned.
- XPD-7221 Determine if an aircraft supports 2-D panel mode.
- XPD-7236 Search in the command mappings table now includes children of matched folder.
- XPD-7154 Fix for windowed -> fullscreen -> windowed transition increasing the window size and moving it.
- XPD-7232 Fix for failures trashing your currently-loaded aircraft’s livery.
- XPD-7210 Fix for crash when loading a bad .sit file in quickflight mode.
- XPD-7211 Fix for crash caused by trying to load airport from prefs that no longer exists in your installation.
- XPD-7212, XPD-7228 GPS has a problem with “degenerate” STARs that only consist of transition segments and no trunk route.
- XPD-7233 Crash when changing location with IOS.
- XPD-7032 Fix for “manual” network connections defaulting to port 0.
- XPD-7186 Center map on PPOS if empty flight plan is viewed in PLN mode.
- XPD-7193 Fix for missing NDB or VOR in flight plan.
- XPD-7018 Restored ability for “optional” dialogs to be auto-dismissed on external visuals & machines under IOS control.
- XPD-7083 We only display the “Save Configuration as Default” button if you do not have an image mapping for this joystick.
- XPD-7044 Fix for incorrectly identifying monitor resolution when using mixed DPI displays.
- XPD-7088 We now read your language prefs before falling back to prompting you to pick a language.
- XPD-7184 AI can fly your aircraft again.
- XPD-7220 Additional sounds added to C172 cockpit.
- XPD-7250 Push-back working for AI aircraft.
- XPD-7160 Stop labeling both ends of helipads in the map.
Public Beta 2
See this developer article for additional notes on some key fixes.
Key Features & Improvements
- Fixes to joystick configurations, naming and handling during set up.
- Restored support for gear doors in Plane Maker.
- Fixed sparkling VOR gauges in C172.
- Fixed GPS/FMS crashing at end of route.
- Windows UTF16 fix for loading and saving FMS files into GNS430 and G1000. This could fail when X-Plane was installed in a user path with non-ASCII characters.
- New tire model to reduce tire squealing.
- Fixed plugins searching for NAVAIDs–SDK returns XPLM_NAV_Refs for NAVAIDs.
- Custom engine sounds in aircraft folders work again.
- Linux no longer requires the libc++ runtime to be installed for the apps to run.
- XPD-6949, XPD-7058, XPD-7114 Updated aircraft fixes reflections, dataref typos, and wipers.
- XPD-6905 Fixed panel blending in legacy planes & deprecated lit panels (panel 8).
- XPD-6847 Fixed bogus colors in Plane Maker.
- XPD-7051 Modern driver ban now in effect.
- XPD-7050 Refactoring how we handle GLSL extensions for texture arrays.
- XPD-7079 Plugin created commands now go in correct “folders”.
Additional Bug Fixes
- Fixed sound log warning when parsing sound files.
- Now we have auto-board, auto-start, and quick-start commands.
- XPD-6962 Fix for OS-native file dialogs being inaccessible when in full-screen mode on Windows.
- XPD-6930 Fix for handling of arbitrary full-screen sizes.
- XPD-7002 We now respect the user’s preference for both temp and pressure units.
- XPD-6956 Plane Maker and Airfoil Maker now match the V10 behavior of reading the language pref from the *X-Plane* prefs file.
- Fix information on ND refactored to support displaying multiple generated abeam fixes.
- XPD-7019 The units are called “United States Customary”, not “imperial.”
- XPD-7025 Fix for broken pedals configuration.
- Tweak in the seaplane model.
- Networking configuration screen tells user if internet is disabled.
- XPD-7034 Added support for 120 and 144 Hz refresh rates.
- XPD-7046 Sim crashes with selecting RNAV approach at 0S9.
- XPD-7047 Using X-Plane 10 nav data now gives error message and not a crash.
- XPD-7052 X-Plane crashes when using a custom command key to popup/hide the G430.
- XPD-7067 Remove “other” tab tutorials that crash the sim.
- XPD-7066 Reseting joystick now *actually* sets the low/high data back to the default.
- Added user provided .joy file for Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner.
- XPD-7059 Updated CH Flight Sim yoke assignments.
- XPD-7090 Bumped up axes per device to 25 to cope with PFC USB devices.
- XPD-7112 Missing runway in scenery should give clear error and not crash.
- Improvements to ground truck behavior.
- XPD-7126 We no longer enable FMOD Live Update by default. It’s now a command line option for developer.
- XPD-7095 We now a) default to north-up mode in the map, and b) remember your preference for north-up.
- XPD-7116 Fix for not changing your view index when you changed devices.
- XPD-7123 Fix for returning to weather UI not maintaining your real weather display.
- New mouse cursors to help in the case where the rotator is counter-wound from expectations.
- Joystick prefs now saved separately.
- XPD-7152 Avoids crash when starting a new flight in replay mode.
- XPD-7098 Fixes typo in settings.
- Keeping the engines a little hotter…the oil was cooling a bit too much before.
- XPD-6700 Additional half-stop brighter rendering in cockpit.
- Bug XPD-7150 Data output should start in the upper left.
- XPD-7144 Low idle has high N1 compared to v10.
- XPD-6874 Service trucks can join route mid-segment.
- XPD-6935 Removes S-76 default Master Caution.
- XPD-6508, XPD-6700 Adding esys bus 5 & 6 to panel and nav 3-10 to nav deflections.
- Map updates to airway thickness, NAVAID labels and colors.
- XPD-7162 Fix for inability to file popup clearance.
- XPD-6968 Winch line disconnects immediately due to astronomical tension.
- XPD-7117 Fix for issues with CH Eclipse yoke.
- XPD-7165 Fix for tutorials paying attention to your “start running” pref.
- XPD-7160 We no longer label both ends of helipads in the map.
- XPD-7147 Fix for texture compression pref getting discarded.
- XPD-7021 The nav inspector now tunes your ADF radios when you’ve selected an NDB, not your NAV radios.