Laminar Research hat für seinen X-Plane 12 eine neue öffentliche Betaversion herausgebracht. 12.0.8 bietet u. a. Engine Model Verbesserungen, eine erweiterte Fahrwerksphysik und ein neues Fuel Temperature Model. Außerdem Fehlerbehebungen bei Grafik, ATC und Netzwerkfunktionen etc.

Laminar Research Boss Austin Meyer verrät in einem Video mehr darüber.

Die Betaversion kann über den X-Plane 12 Installer heruntergeladen werden, wenn das Häkchen bei „Check for new betas als well as updates“ gesetzt ist.

Wer den X-Plane 12 auf Steam erworben hat, geht folgendermaßen vor:

• X-Plane 12 mit der rechten Maustaste in der Steam-Bibliothek anklicken und ” Eigenschaften” wählen.
• „ Betas“ auf der rechten Seite des Popup-Fensters wählen.
• „ public_beta“ aus der Dropdown-Liste wählen.

Aus dem Beta-Prozess aussteigen kann man wieder, indem man unter Betas “Keines” wählt.

Hier die Release Notes für 12.0.8b1:

Bug fixes:

•    XPD-14521 – Citation X fuel transfer annuciator test failure. 
•    XPD-14512 – Eagle claw landing gear ‘pops’ during ‘rotate’. 
•    XPD-14510 – B738: Max throttle gets less N1% than less than max throttle. 
•    XPD-14378 – Crash when selecting Details tab – VRAM Profiler . 
•    XPD-14201 – Assertion failed – platform_x != flt[p_we_watch].dob_x(). 
•    XPD-14167 – Unable to quit sim on Linux box with pawel_network_integration_1207b1 . 
•    XPD-13944 – Expand Electrical Bus-Tie Capability. 
•    XPD-14478 – Clicking “next tutorial” button results in assert failed: flight_in_progress(). 
•    XPD-14426 – vpaths missing in XP12 for Global Airports. 
•    XPD-14262 – Valid ATC options may be unavailable after cancelling or when filed but not cleared. 
•    XPD-14231 – 2K textures for taxi signs. 
•    XPD-14221 – Testing branch build won’t launch on Windows . 
•    XPD-14218 – Assertion failed: intrange(this_p, 0, num_fm_planes() – 1). 
•    XPD-14217 – Assertion failed: fltrange. 
•    XPD-14166 – Assert on exvis machine during replay – m_history[hcn-2].get_remote_time() . 
•    XPD-14480 – Add Korean language support. 
•    XPD-14459 – Panel Preview Command broken for F-14. 
•    XPD-14451 – Switching the roles of master and exvis slave sometimes leaves exvis in standby. 
•    XPD-14450 – Ships Update. 
•    XPD-14449 – Update library.txt in sim objects. 
•    XPD-14435 – Update of containers for big ships. 
•    XPD-14431 – Updated LODs of container loads for container carriers. 
•    XPD-14430 – Updated LOD of big ships. 
•    XPD-14414 – Bug report “Headlights pointing to the opposite direction”. 
•    XPD-14403 – 180 degrees FOV can dev assert or corrupt screen. 
•    XPD-14402 – assertion fail in window management after loading a config with popped out proj params. 
•    XPD-14400 – Add Reset Edge blending button? 
•    XPD-14399 – Projector config testing: Assertion failed – succeeded . 
•    XPD-14393 – Add linux HOTAS Warthog joystick configs contributed by Marco Auer. 
•    XPD-14339 – New library items: ground markings, fire extinguishers. 
•    XPD-14265 – Add Ukrainian language support. 
•    XPD-14246 – Repeated inappropriate altitude compliance calls from ATC in some combinations of terrain and weather. 
•    XPD-14239 – Check-in calls use actual altitudes rather than indicated. 
•    XPD-14232 – Adding AI aircraft when in multiplayer reports invalid number of AI aircraft. 
•    XPD-14227 – San Francisco Landmarks update. 
•    XPD-14216 – new art in the airport library – legacy towers replacement, military shelters. 
•    XPD-14200 – Hypoxia and blackout on EXVIS machine only. 
•    XPD-14199 – Case which results in some exvis aircraft displays flickering. 
•    XPD-14190 – Broken airport definitions can cause continuous logging. 
•    XPD-14185 – Crash when arriving at untowered airport with active flightplan. 
•    XPD-14184 – Wingtip vortex effect and condensation not visible on extvis. 
•    XPD-14180 – Parts of ATC are still running on exvis machines. 
•    XPD-14163 – Review behavior when switching machine from Exvis standby to master whilst in flight . 
•    XPD-14159 – Airfoil editing datarefs are broken. 
•    XPD-14145 – Make “Reset on crash” alert more visible on Settings UI. 
•    XPD-14134 – Slaving meter uses wrong dataref on both King Air and Baron. 
•    XPD-14119 – Bug report “Baron 58 no autopilot information light”. 
•    XPD-14106 – Unpausing the sim triggers bogus DELTA/ABS_DELTA in sound events. 
•    XPD-14103 – Crash reading certain array datarefs. 
•    XPD-14099 – Race condition in otto_class.
•    XPD-14489 – Error in italian translation
•    XPD-14531 – Planemaker ignores settings for body parts attached to landing gear
•    Fix crash when popping out and full-screening offscreen windows
•    Now you can put more than 2 engines on a helicopter… no physics changes, just some tweaks in the UI of PLN to make that a bit more clear
•    After loading a replay file and continuing the flight, the newly recorded replay gets corrupted and cause a crash-to-desktop. This is now fixed.
•    Added support for Yawman controller
•   “sim/flightmodel/weight/m_jettison_kg_sec” shows water flow dump rate from water bombers
•    New in 12.08 – string concat in the ACF part loader scribbles over memory when part names are long.

12.0.8-beta-1 ATC bug fixes and tweaks:

• XPD-14353: Add dataref to allow plugins to disable autotune. Requires XPLM branch feat_XPD-14353_Disable_autotune
• XPD-13882: Fix flows changing too rapidly
• XPD-14343: Disable dev_assert which can happen if the pilot’s being arsey
• XPD-14143 + XPD-14169: ATC dialog and autotune were resetting COM1 active when COM2 tx had been selected.
• XPD-14316: Various problems with controller handoff being ignored.
• XPD-14246: Fix discrepancy between flight model and ATC ISA altitude
• XPD-14239: Radio calls used correct indicated altitude even if altimeter setting was wrong
• XPD-14193: Request diversion mentions the previous destination
• XPD-14192: Ensure the AI closes *all* aircraft doors, not just the ones it would have opened itself, when service completed.
• XPD-14190: Don’t continually regenerate fake flows except at load time – if the flows are unusable, this never stops.
• XPD-14189: LSO left/right commands were reversed
• XPD-14539 – Crash when routing AI under rare conditions
• Was using copilot QNH setting in radio calls in most cases
• Fix excessively sharp turn onto departure runway
• Tweak VMC decision point
• Don’t do frequency balancing if a handoff is imminent
• Allow direct-to plans to be sent to the FMS
• Only allow readback if the listening controller is the one that expects the readback.
• Remove spoken turn instruction which is not needed (after takeoff from FISO, flying IFR plan)
• Block altitude change, descent and diversion calls when talking to a tower that isn’t controlled
• Ensure we issue altimeter setting for aircraft that start on VFR/IFR approach position.
• Prevent flow changes while any aircraft is on zone 2 or higher, instead of just on final.
• Minor voicepack tweaks
• Any airport with procedures can’t be a FISO.
• Fix rotating the aircraft using the compass in the map in pause mode
• Uncertain of Position wasn’t always available when it should have been.
• File from untowered airport working.
• Make com[12]_[rt]x datarefs work on aircraft with no Garmin unit
• Fix altitudes in ATC check-in calls
• Potential fix for being unable to contact ATC at all after cancelling services
• Change some ATC calls to allow use as VFR when filed but not cleared.
• Fix double call for “Cleared to Land” for VFR flights to controlled airport
• Allow request for a different parking spot when one is already allocated.
• Expand log for inappropriate radio frequency.
• Fix being able to request IFR clearance from inappropriate controllers
• Don’t try to create flows for airports with no taxi network (either defined or generated)
• Map airport detail tab correctly shows “untowered” airport type text

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