X-Plane 12, built by pilots and engineers – for everyone.
X-Plane 12 is a flight simulator with real-world physics, accurate aircraft systems and an immersive simulation of the world.New Engine Features in X-Plane 12
- Volumetric 3D Clouds
- Physics-Based Photometric Lighting Model
- Worldwide 3D Water
- Rewritten AI Air Traffic Control System
- Global 3D Forests
- Seasonal Textures and Weather Effects
- Revamped Real Weather Data
- Airbus A330
- Cessna Citation X
- Lancair Evolution
- Cirrus SR22
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub
- Van's RV-10
- F-14 Tomcat
- Robinson R22 (plus a floats version)
lighting:
The auto-exposure system is still being modified; RC3's light levels are the same as RC1/RC2. Third party developers can get detailed notes on the state of lighting and how to update in the X-Plane developer lobby.
RC3 does change how brightness is managed in glass displays; authors should enter the real world max luminance of their displays.
We expect to be able to re-enable auto-exposure to improve the look of the sim under various lighting conditions next week.
Flight model:
Airfoil critical mach number improved. Transsonic airflow over wings improved, particular in swept-wing aircraft such as airliners. Developers can watch Austins explanation video for more information
- XPD-13524 - Warning and quit when loading Aerolite.[/*]
- XPD-13489 - Multi monitor clouds rendering error when both monitors are at different resolutions.[/*]
- XPD-13516 - Shader missing on RC1, AMD.[/*]
- XPD-13403 - Crash With Out of Bounds Shader Constants at Shader Build Time.[/*]
- XPD-13015 - Runway light spills WAY too bright on ground.[/*]
- XPD-11770 - Make library.txt and .for files carry 1200 version numbers.[/*]
- XPD-13526 - Updated luminance for various objects.[/*]
- XPD-13515 - Can only load 4 saved flightplans in alphabetical order into Citation X FMS.[/*]
- XPD-13514 - dataref sim/weather/barometer_current_inhg not consistent with pressure measured by the altimeter.[/*]
- XPD-13513 - Can't delete hold from flightplan in Citation X FMS.[/*]
- XPD-13512 - Can't access missed approach on the Citation X FMS.[/*]
- XPD-13505 - Aerolite toe brakes inop.[/*]
- XPD-13502 - Dev assert when loading sit (soun.has_master_bank()).[/*]
- XPD-13499 - KingAir nav lights don't create spill.[/*]
- XPD-13491 - Autogen and World Terrain libraries version 1200.[/*]
- XPD-13486 - VelocityOne Joy Files.[/*]
- XPD-13450 - acf_throtmax_FWD set to above 1.0 does not increase MPR.[/*]
- XPD-12697 - Request: Ability to toggle misc objects on and off on the fly.[/*]
- XPD-13144 - King Air External Lights Not Showing / Landing Light Wrong Location.[/*]
Minimum Setup
- OS: Varies
- Processor: Intel Core i3. i5. i7. or i9 CPU with 4 or more cores. or AMD Ryzen 3. 5. 7 or 9.Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: A Vulkan 1.3-capable video card from NVIDIA or AMD with at least 2 GB VRAM
- Storage: 23 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: We have developers using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and newer successfully. however we dont provide support for specific distributions. We require proprietary GPU drivers.
Recommended Setup
- OS: Varies
- Processor: Intel Core i5 8600k or Ryzen 5 3500 or betterMemory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: A DirectX 12-capable video card from NVIDIA or AMD with at least 4 GB VRAM
- Storage: 23 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: We have developers using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and newer successfully. however we dont provide support for specific distributions. We require proprietary GPU drivers.
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