Current Info on FSX

[Ashton Lawson]

Please do correct me if I'm wrong.


Graphical Enhancements:

Bump Mapping
Fresnel Ramps
Reflection Mapping
Specular Mapping
Self-shadowing
Various effects (Sun Glare, Light Bloom, Sun Glint)
Water Relflections
Ground Reflections (During Rain)
Building Reflections
500 Autogen in 1 scene increased to 5000 Autogen in 1 scene


New Features:

Camera catch-up (During pitch, bank, yaw, acceleration, decceleration)
View categories, with multiple new views (e.g. tail, left wing, landing gear, etc.)
Missions ( tutorials, challenges, adventures, etc.)
Supports 5.1 Channel Sound
Can output environment noise through speakers, navigation and ATC through headphones
New multiplayer system
Ability to play as Air Traffic Controller in multiplayer mode
99,999 feet barrier has been raised by a significant amount
Over 10,000 accurately placed stars
All lunar and solar cycles are set up according to real life
New Traffic:
Cars, Boats, Trains, Animals (following actuall migration patterns)
Enhanced Airport Environment:
Airport Vehicles (baggage carts, service trucks, etc.)
Moving Jetways
Weather system completely re-worked
Advanced graphics options to support different styled flyers
Skinning and bones with inverse kinematics (IK)
Improved water physics
Different object types which interact accordingly to location
Moving landable surfaces (e.g. boat helipads, aircraft carriers, etc.)
Gliding:
Auto-generated thermals
Towing system added with rope physics


Entire Software Developement Kit included with Deluxe version.  Mission creator/editor included.


I'm sure there is much more stuff, but I can't think of more within 5 minutes so there.  Correct me, add stuff, and I will change the above according to the actual things...

[Katahu]

1. Skin-and-Bones

2. Improved water physics [which I noticed when I played the demo]

3. Car traffic affected by certain types of objects [as confirmed by Rollerball's experiments] as well as being able to ride over bridges [confirmed elsewhere].

4. Moving carriers that are still landable [also confirmed by Rollerballs experiments] and are visually improved.

[Ashton Lawson]

Thanks Katahu.

I've modified the post.  Take a look again...

[Daube]

Also the new gliding experience, with tow aircrafts, tow line physics and automatically generated thermals

By the way, the tow aircrafts, are they only AI or can a player tow another player ?

[kick_Z]

Anyone know the current release date? I'm assuming it isn't the October XX date anymore since I've also been seeing "holiday" 2006.

[hypostomus2000]

Just preordered a copy at Electronic Boutique for the 17th October. It's supposed to be there waiting for me on the day of release. We'll see.

[Katahu]

The majority of the stores like Amazon say that the release date is early October. Others say it's either mid or late October.

[M.R.Maiornikov]

3. Car traffic affected by certain types of objects [as confirmed by Rollerball's experiments] as well as being able to ride over bridges [confirmed elsewhere].

finally we could do a euro -trip

[AvHistory]

[quote]Please do correct me if I'm wrong.


Graphical Enhancements:

Bump Mapping
Fresnel Ramps
Reflection Mapping
Specular Mapping
Self-shadowing
Various effects (Sun Glare, Light Bloom, Sun Glint)
Water Relflections
Ground Reflections (During Rain)
Building Reflections
500 Autogen in 1 scene increased to 5000 Autogen in 1 scene


New Features:

Camera catch-up (During pitch, bank, yaw, acceleration, decceleration)
View categories, with multiple new views (e.g. tail, left wing, landing gear, etc.)
Missions ( tutorials, challenges, adventures, etc.)
Supports 5.1 Channel Sound
Can output environment noise through speakers, navigation and ATC through headphones
New multiplayer system
Ability to play as Air Traffic Controller in multiplayer mode
99,999 feet barrier has been raised by a significant amount
Over 10,000 accurately placed stars
All lunar and solar cycles are set up according to real life
New Traffic:
Cars, Boats, Trains, Animals (following actuall migration patterns)
Enhanced Airport Environment:
Airport Vehicles (baggage carts, service trucks, etc.)
Moving Jetways
Weather system completely re-worked
Advanced graphics options to support different styled flyers
Skinning and bones with inverse kinematics (IK)
Improved water physics
Different object types which interact accordingly to location
Moving landable surfaces (e.g. boat helipads, aircraft carriers, etc.)


Entire Software Developement Kit included with Deluxe version.

[Felix/FFDS]

Did I miss improved flight models somehow.....they would be a nice enhancement for a flight sim, don't you think?

You haven't missed them.  There are a few tweaks to the default models, but the basic flight dynamics are not significantly changed.    No, you cannot use rocket packs to assist your fully loaded He111's takeoff...  :)

[Ashton Lawson]

I've added the stuff, and i think u can tow other players in multiplayer.