[28JUN16] PMDG DC-6 Cloudmaster for X-Plane Updates & Mac Release News

[rsrandazzo 6,353]

Captains,

 

A few moments ago we made live the MacOS compatible version of the PMDG DC-6 Cloudmaster for X-Plane and simultaneously dropped an update to the Windows compatible version so as to bring them both to the most current cycle:  v1.11.0045.

 

The MacOS version is available for sale immediately- and the Windows updated version can be had by simply accessing your account in our eCommerce system, navigating to your purchase history and redownloading from there...  Once you have the updated installer, simply run it over top of your existing installation and you will be all set to go with the very latest version of the DC-6!

 

The change list for the DC-6 going all the way back to initial release follows:

 

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Version 1.11.0045, 27 June 2016

INTERNAL MODEL
- Blurry VOR needles and gauge glass sharpened
- Mild texture adjustments

SYSTEMS
- Refined yellow ADF needles' behavior
- Allow transmitting on Com1 or Com2
- AFE only activates main tank boost pumps Before Takeoff

DOCUMENTATION
- POH refinements
- Pilot Intro refinements
- Refined PFPX profiles, including one for the A model

MISC
- Flipped the headshake realism slider direction
- Mac OS X version is available
- Removed version strings from graphics


Version 1.10.0043, 10 June 2016

AUDIO
- 3D positioning of all engine sounds
- Open windows/forward right door now admit exterior sounds to cockpit, fade in/out with aperture
- Exterior sounds are doppler-shifted when the airplane is viewed externally
- Exterior sound volume fades appropriately with camera distance from aircraft
- Engine sounds no longer 'pop' when switching views
- Stall horn is silenced
- Stock fire warning bell overwritten with our own correct one
- Aspect ratio is included in exterior volumes (a bit louder in front of the plane)

EXTERNAL MODEL
- All light leaks hunted down and killed
- Geometry and coloring tweaks

INTERNAL MODEL
- Increased texture resolutions: ceiling, sidewalls, glareshield, fuel dump, etc.
- Bolts, bolts everywhere!
- Improved gauge reflections
- Vibration of the whiskey compass
- Other vibrations added to various cockpit parts
- Artificial horizon corrected for level
- Ball corrected for level
- Little texture anomaly fixes and light leak fixes
- Gust lock housing tweak

SYSTEMS
- Modeled fuel volume within the lines so that switching to/thru an empty tank won't immediately kill engine (oops!)
- Engine fire correctly causes engine damage
- Fire warning lights turn off when fire extinguishes
- Increased concentration of CO2 to slightly increase effectiveness as a suppressant
- ADF/RMI needle motion is smooth rather than sudden
- Cold&dark behavior of certain instruments is corrected
- Engines will still turn when mags are off
- BMEP gauges no longer 'go crazy' when cold&dark
- Inactive transponder won't force off-side transponder to deactivate
- Carburetor damage no longer occurs when engine not running, more forgiving of high-OAT climates
- Cabin heater core temp is cooler and POH-compliant

DOCUMENTATION
- Tutorial revised with feedback from users
- Graphical livery installation instructions in Pilot Intro
- POH updates including aux blower

SCENARIOS
- Autopilot logic corrections
- Mixture levers restore correctly in saved scenarios
- Scenario no longer loads with incorrect control deflections
- Gust lock is unlocked before anything else happens, when loading a scenario

MISC
- Additional key commands
- Tweaked 'fall-in compensation' logic that applies to turns
- Tweaked 'artificial dihedral' logic that applies to banks


Version 1.00.40, 1 June 2016
- Initial release

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Conversion to FSX/FSX-SE and Prepar3D is taking place and we will have more information on that process for you a bit later in the summer.

 

Alright- clear those props and get going!

 

 

 

[mcbellette 145]

Any updates on the 747?

[jt_williams 291]

 

 

Conversion to FSX/FSX-SE and Prepar3D is taking place and we will have more information on that process for you a bit later in the summer.

 

Very, very good to hear.  Back to lurking quietly.

[YukonPete 586]

Thanks PMDG! Loving your X-Plane venture!

[A320FAN 370]

Nice news!

[kevinh 409]

Excellent. Look forward to trying the update out.

[JD396 38]

I'm not really ready for the X-Plane switch yet but the day this thing drops for FSX I'm going to be on it.

 

I spend most of my time in modern airliners and have a blast doing so, and I'm looking forward to the 747v3 as much as anyone, but sometimes it's nice to break away from hitting VNAV and auto-step-climb before bed, turning off the center fuel pumps in the morning, and landing after work. I'm looking forward to futzing around with those radial engines, and trying to find Guam in crappy weather in the middle of the night without using the GPS.

[tedpan 0]

re: "Conversion to FSX/FSX-SE and Prepar3D is taking place and we will have more information on that process for you a bit later in the summer."

what's come of this as of August 27th?

nothing more than impatience.. it seems I'm more anxious for this (DC-6) than I was for NGX a few years back..

Any updates would be more than appreciated...

[downscc 1,327]

Still a work in progress.... no news means no change in status.

[JD396 38]

A day on the PMDG forums just wouldn't be complete without

 

Any updates would be more than appreciated...

[aussietomcatter 0]

Well I was going to ask about when we might see the aircraft for FSX, but now I feel bad!

 

Looking forward to this one, the DC-6 has such beautiful lines. Can't wait to see how PMDG recreates this aircraft (in a simulator that I use!).

 

Cheers,

 

Alex Le-Merton