May 5, 20224 yr Just wondering if there is any firm news with regard to a release date for x-plane 12?
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May 6, 20224 yr They hope to have the early access beta ready for July in time for the show at Oshkosh. So that puts the official release a few months later.
May 6, 20224 yr https://fselite.net/content/original-aero-friedrichshafen-2022-re-cap/ Finally some "first footage" of their new DSFs, philip did mention they overhauled their autogen algos, although the quality of the video is bad but scenery is looking way richer + plausible. Accuracy of it remains to be seen & compared to reality once one has a copy. The "bad" news is it seems they are only adding more autogen and not overhauling existing as well, lota of the art assets appear to stay the same. For me it's not a problem but i'm hoping SFD global will work as it should, with the new autogen algos that look much more plausible and rich it should only improve. Edited May 6, 20224 yr by mtaxp
May 7, 20224 yr Author On 5/6/2022 at 7:03 PM, mtaxp said: Finally some "first footage" of their new DSFs, What are DSF's?
May 7, 20224 yr 22 minutes ago, jarmstro said: What are DSF's? Distribution Scenery Files--the compressed archive that comprises a scenery. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
May 7, 20224 yr Author 1 minute ago, Bob Scott said: Distribution Scenery Files--the compressed archive that comprises a scenery. Ah. Thanks.
May 8, 20224 yr 7 hours ago, jarmstro said: What are DSF's? The heart of xplanes scenery system, documented here https://developer.x-plane.com/article/dsf-file-format-specification/ They are what makes the scenery gateway possible https://gateway.x-plane.com/ And what you create when you use ortho4xp to import satellite imagery or wed to create an airport. The .dsf files, short for: 6 hours ago, Bob Scott said: Distribution Scenery Files--the compressed archive that comprises a scenery. Almost certainly the best scenery format of any graphics engine, highly efficient at storing complex scenery data and very quick for a computer to read and render. Edited May 8, 20224 yr by mSparks AutoATC Developer
May 8, 20224 yr Author 1 hour ago, mSparks said: The heart of xplanes scenery system, documented here https://developer.x-plane.com/article/dsf-file-format-specification/ They are what makes the scenery gateway possible https://gateway.x-plane.com/ And what you create when you use ortho4xp to import satellite imagery or wed to create an airport. The .dsf files, short for: Almost certainly the best scenery format of any graphics engine, highly efficient at storing complex scenery data and very quick for a computer to read and render. Got it. A sort of box of standard parts for builders to create scenery. I hope the box will include hedges.
May 8, 20224 yr 2 hours ago, jarmstro said: I hope the box will include hedges. for a while https://developer.x-plane.com/article/forest-for-file-format-specification/ main update to 12 was to generate individual vegetation with shaders rather than 2 simple quads. A lot more they can do with that than has been shown already, but I would expect more there than has been shown already to come later in the xp12 run. AutoATC Developer
May 9, 20224 yr On 5/8/2022 at 4:07 AM, jarmstro said: What are DSF's? Ancient XP scenery system from the old days around 2005 or so (XP6?) when XP had really weird aircraft. http://youtube.com/c/Greazer
May 9, 20224 yr On 5/7/2022 at 8:30 PM, Bob Scott said: Distribution Scenery Files--the compressed archive that comprises a scenery. Bob is right. DSF's are the files which contain the scenery of X-Plane - from XP 8 until now (but extended with lots of new features since its introduction). Earlier versions had ENV files for scenery. My sceneries (excerpt): LPMA Madeira (XPFR), LGSR Santorini, LRBV Brasov, the city of Fürth (Germany), several libraries, ...
May 11, 20224 yr On 5/6/2022 at 7:03 PM, mtaxp said: https://fselite.net/content/original-aero-friedrichshafen-2022-re-cap/ Finally some "first footage" of their new DSFs, philip did mention they overhauled their autogen algos, although the quality of the video is bad but scenery is looking way richer + plausible. Accuracy of it remains to be seen & compared to reality once one has a copy. The "bad" news is it seems they are only adding more autogen and not overhauling existing as well, lota of the art assets appear to stay the same. For me it's not a problem but i'm hoping SFD global will work as it should, with the new autogen algos that look much more plausible and rich it should only improve. You know what I like about that XP12 scenery shot there? There is zero popping or morphing of the scenery, and it looks smooth!
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