XP12.06b1 is out

[alexcolka 187]

Don't know the changelog, must run the updater, won't appear the notification on startup.

[UKflyer 630]

Bug fixes for X-Plane 12.06b1:

• XPD-14141 – CTD on arrival at an untowered airport which is the destination of a flightplan.
• XPD-14139 – Viewport outside of render area! – Feat_gfx_integration.
• XPD-14131 – HITS crashes when vegetation is visible.
• XPD-14115 – F-14 won’t load in Plane-Maker debug on feat_gfx_integration.
• XPD-14093 – G1000 Window crash – feat_gfx_integration .
• XPD-14057 – Failed to create Vulkan window, no surface formats found – DAG branch .
• XPD-14050 – gfx_assert failed – VR – Feat_Render_DAG.
• XPD-14039 – Dev console broken on DAG branch .
• XPD-14031 – VR unusable – viewports.size() assert – DAG.
• XPD-14161 – ATTR_solid_camera no longer two-sided.
• XPD-14118 – 737 throttle lever 1 not responding to autothrottle .
• XPD-14112 – Taxi route arrows not rendered on feat_gfx_integration .
• XPD-14105 – Assertion failed – false .
• XPD-14098 – Real weather was not applied for several minutes if it was not fully downloaded before the “Downloading real weather” stage of init.
• XPD-14094 – m_fence.can_read() failure in Main Menu after Mission.
• XPD-14073 – Bug report “ATC request visual landing option not given at FIMP”.
• XPD-14061 – Crash when dragging replay to slider to beginning of replay when using 737.
• XPD-14040 – GLCTX() assert – Feat Render DAG .
• XPD-14034 – Changing weather/Cloud conditions not displayed correctly in replay mode.
• XPD-14030 – m_fence.can_read() Dev assert – DAG branch .
• XPD-13975 – Pyramid clouds appearing randomly.
• XPD-13959 – F14 tomcat engine auto-start script error.
• XPD-13955 – Regression: No streetlights under low vis or dark skies.
• XPD-13948 – Evo chocks are stuck on with cold and dark start.
• XPD-13880 – Visibility with real-weather at high-altitude airports is wrong.
• XPD-13873 – Estimated line-up time could be wrong on some runways.
• XPD-13788 – Approach clearance cancelled when on course from KPAE to KSEA.
• XPD-14151 – Cessna 172 Seaplane Max Gross Weight Too High.
• XPD-14140 – Updated VR controller animation.
• XPD-14127 – Zink doesn’t render correctly on RDNA 3 GPUs.
• XPD-14116 – use == cmnd_nothing || cmnd_down[use]<=5.
• XPD-14109 – New Scenery Gateway export.
• XPD-14102 – fence_can_read asserts – feat_gfx_integration .
• XPD-14101 – Race condition in FM <=> ATC interaction.
• XPD-14069 – A330 unable to engage second AP during ILS approach.
• XPD-14048 – Exhaust speed not sent across in multiplayer.
• XPD-14047 – Portland Landmarks Update.
• XPD-14046 – Global airports fix for DSF at +38-010.
• XPD-14035 – DRM response parsing error doesn’t tell what’s wrong.
• XPD-14021 – Bug report “GCU478 knob acts like GCU479 com/misc knob”.
• XPD-14010 – Accumulated ice isn’t rendered correctly.
• XPD-14003 – Dev Assert rs == ATCRadioStatus::RadiosOn.
• XPD-14000 – Aircraft (and other?) lights are starburst in the sim.
• XPD-13993 – Zink always raises an out-of-memory error with glBufferData().
• XPD-13991 – Plane-Maker Hilited Parts Need Color Tint.
• XPD-13976 – R22: Missing sound for ceiling light switch.
• XPD-13941 – Airport library legacy items replacement + new items (parking garages, ground markings, jet blast deflectors).
• XPD-13938 – C172: Stall horn plays with battery off.
• XPD-13774 – Race condition in metal window teardown.
• XPD-13767 – Crash when filing IFR plan with a regional controller with a departure airport which has no radio facilities.
• XPD-14165 – oops 2-d panel only o IOS drop-downs in graphics crash us.
• XPD-14174 – viewport.x + viewport.width <= m_render_area.width.
• XPD-14178 – Bug report “Initial OpenGL error on startup (mac-only)“.
• XPD-14177 – Bug report “Using FlyWithLua scripts in VR left side of window is not rendered corectly”.
• XPD-14186 – v=NaN switching second monitor from IOS to unused .
• XPD-14176 – FOV and Monitor Preferences Broken.
• XPD-14188 – Plugins can’t get Mic permissions because we don’t have the right privacy info.
• XPD-14056 – Bug report “Inverter toggle command unexpected behavior”.
• XPD-14124 – Bug report “GPS 1000 Uses Wrong Airport when entering approach into flight plan.“.
• XPD-14215 – OBJ manipulator regions duplicated in 3rd party aircraft.
• XPD-14107 – “Cancel current ATC services” message does not fit in ATC box.
• XPD-14242 – Electric Fence with Legacy Texture Lights.
• XPD-14223 – cube map reflections incomplete.
• XPD-14240 – Rain when there really should not be any.

[alexcolka 187]

Hmmm, definitely the clouds seem to be much better.

Maybe because is beta 1, the AA may be disabled in some areas. Will see in the next betas or RCs.

The textures are crispier now, good, they said to improve the VRAM.

And now........ the frames: are doubled! 🤣🤣🤣

[Sims Smith 303]

Very interesting 

Good bye to those shader changes 🤫

[Sethos 4,822]

Well, I'm seeing some minor performance improvements, an extra 5-10 frames here and there compared to what I usually see in some standard heavy testing scenarios / areas. Clouds are looking nice and shimmering seem to have been reduced. Especially ground reflection shimmering is massively improved. Overall very positive release.

 

 

Edited July 24, 2023 by Sethos

[Pe11e 817]

Hm, no updates on OpenXR for VR? 😕

EDIT:
No difference in cloud complexity between ex-high and new Maximum. Only slight difference in shading. FPS is a bit better, maybe 5%. Other changes require deeper testing.

Edited July 24, 2023 by Pe11e

[Sims Smith 303]

X-Plane crashes/hangs when exiting the app in Windows 11.  

[Pe11e 817]

1 minute ago, Sims Smith said:

X-Plane crashes/hangs when exiting the app in Windows 11.  

All fine here in Win11. Not using any scripts or plugins except ASXPConnect12.

[bogdansrb 230]

XPD-14240 – Rain when there really should not be any.

Oh boy I wonder what the "fans" say now.

[Sims Smith 303]

1 hour ago, Pe11e said:

All fine here in Win11. Not using any scripts or plugins except ASXPConnect12.

I am using 7900XT

Shadow looking strange 

 

 

Edited July 24, 2023 by Sims Smith

[UKflyer 630]

cloud rendering much much better, great job LR

[dolph98 26]

A few FPS increase I've noticed. Nice clouds, but now are affecting my FPS a bit that I hadn't noticed before. More testing is needed.

The Citation X has a few buttons dancing by themselves. SG Test, some display buttons below that, EICAS buttons over to the right,
Radar controls on pedestal. Happens with and without power applied.

[Franz007 650]

2 hours ago, Sethos said:

Well, I'm seeing some minor performance improvements, an extra 5-10 frames here and there compared to what I usually see in some standard heavy testing scenarios / areas. Clouds are looking nice and shimmering seem to have been reduced. Especially ground reflection shimmering is massively improved. Overall very positive release.

 

 

Well, 5-10 fps more can be huge according to the situation, for example if its during approaching EGLL with a heavy aircraft and bad weather  🙂 I do also have the impression that the performance is a bit better and more stable. It looks like a big improvement, although not perfect yet; the lighting at sunset/sunrise is also much better, no transparent clouds everywhere. Still a bit too color-intense (yellow/orange) in my opinion but this will for sure get tuned in the next few betas. A huge step forward is that the shimmering around the plane and in distance seems to have disappeared almost entirely. All in all a very solid and good upgrade.

EDIT: ok i spoke a bit too fast. The blending of the clouds and mountains is still quite bad and shimmering. No changes in that area as it seems...

Edited July 24, 2023 by Franz007

[Sethos 4,822]

Well, weird things I've encountered so far. Saw this over LOWI with real weather enabled;

Saw these very prominent light sources;

Which appear to be some sort of bugged light source, though I suspect that could be X-World's doing

And at KSEA, thought I saw the sun hitting mountain tops but even when the sun was completely gone, mountain tops were orange;

Which is some weird lava / light blotch thing in the ground texture;

Edited July 24, 2023 by Sethos

[Franz007 650]

6 minutes ago, Sethos said:

Well, weird things I've encountered so far. Saw this over LOWI with real weather enabled;

It's explained in one of the first releases notes. It's a known bug and should be fixed in the next beta.