Hi Everybody,

Beta 5 is out, XP12 is getting better and better. Hope they take it over the top soon with networking. 

Release notes for those who want 'em:
● XPD-15525 - Main thread streaming VRAM allocations can get locked out by background threads leading to stutters.
● XPD-15445 - Bug report “XPLMSetAircraftModel causes unload of USER aircraft also”.
● XPD-15420 - Bad datarefs in datarefs.txt.
● XPD-15560 - Crash caused indirectly by frequency bug at KONT.
● XPD-15540 - Potential crash on rerouting taxi in an activezone while taxying to parking.
● XPD-15539 - Crash under specific circumstances after vacating runway at unexpected point, near to another active runway.
● XPD-15538 - Crash when requesting IFR clearance at untowered airport when starting on the runway with some regional controllers.
● XPD-15536 - Crash when mapping ‘Dump ATC to log’ to joystick button and holding that button during startup.
● XPD-15535 - Crash after requesting circuit departure then cancelling.
● XPD-15528 - Potential crash on touchdown of touch-n-go landing.
● XPD-15475 - Bug report “XPLMIsCursorOverAvionics returns value over Bezel”.
● XPD-15468 - Bug report “CTD when loading KFTY in beta on fresh install”.
● XPD-15442 - bezelScroll callback in Avionics API passes wrong (x,y) params.
● XPD-15428 - Vukan device loss from async compute and defragmenter picking up textures not eligible for defragmenting.
● XPD-15412 - Bug report “X1000 v-speed indicators at rest show out of order”.
● XPD-15558 - More datarefs for weather conditions.
● XPD-15548 - Bug report “Mass-shift dataref: DISCONNECTED”.
● XPD-15541 - Changing AI aircraft position via popup map also affects users aircraft position .
● XPD-15521 - “Default C90B props do not match”.
● XPD-15508 - Bug report “XPLMGetAvioncsBusVoltsRatio broken”.
● XPD-15470 - “XPD-14844 continuation: baro value >5000ft resets itself to 5000ft”.
● XPD-15391 - Zink: Memory allocations can lead to stutters when there are pending allocation requests in the background.
● XPD-15376 - “plot_window_2d_panel” never called.
● XPD-15515 - X-Plane windows don’t restore properly when too close to a monitor edge.
● XPD-15483 - Crash: NV9xx Cards Don’t Have Memory Type We Need.
● XPD-15482 - Crash if plugin pops out VR window when not in VR.
● XPD-15471 - Give UI feedback when Zink failed to initialize.
● XPD-15443 - From X-Rotors: Banana always shows and can’t be turned off with “kill line" datatref
● XPD-15374 - “scratches.png” should be removed from the 2D view

I realise Laminar has to fix things that effect the majority of users but I too would like to see the networking ground traffic and weather sync issues resolved.

This was first mentioned for 12.08 but still no mention of it in 12.09 or to date in 12.10. I seem to remember around 12.08 time that Austin mentioned in a video they had a networking expert working on it?

Anyway I do appreciate the great work the relatively small team do.

3 hours ago, bowingic said:

This was first mentioned for 12.08 but still no mention of it in 12.09 or to date in 12.10. I seem to remember around 12.08 time that Austin mentioned in a video they had a networking expert working on it?

They mentioned a few bug fixes were coming for networking but the full external sync remedies were solidly in the "In Progress" section. Not .08 or .09 or .1.0. They do have a dedicated network dev now.

8 hours ago, Malaromane said:

XPD-15443 - From X-Rotors: Banana always shows and can’t be turned off with “kill line" datatref

Errr... what!!!!

6 hours ago, tonywob said:

Errr... what!!!!

That one is really monkey, isn't it? 🤪

Banana refers to the green range arc on the ND when climbing/descending.

Only recently come back into X-Plane as I wanted to fly the wonderful HotStart Challenger again. Does anyone know what plans LR have for Anti-Aliasing in XP12? As it seems to much worse off compared to XP11. I know they have recently added some improvements with these new betas but just wondering if there is going to be more changes. 

Especially if you don't want blurry cockpit displays the Anti-Aliasing is no where near as good.  

Edited May 31, 20242 yr by Zangoose

1 hour ago, Zangoose said:

Only recently come back into X-Plane as I wanted to fly the wonderful HotStart Challenger again. Does anyone know what plans LR have for Anti-Aliasing in XP12? As it seems to much worse off compared to XP11. I know they have recently added some improvements with these new betas but just wondering if there is going to be more changes. 

Especially if you don't want blurry cockpit displays the Anti-Aliasing is no where near as good.  

ive read earlier in the week theres a tweak you can do ?

Yes! And it really works. Nice crisp displays!

2 hours ago, Zangoose said:

Does anyone know what plans LR have for Anti-Aliasing in XP12?

For the most part it has mostly been addressed after the release of XP12.1. They also added a sharpening feature as well, that helps improve reading instruments that appear blurry. 

3 minutes ago, BobFS88 said:

For the most part it has mostly been addressed after the release of XP12.1. They also added a sharpening feature as well, that helps improve reading instruments that appear blurry. 

Which doesn't seem to do much of anything.

 

1 hour ago, fluffyflops said:

ive read earlier in the week theres a tweak you can do ?

 

20 minutes ago, Falconjet112 said:

Yes! And it really works. Nice crisp displays!

 

16 minutes ago, Adrian123 said:

Which doesn't seem to do much of anything.

 

19 minutes ago, BobFS88 said:

For the most part it has mostly been addressed after the release of XP12.1. They also added a sharpening feature as well, that helps improve reading instruments that appear blurry. 

Yeah I've done the setting / tweak to make the displays less blurry and it does seem to work to an extent. My issue is that the Anti-Aliasing still looks a bit odd where you can still see like jaggies etc regardless of what AA settings you use.

Compared it to XP11 then the Anti-Aliasing is much smoother on there. I believe its related to FXAA but then that causes the blurry cockpit displays so currently I don't think you can have a win win situation for both unless I'm wrong. 

Edited May 31, 20242 yr by Zangoose

42 minutes ago, Zangoose said:

Yeah I've done the setting / tweak to make the displays less blurry and it does seem to work to an extent. My issue is that the Anti-Aliasing still looks a bit odd where you can still see like jaggies etc regardless of what AA settings you use.

From what I see with my Antialiasing at 4x MSAA, it is lot less jagged edges than I have seen the past, must more smoother in appearance although I am using a 1440 monitor as well as VR, it still looks descent, alot better than 12.09. 

50 minutes ago, Adrian123 said:

Which doesn't seem to do much of anything.

It use for sharpening small text like the checklist on the Zibo mod yoke toward the bottom. I adjusted it and then select done and can see a slight improvement in the lettering. Very subtle change not overwhelmed sharp which can be seen with sharpening controls of the monitor.