https://www.x-plane.com/2025/01/whats-new-in-x-plane-12-1-4/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR04KDMc1R53AY52H5X-wO3f2YKHB5kH1UMUpqnQPxbWUzATToJ6RNwCa5Q_aem_aZYmb54QX54oqNEbzF5Dbw
 

Tides at Barra, very nice! 

I wonder if tides are a global thing now or just a scenery effect trick at Barra.

Wow!  Great update !!!

The new "Physics Camera" looks really cool!

And the Lessons !!!

Plus Salzburg, which I had the pleasure of visiting and stay in for 4 days last year and became a fan !!!

Wow Wow Wow !!! X-Plane 12 and FS 2024 with yesterdays update made my simmer life even brighter !!!

Edited January 24, 20251 yr by jcomm

58 minutes ago, Bjoern said:

I wonder if tides are a global thing now ...

Unfortunately not 😢. Maybe in the future? Doesn't XP 12 has bathymetry data, so it should be possible theoretically?

Edited January 24, 20251 yr by uwespeed

In wonder how that new camera works with X-camera and head tracking…

13 hours ago, Bjoern said:

I wonder if tides are a global thing now or just a scenery effect trick at Barra.

Looks like it's using the dataref "sim/graphics/scenery/moon_heading_degrees" in an animation, so it's a scenery effect trick.

The search and rescue hold capability is interesting. Wonder how that crept on their radar and who's using it.

24 minutes ago, blingthinger said:

The search and rescue hold capability is interesting. Wonder how that crept on their radar and who's using it.

My guess would be the commercial use firefighters and search and rescue clients have been begging for it for a few decades 😇

also

noice

https://developer.x-plane.com/2025/01/sdk-update-web-api-v2/

Edited January 25, 20251 yr by mSparks

It's a pity LR will never (be able to) release a pro customer list.

17 hours ago, jcomm said:

The new "Physics Camera" looks really cool!

The only great cool is that it can be disabled.

43 minutes ago, efis007 said:

The only great cool is that it can be disabled.

😒

Ooops 😕  Really?  Is it that bad?

Is not that bad, maybe the new camera effect is too shaky (at least for my taste), until now nothing beats XPRealistic plugin camera effects.

However, this new beta doubled again my frames as usual 🤣🤣🤣

Whoa what a week to be a simmer! Both major sims dropped massive updates. 
 

I need to split myself into two lol. Wish there were more hours in the day!

18 hours ago, uwespeed said:

Unfortunately not 😢. Maybe in the future? Doesn't XP 12 has bathymetry data, so it should be possible theoretically?

Well, they do model moon phases and angles, so yes, it should. But I gueess that would require some huge water shader rewrites.

 

6 hours ago, tonywob said:

Looks like it's using the dataref "sim/graphics/scenery/moon_heading_degrees" in an animation, so it's a scenery effect trick.

Just did a few timelapses at Barra and the overall effect looks really cool.

And yes, it's a scenery effect trick. Comparatively crude, but effective (not gonna spoil it). And per the comment that can be found in TidalFlat.obj, the person who made the scenery at or for Laminar put quite some thought into timing the effect. Kudos!

 

3 hours ago, blingthinger said:

The search and rescue hold capability is interesting. Wonder how that crept on their radar and who's using it.

Maybe Beta wants to qualify their ALIA 250 for SAR and needs to do endurance testing with standard patterns?

 

But all I know is that I have an itch for a SAR plugin now...

4 hours ago, jcomm said:

😒

Ooops 😕  Really?  Is it that bad?

No it‘s really great and most of the user-feedbacks have been very positive. It can just be a bit oversensitive during taxiing but otherwise during flights it‘s fantastic and adds a lot to the immersion.