Lockheed Martin Prepar3D Academic / Professional Plus [L] [ENG / ENG] (2020) (5.0.21.34709)

Changelog

• Enhanced performance and graphical capabilities enabled by the new Microsoft DirectX 12 rendering engine.
  
• Realistic sky, clouds, and atmosphere with Simul trueSKY integration.
  
• Dynamic ocean with NVIDIA WaveWorks 2.0.
  
• Added sloped runway support including AI takeoff and landing capabilities.
  
• Updated time zones to match real-world boundaries.
  
• Added 8.33 kHz spacing support.
  
• Users can now switch vehicles while in multiplayer if enabled by the host.
  
• Updated multiplayer UI to streamline multiplayer setup and lobby interactions.
  
• Multiplayer host and clients can now choose any starting location.
  
• Multiplayer lobby is now available in session.
  
• The map screen is now available during flight.
  
• Added TACAN course selection and tracking support.
  
• Compiler and SDK updated to Visual Studio 2019 and .NET 4.8.
  
• Updated default mouse and joystick camera controls.
  
• Updated default controller layout.
  
• Added controllable flashlight to virtual cockpit views.
  
• Updated user interface design.
  
• Added brown-out and white-out effect support for helicopters.
  
• Updated over 24,000 airports with new data across the entire globe.
  
• Updated global terrain, elevation, water/shoreline data, and traffic routes.
  
• GPS data can now be broadcast to a specific IP address.
  
• Ground contact reaction is now done per contact point.
  
• Added prompt to warn if GPU memory has run out with option to revert graphics settings.
  
• Weather themes can now be customized in the weather UI.
  
• Added surface perturbations to 2D water.
  
• Added support for the Varjo XR-1 mixed reality (MR) headset.
  
• Added SIDS and STARS visualization support for gauges.
  New and updated default content:
  
• Updated Randolph AFB (KRND) developed by Orbx.
  
• Added the Lockheed Martin Civilian Utility Aircraft Single Engine (CUASE) aircraft.
  
• Added the Lockheed Martin Turboprop Trainer (TTA) aircraft.
  
• Added F-35B and F-35C variants with PBR textures developed by IndiaFoxtEcho.
  
• Updated F-35A model with PBR textures developed by IndiaFoxtEcho.
  
• Updated F-22 model developed by IRIS Simulations.
  
• Updated C-130 to support 8.33 kHz spacing.
  
• Updated runway surface textures to 4k PBR textures.
  
• Updated various airport and land class textures.
  
• Updated various road, railroad, stream, shoreline, and wake textures.
  
• Fixed mismatched building textures.
  
• Added several additional SpeedTree tree types and seasonal variants.
  
• Added a sample race scenario showcasing racing scenario capabilities.
  
• Added additional road traffic models.
  
• Fixed incorrect light mappings in Maule aircraft.
  
• Updated Deep Sea Submarine model.
  
• Updated several models to reduce flickering issues at large distances.
  
• Updated taxiway signs to use PBR textures.
  
• Improved jetway models and textures.
  
• Fixed several parts in F-16A model that were missing PBR textures.
  
• Added a multitude of new landmark buildings spanning the globe.
  
• Sloped various airports across the globe.
  
• Added multiple wildlife models.
  
• Updated ATC tower interior.
  
• Updated various effect values.
  FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
  
• Improved VR performance.
  
• Adjusted autogenerated building height.
  
• Improved vehicle list caching speeding up vehicle selection and multiplayer loading.
  
• Added keyboard shortcuts for opening settings UI screens.
  
• Control bindings can now be searched by key name in the Controls UI.
  
• Added on/off/set key events for several light controls that previously only had toggle commands.
  
• Fixed issue where GPS ILS markers would be misaligned in some cases.
  
• A default scenario name is now generated when opening the Save Scenario screen.
  
• Scenery Library items can now be dragged to different locations.
  
• Vehicles can now be grouped by category in the Vehicle Select screen.
  
• Fixed various issues in the Pilot Records UI including page flips, distorted images, and only displaying .bmp screenshots.
  
• Launching SimDirector is now available from the Startup screen.
  
• Fixed issue where a corrupted exe.xml file would prevent other add-on .exe files from opening.
  
• Fixed UI sizing issues seen on lower resolution displays.
  
• Sound is now enabled by default in slew mode. This can be disabled in the Sound Settings UI.
  
• Added additional helicopter autopilot tuning capabilities.
  
• AI entities now smoothly transition to level flight after finishing playing back a recording.
  
• Infogen text now displays when voice comms are active.
  
• Fixed environmental forces for turboprops.
  
• Changed the default control mode to DirectInput.
  
• Updated airport light visibility.
  
• Fixed issue where cancelling out of the Failures screen would revert values back to 0.
  
• Opening the Failures screen no longer pauses the simulation.
  
• The Time Preview and Time and Season screens are now combined.
  
• Fixed issue where the Startup Screen would incorrectly prompt to convert structured scenarios in some cases.
  
• Fixed visible border lines in the water between the US and Mexico.
  
• Fixed height of the Oriental Pearl Tower.
  
• Fixed issue causing longer bridges to intersect water in some cases.
  
• Fixed issue causing bridge segments to clip into each other in some cases.
  
• Fixed cases where hangar buildings were too large in some cases.
  
• Updated boat terminals to prevent large boats from docking too close to shorelines.
  
• Fixed various issues with weather settings not applying as expected over multiple weather stations.
  
• Fixed issue where certain weather units would not convert to the correct types with the hybrid metric/imperial setting enabled.
  
• Improved weather interpolation between weather stations.
  
• Navigation visuals are now available in SimDirector.
  
• Added unit conversion drop-downs to additional data types in SimDirector.
  
• Fixed text alignment issues with long object names in SimDirector preview windows.
  
• Added NoAutogenSuppression and NoCrash flags to scenery objects created in SimDirector.
  
• Fixed SimDirector button state sync issue with Kneeboard, Time Preview, and Navigation Visuals buttons.
  
• Fixed issue with elapsed scenario time not resetting properly when switching modes in SimDirector.
  
• Fixed issue where the SimDirector Attachments screen would not update correctly in some cases.
  
• Updated vehicle UI to group by make and model by default and updated column headers.
  
• Improved lens flare logic.
  
• Reduced instances of freeway traffic disappearing along road segments.
  
• Improved bridge and overpass handling for freeway traffic.
  
• Improved HDR effect.
  
• Fixed issue causing PBR materials to completely black out in dark conditions.
  
• Added additional advanced Varjo headset options.
  
• Platform height is now correctly handled when changing locations.
  
• Improved altitude transitions between large airports and surrounding terrain.
  
• Fixed issue where fog could be applied to panel textures.
  
• Fixed issue where cloud altitude would be incorrect after changing locations.
  FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS (PROFESSIONAL PLUS ONLY)
  
• Fixed issue preventing weapon damage from applying when played back from a recording in some cases.
  
• Additional camera interface updates for CIGI.
  
• Added additional configuration options, descriptions, and validation checks to several AI behaviors in SimDirector.
  
• Fixed issue with entities assigned to the Combat Air Patrol behavior losing altitude.
  
• The elapsed scenario time now displays in SimOperator.
  
• Navigation visuals are now available in SimOperator.
  
• Added the measure tool to SimOperator.
  
• Fixed issue causing incorrect CombatAirPatrol altitude handling.
  Prepar3D SDK
  NEW FEATURES
  
• Airports can now be created with sloping runways.
  
• Distance remaining signs can now be generated for runways.
  
• Updated SDK samples to Visual Studio 2019 and .NET 4.8.
  
• Added enhanced engine extensibility features for SimObjects.
  
• Added ability to define always on mapping for key events defined in gauge xml trigger events.
  
• Added new intensity value in lumens to PBR light effects.
  
• Added airport background flatten options to control altitude transition with surrounding terrain.
  FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
  
• Fixed bug preventing exclusion rectangles from correctly excluding scenery when using the excludeAllObjects setting.
  
• Updated the Autogen Editor UI.
  
• Converted several samples to the add-on.xml format.
  
• Fixed issue where some tools would write out generated data to the incorrect location.
  
• Fixed naming of Axis Steering Set event.
  
• Fixed bug where tail numbers were not being set for helicopters created with the SimConnect_AICreateNonATCAircraft function.
  
• Fixed Traffic Toolbox dump airport list to correctly parse airspace type.
  
• Fixed issue where ImageTool should not load certain DDS textures.
  
• Added ISimObjectManager UnRegister callbacks.
  
• Added 5551 texture support to PBR materials.
  
• Fixed issue that caused certain versions of 3dsMax to freeze during autosaving for several minutes.
  
• Fixed Ambient in cloud SimConnect call.