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Laminar Research FlightSimExpo 2018
Summary of key things from Laminar Research's presentation at FlightSimExpo 2018:
11.25:
645 new airports
Las Vegas scenery updated
Chicago scenery
Even more autogen stuff
11.30:
New York and Washington D.C sceneries
Airfoil maker can calculate the coefficient of drag for you
Brand new prop wash model
New downwash efXXXts, in particular when close to the ground
New fuselage calculations that make fuselage lift and drag more realistic
Research mode: opt-in to to get all the latest physics, but leave off for compatibility with existing aircraft not yet updated
New systems and upgrades: oxygen, anti-ice and de-ice, propellers and governors and autopilots
NEW PARTICLE SYSTEM ALAS!!! And it looks amazing:
Particle emitters can be attached to objects
Video showing condensation in the engine inlets, ground spray and amazing new heat efXXXts!
Can customise efXXXts whilst x-plane is running
Engine fire particle demonstration (!), with proof it can light up the surrounding area
Vulkan
Vulkan: 10 main API points on a checklist, about halfway through
Airfoil maker can now run in Vulkan... OpenGL uses over 18,000 driver calls, but Vulkan uses just 5,700 -> Proof it works
Vulkan will not: fix rendering artifacts, run at 500 fps, improve multi-core use (but enables it for X-Plane). It's about getting room to grow
Statistics show Vulkan is giving the team approximately double the frame rate from 11.00, 11.10, 11.20 and 11.30, with the bars slowly creeping upwards in each version
2D OpenGL addons should work in Vulkan
3D addons that use the latest APIs will work in Vulkan; else they won't
Addons that draw in 3D (xEnviro, SkyMaxx Pro etc.) either run in OpenGL or Vulkan. Cannot cross the two engines together (obviously)
OpenGL, like 32-bit X-Plane, will be supported for the remainder of X-Plane 11
11.25: Available NOW (Steam coming soon) [BETA]
11.30: Late summer/early autumn
Vulkan: Maybe this year, but if not, next year (they just don't know)
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