FIXED: KE 8342 Error that occurred on some computers
FIXED: Startup is more reliable on some systems
FEATURE: Original Disk not required every time program is run when the user has registered. May ask for it occasionally.
FIXED: Position error fixed with PhotoField Graphics
FIXED: Crash on startup for some people
FIXED: Other small bugs fixed
2.00.386
IMPROVED: RealFlight now starts faster
ADDED: Instructions for manual install of the TX interface under Windows XP
FIXED: Some Control Panel Bugs
FIXED: Fog problem with some older cards
FIXED: Drop Shadow for cursors is temporarily turned off while RealFlight executes to speed performance. This a Windows XP problem only.
FIXED: Errors that occurred on some systems when switching from full screen to windowed mode.
ADDED: RealFlight prompts for update check every 30 days
FIXED: Control Panel out of memory on some computers
FIXED: XP Reboot with TX Interface driver.
FIXED: Control Panel and RealFlight crashes on some computers
2.00.327
FIXED: Previews for F-15, Giles,and Extra now show up (Add-On 3 only)
FIXED: Photofield version of Illinois Farmland now works correctly (Add-On 3 only)
2.00.321
FIXED: RealFlight not starting on some systems
ADDED: Spanish and Portuguese translations
ADDED: G2 is now compatible with Add-Ons 3 (Sold
Separately)
2.00.301
FIXED: More fixes to the disk swapping problem
FIXED: Crash sounds for remote players if you have the 'Play Crash Sounds' option turned on from the 'Options' menu item.
FIXED: The most recently used IP list in the Join dialog will now hold 10 addresses.
FEATURE: Added Freestyle event
FEATURE: Added Auto-Rotation event
FIXED: The Watt-Not faulting in Mplayer.
FIXED: Minor fixes in Events
FIXED: Crash sounds for remote players if you have the 'Play Crash Sounds' option turned on from the 'Options' menu item.
FIXED: Saving of airports now correctly flags objects as being on the correct Add-Ons
FIXED: Crash when loading older airports
Added German Translations
FIXED: Some airports load faster when trees are turned off
FIXED: RF can now start without a joystick port
FEATURE: Control panel now displays Release Notes after a download.
FIXED: Renaming Heli Files now keeps the
.heli extension
FIXED: Under Windows 2000, sometimes ECP Printer Ports were not recognized
FIXED: Provided a way to manually install the transmitter interface. See the ManualTX2000.doc in the RealFlight Control Panel Documents List.
FEATURE: Added Auto-Zoom that makes aircraft larger. See View Menu/Viewport Options/View Tab
FIXED: Plane no longer disappears behind clouds
TWEAKED: Autorotations are better and FF is better. To improve accuracy even more, turn up Physics percentage in Misc/Options Dialog. 131% percent gives you about the highest bang for the buck.
TWEAKED: Heli Forward Flight tweaks
ADDED: 2 Types of Dolphin Helicopters, a normal one and a 3D one
TWEAKED: Ground Effect for Helis
FIXED: Transitional lift is better for helis
TWEAKED: Heli Auto Rotations are not as "generous" as before
TWEAKED: Climbout power from helis was reduced
TWEAKED: Autos with helis are less forgiving at lower head speeds
TWEAKED: Added more ground friction to helis
TWEAKED: Stock helis had slight parameter changes such as collective to make it more representative of real world
helis.
Note on Heli Fixes: They were tested with the stock helis which were accurately measured from real helis. If you fly some of your old models that were "tweaked" to overcome some deficiencies in RealFlight, they may not fly as well with this version. So you may have to put back in the "real" parameters for your heli to get it to fly well again.
2.00.256
FEATURE: Added Tree Collision
FIXED: The landing gear for the Mustang as well as the other planes now records. There was also a problem with some of the more sophisticated flap systems.
FIXED: Problems with sound profiles found in an add-on, and not available to other players
FIXED: Problem in helicopter editor; electric motor selection now includes user-edited motors (affects heli only).
FIXED: Changed the interface so that from the Main Window - Multiplayer - New Viewport For All Players will create a new viewport for each remote player.
FIXED: When a chat message comes in or is to be sent, and all of gadgets have been hidden (H Key), the gadgets are revealed automatically.
FIXED: DCK files that were getting set to 0 length on some computers
FIXED: Removed the need for Alternate Fog
FIXED: The wind goes across the network when the host changes the wind parameters.
FIXED: The landing gear and flaps will now position correctly with Multiplayer for Mustang, Corsair, AT-6, etc. and other 'specially configured' aircraft.
FIXED: Got G2 working well with latest Radeon Drivers (Although a bug in the drivers requires you to make sure you are not using HIGHEST texture quality in RealFlight). These drivers can be found at
www.ati.com
FIXED: Fixed Fog with Radeon Cards
FIXED: Helicopter blades/Airplane props now cause instant crashes when they hit a solid object
FIXED: Problem with tree/aircraft collisions; aircraft was crashing upon reset, or resetting to odd positions.
FIXED: Fixed the search button size for small fonts in the Join dialog.
FIXED: Spelled the word finish correctly.
FIXED: Problems caused by recorded aircraft materializing inside solid objects.
FIXED: Rotor sounds coming from over from multiplayer sound better now.
FIXED: Trying to join a full session will result in a message describing the session is full.
FIXED: Problems in collision detection that arose when some multiplayer partners had collisions disabled and some had collisions enabled.
FIXED: Crash when using digital flat panel displays that only support high resolutions
FIXED: RealFlight V1 Torque Rolling Cap, Cap 232, and Helicopters based the Sun Dog now load into G2
IMPROVED: Collision detection improved for fences on hilly terrain.
IMPROVED: Reduced occurrence of annoying crash sound
FIXED: Unnecessary disk swapping
2.00.230
FIXED: Default Texture Quality for non Compressed textured cards
FIXED: The score display, event crash when player changes occur