![]() For instance, a smaller aircraft taking off shortly after a larger one will result in a very bumpy ascent. Wake turbulence is also now simulated and has a noticeable effect on different aircraft. X-Plane 12‘s new weather engine injects data from real sources, allowing forecasts from real-world weather stations to be portrayed inside of the simulator in real-time. For example, the colors are more vibrant near some coastlines, especially in certain parts of the world like Hawaii and The Bahamas. The simulator also now takes into account the differentiation between “tropical water” and deeper parts of the ocean. Other graphical enhancements to the new simulator include “3D water,” which uses a new rendering technique that not only looks better but has more complex physics for a more realistic simulation of how water behaves. This affects things like brightness, intensity, and spread. The new sim also sports a new “photometric lighting engine” that more realistically portrays the behavior of light. The latter feature refers to some of the new graphical effects, such as rain puddles (with reflections) and water spray. They all have new ground textures, towers, and pavement effects to provide more realism. On the airport scene, X-Plane 12 features “detailed 3D scenery for more than 17,000 airports” across the world. As time goes on, there will be a considerable amount of payware aircraft in particular that will be available to beef up the roster, in addition to the freeware offerings. Altogether, this makes for a total roster of 23 default aircraft, with the majority being single-engine light aircraft. On that note, the included new aircraft include the Airbus A330 (commercial jet), Cessna Citation X (business jet), Cirrus SR 22 (single-engine prop), Piper PA-18 (single-engine prop), Van’s RV-10 (single-engine prop), Lancair Evolution (single-engine turboprop), and finally, the Robinson R-22 (helicopter).Īdditionally, there are 12 aircraft returning from past iterations of the sim, including models like the Boeing 737-800, Piper PA-18 Super Cub, Cessna Skyhawk 172SP. That said, the sim will receive free updates over time, and buying it now grants you access to those updates “for the life of v12.” Additionally, this license also includes a free copy of X-Plane 11, so users can still fly their add-on aircraft that is not yet compatible with the new X-Plane 12. Heading to its product landing page makes it clear that anyone who chooses to buy it now is an Early Adopter. Since X-Plane 12 has released as an Early Access title, Laminar describes it as a project that’s “still in active development.” With this new version of the long-running flight simulator comes a slew of new graphical upgrades, brand-new included aircraft, a “4D” weather engine, and more. After months of anticipation, Laminar Research has formally released X-Plane 12 into Early Access. ![]()
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