NEWS! : McDonnell Douglas MD-88 Pro by Rotate goes X-Plane 12 compatible

[Stephen]

NEWS! : McDonnell Douglas MD-88 Pro by Rotate goes X-Plane 12 compatible 

 

 

When the X-Plane 12 update for Rotate's excellent McDonnell Douglas MD-88 Pro was released back in early May 2023, it was noted as a "beta" release. I found very few areas that needed attention, but Rotate kept the aircraft on the side of caution.

 

That "Beta" tag has now been removed, so the MD-88 is now fully X-Plane compatible, the update to X-Plane 12 consisted of;

 

Compatibility with X-Plane 12.

- New set of cockpit textures and materials. 

- Added 3D lights to cockpit.

- Upgraded exterior textures and materials.

- Upgraded exterior lights.

- Added windshield rain and ice effects. 

- Added support for VR.

- Added support for high dpi displays.

- Improved weight and balance.

- Upgraded aerodynamics.

- Upgraded engine performance.

- Improved cockpit sounds.

- Improved anti-ice systems.

- Added FMC support for reverse airway lookup.

- Fixed LNAV deviation in long legs.

- Fixed bug that caused (rare) random CTD in ATI drivers.

- Fixed a bug in FMC route loading.

- Added a command to toggle parking brake.

- Fixed a bug in manipulator class.

- Tuned windshield wipers speeds.

- Fixed sunscreens texture.

- Tuned AP guidance.

. Improved T/C and T/D precision in ND.

- Updated default navigation database.

 

And X-PlaneReviews covered the MD-88 X-Plane 12 release in full detail here;

 

Aircraft Upgrade Review : McDonnell Douglas MD-88 Pro X-Plane 12 by Rotate

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the more mature and classic airliners now available in X-Plane 12, and earlier X-Plane 11 purchasers can upgrade to the X-Plane 12 MD-88 version for only US$24.95

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Yes! the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 Pro X-Plane 12 by Rotate is currently available from the X-Plane.Org Store here :

Rotate MD-88 Pro X-Plane 12

Price is US$59.95

Purchasers of the MD-80 XP11 can get this new XP12 version for only US$24.95. Use the coupon code included in your original MD-80 XP11 

 

Requirements

X-Plane 12 Fully updated (not for XP11)

Windows 8 or  Mac OSX 10.12 or newer (using Rosetta for ARM Processors), Linux Ubuntu 64b 18.04 or newer.

8 GB VRAM Minimum

Current version: 1.50r1for X-Plane 12 (June 8th 2023)

 

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NEWS! update by Stephen Dutton

11th June 2023

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