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Carenado Aircraft update : Cessna C337 Skymaster v2.0 HD Series


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Carenado :  Cessna C337 Skymaster v2.0 HD Series 

 

Carenado has announced the update of the C337 Skymaster HD series to version 2.0, including an update to the SASL plugin system to v2.0.1.

 

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The Skymaster is now full  v10.20 - 64bit compatibility.  and it is also compatible in Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems for v9.70 and v10-32bit.

 

One of the most iconic aircraft ever built, the Cessna C337 is a tractor - pusher aircraft that sounds like no other aircraft. v2 Updates include a lighting system overhaul, improved ground handling and better memory and texture resolution at low render settings.

 

 

The v2 C337 Skymaster update is now available at the X-Plane .Org Store : Carenado C337 Skymaster HD series

 

The Cessna C337 is available for both X-Plane 9 and X-Plane10 (note some effects and features require X-Plane10)

 

Price is US$29.95

 

Developer Site : Carenado

 

A full Mini-Review of the v2 C337 Skymaster is coming soon!

 

v2.0 list of changes:

-32-bit and 64-bit Mac, Windows, and Linux support.  
-Updated SASL to official v2.0.1 release, which contains optimizations that benefit from Laminar's X-Plane 10.22 release.

-Overhauled lighting system.  Lighting halos for nav and strobe lights are now more visible under certain viewing angles.
-Landing light features tightly-focused "glare" effect when viewed from the right angle.
-Nav lights have been improved for a more realistic appearance.
-Improved ground handling

-No longer has inverted fuel and oil systems. More realistic.
-Optimized "options" menu, to use less memory.
-Optimized "Cameras" menu to use less memory
-Tweaked volume knob for engine sounds ("Vol" knob on GNS430)
-Tweaked turning radius on ground to compensate for new v10 no-toe-brake-with-rudder setting.
-Adjusted trim time from centre to max for v10, as this setting, left un-addressed, will cause the same plane to take twice as long to trim.
-tweaked gauges, such as fuel and oil pressure, vacuum, etc. to conform to v10's new way of calculating "Nominal pressure/temperature" as opposed to "Max pressure/temperature".
-Programmed default camera snap points for v10 (on top of existing ones via "Cameras" pop-up menu)

2 Different .acf files: one for v9 and one for v10.
-v10 .acf features optimized objects.  Interior/exterior shading is applied only where needed, saving resources.
-v10 .acf has further optimizations to objects that don't need the background (clouds, skies) to be drawn through them, if they're not transparent, saving further resources.
-v10 .acf also protects certain textures from resolution degradation at low rendering settings.  This guarantees that the panel instruments and text are always crisp and clear, no matter what rendering settings are chosen for the sim.
-v10 .acf is optimized to make use of HDR rendering, especially in terms of lighting.  This includes spill lights, which illuminate the surroundings, coming from Nav and Strobe lights.  
-When HDR mode is turned off, care has been taken to optimize the appearance of the plane without the enhancement benefits of HDR.

 

 

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