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    MSFS20 MSFS Layout Generator - A drag-and-drop layout.json generator

    https://github.com/HughesMDflyer4/MSFSLayoutGenerator Here's a simple application to automate the process of updating layout.json files in MSFS packages. You can place the exe wherever, and drag-and-drop layout.json files onto it to update them. It will iterate through every file in the same...
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    Purchase FS2020 from Steam or MS?

    Most recent promotional material comes directly from beta testers and news outlets, and was taken directly in-game. No false advertising. It all looks just as good as the trailers. Since the scenery is streamed and many people need to stay under a particular bandwidth limit every month, of...
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    MSFS20 -Everything you know about upcoming Flight Sim from Microsoft-

    Care to explain how it's not accurate? You might also want to read up on why Windows and any other software benefits from updates.
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    P3D V4 PBR Material Slots

    Specular maps aren't used in the P3D PBR workflow. You must use the Metallic map to control metalness, smoothness, and ambient occlusion. The P3D Learning Center has a PBR section that explains what each channel in the texture is used for (with some sample screenshots). Normal maps are what...
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    P3D v4 Changing UI Color Scheme

    Most of the UI is done in C# through WPF now and cannot be changed. Weather themes are loaded from the Weather\Themes folder. Everything else is part of the application's DLLs.
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    FSX Spaceflight dynamics module for FSX

    Simply incredible, especially for a dated platform like FSX. I can only imagine what you'd be able to pull off in Prepar3D with its better visuals and additional APIs exposed in the SDK. Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy might be pretty fun to watch with recoverable boosters. ;)
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    Remember when Autogen Density was a problem?

    Your English is fine. I'm not sure why those that have no interest in the game feel the need to talk down those that do. And before I get called a part of the "typical" Star Citizen community, I have just about no knowledge about this game and have not been following it.
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    P3D v4 TFDi Design TrueGlass

    For the sake of explaining the concept, yes - each window essentially has a gauge for its rain. All drops are rendered at random positions for each window (can be mirrored on each side of the cockpit for optimization, but there isn't really a performance hit that we've noticed so far anyway)...
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    P3D v4 TFDi Design TrueGlass

    Yes, the wiper wipes away only the areas it has passed through when it starts moving, however once the wiper is moving, no drops will appear in the wipe-able area (not a huge deal since the wipers in most planes move extremely fast.
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    P3D v4 TFDi Design TrueGlass

    There actually isn't any refraction, just a trick on the eyes with some creative texture work. :) It's not like there were any other methods available at the time that allowed the level of functionality we aimed for. Sure there were other ways of doing it, but those methods only allow for very...
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    P3D v4 TFDi Design TrueGlass

    Prepar3D v4 launched with rain effects, but only in one aircraft. You can check the Mooney Bravo G1000 if you're curious what it's like. The mention of rain effects coming in v4.1 was a bit misleading on their part, as they're only adding the existing effect to other planes.
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    P3D v4 TFDi Design TrueGlass

    I can't go into too much detail about the current version of the system, however the original FSX testbed utilized the gauge API. Rendering large areas rapidly with a gauge causes significant performance degradation, especially on transparent surfaces.
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    P3D v4 TFDi Design TrueGlass

    TrueGlass is a rain, icing, and fog effect for aircraft windshields in Prepar3D v4 exclusively. All rain drops are placed dynamically, and react to aircraft speed. Heavy rain will yield more drops and streaks than a light rain, which is quite noticeable when flying in and out of storms with a...
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    XtoMDL UI

    Thanks for the suggestion! I can definitely look at adding this in a future update, though it would be an optional feature.
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    QUERY: Modeling Software

    Render to texture is a very powerful tool. Obviously you can't render everything without some sort of hand editing, but it does get closer than eyeballing. The more you can let the rendering software calculate light rays, the less you risk "breaking physics" (which will inevitably happen unless...
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