I have released version 2.9.0. This version brings a coordinates editor, several chat and drawing improvements, a large batch of fixes for Generator tracks, and many stability fixes.
Coordinates
- A new coordinates editor is available from the map context menu (client and editor)
- The position indicator now lists the coordinate formats, and updates as soon as the format is changed
Chat & drawings
- Copy and paste buttons next to the chat message field
- New search UI on the chat
- Only one sound is played per chat message, and the chat stays silent while connecting
- New buttons to show or hide every draw of a drawing layer
Radar & server
- Radars no longer detect large aircraft far beyond their range, thanks to a new option to cap the RCS
- Approaches are drawn on the selected runway head, with the ILS frequency of that runway head
- Messages sent in DCS chat no longer appear twice
- The BRAA sent to the pilot now uses the format shown on screen
Stability
- Several random crashes are fixed in the client, server and generator (panels opening, units or objects appearing or being removed, DCS closing, mission stop or reload)
- Tinted icons and unit symbols are drawn without OpenGL, for better compatibility with virtual machines
- LotAtc starts correctly when the Windows account name contains an accent
- Relief and chart data are loaded whatever the file name case
Generator tracks
Tracks controlled from the Generator now behave as expected:
- Orders given to a track take effect at once, even if it has never flown
- Heading, speed and flight level are kept when only one parameter is changed, when the track is switched off, or when it is activated
- A moved track keeps climbing or turning, and no longer disappears when its climb rate is changed after a turn
- Every waypoint of a route order is published, without an unwanted turn on the last one
What’s next ?
The LotAtc 2.x branch stays in maintenance mode. The work continues on LotAtc 3.0: new map engine, new terrain engine, UI rework, network protocol update and many new features.
Versioning
The 2.9.0 is compatible with 2.3.x branch or later
Starting with the 2.3, all minor version changes (2.3, 2.4, 2.5, …) are compatible with each other.
Changelog
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Features
(client) Add copy and paste buttons next to the chat message field
(client) Add buttons to show or hide every draw of a drawing layer
(client+editor) Add a coordinates editor to the map context menu
(client+editor) List the coordinate formats on the position indicator
Enhancement
(client) Change the search UI on the chat
(client) Play only one sound per chat message and stay silent while connecting
(client+editor) Hide a tab bar that has a single tab
Bug Fixes
(client) The name field of the new chat room dialog was too small
(client) Prevent random crashes when opening panels or when new units appear
(client) Prevent random crashes when units or objects are removed
(client) Repair the top bar buttons used when the bottom bar is hidden
(client) Send the BRAA to the pilot in the format shown on screen
(client+editor) Publish every waypoint of a route order, not just the first
(client+editor) Update the position indicator as soon as the coordinate format changes
(client+editor) Remove the unwanted turn on the last waypoint when a unit continues
(client+editor) Draw tinted icons and unit symbols without OpenGL (VM compatibility)
(client+editor+generator+configurator) Start correctly when the Windows account name has an accent
(client+editor+server) Load relief and chart data whatever the file name case
(client+generator) Refresh the speed vector as soon as a track heading changes
(client+server) Stop radar detecting large aircraft far beyond its range (add option cap RCS)
(editor) Fix text in timeline
(editor) Show BRAA lines drawn on units
(generator) Fix a crash when stopping or reloading a mission while a client is connected
(generator) Apply the heading, speed and flight level set on an inactive track when it is activated
(generator) Keep the heading given to a track instead of turning to another one
(generator) Make an order given to a track that has never flown take effect at once
(generator) Keep the other flight parameters when only one is changed on a track
(generator) Keep the parameters set on a track while it is switched off
(generator) Show what a switched-off track really has, not what it was aiming for
(generator) Keep a track climbing or turning when it is moved
(generator) Stop a track disappearing when its climb rate is changed after a turn
(server) Prevent a crash when a tracked unit disappears mid-update
(server) Correct a crash when DCS closes
(server) Draw the approach on the runway head that was selected
(server) Show the ILS frequency of the runway head being approached
(server) Stop messages sent in DCS chat appearing twice
(server+client) Prevent a random crash when a tracked object is removed
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