Glider Sim News

MAJOR CHANGES:
- Glider Sim is now Glider Sim Deluxe! All existing players are automatically upgraded.
- Earth Online is now FREE - subscription requirement removed for all players!
- New logo and branding

NEW FEATURES:
- Multiplayer panel on Earth Browsing screen - see who's online and jump to their location or launch site
- Player muting in multiplayer

FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS:
- Fixed leaderboard not closing during challenge flights
- Improved frame stability in Earth Online (reduced stuttering)

-Fixed an issue where deleting a launch site could trigger unintended camera instability and erratic movement.
-Fixed an issue where saving a launch site could intermittently cause abnormal camera behavior and jitter.

-Fix issue where pressing the back button in Earth Online would sometimes cause a crash.
-Add a small rainbow to the mist in the Niagara Falls waterfall.
-Improve the Sutherland Falls, New Zealand waterfall some.
-Fix issue where waterfall sound won’t dampen while radio is playing.
-Dampen sounds when speaking over the radio as well.
-Fix issue where distance traveled and distance from takeoff not working properly in Earth Online.
-Make the featured launch sites the main tab on start instead of trending sites.
-Shuffle featured launch sites on start so there is more variety to the starting launch site locations.
-Fix jittering and flickering issues in Earth Online earth browser select screen.
-Fix favorite count being incorrect at times for launch sites.
-Add Niagara Falls
-Add Snoqualmie Falls, Wa Waterfall.
-Add Sutherland Falls, New Zealand.
-Add Kegon Falls, Japan.
-Add Small waterfall near Matterhorn.

-Add the ability to favorite launch sites.
-Add a “My Favorites” tab for the launch site that you have favorited.
-Add a “Trending Sites” tab that shows the recently trending sites that have been favorited.
-Fix bug where "Launch Here” button wouldn’t always spawn you where the green cursor showed.
-Fixed bug in default maps where the “Launch Here” button wouldn’t spawn at the position you were at.
-Fix bug where Eagles would sometimes spawn underground in Earth Online.
-Fix issue where “look here to Calibrate” would be active before the glider spawns.
-Update to multiplayer 4.5.

-Thermal placement is now influenced by terrain type. Areas with lots of concrete, dirt, or rock have a higher probability of thermal formation, while areas with water or trees have a lower probability. The sun’s angle relative to the terrain also has a significant impact on thermal formation as it did before.
-Fixed an issue where clouds spawned at different heights in multiplayer.
-Fixed thermal syncing issues in multiplayer.
-Each thermal now has only one cloud associated with it, and the cloud shares the same lifespan as the thermal.
-Increased cloud size.
-Fixed an issue where adjusting the slider in weather settings wouldn’t reset thermals or clouds.
-Fixed an issue where the aircraft sometimes spawned at the wrong altitude.
-Fixed an issue where the “Launch Here” button teleported players to the wrong location.
-Added a small deadzone for the hang glider and trike when using VR grip control mode.