Glider Sim News

-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.

-Reworked takeoff platforms: the large tower has been removed, and platforms now disappear after takeoff to enhance immersion.
-Added a new Graphics Menu featuring an Earth Online Details Slider. The default slider value is automatically set to your selected graphics settings during first launch. After that you can change it to your desired settings.