X-Plane 12.1.4 Release Notes

Release Date: February 24, 2025

Fixed and Enhancements

General

• Updated translations
• Fixed an error where the function “Show main menu at sim launch” was not working correctly for Steam users
• Altimeter in Mexico will now be reported correctly in inHg

Release Date: February 18, 2025

Fixes and Enhancements

General

• Added a new Wheelbrakes axis, linked to the left and right toe brake axes
• Quick views for external cameras, created by versions prior to 12.1.4, are working correctly again
• Added some minor improvements to Salzburg Castle

Release Date: February 14, 2025

Fixes

General

• Changed default amount of channels per codec in FMOD from 32 to 512
• Fixed some errors in Italian translation. Many thanks to Claudio Guerrini for providing a fix for it! (XPD-16552)
• Fixed a text overlapping in the flight configuration screen when running X-Plane in German (XPD-16542)
• Aircraft without wings, such as VTOLs, will no longer cause a crash to desktop (XPD-16531)
• Added a new joystick configuration for the Flitesim.com CLS-60/-120. Many thanks to William Good for providing the config file.

Flight Lessons

• The active objective during the Evolution Intro lessons will now be updated as expected (XPD-16525)
• Fixed some minor issues when using the Evolution Cross-Country lesson

Systems

• GNS 530/430 – after entering a Direct-To or a Flightplan, the Waypoint – Information will be updated accordingly (XPD-15644)

Weather

• Fixed severe altimeter jumps at higher flight levels (XPD-16528)

Plane Maker

• Fixed an issue when running Plane Maker on systems where as the decimal separator a comma is used instead of a dot (XPD-16530)

Release Date: January 31, 2025

Fixes and Enhancements

General

• If a situation is loaded and the checkbox “Start paused” has been activated, simulation will start paused again (XPD-15957)
• Fixed jittery chase camera during replay (XPD-16493)
• Added DSF Files for Salzburg area to the demo installation (XPD-16512)
• Added two new datarefs to return the status of the new camera effects (XPD-16505):
  • G-Loaded Camera: sim/graphics/view/gloaded_internal_cam
  • Hand-held Camera: sim/graphics/view/handheld_external_cam

Aircraft

• Updated manual on how to operate the F-14 Tomcat

Flight Lessons

• The Evolution Intro Lesson will continue now after watching the video (XPD-16502)
• Fixed the “End Lesson” button in the Evolution Cross Country lesson (XPD-16503)
• Fixed the “Main Menu” button after finishing the Cirrus Landing Lesson (XPD-16514)
• Fixed a minor spelling error in the Cirrus Landing Lesson

Scenery

• EGPR – Barra Airport: Added wooden poles at runway ends (XPD-16506)

Systems

• Fixed RMI error where the NAV1 pointer aligns with the NAV2 pointer if the NAV1 radio gets turned off (XPD-15945)

Web API

• The REST endpoint to return the list of commands returns a “null” command as first item on the list (XPD-16500)

SDK

• The function XPLMGetLanguage() will return the correct value (XPD-16094)

Release Date: January 24, 2025

New Features

New Flight Lessons with Austin

• Four new flight lessons on how to operate the Cirrus SR-22
• Three advanced lessons on how to operate the Lancair Evolution

Physics-Based Camera

• Physics-based camera for internal views (optional)
• Hand-held camera for external views (optional)

Scenery

• Improved scenery for Salzburg including Salzburg Castle as custom landmark
• Improved Salzburg Airport (IATA: SZG, ICAO: LOWS)
• New custom Barra Airport (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR)

New Demo Area

• New demo area covering parts of Austria, Northern Italy, and Southern Germany

Garmin G1000 – Search and Rescue (SAR)

• New function to allow specialised flight paths when being involved in search and rescue operations

New Library Objects

• Snow and De-Icing Equipment
• Firefighting Scenarios and Ambulances
• Trucks
• Airside and Airport Operations

Gateway Airports

• New release of our Gateway Airports including 1,481 updated airports

Safe Mode

• Added a new “safe mode” in X-Plane in case of crashes because of a plugin, the save mode can also be activated manually by holding the CTRL key during startup

Fixes and Enhancements

General

• New Joystick profiles for the VKB S-TECS Throttle Mini
• Adjusted magnetic pole in X-Plane to match real world data
• Fixed an error when resizing the windows using a Wayland session on Linux
• AI aircraft will obey STAR altitude restrictions when on final (XPD-16285)
• Fixed an error when changing audio devices in the sound settings page (XPD-16365)
• Glider Tow crashes when activating TCAS Override (XPD-16422)

Aircraft

Cessna 172 SP

• Improved the climb and idle performance to better match those of the real airplane

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

• New manual on how to operate the F-14 Tomcat

ATC

• Entering an airport in the flight-plan as waypoint will no longer override the destination airport
• We’ve updated the voice pack to include additional aircraft manufacturers and models
• Don’t allow read-back before the message has been fully heard (XPD-163479)
• Pilot voice says “Ukraine International” instead of “international” at ENGM (XPD-16405)
• Many additional fixes and smaller enhancements

Scenery

• Added some “Warning Jet Blast Signs” at Princess Juliana International Airport (IATA: SXM, ICAO: TNCM) 

Systems

General

• Fixed KDAB ILS7L.HANAV when flying a slow aircraft, such as the Cessna 172
• Boeing 737 autopilot turns to north upon capturing LOC instead of inbound course when flying the ILS32R at EDDK (XPD-16462)

Garmin G1000

• Pressing the small FMS knob on the MFD will no longer have an effect while being on the map display (XPD-16433)

FMS

• Fixed stutters when calculation the mach change-over altitude

Weather

• Improved the display of wind directions in the weather map
• Many improvements around the METAR reader, especially the handling of GRIB data:
  • Sea-state group is recognised and ignored in METAR
  • ‘M’ for ‘Missing’ is recognised and ignored in automated METAR
  • More robust parsing of QFE
  • No-data groups are handled fully. This should fix many cases of incorrect temperatures/wind/vis/QNH etc. where the METAR contains slashes. Previously these would leave the default – ISA – settings in place.
  • Many more METARs should be read fully, instead of partially or not at all
  • Zulu time is read and used to affect how much influence each METAR has on the current weather. This means you can no longer simply read the current/prior METARs and assume they will be equally weighted.
  • Tops on CU/CB should no longer have a chance of being several thousand feet higher than reported in the GRIB
  • METAR reporting CB no longer sets all cloud layers to CB
  • CB chance is read from GRIB files and used to affect CU/CB classification
  • Cloud layer blending over time for the same station changed to use the same method as elsewhere
  • Cell blending changed to have smoother transitions

Web API

• Added support for calling commands using the Web API

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