Changes in 6.01.0:
- REFLEX XTR² now supports the Virtual Reality APIs Oculus and OpenVR. This allows the use of almost any Virtual Reality headset offered currently and in the future. The revised Virtual Reality settings dialog allows the selection of the API to be used depending on availability on the particular system.
Changes in 6.00.0:
- The mouse can now be controlled remotely, so that the program can be operated conveniently via the connected transmitter. The simulation can be started and stopped by double-clicking the assigned transmitters pushbutton. The configuration is done via the new dialog Mouse remote control of the Radio menu.
- The simulation can now also be started by remote control via a short throttle or pitch pulse.
- The simulation now also accommodates human movements of the model pilot and thus appears even more alive and natural. The intensity of the effect can be adjusted via the simulation parameter "Imitate Human Motion" on the Camera tab.
- Dragging the direction of view with the mouse as well as zooming in/out with the mouse wheel has been improved and supplemented by an inertia effect.
- On systems with touch screen (e.g. Tablet PC), it is now possible to drag the direction of view and zoom in/out via multitouch gestures.
- The user can now intuitively touch and move the selected model by mouse or touch gesture. The physically correct behaviour of the model provides an even more convincing and immediate experience.
- When using the Hover and Torque trainer, a 6x6 meter area is marked on the airfield, in which the model is to be maintained.
- The effective prevention of pixel flicker has improved the rendering quality of models outside of the near range.
- Also in Virtual Reality mode the simulation now continues after a crash, even if the model is only limitedly airworthy. Emergency landings and autorotation procedures can therefore be trained more effectively.
- Various dialog windows have been revised to ensure a pleasant and smooth user experience, especially if the Windows settings under "System"/"Display"/"Scale and layout"/"Change the size of text, apps, and other items" were set higher than 100%.
- The radio display can now be scaled more easily and also snaps centred.
- When recalling certain dialogs, the last parameter changed is automatically re-selected, making it easier to adjust individual parameters.
- The simulation now always starts with the rpm that corresponds to the respective position of the throttle stick, flight mode or autorotation switch.
- Ground contact of propellers and rotors are now simulated more accurately.
- The helicopter simulation now also considers a possible imbalance in the main rotor system.
- The model context menu has been extended by the new functions "Transfer model to initial position" and "Reerect model".
- The user experience has been improved by displaying a splash screen immediately after program launch.
- If an attempt is made to make changes to the general channel assignment for a model with model-specific channel assignment, a new message box informs that the changes will have no effect on the current model.
- Several bug fixes and performance optimizations have been made.
Changes in 5.09.3:
- Establishment of a privacy policy declaration providing information on the personal data processed during the use of REFLEX XTR² and on the rights the user is entitled to pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Integration of a new dialog, which asks the user for his consent for the processing of his personal data prior to initiating the free trial period.
- Extension of the dialogs Activate, Reactivate, Create flight convention and Join flight convention by adding a checkbox with which the user agrees to the processing of his personal data.
Changes in 5.09.2:
- In telemetry display, main rotor pitch and tail rotor pitch are now displayed with one decimal place.
- Bug fix: For models with model specific channel assignment, the model specific channel assignment did not load automatically after application restart.
- Bug fix: On airplanes with more than 2 propellers not all propellers were properly animated in demo playback mode.
- Bug fix: For airplanes, the engine running time continued countdown even if the drive has been switched off.
- Bug fix: After expiry of the engine running time, the simulation restarted automatically even if the model was still gliding.
Changes in 5.09.1:
- Extensive virtual reality support for the Oculus Rift headset including 3D and 6DOF.
- Support for standard game controller compatible simulator interfaces.
- New dialog Select interface for selection of the active interface.
- New dialog Try/Buy/Activate REFLEX XTR² for operation without REFLEX XTR² USB interface.
- More realistic rendering of the scenery in close vicinity due to new hide option of the compass rose.
- Improved smoke rendering near the ground.
- Performance optimization through multi-core processor support and conversion to DirectX 11.
- Performance optimization when loading models and sceneries.
- Improved helicopter flight behaviour when hovering in ground effect.
- New model TYPHOON H from YUNEEC with detailed simulation of the modes SMART/ANGLE/HOME, WATCH/FOLLOW, GPS ON/OFF, GEAR UP/DOWN, PAN FOLLOW/FOLLOW AND CONTROLABLE/GLOBAL, TILT ANGLE/VELOCITY.
- New models Extra 330 SC and EasyGlider 4 from MULTIPLEX.
- Onboard camera position adjustable via cursor keys.
- Revision of various models and sceneries.
- Revision of the online help system.
- Various bug fixes.
- Support for TrackIR™ compatible head tracker removed.
- Support for older operating systems than Windows 7 removed.
Changes in 5.08.2 offers the following new features:
- New model Q500 TYPHOON 4K from YUNEEC.
- New model FunCub XL from MULTIPLEX.
Changes in 5.08.1 offers the following new features:
- New model ParkMaster PRO from MULTIPLEX.
Changes in 5.08.0 offers the following new features:
- New model FunGlider from MULTIPLEX.
- Performance optimization of the load model procedure.
- New model Q500 TYPHOON from YUNEEC with simulation of the Flight-Modes SMART, ANGLE, HOME, WATCH ME and GPS OFF.
- Camera-Pitch/Tilt, Start/Stop, Flight-Mode and Control Rates adjustable via remote or keyboard.
- Realistic simulation of the CGO2 Camera-Gimbal.
- Accurate simulation of the various LED lighting and flashing signals.
Changes in 5.07.2 offers the following new features:
- New model RockStar from MULTIPLEX.
Changes in 5.07.1:
- New multicopter simulation of DJI's PHANTOM 2.
- Model "PHANTOM 2" simulates the default configuration with NAZA-M deactivated.
- Model "PHANTOM 2 (NAZA-M)" provides simulation with activated NAZA-M including the IOC Modes Off, Course Lock and Home Lock as well as the Control Modes GPS, Atti, Manual and Failsafe.
- IOC- and Control Modes are switchable via remote or keyboard.
- Saving Course Lock direction and Home position by corresponding actuation of the IOC switch.
- Display of the current IOC and Control Modes in the notification area of the radio display.
- Accurate simulation of the various LED lighting and flashing signals including those of the Battery Level Indicator.
- Realistic simulation of the various levels of low battery capacity warnings.
- Detection of Combination Stick Command (CSC) for start and stop of the motors.
- Realistic loss of lift simulation due to vortex ring state when descending too steep.
- Red or blue color scheme selectable.
- New model HERON from MULTIPLEX.
- New option for continuous remote control of the playback speed through the rudder function while holding the <Strg>-key.
- Improved readability of the radio display with increased sizeability and revised backlight simulation.
- Fixed bug that led to derogation of flight conventions after observing participants by use of the related Observe user option.
Changes in 5.07.0:
- Introduction of material-specific reflection and specularity on model surfaces.
- Realistic rendering of specularity on running rotors and propellers.
- 14 new models from MULTIPLEX (AcroMaster, DogFoghter SR, EasyGlider PRO, EasyStar II, Extra 300 S, FunCub, FunJet ULTRA, FunMan, Panda Sport, Pilatus PC-6, Shark, Solius, StuntMaster, Xeno Uni).
- New Radio display with control sticks and large multifunctional LCD display in photo-realistic presentation.
- Radio display backlight adjustable in 5 levels of brightness and blue and yellow color.
- Radio display control mode adjustable as MODE1 to MODE4.
- Radio display freely positionable and sizeable.
- Indication of current model configuration (e.g. autorotation) in Radio display.
- New Channel display with indication of associated control functions, integrated in the Radio display.
- New Control history display with graphical presentation of time curves of the 4 control functions, integrated in the Radio display.
- Time scale of Control history display adjustable between 0.1 and 1.0 s/DIV.
- New Telemetry display, integrated in the Radio display.
- New flight recorder control, integrated in the Radio display.
- Pause, rewind, fast-forward, replay and resume simulation now possible at any location.
- Pause and resume simulation now possible
with <PAUSE>-key. - New flight recorder option Save last flight to save the previous flight.
- Display of control stick movement and telemetry data from observed user in flight convention now possible.
- Pause, rewind, fast-forward, replay and save now possible with flights from observed user in flight convention.
- Faster run-up after abort or end of autorotation.
- Improved simulation of propeller braking effect.
- Optimized memory management for more detailed models with up to 25000 points, 30000 polygons and 16 rotors.
- Volume of wind and ambient noise revised.
- New onboard camera option in REFLEX scenery with selectable pilot position.
- Revision of dialogues Adjust general channel assignment and Control (new option "show channel display").
- Revision of FunCopter V2 and Staysee.
- Bug fixes and performance optimizations.
Changes in 5.06.3:
- New scenery "Alster (Hamburg)".
- New helicopter FunCopter V2 from MULTIPLEX.
- Bug fixes.
Changes in 5.06.2:
- New night flying scenery "Am Faehrkanal (Hamburg)".
- Night flying simulation with progressive dawn option and realistic glow effects on model and ground surface.
- Automatic equipment of all models with multi color illuminants.
- New dialog box Display mode during simulation for detailed adjustment of window and full screen mode operation.
- New helicopter model Blade mCP X from E-flite.
- Bug fixes and performance optimizations.
Changes in 5.06.1:
- New Simulation parameter for predictive camera motion. Depending on the flight direction, runways, obstacles and other models located in the estimated flight path will show up as early as possible making it easy to avoid a collision right on time.
- New scenery "Ganderkesee".
- Several bug fixes.
Changes in 5.06.0:
- Support (6DOF) of TrackIR™ compatible head tracker.
- New Simulation parameter for simulating haze and fog.
- Display of a compass rose below the pilots position.
- New Physical parameter for more realistic simulation of flybarless rotor systems.
- Minor improvements on hovering trainer and smoke simulation.
Changes in 5.05.5:
- New stereoscopic 3D operation mode for unique simulation experience with impressive true spatial depth perception of scenery and model.
- More detailed collision simulation and best stereoscopic 3D impression through refined construction of the sceneries MFC Salzburg, MV Zugspitze, Salzkammergut, FTG Borstel-Hohenraden, Hahnweide, MFG Heist, MFG Tangstedt, Rotes Kliff, Sporthalle Roedingshausen, Wasserkuppe Fliegerdenkmal, AMA Muncie and Arizona Model Aviators.
- New option for manual control of the viewing direction during simulation by dragging with left mouse button; return to regular model tracking control mode by clicking left mouse button once again.
- New display option for REFLEX XTR² brand logo; open the corresponding context menu by right clicking into the top right corner of the REFLEX window client area.
- New F3C helicopter model Staysee.
- Numerous performance optimizations.
- Several bug fixes.
- New RMK version 2.44.5.
Changes in 5.05.4:
- Crash&Retry-Trainer for general training of basic control skills.
- New user context menu offers observe, ignore and disqualify functionality, available via right click either on a user model or on a users entry in the user list.
- Disable option for no-fly zone.
- New helicopter model Spike from Artfantasie.
- New scenery "Salzkammergut".
- New RMK version 2.44.
Changes in 5.05.3:
- Rotating and by mouse control rotatable display of the selected model in the Model selection dialog.
- Scrolling display of the selected scenery in the Scenery selection dialog.
- Player models are now loaded in background without interrupting the own simulation.
- New model Three-Dee RIGID from HENSELEIT HELICOPTERS.
- Improved shadow rendering.
- New italian language option.
- Extensive revision of various code units for improved performance and reliability.
Changes in 5.05.2:
- 3 new models: A-6 Intruder DF-55, F-16 Fighting Falcon DF-55 and F-4 Phantom DF-55 from KYOSHO.
- The Data display can now be displayed in full screen mode.
- Support of USB-interfaces with serial numbers greater than 8000.
Changes in 5.05.1:
- When participating in a flight convention, the flight of a certain user can be observed by selecting the user in the User list.
- The Chat window is now sizeable and opens automatically when a new message has been received. Size and position are saved automatically.
- Join flight convention is enabled even when participating in a flight convention. Thus you can observe which other flight conventions are currently taking place. If desired you can switch directly to another flight convention.
- The Data display is visible even when participating in a flight convention.
- The exhaust visualization has been improved by considering turbulences at the exhaust output.
Changes in 5.05.0:
- Flight conventions: Fly together with up to 8 pilots over a local network or the internet.
- New acoustics: The REFLEX sound output has been completely revised. New high quality model and environment sounds are resulting in a much more realistic flight experience.
- Enhanced representation of the models in respect of rotor and exhaust visualization.
- A new scenery: "Wasserkuppe" in germany.
- Model specific channel assignment: This function allows you to define a special channel assignment for single models. Through this it is possible to use in-radio programmed mixing functions.
- Revised helicopter physics and helicopter model parameters.
- 5 new helicopter models: TREX 450SE and 450SE-V2 from ALIGN, Swift 16 and Hummingbird V3 from Century, Hornet X-3D and X-3D PRO from MS Composit, EP CALIBER 400 from KYOSHO.
- Online update: REFLEX now offers an automatical product update over the internet.
- New RMK version 2.43.
Changes in 5.04.1:
- Support for the new REFLEX USB controller and USB interface.
- Extended number of channels to 12.
- More easy access to calibration and channel assignment by using real easy to understand images.
- 2 new sceneries from the Alps mountains: MV Zugspitze (Germanys highest mountain) and MFC Salzburg (Austria).
- New helicopter CALIBER-5 from KYOSHO.
- Program startup with splash screen display.
- Optimized software performance to increase the framerate of the next to reality simuation.
- Start the torque- and hovertrainer directly from the running simulation.
- Brandnew RMK version 2.42 to create more exciting models for REFLEX XTR.
Changes in 5.03.1:
- Display of preview images in the Model selection dialog.
- Display of preview images in the Scenery selection dialog.
- 4 new sceneries: AMA (Muncie), Hahnweide (Kirchheim/Teck), Mill Hill (Shoreham) und Propnuts Las Vegas.
- 4 new models: BO105 from Graupner, Indian Spirit indoor and Indian Spirit outdoor from AEROart-Electric-Models plus PITTS SPECIAL from Robbe.
Changes in 5.02.2:
- New USA scenery Arizona Model Aviators.
- Modifications in helicopter physics for rotors in vertical positions.
- Pitch minimum for autorotations can be set to less than -8°.
- Extended MOD format to support RGB values for Specular Highlights technology.
Changes in 5.02.1:
- New sceneries for slope soaring, F3C and 3D Masters.
- 25 new aircrafts.
- JPEG support for model appearance (.mod) files.
Changes in 5.01.0:
- Exponential for elevator, aileron, rudder and tailrotor. The settings are stored with the Model parameters and allow the usage of expo functions with regular non-computerised radios.
- New Physical parameters Inertia at RPM increase and Inertia at RPM decrease for simulation of very agressive or rather slowly acting drive systems (turbine/ducted fans).
- Models can be flown closer to the pilot without stopping the simulation.
- The security zone now ends at 7 m. It will still be visible but the simulation will not stop above 7 m.
- New Roedinghausen indoor scenery is available now.
- New aircrafts.
- JPEG support for panorama image files.
Changes in 5.00.6:
- A new graphic engine has been developed especially to dramatically improve the simulation display quality for model flight simulations. For the first time ever, real existing airfields are displayed in real-time high resolution picture quality. The engine provides shadows from soft to sharp, various light conditions like bright sunshine or fog, complex collision detection and much more.
- The Select scenery menu offers various real existing model airfields.
- While the simulation is not running you may click into the REFLEX window and move through the scenery using the mouse (click and hold). The mouse scroll wheel lets you zoom-in and out. The numeric <+> and <-> work as well.
- New models are available.
- The aerodynamic calculations in the fixed wing section have been improved to easy torque styles.
- The existing simulations of ground qualities influence to taxiing and collisions have been modified for even more realistic behaviour.
- The helicopter simulation starts with the mainrotor rpm as recognised by the stick position.
- The helicopter govenor parameter has been increased to 2000 rpm.
- The camera sluggishnes has been improved.
- The Hovering trainer lets you select the view (from left, right, back, front) directly in the dialog. Inverted training is selectable as well.
- The Torque trainer can be used with predefined views as well (left, righ, top, bottom).
- The selectable start position in the Simulation parameters now offers a preview. The model will be set to the desired position without leaving the dialog.
Changes in 4.03.0:
- Dramatic optimisations in view of calculation speed.
- New models.
- Improved texture mapping with sharper results.
- Improved smoke display.
- Improved rotor display.
- Improved calculation of shadows.
Changes in 4.02.0:
- Improved import of Aerofly .GEO-files.
- Reduced upwards directed winds close to the ground.
Changes in 4.01.9:
- Improved import of Aerofly .GEO-files.
- Reduced upwards directed winds close to the ground.
Changes in 4.01.8:
- No problems anymore with parallel hardware detection
- New heli model.
- Improvements in the Torque Trainer
Changes in 4.01.7
- New models featuring high resolution textures
- Torque Trainer offering step-by-step training for 3D aircraft hovering.
- Realistic rotor- and propeller animation with continuos morphing from slow to fast turning systems.
- Exact simulation and display of wheel movement during taxiing.
- New physical parameters CG distance in front of the main gear wheel and CG distance over the main gear wheel.
- New simulation parameter Limit for max. frames per second value and new V-Sync-option in order to improve the fluent display during high fps-rates.
- Improvements with display continuity at high fps-rates.
- Improved command input at low fps-rates.
- Various Speed optimizations.
Changes in 4.01.6:
- Several optimizations allowing complex models at high frame rates.
- Improvements with model displays AFTER a crash.
- Support of extended .MOD-files generated by the REFLEX model construction program (RMK V1.0). Now the files can link external textures to the .MOD-files. No external .BMP-files are necessary anymore.
- The text based model editor using the <F12>-key is not supported anymore. Instead, <F12> opens the RMK which has to be installed inside the REFLEX directory.
- The REFLEX starts in Windows 2000 and XP even without the USB interface connected.
Changes in 4.01.5:
- You may calibrate radios offering 3 channels only.
- Radios with less than 7 channels can be used with the USB as well as the parallel interface.
Changes in 4.01.4:
- The new USB interface is supported.
- Models may use textures and can display moving elevator, rudder and aileron.
- Import of .GEO-files as generated in the Aerofly-simulators incl. textures and moving items. Several external models are available in the internet.
- If you are using a multi engine aircraft, the failure of separate engines can be simulated.
- Improvements of grid display problems using some video cards.
- Improvements using the Antialiasing-option with some video cards.
- Improved timing from radio to model.