Latest Update: 2021/05/25

The below log shows all updates for this product since release:

Technical Update 2.6

- FIXED - Weather rendering in Enhanced Atmospherics of Prepar3D v5+  

- FIXED - Auto load of flight plan into Prepar3D v5+  

- FIXED – Weather engine not injecting weather into P3D v5.2 +.  

- FIXED – Error occurring when installing individual textures after resolution options changed.  

- FIXED – PMDG wind export throwing error message during creation.  

- FIXED – Registry issue with use with Environment Force.  

- FIXED – Mapping not showing key weather elements.  

- FIXED – Error with splash screen load.  

- FIXED – General performance issues. 

- IMPROVED - Visibility handling in non-Enhanced Atmospherics weather rendering.  

- IMPROVED - Metar weather rendering of the weather engine. 

Technical Update 2.5 - 2021/03/31

- ADDED – Support for Prepar3D v5

- FIXED – Improved visibility and haze effect rendering for Prepar3D v5

- FIXED – PMDG wind file missing folder issue

- FIXED – Optimization risk negative numbers with higher-end graphics cards

- FIXED – Registration failures

- FIXED – Cloud brightness modification for Prepar3D v5

- FIXED – Overcast cloud models for Prepar3D 5 (Non-trueSky™)

- FIXED – Green bar rendering when disabled

- FIXED – Backup files will not overwrite with both 64bit and 32bit installed

- FIXED – Export file not updating

- FIXED – Export JSON file not being downloaded

- FIXED – Flight plan not being cleared within the application

- FIXED – Client connection database error

- IMPROVED – Rendering moderate rain handling when BR is recognized within the metar report

Technical Update 2.3 - 2019/09/24

- Fixed – Cloud Model In-Sync issue 

- Fixed - Odd cloud patterns 

- Fixed – Error issue with a missing icon 

- Fixed – Network remote computer connection issue

- Added – New weather rendering engine (Preview) 

- Added – Cloud shader fix to improve cloud coloring 

- Improved – Performance of mapping 

- Improved – Performance of the weather engine

Technical Update 2.2

- Fixed – 3D Model Issues

- Fixed - Performance of weather engine

- Fixed - Performance of the mapping system

- Fixed - Performances issues

v5.0.2018.0520

- Fixed – Freezing of application when user confirms removal of favorite airport
- Fixed – Scaling issue with Windows 10
- Fixed – Overlapping community theme notification
- Fixed – Notifications causing P3D 4.1 to reload
- Fixed – Issue of overwriting last entered favorite airport during registration
- Fixed – CTD issue when some users right-click the interactive map
- Fixed – Aircraft and precipitation positioning on the map
- Fixed – Failure when Pilot2Atc flight plan is imported into Sky Force
- Fixed – Naming conventions for Sun/Atmospherics sets 08 and 13
- Fixed – “Theme completed” popup when adding a new set
- Fixed – Issue where weather was not showing in the Weather Center due to foreign date/time
- Fixed – Searches within the Weather Center for stations/airports not in the database
- Fixed – Texture sets not showing due to missing folder sets
- Fixed – .net error messages within the In-Sync Cloud Engine
- Fixed – Toggle button “Enable Quick Start” not being aligned with other buttons
- Fixed – Issue where Sky Force was causing P3D to go directly into “Load” mode
- Fixed – Major jumps of altimeter
- Fixed – Accuracy of weather injections
- Fixed – Visibility causing complete reduction including the cockpit
- Fixed – .net errors with the weather engine
- Fixed – OAT/TAT/SAT erratic temperatures increasing with altitude
- Fixed – No weather showing
- Fixed – Visibility too low for FSX, FSXSE when at 10SM
- Fixed – Weather injection issue causing errors with GSX and ChasePlane
- Fixed – Weather engine continuing to inject weather after it was turned off
- Fixed – In-sim green status bar not showing during weather engine injection
- Fixed – Network mode for weather injection
- Fixed – Installer stating “Organization” instead of “Email” during user registration
- Fixed – Issue with Sky Force working with FSUIPC autosave
- Fixed – Long named favorite airports cutting off on Favorite Airport panel within the Dashboard
- Fixed – Sky Force resolution issue with Windows 10
- Fixed – In-Sim briefing not reporting flight plan data
- Fixed – In-Sim briefing not showing clouds reported
- Fixed – Issue with textures sets not being saved when creating themes
- Fixed – Issue of application hang while changing a theme within the PTA window
- Fixed – Double popup alert window when installing a preset theme from the PTA window
- Fixed – Default airport not being saved after restart
- Fixed – Preventing duplication favorite airports from being added
- Fixed – Weather not reporting CAVOK properly within the Weather Center
- Fixed – “Precip” button on the mapping still showing precipitation if turned off
- Fixed – Latest TAF report is included in the Weather Center data
- Fixed – Bank numbers did not change when selecting a category in My Saved Themes or Community Shared Themes
- Fixed – Toggle button within the Engine setting grayed out when not active
- Fixed – Search for weather stations with winds over 30kts+
- Fixed – Length of notification text on successful texture install being cut off
- Fixed – Step 2 grammatical error during registration
- Fixed – Disabling the In-Sync Cloud function was not disabling all functions
- Fixed – Disabling the weather engine was not disabling the Refresh Weather button
- Fixed – Weather engine was showing DISCONNECTED instead of ON. Changed global variable
- Fixed – Issue where clicking Currently In Sim was causing Sky Force to CTD
- Fixed – Altitude of roll clouds showing at higher altitudes
- Fixed – Issue with cirrus not showing
- Fixed – Weather engine continued to load when disabled
- Fixed – Load time of weather injections in-sim
- Fixed – Inaccurate HDR read-only settings per sim type causing textures to not install correctly
- Fixed – Close icons on system and community notification areas. Incorporated buttons instead of icons as some users would quit the application by mistake.

- Added – Function to minimize Sky Force to system tray
- Added – Option to overwrite default backup of flight sim files
- Added – Fade in/out of generic alert system
- Added – Function to save latest map settings when application is closed and restarted
- Added – 3 levels of density related 3D stratus overcast model sets for user control over performance impact
- Added – 7 levels of density related 3D cumulus overcast model sets for user control over performance impact
- Added – Feature within the Weather Center to add a custom airport into the database when not found
- Added – Feature to set default favorite weather station/airport to show in the Weather Center and Favorite Airports
- Added – View buttons to replace ID numbers within My Themes and Community Themes
- Added – Better handling of the user’s system profile to help optimize texture resolution
- Added – Encrypted serial key field to the Profile Settings window
- Added – Function within General Settings to give the user the ability to start up Sky Force in the system tray
- Added – Flight sim validation location validation
- Added – Full support for weather injection for Prepar3D v4.0 users
- Added – Tool tips rollovers to 3 buttons on top right of main window
- Added – Weather Refresh button to engine status window
- Added – Disabling feature when changing between Enable Performance Optimizer and Auto tune
- Added – Code that prevents duplicate airports from being added to the Favorite Airport list from the Weather Center and Dashboard windows
- Added – Confirmation of Favorite Airport being added when set from the Weather Center window
- Added – Download of the metar_report.xml file for ProAtc users
- Added – Code to prevent users from starting more than one version of Sky Force at a time
- Added – Examples of the required lat/lon degrees when adding an airport to the database
- Added – Note to Flight Center details that winds are provided via the GFS model on the 12 and 00Z times
- Added – Text to Favorite Airports stating to wait patiently as we download data from our servers
- Added – Text to Most Recent Community Themes stating to wait patiently as we download data from our servers
- Added – Added new button synchronization window to track aircraft location
- Added – Disable notifications button for session to community notifications screen

- Removed – Support for PFPX export flight plans
- Removed – Additional popup alert when deleting a favorite airport

- Streamlined – Weather engine
- Streamlined – Cloud model sync engine

- Recoded – In-Sim weather briefing

- Updated – Software User Manual

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