Version 0.860 – UI & Environment Update

Version 0.860 – Major Update: New Menu & Environment Overhaul

This update brings a complete overhaul to the menu system, along with major improvements to the environment, usability, and gameplay flow.

🖥️ New Menu & UI Improvements

• Introduced a completely redesigned menu system.

• Improved clarity when the simulation is paused, including:

  • Current level name

  • Completed and pending objectives

  • Elapsed playtime

• Added the ability to save monitor layout configurations in the tower.

• Added an option to proceed to the next level directly, without returning to the briefing room.

• Added a Settings screen accessible from tower monitors.

• Added navigation buttons within the Settings interface.

• Updated navigation buttons in the How To Play screen to highlight the selected category.

• Added a new Objectives page design.

• Added a Statistics page.

• Added a Hi-Score page, tracking best time and score per level.

• Introduced a star-based rating system for score and completion time.

• Added Tutorial completion indicators in the tutorial selection screen.

• The Start button is now locked until a level is selected and weather is initialized.

🎮 Quality of Life & Interaction

• Monitor function selection can now be accessed with a simple click on standby screens (no need to hold buttons).

• Monitors in standby will now dim automatically after a period of inactivity.

• Added an option to reset achievements, settings, scores, and progress.

• Hidden VR/Non-VR specific options depending on the current mode.

• Added an option to disable the tower glass effect.

• Added MSAA anti-aliasing option.

• Render scale can now be changed without restarting the game.

🎥 VR & Display Enhancements

• Enhanced VR mirror system:

  • In addition to the corrected ATCO perspective, you can now choose the source of the mirrored view:

    • ATCO (controller view)

    • Binocular view

    • CCTV camera view

• Fixed synchronization of the power button on CCTV monitors.

🌍 Environment & Visual Updates

• Updated terrain textures and distant mountain models.

• Replaced houses with small buildings to improve scenery consistency.

• Trees remain in the same positions.

• Runway, taxiway, and aerodrome beacon lights now automatically activate based on time of day.

• Added lighting control functionality to tower monitors.

✈️ Gameplay & ATC Improvements

• Fixed an issue where takeoff clearance time was not always communicated to the pilot.

• After takeoff, controllers must now wait for the aircraft to gain altitude before issuing the next command.

• Aircraft will now abort takeoff if tailwind exceeds safe performance limits.

• Fixed an issue where aircraft could depart from an unintended runway after a runway change.

🛣️ Progression & Features

• Added an Achievements system (currently in testing, not yet tied to Steam achievements).

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed multiple minor bugs and inconsistencies.