Update: http://wiki.flightgear.org/2020_LTS_Kef ... post_draft
This is a draft page for news posts to be added. Descriptions of improvements to aircraft and features (with screenshots) since 2018.3 can be added.
To add a description, just click edit, create a section, and type.
James said he is looking to do updates at weekly intervals following the release with content from there. If there isn't enough content multiple things could be combined if there are screenshots readily available.
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The 2020.3 LTS is very close to release. According to the ML a few teething issues are to be cleared up, then a soft release to sourceforge is planned, followed by updating the homepage, telling news sites etc.
Thorsten used to do writeups replete with artistic high settings screenshots - on both the homepage, on flightsim.com. He also kept the flightsim.com forums updated. He has been busy both with RL and the covid19 situation AIUI. It's easy to take that level of exposure for granted, but as he's been busy the last of the updates was 2018-ish.
There is a subforum on flightsim.com dedicated to FG, that Thorsten also used to update (glancing at it, it seems there is interest after reading the existing posts, and people are asking questions) [1]. (It probably wouldn't be out of place to copy posts of updates of big releases to there while posting to this forum).
The editor for flightsim.com has been trying to get in touch to do an article covering the last 2-3 years of developments for FG according to Alex Barrett on the ML.
James has said he is willing to do final review and add to the homepage writeups the community might put together on the wiki (trying to spread the work Thorsten used to handle), or otherwise hand over to him.
To get something started, I began two announcement posts on the wiki - one is a tour announcing the featured airport, Iceland, and FG settings to enjoy Iceland (enough points there to meet the minimum for a post), the other is for a post going through major features:
http://wiki.flightgear.org/2020_LTS_Kef ... post_draft
http://wiki.flightgear.org/2020_LTS_air ... ntro_draft (Update: Done)
The main things at first are the points. The points I've written are a start/placeholder (as best I can since I've used FG intermittently over the last years and is still somewhat new). Please don't hesitate to modify or add.
Update: The idea with the new post draft is to recieve descriptions of changes since 2018.3. James plans release bits of it once every week, with some respective screenshots. Each homepage update post would focus on a feature, aircraft (or a group of aircraft if there isn't enough material I guess). So if people involved could add some sections, James could create posts from them (which means there's no big hurry(?) once one or two posts worth is submitted).
AIUI James is talking to the flightsim.com people, and there will probably be a release post that will build off the news post and use screenshots from there, and maybe a deeper article on developments over the last few years at a later date.
Others new and updates beyond that focusing on major features, or project status listing major efforts underway, can follow eventually.
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Screenshots
Thorsten has given permission for his Iceland screenshots to be used under CC-BY-SA-4.0, so that covers about 3-4 Iceland ones. I don't have that many of Iceland lying around, other than a few shots showing improvements recently. The ones I do have are in FGUK helicopters I was flying at the time not in FGAddon, it doesn't really matter if they are not in FGAddon. A lot of my screenshots were from when I knew even less about FG and settings, or had haze etc. turned down to show something clearly, or had high FoV as it was tempting to do a wide-view, and weren't particularly artistic. I'll try to take a few quick screenshots of Iceland at least with the UFO over the next few days if no one beats me to it. There maybe some in SOTM for a bit more detail on features, depending on what people want to write, or maybe just write about the ones there are screenshots for.
I can upload screenshots to the wiki that people post here if not familiar with the wiki upload process, provided CC-BY-SA-4.0 permission is given, it's also possible to just add the link to the wiki and I or someone could contact the person for permission.
Kind regards