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Titolo: E' uscito il patch per FS2000!

http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2000/downloads_fsupdate.htm
Ecco il readme:
                         Flight Simulator 2000 Update
                         Since the release of Flight Simulator 2000 in
October, Microsoft
                         has been delighted with the positive response
that users around
                         the world have given the product. As with all
of our major new
                         product releases, the development team has been
closely
                         monitoring the Flight Simulator newsgroups, Web
sites, and
                         forums to gauge what our users are experiencing
with the
                         product. From these sources and a number of
emails from
                         enthusiastic Flight Simulator fans, we have
addressed some
                         important issues, which we felt we needed to
provide to our
                         customers on a priority basis.
                         As such we are pleased to offer this update,
which will work for
                         both Flight Simulator 2000 and Flight Simulator
2000 Professional
                         Edition.
                         There are two files for downloading (you only
need one or the
                         other), one for the Flight Simulator 2000
                         (Standard_Patch_RC4.exe,) and one for Flight
Simulator 2000
                         Professional Edition (Pro_Patch_RC4.exe).
                         Note: If you inadvertently install the
Professional Edition patch
                         over an installation of Flight Simulator 2000
("Standard"), you'll
                         overwrite the Cessna 182S gauge file with the
Cessna 182RG
                         gauge file. This is due to a duplicate file
name in the separate
                         editions. Simply install the Standard patch if
you've installed the
                         Professional Edition patch by mistake.
                               DOWNLOAD THE UPDATE
                               (Note: The file is self-installing. Save
it to your hard
                               drive and then double click on its icon
to begin
                               installation.)
                               Flight Simulator 2000 Update
                               (6.9 MB)
                               Flight Simulator 2000 Professional
Edition
                               Update
                               (8.8 MB)
                         For details on what's included in the
                         update, read on!
                         System Performance
                         The update includes several changes that should
improve the
                         smoothness of the simulation, especially during
turns.
                         We have also included new switches that give
you more control
                         over some graphics features. Turning these
switches off may
                         improve overall performance on your system. You
can set these
                         switches in the FS2000.CFG configuration file.
Both of these
                         switches are ON by default. To change the
setting, edit the
                         FS2000.CFG file with a text editor such as
Notepad.
                         These improvements are a result of optimizing
the artwork and
                         lighting for gauges that rotate, and
optimizations to coastline
                         rendering.
                              The bilinear filtering switch controls the
display quality of
                              aircraft gauges. Turning the switch OFF
improves
                              performance, but will make it a little
harder to read rotating
                              gauges such as the heading indicator and
attitude
                              indicator.
                              [PANELS]
                              IMAGE_QUALITY=1
                              A value of 1 turns on bilinear filtering;
a value of 0 turns it
                              off.
                              The coastline polygons switch controls the
level of detail
                              and accuracy of coastlines. Turning this
switch OFF
                              improves frame rate, but doing so will
make coastlines
                              appear with less detail, and objects close
to a coastline
                              may no longer be in the correct positions.
                              [MISCDATA]
                              USEPOLYCOASTDATA=1
                              A value of 1 turns on coastlines polygons;
a value of 0
                              turns them off.
                         Weather
                              We have modified the weather feed from our
server at
                              Microsoft so that the Real-World Weather
feature displays
                              weather more accurately in areas where
weather stations
                              do not report 24 hours a day. If a weather
download does
                              not include a report for a specific
station, the weather
                              system now uses reports from nearby
facilities to create a
                              more accurate representation of the
current weather in the
                              area.
                              This update also fixes a problem with
reports from stations
                              near the Prime Meridian. Users flying in
Europe should now
                              receive accurate weather reports and see
the current
                              weather properly displayed in Flight
Simulator.
                         Aircraft Gauges: Third-Party Aircraft
                         This update addresses several problems with
panels and gauges
                         created for earlier versions of Flight
Simulator.
                              Inconsistencies in RPM scale readouts and
font size on
                              some third-party aircraft gauges are
fixed.
                         Aircraft Gauges: Flight Simulator 2000 Aircraft
                              You'll now see a clearer bank angle on the
Learjet's attitude
                              indicator.
                              The horizontal bar on the 777's flight
director no longer
                              goes beyond the edges of the attitude
indicator.
                              Numerous problems with the King Air gauges
are corrected,
                              including:
                                   The readouts on the analog and
digital altimeters now
                                   match.
                                   The altitude selector in the
autopilot on the panel
                                   now matches the altitude selector in
the Autopilot
                                   dialog box.
                                   The deviation needle on the
horizontal situation
                                   indicator (HSI) now moves in full
scale.
                              For aircraft with turn coordinators, the
inclinometer ball
                              now correctly displays uncoordinated
turns.
                         Aircraft Behavior
                              Concorde flight dynamics at lower speeds
have been
                              enhanced, based on feedback from British
Airways.
                              The sensitivity of nose-wheel steering has
been adjusted,
                              making it easier to control the aircraft
during taxi and
                              takeoff and landing rolls. (all aircraft.)
                              The autopilot now tracks the glideslope
more precisely.
                              We fixed a problem regarding making an
approach using the
                              autopilot, where the aircraft throttles
sometimes went to
                              idle after the autopilot was switched off.
If you're using the
                              autopilot on an approach, and, at decision
height you
                              switch off the autopilot, the throttles
will remain set for
                              you to make a manual approach. (all
aircraft.)
                              Selecting the Mooney after the Sopwith
Camel no longer
                              results in a propeller blade angle of 0.
                              737,777 & Learjet aileron and rudder trim
work correctly.
                         Flight Planner
                              You can now click on airport or
navigational aid (navaid)
                              identifiers in the Flight Planner to
display their names,
                              frequencies, runway names and lengths, and
other
                              information. This information is also
available in the Map
                              View window.
                              You can now print the navigation log.
Click the Print button
                              in the Flight Planner dialog to print your
navigation log.
                              In some cases, two navaids in different
parts of the world
                              have the same name, which could cause
errors in flight
                              planning. Now the navigation log shows the
correct navaid
                              for the selected route.
                         Other Fixes
                              ILS back courses work correctly.
                              Problems reported regarding importing
dynamic scenery
                              objects from Flight Simulator '98 are
fixed.
                              You can now enter dates in the Logbook in
international
                              date formats.
                              Runway edge lights appear only at airports
with lighted
                              runways.
                              Geopolitical issues related to the names
of some countries
                              are fixed.
                              Adding a new scenery area to the
scenery.cfg file no longer
                              deletes the flattening switches entry.
                              EFIS will now lock "lock to VOR" after
locking to ILS/LOC.
                              Prior to this fix, the dialog box wasn't
reflecting frequency
                              changes.
                              Engine control settings are no longer
cleared after use of
                              the Aircraft/Engines dialog box.
                              You can now enter increments of 999 or
greater for the
                              Scenery Library cache size.
                         In Conclusion
                         We understand that this patch will not address
everyone's
                         specific issues with the product. For example,
the overhaul of the
                         scenery system in Flight Simulator 2000 makes
the method of
                         displaying aircraft shadows and landing lights
used in previous
                         versions obsolete. Adding shadows and landing
lights is beyond
                         the scope of this update. These types of
changes to the graphic
                         engine will be incorporated into the next
release of Flight
                         Simulator.
                         We will continue to monitor newsgroups, forums,
and Web sites,
                         and post articles to help you get the most out
of your Flight
                         Simulator experience. Please continue to check
this official
                         Microsoft Flight Simulator Web site
                         (
www.Microsoft.com/games/fs2000
) for the latest
information.
                         If you develop add-on products for Flight
Simulator or want to
                         customize Flight Simulator by editing aircraft
configuration files,
                         creating flight plan files, or creating new
adventures, check this
                         Web site for updates to the Software Developers
Kit (SDK) and
                         in-depth articles, which we'll be posting soon.

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