HeliRush RC Helicopter Forum

Just wanted to let everyone know that generation 4.5 of the RealFlight simulator was released a while back.

If you own G4 – G4.5 is a free download from www.RealFlight.com.

New features include enhanced graphics, more realistic sound, 3 physics levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and some new fields / aircraft.

Thanks admin. Nice to hear the upgrade is a free download. Once I've purchased and I'm satisfied I don't usually go for the upgrade but I'll take a look. Thanks again for the heads up.

DO you think they started making the updates free because of the pressure from Phoenix? (They have standard free upgrades.) Last I heard Realflight didn't offer the upgrades for free.

Probably back when they were the only ones around you had to pay. But they've been giving out free upgrades since 3 went to 3.5 at least.

THe graphics improvements are awesome. I actually jumped when I crashed. A little too real!

Here's a list of the updated features:
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AIRCRAFT:
- All G4.5 aircraft now improved with greater detail
- Redone: Finch
- Redone: Schweizer
- Redone: Fundango
- Redone: Huey
- Redone: WattNot
- New Airplane: Harrier
- New Airplane: Albatros DVa
- New Airplane: AR-6 Endeavor
- New Airplane: ElectriFly Edge 540T
- New Airplane: FlyZone Beechcraft Staggerwing
- New Airplane: FlyZone Diablo Ducted Fan Sport
- New Airplane: FlyZone Diablo Ducted Fan Trainer
- New Airplane: FlyZone SkyFly 2
- New Airplane: Gee Bee R-2
- New Airplane: Great Planes Yak-54 Foamy
- New Airplane: Schneider Cup Racer
- New Heli: Furion 450
- New Heli: Heli-Max Axe 400 3D EP RTF
- New Heli: Schweizer Float Heli
- New Color Scheme: Jason Noll Extra 300L

AIRPORTS:
- New PhotoField: Gold Country Aeromodeler Park
- New PhotoField: Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark

COLLISION:
- Better heli collisions in general. Blade disks can now penetrate the ground slightly, which allows users to recover from brief collisions with the ground
- New Material system assigns a material type to every collidable surface. This material governs particles, friction, sounds, and other characteristics, which makes the collisions sound, look, and feel more realistic
- Collision response is more accurate

CONSOLE:
- New commands to enable/disable rendering features
- showMeTheMoney command: lets you see how much RealFlight saves you when you crash
- timeStamp command
- New checkKex command allows custom content creators to check their work

EDITORS:
- New "Apply to All" feature makes it easier to make a change to all components
- Cut/Copy/Paste support added
- Undo/Redo added

FLIGHT MODEL:
- New "Difficulty" setting allows users to choose between Beginner, Intermediate (the default), and Advanced
- New Engines added
- Flybarless heli support
- New gyro code
- New head speed governor code
- New engine torque code, stall code, and other important improvements available in "Advanced" mode for airplanes
- New rotor drag code and other improvements available in "Advanced" mode for helis

GROUND HANDLING:
- Much improved ground handling in general
- Better brake code
- Support for different gear types
- Heli skids now flex realistically
- Aircraft now sink into grass

IMPORT/EXPORT:
- New import wizard makes it much easier to import items
- Users can now import custom airport objects
- Normal/Spec map support

LOCALIZATION:
- French translation added
- Italian translation added

MULTIPLAYER:
- Voice Chat
- Ingore Player
- Mute Player
- Simpler to set up and works with most routers without having to open up ports, etc.
- Improved code for spawning players (reduces bottlenecks near the spawn point)
- New multiplayer gadget

QUICKSELECT:

- More scalable for users with large numbers of custom items
- Graphical aircraft and airport selection dialogs allow use of these features without leaving full screen.

RENDERING:
- Normal Maps and Specular Maps add tremendous detail to aircraft, objects, and terrain
- Depth of Field
- Airport Objects show (static) reflections
- Improved shadows
- Better vsync code makes the sim look smoother when this feature is enabled
- Better blade disc and propeller blur effect
- Better rendering of semi-transparent objects, like smoke and clouds
- Trees and clouds now show some movement even at zero wind, by popular request

SOUNDS:
- Servos now make sounds, and their sound depends on their type
- Scrapes, dings, and bumps
- Gear and wheel
- Prop and blade strikes

TRAINERS:
- New Heli Autorotation Trainer
- Added "Welcome" and "Get Ready" Dialogs to improve usability

VFIs:
- New Jason Noll VFIs

Nice. Thanks for the update and the listing. I'll have to download mine when I get home.

Thanks for the listing. I'm also looking forward to trying it out. Glad we can recover from "brief collisions" with the ground.

Love the new graphics! It always bugged me how fake it looked before.

Real Rendering™ - Without placing high demands on your computer's processor, Real Rendering brings out significantly more fine detail in aircraft and other objects. Like Depth of Field, it can be turned on or off — whichever you prefer.

More Sound Effects - Even with your eyes closed, you can enjoy the unprecedented realism of G4.5. Land on an uneven surface and you'll hear the wheels and landing gear bump. Servo motors whirr...water splashes...a wing scraping concretes sounds perfectly true-to-life.

Realistic Float Flying - Adds another dimension to the RealFlight experience, as many of the aircraft in RealFlight G4.5 are equipped with floats to allow for thrilling takeoffs and landings from a pond, lake or ocean. And just like with the land-based sites, your model will react to impact with objects floating in the constantly shifting water.