A new RealFlight Evolution beta, version 10.10.129, is now available. This is the first beta version in a while and it includes a lot of changes. More complete release notes will come later. I will briefly touch on some highlights now, though. [list] [*]A new material definition system for content creation (see [url=https://forums.realflight.com/index.php?threads/material-definition-system.61624/]this post[/url] in the RealFlight Forums Designer's Corner for details) [*]Rendering: Moon flickering when water is enabled is improved, but not completely fixed (case #84757) [*]Rendering: Fixed unexpected transparency in some aircraft preview images (case #84762) [*]Rendering: Smoke no longer obscures the vehicle in the binocular gadget (case #84763) [*]Rendering: Fixed shader compositor and shadow rendering errors related to certain props (case #84798) [*]User Interface: Training system menus are updated similarly to the Challenges UI changes that went into 10.10.101 (and which are still in beta) [*]Sound: If master mute is enabled ('M'), exiting the vehicle editor does not unmute ambient environment sounds [*]Sound: Fixed spurious prop strike sounds that sometimes played incessantly in the vehicle editor (and which ignored muting) [*]Sound: Ambient environment sounds do not play in the vehicle editor [*]Import: Protected against crashes from certain malformed data [*]Added support for all currently available DLC (through 2024 Quarterly Content Pack 4) [/list] This update also includes all fixes already released in the public release branch. [hr][/hr] [b]How to Get the Beta Build[/b] [olist] [*]Restart your Steam client to ensure it is aware of the new version. [olist] [*]Right-click the Steam icon in your system tray and select Exit. [*]Once everything closes, run Steam again. [/olist][*]Right-click on RealFlight Evolution in your Steam library, then select [b]Properties…[/b] [*]In the Properties window, select [b]Betas[/b] on the left. [*]Click the [b]Beta Participation[/b] dropdown control to expand the list. [*]Select “publicbeta_directx11”. [*]Close the Properties dialog. [*]Steam will now download the new version. [/olist] You can switch back and forth between the beta and the default (non-beta) distribution branch at any time. Simply perform steps 2-7 above, except in step 5 choose “None” instead of “publicbeta_directx11”.