This update adds the following....
1. New glow/holographic effect for the HUD. There are also 2 new sliders in the Game Settings menu to control how much glow intensity and glow spread.
The default values should give a subtle glow for most colours. However, the glow is calculated based on colour "brightness" so a whiter/lighter colours will naturally have more glow while darker colours have less. Setting the Glow Intensity to 0 will remove it completely.
A particular favourite of mine is...
Red: 255
Green: 120
Blue: 0
Glow Spread: 3
Glow Intensity: 0.2
Which then looks like this...
2. New main menu music which is actually from Stealth Fighter D.E.X. It's a bit more subtle for menu music while still being a little retro.
3. Removed foliage from under the runway
I think this now brings the terrain streaming beta to an end. It's working as far as i can see.
Early next week I will push all the updates to the public branch and we'll be starting on the upgrades for the sector system which means I am now working on Dynamic Campaign elements.
While the main focus of the next beta will be sectors it will also include a lot of other bits and pieces such as mission upgrades and A.I. upgrades for both fixed wing and rotor aircraft - you might even see vehicles starting to move as part of the supply column system ːsteamhappyː