Laminar Research has released the fifth beta update for X-Plane 12, version 12.2.0, on May 9th, 2025.
As always, Laminar Research strongly recommends that users of this beta check or remove any existing mods, as they may adversely interfere with the rendering parameters of this update. A default install is highly recommended. Examples cited include VisualXP, RXP Enhancer Mod, various FlyWithLua Scripts, and the X-Crafts E-Jet Family 2.0.
Fixes and Enhancements
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub
- Liveries now load correctly again (XPD-16826)
- Transponder knobs function properly again (XPD-16825)
- ATC
- Voice packs updated to AIRAC 2504
- General
- G-Load camera effects are now disabled for external views in VR (XPD-16806)
- Left and right eye views in VR are now correctly aligned (XPD-16784)
- Balloons will no longer spawn in Class B airspace (XPD-16844)
- Graphics Core Engine
- Improved texture paging and memory handling (XPD-16855)
- Added additional output when using the –aftermath command-line parameter
- Graphics
- Fixed an issue where magenta light appeared on the right side of the screen when using a widescreen monitor (XPD-16796)
- Fixed a cloud shadow issue that caused patterns on the ground (XPD-16787)
- Improved brightness of clouds, especially overcast conditions (XPD-16722)
- Improved rendering when flying through clouds (XPD-16749)
- Aviation flashlight now works as expected (XPD-16829)
- Improved rendering of nearby clouds in VR at night
- The sun, moon, and stars are no longer visible through thick fog or cloud layers
- Improved rendering of the sun and moon (XPD-16843)
- Metal bars on radio towers no longer turn blue when viewed against clouds (XPD-16745)
- General improvements to cloud rendering (XPD-16295)
- Improved performance of the cloud compute shader
- SDK
- XPLMDestroyAvionics no longer causes X-Plane to crash (XPD-16895)
The full release notes are available on the official X-Plane website.
