Hey everyone,
It has been about a month since my last update, so here is where things stand.
Thank you to everyone who has uploaded, reported bugs, or sent me suggestions. A lot of what shipped this month came straight from your feedback.
What changed on the site
- A new homepage, a cleaner look across the site, and a light theme. You can pick Auto, Light or Dark in your account.
- Better filtering when you browse addons, so it is much quicker to narrow things down.
- The Scenery Map and Scenery Route Builder are open to everyone. Browse scenery by location and save routes to share.
- Every member now has a redesigned profile. The post editor can mention people and link to addons, flight plans, airlines and forum posts.
- The flight planner lets you search airports by name. Pick one and it fills in the ICAO code for you.
Addon Manager and flight tracking
- The Addon Manager now has verified downloads, a library, an install queue and an inbox for updates.
- The Telemetry app updates itself. Tracking is more detailed, and every tracked flight gets a 0 to 100 rating. You can also schedule flights ahead of time.
- Flight pages are tidier now. The long sections (readings, fuel and weight, and the rating) start collapsed, so you can open only what you want.
Virtual Airlines
- Every airline gets its own address, like name.va.hangaraddons.com.
- Airlines have a Flights page with scheduling, a job board, and links from tracked flights to the fleet, liveries and flight plans.
- There is also an airline API so outside tools can plug in.
For creators
- Addon description history, so you can see and restore earlier versions.
- Better ownership tools and more control over your pages.
- Livery Studio keeps getting faster and more stable.
What has not changed
Everything is still free. No download timers, no speed limits, and nobody is forced to watch an ad to get a file. I meant what I said in this thread, and I am going to keep it that way.
What is next
More for creators, more for airlines, and more polish on the Manager. If there is something you want to see, post in the Suggestions forum or reply here. I read all of it.
Thanks again for being part of this.
— Michael
Hangar Addons
