Per MS Flight Site:

 

 

With the release of the Alaska Wilderness Expansion DLC on the horizon, we’d like to share some of the changes we’ve made to core elements of Microsoft Flight, as well as some bug fixes.

 

 

New Features and Functionality

• New hardware-related functionality
  
  • Added support for TrackIR
    
  • Added support for axis-based brake control devices
    
  • Added settings specific to Intel Ivy Bridge graphics hardware
    

  [*]New Hangar Marketplace UI

  • Added details page for Marketplace items
    
  • Improved user experience for downloading multiple pieces of DLC
    
  • Added locked/unlocked livery sorting
    

  [*]Map improvements

  • Added globe icon to Main Menu for region selection
    
  • Adjusted map displays for areas with high airport concentration
    
  • Added region-based filtering for Aerocaches
    

  [*]Improved error reporting

  • Added features which allow for more robust error reports from end users
    

  [*]New UI Features

  • Added “Glance” command; when R key is pressed and held, allows player to look toward the closest Point of Interest Marker
    

  [*]New Environment Features and Improvements

  • Added two new weather themes: Heavy Weather and Mixed Weather
    
  • Added new in-cloud effects
    
  • Adjusted coloration of clouds at higher densities to be more realistic
    
  • Adjusted cloud randomization
    

Bug Fixes

• Reduced load times across the board
  
• Adjusted “Skip to Waypoint” feature: players no longer spawn inside intervening terrain pieces
  
• Fixed issues with double-byte languages (Korean, Japanese & Chinese)
  
  • Fixed issue causing in-cockpit tooltips to display incorrectly
    
  • Fixed issue preventing planes from appearing in Hangar after selecting a job from the Job Board
    

  [*]Fixed graphics issues

  • Fixed issues in fog layer and cirrus cloud rendering
    
  • Adjusted reflections to be more realistic (no more giant plane reflections)
    
  • Fixed vegetation flickering issues
    
  • Fixed banyan tree rendering
    
  • Fixed crash that occurred for some users when changing graphics settings during cut scenes
    
  • Improved in-flight terrain textures for users with Vertical Sync enabled
    

  [*]Addressed multiple Games for Windows – LIVE related issues which can cause Microsoft Flight to crash

  [*]Addressed multiple issues causing Windows Vista users to experience a crash after completing a mission or challenge

  [*]Fixed multiplayer issues

  • Reduced bandwidth consumed during multiplayer sessions
    
  • Fixed error experienced by final users to join multiplayer sessions
    
  • Fixed multiple crashes that occur during multiplayer sessions
    
  • Reduced choppiness in rendering other users’ planes during multiplayer
    

https://news.microso...atch-notes.aspx

 

Ok. TrackIR. I wil be back then. Finally. Wish they had announced also some autopilot or basic ATC. But they state on FB that this announcement is just covering the core and more will be said later. Still hoping. But great news already now. Thanks MS

This is some really good news. Glad to see the brake issue addressed as well as the TrackIr inclusion. Also since I'm in the middle of building a brand new Ivy Bridge system, it's great to see they have addressed this also.

 

Thanks for the news.

????? These features are available now? or when Alaska is released?

 

Just checked the new weather effects...didn't find any.

I don't even know if it is released. Steam hasn't updated it yet...

 

EDIT. On the beta forums, it is UPCOMING Bold and Underlined for no purpose at all.

These features are available now

they willl surely be made available to all, so even if you dont buy alaska. but not yet, ,you will see a message when you start flight that an update is available. until then nothing changes

I will be back too. However, I would be in "Heaven" if they added Force Feedback support. Microsoft can do it easily, because they literally invented it!

 

Stan

Its a "Title Update" in that it will be updated to everyone through Live when its released. It will be released very close to or on the same day as the Alaska pack. Some of the "features" are required for Alaska, like the UI changes. Also note the hanger changes. Its a possible indication that the hanger will get very full soon.

I'm soo happy TrackIR AND toe brakes are going to be supported.

I might even start chasing those aerocaches now :Shocked:

I guess I *will* start dusting off my trackir 5. :)

Yes! Yes! Yes! lol

whats trackIR? do you need special equipment for it? I know people are happy it's not available

Woohoo, sounds good!

They learned how to talk!!!! Amazing!!! :lol:

... -Added support for TrackIR

-Added support for axis-based brake control devices

 

Woohoo, yeah!

These two items alone will make a huge difference for me, thank you MS!!