December 12th, 2019 – Development Update

Thank you /u/horse—-1899, your memes do not go unnoticed!

MEDIA UPDATE

We’ve posted some new screenshots in the Insider Area. Head inside to check them out!

PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT SERIES UPDATE

We visited Cubcrafters with François, one of the pilots and aircraft aerodynamicists from our team, to go over the XCub’s simulation.

We fine tuned the engine’s power curve and adjusted the aircraft’s mass distribution and control surface limits and were able to get a very realistic handling.

We also improved the prop wash effect on the tail in order to get a more realistic power on handling, especially on the ground and at low speeds.

Each one of us also had the luck to fly a real-world Carbon Cub and had the chance to compare the real-world aircraft with the sim. This helped make some more improvements of the control surface elasticity and input curves of the yoke.

Another interesting thing:

Their test pilot flew the XCUB in the sim to their usual strips in the area. Particularly one located on Rimrock lake, the Tieton State Airport, where he did multiple landings and takoffs. The test pilot was very happy about how close the sim was in comparison on his usual flights out of this strip with the real aircraft. A specific ridge for example can just be flown over climbing at max power after takeoff and it was exactly the same in the sim!

Sebastian Wloch

DR UPDATE

January/February preview of the DR has been posted in the Insider Area. Make sure to head in and check it out, especially if you’re a fan of the Feature Discovery series. 😊

TECH ALPHA 2

Recruitment for Tech Alpha 2 is now closed. If you have not registered for participation and would like to join the testing effort, we will be opening another round of recruitment mid-January. We are still finalizing the date for when Tech Alpha 2 invitations will be sent out but expect an update in January. In the meantime, our goal regarding participation remains the same – if you want to participate in early build testing and have registered (e.g. Tech Alpha 1, Tech Alpha 2, etc.), you are going to get access. The team is actively working to get additional people build access as quickly as possible. So stay tuned!

Next update – 12.19!

Sincerely,

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Edited December 12, 20196 yr by ChaoticBeauty

December 12th, 2019 – Insider Update

DR UPDATE (January/February Preview)

MEDIA UPDATE

Edited December 12, 20196 yr by ChaoticBeauty

In short, Tech Alpha 2 recruitment has ended, and in January we will know when invites will start getting sent out. Three new Feature Discovery episodes are now in the roadmap for January and February, Episode 5 (Sound Scape), Episode 6 (Airports) and Episode 7 (IFR). The Feedback Snapshot V1 preview has been delayed to next week.

The last two screenshots are failing to create a thumbnail, but you can click on the links and they'll open in a new tab. The new screenshots are rendered at resolutions higher than 4K (two of them are 8K even), and we can see an interesting depth-of-field effect in use.

Edited December 12, 20196 yr by ChaoticBeauty

Two nods to Reddit in a row lol.

What's the chances that the Feedback Snapshot V1 preview is delayed yet again next week?

8 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said:

In short, Tech Alpha 2 recruitment has ended, and in January we will know when invites will start getting sent out. Two new Feature Discovery episodes are now in the roadmap, Episode 5 (Sound Scape) and Episode 6 (Airports). The Feedback Snapshot V1 preview has been delayed to next week.

The last two screenshots are failing to create a thumbnail, but you can click on the links and they'll open in a new tab. The new screenshots are rendered at resolutions higher than 4K (two of them are 8K even), and we can see an interesting depth-of-field effect in use.

Thanks for posting the update.

I pined it. (Inside joke)

Yeah, those 8K screenshots show some incredible detail, I'm speechless ...

they should change the statement

"if you want to participate in early build testing and have registered (e.g. Tech Alpha 1, Tech Alpha 2, etc.), you are going to get access. The team is actively working to get additional people build access as quickly as possible. So stay tuned!" 

to...

We believed that everyone wanted to get access and the team is actively working to get additional people build access as quickly as possible. So stay tuned!

2 minutes ago, SamYeager said:

What's the chances that the Feedback Snapshot V1 preview is delayed yet again next week?

Here's the reasoning for the original delay of the preview:

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To accommodate many of the recent discussions happening across the community from the news coverage coming out of X0, the team has decided to delay the preview of the Feedback Snapshot to mid-December. This will allow us to provide a version of the snapshot that contains all recently discussed topics and will provide a more accurate view of the information we are tracking. We apologize for the delay.

Now they're not only busy rolling out the Tech Alpha 1, but also handling the new feedback (and there's probably tons of it if the forum stats are to go by). The delay is understandable in this case. I think everything will clear up next week.

Well, last week we didn't have sim media, but this week ones are amazing

 

I'm jealous of those using it right now 😞

Edited December 12, 20196 yr by aleex

The roadmap has been corrected to the latest version. Turns out we will be getting three new Feature Discovery episodes.

• Episode 5 (Sound Scape)
• Episode 6 (Airports)
• Episode 7 (IFR)

2 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said:

The roadmap has been corrected to the latest version. Turns out we will be getting three new Feature Discovery episodes.

• Episode 5 (Sound Scape)
• Episode 6 (Airports)
• Episode 7 (IFR)

Thanks for the heads up, those sneaky word not alloweds 😀

Nice update. All the new screen shots are great, but that 747-800i is amazing, with the reflections and such 🙂 Nice job MSFS Team!

6 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said:

The roadmap has been corrected to the latest version. Turns out we will be getting three new Feature Discovery episodes.

• Episode 5 (Sound Scape)
• Episode 6 (Airports)
• Episode 7 (IFR)

IFR...yummy!

Also, it's January 2019, time travel confirmed? /s