Map Legend and ATC call sign settings not saving

[captain420 3,099]

Not sure what happened, but I noticed a few strange things lately with the sim.

1. When viewing the globe, it doesn't show any airports or anything, I have to go to legend and hit f12 to turn them back on again, but now everytime I reload the sim, i have to constantly hit f12 to reset the legend back to default to get everything to show up again.
2. the local time is always showing the same as UTC time, before it would show my actual local time instead which is about 7 hours behind UTC time. Sometimes the time will fix itself after a few minutes. Notice the time at the bottom left. My local time should be 7 hours behind UTC.
3. Under the ATC menu where you specify your plane's callsign, number, etc. Those settings aren't saving for me also. 

Is anyone else experiencing the same issue?

Edited August 26, 2020 by captain420

[Jetman67 517]

You running as admin

[captain420 3,099]

14 minutes ago, Jetman67 said:

You running as admin

??? You mean dev mode? That shouldn't have any effect on why my settings aren't getting saved.

Edited August 26, 2020 by captain420

[b1bmsgt 207]

I've never been able to save the ATC call sign. Wish I could...

[Sartanius 399]

8 minutes ago, b1bmsgt said:

I've never been able to save the ATC call sign. Wish I could...

As a workaround, you can edit the aircraft.cfg file for each aircraft and embed the aircraft identifier as well as the call sign.  This is a permanent change until such time as that aircraft.cfg file gets overwritten in an update. 

The .cfg files are located in the content directory at <MSFS Directory> / Official / OneStore under each specific aircraft folder. 

[captain420 3,099]

20 minutes ago, dmiannay said:

As a workaround, you can edit the aircraft.cfg file for each aircraft and embed the aircraft identifier as well as the call sign.  This is a permanent change until such time as that aircraft.cfg file gets overwritten in an update. 

The .cfg files are located in the content directory at <MSFS Directory> / Official / OneStore under each specific aircraft folder. 

Thanks for that tip. So it seems like the ATC call sign info not being saved is how it is for everyone and not just me?

What about the globe not displaying the airports? I have reset that back to defaults but it won't save.

[Sartanius 399]

8 hours ago, captain420 said:

So it seems like the ATC call sign info not being saved is how it is for everyone and not just me?

Yes, correct.  This hasn't yet been implemented.  There is a Self-Help / Wishlist subcategory on the MSFS Public Forums where users can make their desires known to MS/Asobo.  Haven't looked closely enough yet to see if Avsim has something similar.  Since the dev team read these forums, might be a good idea.

8 hours ago, captain420 said:

What about the globe not displaying the airports? I have reset that back to defaults but it won't save.

Have not seen this reported and it works fine in my installation.  You can try starting MSFS using "Run as administrator" just on the off-chance there's a directory or permissions issue with your installation.  In any event, you can report bugs/issues with MSFS using the Zendesk portal.  You will have to log in using your Microsoft account credentials.

[captain420 3,099]

How do you run MFS as admin? There's no .exe file, I just have the icon on my taskbar and the only option is to unpin it when I right click.

[paulluck 16]

6 minutes ago, captain420 said:

How do you run MFS as admin? There's no .exe file, I just have the icon on my taskbar and the only option is to unpin it when I right click.

Go to the start menu and find Microsoft Flight Simulator. Right click on it and then select More. Then choose Run as Administrator.

[rexbo47 29]

12 minutes ago, captain420 said:

How do you run MFS as admin? There's no .exe file, I just have the icon on my taskbar and the only option is to unpin it when I right click.

I found MSFS in the start menu and dragged it to my desktop. Right click the DT icon and you'll get an option box. You can run as administrator from there.

Edited August 26, 2020 by rexbo47

[captain420 3,099]

Thanks, will give that a try then.