3 hours ago, tull said:

The simulator is not broken whatsoever and never has been

The term "broken" should be added to Avsim's "word not allowed" list. 

I just D/L'ed  "2020" recently  (XBox for PCs - ya know, a buck for a month to try it out).  The first thing I did was to print-out all the new key assignments, about 15 pages, to have a quick reference in front of me - helps a whole lot to learn this newfangled sim..  

Is it broke? In a lot of areas, yes. Is your issue one of them? I don’t think so.

2 hours ago, overspeed3 said:

I just D/L'ed  "2020" recently  (XBox for PCs - ya know, a buck for a month to try it out).  The first thing I did was to print-out all the new key assignments, about 15 pages, to have a quick reference in front of me - helps a whole lot to learn this newfangled sim..  

Very sensible thing to do, and i hope your enjoying the sim 🙂 . Thats the right approach, exhaust all options and possbile fixes before coming here pretending the sim is broken. 

Since you came from P3D it should be obvious to you that you have to make your own personal settings as you are hardly counted as a newbie.

52 minutes ago, Ixoye said:

Since you came from P3D it should be obvious to you that you have to make your own personal settings as you are hardly counted as a newbie.

Yes but then how would he come tell us the sim is broken? 😄

Thanks for your input. This is going to be a gradual process to learn. It’ll take a lot of trial and error.

I guess my next issue is getting all the updates. When I downloaded the sim it only gave me the option  to upgrade Global USA and I am sure there’s been more than one update.

Sorry about my complete ignorance but I just got my new computer and sim.

Edited December 7, 20205 yr by Huascar

Updates are probably pre-applied if you downloaded the sim just recently.

Is it broken? Yes, but not what you're having issues with. The controls are different so you will have to change/get used to them.

This sim has way worse issues, so be prepared.

4 hours ago, Huascar said:

Thanks for your input. This is going to be a gradual process to learn. It’ll take a lot of trial and error.

I guess my next issue is getting all the updates. When I downloaded the sim it only gave me the option  to upgrade Global USA and I am sure there’s been more than one update.

Sorry about my complete ignorance but I just got my new computer and sim.

No problem, we all have or have had questions. The sim updates are included in the version you download at the time. The USA and Japan, and some free items included are separate downloads, once you have the sim running, look for them in the market place I believe? At least they should still be separate downloads?

Good luck, and have fun. Ask whatever questions you need too. Are you brand new to flight sim, or just MSFS?

When the sim is installed, it will include all past mandatory updates. Future mandatory updates will appear in the "Checking for updates" screen that you see early in the start up process.

Optional updates, such as the World Update USA and World Update Japan, can be found in the Market Place. (They are free, but you have to "buy" them).

Also check Content Manager. At some point, Asobo or Microsoft changed things such that a brand new installation installs just the basics. If you only see two planes when selecting a plane to fly, the rest are in Content Manager. Same with a bunch of the hand crafted airports.

...jim

 

3 hours ago, JimBrown said:

 

Optional updates, such as the World Update USA and World Update Japan, can be found in the Market Place. (They are free, but you have to "buy" them).

 

 

Having to "buy" the free updates is counterintuitive and going to create ongoing issues confusing every batch of new players.  You sometimes have to wonder what MS were thinking with a few of their odder decisions.

1 hour ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

 

Having to "buy" the free updates is counterintuitive and going to create ongoing issues confusing every batch of new players.  You sometimes have to wonder what MS were thinking with a few of their odder decisions.

Most of the seemingly odd decisions with GUI functionality (or perhaps more accurately described as not so intuitive when you have a mouse available) is probably related to making an easy functional flow when using an XBox and its controller as the main selection device. 

Mates - thank you plenty for the information. It saved me a lot of time. I managed to get the 360 view using that hatch switch on my new Alpha yoke. I will be moving into the more complex configurations (jetliners and graphics settings). Having you guys around make a world of difference.

I struggle to understand how anyone can complain about a broken sim and realism when what they are actually trying to achieve is look around using a hat switch.  If that's the only option I had, I think I'd give up simming .   Track IR all the way.