Sim Update 3 (1.14.5.0) is now live!

[Tuskin38 6,491]

3 minutes ago, Manny said:

Is there a criteria like min altitude for the contrail to appear? I am flying the 737, I don't see the contrail. Hmmm...

Addon developers need to add them. They're only on Asobo aircraft right now until developers update their planes.

Edited March 9, 2021 by Tuskin38

[Ixoye 1,821]

What is so special with the updated GPS units? what I can see they are still way behind the Working title Mods.

[Manny 1,293]

4 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

They normally kick in about 30,000 feet Manny. I believe that is what they call 'contrail height'.

Edit. Sorry, just saw about third part aircraft. I didn't know that. That's another bummer. Everything will need an update then!

From the Ugly contrails I thought, the contrails not showing up was a good thing. . HA HA. 🙂

[Pastaiolo 1,688]

3 hours ago, devgrp said:

how much more detail do you want contrails to look? 

Volumetric for once, so not 2d. I am pretty happy with what DCS achieved for smoke related effects so i hope it's something similar. I haven't checked in game yet but i will soon-ish.

[MatthewS 761]

13 minutes ago, Ixoye said:

What is so special with the updated GPS units? what I can see they are still way behind the Working title Mods.

Wasn't Asobo meant to be working with "Working Title" etc... 

Hey Asobo, just completely replace your code with Working Title's version, and give them a little money for the priveledge... Can't be that hard, can it?

Clearly your devs have no time to fix things, IMHO... Oh wait, how many people you have working on MSFS, 200 isn't it?  Yeah right.... 🤦‍♂️

Edited March 9, 2021 by MatthewS

[DylanM 1,069]

2 minutes ago, Ixoye said:

What is so special with the updated GPS units? what I can see they are still way behind the Working title Mods.

You're right. Speculating here but Asobo may be collaborating with them for a formal release through the internal curated freeware section of the marketplace. If you can't beat them, have them join you 😉

[cianpars 1,165]

I detect a few FPS lost since this update, anyone else noticed anything? I've moved the shipping AI addon from my community folder to see if that is the culprit and will test tomorrow.

Haven't seen a contrail yet, but there doesn't seem to be much traffic around to check.

[MatthewS 761]

10 minutes ago, Manny said:

From the Ugly contrails I thought, the contrails not showing up was a good thing. . HA HA. 🙂

Contrails are needed more for AI aircraft, not your own plane... IMHO shows Asobo's focus on the "I drive my car from outside with a controller" XBox crowd.

Edited March 9, 2021 by MatthewS

[Manny 1,293]

What about the puff of smoke when the wheels touches the runway.. Where is that?  We need an effects add on.

Remember we had FX Effects addon where we see condensation on the wings etc? What happened to them? I think it was called "Immersion"? 

[MatthewS 761]

4 minutes ago, Manny said:

What about the puff of smoke when the wheels touches the runway.. Where is that?  We need an effects add on.

Remember we had FX Effects addon where we see condensation on the wings etc? What happened to them? I think it was called "Immersion"? 

You have to wonder just how many actual devs (and not "talking-head" managers that love having their faces on Youtube) are actually working on MSFS...  It's not 200 like they reckon... I think it's more like 10 actual devs working on MSFS directly, IMHO.

Edited March 9, 2021 by MatthewS

[bobcat999 8,477]

5 minutes ago, cianpars said:

I detect a few FPS lost since this update, anyone else noticed anything? I've moved the shipping AI addon from my community folder to see if that is the culprit and will test tomorrow.

Haven't seen a contrail yet, but there doesn't seem to be much traffic around to check.

Unfortunately, people are saying they only show on your aircraft, not traffic.  And your aircraft has to be a default one.  A bit of a disappointment to say the least. Still, it's a start.

[bendead 1,085]

19 minutes ago, DylanM said:

You're right. Speculating here but Asobo may be collaborating with them for a formal release through the internal curated freeware section of the marketplace. If you can't beat them, have them join you 😉

But in this case, wouldn't it be smarter if Asobo say this and publish that they are focussing Update 3 on bug fix?

Right now, the thing they work the most on, is dividing the community

 

Edited March 9, 2021 by bendead

[DylanM 1,069]

Just now, bendead said:

But in this case, wouldn't it be smarter if Asobo say this and publish that they are focussing Update 3 on bug fix?

 

Absolutely. Really would go a long way with expectation management...

However if fixing "various crashes across the title" has addressed the CTDs that many were experiencing, that would be a step forward. I'll take a damp squib over a blaze of glory any day hah

[CFIJose 5,485]

Is the Carenado Mooney Audio Panel & GPS (Avionics) dark fr you guys?

It looks like this plane has been botched again by ASOBO.

[JRBarrett 3,070]

40 minutes ago, mikethe6th said:

This update has had a huge impact on my FPS, however, not one of you has mentioned this... 

1. Is there any reason this would be / anything I can do? 
2. Is there anyway to rollback to a previous version? I assume not. 

Thanks,

Mike

No change here. I had my frames locked at 30 before the update and after, no noticeable change in performance.