Sim Update 4 (1.16.2.0) is now live!

[styckx 1,870]

Holy cow. 40 updates in the Content Manager, and this is the first time ever I dare selected ALL at the same time to update and it didn't hang for a single one.

For ages I only did one update at a time because it was almost guaranteed to get stuck..

[Tuskin38 6,451]

11 hours ago, MadDog said:

Just a theory... but I'm thinking that the infinite looping during installation may be caused by altering the original files inside the /Official target folders.

Before now, I rarely experienced any loops/freezes (maybe 2 or 3 total in 8 months); but I needed to restart the installation about 15 times this patch... and it always got stuck when installing aircraft files.  That got me to thinking... since the last patch, I went in and customized a bunch of tail numbers and callsigns by editing the original aircraft.cfg for the default aircraft.  I didn't verify it; but I'm willing to bet that the packages that got stuck were for the aircraft that I changed previously.  

I got loops on files I’ve never touched.

[DylanM 1,069]

1 hour ago, rayharris108 said:

I've already posted this on the FlightSim forum, but posting again here if anyone else knows of a solution. 

The update installed on the Store app ok.

It has now been stuck for >12 hours on one file looping decompressing it continuously without moving on. The file decompressing is the ‘asobo - C152 aerobat 0.1.53 package -1/111’.

I have rebooted and restarted numerous times, followed advice like disabling IPV6, etc. I also emptied the C152 folder, removed all Community folder addons. It put the C152 files back immediately when i deleted them, but then hung decompressing the same file.

I need some urgent help on this if anyone could do it please. I have never had this issue before.

Any help appreciated please...

Thanks

 

Ray

This had worked in the past for me when an update was stalling (the file will be in the flight sim "Official" subdirectory):

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/discussion-poll-sim-update-iv-1-16-2-0/404645#what-should-i-do-if-the-update-seems-to-stall-or-stop-downloading-10

[Riah069 157]

I'm just SO thankful that the Escape menu, controls reset to 50% has been fixed for me Huzzar.

[rayharris108 259]

58 minutes ago, DylanM said:

This had worked in the past for me when an update was stalling (the file will be in the flight sim "Official" subdirectory):

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/discussion-poll-sim-update-iv-1-16-2-0/404645#what-should-i-do-if-the-update-seems-to-stall-or-stop-downloading-10

Hi DylanM

Thanks for the heads up.

I found out where the package was installing and decompressing to, and so deleted it as per the advice. Once I restarted the installation it went back to the same point and is now just saying '[1/111] please wait..' i.e. the same file. No idea what it's doing.

 

 

[Tuskin38 6,451]

lmao now there's too much live traffic, I'm getting ATC callouts of either me or other traffic being too close to other traffic like every 2 minutes.

[ca_metal 2,015]

31 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

lmao now there's too much live traffic, I'm getting ATC callouts of either me or other traffic being too close to other traffic like every 2 minutes.

Noticed that too. It improved a lot, at least that's what I've seen so far.

[canuk22 29]

The game had been working well for 2 weeks since a reinstall, update this morning, 75% of a flight done and CTD.  Every friggin time there's an update!!! What a piece of art that thing is.  BTW the game is stock, no add-ons, no liveries, nothing.

[asgnp 27]

The approach flyback bug hasn’t been fixed. :(

[regis9 4,000]

I did a quick flight in the New York area last night and it was really cool to see live traffic arrivals lining up into the various New York airports.

[VFXSimmer 1,310]

19 minutes ago, asgnp said:

The approach flyback bug hasn’t been fixed. 😞

Check out the Q&A thread.  This is specifically mentioned.

They said there are several situations that cause the bug to occur.  This update addressed some of them.  The WT guys found other conditions that would also cause it, but those require some "refactoring" of the systems to completely fix - presumably in a future sim update.

Progress at least.

[styckx 1,870]

3 hours ago, Tuskin38 said:

lmao now there's too much live traffic, I'm getting ATC callouts of either me or other traffic being too close to other traffic like every 2 minutes.

I love there is now an actual acceptable level of air traffic with live traffic on.  

Yall wanted realism.. This is a great step. The skies are busy. 

[petehowell57 17]

Thank you JWvdH, hadn’t noticed those extra buttons!

Pete

[lambourne 211]

7 hours ago, rayharris108 said:

Hi DylanM

Thanks for the heads up.

I found out where the package was installing and decompressing to, and so deleted it as per the advice. Once I restarted the installation it went back to the same point and is now just saying '[1/111] please wait..' i.e. the same file. No idea what it's doing.

 

 

I had this earlier but it hung on updating the MB339, a marketplace purchase. Find the official folder again and delete any .fspatch files lurking in there, then try starting MSFS again and starting the update again. That cured it for me, for some reason the fspatch files weren't working with the sim's update process.

[rayharris108 259]

9 hours ago, DylanM said:

This had worked in the past for me when an update was stalling (the file will be in the flight sim "Official" subdirectory):

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/discussion-poll-sim-update-iv-1-16-2-0/404645#what-should-i-do-if-the-update-seems-to-stall-or-stop-downloading-10

Hi DylanM

Thanks for the heads up.

I found out where the package was installing and decompressing to, and so deleted it as per the advice. Once I restarted the installation after rebooting a couple of times it all installed and - yes I 'm flying again - after 2 days!!

 

Thanks