June 17, 20214 yr JUNE 17TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Chongqing, China – Screenshot by Reinier044 We are overwhelmed by the community response after our E3 Announcement reveal! If you missed it (first of all, how?!), check out this extended interview from Xbox Games Showcase Extended where Jorg Neumann discusses some of the new features: Microsoft Flight Simulator will be released on Xbox Series X|S on July 27th, 2021! And that’s right — a free Top Gun: Maverick update is coming this fall for everyone. Have a question about Xbox and PC improvements coming at the end of July? Ask here! On June 30th, we will host a second Dev Q&A dedicated solely to this topic. We can’t wait to answer your questions! And of course, click here for some basic FAQ questions that we’ve already answered about the Xbox launch. We hope you are enjoying World Update V: Nordics that launched earlier today and we look forward to your feedback! – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. SDK UPDATE General The new SDK DevSupport platform is live! Create your account on https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com, make sure to take a look at the guidelines, and then you can start exploring all the ideas & answers shared by the community! This space is 100% dedicated to the SDK, so no other topics will be discussed here. Dev Mode General On the new release note window, we fixed the “Download” button which wasn’t displayed as the icon was missing from the package. In the Project Editor: We now prevent generated airport package names from containing illegal characters. We’re making some changes on the different wizards so that they will define the package’s name after the definition of the assets (ie: after choosing an ICAO for an airport). In the Scenery Editor: We now allow the use of SceneryStatistics even when no project is loaded. In the FX Editor: We fixed crashes on the node graph. We fixed the behavior of the BezierCurve, which calculated the curve the wrong way. We fixed a crash that could happen when closing the sim while FX were playing. We now expose the particles color. 3RD PARTY UPDATE As of 06/12, we have now approved 197 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 106 (+8) have released 435 products (+26). In total, 1,063 products (+24) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 350 products (+7) from 3rd party developers are in production (217 announced, 133 unannounced). In total, over 1,412 3rd party products (+23) are either released or are in development. Airports: 887 airports (+13) are either released or are in various stages of development. 673 airports (+14) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 364 airports (+21) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 103 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced. 112 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 166 aircraft (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 49 aircraft (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 28 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 96 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 21 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 322 sceneries (+7) are either released or are in various stages of development. 304 sceneries (+7) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 27 sceneries (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 18 sceneries (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 37 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 37 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 4 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. MARKETPLACE Today there are 23 new products and 3 updated products in the Marketplace. 23 NEW PRODUCTS 3 UPDATED PRODUCTS TWITCH UPDATE Check out our upcoming streams! Follow our Twitch channel here. Our next C152 Flying Lesson is next Wednesday at 2100Z (2 pm PDT)! Join ForderLearntoFly as we learn about cross-country planning and execution! More details here. Thanks for tuning into our two Q&As this week! They will be live on Youtube shortly. COMMUNITY VIDEO TheFlyingFabio is streaming his journey learning PMDG’s first MSFS aircraft, the DC-6! If you’d like to follow along or learn along, check out the first stream here! FEATURED FREEWARE MOD Last Friday, we chatted with Hy, freeware mod creator, on stream! He created several mods for the community. Check them out here: Flight Events Flight Tracker Stream Deck plugin Flight Recorder For a demonstration of these awesome free mods, check out the VOD for last Friday’s stream! SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE This past week we challenged you to take a screenshot of “Jewels of Asia“. The winner is featured above. Below are our runner up choices! This week’s Screenshot Challenge: The Nordics Last challenge’s Finalists: Lotustempel, Delhi – Screenshot by Gebetho Screenshot by ScenicAtol3300 Screenshot by YusufWardana Pearl Fuji (Mt. Fuji), Japan – Screenshot by canuck695 Taklamakan Desert, China – Screenshot by Netiense Bali, Batur – Screenshot by Jannik207 Itsukushima Shrine – Screenshot by TastingDevotee7 Tokyo – Screenshot by ZdenniZ Macao – Screenshot by CasualClick Singapore – Screenshot by IndefiniteMoos NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – June 24th, 2021 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Edited June 17, 20214 yr by ChaoticBeauty
June 17, 20214 yr In regards to dx12 it says 2021 release, but i couldnt see it on the roadmap. Ie, which of the updates it is planned for? Andreas Stangenes http://www.youtube.com/user/krsans78 Add me on gamertag: Bullhorns78
June 17, 20214 yr Author Just now, Andreas Stangenes said: In regards to dx12 it says 2021 release, but i couldnt see it on the roadmap. Ie, which of the updates it is planned for? Sim Update 5, which is getting released the same day. Jayne said in the forums that they'll talk a lot about DirectX 12 on the 30th June Q&A!
June 17, 20214 yr I am hoping all these Nvidia watermarks that are appearing in different places means that DLSS isn't far behind the DX12 update.
June 17, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, riverreveal said: I am hoping all these Nvidia watermarks that are appearing in different places means that DLSS isn't far behind the DX12 update. That would work for me😅 DLSS 2.2 seems to be getting unbelievable results in the games it’s been applied to so far. i910900k, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4 RAM, AW3423DW, Ruddy girt big mug of Yorkshire Tea
June 17, 20214 yr Author 12 minutes ago, riverreveal said: I am hoping all these Nvidia watermarks that are appearing in different places means that DLSS isn't far behind the DX12 update. Unfortunately, in a recent Q&A they said that they are not actively considering it at the moment. They might evaluate it again when the rendering team is less busy. 2 minutes ago, scotchegg said: DLSS 2.2 seems to be getting unbelievable results in the games it’s been applied to so far. Indeed, and it's incredible that by copying some DLLs over it just works on any DLSS 2.0/2.1 game.
June 17, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said: Unfortunately, in a recent Q&A they said that they are not actively considering it at the moment. They might evaluate it again when the rendering team is less busy. Well that's a disappointing way to end the evening! Ah well....one day...! Edited June 17, 20214 yr by riverreveal
June 17, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said: Unfortunately, in a recent Q&A they said that they are not actively considering it at the moment. They might evaluate it again when the rendering team is less busy. I was kind of hoping the Nvidia logos everywhere recently might mean some hidden activity… i910900k, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4 RAM, AW3423DW, Ruddy girt big mug of Yorkshire Tea
June 17, 20214 yr Adding a Switzerland mesh for £9.99 on the day they announce that Switzerland is part of the next world update....hmmmmm Edited June 17, 20214 yr by MarcG Pico Neo3 Link VR - Windows 11 64bit, Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Mobo, i7-10700KF CPU, Gigabyte RX 9070 XT OC 16gb (AMD GPU), 32gig Corsair 3600mhz RAM, SSD x2 + M.2 SSD 1tb x1 Saitek X45 HOTAS - Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals - Logitech Flight Yoke - Homemade 3 Button & 8-directional Joystick Box, SNES Controller (used as a Button Box - Additional USB Numpad (used as a Button Box)
June 17, 20214 yr Author 6 minutes ago, scotchegg said: I was kind of hoping the Nvidia logos everywhere recently might mean some hidden activity… You are not alone, lots of people thought the same, but Jayne clarified during a community fly-in that the streams on the official channel are sponsored by NVIDIA because she is streaming on a system equipped with the RTX 3080. They've been doing this quite a lot the past 2-3 months (giving out RTX 3080 cards to content creators and sponsoring their streams), but I'm not really sure why. It's not like all their GPUs, including that dumb GT 710, are not flying off the shelves already...
June 17, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said: It's not like all their GPUs, including that dumb GT 710, are not flying off the shelves already... What shelves? LOL! I have spent way too much time looking for those shelves...... Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
June 17, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, MarcG said: Adding a Switzerland mesh for £9.99 on the day they announce that Switzerland is part of the next world update....hmmmmm Just a coincidence. These things are sent to Microsoft several days to weeks before they’re added.
June 17, 20214 yr 23 new products...I can't keep up. The MSFS store will have more products than amazon soon.
June 17, 20214 yr I confess I have a bit of difficulty to follow and digest all the new stuff. And they obviously missed the most important freeware mod of the week, i.e. the SHIFT+Z mod! Kind regards, Michael Intel i7-13700K / AsRock Z790 / Crucial 32 GB DDR 5 / ASUS RTX 4080OC 16GB / BeQuiet ATX 1000W / WD m.2 NVMe 2TB (System) / WD m.2 NVMe 4 TB (MSFS) / WD HDD 10 TB / XTOP+Saitek hardware panel / LG 34UM95 3440 x 1440 / HP Reverb 1 (2160x2160 per eye) / Win 11
June 17, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, MarcG said: Adding a Switzerland mesh for £9.99 on the day they announce that Switzerland is part of the next world update....hmmmmm So what? Asobo are going to tell them they can't release there product? How did you think that scenario was going to play out? 🙂
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