Thinkin' about jumping in..

[Fielder 3,692]

5 hours ago, newtie said:

Not a fan of the music but I suspect that’s on the discovery trips only.

You can turn down the music volume slider and leave the others up higher.

[abranpuko 369]

1 hour ago, DAD said:

I use real air traffic and multiplayer and have crowded skies and airports

you have crowded skies and airports with 320, 321,318,319,343,346,734,735,736,737,738,739,757,767,md11,md82,e195,etc,etc,,,,? with many airliners?

you are lucky.

tell us your secret😎

[Noel 4,529]

5 hours ago, w6kd said:

I disagree--I have the Steam version and I do value having never had to jump through the XBox app hoops experienced by many others with the MS Store version,

There are no 'xbox hoops' Bob.  This was stated for the initial release last year, I made sure it was installed, and haven't looked at it since, and have zero problems with installs and updates.  Here's my initial contribution on this, dated Nov 2020:  

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/589207-help-insure-ms-store-installspatches-trouble-free/?do=findComment&comment=4404358

I agree there are some who for whatever reason fail to read how it works, then look to a 3rd party to help them--that has not been my experience and the idea of putting other piece of software between the product and its installation routines seems unnecessary and indeed has been for me. 

 

Edited September 21, 2021 by Noel

[spacedyemeerkat 421]

12 hours ago, w6kd said:

I'd strongly recommend anyone contemplating getting into MSFS to go with the Steam version for those reasons...and it's even more compelling if you use other Steam titles and want a common interface.

The misrepresentation of the Steam version in this thread is baffling. It's literally more straight forward than the version from the Microsoft Store in terms of updating and folder usage. Not that it matters to the thread creator now, of course.

[pete_auau 1,163]

12 hours ago, w6kd said:

I disagree--I have the Steam version and I do value having never had to jump through the XBox app hoops experienced by many others with the MS Store version,

Ok  i also got the  steam  version i keep  reading  about  xbox  etc  etc but  i  havnt  got  xbox  installed  at all  and  have  no issues  running  msfs  etc,   so was  wondering  whats the difference  between  steam  version and  Microsoft  version

[Bob Scott 7,729]

12 hours ago, Noel said:

There are no 'xbox hoops' Bob.  This was stated for the initial release last year, I made sure it was installed, and haven't looked at it since, and have zero problems with installs and updates.  Here's my initial contribution on this, dated Nov 2020:  

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/589207-help-insure-ms-store-installspatches-trouble-free/?do=findComment&comment=4404358

I agree there are some who for whatever reason fail to read how it works, then look to a 3rd party to help them--that has not been my experience and the idea of putting other piece of software between the product and its installation routines seems unnecessary and indeed has been for me.

Oh, but there are.  Lots of folks do not consider themselves blessed by the MS Store implementation and its evolution.  Comparatively, the Steam installation does not seem to elicit nearly the magnitude of public discontent that the MS Store version does. 

Whether one uses the Steam app or the XBox app, one is still "putting [a] piece of software between the product and its installation routines."

And then there's the issue of the installation file structure.  The XBox version uses obscure naming and prevents modification of data in the store library.  The Steam version does not.

So, as always, caveat emptor--"let the buyer beware".  One can do a little proactive Google-Fu and learn from those that have gone before them...or not. 

[Noel 4,529]

1 hour ago, w6kd said:

Oh, but there are.  Lots of folks do not consider themselves blessed by the MS Store implementation and its evolution.  Comparatively, the Steam installation does not seem to elicit nearly the magnitude of public discontent that the MS Store version does. 

Whether one uses the Steam app or the XBox app, one is still "putting [a] piece of software between the product and its installation routines."

And then there's the issue of the installation file structure.  The XBox version uses obscure naming and prevents modification of data in the store library.  The Steam version does not.

So, as always, caveat emptor--"let the buyer beware".  One can do a little proactive Google-Fu and learn from those that have gone before them...or not. 

Many use the Store version w/o problems--I certainly have and many many others.  MS develops the Xbox App, therein is a big diff between it and Steam, and further MSFS now deploys on both Win 10/11 and Xbox.   Perhaps Steam is best for those who don't read the instructions on how to use the Store in MSFS.

Here you go Bob:  

[jlund 380]

On 9/20/2021 at 6:27 PM, Bert Pieke said:

You can ask it to install to another drive, it uses very little space on the C drive in that case.

That is what I did... dedicated 500 GB SSD for MSFS.

4 MB on C Drive.

Thanks a lot, that sounds like the solution to go for.