December 9th, 2021 - Development Update

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

DECEMBER 9TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Screenshot by isaiahnparadise (Twitter)

Our public pre-release testing opportunity is now also available for Steam users! To learn how to download the test build, click here.

– The MSFS team

 

FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT

Click here for the web-friendly version. To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here.

We will return with a regular Feedback Snapshot in the next update. For today, we have the VR Feedback Snapshot available.

KEY
SU = Sim Update (6, 7, etc.)	WU = World Update
ASAP = As Soon as Possible	TBD =To Be Determined
Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates
Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on
Planned = Scheduled to be worked on
Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into this issue
Not Planned = We will likely not work on this
Not Started = We have not begun investigation on this yet
Started = Development work as started on this item

 

 

COMMUNITY TRIAGE UPDATE

Click here for the Known Issues List.

• Multiplayer issues (players disappearing or not visible at all) – We have re-opened this bug thread as it appears the issue is not fully fixed. Our dev team is aware and further investigating this issue.
• Losing mouse control on Xbox Series X – This ongoing issue since Sim Update 5 is under active investigation. Please keep an eye on this thread for any questions/polls we may put out soon if more information is needed.

 

SDK UPDATE

• General
  • A new Public Update Flight is currently happening based on the Sim Update 7 build. You can join on all supported platforms (MS Store, Steam and Xbox) and, most importantly, report any issue on the dedicated section of the forum: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/c/decupdateflight/postsu7-sdk/298. Please report here instead of AnswerHub for all flighting-related issues!
• DevMode
  • Scenery Editor:
    • We removed obsolete options from the Type properties of Painted Hatched Areas.
    • We locked child of control tower for more consistency with projected meshes. Control towers now maintain correct hierarchy level and name upon saving and loading a Scenery file.
    • On the aprons, we added UV manipulation with gizmo.
  • Aircraft Editor:
    • Cylinder displacement is now correctly converted to cubic inches in the AircraftEditor.
    • We fixed the infinite loadings and the “no motor sound” issues after working on an aircraft.
• WASM
  • We fixed random loading issues for WASM-based gauges.

 

MARKETPLACE UPDATES

There are 16 new and 40 updates products in the Marketplace today.

16 NEW PRODUCTS: 5 ON PC, 11 ON XBOX
New on Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅
New on PC ✅	New on Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅

 

40 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 25 ON PC, 15 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC ✅
Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅
Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅

 

TWITCH UPDATE

We stream every Friday at 12pm PT on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! For this week’s Community Fly-In Friday, we are thrilled to be participating in Thrustmaster’s Fly Tour! Our stream team will be demoing Thrustmaster’s upcoming officially-licensed Boeing TCA Yoke and Throttle. You may have already seen some of your favorite flight simulator YouTube and Twitch creators taking part in the Fly Tour. More info: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-thrustmaster-fly-tour-with-a-real-airline-pilot/479800

 

COMMUNITY VIDEO

During Friday’s Community Fly-In, our stream team will be participating in Thrustmaster’s Fly Tour to demo their upcoming TCA Boeing Edition Yoke and Throttle. Joining us on the stream will be a real Boeing airline pilot (737/757/767) as a guest co-host to share his thoughts on how Thrustmaster’s Boeing controls compare to the real deal. If you are unable to attend Friday’s Fly-In but are still interested in learning more about the Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Edition products, check out this video from Jeff Favignano, another participant in the Fly Tour.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pQxUWXawi4 

 

SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE

You can now submit your screenshot via Instagram and Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: It’s a Bird! It’s a plane! It’s…!

This past week our Screenshot Challenge was Hills and Valleys. Here are our runner ups this week:

Screenshot by b.mgaming (Instagram)

Screenshot by Broseph4245 (Forum)

Screenshot by DaveBGaming (Forum)

Screenshot by Diablohu (Forum)

Screenshot by Dreamsofwings1 (Twitter)

Screenshot by MATSC133 (Forum)

Screenshot by Palemka (Forum)

Screenshot by PommesL (Forum)

Screenshot by Stanty16 (Forum)

Screenshot by syldon13 (Forum)

 

NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – December 16th, 2021

Sincerely,

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Edited December 9, 2021 by ChaoticBeauty

[Matchstick 1,886]

As well as the PR fluff above there's also a separate update on the XB/PMDG DC-6 situation.

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/pmdg-dc-6-update/480370

It appears that fixing whatever is needed "will likely take a few more months" (emphasis mine) so they will be offering refunds.

This might go someway to explaining why PMDG are really not happy with MS/Asobo right now.

[dtrjones 356]

32 minutes ago, Matchstick said:

As well as the PR fluff above there's also a separate update on the XB/PMDG DC-6 situation.

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/pmdg-dc-6-update/480370

It appears that fixing whatever is needed "will likely take a few more months" (emphasis mine) so they will be offering refunds.

This might go someway to explaining why PMDG are really not happy with MS/Asobo right now.

I think you've overstated that to be honest. They found an issue with the Xbox (console) version and they've pulled that version. The PC version is still available for purchase. Of course it's right they offer refunds given they anticipate the Xbox to be out for a couple of months. It's not great for Xbox console users but if the product has fundamental issues, then pulling it from the store is the only option.

In a recent Q&A with Asobo, Robert Randazzo talked about the relationship with Asobo and even then he mentioned the difficulty as they are developing systems within more of the framework of MSFS. So it's going to be difficult, add to that Xbox support (which they don't have to do I might add) and you have a challenging development period, but make no mistake Robert realises the fruits working on the MSFS platform and I'm sure in the long road these are just minor bumps. Nothing more.

Edited December 9, 2021 by dtrjones

[bendead 1,085]

46 minutes ago, dtrjones said:

They found an issue with the Xbox (console) version and they've pulled that version.

I am quite sure Robert must be word not allowed, its first appearance on a new market result in having his product removed for a couple of month due to issues, not the best introduction... 

[Sphynnx 91]

Is the " Chase view / tower view " removed at all ????

Edited December 10, 2021 by Sphynnx

[DaWu 779]

Logbook is not fixed. They just implemented a self close. That’s really bad. Still freezes the sim for seconds and closes all windows in vr. No words

[dobee51 348]

Trains in 2023. Woot!!

[Flyfaster_MTN002 412]

How are ATC phraseology and Photogametry still 'under investigation' ??? wow

[cmpbellsjc 2,963]

[MarcG 3,000]

3 weeks since SU7 was released, this is no longer a Hotfix but a Patch in my eyes. Most Devs I know would've dealt with this nonsense by now and communicated accordingly, either way they need to get a move on and get the Patch released, hopefully sometime this year... what's left of it!

[Kassu62 30]

Almost everything is planed to be done in year 2022...

[Sethos 4,357]

Has "Implement weather and terrain APIs" always been on the list? Don't recall seeing it and now it has rocketed to the top and is that APIs for weather and terrain radar or the weather itself, for third party to be allowed to manipulate it?

Edited December 10, 2021 by Sethos

[edpatino 1,965]

I cannot see a fix is under investigation for those now frequent messages about "You're switched Offline, because your bandwidth, bla bla bla...", which happens more and more after (I think) the SU5 release (Welcome Xbox users!).

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

9 hours ago, Flyfaster_MTN002 said:

How are ATC phraseology and Photogametry still 'under investigation' ??? wow

They made some small phraseology fixes with Sim Update 4, and they said they have more planned for future updates. I guess they may have been delayed in favour of other things, or perhaps the ATC rework itself (which I believe will be tackled by Working Title along with the flight planner).

The photogrammetry LOD fix is being worked on by the Bing Maps team, with Jörg saying it could come in late 2021 or early 2022 but that was a while ago.

1 hour ago, Sethos said:

Has "Implement weather and terrain APIs" always been on the list? Don't recall seeing it and now it has rocketed to the top and is that APIs for weather and terrain radar or the weather itself, for third party to be allowed to manipulate it?

It's been there since August of this year. The request was created by a FlyByWire developer who advertised it on social media, so it jumped to the top of the list very quickly. You can check out the complete request in here.

[Sethos 4,357]

20 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said:

It's been there since August of this year. The request was created by a FlyByWire developer who advertised it on social media, so it jumped to the top of the list very quickly. You can check out the complete request in here.

Ah okay, thank you for the information, I'll check it out.