January 13, 20224 yr JANUARY 13TH, 2022 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by coalabr14 (Twitter) – Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina Do you have a question for the dev team? We have two important Q&As coming up soon, and now is the time to submit your questions. First, our monthly live Dev Q&A with Jorg, Seb, and Martial will be returning on January 26th at 10:30am PT (1830Z). Click here to upvote or ask a question! We are also excited to announce our third SDK live Dev Q&A, coming February 9th at 10:30am PT (1830Z). If you have SDK specific questions, feel free to like or comment on this thread. Have a great weekend simmers! – MSFS TEAM – DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here. 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 list of Known Issues. Here is an update on a few of the most popular bugs currently being discussed in the forums: Xbox Thrustmaster Hotas One Sensitivity Settings do not save – The team has found a fix for this issue and are targeting Sim Update 8 for release. Losing Mouse Control on Xbox – The team is actively investigating this issue. Please watch the thread for CM posts if more information is needed. Weather Radar No Longer updates – The team has found a fix for this issue and are targeting Sim Update 8 for release. VR: Input from peripherals not recognized while mouse cursor is over menus/toolbar – The team has found a fix for this issue and are targeting Sim Update 8 for release. SDK UPDATE General As a start to a great 2022, we will soon invite you for a new live SDK Q&A, just like we did a couple of times last year. There will not be a specific topic this time, so please come with any unanswered questions you may have. We’re looking forward to an interactive session. Dev Mode Metadata is now properly deleted upon a Clean Package operation. Visual Effects Editor We fixed the blur effect to make it look more realistic. No impact should be expected in your existing effects if you used our Heat FX. Aircraft Editor We just started a global revamp on the Aircraft Editor. It will constantly be kept up-to-date with the existing parameters in the sim – among other improvements to make it really useful when creating an aircraft. 3RD PARTY UPDATE 855 products on PC (+44) and 526 on Xbox (+21). In total, 1,686 products (+13) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 406 products (+2) from 3rd party developers are in production (270 announced, 136 unannounced). In total, over 2,092 3rd party products (+15) are either released or are in development. Airports: 1273 airports (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1062 airports (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 604 airports (+11) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 103 airports (+1) beyond the released airports have been announced. 108 airports (-2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 271 aircraft (+4) are either released or are in various stages of development. 92 aircraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 61 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 151 aircraft (+3) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 28 aircraft (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 482 sceneries (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 466 sceneries (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 87 sceneries (+9) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 16 sceneries (-1) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 66 mission packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development. 66 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 6 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. MARKETPLACE UPDATE There are 52 new and 42 updated products in the Marketplace today. 52 NEW PRODUCTS: 24 ON PC, 28 ON XBOX New on PC ✅ New on PC ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on Xbox and PC ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on Xbox✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ 42 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 26 ON PC, 16 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 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 ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! Community members Alyson Johnson and Capt. Arash are currently re-creating Amelia Earhart’s and Fred Noonan’s famous around-the-world flight attempt from 1937 in Microsoft Flight Simulator. In their collaboration, Alyson is playing the role of Earhart and piloting the plane while Arash is playing the role of Noonan and serving as the flight’s navigator, including using celestial navigation! They will be joining us on Friday to share more information about this famous flight as we visit several locations in California of historical significance to Amelia Earhart. All are welcome to participate! Click here for details. COMMUNITY VIDEO Third-party developer Aerosoft recently announced their highly-anticipated plane, the DHC-6 Twin Otter, is launching next week on January 19. YouTuber British Avgeek received a pre-release preview copy of the Twin Otter and recently livestreamed a flight of this rugged and versatile backcountry bush plane. You can see his experiences flying the Twin Otter over the harsh, unforgiving wilderness of Antarctica in this video. SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can now submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: Region – Baja California This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “National Parks“. Here are our runner ups this week: Screenshot by MihamaBlend (Twitter) – Banff National Park, Canada Screenshot by isaiahnparadise (Twitter) – Yosemite National Park, US Screenshot by shinobi_space (Twitter) – National Park of American Samoa, US Screenshot by RWIP66 (Forum) – Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand Screenshot by YusufWardana (Forum) – Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia Screenshot by Guillaume3511 (Forum) – Calanques de Marseille, France Screenshot by ArcanePython931 (Forum) – Jasmund National Park, Germany Screenshot by ZillNiazi (Twitter) – Hingol National Park, Pakistan Screenshot by FogoWar (Forum) – Denali National Park, US Screenshot by Eejayplay (Forum) – Grand Canyon National Park, US NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – January 20th, 2022 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Edited January 13, 20224 yr by ChaoticBeauty
January 13, 20224 yr So Skymaster has been released? Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
January 13, 20224 yr 9 minutes ago, sd_flyer said: So Skymaster has been released? I didn't see it in the Marketplace just a few minutes ago but wondered the same thing.
January 14, 20224 yr That first screenshot of Moraine Lake (one of the most beautiful places in the world I've been to IRL) makes me drool for a higher resolution Canadian Rockies mesh....calling ORBX😉 Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
January 14, 20224 yr 19 minutes ago, regis9 said: That first screenshot of Moraine Lake (one of the most beautiful places in the world I've been to IRL) makes me drool for a higher resolution Canadian Rockies mesh....calling ORBX😉 Canada is one of the many areas of the world that would benefit more from better imagery than a mesh, although mesh wouldn't hurt of course... i910900k, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4 RAM, AW3423DW, Ruddy girt big mug of Yorkshire Tea
January 14, 20224 yr Just started MSFS but I do neither see any new marketplace content nor updates in content manager for those DLC I already own? Phil Leaven i5 10600KF, 32 GB 3200 RAM, ASUS 4070 12GB EVO, Asus ROG Z490-H, 2 WD Black NVME for each Win11 (500GB) and MSFS (1TB), Rolling Cache 16GB, Photogrammetry always OFF, Live Weather and Live Traffic always ON, Res 2560x1440 on 27"
January 14, 20224 yr What Antarctica scenery did he use in his video? It looks amazing! :O. Can't wait for the twotter! Victor Roos
January 14, 20224 yr GOOD: - Several items that were previously marked "NOT PLANNED," such as access to the weather and terrain APIs, are now "UNDER INVESTIGATION." - Live Traffic improvement promised for SU8 BAD - The question of whether cloud layers are now AGL or MSL is "UNDER INVESTIGATION," over a month after the matter was first raised. How hard it it to figure that out, if you have the source code and debugging tools? James David Walley Ryzen 7 7700X, 32 GB, RTX 3080
January 14, 20224 yr I have to say I was excited to see the PC-21 on there until I saw who's made it 😞 Plus finally Carenado get to sell their C337 EXCEPT in one last twist MS don't actually put the changes on the Marketplace - they really can't get a break here.
January 14, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, JDWalley said: The question of whether cloud layers are now AGL or MSL is "UNDER INVESTIGATION," over a month after the matter was first raised. How hard it it to figure that out, if you have the source code and debugging tools? Under Investigation means "Right now we are very busy with the next DLC Jorg instructed us to work on, but we will be looking at this issue intermittently as time permits. Apologies if during this busy time we forget what the actual issue was. In that case please remind us during the next Q&A or send a follow up to zendesk."
January 14, 20224 yr 12 hours ago, scotchegg said: Canada is one of the many areas of the world that would benefit more from better imagery than a mesh, although mesh wouldn't hurt of course... It varies pretty wildly across a country the size of Canada…in this areas of the Rockies I find the ground imagery pretty good for the most part (some missing imagery near Sunshine Village/Meadows) but the Rockies definitely need high resolution mesh to really shine, they are quite rugged in this area. Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
January 15, 20224 yr On 1/14/2022 at 9:19 PM, regis9 said: It varies pretty wildly across a country the size of Canada…in this areas of the Rockies I find the ground imagery pretty good for the most part (some missing imagery near Sunshine Village/Meadows) but the Rockies definitely need high resolution mesh to really shine, they are quite rugged in this area. I think the default Lake Louise, without any 3rd party mesh at all, looks very good in MSFS. And I have been to Lake Louise in real life several times. i5-12400, RTX 3060 Ti, 32 GB RAM
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