MAY 5TH, 2022 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Screenshot by Speedbrake22 (Forum)

Thank you for providing feedback since the release of Sim Update 9! At this time, we are hard at work on a patch that will fix some of the emerging issues we have seen this past week. We are excited to share more details and patch notes soon. We thank you for your patience and help to improve the sim with us every step of the way.

MSFS Team

DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

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FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT

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SDK Update

Roadmap:

• Sim Update 10:
  • Terrain & Weather APIs.
  • Aircraft Editor V2.
  • Game rendered in a window in the DevMode.

General:

• The team is actively working on several issues & crashes reported after Sim Update 9’s launch.
• We are working on our samples, listing them and evaluating which ones can be improved, revamped, and which new samples should be added to the SDK. If you have an idea what could be improved, please let us know on DevSupport!

DevMode:

• We reworked the windows opacity system to make it simpler & more consistent.
• We fixed an issue on the console that caused items to overlap when the window was resized.
• Visual Effects Editor:
  • We took some time to clean the code – no new features should be expected on this editor in the short term.
• Scenery Editor:
  • We fixed the SimObjects incorrect scale that was reported on DevSupport.
  • We removed useless text in the scenery object properties window.
  • We fixed an issue where airports did not load when they were close to an independent projected mesh.
• WASM:
  • We integrated our new Visual Studio WASM Debugger Extension to the SDK distribution.
• SimConnect:
  • We fixed the SimObject data request creation process.

 

THIRD PARTY UPDATE

• As of 04/30, we have now approved 251 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 147 (+1) have released 1,079 products on PC (+10) and 794 on Xbox (+15).
• In total, 2,095 products (+19) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 549 products (+5) from 3rd party developers are in production (291 announced, 258 unannounced). In total, over 2,644 3rd party products (+24) have either been released or are in development.
• Airports:
  • 1,484 airports (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 1,259 airports (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 722 airports (+4) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 116 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced.
    • 109 airports (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
• Aircraft:
  • 366 aircraft (+7) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 128 aircraft (+4) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 88 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
    • 65 aircraft (+6) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
    • 159 aircraft (+1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
    • 79 aircraft (+2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
• Scenery:
  • 708 scenery packs (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 627 scenery packs (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 156 scenery packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 16 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
    • 65 scenery packs (+2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
• Mission Packs:
  • 86 mission packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 81 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 19 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
    • 5 mission packs (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.

 

MARKETPLACE UPDATE

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There are 38 new and 23 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT.

38 NEW PRODUCTS: 21 ON PC, 17 ON XBOX
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23 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 23 ON PC, 11 ON XBOX
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TWITCH UPDATE

We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! This Friday will have the group participating in some backcountry flying over the Northern wilderness of Alaska and Yukon. Hop in your favorite bush plane and join the group for what should be a very scenic flight! Click here for flight details. All are welcome to join!

 

COMMUNITY VIDEO

Many Microsoft Flight Simulator players fly using only a humble Xbox controller. For a more realistic experience, other players invest in input devices like flight sticks, yokes, rudder pedals, throttle quadrants, and eye trackers. Then there are a small number of players who seek the absolute most lifelike experience of all in their flight simulator: the home cockpit builders. YouTuber FlyWithRookie recently posted a video of his 737 simulator, and it’s one of the most impressive home cockpit builds we’ve seen yet. Check it out!

 

SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE

You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post ! This week’s screenshot challenge: Above the Clouds

This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “Ground Equipment”. Here are our runner ups this week:

Screenshot by HeKa48 (Forum)

Screenshot by FireKill213 (Forum)

Screenshot by tsujiKa_air (Twitter)

Screenshot by digital896 (Forum)

Screenshot by pommes_l (Twitter)

Screenshot by HolmesCZ6127 (Forum)

Screenshot by NB2378500 (Forum)

Screenshot by jienbacktory2 (Twitter)

Screenshot by MrCombatAce (Forum)

Screenshot by btdc00 (Forum)

NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – May 12th, 2022

Sincerely,

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Edited May 5, 20224 yr by ChaoticBeauty

Let's plant a 🌲

I'm sure everyone's glad they can now download the Captain Sim 130 from the Marketplace.😉

So two world updates back to back or probably a typo?…

I’d like to understand how the he’ll are they claiming the mouse and control freeze issue is “fixed”. I still can’t taxi around airports and on around with out getting all the controls stuck until I release the mouse button and move them controls again for to have them unfrozen.

 

How does something so simple go unnoticed?  

I cannot for the life of me understand why they have allowed that Captain Sim trash in the Market Place.

1 hour ago, Car147 said:

I cannot for the life of me understand why they have allowed that Captain Sim trash in the Market Place.

 

My guess.......................................... money.

 

Is the 777 the one without a flight model? I just saw it. Didn't see the one without a cockpit yet. But if I find one without wings, I'm buying it!

Can't wait for the Hotfix. Hopefully they are able to fix the performance related issues. 

3 hours ago, 109Sqn said:

Let's plant a 🌲

I'm sure everyone's glad they can now download the Captain Sim 130 from the Marketplace.😉

Agree, I’m a little late to 🌲🌲 it. 😂😂

2 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

Is the 777 the one without a flight model? I just saw it. Didn't see the one without a cockpit yet. But if I find one without wings, I'm buying it!

I heard Captain Sim is working on an aircraft that has neither interior nor exterior. Quite appropriately, it can only be purchased with Bitcoin.

Good to know they're working on a patch, the VR Toolbar Window bug is the only major gripe I have (and it's a big one), so if that isn't fixed I'll be incredibly peed off.

1 hour ago, MarcG said:

Good to know they're working on a patch, the VR Toolbar Window bug is the only major gripe I have (and it's a big one), so if that isn't fixed I'll be incredibly peed off.

Don't worry, they have an entire dedicated team for VR. Any day now we'll gasp at the fruits of their labor 🤐

6 hours ago, David Mills said:

I heard Captain Sim is working on an aircraft that has neither interior nor exterior. Quite appropriately, it can only be purchased with Bitcoin.

 

Almost blew my coffee on the screen. 😂

 

What happened to them? They used to make really nice stuff, I bought several modules and really enjoyed them. Now they're just a bad joke.

3 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

 

Almost blew my coffee on the screen. 😂

 

What happened to them? They used to make really nice stuff, I bought several modules and really enjoyed them. Now they're just a bad joke.

They are now CaptainSim in name only.  I don't know the detail, but I believe someone else bought the company name and all of the old models, while most, if not all of the old staff have left, so they have no capability for developing new virtual cockpits etc. 

They simply have the capability to 'convert' some of the older files from FSX / P3D etc., to fit into MSFS, and play with the config files.

As long as they make this clear, I really don't care, as nothing they produce now appeals to me.

I had loads of the older stuff for FSX.  I loved the B737 and B707 in particular, and I was always a sucker for when they had a sale on, but those days are long behind us unfortunately.

6 hours ago, bobcat999 said:

They are now CaptainSim in name only.  I don't know the detail, but I believe someone else bought the company name and all of the old models, while most, if not all of the old staff have left, so they have no capability for developing new virtual cockpits etc. 

They simply have the capability to 'convert' some of the older files from FSX / P3D etc., to fit into MSFS, and play with the config files.

As long as they make this clear, I really don't care, as nothing they produce now appeals to me.

I had loads of the older stuff for FSX.  I loved the B737 and B707 in particular, and I was always a sucker for when they had a sale on, but those days are long behind us unfortunately.

 

I thought their old C-130 was excellent with all the variations and a really nice cockpit. 

 

Now... yech! 😒

19 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

Is the 777 the one without a flight model? I just saw it. Didn't see the one without a cockpit yet. But if I find one without wings, I'm buying it!

I am seriously waiting for the Captain to release a stealth fighter with only three wheels and a ladder showing. How much stealthier could that get. I really cannot see why there is a market for aircraft of their quality. The C130 should have been released on April Fools day.

Regards and good luck finding controls and textures in the upcoming CS stealth fighter LOL

Tony