New Beta Update coming November 17th, 2022

[Dillon 2,208]

13 hours ago, Alvega said:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/new-beta-update-coming-november-17th-2022/557908

The new preview update will primarily address issues with online stability, crashes, and the Airbus A310. Full release notes will be provided at release.

 

I just thought about this.  If Asobo isn't specifically stating their going to address issues like CTD's, ATC and AI we might be getting out hopes up prematurely.😳  I remember in the past when issues weren't fixed some chimed in here stating, "They never said they'll fix that...".  I was hopefully until I had time to fully process what's happening here.  I'll join the beta team and give feedback that hopefully makes a difference.  I suggest others do the same or we're stuck with the many problems of this update until February 2023 at the soonest.🥴

[wim123 765]

1 hour ago, marcg11 said:

I am hoping this update brings back the performance of SU10 (although not specifically mentioned).    This is the worst update since SU5 performance wise for me - stutters all over the place with no changes whatsoever.....

probably an issue at your side, i dont see many people having that, outside the 310.(and the cause is known for that one)

[styckx 1,872]

I want old photogrammetry back. One of the most glaring and ugly examples is flying over London City and watch the city have a "popcorn" effect as you fly over with 3D buildings sort of morphing into full scale and textures.  

[FS++ 715]

5 hours ago, level7 said:

There's also the one where application also doesn't exit properly and needs to be closed from the Task Manager 😥

Unless you're running Vanilla MSFS, every add-on you add to \Community\ folder could potentially be causing the issue not just the main sim.

[Micko 89]

It's obviously very common practice to put the blame on MS / Asobo exclusively. I had to use the task manager to shut down MSFS only once since day 1.

Cheers

Mick

[guibru 477]

12 minutes ago, Micko said:

Il est évidemment très courant de blâmer exclusivement MS / Asobo. J’ai dû utiliser le gestionnaire de tâches pour arrêter MSFS une seule fois depuis le jour 1.

À votre santé

Mick

Right, I’ve only had two CDTs since the release of MSFS the first to its release (August 2020) and the second a few days ago during a "lost connection" to repetition.

[regis9 4,051]

48 minutes ago, Dillon said:

I just thought about this.  If Asobo isn't specifically stating their going to address issues like CTD's, ATC and AI we might be getting out hopes up prematurely.😳

I think this is definitely the case.  I expect a beta patch this early is just basically a hotfix for a few things that were easy fixes.  I’d be surprised (though happily so) if it covered a longer list of things like AI and ATC.

[bobcat999 8,542]

Just getting the stage one update on the way into MSFS.  386.5MB  Here we go!  Good luck everyone!  

EDIT:  Quite a slow download at the moment.

[badgenes 125]

4 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

Just getting the stage one update on the way into MSFS.  386.5MB  Here we go!  Good luck everyone!  

EDIT:  Quite a slow download at the moment.

Did you get the update notification in the Xbox app or after starting MSFS?

[Zangoose 1,649]

Change Log: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/beta-update-1-29-29-0-nov-17th-2022/558006

[sonny147 591]

yes, i did Xbox app then a little 9.5 mb in game 

[sonny147 591]

nothing to get excited about, something in there for 310 dudes 

[Alvega 2,127]

Perhaps this fixes the AI not landing when using injectors, let's see:

• Improved intercept calculation methodology on all SIDs/STARs

Edited November 17, 2022 by Alvega

[bobcat999 8,542]

Complete list: -

RELEASE NOTES 1.29.29.0
If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior.
If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title.

General Bug Fixes
Several crashes have been fixed across the title
Fixed potential crash when requesting missing or malformed Waypoint / VOR / NDB
CABRI G2 occluder has been improved to match the cockpit

Airbus 310-300
Textures
Parking Brake spelling fixed Some low-res textures improved on Base version 
EFB - Added automatic METAR lookup based on To/From Airports
EFB - Auto-populate Wind, Temperature, Runway Condition and QNH from the METAR
EFB - Added manual METAR Search
EFB - Added ability to enter numbers on flight planning page, as well as sliders for PAX, cargo and fuel (Click the text)
EFB - Removed sound volume sliders
IFE - Fixed erroneous ETA to destination

Sounds
Master audio control is now through in-game settings
Fixes to volume levels
Fixed AI A310 volume levels being too loud
Fixed AI A310 rolloff distance being too great
Fixed directionality of APU noise
Fixed audio at rear of cabin being too quiet
Tweaks to interior attenuation
Tweaks to engine sounds
Tweaks to engine/apu start sounds and their event cues
Tweaks to brake fan and packs system sounds
Adjustments to ground rolling audio

Tooltips
Hard coded aircraft type for external applications that were showing TT:
Fixed spelling error in trivia text
Chronometer tooltip fixed
ND Brightness tooltip fixed
Switches
WX radar switch fixed

Cameras
Fixed Showcase QuickView4 under belly camera

ATC
Updated default livery ATC callsigns

Lighting
Cockpit lights toggled with L key bind
Control Keybinds
AP commands can now be bound to default key commands

FMC/FMS
Xbox fixed need to press A twice to enter characters on the MCDU
Improved intercept calculation methodology on all SIDs/STARs
FO VOR gauge animation fixed
FMS Cruise Temp can now be edited
Numerous FMS crashes fixed

Dev Mode
When enabling Dev Mode, a pop-up may appear which causes the sim to stop accepting input. Closing and relaunching the sim will cause it to accept input and the pop-up can be dismissed. This only occurs the first time Dev Mode is enabled.

SDK
IMPORTANT: From SU11 onwards, we added some restriction on allowed files in an Asset Group of type SimObject (aircraft), see https://docs.flightsimulator.com/html/Content_Configuration/SimObjects/SimObjects.htmstructure 2 for more info on what files are allowed or not.

Please note that despite what the doc is saying you don’t have to manually edit the definition files to reference extra files that you want to put in your simobject asset groups (the doc will be updated for official release).
(Systems) Fixed two SimProp Enums (AIType and AssistanceItemID)
(DevMode) Fixed the Wasm Debug window so that it does not provide wrong & irrelevant information for encrypted modules
(SimConnect) GetLastSentPacketId can now be used in SimConnect C# API

[Alvega 2,127]

21 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

Complete list: -

Sorry, my bad. Ignore. 

Edited November 17, 2022 by Alvega