June 29, 20232 yr JUNE 29TH, 2023 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is forum user HeKa48. If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below! The team was absolutely thrilled to attend FlightSimExpo 2023 in Houston last weekend! We loved meeting many members of the flight sim community at our booth on the convention floor. Earlier today, we posted a re-cap article where several members of the MSFS team discussed their personal highlights from the event. We also recently updated our Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 FAQ page to include the new information shared by Jorg and Seb during their keynote. Another big highlight for us was Jorg Neumann and Sebastian Wloch delivering a keynote address at the expo on Friday night. During their presentation, Jorg and Seb shared new information regarding Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, including answers to some of the community’s most-asked questions following the teaser trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 11. If you missed it live, you can watch the video on our YouTube channel. Also during their presentation, Jorg announced three new content updates for the current version of Microsoft Flight Simulator. The first of these, Famous Flyer 06: Ford 4-AT Trimotor was released as a surprise drop live during Friday’s keynote. As a special gift to the community, we are pleased to offer this plane free for a one-week period to all players who claim it from the in-sim Marketplace prior to 11:59pm PDT on June 30! The next announcement was City Update 03: Texas. This scenery pack features photogrammetry for several Texas cities and is available now as a free download from the Marketplace. Finally, we will release the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, the next plane in our Local Legends series, tomorrow (June 30). The Stratoliner is a civilian derivative of Boeing’s famous B-17 bomber and was the first airliner in the world to feature a pressurized cabin. We’re sure sim pilots will love flying this vintage bird from the 1940s! – MSFS Team FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version of the Feedback Snapshot. DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version of the Development Roadmap. MARKETPLACE BACKLOG Current Backlog: 362 Total Marketplace submissions are assigned a priority (P1-P4, with P1 being the top priority) based on defined internal processes and metrics. We review and update the priority system regularly to ensure it is best serving both our players and 3rd Party Developers. BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS CONTENT TYPE P1 P2 P3 P4 Total Aircraft 8 3 28 2 41 Mission 0 6 38 0 44 Scenery 0 0 9 25 34 Livery 0 8 28 14 50 Airport 2 2 39 24 67 Other 0 2 19 5 26 Total 10 21 161 70 262 BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS CONTENT TYPE P1 P2 P3 P4 Total Aircraft 2 3 19 1 25 Mission 0 2 0 0 2 Scenery 0 2 0 13 15 Livery 0 2 10 8 20 Airport 0 6 19 12 37 Other 0 1 0 0 1 Total 2 16 48 34 100 SDK UPDATE ASOBO No Update this week. WORKING TITLE / MSFS AVIONICS FRAMEWORK MSFS Avionics Framework Check out MSFS Avionics Source Code Mirror to access the latest Avionics Framework source code. Find documentation about the avionics framework here: MSFS Avionics Frameworks and Instruments. Upcoming framework updates: Adding EFB framework for Boeing aircraft. (SU_13) Adding external flight plan import utility class to the Framework to support SimBrief imports. (SU_13) Adding ability specify whether Meters should be a supported unit in AltitudeSelectManager that allows avionics to not support metric (currently they all do). (SU_13) Improving VOR/LOC intercept behavior by separating the behavior into an intercept behavior and a tracking behavior. (SU_13) Adding AeroMath.DENSITY_SEA_LEVEL_ISA and supporting methods to AeroMath. (SU_13) Adding support for step-climb calculations to framework and Boeing SDK. (SU_13) THIRD PARTY UPDATE As of 06/12, we have now approved 210 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 196 (+1) have released 2,198 products on PC (+49) and 1,911 on Xbox (+56). In total, 3,135products (+4) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 819 products (+6) from 3rd party developers are in production (350 announced, 469 unannounced). In total, over 3,962 3rd party products (+10) have either been released or are in development. Airports: 1,973airports (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1,729 airports (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 1,185 airports (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 121 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced. 123 airports (+3) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 610 aircraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 251 aircraft (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 186 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace. 167 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace. 206 aircraft (-1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 153 aircraft (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 914 scenery packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development. 814 scenery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 337 scenery packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 22 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 78 scenery packs (+1) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production Mission Packs: 184 mission packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development. 159 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 98 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. 25 mission packs (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production. Livery Packs: 248 livery packs (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 158 livery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 153 livery packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced. 89 livery packs (+3) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production. Ships & Watercraft: 33 ships & watercraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 24 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 14 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 ships & watercraft (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 9 ships & watercraft (+0) are not announced, but dev let us know that scenery is in production. PRIDE LIVERIES Fly the Pride flag in Microsoft Flight Simulator! In celebration of Pride Month, check out some of these player-created freeware mods based on the Pride liveries of several real-world airlines! Air Transat Airbus A321 by sandwichwolf Alaska Airlines Airbus A320 by mjv5757 Cape Air Beechcraft Baron G58 by Nitkinthe3rd Cape Air Cessna 414AW Chancellor by H2Air Condor Airbus A32NX by exception247 COMMUNITY FLY-IN July 1 is Canada Day! To celebrate the national holiday of the Great White North, our fly-in this week will be a trip along the St. Lawrence River to the nation’s capital city of Ottawa. We will depart from Quebec City, fly over the famous Château Frontenac hotel then continue on a southwesterly heading towards Montreal to see such landmarks as Olympic Stadium and Habitat 67. Finally, we will head to Ottawa for a full-stop landing after a fly past of Parliament Hill. Event details are available here. All are welcome to participate! COMMUNITY VIDEO If you weren’t able to travel to Houston to attend FlightSimExpo in-person, YouTuber Blu Games has you covered with this video recap of the event. Blu shows what it was like to see all the many vendor booths on the convention floor and also interviews several people from the flight sim community including expo attendees, popular Twitch and YouTube content creators, and even our very own Senior Community Manager Jayne! Check it out! SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: Color Series – Yellow This past week’s Screenshot Challenge was “Lone Star State“! Weekly Screenshot Challenge Winner: HeKa48 (Forum) Screenshot by 2525ARW (Twitter) Screenshot by CpuGeta486 (Twitter) Screenshot by Ikulin09 (Twitter) Screenshot by Johnny_aircargo (Twitter) Screenshot by klrkjp1 (Twitter) Screenshot by KotetuP (Twitter) Screenshot by Mifaman701 (Forum) Screenshot by ninwo_ninnin222 (Twitter) Screenshot by pommes_l (Twitter) Screenshot by ukaka5656 (Twitter) NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – July 6th, 2023 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Edited June 29, 20232 yr by David Mills Processor: Intel i9-13900KF 5.8GHz 24-Core, Graphics Processor: Nvidia RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6, System Memory: 64GB High Performance DDR5 SDRAM 5600MHz, Operating System: Windows 11 Home Edition, Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX, LGA 1700, CPU Cooling: Corsair H100i Elite 240mm Liquid Cooling, RGB and LCD Display, Chassis Fans: Corsair Low Decibel, Addressable RGB Fans, Power Supply: Corsair HX1000i Fully Modular Ultra-Low-Noise Platinum ATX 1000 Watt, Primary Storage: 2TB Samsung Gen 4 NVMe SSD, Secondary Storage: 1TB Samsung Gen 4 NVMe SSD, VR Headset: Meta Quest 2, Primary Display: SONY 4K Bravia 75-inch, 2nd Display: SONY 4K Bravia 43-inch, 3rd Display: Vizio 28-inch, 1920x1080. 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June 30, 20232 yr The 307 sounds interesting…didn’t see that coming. 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
June 30, 20232 yr Commercial Member Thanks @David Mills We can't complain about the news of this last week, which were several and of all kinds. Personally, I feel satisfied with all the good things that are coming, although some options are not to my liking I like to see how the world of Flight Simulator is advancing. Pd: Early July——> Surprise…… interesting 🎁 Edited June 30, 20232 yr by polosim
June 30, 20232 yr Moderator Thanks for the post @David Mills. It’s pined 🌲 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
June 30, 20232 yr Thanks for posting. Always my first check here. But I must have missed something as I miss the list with the actual marketplace additions and updates. I remember that I haven’t seen this for a while here. Did Microsoft cease to provide that level of detail in their developer updates? Or again is it just me? EDIT ok, looked at the official developer’s update at https://www.flightsimulator.com/june-29th-2023-development-update/ and yes, 160 (!) new products + 15 updated ones would be a too long list here… Edited June 30, 20232 yr by DAD 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"
June 30, 20232 yr I will be interested in taking a look at the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, as I don't have anything like that in my hangar. I was nearly tempted by the PMDG DC-6, but not quite. I know this will be good value for a medium fidelity plane (that is my expectation), but for me, I hope the sounds are right, as they are a big part of the immersion on aircraft like this. Those Wright Cyclones simply have to sound right! Edited June 30, 20232 yr by bobcat999 Rob (but call me Bob or Rob, I don't mind). I like to trick airline passengers into thinking I have my own swimming pool in my back yard by painting a large blue rectangle on my patio. Intel 14900K in a Z790 motherboard with water cooling, RTX 4080, 32 GB 6000 CL30 DDR5 RAM, W11 and MSFS on Samsung 980 Pro NVME SSD's. Core Isolation Off, Game Mode Off.
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