November 16, 20232 yr NOVEMBER 16TH, 2023 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Twitter/X user ukaka5656! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below! We released a new pre-release test build (1.35.15.0) for the Sim Update 14 beta on Monday. You can read the release notes on our forums here. If you would like to enroll in the beta test (available for PC/MS Store, PC/Steam, and Xbox Series X|S), you can find instructions here. Earlier today, we released an update (available from Content Manager) for Famous Flyer 7: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2. You can read the release notes here. Our next Developer Livestream is scheduled for Wednesday, November 29 at 10:30am Pacific Standard Time (1830 UTC) on our official Twitch channel. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions in advance! We are currently reviewing all your submissions and tabulating the most commonly-asked questions. While our panel will only be addressing serious questions during the livestream, we appreciated some of your more humorous submissions! There was one question in particular that we wanted to answer early. To the person who asked us to state the airspeed velocity of an unladen Cessna: according to the Pilot’s Operating Handbook, the Cessna 172 has a never exceed speed of 163 knots, a cruise speed of 122 knots, and a maneuvering speed of 90 knots (at 1900 lbs gross weight). We hope this adequately answers your question! Please note that there will not be a Marketplace update next week (Thursday, November 23). This date is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, so most of the team will be out of office spending time with their families. The next Marketplace update will be on Thursday, November 30. – 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 UPDATE Click here for the web-friendly version of the Marketplace Update. There are 104 new and 38 updated products in today’s Marketplace Update. MARKETPLACE BACKLOG Current Backlog: 357 Total BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS Testing Status Content Type Initial Processing and Validation by MS Testing in Progress by MS Testing in Progress by 3P Total Aircraft 34 4 25 63 Mission 0 4 42 46 Scenery 6 6 46 58 Livery 6 2 18 26 Airport 6 5 22 33 Other 19 1 21 41 Total 71 22 174 267 BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS Testing Status Content Type Initial Processing and Validation by MS Testing in Progress by MS Testing in Progress by 3P Total Aircraft 4 4 15 23 Mission 0 0 0 0 Scenery 6 2 3 11 Livery 0 2 16 18 Airport 4 12 9 25 Other 4 2 7 13 Total 18 22 50 90 SDK UPDATE ASOBO No Update this week. WORKING TITLE / MSFS AVIONICS FRAMEWORK MSFS Avionics Framework Check out https://github.com/microsoft/msfs-avionics-mirror to access the latest Avionics Framework source code. Find the latest documentation about the avionics framework here. Upcoming framework updates: Improving performance of some framework and avionics simvar/data calls to decrease frametime particularly on Xbox systems. (SU_14) Adding support for separate/indexed VNAV Computers to support aircraft with multiple GPSS/LNAV systems. (SU_15) Improving framework support for timers, including flight timers, by implementing new FlightTimerController and FlightTimerUtils classes, as well as adding support for timer IDs to enable multiple timers to share the same framework. (SU_15) Improving framework autopilot by always clamping the target pitch value (even when calling from K Events) and adding an option to always quantize the target pitch value (event when called from an INC/DEC K event). (SU_15) Expanding framework HardwareControlLists to support auto-scrolling to the most recently added list item. (SU_15) THIRD PARTY UPDATES As of 11/12, we have now approved 240 (+00) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 206 (+0) have released 2,874 products on PC (+45) and 2,587 on Xbox (+46). In total, 3,792 products (+28) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 828 products (+45) from 3rd party developers are in production (353 announced, 475 unannounced). In total, over 4,630 3rd party products (+83) have either been released or are in development. Airports: 2,195 airports (+7) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1,977 airports (+10) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 1,457 airports (+18) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 116 airports (-2) beyond the released airports have been announced. 102 airports (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 774 aircraft (+55) are either released or are in various stages of development. 315 aircraft (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 241 aircraft (+5) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace. 224 aircraft (+10) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace. 216 aircraft (-3) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 233 aircraft (+43) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 1,032 scenery packs (+14) are either released or are in various stages of development. 985 scenery packs (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 538 scenery packs (+4) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 20 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 27 scenery packs (+9) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production Mission Packs: 232 mission packs (+6) are either released or are in various stages of development. 200 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 139 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. 32 mission packs (+5) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production. Livery Packs: 359 livery packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development. 288 livery packs (+7) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 280 livery packs (+6) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced. 70 livery packs (-6) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production. Ships & Watercraft: 38 ships & watercraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 27 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 21 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 ships & watercraft (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 11 ships & watercraft (+0) are not announced, but dev let us know that scenery is in production COMMUNITY FLY-IN FRIDAY Last week, we released World Update XV: Nordics & Greenland! There’s just so much to see in this new update that we’re flying not one but two different flight plans this week! Participants will have their choice of either a flight in Iceland OR a flight in Sweden and Norway. Both options feature stunningly beautiful natural scenery, bespoke airports, and new hand-crafted points of interest. There’s no wrong decision here; both flight plans are great! You can even fly one route during the livestream and then fly the other one at another time of your convenience. Regardless of which flight plan you choose, be sure to download the free World Update XV from the in-sim Marketplace! Event details are available here. All are welcome to participate! TUBELINER TUESDAY Following on from the Nordic themed Community Fly-In Friday stream, Chewwy94 will return with another episode of Tubeliner Tuesday! Departing Ivalo Airport (EFIV) in Finland, and heading westbound to Leknes Airport (ENLK) in Norway, don’t forget to bring your woolly hat and gloves! Chewwy will be flying this flight in the Cessna Citation Longitude on the VATSIM Multiplayer Network. Event details are available here. Feel free to follow the flight on our Twitch channel! COMMUNITY VIDEO Have you ever wanted to know how pilots conduct a walkaround before flight? Well 320 Sim Pilot has just the video! Having recently switched from flying the Airbus A320 fleet to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 320 Sim Pilot goes through the process of ensuring your aircraft is fit to fly by performing an external visual inspection. We’d like to congratulate 320 Sim Pilot on their new type rating and hope they enjoy flying the Dreamliner! SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can submit your screenshot via X/Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: How Low Can You Go? This past week’s Screenshot Challenge was Nordics & Greenland Weekly Screenshot Challenge Winner: ukaka5656 (Twitter) Screenshot by 2525ARW (Twitter) Screenshot by Daisuke12J (Twitter) Screenshot by Johnny_aircargo (Twitter) Screenshot by pommes_l (Twitter) Screenshot by dccp38 (Forums) Screenshot by HeKa48 (Forums) Screenshot by Lwsail (Forums) Screenshot by Parorng (Forums) Screenshot by sidthekid871397 (Forums) Screenshot by WombiiActual (Forums) NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – November 23rd, 2023 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Edited November 16, 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. Controller: Xbox Controller attached to PC via USB.
November 16, 20232 yr A320N and SR22T wishlist sections now say they're aiming for the 'next flighting update' instead of just 'upcoming'. If they keep up the pattern of the last 3 beta updates, then that would be Monday. Edited November 16, 20232 yr by Tuskin38
November 17, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Tuskin38 said: A320N and SR22T wishlist sections now say they're aiming for the 'next flighting update' instead of just 'upcoming'. If they keep up the pattern of the last 3 beta updates, then that would be Monday. Sorry but you will get the SR22 to test but not the Inibuilds A320N in beta. Edited November 17, 20232 yr by JBDB-MD80
November 17, 20232 yr 57 minutes ago, JBDB-MD80 said: Sorry but you will get the SR22 to test but not the Inibuilds A320N in beta. The Dev Update in this thread says otherwise. Edited November 17, 20232 yr by Tuskin38
November 17, 20232 yr Dec 5th looks like its gonna be a good day! Ron Hamilton "95% is half the truth, but most of it is lies, but if you read half of what is written, you'll be okay." __ Honey Boo Boo's Mom
November 17, 20232 yr 37 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said: The Dev Update in this thread says otherwise. Inibuilds discord says no. Its just on the wish list and nothing about beta. Edited November 17, 20232 yr by JBDB-MD80
November 17, 20232 yr 29 minutes ago, JBDB-MD80 said: Inibuilds discord says no. Its just on the wish list and nothing about beta. I'm on the inibuilds Discord, they've haven't said anything. Whenever it's brought up they ask people to talk to microsoft about it. Flighting is Microsoft's term for testing phase. it's not a promise it will be in the next beta update, just that they're working to include it. Edited November 17, 20232 yr by Tuskin38
November 17, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said: I'm on the inibuilds Discord, they've haven't said squat except that Microsoft handles everything so talk to them. Flighting is Microsoft's term for testing phase. it's not a promise it will be in the next beta update, just that they're working to include it. Not going to go back and forward with this but yea ok wait for it. I'm not in beta anyways. Edited November 17, 20232 yr by JBDB-MD80
November 17, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, Tuskin38 said: I'm on the inibuilds Discord, they've haven't said anything. Whenever it's brought up they ask people to talk to microsoft about it. Flighting is Microsoft's term for testing phase. it's not a promise it will be in the next beta update, just that they're working to include it. Agreed... iniBuilds certainly have not said the neo will only come with the SU14 release, this is the latest they've said on their discord in the "Aircraft" #discussion channel: Nenu — Yesterday at 16:25Are we going to see previews of the A320neo before SU14?Josh — Yesterday at 16:28I saw in the dev update they would like to try to get it in for a SU14 beta Edited November 17, 20232 yr by lwt1971 Len 1980s: Sublogic FS II on C64 ---> 1990s: Flight Unlimited I/II, MSFS 95/98 ---> 2000s/2010s: FS/X, P3D, XP ---> 2020+: MSFS Current system: i9 13900K, RTX 4090, 64GB DDR5 4800 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD
November 17, 20232 yr 12 hours ago, fakeflyer737 said: Dec 5th looks like its gonna be a good day! The day of curses
November 18, 20232 yr 22 hours ago, JBDB-MD80 said: Not going to go back and forward with this but yea ok wait for it. I'm not in beta anyways. https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/sim-update-14-beta-release-notes-xbox-1-35-17-0-pc-1-35-18-0-november-17-2023/617018 look what added to the Beta today
November 18, 20232 yr On 11/16/2023 at 9:25 PM, JBDB-MD80 said: Sorry but you will get the SR22 to test but not the Inibuilds A320N in beta. welp 5800X3D. 32 GB RAM. 1TB SATA SSD. 3TB HDD. RX 9070XT.
November 18, 20232 yr The use here and and in the flight sim world generally of the term 'Quality of Life' really makes my haemorrhoids twitch. I've been familiar with the expression in the extreme when the 'quality of life' of severely handicapped people or severely brain-damaged babies is being assessed, perhaps with a view to switching off life support or paying large sums in compensation. More generally it describes how people feel about their personal circumstances, their standard of living, health, freedom from danger etc. But to describe user interface improvements, for example one click instead of two, as 'quality of life' improvements, really is self-indulgent and trivialising in the extreme. We should ask the person with Motor Neurone Disease or trying to provide for their family on a semi-flooded island in Bangladesh what they think of the average flight simmer's 'quality of life' for a sense of proportion. Petraeus
November 18, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, Petraeus said: The use here and and in the flight sim world generally of the term 'Quality of Life' really makes my haemorrhoids twitch. I've been familiar with the expression in the extreme when the 'quality of life' of severely handicapped people or severely brain-damaged babies is being assessed, perhaps with a view to switching off life support or paying large sums in compensation. More generally it describes how people feel about their personal circumstances, their standard of living, health, freedom from danger etc. But to describe user interface improvements, for example one click instead of two, as 'quality of life' improvements, really is self-indulgent and trivialising in the extreme. We should ask the person with Motor Neurone Disease or trying to provide for their family on a semi-flooded island in Bangladesh what they think of the average flight simmer's 'quality of life' for a sense of proportion. 🤦♂️I think it's blatantly obvious that the Quality Of Life meaning in software terms is very very different to that used by the medical profession. Pico Neo3 Link VR - Windows 11 64bit, Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Mobo, i7-10700KF CPU, Gigabyte RX 9070 XT OC 16gb (AMD GPU), 32gig Corsair 3600mhz RAM, SSD x2 + M.2 SSD 1tb x1 Saitek X45 HOTAS - Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals - Logitech Flight Yoke - Homemade 3 Button & 8-directional Joystick Box, SNES Controller (used as a Button Box - Additional USB Numpad (used as a Button Box)
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