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WU16 new water masks : where?

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Seems to be a widespread thing, affecting even other countries' water masks (e.g. Australia / Japan).

Hop on over and vote:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/missing-water-masks-after-wu16/628180

Edited by scotchegg
Forgot the possessive apostrophe on the plural noun.

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Just did the update... one of my favorites was the NW corner of Andros Island (Bahamas). The coral there was nothing short of SPECTACULAR!  It's all gone. 😔 

This has to have been a conscious decision to proceed with the release without the water masks. But OMG, the wrong decision IMHO. The MSFS Product Msnager needs to polish his resumé. This update is a sick joke.

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2 hours ago, odourboy said:

This has to have been a conscious decision to proceed with the release without the water masks

It's probably a mistake/error, not intentional considering how wide spread it is.

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5 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

It's probably a mistake/error, not intentional considering how wide spread it is.

That's why I figure it was a conscious 'marketing' decision. There's simply no way this went out with nobody noticing all the water masks were broken. I agree it was not intentionally turned off, but I believe it had to be intentionally released despite the state it's in.

 

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2 hours ago, odourboy said:

That's why I figure it was a conscious 'marketing' decision. There's simply no way this went out with nobody noticing all the water masks were broken. I agree it was not intentionally turned off, but I believe it had to be intentionally released despite the state it's in.

 

What would be the marketing benefit of that?

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Voted just in time, now the MSFS forum is down.

 

Seems up again.

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Still downloading at pathetic speed (1-2 Mbps)...

Water masks only in the trailer...

Forum down for hours, probably for a flood of complaints...

Errors in the release notes...

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45 minutes ago, scotchegg said:

What would be the marketing benefit of that?

Apparently they were committed to keep their deadline for the WU16 release.

But obviously that was a very poor decision.

To release an update for a region that is famous for its corals, reefs and tropical waters and then break the water masks altogether is just absurd.

And I relate to what was said somewhere else: I couldn't care less for some tiny custom buildings in remote places I will most probably never see from the air (unless I make a specific scenic tour - but I would only do that once). What I do always see from the air when flying around the Caribbean is water. A lot of water that now looks totally dull. The water is what should look appealing when flying around a region like the Caribbean. That is what they sould have focused on.

 

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Hi, everyone,

Obviously, there is a big difference between what Asobo announced with the video and the reality of the update.

Regards.

 

 

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If you bring this up in the official forum, be careful not to be flagged out by the community.... 🤣🤣

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At least Saint Barthélemy have new water mask. There are hundreds of sunken boats and ships around the island.

4 hours ago, MarcG said:

The Quality Control department earning their stripes again 🤣 can only laugh now, I'm beyond trying to understand how the hell their internal testing procedures are supposed to work...

What internal testing?  If there is a department doing this, I am surprised by the amount they don't see.  With this and the slow download speeds, I can only shake my head. 

I will comfort myself by reading that wonderful technical report they released on slow download speeds a few weeks ago, explaining why it happened the last time, and how it wouldn't happen again. :unsure:

Trust level, -20 at the moment.

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Hmm, how is TNCM and TJSJ looking? wondering if it is worth 12GB of download for me since this is the areas I fly the most..

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