13 hours ago, Wise87 said:

Anyone else sitting at 6% loading language since this update? Before my sim would boot right up after I did the time sync. Now I spend the majority of my time 6%. 

Yes I absolutely am, although I'm stuck at 5% Loading Language.
Prior to the patch my sim would start and I'd be at the main menu in 2 minutes or less every single time.
Now it sits there stuck on 5% Loading language for 5-6 minutes doing nothing.
I have found a workaround though, when it gets stuck at 5% I just kill the sim in task manager and then restart it. After clicking continue on the popup it goes straight into activating VFS packages and the sim loads in a normal time. But I now have to go through this charade every time I start the sim.

Also noticed since the patch I'm getting horribly mushed blurry textures on my landing runway on short final. Never had that before until the patch. And last night for the first time I got the awful FPS/VRAM bug on rollout where my FPS dropped to single digits and I had a slideshow.
This patch has been an unmitigated disaster for me personally.

2 hours ago, Dreamflight767 said:

It’s not about being scared.  It’s about dependability.  With as scarce time as I have, I don’t want to get set for a flight only to run into issues.  That’s simply not fun, enjoyable, or good use of time regardless of how “much more” realistic it feels/appears.

Totally on point - there is nothing worse then having a good flight get ruined by something game wise out of your control.   Since the last set of updates 2020 is that for me 99.99% of the time.   Every time I load up 2024 and just sit on the runway it feels like any flight isnt going to be that way for me right now.   Hopefully mid next year that will get that way - but it certainly doesnt seem that way right now for me in 2024

The traffic injection is still a joke. I have planes flying around like a beehive when I load at an airport. No rhyme or reason to their placement. 

7 minutes ago, styckx said:

The traffic injection is still a joke. I have planes flying around like a beehive when I load at an airport. No rhyme or reason to their placement. 

I held off buying BATC or FSHUD until 2024 was released to see what default traffic was like.

I needn't have waited 😉

3 hours ago, Dreamflight767 said:

It’s about dependability.

(Personal) computers are *not* dependable, neither is anything running on them. HPE servers are dependable, as well as any kind of certified software running on them. Get the difference?

Mentioning word dependability in conjunction with MSFS 202x, is just amusing.

Edited December 12, 20241 yr by Simon_C

2 hours ago, Cognita said:

I can, it takes about 2 to 2 and a half days to reinstall that monster and associated programs. I kind of dread going through that again that's all. One very nice thing about 2024 is its small footprint.

It's a small footprint on your PC but it's a big one on internet traffic since content needs to be streamed again and again and again....

Glitch in the forum: Double post

Edited December 12, 20241 yr by Lange_666

8 minutes ago, Lange_666 said:

It's a small footprint on your PC but it's a big one on internet traffic since content needs to be streamed again and again and again....

Yeah. And people think streaming movies is more environment friendly than buying them on a disc...

On 12/11/2024 at 10:12 PM, EGLD said:

what an odd conclusion to draw

i would recommend everyone try XPlane though if you haven't, we are lucky to have XPlane and MSFS, they are both amazing 👍

 

It's not a "conclusion", it's sarcasm.

And yeah, I'm a fan of X-Plane, too.

I'm beginning to wonder what I have gained by spending £120 on 2024? The nice rocks aren't enough to compensate for the downsides?

Edited December 13, 20241 yr by jarmstro

23 minutes ago, jarmstro said:

I'm beginning to wonder what I have gained by spending £120 on 2024? The nice rocks aren't enough to compensate for the downsides?

If that is your only take from it then, no, it isn't for you. Maybe you can still get a refund. 

22 minutes ago, jarmstro said:

I'm beginning to wonder what I have gained by spending £120 on 2024? The nice rocks aren't enough to compensate for the downsides?

Really...?

The general improvements to the flight model alone are worth it. 

And there are a host of other flight sim-specific improvements as well.

YES - it's buggy as heck and not ready for Serious Simmers!!!

And neither was v2020 when it was at this stage of release, either.

No reason to abandon v2020 (or X-Plane, or P3D) if what you want isn't (yet) reliable in v2024.

I'm having a great time in all 3 lately, TBH.

Well, not v2020 since I ditched it already 😉

50 minutes ago, jarmstro said:

The nice rocks aren't enough to compensate for the downsides?

that's not fair! let's not forget the deer, giraffes, rhinos, kangaroos - all tied to actual migration patterns. do you have that in xplane?

1 hour ago, jarmstro said:

I'm beginning to wonder what I have gained by spending £120 on 2024? The nice rocks aren't enough to compensate for the downsides?

I gained enjoyment elsewhere 😄 I've put this mess of a title down until MS/Asobo get a grip on this blatant Beta Product.