January 16th, 2025 MSFS Development Update

[Funky D]

January 16th, 2025 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft/Asobo are back to their regular development updates with a 2024 bug list and 2020/2024 wishlist included.

They've confirmed (again) that there will be 2024 beta testing available for all platforms starting with SU1. Only 2 of the top 10 bugs are still under investigation, others are planned for SU1/SU2 or partially fixed.

[Krakin]

I'm really glad to see that they've figured out the Vram bug relatively quickly. SU2 can't get here soon enough!

[JonathanC]

Is the inibuilds freeze on flight end bug fixed? They say they can’t repro since December .. I haven’t tried in ages and am away from computer. Is it working for you guys? 

[regis9]

I flew the A330 last night and the bug is still there.  I was quite surprised to see them say they couldn’t reproduce it.

[Lotharen]

5 minutes ago, regis9 said:

I flew the A330 last night and the bug is still there.  I was quite surprised to see them say they couldn’t reproduce it.

Yeah, its the same for me as well. Every time I fly them and end flight it hangs and I have to force shut down the sim.

[tyrodes]

7 minutes ago, regis9 said:

I flew the A330 last night and the bug is still there.  I was quite surprised to see them say they couldn’t reproduce it.

Maybe it has something to do with the simbrief flight plan integration within the FMS.  Not in their scope?

[fppilot]

Stunned in regard to current issues and lack of SDK help to accomplished 3rd party developers. Where are their resources aimed?  MSFS 2028?

[Los]

List seems rather anemic with too much “under investigation” and some fixes set for SU2, which is a bit off putting, since we don’t know when SU1 will be…

I was hoping for more, sooner.

[fppilot]

5 minutes ago, Los said:

List seems rather anemic with too much “under investigation” and some fixes set for SU2, which is a bit off putting, since we don’t know when SU1 will be…

I was hoping for more, sooner.

Holiday vacations?

[sd_flyer]

At least we can poke 2024 beta

[Funky D]

Someone created a video for the workaround to the inibuilds freezes to walk through what was posted in the thread on the MSFS forums:

 

[Aviator_2024]

Main problems like VRAM Performance problems are planned for SU2 which is god know when and LOD problems are still under investigation?! Main two problems for FS2024. I am not touching this sim for a long the as it seems it will take long time to fix things and I am glad developers went back to 2020. 

[Aviator_2024]

Exactly my point. I am glad developers went back to 2020. It will take awhile for 2024 to be flyable 

[MrFuzzy]

LOL, AVSim is known for its negativity but the users' reactions to this dev blog are so tame in comparison with the censored official forum outrage:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/january-16-2025-development-update-blog-discussion/698449

[ndts]

At least letting people beta test updates for free will be an improvement, since Asobo charged people $60-200 to beta test FS2024.

I do find it entertaining that one of the reasons Asobo gave for "everything has to be streamed" was "we can push patches faster", when at least a couple of the aircraft (the Albatross and C-17) have had fixes waiting to be pushed since some time before Christmas.