Bug fixing is good but I am struck by how long it has been since there were new features in the su updates…sigh. How about weather improvements, runway lighting improvements? No? Not until SU1099? And even then maybe because asobo is “still looking into it”? Oh, okay…business as usual. Does anyone here remember the days when SU updates meant significant feature improvements or additions?

What's up with wheels and prop spinning being blurred ??, that's been a issue since release.

4 hours ago, AnkH said:

And again nothing regarding the AI landing gear culling. It is getting slightly annoying

Agree ... now trying X-Plane and having a ball... the ToLiss A320 is amazing!

Jorg has been crystal clear there focus is on bug fixes not new features. I think it’s a subtle way of saying that all new feature development will be for the next iteration of MSFS. So I surmise we should not expect any significant new features for 2024.

Edited September 11Sep 11 by Gulf76

TLOD reduction that was introduced in SU6 should be at the top of the fix list but we all know it wont be.

agree. my wheels are blurred (tho I mostly start & finish in air😁so don't see them at all)

and, out of my mute protest, I will go back to good old reliable wheel crisp clean X-plane

🤣

people are amazing these days

2 hours ago, kurtb said:

chaseplane broken again, reverting

+1

2 hours ago, Gulf76 said:

Jorg has been crystal clear there focus is on bug fixes not new features. I think it’s a subtle way of saying that all new feature development will be for the next iteration of MSFS. So I surmise we should not expect any significant new features for 2024.

After the botched launch (which to their credit they acknowledged), Jorg indicated the first few SU would be about bug fixing. No issues - That was the right call. But after 6 (soon 7) sim updates, I reckon its time to actually start putting some meat on the bone and adding features, improving performance or expanding the sim.

I realize that we may see further features as SU7 progresses, but this initial list is really just.... meh.... Asobo if you're out of ideas about what to do next, go read the wishlist thread on your forums.

2 hours ago, Gulf76 said:

Jorg has been crystal clear there focus is on bug fixes not new features. I think it’s a subtle way of saying that all new feature development will be for the next iteration of MSFS. So I surmise we should not expect any significant new features for 2024.

Landing gear culling is a bug though

6 hours ago, AnkH said:

And again nothing regarding the AI landing gear culling. It is getting slightly annoying @SeedyL ...

And not just that, it's also the visibility of distant aircraft. They don't even need to be that far to completely disappear. If you're on vatsim and a controller asks you to report traffic in sight, you can't, because the sim doesn't even render aircraft that should easily be visible.

2 hours ago, Gulf76 said:

Jorg has been crystal clear there focus is on bug fixes not new features. I think it’s a subtle way of saying that all new feature development will be for the next iteration of MSFS. So I surmise we should not expect any significant new features for 2024.

This makes sense...perhaps there is behind the scenes work for the next version. Though I wonder when that is to be anticipated? Another couple of years? What do you all think?

My guess is the next MSFS will be launched in 2028 alongside the next gen Xbox.

1 hour ago, KL Oo said:

After the botched launch (which to their credit they acknowledged), Jorg indicated the first few SU would be about bug fixing. No issues - That was the right call. But after 6 (soon 7) sim updates, I reckon its time to actually start putting some meat on the bone and adding features, improving performance or expanding the sim.

I realize that we may see further features as SU7 progresses, but this initial list is really just.... meh.... Asobo if you're out of ideas about what to do next, go read the wishlist thread on your forums.

He said that quite sometime ago. Over the past year during interviews and dev streams, the messaging is that they are only focused on bug fixes and improving Career Mode. Plus they are also launching the National Championship Air Races releasing next month. That may not appeal to the hardcore simmer, but it will to a lot of console users. I believe a lot of development will continue around things to engage new gamers to keep growing their market. For example, Stranger Things was a gamble to draw in new gamers and casual players. But for me it was a wasted effort, and I would much rather have seen resources allocated elsewhere.

For the traditional simmer, I hope we get some new features, but I seriously doubt it. They haven’t alluded to any new features in the pipeline. Maybe they are keeping some plans secret, but that seems highly unlikely, especially after seeing what’s in SU7, the most recent interview, and their most recent actions.

They brought back the 2020 feature where you can look at your aircraft from the selections screen.

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/thoughts-on-the-new-look-around-feature/776177

Edited September 12Sep 12 by Tuskin38

18 minutes ago, Gulf76 said:

For the traditional simmer, I hope we get some new features, but I seriously doubt it. They haven’t alluded to any new features in the pipeline. Maybe they are keeping some plans secret, but that seems highly unlikely, especially after seeing what’s in SU7, the most recent interview, and their most recent actions.

I think you're right, the rate of new feature introductions has dramatically slowed and I suspect we're not going to see any significant platform/performance improvements in this iteration of the game. Perhaps 2028 (or whatever comes next) will bring bigger changes.