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  2. David Mills started following April 25, 2024 MSFS Development Update
  3. David Mills
    APRIL 25TH, 2024 – DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Forum user Parorng! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below! Yesterday, our panel of Jorg, Seb, and Martial plus special guests from Working Title and iniBuilds appeared on our latest Developer Livestream. If you missed catching it live on Twitch, you can watch the replay on YouTube here: In addition to answering dozens of questions from the community, some of the other highlights from the broadcast include: Overview from Working Title on the improvements to the G3X avionics coming in Sim Update 15 (SU_15) Presentation from iniBuilds about the Airbus A320neo V2, a free aircraft for all players on all platforms launching alongside SU_15 Announcement of City Update VII: European Cities II which includes updated scenery for: Barcelona Madrid Monte Carlo Nice Porto Stockholm Announcement of Local Legend 16: Short Sc.7 Skyvan (“The Flying Shoebox”) by developer iniBuilds Both City Update VII and Local Legend 16 are targeted for release on May 28. Also announced during the livestream was an update on the Sim Update 15 release date. While we had previously revealed a tentative launch date of April 30, we now think an additional week of development time is necessary. This will be the last Sim Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) prior to the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 later this year (but not the final Sim Update for MSFS2020 ever — SU_16 is planned for early 2025), so the team really wants to make sure SU_15 in an excellent state before we release it. Finally, Jorg also revealed that the licensing agreement for the Top Gun: Maverick DLC is expiring on May 25. What this means is that it will be removed from the Marketplace after that date and players will no longer be able to claim this free expansion. If you have already claimed it from the Marketplace, it is not disappearing and you will still be able to continue using it (including uninstalling and re-installing it from Content Manager). We encourage everyone interested in checking out the Top Gun DLC to download it now before it goes away. In Marketplace news, the team feels like they have the backlog under control and can now begin accepting new developers into the Marketplace. We have a very lengthy list of pending applications and can’t approve all of them at once, so in order to help us prioritize the developers most desired by you, the community, we are asking for your feedback. Please see this thread on our forums where you can share your feedback on which developers you would most like to see added to the Marketplace. – MSFS Team FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version of the Feedback Snapshot. No update this week. SDK UPDATE ASOBO No update this week. WORKING TITLE / MSFS AVIONICS FRAMEWORK No update this week. MARKETPLACE FEATURED RELEASE We are pleased to highlight the PA-38-112 Tomahawk from developer Just Flight, available now for both PC and Xbox! Following on from their popular PA-28R Arrow III, PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV and PA-28-161 Warrior II for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Just Flight’s in-house team has developed this highly detailed simulation of the PA-38-112 Tomahawk following comprehensive, hands-on research with a real-life Tomahawk, G-BNKH, based at Goodwood Aerodrome with SportAir. An already popular aircraft with the community, Just Flight is excited to bring you this incredibly detailed rendition of the Tomahawk into Microsoft Flight Simulator, complete with fully accurate systems functionality, high quality modelling and texturing, realistic wear and tear, a plethora of customisation options and an immersive sound set recorded from the real aircraft. Just Flight continues to raise the bar with their General Aviation aircraft fleet, with this release bringing with it full 8K PBR textures for the interior and exterior and brand new features that have never been seen before in a Just Flight product, such as a fully interactive walkaround mode, allowing you to perform a full pre-flight walkaround. This is an important feature, as component wear and tear is also simulated that is both persistent between flights, and is variable depending on how you fly the aircraft. Are you a pilot that greases every one of your landings on smooth tarmac runways? Then you will have less tyre wear than a pilot that flies off gravel strips and likes a more ‘positive’ touchdown. The Piper PA-38 Tomahawk is a two-seater, piston-engine aircraft equipped with a fixed tricycle landing gear, 112hp four-cylinder engine and a fixed pitch propeller – an ideal aircraft for flight training and touring! Almost 2,500 Tomahawk’s were manufactured between 1978 and 1982 with many still in operation around the world. The aircraft is renowned for its unconventional stall and spin characteristics, which unlike similar aircraft, require pilot skill to recover from. These characteristics are simulated and can now be experienced in Microsoft Flight Simulator. It’s time to take the Tomahawk for a spin! MARKETPLACE RELEASES Click here for the web-friendly version of the Marketplace Update. There are 65 new and 53 updated products in this week’s Marketplace Update. MARKETPLACE BACKLOG Current Backlog: 505 Total BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS Testing Status Content Type In MS Processing In MS Testing In 3P Testing Total Aircraft 13 0 12 25 Mission 51 23 70 144 Scenery 8 4 2 14 Livery 57 0 11 68 Airport 36 12 21 69 Other 16 2 6 24 Total 181 41 122 344 BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS Testing Status Content Type In MS Processing In MS Testing In 3P Testing Total Aircraft 12 3 16 31 Mission 10 2 0 12 Scenery 18 15 1 34 Livery 32 0 4 36 Airport 20 20 8 48 Other 0 0 0 0 Total 92 40 29 161 THIRD PARTY UPDATE As of 04/22, we have now approved 279 (+5) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 224 (+1) have released 3,464 products on PC (+23) and 3,212 on Xbox (+22). In total, 4,359 products (+17) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 850 products (+0) from 3rd party developers are in production (336 announced, 514 unannounced). In total, over 5,208 3rd party products (+16) have either been released or are in development. Airports: 2,406 airports (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 2,186 airports (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 1,665 airports (+19) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 111 airports (-5) beyond the released airports have been announced. 109 airports (-4) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 816 aircraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 388 aircraft (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 310 aircraft (+6) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace. 295 aircraft (+6) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace. 206 aircraft (-1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 222 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 1,135 scenery packs (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1,100 scenery packs (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 665 scenery packs (+6) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 20 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 15 scenery packs (-2) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production. Mission Packs: 366 mission packs (+9) are either released or are in various stages of development. 296 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 235 mission packs (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. 70 mission packs (+8) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production. Livery Packs: 447 livery packs (+4) are either released or are in various stages of development. 362 livery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 353 livery packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced. 84 livery packs (+4) 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 (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 22 ships (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 ships (+0) beyond the released ships have been announced. 11 ships (+0) are not announced, but dev let us know that ships are in production. COMMUNITY FLY-IN FRIDAY The Community Fly-In Friday World Tour continues! This week, the World Tour enters its third continent as we cross the Strait of Gibraltar into Africa! We will depart from Lisbon and fly southbound along the Portuguese coast to Faro, a city rich in history and culture. Next, we head to the famous Rock of Gibraltar for a touch & go landing at LXGB before proceeding across the Mediterranean Sea to Morocco. Our full-stop landing will be at the Moroccan capital city of Rabat. Be sure to install the free World Update VIII: Iberia from the in-sim Marketplace for the best experience during this flight. Event details are available here. All are welcome to participate! COMMUNITY VIDEO April 16th saw the release of Local Legend 15, the Dornier Do 31! Created in collaboration with the team at iniBuilds, this prototype VTOL aircraft requires some patience and practice to master the skills of successful flight. In this week’s Community Video, we’re highlighting the video created by iniBuilds, introducing the aircraft and showcasing how to operate the Do 31 correctly. How many of you have already tried out the brand new Dornier Do 31? SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE This week’s screenshot challenge: Favorite Flier This past week’s Screenshot Challenge was: Earth Day II Weekly Screenshot Challenge Winner: Parorng (Forums) Screenshot by @tsujiKa_air (Twitter) Screenshot by HolmesCZ6127 (Forums) Screenshot by @2525ARW (Twitter) Screenshot by Inf1anEwok (Forums) Screenshot by @pommes_l (Twitter) Screenshot by Inf1anEwok (Twitter) Screenshot by HeKa48 (Forums) Screenshot by Jacobes16 (Forums) Screenshot by @CpuGeta486 (Twitter) Screenshot by Lwsail (Forums) NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – May 2nd, 2024 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team
  4. Midnight Music
    You purchase the new one through Orbx Central, it's free but it is processed that way. You then uninstall the old version and install the new one. Lee
  5. Sonosusto
    They did. Asobo and Working Title improved it.
  6. vbazillio started following What do you guys think of Alienware PCs?
  7. vbazillio
    Bought an Aurora R11 with a 3080 but the small case make it very noisy. It becomes a second PC for MSFS dev and finally, I bought an second pre assembled PC at ly local shop just afterward. So, I wouldn’t recommand as a MSFS user.
  8. Tuskin38
    If you don't want to build one yourself, there might be a local computer place that will build it for you.
  9. SAS274 SAS274 joined the community
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  11. Tuskin38
    It's most likely the Caravan as the scene is labelled as 'Air Ambulance', and well the Caravan livery is done up as an Air Ambulance. If that A330 is not a flyable model, might be AI. I remember several Dev Q&As ago Jorg said they have a bunch of licenced, AI quality aircraft built but they haven't added them because they want liveries for them, they don't want to just add them with blank liveries. The A320Neos in the scene are the Asobo Neo, you can tell because of the white rectangle where the registry number should be.
  12. Fielder
    None of the update news of 2020 or 2024 means much unless MS servers stay online up there in the clouds spinning straw into graphic gold. Yay! Great news! (MS income is rising against all expectations). https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ar-AA1nFC9L
  13. Tuskin38
    Don't bother. They hate the new 787 and 747 for some reason.
  14. Fiorentoni
    I see, I was wrong in that regard, you're right.
  15. Ray Proudfoot
    I’m not interested because I don’t have MSFS. I only entered this debate because of your claim that P2ATC was the only ATC program that could vector aircraft correctly.
  16. jon b
    Oh it’ll be very good in VR, the real aircraft had excellent all round visibility as a design criteria. A friend and I took one on a tour around the southwestern tip of Australia many years ago, it makes for a good sightseeing, touring machine , if a little cramped for 2 and rather slow. We would have taken a PA28 but there were none available at the time, it was still good fun though.
  17. Gregg_Seipp
    I guess, really it comes down to the fact that I don't want to build my own this time so I'm looking for a prebuilt. I want to avoid the build yourself forums.
  18. Maladoror
    Happy yes. I would not of bought an Alienware, my wife bought it for me for Christmas. You can get a similar or less priced prebuilt. Alienware uses proprietary parts and is not friendly when trying to upgrade components. Alienware will also throttle the system to Intel specs where others will go beyond intel specs and increase performance. Of course, with an Alienware you will never have the problem that some 13th and 14th intel CPUs are having problems when running beyond specs.
  19. Tuskin38
    The number I gave came from the dev live stream, I didn't make it up. They said there were around 700 people working on the sim and that around 200 of those are at Asobo, They didn't define what they meant by partners, but I assume it's the third party groups like WorkingTitle, IniBuilds, Gaya etc that develop things that come with the sim updates, the handcrafted airports and landmarks that come with world updates city updates, plus the famous flyers and local legends aircraft.
  20. Fiorentoni
    Please reread my first post you quoted. I was talking about SI and BATC planning to include AI injection and controlling.
  21. Fielder
    The new gpu card is going to help you a whole lot, a new cpu will help even more, if you want to upgrade more. (the new cpu will be much cheaper than the new graphics card). type MSINFO in Windows Search. The default area of that is System Summary which will tell you exactly which motherboard you have. And that motherboard's website will tell you the best new cpu that will work on your motherboard (you might have to flash the bios on your motherboard). Only a few cpus out of many will work with a given motherboard. Pry off the fan from the old cpu with exacto knife blade (just use the blade not the knife), add paste on top of the new cpu after you plug the bottom of new cpu into your motherboard socket. And then screw the fan back on the new cpu. Youtube will show you this actually being done in at least a dozen different videos showing the whole process. The fan mounts are different for Intel and AMD cpus. Your old fan mount will probably work as long as you stick to the same brand of cpu.
  22. Konterhalbe
    What does winter looks like in V2? In V1, there were quite a lot of green edges around the ramp, taxiways and RWY... Also, rabbit approach lights for RWY05 were missing. Have they been added in V2?
  23. Ray Proudfoot
    Why the need to control Ai? They takeoff, fly to their destination and land. If any are in front of you when landing then use AiCompanion to delete them. That’s assuming you use AIG Ai of course.
  24. gearsdown
    - Game Mode , On or off? - Hags, on or off? - Rolling Cache, On or off - and size? - NVIDIA Cache, Normal, 10Gb...more? - NCP settings for FS (and in game) - Empty Nvidia fodlers from Cache - Air Traffic, Ground Traffic etc? - DLSS vs TAA (and how is DLSS 3.7) 😃 Just wanna hear about latest recommendations. Thank you.
  25. tpete61
    Your about to get a multitude of opinions making your choice no easier! I would NEVER ask for advice like this on a Flight Sim Forum!!!
  26. Iadbound
    The reviews are mediocre. I would build it yourself if you can.
  27. Gregg_Seipp
    I'm looking at this one which has an RTX 4090. https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/alienware-aurora-r16-gaming-desktop/spd/alienware-aurora-r16-desktop/useahctor16i08 They also have a model with a 4080Ti here. https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/alienware-aurora-r16-gaming-desktop/spd/alienware-aurora-r16-desktop/useahbtsr16igxxd I've had Dell XPS computers for years and been happy with them. Thoughts? Gregg
  28. Simu67
    Hi, After downloading the last City update, I see that the new elements are very awful. Eg : in Konstanz town, Mainau island or Strasbourg i see a lot of blocs that should be trees or so. The forests seem like before, but the first range of trees is weird. A lot of objects are very awful. I deleted the cache and set the details to ultra but after a week, I have no idea. Has anybody the same problem ? Regards
  29. Fiorentoni
    If that's what's needed to get vectoring right in a video game in an acceptable amount of time, it kind of proves my point 😉 Also even that brilliant mind would probably have gone the way of "a beautiful mind" if he had to code vectors for 30 AI aircraft simultaneously.
  30. Malaromane
    Orbx has V2. It's listed as a separate product. You just have to go to it on the store, and click INSTALL to add it to your library. Here's the direct link to the V2 version: https://orbxdirect.com/product/fsimstudios-cyhz-v2-msfs
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