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You really can not compare it like that. On a positive note, they have created a whole lot of other things not present twenty years ago, if you catch my drift. I understand bugs are unpleasant, but come on...

Nice!

Having read through the thread, I still fail to grasp how one can feel the world in MSFS (2024) is any less open than the one in other flight sims, only because gaming elements were added. I think I know why I have trouble understanding this. The world isn't less open! There is nothing I can not do that I could do in the other sims. And to add to that, the MSFS open world, in default state, looks a whole lot better than the world in any other sim. MSFS 2024 is the most mature sim I have ever used. Tell me, how do the optional career mode and challenges accomplish you can no longer play the sim 'seriously'? I really do not get this 🤔 I think we should all applaud the gamification of flight simulation. It keeps the money coming in to keep improving the core fundamentals of the sim. And these are already pretty good. Name one sim that has so many excellent default aircraft with outstanding avionics. Even the live weather some of us are complaining about is pretty awesome for a default weather engine.

Looks great! Bookmarked 👍

Would you argue the overall MSFS experience isn't much better than it used to be in the old days? A lot of progress has been made. And where on earth did you get the idea from my comment, the community should not point out bugs out of 'respect for Asobo'? Of course we have to keep doing that! I just don't agree with the claims made by some, that the developers are incompetent or just don't care. None of us know what is going on behind the scenes.

So what is your argument exactly? I think @UrgentSiesta has some valid points. To me all the bugs still not being addressed are not game breaking, but I understand they can be for others. My glass is half full and I think we'll finally get there with the MSFS franchise. But there will always be bugs. It's software. I have said it before, but I think developing a flight simulator is very complex. Progress in one area could mean regression in another. Although I have sympathy for the complaining I think some underestimate how difficult is is to fix all of the bugs. Just look at what the sim actually is: a whole-world environment, realistic aircraft physics, weather, air traffic, avionics, scenery streaming, multiplayer, graphics, sound. All different simulations on their own and they have to work together and have to run on thousands of different hardware configurations. I ocassionally run into bugs I don't like, but after shutting down the sim I always have a smile on my face because the overall experience was very, very satisfying. Unlike you I have respect for what Asobo have accomplished until now. But just like you I want them to improve. I wonder who you are referring to. I hope not to someone who was simply expressing an opinion different from yours... 🤔

Well, that would be a great idea 😁

It is modelled very well in the Cows DA40 and very easy to manage. It's a shame the Cirrus does not have it. By the way 😉: https://share.google/aimode/EDZlvwiiTPm1byfMD

Taxiing is horrible. The free castoring nosewheel is modelled quite badly.

Today, when starting up the Black Square Baron, I discovered my good old CH Products Flightsim yoke's Z-axis (assigned to throttle axis in the sim) is acting up. It gives very small inputs when set at any value between 0% and 100%. It can be seen in the virtual cockpit and even clearer when checking the curves in the settings (no curves set by the way). After starting the left engine I try to prime the right engine by using the mouse for the right throttle lever, but it won't stay at 100% though; it keeps reverting to the value set by my throttle axis. When I check the Z-axis in Windows it is stable. Also in X-Plane I do not see any movement. Any ideas what I can do about this? It's one of those things that appear out of the blue, it worked ok during my last flight 🤔

I'm afraid I have to agree with anyone stating the tree sizes may be a bit to much with EGV... I hadn't checked KTVL yet, but the trees next to the platform are huge! As bad as default... For now I reverted back to Bijan.

Being a microlight pilot operating from grass strips as well, I can tell you that's the way I like it.

A reason for me to get a tree package was my annoyance with the giant trees around Lake Tahoe. After installing Bijan's package the trees looked much, much better. Density was still very good. I have now installed Enhanced Global Vegetation and like others here I prefer it over Bijan's work, albeit with only a slight margin.

Interesting take. Out of curiosity, when was the last time you updated drivers? Can you remember what your motivation was to actually do it back then?

Exactly this. Then there are also the taxiway lights splattered all over the place in some locations. I could never fly with default airports in MSFS. In X-Plane I find the default scenery lacking, which keeps me from using it without addons.