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  1. You could try opening the Xbox app and signing into that, I bet that’s what it’s looking for.
  2. I like ActiveSky P3D the most: - Best Features - Best representation of real life weather - Best supported when new P3D versions hit the street (Hotfixes)
  3. I've been fortunate to not see what you listed, however, I have had the Baron 58 avionics suddenly switch off (with the switch still on), and the G1000 displays dim to about half their normal brightness. Cycling the AV power switch restored the AV power, but the displays stayed dim (making the purple on black text nearly impossible to read. Thankfully, the AP went back to do it's work, but it kept me from getting up from my chair to refill my coffee... This is new since v1.9.30. I reported it via Zendesk and have yet to have any reply, unfortunately.
  4. LOL, this applies to 90% of the topics and posts about MSFS...
  5. LOL, I’ve had banners removed on my forum settings for so long I don’t know what mine says... Would you be surprised to know that I’m using MSFS everyday? I can use the software and complain about it at the same time... in an effort to improve it. Defending Asobo and MS over obvious problems and limitations will NOT help.
  6. The sooner folks realize that we (PC simmers) are NOT their primary sales target, the sooner they will get over their disappointment. And no, I don't really care what Asobo said about aiming the product at simmers. They are lying and in our heart of hearts we know it's true.
  7. The forced update is what's going to ultimately kill this as a serious simulator. There's just no way the third party devs are going to be able to keep up. Right now it takes months for updates to products made for P3D and X-Plane (if they ever are for XP...), are people expecting that updates won't break their addons?
  8. You don’t happen to use a third party shader do you? When I was testing NorCal the enhanced saturation from the shaders I was using was the source of the extreme red.
  9. Just since FS4, so a few versions of FS, as well as Flight Unlimited and the other wannabes from the mid 90's... Don't remember a flagship FS release where an aircraft was completely unusable, let alone where a release was $120 and included unusable aircraft. The really unfortunate part of all of this, is that the apologists and self-flagellating fan b o y s will only ensure that MSFS 2020 will never be "finished," whatever that means.
  10. It'll be exactly 6 months according to all of the seers here. Been meaning to ask all of the members of the 6-month club to send me tomorrow's winning lottery numbers, but haven't gotten around to it.
  11. I know! It's crazy to assume that someone would expect a working product they paid for with their hard earned money, right?
  12. Thanks guys for checking. I'm not using any mods at all, so not sure where my sim is FUBAR....
  13. Can anyone else with the latest patch confirm that they cannot start the DA62 from cold and dark? When you get to the step to start the engines, the starter buttons don't seem to have any effect. Also, the right G1000 doesn't turn on regardless of electrical switches... anyone can confirm that as well? Thanks! Before any Asobo simps chime in, yes I have reported it via Zendesk.
  14. I use a Logitech (formerly Saitek) USB Throttle with my Gladiator MCG. I hope to replace it with a Virpil or Warthog throttle eventually. I don’t actually have the base throttle mapped to anything at the moment, but map it to spoilers in combat sims as it’s something I don’t frequently use. It really is hard to beat the precision and smoothness of the gimbal systems used in VKB and Virpil joysticks.
  15. 1-3: Thank goodness. 4: Really, for a supposed “simulator” the UI for controls is atrocious and I cannot wait for FSUIPC to be out of beta so I can ignore it completely. The implementation in this iteration is such a step back from what P3D or even FSX provides that it leaves me scratching my head for why people cheer on reduced capability. 5: Font size is at minimum, and they are still huge. 6: I can’t change to a specific parking spot with the developer options, nor can I hide the developer menu. I guess my biggest complaint is the loss of functionality and ease of use. Like I said in my previous post, I understand that the UI is designed for the couch controller users, but if you knew that a large portion of your users would be using a PC with a mouse and keyboard why not include something more PC friendly?
  16. Stuff I like about the UI: 1. It’s pretty 2. Flight Setup screen with globe is cool (and pretty) 3. Tooltips info in the right pane of the settings menu is handy and (somewhat) informative and accurate. What I dislike about the UI: 1. Performance Hog/Slow 2. Click to play screen 3. Lack of true data for understanding what graphics options actually do (beyond the obvious of AA or AF). Ultra/High/Medium means nothing to me. 4. Controls setup is a nightmare and needs to be streamlined or have a streamlined option (like a DCS like controls setup spreadsheet for us multiple peripheral users). I understand this is a console and TV friendly setup, but it’s not uncommon to have PC centric controls setup screens in PC ports of console titles. 5. Cockpit tooltips are HUGE. I again understand this is for the flying from the couch crowd but we should be able to make them smaller for those of us on PC. 6. Lack of context menus (right-click menu for you young’ns), and lack of menu at the top to change aircraft, location, etc. Having to drop all the way back to the main menu to change some options is a bear for those of us testing aircraft, scenery, etc. Really, if I had my way, they would replace the entire UI with the streamlined and well-groomed options UI from P3D but include a flight setup / planning tool like what MSFS2020 has.
  17. I've noticed the same here, and overall I lose approximately 50% of the framerate with 50% traffic and about 80% with 100% traffic.
  18. I had the same problem during one flight yesterday in the SR22, but it seemed to clear itself up after a restart. Are you sure you don't have some kind of brakes set like pedals that have the axis suddenly reversed? You could try to reset the axis if they aren't reversed by deleted the bind and rebinding it? Thats the only thing I can think of...
  19. I agree, I didn't expect any improvements in performance, just relaying my experience after patch installation.
  20. Not all rainbows for me. I have more stuttering and seemingly lower resolution PR at altitude, as well as a CTD right after landing and exiting to the main menu. Live weather appears to have gotten worse as it had dense fog over both my departure and arrival airports ,CYYJ and KPWT respectively. Worse part is, it’s a perfectly clear sunny day over both. 👎👎
  21. I don’t think there is. The traditional views system is not available in FS 2020. I believe the only option is to make a custom camera that simulates what you want (place it forward of the cockpit), and then recall it using the appropriate hotkey.
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