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Today, Microsoft issued this following statement on the Flight Facebook Page; "With the release of the Alaska Wilderness Expansion DLC on the horizon, we’d like to share some of the changes we’ve made to core elements of Microsoft Flight, as well as some bug fixes. NEW FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY: New hardware-related functionality: ... -Added support for TrackIR -Added support for axis-based brake control devices -Added settings specific to Intel Ivy Bridge graphics hardware New Hangar Marketplace UI: -Added details page for Marketplace items -Improved user experience for downloading multiple pieces of DLC -Added locked/unlocked livery sorting Map improvements -Added globe icon to Main Menu for region selection -Adjusted map displays for areas with high airport concentration -Added region-based filtering for Aerocaches Improved error reporting -Added features which allow for more robust error reports from end users New UI Features -Added “Glance” command; when R key is pressed and held, allows player to look toward the closest Point of Interest Marker New Environment Features and Improvements -Added two new weather themes: Heavy Weather and Mixed Weather -Added new in-cloud effects -Adjusted coloration of clouds at higher densities to be more realistic -Adjusted cloud randomization BUG FIXES: Reduced load times across the board Adjusted “Skip to Waypoint” feature: players no longer spawn inside intervening terrain pieces Fixed issues with double-byte languages (Korean, Japanese & Chinese) -Fixed issue causing in-cockpit tooltips to display incorrectly -Fixed issue preventing planes from appearing in Hangar after selecting a job from the Job Board Fixed graphics issues -Fixed issues in fog layer and cirrus cloud rendering -Adjusted reflections to be more realistic (no more giant plane reflections) -Fixed vegetation flickering issues -Fixed banyan tree rendering -Fixed crash that occurred for some users when changing graphics settings during cut scenes -Improved in-flight terrain textures for users with Vertical Sync enabled Addressed multiple Games for Windows – LIVE related issues which can cause Microsoft Flight to crash Addressed multiple issues causing Windows Vista users to experience a crash after completing a mission or challenge Fixed multiplayer issues -Reduced bandwidth consumed during multiplayer sessions -Fixed error experienced by final users to join multiplayer sessions -Fixed multiple crashes that occur during multiplayer sessions -Reduced choppiness in rendering other users’ planes during multiplayer
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As many of you, I was highly disappointed after I bought the Douglas DC-6B from JustFlight. Graphically it's fine, both outside and in the VC, but it suffers from poorly modelled systems, highly unrealistic engine performance and bad sounds. With a few very simple modifications, you will have a completely different aircraft. It seems to perform more or less as the DC-6B is supposed to when it comes to performance. I'm personally into advanced aircraft with complex systems like the A2A Boeing Stratocruiser, and even after these modifications the DC-6 will be a bit on the simple side system-wise. Even so, I highly enjoy it. If you own it, I really recommend you to try these fixes! Make a backup of the aircraft.cfg, sound.cfg and panel.cfg file just in case something goes wrong. We are going to modify these. Open up aircraft.cfg in WordPad or another text editor. Find the "electrical" section of the file. Add the following line directly under the last entry of the "electrical" section: electric_always_available = 1 Find the "piston_engine" section of the file. Modify the line "max_design_mp" so that it reads max_design_mp=61 Modify the line "emergency_boost_type" so that it reads emergency_boost_type = 0 Optionally modify the line "fuel_air_auto_mixture" so that it reads fuel_air_auto_mixture = 1 This will simulate the real aircraft's "auto rich" setting and make power management much easier during climb. However, you won't be able to lean mixture during cruise. This may lead to slightly lower range. Save and close the aircraft.cfg file. Download and install the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 soundpack by Skyhigh Audio Simulations from the Avsim.com library. Read the readmy carefully! Download and install the Cockpit Sounds V2 by Daniel Gauthier from the Avsim.com library. Read the readmy carefully! That should be it! Note that you will have two versions of the DC-6B, Domestic and International. You will need to apply the above fixes to both to see the improvements in both versions. Good luck, and let me hear what you think!
