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It’s good fun to fly too
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Sagebrush posted:The Subsonex sounds right up your alley. This looks like exactly what I wanted, something fast with a huge canopy for sight-seeing in VR. How does paid DLC work with the gamepass version of the game?
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I thought we were getting some freebie combat planes as part of the marketing synergy between MSFS and the new TopGun movie.
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FunOne posted:I thought we were getting some freebie combat planes as part of the marketing synergy between MSFS and the new TopGun movie. We are, but the release got moved back until whenever the movie comes out next year.
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FunOne posted:I thought we were getting some freebie combat planes as part of the marketing synergy between MSFS and the new TopGun movie. I'm guessing those are launching with the movie release which was pushed back to May 2022. e:fb
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Thinking of buying the little Logitech throttle quadrant that hangs off the edge of your desk. Is this a terrible mistake? Space is the primary consideration so the Honeycomb Bravo is right out.
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Sapozhnik posted:Thinking of buying the little Logitech throttle quadrant that hangs off the edge of your desk. Is this a terrible mistake? You could also consider the new THQ module from VKB that's releasing on the 20th. Very small footprint. 
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Sapozhnik posted:Thinking of buying the little Logitech throttle quadrant that hangs off the edge of your desk. Is this a terrible mistake? That’s what I’m using (times two because twins are great), it works fine. The Honeycomb Alpha I have is great, but at this point I don’t see a need to upgrade my throttles.
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GutBomb posted:I second the logitech one. It's pretty cool. this is on my birthday list becuase I had boring stuff on it and was told I needed more fun poo poo for my kids to pick from.
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I installed this game because I have a Thrustmaster hotas and a desire to hate myself even more. Whew this is a tough one, i'm having trouble even getting in the air with the SU25
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Bought the throttle quadrant, works very nicely and doesn't take up much space either. Wish I knew what the blue lever was for though! Maybe that's just something MSFS doesn't simulate correctly, like I think I read somewhere that turboprop ITT is supposed to rise with altitude, and you're eventually supposed to reduce RPM and increase throttle to keep ITT from going into the red, but even under the updated turboprop simulation in MSFS the ITT seems to actually fall instead. So yeah at least in the Caravan it's all the prop rpm all the time even though presumably that's not how it works in real life. As for pistons, no idea.
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Sapozhnik posted:Wish I knew what the blue lever was for though! It's traditionally the propeller pitch, i.e. the angle at which the propeller blades are 'biting' into the air. https://www.gleimaviation.com/2020/04/27/the-blue-lever/
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Enos Cabell posted:This looks like exactly what I wanted, something fast with a huge canopy for sight-seeing in VR. How does paid DLC work with the gamepass version of the game? It's just like mods. You drop the content into the community folder and you're good to go. The community folder: C:\Users\"Username"\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community
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TerranRaida posted:I installed this game because I have a Thrustmaster hotas and a desire to hate myself even more. Whew this is a tough one, i'm having trouble even getting in the air with the SU25 Do you mean DCS? This is the MSFS (and X-Plane, I guess) thread. Though there's so much overlap and such a small community that I think the threads are pretty much interchangeable. What trouble are you having with the Su-25? plester1 posted:It's traditionally the propeller pitch, i.e. the angle at which the propeller blades are 'biting' into the air. Acshually in most planes it controls the propeller RPM setting.  You are not controlling the propeller blades but the prop governor, which adjusts the propeller pitch (and therefore the load placed on the engine) automatically as required to keep the prop spinning at the selected RPM. You use the throttle to set power output by reading manifold pressure, and the RPM lever to set prop RPM to the value that will give the best performance at your current airspeed. This is called a constant-speed propeller, because the RPM doesn't change with airspeed as it does with a fixed-pitch prop.Some rather old airplanes have an actual propeller pitch control, which directly changes the blade angle. In that situation you have to manually reset the pitch any time you make a throttle change (or vice versa), so it's a lot of work. The constant-speed propeller system, which separates the two concepts into their own levers, is much better.
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Are we taking bets on what SU6 will break?
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Scruff McGruff posted:You could also consider the new THQ module from VKB that's releasing on the 20th. Very small footprint. Speaking of which, does anyone make anything like this for twins? What I really want is just four axis controls. I don’t even need buttons, I already have a warthog. I’d just like prop and mixture controls for flying twin engine warbirds.
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MrYenko posted:Speaking of which, does anyone make anything like this for twins? Most throttle quadrants, VKB and Logitech included, are designed so that you can combine two (or more) of them together to give yourself as many axis as needed with swappable knobs.  
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Scruff McGruff posted:Most throttle quadrants, VKB and Logitech included, are designed so that you can combine two (or more) of them together to give yourself as many axis as needed with swappable knobs. Thanks!  HOLY poo poo https://youtu.be/HdvXSGCnacs 
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MrYenko posted:Thanks! Hooooooly gently caress! L-39, P-51, T-6.... unggghh. Get it out already, Asobo! I cannot wait to do dumb, ridiculous things in an L-39.
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Sagebrush posted:Acshually in most planes it controls the propeller RPM setting. Big thanks for this post, I always love when you drop knowledge bombs. 
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plester1 posted:Big thanks for this post, I always love when you drop knowledge bombs. I'll jump in here too, then. There are/were older airplanes with adjustable propellers, but you could only adjust them prior to flight (like, manually, from outside the plane), so you'd adjust them based on what you planned to be doing on any specific flight (climbing versus long cruise). Another interesting thing is that the prop governors usually work in reverse on single-engine and multi-engine aircraft. They typically work through oil pressure in the engine, so an engine failure will also cause the prop governor to fail. In a multi-engine, you want this to result in the propeller feathering (meaning that the blades go straight forward and back, to minimize resistance) because in the event of an engine failure, you want to minimize resistance from the dead engine. In a single, you want a failure to give you max RPM so if the governor fails independent of the engine you can still generate the most power. The process of setting the prop RPM seems confusing at first, but it's basically like selecting a gear in a car, functionally speaking. You'll want higher RPM when you want more power, and lower RPM at cruise for economy and comfort. You can think of it like a continuously variable transmission in which you could select the RPM you want the transmission to maintain independent of the throttle setting.
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Wolfy posted:Are we taking bets on what SU6 will break? They fixed the reversal of the altitude climb/descend rate selection knob on the autopilot of the A320 which, while certainly minor compared to the other glaring deficiencies in the simulator, was driving me loving bonkers. So we got that going for us.
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MrYenko posted:Thanks! Do we actually get to fly them or is this like the thing where you could move around the inside of the DC whatever the heck it was for that eyeball charity thing?
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I really wish they would just batch download a zip file with the update, instead of hundreds of separate .fspatch files, it would probably be a more efficient use of bandwidth on both sides. Don't forget to rename your community folder before updating, just in case!
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RELEASE NOTES 1.20.6.0 To celebrate the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft Flight Simulator is lighting up some of the world’s most famous points of interest in Windows 11 colors! There is also a free livery for the EXTRA 330LT. Stability Several crashes have been fixed across the title More optimization work has been performed including performance issue with Real-time AirTraffic after a long period of time Improvements of the installation logic for outdated / missing packages Navigation New AIRAC cycle 2110 is now available Improvements on offset localizer/LDA approaches for the Navdata Updated the in-sim Magnetic Variation model Fixed ATC announcing a DME Arc approach with 10 times the radius Separated different airways with the same name in the Navdata Fixed cases of corruption in Title and Descr fields in flight plans Weather Activated gust tweaking in custom weather settings Ambient pressure is now smoothly calculated across the entire air column Improved ATIS Cloud layer reporting VR Fixed aliased menus and ingame panels Fixed some lighting issues in VR Fixed wrong camera initial rotation in some cockpit Fixed “dot” cursor when using the mouse Fixed mouse cursor depth when hovering the toolbar Improved general stability in VR mode Activity Fixed Friends status as offline friends were still marked as online Better handling of edge cases when loading save files Fixed Balkan bushtrip which could not be completed due to missing airport Fixed conversion error in POH takeoff speeds in the Flight assistant panel Fixed issue where the altitude displayed on the nameplates was incorrect Fixed VFRMap icons disappearing during bushtrips Fixed bug causing the female voice to be heard instead of MALE voice in the Deadstick Landing tutorial Fixed ICAOs on main path disappearing from the VFR map after resizing it Planes General: Fixed a bug that prevented Live/AI aircrafts lights from showing Reduced the effect of clouds water density on air density (source of drag when flying through clouds) by a factor of 10x Altimeter reading should now properly coincide mathematically with atmosphere ambient pressure Fixed physical altimeters so they can now display different values Fixed UseTemplateValue put inside an Action for custom checklists Corrected issue that would cause trim keys to start repeating instantly when held down Fixed shared large cameras for hangar sequences so they no longer display the ground only Analogic external HUD now supports negative altitude values as the interior instruments Reworked gear advisory audio warning system for floating planes Improved water rudder and water handling at low speeds. Plane now turns into the wind Increased aerobatic max rotation speed and acceleration which improves aerobatic handling Improved auto rudder assistance crosswind cancellation to make it smooth over 0 to 500ft, instead of brutal on/off on takeoff Improved pfactor for tail dragger airplanes Improved free full castering for tail dragger airplanes Removed backward limitation for flap lift center displacement. (Effect on lift center and Cm) Added system to precisely define lift center motion across ranges of AOA Fixed a bug with the spoiler/speedbrake lever animation not being in the correct position when using an external device to control it Fixed a bug with external devices AP keys not doing exactly what they should on some aircraft Fixed some camera issues with aerobatics: Inverted flight camera transition between normal & inverted flight and fast rolls behavior in 3rd person view Fixed issue where Waypoint generated on WorldMap were not flown along by the Autopilot Fixed existing flyback issue on KLCT KBVT flight Reference QNH can now be changed during flight Autopilot will no longer automatically transition to altitude capture when in avionics managed mode Fixed corrupted VFR & PFD 2D Terrain in some cases Corrected an issue that would cause the trim keys to behave incorrectly when used on a plane which has a trim switch but no trim wheel Fixed the altimeter not displaying the correct altitude at the start of a flight (especially in some missions) Made reverse flight transition smoother so that one can take 90° turns or a bit more than 90° without weird roll transitions Connected all the transponders from the base sim to the new transponder IDENT simvar Added a link an Ident and a type to the radio frequency. Ident is ICAO code. Type is one of the following: ATIS,UNI, CTAF, GND, TWR, CLR, APPR, DEP, FSS, AWS, Blank Fixed custom airports are displayed twice on navigation instruments Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental / Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Minor fix in the way ILS frequency are displayed in Boeing FMC Minor fix in the way Flaps are displayed in Boeing FMC Fix Boeing Flaps behavior at handle 9 Fixed a bug with the Boeing yoke by Thrustmaster failing to toggle “hold” AP modes Fixed icing art issue Fixed rain on both interior and exterior Added geometry when reverse thrust is on Fixed cockpit camera collision Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Limited max steering angle to 70 degrees as per POH to make ground taxiing easier and more realistic Fixed issue that could introduce an inverted elevator control causing the A320 and 787 to crash into the ground Altitude reference on HUD is now synced with other instruments Partial improvement of FBW (does not use trim anymore) Minor display fix on FMC Approach page Fixed Incorrect flaps positions Fixed missing reg number under wing Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Fixed occurrence of autopilot failing to capture GS Fixed external HUD Airpseed with cockpit Airspeed External HUD Airspeed tapes now has speed ranges similar to cockpit tapes Fixed minor display issue on FMC Legs page PFD airspeed now displays speed for current and next flap setting in approach Airbus A320neo Fixed issue that could introduce an inverted elevator control causing the plane to crash into the ground ND altitude restrictions are now more accurate Diamond DA40NG / Diamond DA40 TDI Corrected an issue which prevented the fuel transfer pump from working Fixed “LOW FUEL” warning not showing for the correct amount of fuel remaining Fixed master knobs not reflecting actual simulated state in some cases Cessna 152 / Cessna 152 Aerobat Fixed the inversion with flaps interaction using a gamepad Fixed left strobe light not turning on Fixed checklist autocompletion failing to start engine Fixed missing reg number on the Aerobat base version Cessna Citation Longitude Removed some outdated glass cockpit alerts Added missing tooltips for speed mode and speed units knobs Corrected an issue that would cause the aircraft to incorrectly indicate the Yaw Damper is active Fixed display Messages when Reverse Thrust is engaged on Cessna Longitude EICAS instead of COM/NAV frequencies Glideslope improvement Corrected an issue which would prevent light controlling push buttons from properly updating when toggling all lights Fixed the Up and Down button that were no longer working on Flight Plan page on TSC Updated cabin pressure warnings and aircraft configuration with real values Adjusted H nav PID to reduce nav horizontal oscillation MAIN GEN warning now checks the simvar GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE Zlin Savage Cub Fixed master knobs not reflecting actual simulated state in some cases Disabled some unused electrical circuits improving overall battery lifetime when idle FlightPlan no longer missing from VFRMap Fixed VFR Transponder key Cub Crafter X Cub Minor improvements for the checklist Fixed tail wheel steering ICON A5 Icon A5 have now access to the new Aera interface Fixed steering animation issue Flight Design CTLS Added access to the new Aera interface Fixed sync external HUD Tachometer with cockpit Tachometer Fixed VFR Transponder key Fixed steering animation issue JMB VL-3 Fixed steering animation issue Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX Lowered the minimum N1 Added dynamic Red Line Torque Engine gauge Add blue Torque Engine gauge to indicate the Maximum cruise torque Added turboprop condition lever implementation Reduced rudder stability for more realistic yaw simulation Checklist was modified to work with the new condition levers Beechcraft King Air 350i Added turboprop condition lever implementation Reduced rudder stability for more realistic yaw simulation Significant reduction of flap & gear drag to increase ROC at LDG. now closer to 2000fpm (used to struggle to maintain 700fpm) Fixed prop drag idling and adjusted flap drag Checklist was modified to work with the new condition levers Zlin Shock Ultra Engine temperatures and pressures were adjusted to have a better behavior Adjusted gear advisory alarm trigger speed to better match the different float planes Beechcraft Baron G58 Fixed cockpit camera for hangar sequence Diamond DA62 Updated animation issue in the cockpit Update all airframes animations Fixed rain issue in the cockpit Reduced the light popping effect in the cockpit Cirrus SR22 Fixed airframe for the nosewheel Pipistrel Virus SW121 Fixed QNH setting bug Cessna 172 Skyhawk Fixed animations issue for skis Glass cockpit: Arm standby battery in custom departure Reduced rudder lift coefficient from 2.0 to 1.5. Will reduce rudder twitchiness and increase adverse yaw Adjusted elevator twitchiness & authority Daher TBM 930 Specific FX files moved to SimObject folder Fixed the autostart/autostop procedure Reduced rudder stability for more realistic yaw simulation Reduced excessive flap drag Tuned Flight IDLE state Torque, RPM and ITT Fixed overspeed (barber pole) strip incorrect on Standby Airspeed Indicator EXTRA 330LT Improved aerobatics behavior Fixed idle RPM causing an engine stall at some altitudes / temperatures Avionics Fixed Wind vector not accounting for MagVar on Garmin screens Fixed issue where FLC behavior using the NOSE UP/DN buttons was reversed on the G1000 AS3X, GNS430 & GNS530 now have automatic backlighting depending on the hour of the day Runway icon rotates depending on the orientation of the map Fixed duplicate waypoints with the same distance & bearing Aera Flight Plan has been completely remodeled to better match the real Aera The external view of the Aera in portrait mode is now in the right orientation Corrected an issue that could cause the avionics switch simvar not to match the physical switch state Engine monitor instrument with small form factor updated on Vigilus Vigilus now can display turbine engine data and units set are saved between flights New Fuel Flow monitor instrument template added for the Miniflo/digiflo Automatic backlight depending on time of day on the Vigilus Adjusted engine monitor color ranges for equipped planes on the Vigilus ISA temperature reading is now more realistic on the G3000 Minor frequency color fix on the G1000 G3X no longer show NaN bearing when flying a DirectTo toward an airport Fixed occurrence of Garmin-featured plane not catching LOC/ILS Fixed G3000 scrollbar stuck at bottom after selecting a Direct To Nearest Waypoint/NDB/VOR does not flicker on the GNS530 Fixed corrupted VFR & PFD 2D Terrain in some cases Fixed incorrect values for Bearing (BRG) and Distance (DIST) data fields on G3X Fixed issue where G1000 outer COM knob would only increment the frequency no matter the direction it was turned VFR map Fixed corrupted VFR & PFD 2D Terrain in some cases VFRMap now capped at > 80° in latitude instead of 75° Fix rare occurrence of VFRMap flickering VFRMap no longer fails around Longitude 180° Minor enhancement of VFRMap FlightPlan display We now prevent some cases of VFRMap waypoint loading stalling World Terrain level of detail can now be increased up to 400 (instead of 200) in Graphics options on PC Fixed jetways not spawning in some cases Fixed bug during animation when the pilot call the jetway in an airport Fixed scenery not being reloaded when adding or removing a package from the Content Manager / Marketplace Fixed blurry lights on ultra-wide/4k resolutions Optimized photogrammetry erase function by adding a quadratic approximation of earth curvature -Improved clipping issue with close trees close to poles by dynamically extending the LOD 14 draw distance Optimized conversions for world processing using quadratic lat long conversion approximations Fixed gaps between some ground surfaces Improved LOD display in game at LFPG Reflection cubemap resolution and reflected clouds details have been increased Fixed a bug provoking SSR to ghost when rotating camera Fixed autogen buildings that were sometimes absent or of low quality in the UK KPFN is now closed as real life Fixed missing light at KECP Fixed approach light too long at ENBR Fixed windsocks bad orientation on some bespoke airports Fixed control tower archetype to match with real life at EDFH EDDI & EDDT are now closed as real life Fixed floating night lights in some locations in England Fixed tower building near Stuttgart Fixed trees in front of the runway at EGGP & EGCC Fixed terraforming at EDRS Fixed jetways issue at RCYU Fixed Taxi Ribbon can go underground when taxiing to runway 35 at HUEN Entebbe Airport Fixed despawn of the World map when changing the rolling Cache amount Fixed wind turbine night light fade out when getting close Fixed camera pan in the Manual cache menu UI Minor quality of life improvement on Marketplace Fixed ATC Options will be cleared when the User attempts to enter another in the Customization Menu Gust speed input slider uses a logarithmic range for better precision Fixed previously loaded airports aren’t displayed in the history of the airports list Fixed top menu ‘Arrow’ Graphic does not Fades During Flight Fixed Photogrammetry low resolution in manual cache Fixed missing Axis Y from the Select An Input list when mapping actions to the mouse or searching for an input Fixed cursor snap to top left corner whenever you change in cockpit camera with keyboard controls Fixed important changes to sliders on in-flight menu don’t appear to have any effect (now increments accordingly) User should no longer get stuck in the Freelook view and be unable to bring the cursor back up on Xbox Fixed endless result screen with no prompts to leave when user cancels touchdown and after completion of a landing challenge Fixed all profiles blanked when clearing a custom profile for the HOTAS One Fixed reset for the mouse sensitivity to default values on a custom profile Fixed unable to select the last ICAO searched in the search result Fixed disconnection pop up failing to appear when unplugging the ethernet cable before or after press any button screen Peripherals Reduced the increments of the mouse wheel on the elevator trim Added Thrustmaster TCA Boeing support Added Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight support Fixed a wrong freelook assignment on the Virtual Fly Yoko+ Fixed mappings shown in Controls screen for T.Flight HOTAS One doesn’t align with the actual buttons / axes on Xbox Fixed Joystick events on Simconnect Fixed wrong biding on the Hotas One prior World update 6 Fixed mapping of cockpit view Yaw Axis for CH Pro Throttle USB as the axis was reversed Fixed warning appears when user tries to map an axis to the Elevator Trim Axis (0 to 100%) command Fixed default mapping for Left / Right Brake axes on CH Pro Pedals Fixed default mapping for View Yaw, View Pitch, and Throttle axes on CH Pro Throttle doesn’t work Fixed default mapping for Ailerons axis on CH Fighterstick doesn’t work Fixed default mapping of Propeller and Throttle axes on CH Flight Sim Yoke are incorrect Fixed default mapping for Elevator, Ailerons, and Mixture axes on CH Flight Sim Yoke doesn’t work Fixed default mapping of axes on CH Throttle Quadrant are incorrect Fixed unresponsive Joystick L-Axis Y on CH Throttle Quadrant Fixed unable to exit Pause menu using Menu button on T.Flight HOTAS One SDK JS API RNAV approach type (LPV, LNAV/VNAV, LNAV) data now available from the JS airport facility approach information Added raw approach type, approach suffix, runway number, and runway designation to JS airport facility approach information Added “SEARCH_BY_IDENT” (ident, facilityType, maxFacilities) call to JS facility listener, which will search for facilities of the specified type that start with the provided partial ident string Added “GET_METAR_BY_IDENT” (ident) call to JS facility listener to get a METAR by airport ident Added “GET_METAR_BY_LATLON” (lat, lon) call to JS facility listener to get the closest METAR by latitude and longitude Circling approaches should no longer include incorrect runway 0 in the provided approach name Center runways should no longer be missing “C” designator in runway name Added threshold length and runway end elevation data to airport facility runway information Fixed bug where primaryILSFrequency and secondaryILSFrequency were almost always blank even when the runway had a valid ILS ICAO specified in the data ILS frequencies in JS airport facility API frequency list now include the station ICAO Aircraft editor Added rotation acceleration to aircraft tracking debug screen Improved aircraft tracking and sim curves debug pages for more clarity on drag & lift calculations and values Allow negative wing camber values in the flight_model.cfg file Clarification of debug aircraft speed, legacy and simtuning pages New aircaft drag debug screen Added Cd breakdown per surface set to drag debug page Added ground effect debug page Added elevator_trim_up_limit et elevator_trim_down_limit optional variable to CFG Improved wheel debugging window: Added steering angle and mode information about friction Updated FLT loading for Engine parameters preventing accidental override of some parameters when loading a mission flt Fixed a bug with ADF frequency DEC keys that could cause the frequency to undeflow rendering the ADF system unusable Fixed a crash when saving an airplane with no pneumatic system Added an option in cfg files to exclude an aircraft from AI Traffic Fixed the “light types” dropdown list in the Lighting section of the Aircraft Editor Implemented a new version of a supercharger for piston engine with multi speed support and an affine boost curve Implemented a manifold pressure regulator for piston engines Electrical System – More realistic battery discharge for batteries with a different capacity but a similar voltage New primer electrical pushbutton template and covered magneto switch template Added new table for jet engines fuel flow vs altitude tuning Devmode Fixed potential corruption in some CFG files when saving your project Fixed crashes caused by the Resync function in the Aircraft Editor -Added a close button to the “Debug position” window Added a new devmode option to switch between GDI and NanoVG at runtime for XML Gauges rendering. The option is found under ‘Options->Use NanoVG for XML Gauges’ Added close button to SDK updates window Added collisions debug draw to devmode’s options Added dev mode communication prompt at launch Added dev mode communication prompt display in SDK updates window Fixed SDK versions buttons sublabel display Fixed the download button that was not starting any download Added devmode windows’ background behavior setting, “opaque when docked” as default Along with the new Model LOD Limits feature, 4 new columns in the Statistics profiler allowing you to better understand which LODs should be better optimized Fixed an issue where encrypted packages could freeze the game Fixed some occurrences of textures not being found Fixed documents with some saved and some unsaved modifications no longer prevent closing an edition tool Renamed “Model behavior” to “Behavior” Behaviors window now allows you to modify L-Vars, I-Vars and O-Vars by clicking on them and inputting a new value Pressing Ctrl+G while hovering an interactable component as the Behaviors window is open will now set it to that component The Behaviors window now has an Error tab which lists the issues recorded while loading the current XML file (only if the behavior window was open during the loading) Restored the DevMode font that had disappeared from the latest version SDK release notes are now downloaded individually to reduce downloading times Windows are now opaque when docked to the game’s window and transparent when floating inside Added debug tools to identify memory-consuming LODs Added option to freeze LOD selection Fixed gamma correction issues with the NanoVG for XML gauges Project editor Fixed Package Editor filter not checking all package groups Added “Save as” action, binded to Ctrl+Shift+S Improved project creation window: now requires projects parent folder and generates the new project folder, new project name field is correctly emptied after the window’s closure Recent projects which fail to load or have a non-normalized path are now deleted on selection Made default creator name not mandatory when creating a project from the –menu Added auto save on project, package and asset group creation Added package thumbnail validation after build Fixed asset group asset and output directories modification: absolute paths were set Fixed crash when cleaning a package that has been already cleaned Fixed Ctrl+Y on asset group creation not setting back asset and output directories values Fixed custom asset group template instantiation path Fixed custom wizard generated asset groups paths: now correct for build Added a clean package operation when a package or an asset group is removed Fixed editor’s popups not showing when editor’s main window is hidden Post build and post export prompts are only displayed if user did not agree to them Fixed non-normalized path saved to recent projects list Fixed the removed package that were still appearing in export window package list Fixed asset group type combo list empty in wizards if the project editor window was never shown before Fixed package’s name and company name not updated in Inspector if it is not shown when selection changed Replaced automatic package name modification by an “Update package name” button Improved Inspector summary tab with titles and sections Fixed SimObject template Improved clean package: now checks for locked files before trying to delete them all Scenery editor Fixed a crash when closing the scenery editor Gizmo window can’t be edited if no object is selected OR all selected objects are locked “Has 3D Mesh” checkbox in FUEL TaxiwayParking properties to allow removing the 3D object attached to it by default Added flipUV & offsetUV for aprons Added tiling, rotation, coloration, falloff and opacity for material applied to polygons Automatically reload biomes when mounting/building a package containing biome or species definitions Color Extractor window is no longer available as it was causing some crashes Fixed a crash in the Scenery Editor when deleting a package with pending modifications Fixed pink airport when moving far away Fixed rectangular apron rotation Fixed Scenery Editor soft lock when closing and trying to save Fixed sim object bounding boxes Fixed update object list after building a package with models Generate Taxiway Signs no longer crashes when the package is not built Hiding and Lock system rework. New icons to make buttons more intuitive to use. More info check the official documentation on the Scenery Editor Improved Text rendering on NanoVG, in particular stretched text Moving a group that contains standalone towers no longer crashes the game Clicking the “Create Hierarchy by Type” button no longer crashes the game Optimized projected meshes Projected Meshes can now be selected by clicking on it in the viewport Projected Meshes no longer randomly disappear in Edition Removed all the sub-edition options (add/remove points, subdivide edge, etc) from the squared apron right-click menu Removed irrelevant options (tire mark, end cap, tire gum, etc) for material type of Taxiway Path Removed the ‘Scripts’ section of TaxiwayParking properties No longer see a ‘ghost’ of the object when unchecking ‘One-click placing’ checkbox Sample Templates.xml: Fixed a bug that caused some interactions hints to show incorrect bindings Added missing content info thumbnail on simple aircraft sample Updated sample jetway model and animation Material editor Fixed valid bitmap label displayed in red in Bitmap Manager. Fixed bitmap size fisplay in Inspector Improved material deletion warning prompt clarity Simvars Added a new simvar: COM_RECEIVE_EX1 (with the target com receiver as index) returning the state of the com receiver without checking the transmitter state Added a new [settable] simvar: INTERACTIVE_POINT_GOAL (with the target interactive point as index) which let developpers set an in bewteen position to an interactive point instead of the default open/closed Fixed a bug with the COM_RECEIVER simvar initialisation which would badly initialize COM and NAV circuits switch state within the electrical system Added simvar RECIP ENG SUPERCHARGER ACTIVE GEAR Fixed several simvar Getter and Setter. Lots of Getter were false and referenced the same simvar. Lots of setter were missing. Now, every simvar about “BREAKER” should be gettable/settable Fixed FLAPS_HANDLE_INDEX simvar behavior on increment/decrement events Added simvar “GPS OVERRIDDEN”, which disables the sim GPS engine update and allows the user to write to the GPS simvars Made simvar “GPS DRIVES NAV1” writable AUTOPILOT NAV SELECTED can now be written to select a different nav radio index Added AUTOPILOT DEFAULT PITCH MODE and AUTOPILOT DEFAULT ROLL MODE read-only simvars Console Several UX/UI improvements to the console: multiple messages selection, “Log to file” feature, more visibility to the Details section, new “Copy” button Script editor Fixed editor not closing if a modification has not been saved before WASM Removed some math optimizations in wasm which created inaccuracies VFX editor Coordinate systems have been standardized for positions and velocities. They now use the same system, ECEF world or local, depending on a single parameter Position and rotation offsets are now always expressed in the space local to the attachment (node or contact point) Clamping of manual inputs in the node graph is now handled properly Added “Graph Parameters”, which allows to specify an RPN code in a model behavior, to execute it in a VFX graph using the new “Graph Parameter” node Added an “EmitInLocalSpace” parameter on the Emitter block to control the spaces where your VFX lives Added a “LocalDirection” node to initialize position & velocities relative to your local space for effects that live in world space Added an “Age” attribute for the GetInstanceAttribute node Added a “Color” node with a color picker General stability improvements. Duplication, Deletion, Copy & Paste shortcuts now available in the node graph editor Copy and Paste are now supported across documents New Document, Undo and Redo shortcuts now work properly It is no longer possible to connect the output of a node to the input of an upstream node New Visual Effects now have a working material by default Fixed a crash when a multiplayer plane spawns an effect setup on a contact point Fixed occasional wrong triggering of water landing effect Fixed offset display in VisualEffects spawner tab, feet converted to meters Removed “visible” and “enabled” properties from node edition data Removed the confusing “Add…” drag and drop button to create new Object References in node graph inspector Removed the edition data tab in node graph inspector, it does not display any relevant information Removed the edition data related to deleted nodes Removed the redundant “Items Tree” window Removed unnecessary nodes from VFX template Removed “AttachToEmitterTranslation/Rotation” parameters in the Emitter block (replaced by EmitInLocalSpace) Source: https://www.flightsimulator.com/release-notes-1-20-6-0-sim-update-vi-now-available/
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MrYenko posted:Thanks! The most charming thing about this to me is that each one of the individual planes appears to have its own unique panel, which I assume (hope) they replicated from the real aircraft. Some of the Mustangs are running fancy glass panels and others have the original WW2 steam gauges, and there's everything else in between. Flight simulators can give you the idea that every Cessna 172 has exactly these gauges and radios in exactly these positions, and that is absolutely not true. Every time you get into a new plane, even of a type you've flown many times before, there's a little bit of familiarization with its particular panel configuration. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Oct 19, 2021 |
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Oct 19, 2021 19:56
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Sagebrush posted:The most charming thing about this to me is that each one of the individual planes appears to have its own unique panel, which I assume (hope) they replicated from the real aircraft. Some of the Mustangs are running fancy glass panels and others have the original WW2 steam gauges, and there's everything else in between. Flight simulators can give you the idea that every Cessna 172 has exactly these gauges and radios in exactly these positions, and that is absolutely not true. Every time you get into a new plane, even of a type you've flown many times before, there's a little bit of familiarization with its particular panel configuration. Agreed. Pretty stoked just to go fly the T-6s around, honestly.
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Oct 19, 2021 21:02
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:It's just like mods. You drop the content into the community folder and you're good to go. The community folder: Excellent, thanks!
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Oct 19, 2021 21:08
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MrYenko posted:Agreed. Pretty stoked just to go fly the T-6s around, honestly. Yeah, I feel like this slate of planes is going to be really, really fun and good for simulation. Maybe they are finally starting to "get" what makes flight sim fun.
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Oct 19, 2021 21:45
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This seems like the first sim update that hasn't fundamentally broken something that'll require a hotfix. There's a couple of 3rd party mods that need some tweaking, but it looks like they actually tested this one properly, and nothing big slipped through the gaps. What'll be fun is Sim Update 7, the Reno expansion, and the GOTY content all hitting at the same time, since there's some significant changes (taildragger ground handling, wake turbulence, and ground effect, and possibly supersonic flight and afterburners) coming, so there's no way those won't catastrophically break something.
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Oct 19, 2021 21:54
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PT6A posted:I'll jump in here too, then. If you think of a constant-speed prop as an adjustable-speed CVT, you’re not far off. Also, there were a handful of variable-pitch in-flight-adjustable props. Among them, Hamilton Standard built a two-position variable prop to hang on R-985s attached to BT-13As. My grandfather described it as “a clunky thing that reminded me of driving a 1920s delivery truck.”
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Oct 19, 2021 21:55
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PT6A posted:Maybe they are finally starting to "get" what makes flight sim fun.  the answer was "steam gauges and radial engines"
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Oct 19, 2021 21:59
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azflyboy posted:This seems like the first sim update that hasn't fundamentally broken something that'll require a hotfix.
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Oct 19, 2021 21:59
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Sagebrush posted:
Yeah, honestly the decision to go "mostly G1000" was a bit poo poo. My favorite add-on is the Carenado Seneca because it's got a cockpit that's more fun to fly. I'd take a G1000 in real life, but fiddling with poo poo and not having easy-mode is fun in the context of what is essentially a game.
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Oct 19, 2021 22:02
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This update still doesn't unfuck multiplayer. If I approach other players, if I get too close to them, they'll disappear, until I haul it and get considerable distance again. If I somehow manage to match vector and speed and stick in the vicinity, they eventually show up close. If I spawn in with other people close and stay close, everything's fine. If I split of the group and then catch back up, this poo poo starts then, too. It's like the game's loving up some kind of dynamic instance switching or whatever. It's been going on for 2-3 months now at least.
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Oct 19, 2021 22:13
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That'll get fixed next month, since "unfuck the multiplayer" is on the fix list to make the Reno content work.
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Oct 19, 2021 22:25
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MSFS is on sale on Steam and I'm probably going to pull the trigger, but I'm wondering if my PC is up to the task. I'm running a 1070 and i5 7600K @ 1440. Will I have a chance at running it at a decent frame rate without resorting to potato-level detail settings?
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Sashimi posted:MSFS is on sale on Steam and I'm probably going to pull the trigger, but I'm wondering if my PC is up to the task. I'm running a 1070 and i5 7600K @ 1440. Will I have a chance at running it at a decent frame rate without resorting to potato-level detail settings?
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