October 13th, 2022 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Yesterday we released the first test build for SU11. While this build does not include helicopters, gliders, or other content from the upcoming 40th Anniversary Edition, it does contain dozens of fixes and improvements. You can read the release notes here. Players who were previously part of the SU10 beta are automatically enrolled in the SU11 beta. For players who were not part of the SU10 beta but would like to help test this time around, instructions on how to join the SU11 beta can be found here.

Thanks to everyone for your assistance in testing the next major update to Microsoft Flight Simulator!

MSFS Team

Development Roadmap

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Feedback Snapshot

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Marketplace Update

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There are 23 new and 52 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT.

23 NEW PRODUCTS: 11 ON PC, 12 ON XBOX
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅

52 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 28 ON PC, 24 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅

SDK Update

Flighting SU_11: Breaking Changes:
- Sim Update 11 flighting has started. We are eager to receive your feedback!
- We need your attention on two features that work differently now on SU_11.
  - Localization process https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/articles/11061/new-localisation-process.html
  - More strict control of the files present in a SimObject type AssetGroup. Documentation on this one will be made available today on DevSupport.

General:
- ImGUI, the technology that we use to provide you the DevMode, has recently been updated. Although we have been performing a full pass on our editors, some issues may remain. Please do not hesitate to let us know about that on DevSupport!
- Scenery Editor:
  - We fixed the issues with large independent projected meshes that disappeared when being moved.
  - We fixed the gizmo scale axis.
  - We fixed the “View only” on current package option that was not applied to vector shapes.
- Project Editor:
  - We fixed an incorrect check for content info on type instead of name.
  - We resized post build/export user agreement prompt correctly.
  - We now save a project when importing an item.
  - We fixed a crash that was happening when cleaning a package that has just been renamed.
  - We fixed the “clean package” feature that was showing an error popup every time it was used.
- Aircraft Editor:
  - We fixed a crash on checking “use_legacy_fuel”, by adding the missing value check.
- SimConnect:
  - With the NavData API, it is now possible to request the type of a waypoint (in case of a ndb and a vor sharing the same ident and region code are part of different routes).
  - We fixed the “Pause” system event.

Third Party Update

As of 10/08, we have now approved 280 (+2) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 167 (+2) have released 1,497 products on PC(+17) and 1,206 on Xbox (+17).
In total, 2,349 products(+23) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 602 products (+1) from 3^rd party developers are in production (311 announced, 291 unannounced). In total, over 2,951 3^rd party products (+24) have either been released or are in development.
Airports:
- 1,630airports (+16) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 1,402 airports (+17) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 915 airports (+8) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 116 airports (-1) beyond the released airports have been announced.
  - 112 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.

Aircraft:
- 454 aircraft (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 170 aircraft (+4) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 118 aircraft (+3) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
  - 89 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
  - 174 aircraft (-1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
  - 110 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.

Scenery:
- 758 scenery packs (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 671 scenery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 233 scenery packs (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 21 scenery packs (+2) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 66 scenery packs (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.

Mission Packs:
- 109 mission packs (+2) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 106 mission packs (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 40 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
  - 3 mission packs (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.

Twitch Update

There is no stream this Friday on twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial, since we instead held our weekly stream today, on Thursday October 13th. You can check out the VOD here!

Community Video

The talk of the player community for the past week has been the new Hot Air Balloon addon from Hype Performance Group. If you haven’t yet had a chance to see it for yourself, YouTuber Dreamsofwings recently posted a lengthy demo and review video. Spoiler alert: no, the balloon cannot do 400 knots (sorry Airforceproud95!), but it is nonetheless a highly enjoyable mod for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Check out the demo video below!