microsoft flight simulator 2024 | Sim Update 3 – release notes – 1.5.27.0

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New Content and Features

Added filters in controls settings menu
Added loading spinner when aircraft are loading
Do not display Helipad/port markers when flying a plane
Reworked character / fauna / airport graphic settings for more coherence between platforms
Added ForceFlare parameter to LightAttributes section of FX files
Added fade in on images for Marketplace item, Profile, Briefing, Activities, HQ, Home, Career, Challenges, Controls, Install, Red Bull
It is now possible to click and drag on all the sliders of the game

Stability & Performance

Fixed an Xbox crash on boot when too many packages are loaded.
Fixed crash occurring sometimes on Xbox during boot if application is suspended
Optimized boot and loading times
Reduced VRAM consumption used by company name textures
Fixed crash on boot if content.xml was invalid XML. Content.xml file will be reset in this case.
Fixed a crash when switching in and out of VR
Improved performance in airports during fast camera movements
Added a graphic setting for fauna density, airport vehicle density, character density and ground aircraft density on Xbox.
Added a graphic setting for passive aircraft quality on PC.
Fixed screen size calculation for objects coming from MSFS 2020 packages. In particular, it is now properly enforced to 1000% when entering the bounding sphere.
Fixed an issue from version 1.5.9.0 that caused some crashes + made some buttons (any toggle button) not work properly due to duplicated instances of these vcockpits.
Improved avatar thumbnail generation time
Avoid freezes due to airport rendering
Fixed the Controls menu to cache data and prevent unnecessary file loads when navigating, only loading input profiles when entering the menu tab, switching aircraft, or creating, duplicating, or renaming a profile.
Fixed several old and rare crashes in the stall warning simulation system.
Fixed a crash occurring in the model behavior parser when cancelling a request (rapidly clicking tiles in the aircraft selector)
Fixed a somewhat rare crash occurrence of the model behavior parser due to recent changes making it run in parallel (was introduced in SU3)
Fixed wrong usage of resized bitmap dimensions instead of original ones when sampling textures (fixes WASM gauges corruption on Xbox Series S and on PC with “Low” texture resolution)
Fixed random live view leak for WASM instruments (could impact VRAM after multiple restarts)
Fixed a potential crash
Optimized cabinservice’s loading to not open the same file several times
Fixed a crash in the airport system.
Fixed a crash in the path following.
Fixed a crash on exit when an external view of a glass cockpit was open.
Fixed DLSS Multi Frame Gen Menu Option not setting properly x3 and x4.

General Bug Fixes

Fixed input action with one binding triggered when another input action with two binding (and one shared with the first input action) was released
Fixed game receiving mouse scroll event while mouse hovering on GUI window
Fixed an issue where the map filters buttons were unresponsive
Fixed an issue where it was impossible to select a custom departure in the world photographer mode
Fixed an issue where the live traffic or multiplayer traffic could have the wrong icon on the worldmap
Moved the content.xml file to a new folder to prevent different accounts on the same device from interfering with each others content
Fixed crash when updating player input profile.
Vehicle parking spots cannot be selected on the worldmap anymore
Fix an issue where the language list popup could fail to properly display the language options
Modified Fuel gauge so the cursor becomes bigger while hovering and dragging.
Resolved moonlight atmosphere scattering caused by incorrect moon direction.
Resolved the low-resolution quality of textures projected by lights.
Fixed ambulance lights spawning while the model is not visible in medic missions
Fix an issue where resizing the window would break some lists
Reduced occurence of fireflies through clouds around trees and a line leak above the mountains
Resolved visibility issues with text decals and emissives caused by blue highlights.
Fixed Jack of all Trades achievement
Fixed an issue where the ATC text section had the wrong scroll position after a certain threshold number of messages
- Fixed an issue where some replies of ATC could be cropped or invisible
Fixed cockpit environment FX occluder; it now applies a softer effect and correctly accounts for particle width.
Atmosphere is now properly applied to FX particle systems.
Fixed external vcockpits size and placement not being saved
Fixed towplane sometimes not spawning
Fixed unprotected/unchecked access to LLVG contexts bank (fixes random crashes when reloading XML gauges)
Fixed an issue where the user could become softlocked after opening one of the worldmap filters, launching a flight then ending that flight in freeflight
Fixed controls infinite loading when going back from aircraft selector after selecting the same aircraft
Added gamepad R-Stick control to scroll in the in game panels
Fixed font rendered as square during mission onboarding
Fixed simrate with time
Added precisions for time and offsets
Added new offset to get flight time without simrate modifications
Fixed adaptive liveries does not adapt to Japanese language when it should
Fixed time doesn’t works with sim rate
Fixed the profile page that was not appearing during flight if opened with the keyboard or the gamepad
Reduced the opacity of the glass dust layer.
Fixed an issue where some options lines could have wrong visuals after being clicked
Fixed an issue where choosing a departure in free flight would not zoom on the world map
Fixed VR cockpit camera position resetting when leaving pause
Fixed look around mouse feature to allow player to keep aircraft inputs while moving the camera
Allowed the player to lock their input presets
Changed new plane flares on interior lights to be disabled by default.
Fixed potential crash when ATC attempts to look for appropriate STAR to assign for clearance
Allowed gliders to start at a parking spot
Fixed an issue where the selection cursor could disappear in the marketplace tab in the aircraft selector
Fixed planes flares occlusion when using multiple windows.
Fixed an issue causing incorrect occlusion of plane flares near screen edges.
Resolved an artifact regression issue involving trees and fog rendering.
Fixed advanced lights not all having a flare.
Fixed an issue where the language change popup could not work as intended
Fixed an issue where the ATIS would not appear in the ATC window
Fixed an issue where the first message sent using the group chat was not displaying a notification
Fixed city markers not visible in free flight mode
Fixed crash when detecting invalid token in scenery XMLs
Fixed possible crash when applying or deleting a control preset
Fixed retrocompatibility for livingworld config files
Fixed wind impacting the aircraft inside the mission’s hangar scene
Fixed tracking of foot distance achievement
Fixed an issue where the aircraft part condition could linger on the screen after a player enter a vehicle
Fixed update Material Animation interpolation
Fixed a bug preventing the player from entering the “Customize Identity” screen just after leaving it
Fixed rare crash occurrence when adjusting flight plan waypoints altitude ?

Install, Performance & Graphics

Exposure Bias parameter is now available on Xbox.
‘Frame Rate Limiter’ has been renamed to ‘V-Sync Interval’ with an updated description that better clarifies its purpose.
- Added the ability to cap frame rate via a new setting in the options menu.
Split the new LOD curve (max vertex count vs vertical screen size) in two parts: linear from 0% to 100%, parabolic above 100%. This means more vertices than before for sizes up to 100% and the same amount for above 100%.
The aim is to help developers create less detailed LODs by letting them use more vertices than before.
Activated the new LOD curve as the default one.

Backwards Compatibility Bug Fixes

Fixed FXs brightness.
Fixed UV length not being computed correctly when glTF geometry is reused (avoids blurry textures from models coming from 2020 packages)
Fixed loading of bitmaps found in 2020 packages that haven’t been properly compiled through the package builder (no DDS, no JSON) when those packages are installed in the Community folder (fixes some aircraft lights)

Aircraft

Added aerodynamic interaction between tornado and aircraft.
Fixed pilot visible in cabin when outside as avatar with 2020 aircraft (cannot worked if the pilot’s visibility is modified by the aircraft’s behavior)
Fixed an issue where “Product capacity” specification would display 0 lb in the selector
Added a “Freelance” tag in the livery.cfg of all aircraft to automatically filter liveries easily in the career
Intensity of roof lights increased on AT802
Intensity of landing and taxi lights increased on B737
Intensity of spotlights and strobe lights increased on C172
Intensity of spotlight’s bounces increased on C208B, Cabri G2, DA62, H125
Introduced new rendering system for aircraft flares.
Fixed SimObject lights position not properly initialized when LOD containing the node to attach to is not available yet
Fixed crash in ObjectFollowGraphAI when a NavigationGraphNode is destroyed before ai or AI destroyed before the node
Modified WaitForPilotAndCopilot to create a “mandatory” procedural character
Corrected the contact points to 0 to fix the aircraft (B737, DA-62, Extra330 and Hot air Balloon) sliding sideways during belly landing.
Fixed incorrect wind calculation at the top of certain buildings and object structures that could happen in the Needles landing challenge and other places.
Aircraft fleet: engine oil temperature, EGT, CHT tuned in FLT files to have more realistic temperature after spawning with engine running.
Added keys KEY_PARKING_BRAKES_ON and KEY_PARKING_BRAKES_OFF
Added a new tag for “Container” in xml : “WaitForPilotCopilot” (boolean). Default false, if true, will wait for the pilot and copilot to be ready to finish aircraft’s loading
Added RadiatorTemperature_DegR and CHT_DegR to the FLT files for engine configuration.
Aircraft configurator camera position has been tweaked to let the whole aircraft and especially the nose to be in the windows.
Aircraft configurator camera is not impacted anymore by very big bounding spheres.
Fixed red GEffect

Air Tractor AT-802

Dropping physics on crop dusting FXs improved
Fixed flickering liquid tank in cockpit
Fixed flickering decal hatch tank exterior
Fixed model rivet hatch tank exterior
Cockpit lights intensity increased
Fixed roof light cockpit emissive mesh
Improved the lights position to adjust them with new flares
Fixed spotlight rotation
Fixed emissive mesh of spotlight
Fix damping on front wheels of float variations
Fixed an issue causing some circuit breakers to not properly affect the windshield wipers and their associated lights.

Airbus A310-300

iniBuilds fixed Airbus A310-300

Sun Visors disappear when the cursor hovers over them on the A310-300.
The aircraft’s transponder seems not to be working.
TCAS does not display other traffic on TCAS when selected ON with TA or TCAS
selected active.
Engine sounds on Airbus 310 persist when master volume is set to zero.
Airline Passenger Transport][Regression] In career, skipping from taxi to takeoff
drops all the had been set up in FMS and selected on the flight control panel.
Skipping to descent also erases the FMS and FCP.
In career activity using the skip function from taxi to takeoff, the FMS resets and
is required to initialize again to continue the mission.
Airline Passenger Transport][Regression] In career using the skip function, Green
Lo Pressure is on the ECAM and indicates a failure of the Green Hyd System.
Must use electric pump to remedy and continue mission.
Adding enroute waypoints manually to the CDU causes the flight plan to be
duplicated at the bottom and does not properly route.
Avionics does not import the flight plan when it is selected to send from the EFB
to the avionics. The FMS does not freeze when the import is attempted.
In Congonhas Activity, Airbus A310-300 aircraft unstable during ready to fly
screen after aircraft crashes and activity is restarted.
User observes fluctuating aircraft settings when flying the Airbus A310-300.
Custom Tail Number does not appear on the aircraft.
The paint near doors is cut off on World Travel Livery.
LOD distance is too short.
Passengers seatbelts are improperly placed.
Checklist is not included in the Drop Down EFB but is included in the cockpit
EFB.
The wheels are placed too deep in the ground.
CTRL + E does not AutoStart engines.
Trim Elevator Tooltip does not show up.
After landing at first destination, the MCDU is frozen and prevents a turn for an
additional flight.
On an ILS approach, LOC* is displayed on FMA after the localizer has been
intercepted and on glideslope. FMA should change from LOC* to LOC.
In career mode, passengers have loaded 100% but the sim says the load
percentage is at 0%.
Checklist is not included in the Drop Down EFB but is included in the cockpit
EFB.
Aircraft Over Gs on RTC screen in career and other “skip” related state issues
prevent career use properly.
Cannot scroll through approach/departure pages to select approaches on the
CDU.

Airbus A320neo

iniBuilds fixed Airbus A320neo

Flight Control Panel buttons for LOC, Autothrottle and Flight Director have the
incorrect tooltip for OFF/ON when selected and unselected.
Adding enroute waypoints manually to the CDU causes the flight plan to be
duplicated at the bottom and does not properly route.
The window texture on back-right doors flickers.
Interior icing effects look unnatural.
See-through gap in the back doors.
Some operables in the Cockpit do not animate.
Some Tooltip titles and Checklist descriptions are not translated in Polish.
In career, Skip to Taxi results in the aircraft only battery power available and no engines running. Only solution is to select Panel State on EFB and select Ready for Takeoff in order to taxi.
Spawning in the air in free flight results in unstable aircraft state with several
flight control, navigation and electrical issues. Multiple attempts resulted in no
improvement.
Pilot and Passengers are not properly seated.
Loc updated.
Spawning in the air in free flight results in unstable aircraft state with several
flight control, navigation and electrical issues. Multiple attempts resulted in no
improvement.
Pilot and Passengers are not properly seated.
Airbus A320neo has a chance to be unstable at start of any Landing Challenge
that is assigned to it.
Engine does not start on Taxi mission step.
QNH altimeter setting on pilot and copilot does not stop flashing despite
matching on both sides on the ground and airborne. Only stops flashing if
standard (std) is selected.
In career for passenger transport airline, if the pilot enters the cockpit before
skipping to Taxi, the engines are not running when the skip to taxi is selected.
Skip too feature in career kills engines and shuts down aircraft.
Cockpit airflow.
Missing/Incorrect aircraft information present in aircraft selection and configure
menus.
Thrown WASM exception when ending a Free Flight || inibuilds-a330.wasm:
Access violation.
MCDU and EFB not communicating – unable to cross-load flight plan.
Engine does not start on Taxi mission step.
Skip too feature in career kills engines and shuts down aircraft.
Avatar spawn nodes in the wrong place.
Loading a flight plan with enroute waypoint from EFB to Avionics breaks the
aircraft flight model and systems.
Hangar description missing from all LOC.
Aircraft Over Gs on RTC screen in career and other “skip” related state issues
prevent career use properly.
Cannot scroll through approach/departure pages to select approaches on the
CDU.
Pilot spawn point in RTC.
Pre-flight interactions.
Passenger navigation nodes preventing career mode loading.
Loading A320 V2 resulting in crash after starting Free Flight in Xbox Series S.
Onbatterycoversremoved flt.
Chock and engine cover visibility on all flt files.
TCAS display.

Airbus A321

iniBuilds fixed Airbus A321

Adding enroute waypoints manually to the CDU causes the flight plan to be
duplicated at the bottom and does not properly route.
TCAS Shows CAS Standby despite being “on”.
Airflow pack audio drowns out other audio while operating the aircraft in the
Simulator.
Altimeter setting on PFD on pilot and copilot does not stop flashing despite
matching on both sides on the ground and airborne. Only stops flashing if
standard (std) is selected.
In career, when the EFB flight plan is sent to the avionics the MCDUs freeze and
the user is not able to proceed with the career flight.
In career for passenger transport airline, if the pilot enters the cockpit before
skipping to Taxi, the engines are not running when the skip to taxi is selected.
Loc updated.
Skip too feature in career kills engines and shuts down aircraft.
QNH altimeter setting on pilot and copilot does not stop flashing despite
matching on both sides on the ground and airborne. Only stops flashing if
standard (std) is selected.
Engine does not start on Taxi mission step.
Aircraft requires a tailwheel cert to fly in Career as it is considered tailwheel in
files.
Windshield wipers don’t work.
Beacon Light is visible inside the aircraft.
Aircraft Engine is way quieter based on Turbofans loudness unit when full throttle
on the ground in both perspectives.
External texture issues.
Bad camera presets.
Moving map display does not indicate the aircraft on GPS course despite being
on course per the flight plan in MCDU.
Seatbelts are not correctly placed.
Multiple checklist and tooltip strings are untranslated in all supported languages.
Horizontal stabilizer has odd animation.

Airbus A330-200

iniBuilds fixed Airbus A330-200/300/P2F

After landing at KLAX and coming out of reverse for taxi speed, the TCAS calls
out Traffic Traffic…Clear of conflict. This mode should be inhibited on the
ground.
Immediately after takeoff, Cabin pressure exceedance warning and ECAM
revealed the cabin was at 30,000′ when climbing through 2000′.
Upon reaching cruise altitude with Throttles in CLB, the Autothrottles mode is
removed, and the speed is not maintained with FMS speed. The ATHR should
not be deselected automatically.
Adding enroute waypoints manually to the CDU causes the flight plan to be
duplicated at the bottom and does not properly route.
Using Skip To Descent causes aircraft to change configuration and autopilot
settings rapidly.
Passengers cannot be boarded in Private Charter – Airliner missions.
Parking brakes not set when loading Taxi.FLT.
Startup shortcut (RB + Dpad Down) doesn’t seem to work.
Main landing gear doors outer textures are stuck in open position.
Multiple strings are not localized in all LOCPAK files.
A330-P2F and series have a power off panel state in Free Flight and Career. No
electrical power sources are operable (BAT/APU/CTL+E) and EFB panel state
options do not function.
A330-300 RR VIP holding short of runway has flashing altimeter on PFD for Pilot
and Copilot. QNH and hPA both flashes. This should not occur till FL180.
Career skip function places all A330 variants forward of the hold short line when
skipping to takeoff.
Instrument Screens Don’t Pop Out in iniBuilds Airliners.
A330-300 RR Engine Rotation Wrong Direction.
ATC does not function on Cargo Transport – Heavy mission using the A330-P2F.
VIP mission in career from KSFO to KLAX does not skip to descent despite the
option available and selected.
Aircraft Over Gs on RTC screen in career and other “skip” related state issues
prevent career use properly.
Floating seatbelts are visible in the Passenger Cabin.
Red floating texture appears at certain distance.
Aircraft information tab is empty.
Passengers cannot be boarded in Private Charter – Airliner missions.
Engine audio is quieter and does not meet Turbofan/Jet standard LU unit in both
perspectives.
Unable to manually enter squawk code into transponder.
EN-US and DE-DE AC description is missing.
Missing apronWithBatteriesWithoutCovers.flt.
Avatar spawn nodes in the wrong place.
Airbus A330-2 Instrument Views Not Functioning Correctly.
The player will continue to crash if they crash the aircraft in any Cargo Transport
- Heavy mission.
Engine audio is quieter and does not meet Turbofan/Jet standard LU unit in both
perspectives.
Airbus A330-2 Instrument Views Not Functioning Correctly.
Aircraft Over Gs on RTC screen in career and other “skip” related state issues
prevent career use properly.
Avatar spawn nodes in the wrong place.

Airbus A330-743L Beluga XL

iniBuilds fixed Airbus A330-743 Beluga XL

Too slow when spawning airborne.
Engine sounds Airbus Beluga XL persist when master volume is set to zero.
TA/RA/TCAS are on regardless of switch state.
Cannot open cargo door.
Adding enroute waypoints manually to the CDU causes the flight plan to desync.
Multiple untranslated stings in all locpak.
No mission step displays to turn aircraft engines on for Airbus Beluga XL.
Multiple visual bugs during career mode RTC.
Unable to start up the Airbus Beluga XL in Cargo Transport – Super Heavy.

Airbus Helicopters H125

Cockpit lights intensity increased
Improved wording in Mass and balance page of the EFB
Fixed Cockpit emissive being too bright in LODs
Removed cargo tab from Mass and balance section of the EFB for Rescue and Rescue Hoist variant
Fixed rain on windshield and fuselage flowing in the wrong direction
Updated color order in livery.cfg so they fit the new palettes

Airship Industries SkyShip 600

Emissive intensity of panel’s decals increased at daylight
Fixed KWX56 radar not being turned off with mode knob set to OFF.
Made water ballasts functional

Amphibian Aerospace Albatross G111 / HU-16 / G111T

Mike Johnson fixed Amphibian Aerospace G111 / Grumman HU-16

Multiplayer: Potential fix for first officer standing up through fuselage on HU-16
(Possibly an SU_02 bug only, unable to repro in SU_03).
Multiplayer: Added workaround for sim’s missing main wheel rotation animations.
Fixed occasional propeller max RPM overruns during slow throttle advances.
Passenger boarding fixes for SU_03.
New bow splash and water spray effects on windshield added (visible in rough
seas and during reverse thrust).
Propeller wash effects improved and splash effects added to gear legs when
extended into water.
Simplified landing light actuator hierarchy to help mitigate random initialization
bug (where landing lights are stuck pointing down).
Nose wheel steering improvements.
Some camera names corrected and localized.
Some missing localization entries added.
Fixed severe wing flutter bug when flying with extremely low fuel load.
Possible fix for SU3 aircraft selection screen camera bug (streaming bug only,
sideloading works perfectly).
Contact points adjusted to allow proper and smooth transitions from water to land
and vice versa with gear extended. Realistic beaching is now possible.
Fuselage rigidity values (SBS) implemented.
Landing light actuators now work separately again, and the landing lights now
add individual and differential drag values when extended.
Cowl and Oil Cooler flaps now have variable and cumulative drag penalties
depending on their settings.
Multiplayer: Visible bow wash and wakes added to Albatrosses seen moving on
water.
EFB takeoff and landing performance data added.
Anchor deployment restrictions slightly eased.
Enabled control surface gust lock operation.
Added gust lock engagement / disengagement to checklists.
Fixed potential aircraft crashing issues with apron, water apron, and off-airport
ground starts.
SU_03 compatibility tweaks.
Tooltip spelling corrections.
G-111 fixed stuck pitot cover on apron start.
Minor fixes for cold & dark and off-airport starts.
Multiplayer: Albatrosses seen in multiplayer should now show correct propeller
rotations.
Multiplayer: Workaround implemented for static height bug during water ops.
Albatrosses should now float correctly and no longer hover over the water in
multiplayer.
Multiplayer: Workaround for erroneous trim tab deflections.
Multiplayer: Missing windshields fixed.
Multiplayer: Workaround for environment occluder bug when other Albatrosses
floating in water are seen from cockpit camera.
Small fixes to G-111 livery textures.
UI Range values fixed for HU-16.
Checklist “look at” fixes for walkaround / preflight.
Checklist “look at” fixes for transponder buttons.
Several texture issues fixed (broken UVs, incorrect normal map data).
Fixed some lighting issues with water apron/runway starts.
Fixes a number of texture issues.
Missing ground roll sounds restored.
HU-16’s missing instrument lights fixed (SU2 bug).
Garmin G1000 MFD missing plane location icon fixed (G-111).
GNS 530 knobs animation bug fixed (HU-16).
Turn coordinator glass flickering fixed (HU-16).
Windshield glass flickering in external views fixed.
Analog clock adjustment knob fixed (HU-16).
Engine power setting / rpm placard values corrected (HU-16).
HU-16s max manifold pressure reduced to 51.5 and max rpm to 2700.
RCAF livery roundel fixed to properly match historical period and flag orientation
fixed (HU-16).
Fixed UI fuel burn rate value.
Potential landing light angle control bug fixed.
Fixed missing fuel selector tooltips.
Tire UV animations fixed.
Wake and prop wash effect materials permanently cached to (hopefully) prevent
missing effect textures during streaming.
Wheel brake wear rate and temperature fade tweaked.
Fixed Garmin G5 slight display flicker.
Tweaked supercharger low and high-gear outputs to better match published
figures at medium and high altitudes, with improvement in high altitude
performance.
Tweaked engine rpm limits, oil pressure, oil temp, fuel pressure, CHT, and
cooling flap values.
Slightly increased fuel transfer pump flow rate.
Albatrosses seen in multiplayer should now show correct propeller rotation.
Workaround added for slow analog instrument texture streaming.
Workaround added for occasional boarding ladder and chock texture corruption.
Generator warning light logic, alternator RPM cutout, and voltmeter readings
fixed.
Passenger boarding sequence at med/large airports in free flight cold and dark start
fixed.
External power switch logic changed, no longer requires GPU truck (works in any
ramp parking spot).
Several minor geometry and texture fixes.
New legacy avionics panel option added to HU-16: dual VOR, ADF, no GPS
(accessible via clipboard with persistent setting).
New livery added for the G-111.
Main and Emergency Exit door handle click spots improved (you can now use
external door handles in the interior when doors are open).
Autopilot ALT and VS hold accuracy improved.
HU-16 nose glass texture improved.
Boarding ladder can now be deployed in the water when aircraft is stationary or
anchored.
Improved engine exhaust heat effect behaviour at speed.
Airframe LODs improved.
Windshield reflections and refraction realism improved.
Windshield refraction on/off option added to the accessories clipboard.
Clipboard Clean Windshield option renamed to Remove Insects for better
function clarity.
Pilots Guide PDF updated (v2.1.3).

Archer Midnight

FlightFX fixed Archer Midnight

When skipping to Taxi, Pitot cover and chocks are not automatically removed.
Opening cutscene for missions using Archer Midnight has camera and character
facing the wrong direction.
Several operables in the Cockpit animate erratically.
Altitude Hold Mode does not work.
Checklist is missing several sections.
Few imprecise Tooltips in the aircraft’s interior.
Aircraft exceeds the maximum vertical climb rate of 750 ft during Hover phase.
MENU.PAYLOAD.FORWARD_PAX debug strings in the Mass and balance
menu.
Service ceiling is too high.
Portal lights for character – Character lighting improvement based on
environment.
Above Approach mode there is an arrow indicating that the feature is on while
Tooltip states it is off.
Visible LOD pops.
Unable to progress wait for engine startup mission step with Archer Midnight.
PILOT LIGHT, MOVE PILOT LIGHT, and Door are not localized in any language
except en-US.
Few errors found on the Package Analyzer tab as per SU2 Beta analyzer.

Aviat Pitts Special S1S

iniBuilds fixed Aviat Pitts Special S1S

Cannot complete mission (ferry flight) because shutdown is requiring parking
brake. – Copy.
Skipping to Taxi does not turn on the fuel selector.
Player spawns facing away from the plane for FEFPLN mission.
A few checks in Locpack files are not translated in all languages.
EFB does not show takeoff/landing distance information.
Some checklist items are not translated.

Aviat Pitts Special S2S

iniBuilds fixed Aviat Pitts Special S2S

Pitts S2-S Aircraft missing from tailwheel endorsement aircraft available after
exam.
Skip to Taxi has fuel selector off which kills the engine.
Skip to descent results in immediate engine failure because the fuel selector is in
the OFF position despite being on MAIN tank prior to skip.
Communications panel is not operational and is not tooltip.
Cannot complete mission (ferry flight) because shutdown is requiring parking
brake.
Skip to taxi and skip to takeoff never selects the transponder ON. Must be
selected on by the pilot.
Mission goal in career after landing is to announce taxi to parking. The enter
button does not make the announcement and radio options do not complete the
task.
Not enough elevator authority at higher speeds.
Stick cannot be hidden making radios hard to interact with.
Some inoperable buttons are missing the INOP tooltip when highlighting them in
the cockpit.
External issue – Propellers flicker when your aircraft engine is off and you are in
view of another S2S.

Beechcraft Baron G58

iniBuilds fixed Beechcraft Baron G58

Player character shifts seating position and clips outside plane during onboarding
in career.
Pre-flight objects are not removed when skipping to taxi in some mission types
featuring the Textron Aviation Beechcraft Bonanza G36.
Click-spot for chocks is difficult to find.
Click-spot for pitot tube cover is too large.
EFB does not calculate Takeoff/Landing distances.
Pax nodes not on the ground.
Loading passengers during flightseeing career mission causes pilot to be in
wrong position.
Pax nodes too close to the aircraft.
Cowl flaps don’t animate.
Cockpit foley is not fully implemented for interactables within the cockpit.

Beechcraft C90 GTX King Air

Carenado fixed Beechcraft King Air C90 GTx

Fixed career mode.

Beechcraft KingAir 350i

iniBuilds fixed Beechcraft King Air 350i

Left engine propeller hub does not have collision.
Captain and First Officer Air Speed Indicators are INOP.
No tooltip information on the tires.
Various (strobe) lights are misplaced / floating on the King Air 350i.

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Emissive intensity of panel’s decals increased at daylight
Intensity of panel lights reduced
Added Livery Private_Static_01, Private_Static_02, and Private_Freelance_01
Modified taxi lights angle of rotation to reduce it
Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Added RTE uplink in the CDU.
Fixed an issue where airplane speed was not being anticipated correctly in lateral flight path calculations.
Adjusted the sensitivity of the trim wheel.
Added wind predictions uplink.
Fixed an issue where engine spool up was not simulated correctly.
FMS flight path calculation now supports flyover fixes.
Added realistic spool up times when setting takeoff thrust.

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental

iniBuilds fixed Boeing 747-8 I/F

Missing ApronWithBatteriesWithoutCovers.flt.
Engine exhausts lack heat animation.
Aircraft does not produce ground effects.

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

Working Title fixed Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

Wind predictions uplink added.
Added RTE uplink in the CDU.
Improved precision of fuel usage predictions in the CDU.
Added missing non-English localization.
Fixed EFB aircraft outline.
Fixed livery menu thumbnail images.
Fixed EFB cargo loading errors.

Boeing CH-47D Chinook

Blackbird fixed Boeing CH-47D Chinook

Localization Fixes
Changes to weight and balance XML
Several configuration fixes to resolve checks for cargo and construction careers.
GNS530 and associated xml code modified so that navigation works with HSI
correctly.
Additional LOD models have been added so that ultra far distances work without
model disappearing.
Added missing animations for ADF knobs.
Both barometric pressure and radar altimeters issues have been fixed and
retested for accuracy.
Improved localization text in the apu start procedure.
Improved drone collision mesh to reduce clipping through model.

Boeing F/A-18E

Emissive intensity of panel’s decals increased at daylight
Fixed some tooltip issues
Fixed icing LODs
Added navigation lights with flares effect
Modified lights placement to adjust flares positions
Fixed aileron trim issue
Fixed boarding passenger available into ATC
Fixed floating light model of the left wing on last lods

CAP-4 Paulistinha

iniBuilds fixed CAP-4 Paulistinha

COM Radio and Transponder displays in the Cap-4 Paulistinha exhibit excessive
bloom/illumination at night.
Missing Tooltip on Landing Gear and Landing gear strut.

Cessna 152

iniBuilds fixed Cessna 152

Emissive for beacon strobe and nav lights are very dim on the Cessna c152.
Tail / registration placard difficult to read due to lack of contrast.
Plane will taxi and take off with parking brake on.
Chocks are not removed if the Player uses Skip To Taxi.

Cessna 152 Aerobat

iniBuilds fixed Cessna 152 Aerobat

Look at button is non functional for items related to exterior walkaround.
Multiple strings are not translated on all LOC files.
Fuel truck appears at LOD1.
Aircraft’s wings disappear at a certain distance.
Rear position light projection is not aligned with light bulb on plane’s rudder.
Custom Tail Number is cut off if longer than 4 characters.
There is no Tooltip on Pilot’s Yoke the Engine Cover Tooltip is incomplete.
Rain effect goes in two different directions on the windshield.
The aerial advertising 152 variant is not available for testing in aerial
advertisement mission type.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Fixed Altimeter_02 strip numbers precision
Improved navigation lights no longer oriented to ground
The ball indicator got new physics.
Fixed Coplilot not spawning
Corrected fuselage to get the right amount of drag in sideslip. That fixes the required bank angle to compensate the yaw.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk (G1000)

Emissive intensity of panel’s decals increased at daylight
Fixed adaptivy/text/colors of liveries FlightSeeing 07, 08, 09 and 10

Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan Ex

Decals on panel can now be visible at daylight when they are turned on
Skydive Variation, fixed mirrored livery decal, fixed LOD switching too noticeable.
Freelance Liveries, fixed company logos defaulting to blank discs.
Skydive door no longer opens when using the skydive light switch
Added manual interaction to open the skydive door
Skydive Freelance Livery fixed over Tail part, fuselage and rear right door.
Fixed Skydiver seat belts clipping outside the aircraft.
Fixed Sun visors flickering when looked at from outside the plane.
Lights positions adjusted for flares + Navigation lights no longer oriented to ground
Fix bad clue on preliminary checklist
Increased Yaw damper gain to fix Dutch roll with autopilot.

Cessna 400 Corvalis TT

Carenado fixed Cessna 400 Corvalis TT
Steady light from strobes appears when nav lights are turned on.
Aircraft still displays as a circle.
Release Note Not fixed – MS-Commissioned Aircraft G1000 MFD Icon Not Fixed
(SU1 Beta Build 1.3.10.0).
Elevator trim inverted when using Velocity One Flight Deck.
Aircraft has difficulty accelerating beyond white arc.
Avionics switch in the OFF position when skipping in career.
Checklist mentions cutting off mixture in after take-off checklist.
Aircraft still displays as a circle.
MS-Commissioned Aircraft G1000 MFD Icon Fixed.
NAV2 radio has no audio.
Nav lights are not bright.
Unable to complete Private Charter using skips.
Some Cessna C400 Corvalis TT liveries are highlighted and blinking blue during
preflight.
LOD popping on Cessna C400 Corvalis TT doors.

Cessna 404 Titan

Carenado fixed Cessna 404 Titan

Theres not enough fuel to complete career missions.
Not available for purchase in career mode.
Opening windows does not affect audio from outside the aircraft.
ELT missing textures.
ADF tooltip does not match gauge.
Pilot door does not open.
Oil gauge clips through the oil cover while closing.
Pilot door does not open.
Primer switch has incorrect control inputs.
Heat blur is absent when first loading on a runway and when the aircraft is flying.
Parking brake check do not have a Visual Helper.
Aircraft does not have ground effects on grass surfaces.
Aircraft is not able to climb to 19000 ft to progress the Private Charter mission.
Aircraft always appears as the default livery on Multiplayer.
Not available for purchase in career mode.
Some interactive objects lack SFX.
Rain streaks behave unnaturally.

Cessna 408 SkyCourier

Carenado fixed Cessna 408 SkyCourier

VR Controllers are not fully supported.
Few operables in Cockpit animate erratically.
Floodlight is not visible.
Liveries names are misnumbered.
Cessna C408 Condition Levers Unbindable.
Few issues regarding Visual Helper in Checklist.
MS-Commissioned Aircraft G1000 MFD Icon Not Fixed.
Snow and Rain effects appear improperly on Windscreen.
Camera does not pan to some interactables when using the Visual Helper in the
checklist.
Liveries are showing up as default in multiplayer.

Cessna Citation CJ4

Working Title fixed Cessna Citation CJ4

Fixed altitude knob push button action tooltip.
Fixed EFB aircraft outline.
Fixed left and right fire bottle arm light tooltips.
Fixed cabin couch seatbelts from showing outside the fuselage.

Cessna Citation Longitude

Working Title fixed Cessna Citation Longitude

Fixed EFB aircraft outline.
Improved the simulation of the spoiler hydraulic systems. Hydraulic pressure
availability is now simulated on a per-panel basis instead of averaged across all
panels. For example, loss of primary system A pressure now prevents the
outboard roll spoiler panels from functioning but leaves the inboard roll spoiler
panels unaffected.
Fixed an issue where the spoiler panel animations were showing the panels to be
less extended than they actually were.
Fixed the EIS spoiler gauge to behave more closely to the one in the real
airplane.
The interior camera is no longer allowed to clip through the fuselage when
moving the camera around.

Cirrus Vision SF50 (Vision Jet)

Working Title fixed Cirrus Vision SF50

Fixed an issue where the FADEC would enter engine start modes (READY,
LIGHT-OFF, START) when engine performance deteriorated due to fuel
starvation.
Adjusted the sensitivity of the electric fuel pump latch logic to lower the chances
of spurious activation (the amber “FUEL PUMP ON” CAS message).
Fixed an issue where the ruddervator preflight check interaction was broken
when using a gamepad.
Increased the size of the parking brake handle interaction volume to make it
easier to interact with the handle.
The parking brake handle is now highlighted when the user interacts with it (Lock
interaction mode only).
Fixed a visual glitch where the left main gear strut could sometimes be seen
sticking out of the wing when the gear was retracted.
Improved LOD transitions for the 3D model.
Various additional miscellaneous visual improvements and fixes for the 3D model
(interior and exterior).
Fixed EFB aircraft outline.
Adjusted autothrottle tuning to decrease the tendency to oscillate around the
target speed.

CubCrafters X-Cub

Emissive intensity of panel’s decals increased at daylight
Fixed liveries

Daher TBM 930

Working Title fixed Daher TBM 930

Fixed EFB aircraft outline.

De Havilland Canada CL-415

Emissive intensity of panel’s decals increased at daylight
Fixed inverted ADF bearing arrows
Navigation white added on tail + Navigation lights no longer oriented to ground
WaterDrop FX correctly triggered depending which door is opened to release water
Fixed cockpit LOD issue while using cockpit camera into the cabin
Fixed aircraft disappears at short distance
Fixed floating part when opening the front door
Fixed floating object appear when interacting with static pressure source switch

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

Hans Hartmann fixed De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

Changed checklist entry for rudder trim from 10 degrees to 1 degree.
Changed checklist entry for Anti-Coll & Pos Lts to ;Beacon & Pos Lts.
Moved Beacon & Pos Lts to Before Engine Start.
Added Anti-Collision Lts to Before Line Up.
Added clickspots to hide yoke-mounted clickspots.
Fixed water effects for float variant.
Fixed aircraft can not crash.
Fixed missing throttle indicator in external HUD.
Fixed EFB flight route does not transfer to avionics
Fixed GNS530/430/Transponder/Autopilot/ADF display brightness at night
Fixed several tooltips
Fixed FO side turn coordinator ball animation inverted
Fixed yoke and gust lock clickspots not unlocking after toggle
Reworked wheels contact points.
Reworked payload stations and passenger navigation graph.
Doors are now closing automatically when ground speed exceeds 10 knots.
Aircraft can only be exited using the door handle when on the ground and
parking brake is set.
If the parking brake is not set, only the door opens and the pilot does not exit the
aircraft.

DG Aviation DG-1001E

Fixed some tooltips
Fixed an issue causing the landing gear keybinds of the DG1001 not to work when they were using up/down keys instead of toggle
Fixed an issue causing the DG1001’s tow cable to become unreleasable if it was already released by the tow plane
Fixed flickering frost on side canopy windows

Diamond DA62

Emissive intensity of panel’s decals increased at daylight
Fixed adaptive logo on tail disappearing too soon
Navigation white rotation modified + Navigation lights added/moved to adjust flares positions
Fixed Pilot spawning in the middle of the cockpit
Fixed unable to setup passenger before launch freeflight in the EFB
Fixed the thumbnails for all variations

Extra E330LT

Fixed window interior flickering
Fixed window interior texturing
Made aircraft compliant with ferry flight activity
Corrected the engine performance to reach the expected cruise speed, corrected the stall speed and adjusted the handling reactivity.
Navigation lights moved to adjust flares positions
Corrected the maximum lift and stall AOA.

Grumman G21A Goose iniBuilds fixed Grumman G21A Goose

Minor art LOD fix.
Landing Lights cannot be seen from the Cockpit.
Fuel tubes/gauges do not reflect accurate fuel load.
Floating texture in passenger cabin (edited).

Guimbal Cabri G2

Fixed tooltip on transponder to show the transponder code value.
Fixed missing highlights in checklist
Fixed floating seam texture in cockpit
Updated all livery palettes
Fixed some issues with livery texts

Heart Aerospace ES-30

Fixed gap in cabin
Emissive intensity of panel’s decals increased at daylight
Fixed rear navigation light position
Deleted speed hold useless button
Fixed emergency door visual issue
Added missing checkpoints for gust lock control
Lights moved to adjust flares positions + Emissive meshes for landing lights added + Duplicates of landing lights fixed + New navigation lights added to add flares effects on all bulbs
Fixed wipers disappear depending of the cockpit camera rotation
Fixed adaptive livery color
Fixed tail white square logo in career

Hot Air Balloon

Fixed fuel gauges only looking at the first tank fuel quantity to display their needle at the right position
Fixed temperature monitor screen brightness being too dark in low light.

Magni M-24 Orion

BlueMesh fixed Magni M-24 Orion

Fixed career mode.

Pilatus PC-12 NG

Carenado fixed Pilatus PC-12 NGX

EPS Does not power oxygen, ESIS (standby attitude), or Pressurization system.
It should power all three.
Passengers clip into each other.
Cargo in aircraft does not render in missions using Pilatus PC-12 NGX.
Hypoxia in career mode due to oxygen / Pressurization / ECS not modeled
correctly.
Hypoxia in career mode due to oxygen / Pressurization / ECS not modeled
correctly.
Rain animation missing from the cockpit of the PC-12.
There are several visual issues with the passengers and aircraft during the
onboarding RTC for all Charter Service – VIP missions.
EPS Does not power oxygen, ESIS (standby attitude), or Pressurization system.
It should power all three.
Standby bus incorrectly is being used as a direct bus to the lower MFD. It should
be a backup to Avionics bus 1.
EFB – Takeoff and Landing Performance Tools not working.
Pressure Dump does not do anything.

Aircraft Core Systems

Added support for multiple ball indicators using improved physics, which can be set in the “cockpit.cfg” file with different parameters. See SDK for details.
Fixed inverted water rudder control on water
Fixed some emissive flashing issues when disabling an interaction highlight

Failure / Wear & Tear

Improved drift damage calculation to ensure that the drift damage is light at low speed, but much higher at high speed. This should help prevent it from triggering during taxi, but still impact the tire wear rate on landings.
Fixed damage resistance of helicopters tails and skids

Fuel System

Fixed some inconsistences on the fuel system debug window
Fixed an issue that prevented gravity based fuel transfers in some cases.
Added new version of the fuel system to fix an issue causing some setups to potentially cause freezes

Glass Cockpits

FlySafe Temperature Monitor

Fixed timer display. Now displays mm:ss when timer is under 3600 seconds, hh:mm when above.

G1000 NXI

Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Reduced PFD memory usage.
Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Reduced PFD memory usage.
Improved autopilot glideslope tracking stability when the airplane is close to the runway threshold.
FMS flight path calculation now supports flyover fixes.

Garmin G3000 / G5000

Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Fixed an issue where pressing the terrain settings button on the GTC’s PFD Map Settings page would not correctly open the settings popup.
Improved autopilot glideslope tracking stability when the airplane is close to the runway threshold.
Fixed an issue where the CDI auto-slew function would not trigger correctly when loading into a flight with a localizer already tuned.
FMS flight path calculation now supports flyover fixes.

Garmin G3X Touch

Improved autopilot glideslope tracking stability when the airplane is close to the runway threshold.
FMS flight path calculation now supports flyover fixes (when coupled with external navigator).

GNS 430/GNS 530

Fixed inverted “V” and “C” decals
Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Fixed players unable to enter waypoints
Improved autopilot glideslope tracking stability when the airplane is close to the runway threshold.
Fixed an issue where in airplanes with a manually adjustable heading dial, the dial could affect the rotation of the airplane icon on the map display.
FMS flight path calculation now supports flyover fixes.

Primus Epic 2.0 Integrated Avionics System

Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Fixed an issue where airplane speed was not being anticipated correctly in lateral flight path calculations.
FMS flight path calculation now supports flyover fixes.
Added full array of GPWS modes, including basic modes, enhanced forward-looking terrain alerts, and inhibits through the TSC.

Pro Line 21 Integrated Avionics System

Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Reduced PFD memory usage.
Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Reduced PFD memory usage.
Fixed an issue where airplane speed was not being anticipated correctly in lateral flight path calculations.
Place/Bearing/Distance entries are now correctly limited to 0.1-199.9 nautical miles of distance from the reference fix.
Fixed wrong title on LEFT/RIGHT DISPLAY MENU 2/2 page.
Fixed extraneous semicolon in VNAV page title.
Fixed various layout issues in the SELECT WPT page.
Fixed the INDEX link on the status page.
FMS flight path calculation now supports flyover fixes.
Added WPT ALREADY EXISTS, REPLACE/CANCEL prompt to FPLN, LEGS and DEFINE PILOT WPT pages.
Added WPT NOT MATCHED error message when the reference fix of an along-track offset does not match the leg it is inserted on.
Added N/A IN POLAR REGION error message when a fix in the polar region is entered on the FIX INFO page.
Added N/A IN POLAR REGION error message when pilot waypoints are entered with a reference fix in the polar region.
Added SELECT DEF page allowing to select between ambiguous pilot waypoint formats.

UNS-1Ew SBAS-Flight Management System

Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Fixed a flight path vectorization issue involving certain procedures with intercept legs.
Fixed an issue where airplane speed was not being anticipated correctly in lateral flight path calculations.
FMS flight path calculation now supports flyover fixes.

Physics

Added validation of the inertia tensor defined by the “empty_weight_pitch_MOI”, “empty_weight_yaw_MOI”, “empty_weight_roll_MOI”, and “empty_weight_coupled_MOI” parameters in the [WEIGHT_AND_BALANCE] section of the flight_model.cfg file, with warnings logged to the console during loading.
Blocked reading of the “empty_inertia_tensor” parameter in the [WEIGHT_AND_BALANCE] section of flight_model.cfg, along with all related fixes for MOI calculation and rotational dynamics: the feature is moved from SU3 to SU4.
Downgraded log level for MOI validation issues during aircraft loading from “errors” to “warnings”.

Flight System

Fixed issue with wing flex not working correctly on right side wings.

Flight planning

Fixed enroute waypoints edition discarded when changing aircraft or departure/arrival
Fixed enroute waypoints edition not updating the departure/arrival procedure
Added various warning/error messages to the console about detected issues in “flight_performance.cfg” files.
Added support for the new “max_cruise_alt” parameter in the [REFERENCE SPEEDS] section of the “flight_model.cfg” file, including loading, serialization, and transfer via JSON.
Added support for the new [AIRCRAFT_LIMITS] section in the “flight_performance.cfg” file, including template generation, data loading, export to file, and data transfer via JSON. The section contains a duplicate of the MD-table “cruise_max_altitude_table_by_weight_and_ISA_dev” (as used in the [CRUISE_PERFORMANCE.N] profiles).
Fixed multiple issues related to flightplan sync between EFB, GPS, ATC and ribbons.

EFB

Added a tooltip on homepage to inform user when an app is not compatible with the currently selected aircraft.
In the aircraft app, fixed aircraft cruise speed being randomly wrong.
Environment page facilities & runway are now linked to the ATC flight plan.
Fixed some grammatical errors in notification menu
Improved the passenger boarding UX depending on the game modes and flight phases
Fixed an issue where, in some cases of arrivals with enroute transitions, the route string produced circular routing near the transition start.
Fixed an issue where arrival procedures in the route string had an extra number at the end.
Fixed an issue where aircraft cruise performance was not calculated correctly when using performance profile data.
Fixed map position not centered on aircraft when starting a flight.
Fixed an issue where auto-routing picked procedures that were longer than the entire route.
Automatically computed cruise steps will no longer target cruise altitudes below the highest VNAV ABOVE descent constraint in the flight plan.
Route string will now omit “DCT” between two custom waypoints (coordinates/PBD).
Changed cruise altitude warning to yellow, warning is now hidden if route is incomplete.
Automatic initial cruise altitude selection will now prioritize respecting the airplane’s maximum cruise altitude over respecting flight plan VNAV constraints.
Locked waypoints are displayed with a padlock on the map.
Map will be centered on the current flight plan every time the origin and arrival airports are selected.
Added speed and altitude restriction information to the Route page.
Fixed an issue where, in some cases of arrivals with enroute transitions, the route string produced circular routing near the transition start.
Fixed an issue where arrival procedures in the route string had an extra number at the end.
Fixed an issue where aircraft cruise performance was not calculated correctly when using performance profile data.
Fixed map position not centered on aircraft when starting a flight.
Fixed an issue where auto-routing picked procedures that were longer than the entire route.
Automatically computed cruise steps will no longer target cruise altitudes below the highest VNAV ABOVE descent constraint in the flight plan.
Route string will now omit “DCT” between two custom waypoints (coordinates/PBD).
Changed cruise altitude warning to yellow, warning is now hidden if route is incomplete.
Automatic initial cruise altitude selection will now prioritize respecting the airplane’s maximum cruise altitude over respecting flight plan VNAV constraints.
Locked waypoints are displayed with a padlock on the map.
Map will be centered on the current flight plan every time the origin and arrival airports are selected.
Polished the panel border stylesheet
Fixed an issue where irrelevant or unresponsive options appeared in the map contextual menu.
Fixed an issue where the map contextual menu would appear outside the viewport.
Fixed an issue where procedure previews were overly zoomed in, causing legs to appear cropped.
Fixed incorrect ownship projection on charts for close-to-border geo points by correcting orientation rotation logic.
Fixed an issue where the air pressure would not show if the METAR has the pressure in inHg.
Fixed an issue where airways with 1 letter and 4 digits were not recognized.
Fixed an issue where a single enroute waypoint was not visible when the rest of the flight plan was empty.
Fixed an issue where removing the origin airport did not clear the runway from the departure procedure.
Fixed an issue where “Add Waypoint” buttons were unresponsive during an active waypoint search.
Fixed auto routing generating IFR procedures when VFR route type is selected.
Adjusted spacing and button sizes of the Route page layout.
Fixed arrivals filtering to show only those without runway transitions or with at least one transition compatible with the selected runway.
Fixed the procedure selection window layout styling.
Fixed an issue where the incorrect runway transition was selected in certain conditions when a procedure was selected.
Fixed an issue where the Payload & Fuel Page “Load” button was disabled too early in flight.
Fixed incorrect ETE calculations.
Procedure names are now sorted in alphabetical order.
Improved process of adding a waypoint to the flight plan from the map contextual menu.
Disabled georeferencing for FAA charts due to unreliable metadata.
Navlog distance column will now show a decimal place for single digit values.
Changed styling of performance warning to be more clear.
Send button is now disabled when the route is empty to prevent sending an empty route to the sim.
Updated the map toolbar to change the tablet orientation directly on icon click.
Reorganized the layout of map overlay components.
Chart preview now opens when clicking on the chart name, instead of requiring the right-side button.
Moved airport ident in the clipped charts page to the left, and clicking it now opens the facility info page.
Added always-visible stopwatch to the map with new controls for start, stop, and reset.
Added a “Private” option to the airline list.
Added an advisory popup when sending a route with VFR procedures to avionics.
Added persistent saving of custom basic performance input in the performance popup (per aircraft).
Added support for coordinates where the latitude and longitude are separated by a slash. (e.g. “5500N/04000W”)
Added transition information to the procedure section summary on the Route page.

Aircraft Tech

Fixed cockpit buttons do not light up to correctly reflect state

Input event

Fixed SimConnect_EnumerateInputEventParams enumerating the wrong count for some code parameters
Fixed issues with input event parameters popping in rpn and when reading the bytes sent to Simconnect_SetInputEvent

Model Behavior

Added new ModelBehavior Parameter that can be used to prioritze Vcockpit interaction over a MouseRect.
It is meant to be used to create a backdrop to glasscockpits to prevent interaction with other mouserect located behind them.
Refactored persistant variable (local variables) loading and saving fixing issues related to the order of execution sometimes silently discarding changes
Fixed always_execute_model_behavior flag not working when an object is culled
Added support for capacity and quantity in ‘Asobo_Water_Ballast_Parameters’
Added a ‘_VALVE’ suffix to all parameters previously present in ‘Asobo_Water_Ballast_Parameters’ (since they were only related to valves)

Modular Aircraft

The section [Tags] can be added to aircraft/sim/container.cfg to help filtering liveries when using required_tags
Fixed withExterior_showInterior_hideFirstLod hiding the entire interior of modular aircraft if interior model was an empty model. Instead this option will hide the first LOD of all interior models of the aircraft hierarchy, except for these empty models.

Aircraft Gameplay

ATC

Fixed IFR clearance requests to be allowed while not on flight following.
Fixed the text to speech pronunciation of Asiana and Lauda airlines.
Improved handling of takeoff without acknowledging the takeoff clearance. The clearance will now be cancelled, and the user can continue VFR, or request a new IFR clearance.
Improved estimation of descent point for IFR flights.
Fixed a bug where ATC stopped following the route after an arrival/approach procedure was inserted for the first time.
Fixed a bug where the response to an arrival clearance with STAR could be mismatched with the clearance given.
Fixed a case where a STAR descent clearance could be offered and the reply would not match.
Adjusted climb/descent gradients for aircraft not providing performance data for better descent estimation.
Added expected altitude to IFR clearance.
Improved initial altitude clearance on departure using published top altitude, SID or safe terrain values.
Fixed a bug where the request IFR clearance options were available without a filed IFR flight plan.
Stopped traffic callouts to AI aircraft clogging the frequency.
ATC now refers to the player as ASXGS if its tail number and atc_id are empty
Removed the legacy “Request IFR Clearance For Instrument FP” and replaced with “Request IFR Clearance” using the EFB filed plan.
Added and improved post-processing of radio effects on ATC communications.
Fixed an issue where the “Toggle ATC” keybind would only toggle the ATC on but never off.
Added support for STARs, and descent via a STAR for larger aircraft.
Remove the “feet” suffix from spoken altitudes.
Fixed class B and C airspace VFR transitions.
Improved the algorithm for selecting arrival procedures (STARs, approaches, and transitions).

External HUD

Changed GPS ALTITUDE tile title from GROUND ALTITUDE to ABOVE GROUND.

Passive Aircraft

Fixed front landing gear animation for A320
Fixed front landing gear animation for E195
C210 Family, fixed Registration Numbers displayed in light gray (too bright) over default white.
Fixed Registration Number not appearing for generic aircraft
Fixed the wingspan on all passive aircraft
Fixed the parking type on all passive aircraft
Removed Lod4 animations and removed VFX behaviours for passive aircraft [D17, C90, C185, C188, C195, C207, C400, C404, C408]
Add registration numbers for B757 and EJet170 passive aircraft families
Passive airliners generates contrails in sky
Fixed MD10-30F liveries issue
Fixed A350-900 and A350-1000 liveries issue
Fixed B757-200 liveries issue
Fixed Beechcraft family liveries issue
Fixed A320ceo liveries issue
Fixed A310 registration number issue
Fixed Citation I & II engine propeller animation issue
Fixed LOD issue on Bonanza family plane
Improved LOD transition on Bonanza family plane
Removed generic passive aircraft from the game
Fixed wrong ICAO for A319 United Airlines

Vehicles

Visual improvement of Truck Crane small
Visual improvement of Truck Deicing large
Visual improvement of Truck Deicing small Europe
Visual improvement of Truck Deicing small Northam
Visual improvement of Truck Fire Short
Visual improvement of Truck Fuel Short Europe
Visual improvement of Truck Fuel Short NorthAm
Visual improvement of Truck Large Europe
Visual improvement of Truck Large NorthAm Vintage 01
Visual improvement of Truck Large NorthAm Vintage 02
Fixed LODs for Truck Boarding NorthAm
Fixed LODs for Minibus India
Fixed LODs for Truck Catering
Improved visual of the Fuel truck long and Fuel truck long 02
Added new taxi livery on SUV NorthAm
Fixed Truck Fire Long 02
Fixed Truck Fire Airport Medium
Fixed Glass on the Motorbike
Fixed LODs on the Motorbike
Fixed Glass on the Motorbike_02
Fixed LODs on the Motorbike_02
Fixed Glass on the Motorbike_03
Fixed LODs on the Motorbike_03
Fixed Animation on the Motorbike_03
Fixed Glass on the Car Europe 04
Fixed LODs on the Car Europe 04
Fixed Glass on the Truck Container
Fixed LODs on the Truck Container
Fixed Glass on the Truck NorthAm
Fixed LODs on the Truck NorthAm
Fixed Glass on the Tug Cabin
Fixed LODs on the Tug Cabin
Fixed Fire Truck Airport Large
Fixed glass on the Car Europe 03
Fixed the LODs on the Car Europe 03
Fixed liveries on the Car Europe 03
Fixed glass on the SportsCar Sharp
Fixed the LODs on the SportsCar Sharp
Fixed glass on the SportsCar British
Fixed the LODs on the SportsCar British
Fixed glass on the SportsCar Convertible
Fixed the LODs on the SportsCar Convertible
Fixed glass on the SportsCar Smooth
Fixed the LODs on the SportsCar Smooth
Fixed glass on the SportsCar Vintage
Fixed the LODs on the SportsCar Vintage
Fixed glass on the SUV NorthAm
Fixed the LODs on the SUV NorthAm
Fixed liveries on the SUV NorthAm
Fixed glass on the SUV NorthAm_02
Fixed the LODs on the SUV NorthAm_02
Fixed glass on the SUV Vintage
Fixed the LODs on the SUV Vintage
Fixed glass on the Tractor
Fixed the LODs on the Tractor
Improved visual of the Tug01 vehicle
Improved the visual of the Car Vintage
Improved the visual of the Car Ground Power Unit
Improved the visual of the Car Japan
Improved the visual of the Car Limousine
Improved the visual of the Car Military
Improved the visual of the Car Mini
Improved the visual of the Car NorthAm 02
Improved the visual of the MiniBus Asia
Adjusted LOD switch for one of the fire trucks

Career

Added Incompatible aircraft to the Select Aircraft screen in missions with warning to indicate why they are incompatible.
Fixed aircraft moving during RTC
Fixed flow for aircraft without parking brakes
Disabled the option to skip the cruise in missions when the aircraft is damaged or has not enough fuel
Added tag in briefing to better differentiate between Freelance and Employee missions.
Modified worldmap missions filter aircraft now disable aircraft not compatible with the filtered specializations.
Added shortcut to next button in career aircraft purchase flow
Added the ability to see details of locked certifications.
Reworked the onboarding for the freelancer mode
Fixed aircraft scroll in specialization screen acting weird when selecting a new specialization after going to the end of the scroll.
Modified Back shortcut text when entering specialization aircraft list to match actual behavior.
Added a confirmation popup when changing insurance
Added popup when player does not have enough credits to pay access to a certification.
Fixed clearance for taxi to gate infringed before reaching the hold short
Fixed an issue where fuel was not properly removed when skipping phases
Fixed electric engine flow for career missions and certifications
Removed point score in certification reward screen
Fixed day night icons in career briefing never changing when departure or arrival time are at night.
Added a popup to inform the player that airports have been deleted
Replaced temperature data by wind data in missions briefing
Added a popup when the current mission has expired
Added a popup to introduce the concept of special missions

General Bug Fixes

Fixed the “back” button on several screens leading to the wrong screen
Fixed estimated maintenance cost not appearing when buying used aircraft
Fixed career service error occurring when opening the virtual keyboard
Added an input to skip RTCs in missions
Fixed reroute flight plan persisting through restart
Fixed dpad navigation not able to reach all the sort function in fleet overview company menu
Removed missions starting on water runways or helipads with an incompatible aircraft
Added custom title to Aircraft Store delivery page.
Modified wording of Crew Availability on aircraft to toggle passive income
Fixed briefing clouds toggle not working when entering a certification for the first time in the session.
Fixed flickering on the card used for introducing features.
Fixed avatar standing when entering the certification tree
Fixed fuel levels changing when launching a mission with some aircraft
Fixed taxi and landing career flow for VTOL, helicopter and electric engine aircraft.
Fixed taxi to helipad communications on non-towered airports.
Fixed issues when trying to enter the Career mode with a low bandwidth
Fixed refuel to full capacity not working in freelancer mode
Fixed wrong aircraft livery used in freelancer mode
Fixed “Aircraft to check up”, “Grounded aircraft” and “Aircraft in use” displaying the wrong value in company fleet page
Fixed duration unit of measurement disappearing on certification screen after entering the briefing and going back
Fixed aircraft thumbnail missing in some career screens
Fixed dialog playing twice at end of missions.
Fixed unexpected landing failure trigger after a back on track
Fixed parasite grame between some screens in MyCompanies

Free Flight

Changed the Back-On-Track behavior, during all ground phases, to spawn on ground instead of in the air
Fixed the towplane spawning at the wrong position when launching a flight with a glider on a runway

Missions

Fixed back on track feature in climb state
Fixed the co-pilot’s welcome dialogue when the player enters and exits the aircraft
Fixed taxi to gate request when there is no parking available
The player can now contact the ground service to request a pushback when the airport is not towerered.
Passengers no longer make phone calls on every flight in private charter
Fixed ATC state after skip to descent in VFR
Fixed handoff to new center after a skip to descent
Fixed the request full stop landing in PPL with towered airport
Fixed flow after infringing the ATC with taxi to parking confirmation
Fixed “Move around” step validation issues with VR controllers
Fixed parking brake steps in pushback and startup
Fixed copilot fuel warning announce
Fixed copilot announce for taxi speed warning before aviator performance penalty
Fixed regression on reward screen for legacy missions , plugged back the reward screen image
Adapted activities RTCs for VR point of view
Remove Hypoxia failure to avoid false failures with unpressurised aircraft
Fixed missing pushback RTC for commercial transport and private charter
Fixed parking brake steps after and before pushback in commercial & cargo heavy
Fixed mission steps do not always match visual waypoint markers
Fixed unable to validate “request taxi to parking” objective due to a missing ATC call earlier in the mission
Fixed landing flightpath after a back on track
Add in-flight validation of the current waypoint
Improved detection of the final waypoint on landing
Fixed black screen when crashing with no fuel in freelance career activities
Fixed bug when exiting and re-entering the aircraft will cause the Dialogue flow to break
Fixed standard barometer over 18k feet + Add copilot warning for barometer pressure.
Fixed Passengers comfort scoring in CabinCrew
Fixed flightpath when the player skip to descent with a non towered arrival airport.
Fixed landing announcement in certification

Aerial Construction (Rotorcraft)

Fixed player character not able to move at beginning of the mission
Added condition to prevent pickup while landed
Added an exclusion area to remove other powerlines around drop zone

Agricultural Aviation

Added weather dialogs in agricultural aviation
Added failure condition when moving too far from the field during the spraying objective.

Cargo Transport – Hook (Rotorcraft)

Added dialogs when damaging the cargo during deposit
Fixed flightplan altitude for oil rig missions
Fixed copilot not spawning in aircraft

First Flight

Added flightseeing area on EFB

Search & Rescue

Moved RTC to beginning of the mission
Fixed retrieval RTC focused on avatar instead of aircraft

Search & Rescue – Hoist (Rotorcraft)

Added dialog when going out of the hoist area while hoisting in progress
Fixed several visual issues on back on track during search and rescue hoist mission

Search & Rescue (Rotorcraft)

Removed the target retrieval cinematic, it’s now integrated into active gameplay
Fixed target retrieval blocked

Certifications

Changed path proximity system to be dynamic
Balanced max score of each mission performance
Added drop precision for Hook endorsement

CPL – Commercial Pilot License – Rotorcraft

Added taxi to gate flow
Fixed “Maintain altitude” step displayed before linked “Climb to altitude”

Online Services

Fixed an issue where the “Server Issue detected” error would occasionally occur on the Steam version after the Sim had been running for an extended period.

Weather

Fixed a regression where airports could ignore weather information from their METAR
Fixed a performance regression when using live weather in areas with a high density of airports and/or helipads
Fixed an issue that caused higher than expected lightning intensity, strikes are now less frequent and more in line with reality (from 1000 strikes per minute average to 80 strikes per minute average for severe storms)
Fixed an issue where the clouds on the world map did not transition correctly after a data update
Improved thunderstorm prediction

Streaming

Fixed areas around airports sometimes did not load properly and stayed blurry
Fixed the game freezing when attempting to stream some packages, due to sound.xml being in a folder which name did not start with “sound.”

World

Fixed some areas with no vegetation (example : Isla de Taboga)
Fixed the shape and appearance of distant clouds.
Improved the lighting of distant clouds especially when the sun is low in the sky.
Fixed tiles popping near some photogrammetry airports
Fixed camera zooming issues when selecting departure or arrival locations

Airports

188 airport identifier changes in accordance with official data
Fix missing terminal at Barcelona El Prat Airport
Deletion of 368 closed or non-existent airports
Fixed no aprons at ZJHK airport
Improved passenger movement for boarding
- Added a new node at the end of the boarding ramp to tp passenger when they are in aircraft
- Added isEnter for navgraphnode to link two interactiveobjects together (default : old system)
- Fixed passenger flickering when need to stop because too close to another passenger
- Added RegisterForInteractionVolume & UnregisterFromInteractionVolume in cabinservice xml to register the behavior in an interaction volume
- Added RecomputeInteractiveObjectsLinks for CabinServiceState to ask to (re)compute interactive objects links
- Added NodeStep in MoveToGraphNode (cabinservice’s xml) to have a path with multiple steps
Improved Parking Occupation debug window
It is now possible to spawn a passive aircraft at a chosen parking spot and request its ground services
Fixed several terraforming/Tin Issues in LEBB Bilbao airport
Improved aprons in LEBB Bilbao airport
Fixed several meshes altitudes in LEBB Bilbao airport
KDEN – Fixed missing terminal on the generic version of the airport
LTFM – Fixed elevation issues on the airport
Fixed wrong ICAO for generic Kaieteur International Airport to SYKA
Addition of 156 airports and helipads.
Fixed missing buildings & parking areas for LaGuardia airport
Fixed CabinService State not changed if the passengers are forced while cabinservice isn’t in a boarding state with a default state. Added EFBDefaultStateBoarding for a ServiceState
[SR][Airport] Bug 500939: Fixed discontinuity in displacement caused by incorrect airport SDF.
Fixed LFBD airport covered by trees
Fixed missing buildings at EGKK airport
Fixed missing detail maps for grass surfaces coming from MSFS2020 packages.
Fixed light preset intensity from 2020 package
Reverted generic airport lat/long to fix backward compatibility with apron UV from 2020 packages
Several bug fixes based on the main airport tracker: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/msfs-2024-airport-helipad-issue-tracker/666020

Hangars

Fixed Aircraft not being inside the hangar in mission briefing screen

Fauna

Fixed issues with bounding boxes and animations on fauna models

Vegetation

Fixed trees were sometimes missing in large parts of Amazonia

Traffic

Fixed aircraft array randomly being filled with invalid variations (fixes some stutters at airports)

Air Traffic

Fixed live traffic flights without gate information spawning on unsuitable parking spots.
Adjusted traffic landing AI to not overshoot taxi exit. (partial)
Adjusted taxi AI braking logic to prevent airplanes running into others from behind.
Adjusted taxi speeds of ground aircraft to ensure better traffic flow.
Prevent ground traffic getting stuck with brakes on, therefore not being able to taxi anymore.
Fixed AI planes not disappearing when close to the player
Parked aircraft now have a better mix of planes and liveries.
Fix remaining cases where unoptimized models would be used for AI Traffic.
Adjust ratio of parked aircraft to be spawned and fix issues that can lead to overcrowded airports.
Fixed a problem where parked aircraft had a chance to not fully load the model and stay invisible.
Improved generation of parked aircraft prioritizing airlines that are usually found around the area.
Better compatibility with 2020 passive aircraft packages.
Optimize performance of live traffic model matching.
Force live traffic model matching to only use models optimized for AI traffic.
Improved live traffic model matching to do the matching on a specific ruleset.
Airline + Planetype > Airline + Fallback Planetype > Airline + Plane series > Houselivery of Planetype including alternates
Added fallback mechanism when there is no traffic model available for a given plane type which will choose alternative models of similar type.
Fixed model matching compatibility with 2020 passive aircraft packages.
Optimize performance of live traffic model matching which should reduce stutters when zooming on the world map and loading into busy airports.

Road Traffic

Truck_Boarding, LODs switching improved.
Fixed glass on the AerialApp Platform Tank
Fixed the LODs on the AerialApp Platform Tank
Fixed glass on the AerialApp TankAndCrane
Fixed the LODs on the AerialApp TankAndCrane
Fixed liveries on the AerialApp TankAndCrane
Fixed glass on the Bulldozer
Fixed the LODs on the Bulldozer
Fixed glass on the Harvester
Fixed the LODs on the Harvester
Fixed liveries on the Harvester
Fixed glass on the Pickup
Fixed the LODs on the Pickup
Fixed liveries on the Pickup
Fixed glass on the Quad
Fixed the LODs on the Quad
Fixed liveries on the Quad
Fixed glass on the Truck Military
Fixed the LODs on the Truck Military
Fixed liveries on the Truck Military
Fixed glass on the Truck Utility Europe
Fixed the LODs on the Truck Utility Europe
Fixed liveries on the Truck Utility Europe
Fixed glass on the Truck Water 03
Fixed the LODs on the Truck Water 03
Fixed liveries on the Truck Water 03
Truck_Water_02, LOD switching Improvement.
Loader_Elevator, LOD switching Improvement.
Asobo_Loader LOD switching improvement.
Forklift_Small, LOD switching improvement.
Forklift_Medium, LOD switching improvement.
Forklift_Large, LOD switching improvement.
LOD switching and livery improvement.
Pushback_02 vehicle, Lod Switching improved and animation fixed.
Pushback_01 LOD switching improved.
BUS_APRON_02 LOD management improved.
BUS_VINTAGE_EUROPE management improved.
CAR_BUSH Interior Variations creation.
Loader_Elevator_02, LODs switching improvement.
Loader_Ramp_02, LOD switching improvement.

Marketplace

Fixed an issue where the number of items in “Upgrades” notifications would be incorrect
Fixed “Free Upgrade” notification being thrown too much during a single session
Added an “Airplane Weight” filter in the Aircraft Top Category
Added a “Motorization” filter in the Aircraft Top Category
Fixed “Top Rated” section sorting to account for number of votes
Fixed an issue where “Career Specialization” filter only showing content matching all the checkboxes instead of at least one

MyLibrary

Changed “Recommended” sorting to sort marketplace content by acquisition date
Fixed an issue where the transfer of the package files would fail and retry infinitely on the PC (Xbox app) version of the game
Added notifications to keep the user informed about the progress of the download of their packages through my library
Added a download option for packages in MyLibrary

Multiplayer

Added replication of several simvars related to plane dirtiness
Modified multiplayer character to always be on ground
Fixed liveries are not applied in multiplayer mode

Virtual Reality

Fixed right VR controllers joystick/trackpad not scrolling in worldmap textbox dropdown list
Improved behavior of vertical wheels (Elevator trim, AP VS Wheels,…) in VR
Prevent vibrations & ray from occurring while dragging another interaction.
Fixed broken state after completing the first flight in the career
Fixed conflict between rudder and panel zoom/scroll with VR Controllers
Fixed Traffic options not saving/applying correctly.
Re-activated the new LOD Curve in VR
Fixed a wild Object Culling issue from the release, improving mostly VR Render Thread Performance.
Removed unnecessary empty draw commands, reducing Render Thread overhead.
Fixed an issue causing the VR yoke controller not to be interceptable through the masking system.
Fixed Cockpit Interaction Secondary and Tertiary not working with VR Controllers
Changed default VR Controller input presets to include Cockpit Interaction Secondary and Tertiary for all supported VR Controllers
Added Left handed VR Controller input presets as secondary profiles for all supported VR controllers
Added interaction with cockpit touchscreens (avionics/EFB) on supported VR Controllers with the following new actions (mapped by default):
- “TOUCHSCREEN INTERACTION – PRIMARY”
- “TOUCHSCREEN INTERACTION – ZOOM IN”
- “TOUCHSCREEN INTERACTION – ZOOM OUT”
Fixed missing icons for some VR controllers inputs
Fixed the toolbar that sometimes disappeared when leaving the VR mode
Fixed Black UI screens displayed in front when using an HDR monitor.
Fixed the scan of the VR controllers in the controls menu
Fixed a leak when switching to VR
Secondary/Tertiary interaction can now be bound and used in VR Controllers

Controls

Added a confirmation popup when the preset “apply to all” button is clicked
Merged the “Apply to all” and “Set as default” preset settings buttons
Fixed a crash caused by disconnecting the current device on the tweak curve screen.
Added “Presets Locked” popup when trying to edit an action on a Locked Preset
Added following actions to interact with cockpit touchscreens (avionics/EFB) : -“TOUCHSCREEN INTERACTION – PRIMARY” -“TOUCHSCREENS INTERACTIONS – ZOOM IN” -“TOUCHSCREENS INTERACTIONS – ZOOM OUT”
Mapped by default on VR Controllers and Gamepads (cursor mode is no longer needed for the latter)
Moved the keybind primary/secondary toggle to the top of the action settings page
Added “COCKPIT FREELOOK OFF” and “COCKPIT FREELOOK ON” to allow control on the surfaces while looking around, both actions are now mapped to the default mouse preset instead of “TOGGLE COCKPIT VIEW FREELOOK (HOLD)” with ON triggering on press and OFF on release
Description of “TOGGLE COCKPIT VIEW FREELOOK (HOLD)” has been changed to specify that surfaces aren’t controllable while it is toggled on
Disabled the import/export preset buttons on console
Fixed some unusable actions being listed in control settings
Added a timer when rebinding an input, so that you have still time to bind when the UI focus leaves the current line

Peripherals

Allowed devices to be renamed & disabled

Peripherals

Reworked some peripherals default profiles

Various Peripheral Fixes

Fixed missing shortcut on keyboard to open/close items in My Library page
Fixed inverted axis on some peripherals default profiles
Added control over some menu scroll bars (marketplace, my library, career time selection) when navigating on keyboard with Open brackets, Close brackets, Page Up and Page Down
Fixed view mode rapidly switching when inputting “COCKPIT/ EXTERNAL VIEW MODE” at the same time as entering a text field

Activities

Landing Challenges

Fixed target runway on MSFS 2020 landing challenges

Training

Added missing notifications of when helicopter is partly or fully under AI control in Helicopter trainings
Fixed an issue in VR when the Instructor’s avatar wasn’t shown in Helicopter → Solo training
Fixed pilot’s outfit in F18 trainings : made pilot wear jumpsuit and mask
Improved Helicopter->Cyclic training by returning cyclic assist if a player can’t handle no-assit flight yet
Fixed some hovering steps not being validated when player was hovering very low in a few Helicopter trainings
Fixed wrong engine settings after a back-on-track in the beginning of the training
Fixed 0% scoring for releasing the tow cable in Glider aerotow training
Fixed wrong flight plans being displayed in Basic Handling trainings in EFB
Fixed textual error in Helicopter → Confined area training, right downwind leg instead of left
Added “red” indication for the failed steps which could be skipped in the Helicopter trainings

Challenge League

Added popups whenever the player joins a cohort for the first time, gets promoted or a series ends.
Added information popups when the player changes between leagues

World Photographer

Toolbar and In-game panels

Fixed the accordions of the camera panel were not working properly, closing themselves sometimes

Character assets & animations

Fixed character not teleported on a node when the node isn’t found but stay visible. Is now hidden if he can’t be teleported
Fix animation of copilot in multiplayer mode
Fixed avatar having a frame in T-Pose when editing it inside the avatar selector

Player Character

Disabled auto crouch while in VR for the avatar

DevMode

Added a new editor for Biomes
In the “Debug Aircraft Wind Tunnel” window: added a checkbox “Include prop(s) force” to the “Actual State point”. This can help in estimating the actual glide ratio on idle, etc.
“Debug Aircraft Flight Performance” tool: Fixed missing data examples on repeated export to a file in human-readable format.
Turbine engine performance data export via “Debug Aircraft Flight Performance” tool:
1. Improved numerical stability and accuracy of the engine performance test to prevent export of invalid results.
1. Added new GUI settings to control test accuracy:
- Required accuracy (in %)
- Maximum number of iterations
1. Added display of the latest test result statistics:
- Maximum number of iterations actually used
- Operating conditions validity check (displayed an error if invalid)
Fixed random crash when launching a mission through the Career Tool from the Free Flight world map
Updated the “Debug Aircraft Weight” tool accordingly to disable the MOI and rotational dynamics fix.
A few GUI improvements to the “Debug Aircraft Weight” tool to make it clearer (MOI section).
Updated the “Debug Aircraft Weight” tool to perform the same validation checks on MOI as during aircraft mass properties loading.
Fixed crash when resetting devmode settings.
Fixed toolbar min size too small + made it resizable in width

General

Added a new debug in the SimObjects Debug to show the loaded sound packages
[SR][DevMode] Parallelize ModelLibThumbnail bake.
[BiomeEditor] Fixed crash when baking impostors.
Fixed tree baked with the wrong bitmap mips.
Allow streaming of package containing biome xml. Read biome xml from all packages.
Added Simulation Rate display and selection to DevMode menu.
Fixed SimObjects debug View button doing nothing
Fixed parking occupation debug showing nothing
Fixed incorrect package name displayed by debug when a new package is mounted
Added a new SimObject Spawner tool to spawn any SimObject
Reduce framerate impact when enabling “Debug model lods”
Fixed change in texture.cfg not taken into account for BGL.
Fixed secondary aerials taking details from TIN and exclude TIN polygons causing block artifacts.
BglExplorer: Added parking and helipad info.
Fixed debug “mesh collision” not working correctly when render scale or DLSS is enabled
Fixed manifest.json not being rewritten when changing the export type (could lead to packages indicating a Community export type while they had been properly exported for Marketplace)
Added texture renormalization (square back normal and AO) in VFS Projector
Updated missions available through the Career tool
Vector data debug: use the correct altitude for terraforming polygons. Added “Draw attributes” option.
Model thumbnail baker: Added the option to load a ModelLib package into the tool and see its thumbnails.
Fixed corrupted BGL when it contains only models with invalid bounding box.
Model Thumbnail Baker: Added option to choose the package to bake
Fixed appearing tools not taking focus when docked to current node and a subwindow is docked on another node

Navigation Graph Editor

Fixed modified status after undo or redo when renaming nodes
Added one click placing in Navigation Graph Editor for Aircraft to facilitate edition.

Project Editor

Fixed simobject path value simobjectsimobject not correctly replaced
Fixed thumbnail selection in Package Inspector
Fixed handling of Ctrl+click on packages in Project Editor (could trigger crashes with the Package Inspector open)
Fixed crash when building scenery with polygon that has duplicated points.
Added a “Close project” button to package order hint popup

Scenery Editor

Support VectorPlacement in the FlightEditor
Fixed aprons with “CLEAR_SURFACE” material not allowing grass
Fixed grass not updated when editing ground surfaces
Allow VectorPlacement objects without airport.
Fixed live asset reloading of projected meshes
Reduce framerate impact when enabling “Debug model lods”
Fixed approach light still displayed though it was disabled
Don’t hide the main scene when editing SimPropContainers (and the “View only current package” option is disabled)
Changed single object selection from the hierarchy from on click to on release
Fixed apron falloff issues
Fixed Landmark location hierarchy (parent group & order) not being saved.
Fixed runway tire gum rendering
Fixed crash when a polygon with a lot of vertices is loaded in the editor
Fixed asphalt dirt layer not applied on the roughness channel
Fixed crash when undoing a “replace with SPC”
Added “lens flare” parameters for lights in SimPropContainer
Fixed biome picker not showing deprecated biomes (but not selectable in the dropdown list)
Use runway ILS references from base airport if bespoke airport doesn’t have one.
Fixed crash when hiding a group with independent vector placement inside it.

Camera Editor

Fixed a crash when opening the Camera Editor from the Mission Editor

SimObject Editor

Fixed parse state of MdArrays
Fixed live edition not correctly reloading flt files
Fixed issues with modular graph edition
Added missing field from livery cfg
Fixed edition of simobject patchs
Fixed a possible crash when saving
Fixed error reading livery.cfg and attachment.cfg
Fixed livery.cfg incorrectly loaded
Removed COF_Cabin from constraint list for SARPLN specialization
Added debug info visualization when spawning or selecting a container that is not the user in the live edition toolbar
Fixed unselecting the animation when spawning or rebuilding the package in the Animation Editor
Fixed confusing and possibly erroneous aircraft geometry parameters
Fixed several incorrect behaviours when using the Edit in place mode
Added editor for label files
Fixed a possible crash when saving
Fixed error reading livery.cfg and attachment.cfg

Visual Effects Editor

Fixed AtlasPlayer node sharing frame index result value for all particles of a VFX
Fixed crash when using VFX spawner after cloning a VFX & improved cloning process
Fixed crash when duplicating a BezierCurve node (and other edits being impossible) after editing a point’s value from the Current point position field under the Current Point Settings header

Biome Editor

[SR][BiomeEditor] Bug 517312: Fixed crash when using biome without grasses

SDK

Decals are now supported on SSS materials.
Added VOR facility flags to BGLExplorer.
Fixed block compressed textures, with dimensions which are not multiples of 4, silently failing to load because they do not respect the DirectX spec.
Added an error message when trying to load such textures.
Building them with the DevMode should already fail in FS2024, but FS2020 packages could be built even with the wrong dimensions.
Fixed crash when building compiled model behaviors
Added ProcessingOptions parameter block for model processing. Moved MergeSkins option in that block and added ResetRig and RemoveSkinnedCollision here too.
MergeSkins will automatically merge all skins in gltf sharing common bone(s)
ResetRig will automatically rescale and re-orient badly setuped rigs for characters or fauna models and associated animations.
RemoveSkinnedCollision will automatically remove any skinned mesh during RPT since this is not supported in game.

Samples

Updated Cabri G2 sample
Updated DA62 sample
Added ModelBehavior sources to SDK samples
Updated Bear Sample
Fixed Simple Biome sample

SimConnect

Added RequestAllFacilities function which allows the user to request all airport, VOR, NDB or waypoint across the world
Fixed wrong request array reallocation leading to crashes
Fixed a crash that could occur during DataDefinition request. The issue shouldn’t crash anymore but the problem is still present, if it happens the DataDefinition message won’t be sent. If you miss some DataDefinition messages and you see an error message in the console, please contact us on DevSupport
Fixed the size & aligment issue that you could encouter if you use STRINGV type variable in SimConnect if a localized string was returned

SimVars

Added SIMVAR_ATC_NEXT_WAYPOINT_ALTITUDE which indicates the altitude of the next waypoint of the flightpath
Added SIMVAR_ATC_WAYPOINTS_HIGHEST_ALTITUDE which indicates the highest altitude of all the waypoints of the flightpath
Simvar AIRCRAFT_OBJECT_CLASS no longer goes through the same filter as UI filters and returns the raw value (or generated one if unspecified) from the cfg (still uses OTHER if container is unavailable)
Added EX1 variants of all INTERACTIVE POINTS SimVars, those are only processed if the index or name parameter is valid
Regression on EXIT and INTERACTIVE POINTS SimVars had been fixed but they were reverted to their SU2 behavior so that aircraft doors that rely on the regression can work again

Input Events

Fixed wrongly filtering custom F:KeyEvent upon executing RPN (was preventing events creating through SimConnect from being triggered)

WASM API

Fixed WASM memory leak in Event API
Added a WASM API for accessing default LIDO and FAA charts.
Fixed Wasm System reloading on build package
Fixed Wasm module with WasmSystems not reloading/recompiling when restarting
Fixed memory leaks and potential crashes in CommBus & Flow APIs
Fixed deferred events not properly copying their arguments in a multithreaded context (fixes execute_calculator_code not correctly triggering multiple events specified through one single string)
Changed the Wasm (re)compilation detection to use hash of Wasm file instead of date + size (to avoid multiple recompilation when changing another file in the panel folder for instance)
Added chart relationships and applicable aircraft types to chart metadata.
Fixed visual studio detection of C++ version in Wasm projects

JS API

Improved the logic for the towered property of airport facilities.
The intersection facility type is now available.
Fixed SEARCH_BY_IDENT call not returning all of the expected results.
Added a new call (SET_3D_MAP_CAMERA_FOV) to set the FOV of 3D Bing map instances (i.e. “synthetic vision”).
Fixed a memory leak in the JS charts listener (JS_LISTENER_CHARTS).
Fixed a crash when passing an empty string to the chart URL parameter of the SET_CHART_VIEW_URL call on the JS charts listener (JS_LISTENER_CHARTS).
Added ability to set custom position, offset and rotation for 3D map views (aka synthetic vision) from JS
Fixed a crash related to displaying chart images in CoherentGT views using the SET_CHART_VIEW_URL call (JS_LISTENER_CHARTS).
Added a JS listener for obtaining forecasted weather data along a path.
Fixed an issue where the shared global listener (JS_LISTENER_SHAREDGLOBAL) could send multiple events for a global being attached or detached.
Added chart relationships and applicable aircraft types to chart metadata.
Added error events to the JS Charts API.

EFB API

Fixed app compatible aircraft list to be compatible with ATC MODEL and AIRCRAFT TITLE.

Tools

Fixed Localization Manager not saving added languages in .LocProj
Added auto-adjusting brightness settings for emissive materials.
Fixed User lights tools display warning about “emissive mesh need for material” for fake lights
Added gltf renormalization in VFS Projector – Gltf and bin are now transformed in gltf projector to be usable

Exporter 3DSMAX

Added two new inputs for emissive (dayMultiplier and nightMultiplier)
Added new button “Remove all” to delet all animation groups from view
Drastically improved the exporter dialog opening time when working with scenes that contain a lot of presets.
Fixed exportnormal scale
Fixed bug when creating preset group in new scene
Properly initialize Default option preset (fix double add glitch)
Visual differenciation between model groups and gltfs in lists
Fixed multi material links broken on export due to flatten
Fixed expand and collapse button not working
If scene hierarchy list is outdated, a popup is triggered when interacting with list
Fixed stats popup in mesh inspector
Added display statistics threshold in mesh inspector
Added reload for mesh inspector
Added search in mesh inspector
Reduced size of expand/collapse buttons
Small feedback and tooltips fixes
Added ground collision tag to collisions
Fixed export animation options
Fixed minor issue with text overflow in wiper tool
Fixed scene hierarchy refresh + mesh inspector statistics display

Exporter Blender

Added a new button to assign base texture set in material panel (albedo, comp, normal, emissive)
Added texture preview in material panel
MSFS2024 lights preview have been reworked and are now closer to in-game render.
Fixed export alpha cutoff only when blend mode is mask
Added emissiveDayMultiplier and emissiveNightMultiplier
Added support for multi selection in export hierarchy.
Export Properties can now be set on multiple items.
Fixed Primitive Collisions visible in Isolate mode
Reworked UI Hierarchy . Hierarchy now uses blender list preview template, enabling new options for filtering list , objects selection etc
Fixed export of packed image .
Added duplicate “preset” and “groups”
Fixed group path is not automaticaly past in presets
Fixed enable new layer children and update parent layers
Day/Night Cycle not supported in advanced lights
Added “ground” tag for collision. Sim objects will use them as ground elevation.
Fixed emissive material Animation
Fixed material animation on different material slot of same object

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