Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) - We're really sorry about Microsoft Flight

[Skipper]

@Gordon_Bleu

That mountain is called “A” Mountain by ASU students, because it has a 60 ft tall letter “A” on it.

I thought there would be more to the story. Like it’s flat for miles around but there is that mountain. I was wondering if it was an old, covered landfill or something. Nope, it’s just a big butte and I cannot lie.

Tempe Butte

[Pedro]

Messing around in southern Utah

[kaosfere]

Today’s update (Sim Update 2) is out, and the changelog is huge. Go grab it.

(I’m poring over the changes with my WT comrades to see just how much work we’re going to have incorporating any changes that need made. It actually doesn’t look too bad. Yet.)

[Skipper]

Based on everything listed … it’s a lot of stuff to go through. This changelog is MASSIVE. One thing is for sure, the airliners are getting a LOT of much deserved attention.

Paging @ChiTownBluesFan, this Buds for you.

@Pedro those screenshots are amazing. Mind me asking where that was in S. Utah?

EDIT: As I was typing this I had them on screen and my GF yelled: Capitol Reef State Park! Is that correct?

[Pedro]

INCORRECT! :D Your GF was very close though!

It’s the upper Paria River Canyon (north of route 89, there’s another part of it that leads into the Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness to the south of 89) - Paria-Hackberry Wilderness Area, Grand Staircase-Escalante NM, and the first screenshot is an offshoot of that called Cottonwood Canyon, again to the north. Old Pareah Ghost Town is at the junction of the two canyons, as I don’t think Cottonwood shows properly on the map. It is amazing, I agree.

I’m using the Savage Carbon to scout a potential bush trip; it is fantastic for just getting around these wilderness areas with ease.

Speaking of the Vermillion Cliffs, they look good in the game. :)

[deanco]

I was not planning to buy a VR headset but this game might push me over the edge. Anxiously awaiting reviews of the Oculus rift, if it’s supported.

[IkeVandergraaf]

@Skipper

I thought there would be more to the story. Like it’s flat for miles around but there is that mountain.

No, Sun Valley is… a valley. There are plenty of mountains.

[Ginger_Yellow]

Live Weather is enhanced with Meteo blue data to include snow and ice coverage
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New Content manager menu
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• Cessna Citation Longitude: fixed incorrect fuel tank capacity
• Cessna Citation Longitude: tweaked thrust settings
• Cessna Citation Longitude: fixed aircraft empty weight and center lift
• Tweaked fuel flow and ITT for Cessna Citation CJ4 and Longitude

Yay

[Skipper]

@IkeVandergraaf

No, Sun Valley is… a valley. There are plenty of mountains.

I admit I know very little about the area. It was cool to fly over though, and that’s what got me interested. I thought … wtf, there is a mountain there. I don’t watch many ASU games, obviously.

[schurem]

I just gave it a quick preliminary go on my shiny new G2. My 1070 begged for mercy. Even at utter potato quality the framerate and tracking were awful.

[Skipper]

@schurem

I just gave it a quick preliminary go on my shiny new G2. My 1070 begged for mercy. Even at utter potato quality the framerate and tracking were awful.

Uffda. Well I know you mentioned you thought that might happen, but still. Sad to hear. I’ve not fired it up just yet.

[schurem]

I want to know how it does at @Editer’s box. He got a God Rig.

[Ginger_Yellow]

Reinstalling my Oculus now (grrr) to try it out.

[Pedro]

Did it break the rudder controls for anyone else (normal mode, all planes)?

[Skipper]

No, I’ve done about 4 normal flights today without issue in the King Air. Make sure to uninstall everything in your community folder for now.

[Pedro]

Oh yeah, keep forgetting about that stuff! Cheers

[Matt_W]

So if you’re trying to do VR, make sure you bind a control to VR-Reset Camera (I think under camera controls.) Otherwise, like me, you’ll get completely stuck and have to hard close the program.

[schurem]

Default it’s the spacebar. Easy to hit. I just found out how to get motion smoothing running. Much better now, might even be barely acceptable ;-)

[Matt_W]

I’m on my fourth try of trying to get the VR to work and having to hard close the program and suffer through the minutes-long loading screen again. About to give up.

[Skipper]

@Matt_W

So if you’re trying to do VR, make sure you bind a control to VR-Reset Camera (I think under camera controls.)

I ran into this as well. I didn’t know it was even space by default. I flew three flights sitting sideways at my desk like an idiot. But man was it fun.

I have no idea to tell what resolution I’m at with the G2? I didn’t change my setting from Ultra (non-VR) so no clue what I’m at IN VR. Also, making complete sense, areas that look good in the game normally were much better than areas that did not. SEATAC and Seattle proper were beautiful.

Seeing the menu and -most- things in the planes I was in worked okay. However, spotting distinct things on some of the Garmin units was tough for me, even leaning in. Then again, I’m borderline needing glasses.

Also @schurem, feel free to laugh at me now, I need to get my flying VR legs. Three flights and I needed a break. Some parts more than others gave the sweaty palms feeling though.

@Matt_W

I’m on my fourth try of trying to get the VR to work and having to hard close the program and suffer through the minutes-long loading screen again. About to give up.

I suck at knowing how Windows Mixed Reality desktop works. But I tried several times before I got it working. What worked was going to the windows mixed reality desktop. Clicking the windows button on one of my controllers, then clicking apps and scrolling until I found Microsoft Flight Simulator. Launch it there, wait, wait some more, once it comes up if you don’t see it in VR, hit the screen showing it and “launch” until the headset connects in.

Supposedly you can launch the Steam “Windows Mixed Reality for Steam VR” and shortcut directly to it, but I am dense and could not get that to work.