Unless they’re handcrafted points of interest.
The water wakes, as well as the snow and sand being kicked up by tires, are not in the current game. When seaplane developers are being asked to work around the lack of water rudders, they’re being circumspect about ‘just be patient’ so I’m taking that as a hopeful sign that water handling (which is currently extremely rudimentary) is being enhanced.
Oh really, you can fly under handcrafted points of interests already? I didn’t know that. In that case, maybe that’s what they’re showing in that trailer, and they’re not going to fix bridges in general after all.
One of the first things I did when I got the game, which was right when it released, was try to fly under the Golden Gate Bridge. I was super disappointed when i crashed.
Going topless today.
(The new Ryan ST-A. It’s pretty nice.)
With regards to the console version:
No surprise there. If they can keep the 30fps stable, that will be fine.
I was somehow secretly hoping they’d announce VR on the Xbox series X to make it an easy choice to buy the console rather than a whole new PC, but I guess that’s going to be impossible given the fps they’re announcing for standard play, right?
How about a peripheral like TrackIR on Xbox, is that doable? The lower price to entry is enticing but I don’t know how happy I’ll be without some semblance of being able to look around (analog sticks are sad).
My kids do love flying around the island in Wii Sports Club though…
In some imaginary universe, sure. Never going to happen though.
VR MSFS is suprisingly playable at low frame rates with some form of ASW, which you’d think MS would implement if they were to do VR on Xbox. I’ve long given up hope on them doing so, however, and given the state of WMR software I wouldn’t have confidence in them doing it right anyway.
Coupla shots of last week’s eclipse, taken from northern Ontario (you can still go up there and set the date and time to last Thursday between 5 & 6am to check it out).
I’m only two legs into the France one, but it’s quite promising. Actually points out interesting features like Europe’s largest sand dune etc.
That’s awesome.
Those eclipse shots are awesome!
I just released my second airport for MSFS. Super-quick creation: A YouTube video highlighting a real landing at one of the great Death Valley airports released for MSFS showed an interesting approach due to some telephone poles right at the end of the runway. The airport, Darwin, wasn’t in the game, but the runway was visible on the satellite imagery, so it was pretty easy to create this simple dirt strip. Added a sim runway, an imaginary ICAO (KDAR), the poles on approach, windsock, and some desert junk.
It’s live now on Flightsim.to:
https://flightsim.to/d/dennyatkin/darwin-airstrip-near-death-valley-national-park
The video showing the real landing there:
Very nice! I haven’t tried it yet but I like the writeup that goes with it.
Information on upcoming new features care of the Xbox Games Showcase. They’re aware that Xbox with Game Pass is likely to bring in much more casual flyers and are trying to ease them into Flight Simulator.
- 10 Discovery Flights — Flight Instructor does most of the work. But you can steer the plane. 10 of the most compelling places on earth. Choose them, fire it up and the weather will be perfect.
- Added optional labels to the Map and In Flight. So Points of Interest and Cities are marked.
- Increased number of tutorials from 8 to 22. They are now shorter, more focused, and you get a performance score, to encourage people to run them until they get good at it.
- Flight Assistant — If you want to just look at the scenery, you can bring up the Flight Assistant. In flight you can just ask the Flight Assistant to fly you to a location. For example, if you’re over New York and you want to see the Brooklyn Bridge, you just ask the Flight Assistant to go to the Brooklyn Bridge, and your plane will be automatically flown there. Same thing with Airports — you an just say “Please Land me at Newark Airport”.
- Recovery Mode — If you get in trouble you can ask the Flight Assistant to take over, and it will recover the plane for you.
Other information discussed.
- 2 more World Updates this year, 6 for next year.
- Maverick Update — can’t say much, except you’re going to be able to fly really fast “we’re going to be in the Danger Zone.”
- As far as what else is coming “You can expect the unexpected, just like with Maverick. I don’t think anyone saw that coming. There will be more like that.” “It will get both the Gamers and the Simmers both their hearts pounding.”
[Edit] Link to actual Flight Simulator part of the Showcase is in post downthread.
Finally!
Okay, Xbox Games Showcase is over. The Microsoft Flight Simulator part starts at 56:40 in with the E3 Trailer which probably everyone reading this thread has already seen. Actual interview with Jorg Neumann, Head of Flight Simulator, starts at 59:11.
World Update 5#
RELEASE NOTES 1.17.3.0
LOCALIZATION
- New localization languages have been added (Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish)
WORLD
- Updated aerial imagery in parts of the Nordic countries
- Updated elevation data for Norway, Denmark, Finland and French oversea territories (La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint-Martin, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)
- Watermasks have been updated at various locations
NAVIGATION
- New AIRAC cycle 2106 has been implemented
- Fixed an issue preventing users from requesting fuel trucks on airports with fuel pumps but without ground equipment parking
POINTS OF INTEREST
| Point of Interest | Location |
|---|---|
| Roskilde Cathedral | Denmark |
| Ǿresund Bridge | Denmark |
| Amalienborg | Denmark |
| Copenhagen Opera House | Denmark |
| Egeskov Castle | Denmark |
| Frederiksborg Castle | Denmark |
| Frogner Park / Sculptures | Denmark |
| Kronborg Castle | Denmark |
| Lego House | Denmark |
| Rosenborg Castle | Denmark |
| Men at Sea | Denmark |
| Ceres Park, Aarhus | Denmark |
| Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg | Denmark |
| Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg | Denmark |
| Brǿndby Stadium | Denmark |
| Parken Stadium, Copenhagen | Denmark |
| Helsinki Cathedral | Finland |
| Petäjävesi Old Church | Finland |
| Turku Cathedral | Finland |
| Uspenski Cathedral | Finland |
| Bomarsund Bridge | Finland |
| Replot Bridge | Finland |
| Vylisto Bridge | Finland |
| Olavinlinna | Finland |
| Suomenlinna | Finland |
| Näsinneula | Finland |
| Turku Castle | Finland |
| Bolt Arena / Helsinki Ice Hall | Finland |
| Helsinki Olymic Stadium, Helsinki | Finland |
| Hallgrimskirkja Church | Iceland |
| Hvitserkur | Iceland |
| Perlan | Iceland |
| Arctic Cathedral | Norway |
| Heddal Stave Church | Norway |
| Nidaros Cathedral | Norway |
| Urnes Stave Church | Norway |
| Fyksesund Bridge | Norway |
| Hardanger Bridge | Norway |
| Helgeland Bridge | Norway |
| Storseiundet Bridge | Norway |
| Tromsø Bridge | Norway |
| Bryggen (Bergen0 | Norway |
| Oslo Opera House | Norway |
| Pulip Rock / Preikestolen | Norway |
| Royal Palace, Oslo | Norway |
| Tyholttårnet | Norway |
| Holmenkollbakken | Norway |
| Brann Stadion, Bergen | Norway |
| Intility Arena, Oslo | Norway |
| Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim | Norway |
| Sparebanken Sǿr Arena, Kristiansand | Norway |
| Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Norway |
| Viking Stadion / SR-Bank, Stavanger | Norway |
| Frederik Church | Sweden |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Sweden |
| Kiruna Church | Sweden |
| Storkyrkan Stockholm Cathedral | Sweden |
| Höga Kusten Bridge | Sweden |
| Öland Bridge | Sweden |
| Sölvesborg Bridge | Sweden |
| Tallberg Bridges | Sweden |
| Tjörn Bridge | Sweden |
| Uddevalla Bridge | Sweden |
| Dragon Gate | Sweden |
| Kullen Lighthouse | Sweden |
| Drottningholm Palace | Sweden |
| Helsinki Ice Hall | Sweden |
| Royal Swedish Opera | Sweden |
| Stockholm City Hall | Sweden |
| Stockholm Palace | Sweden |
| Turning Torso | Sweden |
| Boras Arena, Broas | Sweden |
| Eleda Stadion, Malmö | Sweden |
| Friends Arena, Stockholm | Sweden |
| Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden |
| Guldfageln Arena, Kamlar | Sweden |
| Tele2 Arena, Stockholm | Sweden |
| Svinesund Bridge | Sweden / Norway |
Improved Airport data on 99 airports
ENKJ
ESGP
ENOL
ENRY
ESTA
EKKA
EKSP
ESPA
ESOW
ESMT
ESTL
ESNZ
ESSD
ESDF
ENGM
ESSA
ENBR
EFHK
BIRK
ESGG
ENAL
ENZV
ESSB
EFHF
EKRK
ESMS
ENTO
ENTC
EKBI
EKAH
EKYT
EFTU
ENSD
ENBO
ENCN
ENHD
EFOU
EFTP
BIAR
ESKN
ENAN
ENML
ENNO
EKRN
ENOV
ENEV
ENSG
BIVM
ESSV
ENKB
ENLK
EFRO
EKOD
ESGJ
ENSO
ESOE
EFKU
EKEB
ESMQ
ENSN
ENFL
ENAT
EFVA
ESNQ
ESNU
ESSL
ENLI
ENBN
ENSH
ENST
EFIV
EFJY
EKSB
BIHN
ESOK
ESNN
EFPO
EFMA
ESGT
ENJB
ESSP
BIEG
ENHV
ENRS
ENBL
ENHF
ESMX
ENNM
EFNU
EFHV
ENHA
ENSK
ENMS
ENRM
EFLP
ENRA
EKSN
EFLA
ENFG
Sim rate display!
More topless flying fun today, this time in the Stearman.
And, because you can’t fly one and not…
Okay this is super embarrassing, but just in case anyone else is in the same situation … I was watching a YouTube video and the presenter casually mentioned the new Nordics update and that you needed to manually download it from the Marketplace.
I had assumed that the World Updates automatically got downloaded as part of the patch and update system. But sure enough I went into the Marketplace tab and there were 5 World Updates sitting there that I had to buy (for Free) and download.
I really don’t get the logic here. I would have thought the world changes were getting streamed to us same as everything else in the world. Are these giving us the Points of Interest and downloading those to our machine?