Am 12. März soll das Sim Update 15 für den Microsoft Flight Simulator veröffentlicht werden. So der Plan. Derzeit läuft die öffentliche Betatest-Phase. Nicht ganz ohne Probleme, wie sich zeigt. Jetzt wurde ein weiteres Update ausgerollt, das u. a. Stabilitätskorrekturen enthält, um Sim-Abstürze und schwarze Bildschirme der Flugzeug-Avionik zu beheben. Diese waren laut Microsoft die am häufigsten gemeldeten Probleme aus der Beta des Sim Updates 15. Leider sind im Zuge der umfassenden Änderungen zur Verbesserung dieser beiden Probleme einige neue Probleme aufgetaucht, die da sind:
- Flugzeuge mit Schwimmkörpern können nicht auf dem Wasser starten/landen.
- Bei bestimmten Flugzeugen ist die Schubumkehr nicht funktionsfähig.
- Beim Starten eines Segelflugzeugs führt das Loslassen der Winde zum Absturz der Simulation.
Microsoft schreibt dazu:
„Normalerweise würden wir einen Build mit solch offensichtlichen Problemen nicht freigeben. Aber wir brauchen so schnell wie möglich ein Feedback der Community zu den Stabilitätskorrekturen, um zu verstehen, ob die Änderungen erfolgreich waren oder ob wir noch mehr Arbeit vor uns haben. Der nächste SU15-Beta-Build, der nächste Woche freigegeben werden soll, wird Korrekturen für die drei oben genannten Probleme enthalten. Wir werden Sim Update 15 nicht veröffentlichen, bevor die oben genannten Probleme behoben sind.“
Bei wem sich diese Probleme erheblich auf das Sim-Erlebnis auswirken, der kann die Beta jederzeit verlassen und zum aktuellen öffentlichen Build zurückkehren. Die Details dazu unter: Open-Beta für Sim Update 15 gestartet.
Die Release Notes zu v1.37.4.0:
General Bug Fixes
- Various crash fixes across the title.
- FPS display memory usage now displays allocated virtual memory rather than used physical memory pages. This more accurately reflects the memory effectively used by the simulator
- Fixed an issue where the model matching for AI traffic would spawn more than usual non-optimized traffic models resulting in performance and memory regression.
- Fixed an issue that could cause a white circle to appear during gameplay
- Improvements to reduce the probability of avionics randomly turning off on Xbox
- Fixed some localization bugs
- Fixed some navdata packages not correctly loaded
- Fixed achievements for live events
- Changed parameters of Glass Cockpit update logic to keep refresh rate more fluid in lower framerate situations.
- Fixed an issue where the LNAV could compute incorrect guidance in certain situations with Low bank mode active.
- The HSI to/from indicator now displays the correct indication while the active navigation source is FMS instead of always indicating TO.
New Features:
- Added active flight plan display to the maps on the MFD NRST pages, MFD Traffic page, MFD Waypoint page, and Direct-to menu.
- Added the ability to toggle the standard turn rate bank angle pointers on the PFD roll indicator.
- Added the ability to configure the layout of the COM/NAV radio buttons, audio panel button, and transponder button on the CNS data bar via new options in the display Setup and data bar Setup menus.
Bug Fixes:
- Attempting to remove or activate a flight plan leg in the MFD FPL page will now trigger a confirmation dialog.
- The Load Approach button in the Select Approach dialog is now disabled if loading an Approach would also automatically activate the approach.
- When opening the Select Approach dialog without an Approach already loaded/activated, the selected airport will no longer be initialized to the last airport in the flight plan unless it is also the last Waypoint overall in the flight plan.
- Opening the Direct-To menu from the MFD FPL page will now initialize the Direct-To menu’s selected waypoint to the focused waypoint in the MFD FPL page, if one exists.
- CDI scaling now uses the correct (VFR) values When navigating using the internal flight plan.
- Fixed an issue where the PFD Bearing Information displays were not visible.
- Fixed an issue where the HSI to/from indicator was rendered beneath the course deviation indicator instead of above it.
- Fixed an issue where the HSI to/from indicator was not displayed When the CDI source was GPS.
- Fixed the display of vertical mode annunciations in the PFD AFCS status box.
- Added missing font characters for certain measurement unit types.
- Fixed an issue where the flight plan pages would not display the flight plan if the GNS was configured to use a non-default flight planner ID.
- Improvements to ground handling and ground collision physics for the C172 and the Cabri G2.
- Improved functionality of multi-engine helicopter governors and engine trimmers (see SDK for more details)
- [747] SYS: Fixed an issue where the engine gen control lights would flicker “OFF” on full engine power because of engine combustion issues caused by fuel starvation.
- [747] SYS: Adjusted pressure of the stabilizer tank pumps to prevent the center tank from emptying during transfer.
- [747] SYS: Tune engine model for more realistic idle RPM and ITT.
- Known Issue: In low framerate situations the FlyByWire and Autothrottle works less reliable
- Corrected an issue that would cause the engine to fail to start when using the AUTOSTART key on the Cabri G2.
- Fixed an issue where the MFD engine page amps gauge was stuck reading zero.
- Fixed the color of engine gauge text labels when the gauge value is within a red scale range.
- Fixed minor formatting issues with MFD engine page gauges.
- Fixed an issue where the MFD engine page amps gauge was stuck reading zero.
- Fixed the color of engine gauge text labels when the gauge value is within a red scale range.
- Fixed minor formatting issues with MFD engine page gauges.
- Dune Ornithopter: fixed the landing gear initialization during RTC when starting the mission from the runway in Free Flight
- Fixed landing gear animation bug when touching the ground with raised landing gear
- Ornithopter gears state are now properly displayed in multiplayer
- Fixed the color of engine gauge text labels when the gauge value is within a red scale range.