iniBuilds has released a new update for the A350 Airliner for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020. Version 1.1.8 focuses heavily on improving the overall audio design, while also addressing a number of system quirks, visual issues, and avionics behaviour reported by users since launch. This comes after the significant improvements found in 1.1.7 that enhanced the performance of the aircraft.
For the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 version of the plane specifically, there is a completely revamped sound environment. iniBuilds says this represents the most significant audio overhaul to date, with rebalanced engine tones, refined wind and ground-service effects, better internal spatial mixing, and more accurate transitions during spool-up and idle. Reverse-thrust handling and cockpit sound layering have also seen notable refinement. There are plenty of short videos highlighting these improvements.
Alongside sound updates, a series of system and avionics improvements have been made. The Flight Path Vector on the HUD should now behave more reliably in crosswinds, terrain radar and MORA data now display correctly at lower altitudes, and various inconsistencies with the DIR-TO behaviour and flight plan editing logic have been resolved. Engine behaviour has also seen more realistic logic added, with oil-quantity degradation, which can now lead to engine seizure under the right conditions.
Visually, the update includes several small but welcome fixes. Cabin lighting now behaves properly in Cold & Dark states, cockpit annunciators have been corrected, and issues with wipers, LOD transitions and texture consistency. Note that these the above changes are present in the MSFS 2020 and 2024 versions of the plane. A patch for sound updates will follow for MSFS 2020 users.
The update is available now via the iniManager.
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Changelog
Systems ⚙️
- Engine seizure logic added when oil quantity drops below 2 QT
- Improved SEC / F-PLN behaviour when modifying procedures, adding NEW DEST, or using ND Plan mode
- Terrain radar and MORA now display correctly at low altitude
- Corrected ETP NOT FOUND behaviour on the FMS
- Updated ATC COM MSG RECORD logic
- Enhanced EO ACCEL ALT logic and A/THR activation criteria
- HUD FPV no longer disappears in crosswinds
- Refined EGT-peaking during engine start
- Fixed VHF3 frequency pre-selection logic
- ND DIR TO no longer shows legacy abeam values
- ND GS is now right-aligned
- Corrected ND wind-digit transition between 360 ↔ 001
- Engine EGT now behaves correctly with FADEC unpowered
- Reduced overly-sensitive TCAS RA warnings
- Cabin temperature now warms correctly using APU bleed
- Fixed ETP REF 1 DIST alignment
- D-ATIS requests now cancel correctly when unavailable
- Resolved erroneous L/G EXTN ECAM warning on spawn
- Corrected PACK 1+2 FAULT logic pre-takeoff
Art 🎨
- Crew-rest compartment restored for default cabin layout
- Cabin lights now behave correctly in Cold & Dark
- Improved overall cabin light distribution
- Cockpit door OPEN light restored
- Missing nav-light cover at highest LOD fixed
- FS24 wiper functionality restored
- FS24 bulk-cargo interior now visible correctly
- FS24 aft-cargo door texture issues resolved
- FS24 pink texture artefact near wipers removed
- FS24 engine windmilling direction corrected
- FS20 engine-spinner flicker at idle resolved
Sound 🔊
- Exterior engine-shutdown audio refined
- Improved engine start-up sequencing
- Reduced excessive noise-cancelling effect
- Louder, more realistic exterior start-up tones
- Fixed looping cruise ambience
- Increased engine bass and high-power roar presence
- Balanced rear-cabin buzzsaw effect
- Removed unnatural speed-brake sound
- Pushbuttons no longer overly loud
- Takeoff whine transitions smoothly into spool-up
- Corrected 75% thrust pitch calibration
- Buzzsaw now persists after thrust reduction
- Fixed incorrect flap sound spatial origin
- Restored missing slat and gear-rotation audio cues
- Reduced overly loud cockpit flap sounds
- Smoothed end-phase of flap deployment
- Rebalanced internal vs. external engine mix
- Corrected cabin perception of landing-gear noise
- GPU and ACU now produce dynamic rather than static audio
- ACU no longer overpowers APU
- Exterior gear-movement sound restored
- Touchdown audio enhanced with more impact
- Reverse-thrust sounds restored
- Corrected flap-sound timing
- Ground-roll now correctly triggers at wheel touchdown
- Added missing tray-pedal click and gear-bump effects
- Smoother APU-bleed sound profile
