In a post on the Flythemaddog forums, Stefano from Leonardo Softhouse shared a new update covering the team’s work on Fly the Maddog: 20th Anniversary Edition.
Stefano began the post by highlighting that the fully native, MSFS 2024 variant of the 20th Anniversary Edition Maddog is getting close to release. With exception to a few changes required specifically to support the 2024 implementation, the vast majority of improvements, fixes, and new features included in the update will also be made available to MSFS 2020 customers of the 20th Anniversary Edition Maddogs.
Due to the adoption of the new native MSFS 2024 texture format, liveries created for previous Maddog versions will not be compatible out of the box, meaning repaint authors will be required to update their liveries in order for them to work in MSFS 2024.
In light of this, the Leonardo team added a number of official liveries specifically designed for the native MSFS 2024 release to provide pilots with choices out of the box.
For the MD-82 these include: China Southern, Swissair (Nutella), Swiss, Alitalia, ATI, Alisarda, Meridiana, JAL, European Air Charter, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Finnair, Scandinavian, Norwegian, Germanwings, Aeromexico, and Kulula.
For the MD-83 these include: InselAir, American, Alaska, Edelweiss, Blue Line, Avianca, and Spanair.
For the MD-88 these include: Iberia and several different Delta schemes including Widget, Ron Allen, Color in Motion, and Post-Merger.
All MSFS 2024-native variants will come with the same base Leonardo House livery, while N590AA and N991DL will be available for download through the manager.
Previews photos of several liveries are included below.
Maddog: 20th Anniversary Update Feature List
A comprehensive feature list was provided for the forthcoming update, which includes:
- MSFS 2024 only: Native model, with working windshield wipers
- Reworked spoiler and landing gear models
- Improved wing flex animation
- Revised LODs in external views
- Fixed the period button on the CDU
- Fixed spoiler animations
- Fixed the cross-feed white “x” indication
- Wiper positions now preserved in turnaround mode
- Changed logic used to read aircraft registration
- Added Instant Load button to EFB Weight & Balance App.
- In the EFB Weight & Balance app, invalid entries are now highlighted in red when the CHECK ENTRIES message is displayed
- New crew sound sets for male and female voices
- Crew sets are now provided in PCK format
- Cabin and crew messages are now correctly positioned in the cockpit and cabin, with cockpit volume controlled through the PA/INT volume knob
- Fixed missing sounds for yaw damper switch and auxiliary fuel pump switches
- Added missing stick shaker in stall test
- Parking brake state reported as engaged to the simulator when aircraft is on chocks
- Fixed an issue in the Manager affecting settings import and export
- Added an option in the Manager settings to select either male or female voices for PM calls
- MSFS 2024 only: New weather radar tilt control, stabilization, and pitch limits
- Improved autopilot engagement and glideslope capture logic
- Fixed issue where VNAV could be engaged even when TRP was in TO, TO/FLX, or GA
- Fixed IVAO METAR integration
- Fixed issue with GSX GPU
- Fixed issue with L/R ENG Valve Indication
- Updated FMS intercept angle logic
- The Manager’s Liveries section now displays available liveries in a continuous row, allowing two or more liveries to be visible simultaneously
The team is now in the final stages of preparation and looking forward to sharing additional details including release information soon.
No release date for the Fly the Maddog: 20th Anniversary Edition update was provided as of the publishing of this article.
For more information, click here to view the full post on the Flythemaddog forums or click here to view the product page on Simmarket.
