Microsoft has presented their latest development update for the recently released Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The Microsoft team has news for the community about a patch that will fix problematic issues that customers have been experiencing. Furthermore, users have experienced issues such as crashes during the installation process of the new sim, so the team has implemented a fix that should reduce those problems. In addition, the new patch should take care of stability issues as well.
Simconnect will now have better performance. The user will no longer experience an FPS drop while using the Simconnect API. In addition, titles that had been deleted from the content manager were automatically reinstalling. This issue is now fixed. Furthermore, the correct currency is properly updated when making a purchase through the marketplace.
The patch is said to be released within the next 7 days. To install the patch, simply close Microsoft Flight Simulator and relaunch. A full list of fixes and updates can be found in the development blog and the next development update is planned to release on the 3rd of September.
PATCH NOTES
STABILITY ISSUES
- The title will no longer crash when different input devices/peripherals are disconnected
- The title will no longer crash when the TBM 930 package is deleted
INSTALLATION ISSUES
- The install process will no longer be blocked after a partial decompression of a package
- The install process will no longer be blocked when a local user account includes non-ASCII characters
- The install process will no longer be blocked after a failed connection to servers
- The install process will no longer display an empty onboarding screen under certain conditions
- The title will download a critical missing/deleted package to access the main menu even if the save data preference is set to offline (when an internet connection is available)
CONTENT MANAGER
- The title will no longer automatically download packages that have been deleted through the content manager
- The content manager will no longer get stuck in an infinite loading state when checked offline
- The Creator name of the packages should now be properly updated
SIMCONNECT
- Significant FPS drop when using Simconnect should no longer affect the experience
OPTIMIZATION
- The performance of the title has been improved when the Display name plate option is set to active
MARKETPLACE
- The correct currency is now properly updated in the marketplace
