Coming Soon! Massive Title Update!

[n4gix]

With no "editoral" here is today's announcement from MSGS regarding Flight!

With the release of the Alaska Wilderness Expansion DLC on the horizon, we’d like to share some of the changes we’ve made to core elements of Microsoft Flight, as well as some bug fixes.


New Features and Functionality

• New hardware-related functionality
  
  • Added support for TrackIR
    
  • Added support for axis-based brake control devices
    
  • Added settings specific to Intel Ivy Bridge graphics hardware
  
  
• New Hangar Marketplace UI
  
  • Added details page for Marketplace items
  • Improved user experience for downloading multiple pieces of DLC
  • Added locked/unlocked livery sorting
  
  
• Map improvements
  
  • Added globe icon to Main Menu for region selection
  • Adjusted map displays for areas with high airport concentration
  • Added region-based filtering for Aerocaches
  
  
• Improved error reporting
  
  • Added features which allow for more robust error reports from end users
  
  
• New UI Features
  
  • Added “Glance” command; when R key is pressed and held, allows player to look toward the closest Point of Interest Marker
  
  
• New Environment Features and Improvements
  
  • Added two new weather themes: Heavy Weather and Mixed Weather
  • Added new in-cloud effects
  • Adjusted coloration of clouds at higher densities to be more realistic
  • Adjusted cloud randomization

Bug Fixes

• Reduced load times across the board
• Adjusted “Skip to Waypoint” feature: players no longer spawn inside intervening terrain pieces
• Fixed issues with double-byte languages (Korean, Japanese & Chinese)
  
  • Fixed issue causing in-cockpit tooltips to display incorrectly
  • Fixed issue preventing planes from appearing in Hangar after selecting a job from the Job Board
  
  
• Fixed graphics issues
  
  • Fixed issues in fog layer and cirrus cloud rendering
  • Adjusted reflections to be more realistic (no more giant plane reflections)
  • Fixed vegetation flickering issues
  • Fixed banyan tree rendering
  • Fixed crash that occurred for some users when changing graphics settings during cut scenes
  • Improved in-flight terrain textures for users with Vertical Sync enabled
  
  
• Addressed multiple Games for Windows – LIVE related issues which can cause Microsoft Flight to crash
• Addressed multiple issues causing Windows Vista users to experience a crash after completing a mission or challenge
• Fixed multiplayer issues
  
  • Reduced bandwidth consumed during multiplayer sessions
  • Fixed error experienced by final users to join multiplayer sessions
  • Fixed multiple crashes that occur during multiplayer sessions
  • Reduced choppiness in rendering other users’ planes during multiplayer

https://news.microso...atch-notes.aspx

[Naismith]

Shame, I needed the HD space and uninstalled it today.

[ananda]

So, how did they get it so wrong?

[Mithrin]

Glad TrackIR will work!

[pfflyers]

It's encouraging to see that they seem to be responding to user feedback (TrackIR and differential braking). So many "simmers" felt abandoned in favor of "gamers," maybe this is an attempt by MS to show that they want to enhance the simulator aspects of FLIGHT. I keep hoping that as the franchise developes they are able to build a system that can be tailored to the users' tastes, that is, a game for gamers and a sim for simmers.

[DennyA]

The title update is out. I'm downloading it now. (Just start Flight, sign into LIVE, and it will prompt you to update.)

Be warned... It takes quite a while.

[Dain Arns]

Well, the TrackIR update helped a lot.
It's enjoyable landing the Stearman. Now.
Glad they switched music too, see they are trying to promote the 'Alaska' release.

I try to like this product, I really do.
But so many things continue to disappoint.

'Flight' still forgets peripheral assignments, pain to have to assign 'toe brakes' everytime I go out.

For the love of God, Microsoft, PLEASE stop selling addon planes without cockpits.
And need a Helicopter, with cockpit, to do these areocaches.
Tired of the only option being to crash into the area of the markers.

And please, PLEASE add some AI traffic, ground and air! I hate flying over this dead Hawaii.

[Tako_Kichi]

And need a Helicopter, with cockpit, to do these areocaches.
Tired of the only option being to crash into the area of the markers.

Apparently one of the Flight users on the CBFS forum discovered that you can land your aircraft nearby and then walk to the aerocache and collect it that way.

[Dain Arns]

Only ones I have left are those waterfalls in the steep canyons on Kauai.
Guess I could try jumping off the cliffs.

But the point is, still, need, helicopter.
With a cockpit. LOL.


EDIT: It works, but you can run up and down cliffs like a mountain goat.
Kinda defeats the purpose of an "aero"cache, in you know what I mean....

[Roger]

They didn't fix the pov switch (or make it reversable) and the self shadowing is still rubbish. Nothing fixed that I wanted.

[bushpilot]

Talking about massive upgrades, if I understood correctly, MS will bundle Carbon Cub with Alaska package. And surprise surprise it does not have VC.

[Dain Arns]

Talking about massive upgrades, if I understood correctly, MS will bundle Carbon Cub with Alaska package. And surprise surprise it does not have VC.

Well, RUMOR at the other sites is that there may be a 'Deluxe' version of the Carbon Cub, you have to pay extra for that version with the VC.
I think its pure speculation because they released an update with TrackIR support first.

However I HOPE it is true, as IMHO the continued releasing of 'Basic' aircraft has really killed customer enthusiasm for 'Flight'. (I'm writing this for the Flight development team's benefit HINT HINT).
They release the Carbon Cub as 'Basic' only will probably kill 'Flight' for those who still had a glimmer of hope for the product, even with the Alaska scenery release.
I personally couldn't see any reason to buy Alaska if it only comes with yet another 'Basic' aircraft only.
Furthermore, they REALLY need something larger, like a Cessna Caravan. With a VC.