December 9th, 2021 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

Screenshot by isaiahnparadise (Twitter)

Our public pre-release testing opportunity is now also available for Steam users! To learn how to download the test build, click here.

– The MSFS team

FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT

Click here for the web-friendly version. To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here.

We will return with a regular Feedback Snapshot in the next update. For today, we have the VR Feedback Snapshot available.

KEY
SU = Sim Update (6, 7, etc.)	WU = World Update
ASAP = As Soon as Possible	TBD =To Be Determined
Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates
Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on
Planned = Scheduled to be worked on
Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into this issue
Not Planned = We will likely not work on this
Not Started = We have not begun investigation on this yet
Started = Development work as started on this item

COMMUNITY TRIAGE UPDATE

Click here for the Known Issues List.

Multiplayer issues (players disappearing or not visible at all) – We have re-opened this bug thread as it appears the issue is not fully fixed. Our dev team is aware and further investigating this issue.
Losing mouse control on Xbox Series X – This ongoing issue since Sim Update 5 is under active investigation. Please keep an eye on this thread for any questions/polls we may put out soon if more information is needed.

SDK UPDATE

General
- A new Public Update Flight is currently happening based on the Sim Update 7 build. You can join on all supported platforms (MS Store, Steam and Xbox) and, most importantly, report any issue on the dedicated section of the forum: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/c/decupdateflight/postsu7-sdk/298. Please report here instead of AnswerHub for all flighting-related issues!
DevMode
- Scenery Editor:
  - We removed obsolete options from the Type properties of Painted Hatched Areas.
  - We locked child of control tower for more consistency with projected meshes. Control towers now maintain correct hierarchy level and name upon saving and loading a Scenery file.
  - On the aprons, we added UV manipulation with gizmo.
- Aircraft Editor:
  - Cylinder displacement is now correctly converted to cubic inches in the AircraftEditor.
  - We fixed the infinite loadings and the “no motor sound” issues after working on an aircraft.
WASM
- We fixed random loading issues for WASM-based gauges.

MARKETPLACE UPDATES

There are 16 new and 40 updates products in the Marketplace today.

16 NEW PRODUCTS: 5 ON PC, 11 ON XBOX
New on Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅	New on Xbox ✅
New on PC ✅	New on Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅

40 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 25 ON PC, 15 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC ✅
Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅
Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅

TWITCH UPDATE

We stream every Friday at 12pm PT on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! For this week’s Community Fly-In Friday, we are thrilled to be participating in Thrustmaster’s Fly Tour! Our stream team will be demoing Thrustmaster’s upcoming officially-licensed Boeing TCA Yoke and Throttle. You may have already seen some of your favorite flight simulator YouTube and Twitch creators taking part in the Fly Tour. More info: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-thrustmaster-fly-tour-with-a-real-airline-pilot/479800

COMMUNITY VIDEO

During Friday’s Community Fly-In, our stream team will be participating in Thrustmaster’s Fly Tour to demo their upcoming TCA Boeing Edition Yoke and Throttle. Joining us on the stream will be a real Boeing airline pilot (737/757/767) as a guest co-host to share his thoughts on how Thrustmaster’s Boeing controls compare to the real deal. If you are unable to attend Friday’s Fly-In but are still interested in learning more about the Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Edition products, check out this video from Jeff Favignano, another participant in the Fly Tour.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pQxUWXawi4

SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE

You can now submit your screenshot via Instagram and Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: It’s a Bird! It’s a plane! It’s…!

This past week our Screenshot Challenge was Hills and Valleys. Here are our runner ups this week: