July 1st, 2021 Development Update

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DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

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FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT

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KEY:

SU = Sim Update (3, 4, 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 the issue

Not Planned = We will likely not work on this

SDK UPDATE

• General
  • We have reached 300 users on https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com. This is awesome! Thank you for posting content, articles, and ideas. We read them all, even if it can take a few days to answer in some cases. And, if you feel like you’ve mastered a subject, feel free to answer questions asked from other members!
• Documentation
  • We added samples to the Xbox page.
  • We added detailed documentation about the new nodes in the Visual Effects Editor, which will be released in an upcoming update.
• Dev Mode
  • General
    • We fixed a crash that could happen when reloading assets.
  • In the Project Editor:
    • We fixed crashes when creating/renaming packages with long company-package names.
    • We fixed a bug that prevented new projects from appearing in the Recent projects list.
    • We fixed several issues in the Wizards.
  • In the Scenery Editor:
    • We fixed a bug that made items float after teleporting.
    • We improved the Scenery Editor stability.
  • In the FX Editor:
    • We added a new Split node.
    • We fixed stability issues.

3rd Party Update

• As of 06/27, we have now approved 199 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 110 (+2) have released 466 products (+7). In total, 1,098 products (+19) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 344 products (-3) from 3^rd party developers are in production (212 announced, 132 unannounced). In total, over 1,442 3^rd party products (+16) are either released or are in development.
• Airports:
  • 910 airports (+11) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 698 airports (+13) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 389 airports (+5) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 102 airports (-2) beyond the released airports have been announced.
    • 110 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
• Aircraft:
  • 168 aircraft (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 51 aircraft (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 31 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 95 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
    • 22 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
• Scenery:
  • 325 sceneries (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 310 sceneries (+4) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 29 sceneries (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 15 sceneries (-1) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
• Mission Packs:
  • 39 mission packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 39 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 4 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.

MARKETPLACE

Today there are 18 new products and 8 updated products in the Marketplace.