May 5th, 2022 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Thank you for providing feedback since the release of Sim Update 9! At this time, we are hard at work on a patch that will fix some of the emerging issues we have seen this past week. We are excited to share more details and patch notes soon. We thank you for your patience and help to improve the sim with us every step of the way.

MSFS Team

DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

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FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT

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SDK Update

Roadmap:

Sim Update 10:
- Terrain & Weather APIs.
- Aircraft Editor V2.
- Game rendered in a window in the DevMode.

General:

The team is actively working on several issues & crashes reported after Sim Update 9’s launch.
We are working on our samples, listing them and evaluating which ones can be improved, revamped, and which new samples should be added to the SDK. If you have an idea what could be improved, please let us know on DevSupport!

DevMode:

We reworked the windows opacity system to make it simpler & more consistent.
We fixed an issue on the console that caused items to overlap when the window was resized.
Visual Effects Editor:
- We took some time to clean the code – no new features should be expected on this editor in the short term.
Scenery Editor:
- We fixed the SimObjects incorrect scale that was reported on DevSupport.
- We removed useless text in the scenery object properties window.
- We fixed an issue where airports did not load when they were close to an independent projected mesh.
WASM:
- We integrated our new Visual Studio WASM Debugger Extension to the SDK distribution.
SimConnect:
- We fixed the SimObject data request creation process.

Third Party Update

As of 04/30, we have now approved 251 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 147 (+1) have released 1,079 products on PC (+10) and 794 on Xbox (+15).
In total, 2,095 products (+19) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 549 products (+5) from 3^rd party developers are in production (291 announced, 258 unannounced). In total, over 2,644 3^rd party products (+24) have either been released or are in development.
Airports:
- 1,484 airports (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 1,259 airports (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 722 airports (+4) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 116 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced.
  - 109 airports (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
Aircraft:
- 366 aircraft (+7) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 128 aircraft (+4) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 88 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
  - 65 aircraft (+6) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
  - 159 aircraft (+1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
  - 79 aircraft (+2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
Scenery:
- 708 scenery packs (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 627 scenery packs (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 156 scenery packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 16 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 65 scenery packs (+2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
Mission Packs:
- 86 mission packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 81 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 19 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
  - 5 mission packs (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.

MARKETPLACE UPDATE

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There are 39 new and 24 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT.

39 NEW PRODUCTS: 21 ON PC, 18 ON XBOX
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24 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 13 ON PC, 11 ON XBOX
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TWITCH UPDATE

We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! This Friday will have the group participating in some backcountry flying over the Northern wilderness of Alaska and Yukon. Hop in your favorite bush plane and join the group for what should be a very scenic flight! Click here for flight details. All are welcome to join!

COMMUNITY VIDEO

Many Microsoft Flight Simulator players fly using only a humble Xbox controller. For a more realistic experience, other players invest in input devices like flight sticks, yokes, rudder pedals, throttle quadrants, and eye trackers. Then there are a small number of players who seek the absolute most lifelike experience of all in their flight simulator: the home cockpit builders. YouTuber FlyWithRookie recently posted a video of his 737 simulator, and it’s one of the most impressive home cockpit builds we’ve seen yet. Check it out!