November 16th, 2023 Development Update

This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Twitter/X user ukaka5656! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!

We released a new pre-release test build (1.35.15.0) for the Sim Update 14 beta on Monday. You can read the release notes on our forums here. If you would like to enroll in the beta test (available for PC/MS Store, PC/Steam, and Xbox Series X|S), you can find instructions here.

Earlier today, we released an update (available from Content Manager) for Famous Flyer 7: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2. You can read the release notes here.

Our next Developer Livestream is scheduled for Wednesday, November 29 at 10:30am Pacific Standard Time (1830 UTC) on our official Twitch channel. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions in advance! We are currently reviewing all your submissions and tabulating the most commonly-asked questions.

While our panel will only be addressing serious questions during the livestream, we appreciated some of your more humorous submissions! There was one question in particular that we wanted to answer early. To the person who asked us to state the airspeed velocity of an unladen Cessna: according to the Pilot’s Operating Handbook, the Cessna 172 has a never exceed speed of 163 knots, a cruise speed of 122 knots, and a maneuvering speed of 90 knots (at 1900 lbs gross weight). We hope this adequately answers your question!

Please note that there will not be a Marketplace update next week (Thursday, November 23). This date is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, so most of the team will be out of office spending time with their families. The next Marketplace update will be on Thursday, November 30.

– MSFS Team

Feedback Snapshot

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Development Roadmap

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Marketplace Update

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There are 104 new and 38 updated products in today’s Marketplace Update.

RELEASED EARLIER TODAY

Updated on PC and Xbox

104 NEW PRODUCTS: 51 ON PC, 53 ON XBOX
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New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
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New on PC	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox

36 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 18 ON PC, 18 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on Xbox	Updated 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 and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox		Updated on PC and Xbox

Marketplace Backlog

Current Backlog: 357 Total

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

SDK Update

Asobo

• No Update this week.

Working Title / MSFS Avionics Framework

•  MSFS Avionics Framework

  • Check out https://github.com/microsoft/msfs-avionics-mirror to access the latest Avionics Framework source code.

  •   Find the latest documentation about the avionics framework here.

  • Upcoming framework updates:

    • Improving performance of some framework and avionics simvar/data calls to decrease frametime particularly on Xbox systems. (SU_14)

    • Adding support for separate/indexed VNAV Computers to support aircraft with multiple GPSS/LNAV systems. (SU_15)

    • Improving framework support for timers, including flight timers, by implementing new FlightTimerController and FlightTimerUtils classes, as well as adding support for timer IDs to enable multiple timers to share the same framework. (SU_15)

    • Improving framework autopilot by always clamping the target pitch value (even when calling from K Events) and adding an option to always quantize the target pitch value (event when called from an INC/DEC K event). (SU_15)

    • Expanding framework HardwareControlLists to support auto-scrolling to the most recently added list item. (SU_15)

Third Party UPDATEs

• As of 11/12, we have now approved 240 (+00) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 206 (+0) have released 2,874 products on PC (+45) and 2,587 on Xbox (+46).
• In total, 3,792 products (+28) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 828 products (+45) from 3^rd party developers are in production (353 announced, 475 unannounced). In total, over 4,630 3^rd party products (+83) have either been released or are in development.
• Airports:
  • 2,195 airports (+7) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 1,977 airports (+10) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 1,457 airports (+18) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 116 airports (-2) beyond the released airports have been announced.
    • 102 airports (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
• Aircraft:
  • 774 aircraft (+55) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 315 aircraft (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 241 aircraft (+5) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
    • 224 aircraft (+10) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
    • 216 aircraft (-3) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
    • 233 aircraft (+43) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
• Scenery:
  • 1,032 scenery packs (+14) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 985 scenery packs (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 538 scenery packs (+4) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 20 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
    • 27 scenery packs (+9) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production
• Mission Packs:
  • 232 mission packs (+6) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 200 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 139 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
    • 32 mission packs (+5) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.
• Livery Packs:
  • 359 livery packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 288 livery packs (+7) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 280 livery packs (+6) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced.
    • 70 livery packs (-6) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
• Ships & Watercraft:
  • 38 ships & watercraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 27 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 21 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 ships & watercraft (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
    • 11 ships & watercraft (+0) are not announced, but dev let us know that scenery is in production

Community Fly-In Friday

Last week, we released World Update XV: Nordics & Greenland! There’s just so much to see in this new update that we’re flying not one but two different flight plans this week! Participants will have their choice of either a flight in Iceland OR a flight in Sweden and Norway. Both options feature stunningly beautiful natural scenery, bespoke airports, and new hand-crafted points of interest. There’s no wrong decision here; both flight plans are great! You can even fly one route during the livestream and then fly the other one at another time of your convenience.

Regardless of which flight plan you choose, be sure to download the free World Update XV from the in-sim Marketplace!

Event details are available here. All are welcome to participate!

Tubeliner Tuesday

Following on from the Nordic themed Community Fly-In Friday stream, Chewwy94 will return with another episode of Tubeliner Tuesday! Departing Ivalo Airport (EFIV) in Finland, and heading westbound to Leknes Airport (ENLK) in Norway, don’t forget to bring your woolly hat and gloves! Chewwy will be flying this flight in the Cessna Citation Longitude on the VATSIM Multiplayer Network.

Event details are available here. Feel free to follow the flight on our Twitch channel!