Kagey K
Banned
I can't find the world updates on the store. Just the offline maps and streaming.
You guys talking about PC?
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 | We Don't Need Roads
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You guys talking about PC?
M.W.
Gold Member
I'm talking XSX.
Kagey K
Banned
Are the add-ons in game?
M.W.
Gold Member
yeah, they are in the marketplace. But they don't seem to download very fast or at all if you're actually flying
Kagey K
Banned
Cool I'll try to find them. The menus in this game are very obtuse
There should be an achievement for using them effectively.
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CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Made a pass under the Golden Gate Bridge while inverted. I tried this in a A320Neo and I just couldn't get it roll over. Didn't end well.
SirTerry-T
Member
Nope, I'm playing on XBSX, is there an option tucked away in the display options or something?
Freeman76
Member
Not even sure what they do? Are they going to make those regions even more detailed or just prevent the game from having to stream the data?
M.W.
Gold Member
Make them way more detailed.
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
Pretty sure it's under Accessibility
Freeman76
Member
Hard to comprehend how they could be any more detailed! I noticed in the discovery section I couldnt play the bottom section as Indidnt have the relevant packs. I queued them from the marketplace and could immediately play all those discoveries even though the downloads hadnt started.
Woke up this morning and they still havent started downloading, guess I need the game open? 30GB in total with all packs, is that right?
anthony2690
Member
Not for me at all, but I gave it a try, can definitely see the appeal if you're into flying or simulation games though.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Ended up spending the whole evening on it last night. Just need to do the proper tutorials of how to fly and land properly now. Amazing sim.
Schmick
Member
To access the free downloads such as the world updates go to profile and then content manager, there you can be selective.
The world updates are regular updates that provide improvements such as geometry, building type and add more photogrammetry to cities to specific regions, so far
Update 1 - Japan
Update 2 - USA
Update 3 - UK
Update 4 - France & Benelux
Update 5 - The Nordics
Soon to be released Update 6 - Germany.
I think Asobo are planning 6 world updates a year and 6 sim updates.
The world updates are regular updates that provide improvements such as geometry, building type and add more photogrammetry to cities to specific regions, so far
Update 1 - Japan
Update 2 - USA
Update 3 - UK
Update 4 - France & Benelux
Update 5 - The Nordics
Soon to be released Update 6 - Germany.
I think Asobo are planning 6 world updates a year and 6 sim updates.
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nemiroff
Gold Member
It's coming, they have it in the queue last time I read their developer notes.
phil_t98
#SonyToo
Question reguarding the updates, does anybody know if you put the console in standby mode do the updates keep downloading in the game?
When you go to normal console updates section it doesn’t show anything downloading but go back into the game and you can see the progress of the downloads.
I switched min off at midnight last night so curious to see if they continued
When you go to normal console updates section it doesn’t show anything downloading but go back into the game and you can see the progress of the downloads.
I switched min off at midnight last night so curious to see if they continued
nightmare-slain
Gold Member
downloading the update now on Steam. 19GB done of 40GB. still slow to decompress it seems 
nightmare-slain
Gold Member
i don't know but would love to know this too. seems it the same as it is on PC where you download the game but it's not all of the game. it kinda acts like a launcher then you need to boot the game up for it to download updates inside the game. so it works differently from a standard game which you don't need to be running to download an update. with flight sim i'd think if you put into suspension then it'd pause the update too but i'm not 100% if that's the case.
i had a ~300MB update on steam for the game but when i load it i need to download 40GB. also, according to steam my total play time is 47 hours but in game i've only flew for about 20 hours. that other 27 hours has mostly been me running the game to update it
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nightmare-slain
Gold Member
it's one of the most demanding games out and very CPU heavy so yeah the frame rate can be low at times. this is the only game i had to cap at 30fps on my PC lol and even then it can go to about 20fps. flying a little plane over the UK countryside - solid 30fps. flying a 747 out of new york/london - ~20-25fps.
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nightmare-slain
Gold Member
jeez they've broken the game. screen is flickering black/white and my mouse/keyboard can't interact with the UI properly. can't do shit.
edit: nvm working now. just glitched out
edit: nvm working now. just glitched out
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WoodyStare
Member
Next time take this as an opportunity to throw a few TV dinners in the microwave for the true flight experience.My kids didn’t eat until about 9pm last night because my wife was making me fly around our past holiday destinations to see our hotels/beaches, visiting family members etc...instead of making dinner in the kitchen where she really belongs
nightmare-slain
Gold Member
i'm at 151GB on PC and i haven't even installed any 3rd party dlc or downloaded map data to a manual cache. i have an 8GB rolling cache but everything else is the base game and the official world updates.
i have a 2TB ssd so got plenty of room but can't imagine dealing with this game on a Series X or S.
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Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
Bit of a buggy mess on the XSX at the minute, choppy, missing sounds and crashing back to the consoles main UI for no reason..
Looks good though.
Looks good though.
nemiroff
Gold Member
i don't know but would love to know this too. seems it the same as it is on PC where you download the game but it's not all of the game. it kinda acts like a launcher then you need to boot the game up for it to download updates inside the game. so it works differently from a standard game which you don't need to be running to download an update. with flight sim i'd think if you put into suspension then it'd pause the update too but i'm not 100% if that's the case.
i had a ~300MB update on steam for the game but when i load it i need to download 40GB. also, according to steam my total play time is 47 hours but in game i've only flew for about 20 hours. that other 27 hours has mostly been me running the game to update it
Yeah it only downloads and updates in-game. It doesn't bother me that much since I can just alt-tab and do something else while waiting. BUT, it has its challenges since I'm on a 5950x/3080 and GPU utilization is 90% when updating for some reason.. So now when it's summer and I had updated for a few hours it was unbearably hot in the room where the PC is, no joke.. Doing VR in 30 Celsius is not that comfortable, lol.
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SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
That performance increase on PC is
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
It’s not that great to be honest,.
nightmare-slain
Gold Member
hmm, the game seems to be performing worse for me. lots of stuttering/flickering. the UI is a mess too and now i've got all sorts of labels appearing when hovering over stuff.That performance increase on PC is
longdi
Banned
thats disappointing, i expected DX12 directstorage to smooth things better even if my ssd paper specs are faster than XSX one
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nemiroff
Gold Member
thats disappointing, i expected DX12 directstorage to smooth things better even if my ssd paper specs are faster than XSX one
I suspect it's something generally similar to when the game is updating/installing; It might not be about the actual transfer speed but about things being processed as they are being loaded.
Hawking Radiation
Member
Oh man. I need to get some time on this game. These updates sound amazing.
Cr1ptkeeper
Member
Finally was able to install the PC patch.
Pre-patch: Sitting on the runway of KLAX in a Cessna Caravan (glass cockpit), not moving - 28 FPS
Post- patch: Same runway, same plane, same time and weather - 56 FPS
They doubled the FPS! Not bad, not bad at all...
Pre-patch: Sitting on the runway of KLAX in a Cessna Caravan (glass cockpit), not moving - 28 FPS
Post- patch: Same runway, same plane, same time and weather - 56 FPS
They doubled the FPS! Not bad, not bad at all...
Ammogeddon
Member
Anyone else’s flight school bugged on XSX. None of them work properly. It won’t proceed to the objectives.
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nightmare-slain
Gold Member
how do i get rid of those pop up labels when hovering over stuff in the cockpit? yeah i'm using a controller but i also use my mouse to click on stuff so i don't need them. they are annoying and get in the way.
feel like they've ruined it on PC by bringing all this xbox stuff over. i can't seem to disable the pop ups and the virtual mouse thing.
feel like they've ruined it on PC by bringing all this xbox stuff over. i can't seem to disable the pop ups and the virtual mouse thing.
Calverz
Member
More than likely a stick dead zone issue. Easily changed in the control settings. Hit the small blue box on left that says sensitivity
Fess
Member
Mostly seems like a few spots/cities though. I updated the nordics region but I’ve seen lots of seemingly randomised buildings up in northern Sweden, some iconic ones are still completely random. Disappointing but understandable.
Dusktildawn48
Member
It's really annoying that I can't invert my external camera on controller.
Edit: figured it out, it's the opposite of what you'd think.
Edit: figured it out, it's the opposite of what you'd think.
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Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Where’s the 787? Says it’s installed but only passenger jets available are A320 and 747-8
Topher
Identifies as young
That performance increase on PC is
I didn't play the game prior to yesterday, but I was getting 48fps at 4K, high settings. That is a lot better than all the horror stories I read of this game "frying" PCs.
And my PC is not high-end.
AMD RTX 3700X
RTX 2080 Super
I adjusted resolution scaling down to about 80 and I'm pretty close to 60fps.
WoodyStare
Member
Game runs surprisingly well over console streaming/LTE connection, got a quick flight done before work. Plays great with a controller but I definitely prefer the T-Flight Hotas. Can’t wait to get back to it later, I keep planning where I’m going to explore next.
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Topher
Identifies as young
I'm having the exact same issue. Doesn't happen all the time, but I had to abort a training mission because I had to keep fighting the controls. Seems like a bug to me. Hopefully they will fix.
I went back to PC from XSS because I have a non-Xbox compatible flight stick. Makes a big difference, imo.
Javthusiast
Banned
Started a flight in japan from one city to tokyo. Paused and went away for 2 hours, came back and it is pitch dark. I thought my game had a bug, but no. At 9 pm it is apparently already full on night over there.
Couldn't see shit over water, but thankfully there were city lights on the horizon.
Cities full of lights at night look great, but I also almost crashed into a mountain cause it was so dark without any lights on it. xD
Currently while typing this still not reached the airport in tokyo. Chose a slow plane to take in the view.
Couldn't see shit over water, but thankfully there were city lights on the horizon.
Cities full of lights at night look great, but I also almost crashed into a mountain cause it was so dark without any lights on it. xD
Currently while typing this still not reached the airport in tokyo. Chose a slow plane to take in the view.