ALL Freelance Missions Crash: Error Code 308-400-00209

[MrScottSquatch]

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue: unable to complete any and all freelance missions due to repeated error code.

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?

N/A

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?

Always. Every freelance mission invariably.

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

1.initially occurred after beginning a freelance mission and trying out sim rate and repair/refuel commands. Had completed freelance missions prior to. Only first flight and sightseeing by cessna 172 enabled right now.

2. Tested employee missions, worked regardless of aircraft, mission type, or sim tool input.

3. Tested sim rate and repair/refuel and cessna in free flight and other modes/employee mission, no issues.

4. Attempted moving airport, multiple different missions, same crash and error code every time. Always by initial climb, usually sooner.

5. Attempted close and reopen game several times, no change.

6. Attempted to complete with no sim tool input like before, no change.

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant: turtle beach velocity one flight setup with yoke, throttle, rudders. Working properly, error occurs regardless of controller or peripheral.

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?

N/A

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?

N/A

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?

N/A

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

N/A

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[Xion8940]

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
Any freelance mission will inevitably shor Error Unexpected Error with an error code. Happened both yesterday and today

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
Yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Every time when doing a freelance flight I don’t skip

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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1. Do Freelance Flight
2. Let it do it’s thing
3. Error

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant:

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
RTX 3090Ti

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

MEDIA

[mhmaliniak]

Just had three back to back - could not be bothered to screenshot the third. Really annoying as I was half way thru a long route in the first time

[Xion8940]

I feel like it has something to do with us using the C172. I was able to bypass it by after reaching cruize Skipping to descent - provided I came that far

[HyperSniper1972]

Twice in an hour…

[GenJunky]

Currently happens to me on every mission in career mode

[quattrosportb5]

[quattrosportb5]

I have the same problem when tryna do freelance mission.

Also my plane spawns with 0%fuel no matter what i set as fuel quantity in hangar…
So i have to use the “Repair and refuel” binding to get the plane started, but then this error after a few minutes…

Ive tried to clear cache and ever reinstall the game

[mhmaliniak]

I had used the repair and refuel on two of the three flights that errored out. Is it possible that is the issue?

[MrScottSquatch]

That was my initial suspicion but since the initial error code ALL freelance missions result in this error code regardless. Zero successful missions so far regardless of tools used or phase of the mission.

[placehold3r1103]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• Yes

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• It either happens while Taxiing or in the Climb after Takeoff

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[GenJunky]

It seems like this error is likely to happen when game tries to make a request to a server, loading atc-data, mission-data, etc …

Got another error after the game told me it can’t reach azures speech-service.
Then it crashed after I finished the mission.

[beeeware]

Same issue here, Series X
Every freelance mission fails with code 308-400-00209. Insanely frustrating after those long cargo missions. Last one failed like 6 miles out from landing after an hour and a half.
I dont even want to touch freelance anymore.

[MrScottSquatch]

Yeah i gave up. Super frustrating. Could have so much more done in the time its been taking to grind employee missions and certifications, only for at least half of those to also have issues, often also resulting in automatic failure or crashing.

The sim rate function still is very helpful trying to shorten those times on missions without losing any currency reward but (surprise!) also still buggy.

[mhmaliniak]

not related - but they really do need to display the sim rate on screen, its crazy how thats not just a thing! There is a mod, but that does not work in career mode.

[DirtyStalker224]

move the slider away from “LIVE” on the map before accepting any missions.

this crash stopped happening when I started doing this.

[mhmaliniak]

I will also test that - i was sure at least once i used a non-live mission - but maybe i am mistaken. thanks for the suggesiton

[G8TERX]

Also having this issue only with my VIP freelance missions my Skydiving company works. Update: I’m now getting the same error in all my freelance missions

[G8TERX]

Tried it but didnt work for me

[DirtyStalker224]

■■■■ - it seems like it’s different for some people.