Curious exhaust gas jet

One more example - with PMDG. The APU was the only thing I had running in this image. The main engines just add to this effect. I have tried everything suggested to no avail.

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Go into your “data” section of “Settings” and enable AI. I had disabled it and read on the PMDG forum that it has been reported to MS.

The team team was not able to repro this issue in the latest retail build. If anyone is still seeing it, please feel free to post below for additional feedback.

The issue is visible when AI is disabled, but doesn’t show up until the engines (or APU) has been running for 20/30 minutes. Until they “warm up” the exhaust appears normal. Enabling AI again removes the problem.

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Different story here: this issue appears with online AI traffic enabled. And 4simmers liveries, of course.

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I use only the stock PMDG liveries.

After around 25 minutes of flight, seems to gradually manifest itself. Xbox series x for me. This example on 4simmers Jet2 livery. Also does it on their BA livery. Not related to thrust level as once it starts still the same at thrust idle

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Another image of the cotton looking exhaust when AI aircraft was disabled.

Sill happening with all 4Simmers A320 NEO livery packs. Haven’t tried the 787 packs because there are better liveries available. Weeks ago 4Simmers announced an update for this issue.

[Removed - Do not ping Community Managers]: is this update still pending for an Marketplace release? If so, it should be prioritezed for a quick release.

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Yes, its still happening as stated in past reports.

I concur. After reading about this on the forum I deleted all my 4simmers livery packs, and the problem with the engine vortices immediately disappeared. Also noted that the ATC drop outs stopped straight away too. Won’t be reinstalling them until they’ve solved the issue once and for all

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I have the same problem on the 737 by PMDG and Fenix A320

Confirming our team was not able to repro this issue again using Default Livery Pack and 3rd Party ‘4-Scenery’ Livery Pack. Contrails appeared as expected with no polygons noticeable in the effect.

This seems be an issue with specific 4Simmers and PMDG liveries. Confirming if users here have sent in reports to both 3rd party developers? Cheers!

I had the issue when coming back from perth to singapore, halfways in the polygon blocks started to appear. So far, doing a few flights between singapore and kuala lumpur, I haven’t had the issue since. Might do a perth flight later to test it again.

I’m using the 4Simmers 787 livery pack and the A320 livery pack.

Xbox Series X.

Edit: Have had issue with ATC voice dropouts too very frequently using the 4simmers liveries.

Might also be worth mentioning at this juncture that the approach flyback bug still exists on the 787, tried it with FSOARES 787 livery, 4simmers, and default asobo liveries, the 787 is having a mind of its own disregarding waypoints and just dipping nose down sharply after engaging AP during takeoff.

Soon an update will arrive for all A320 liveries pack. This update includes:

  • Contrail correction

  • New thumbnails

  • New livery order in selection

  • Callsign and names fixed

  • New textures

We are currently focusing on bug fixes as well as improvements.

Additional features (not just more liveries) are coming soon. We should give more updates in the coming days

This was from 4Simmers FB page, dated March 16. This upate still hasn’t been released, i guess it’s pending?
4Simmers | Facebook

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Not just with 4Simmers. I have it with all airliners, with liveries from all sorts of creators.

Hello
i started seeing this on the CRJ and then the PMDG in past 6 months.

DX11
RTX3080/531.68
ULTRA SETTINGS

Thanks for the update UnionArt much appreciated.

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Let’s hope we see that update this week.

That will be great!!