Thanks for the heads up on this. Will be prepared when my update finishes
Card to elaborate?
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I feel exactly the same. I really hope they will focus on fixing the graphics to pre SU5 level, or at least give us the option to tune our graphics to previous levels of fidelity. For me the biggest downers are the weird colors in combination of very bad AA and shimmering.
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Wouldnt know cant download it 
So far so good for me on Series X. The UK autogen seems fixed, night lighting is noticeably improved and cloud reflections on water look far more detailed with less blockiness.
As for performance everything seems to run just as smoothly as before, with none of the stuttering others have reported.
That said, tonight I was flying Amami to Kagoshima as part of my Cessna 152 world tour so no demanding photogrammetry - lots of beautiful volcanic islands though.
Still no lights at other traffic on ground.
Airborne works in some cases.
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Any update on this server outage MS??? I still canāt installā¦
Servers have come back online at least for me here (midwestern US). So, hopefully they will be back at your location soon too!
It seems to be coming up for some folks depending on where theyāre at. Still not working for me but some others are reporting some success in the last 30 min
Itās still a no go here in NJ
Looks like another bugfilled release to me. I downloaded the update (got lucky and did it before the server troubles started, apparently), then picked up my Norway Bush Trip, my only unfinished Bush Trip. Set my desired altitude on the AP, took off, pitched for the speed I wanted to climb, turned on the AP and set FLC mode. Then watched as the plane climbed all the way thru my set altitude, never slowing the climb and switching to ALT mode. Thatās new behavior, and Iām assuming a bug. No worries, I switched to VS mode and set it descend back to my desired altitude. Then watched it descend all the way thru my set set altitude, continuing down at my set VS. Does the AP never actually stop at my desired altitude now?
Oh wellā¦ I continued on to my destination, landed, andā¦ nothing. It didnāt say that my mission was complete. I taxied around and stopped at various places andā¦ nothing. It refused to register that the mission was complete.
Thatās at least two new bugs found on my first flight with the new release.
At least they (FINALLY) fixed the āgo-toā button in the XCub so it give a real bearing / distance instead of the āNaNā it used to give.
My expectations are so low now that I just assume whatever is fixed will be offset by new bugs introduced.
Edit: A day later, both of the bugs I noted have been noticed by others, so I know it isnāt just something wonky with my setup. Apparently the alternate G1000 fixed the altitude bug, but nobody has yet suggested a fix to the Bush Trip legs not recognizing the end.
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1st CTD over SF! Before this update I had not had any CTD in the last week or sošš½
I have seen the āfirst half of runway blacked outā at Copenhagen as well.
Guess its a new bug due to the new night light.
Blue skies!
EDIT:
I did some approach tests at Vegas and Copenhagen which are third party add ons for me plus another add on and at a default airport and it seems that if you beef up the object LOD to 4 in the config file then the problem with the missing runway lights is fixed.
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No lights or pink lights.
Itās great
Update went fine. As a lot of people I also noticed an FPS drop. Still good playability.
I feel Asobo listens to much to a relative small group of VERY loud users who are often right but as far as the tree and lod demand to much. Yes, you can decrease the sliders, but nobody want to dumb down its settings to satisfy a small group who think unlimited view is the way to go.
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Ok, so here is my thoughts. Peopleās pre and post SU6 experiences may differ. Also, I am on Xbox series X.
Las Vegas Addon:
Starting from the south strip by the pyramid casino at night, I was able to see the needle at the north end of the strip. I was not able to see that far pre-SU 6. At one point, the lights below me came āonā at one intersection, but generally I wasnāt getting lights popping in like before. At the needle, I was able to see the runway of the military base to the northeast. Before the update even flying over the base it stayed dark.
MMAN - Monterrey
Pre-SU6 the first sweep through the city, the building would pop-in when you were right on top of them. Now, there still is pop-in, but from a much greater distance, allowing you to see the city instead of worrying about crashing into a building when it popped in. I canāt quantify it, but it just felt better. It felt like the mountains had more details.
London
Pre- Su6, London looked like it was bombed out. Now, itās better. But there were quite a few lag stutters, and the autogen buildings had a pop in effect as I got close to them. One area of the city, every single building was charcoal black, every building. So all in all, it is much much better than it was before, but it still isnāt a great experience.
Last airports used are now remembered again. However one weird thing, around 30 of my airports disappeared from the list of recommended airports.
I did have one CTD but it was when I first tried to start a flight from MMAN. Restarting the sim I was able to fly.
All in all, itās an improved experience for me, but this is only after 2 hours of trying different things
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Not just VR. I play on a standard screen and the shimmering is still really noticeable
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Same with every update so farā¦ As soon as i update MSFS and test it im looking forward to the next update and hope things finally will become betterā¦ 3 steps forward 2 steps back
Still this dark horizon line, trees where there should be no trees, missing trees in some regions, āreal weatherā is an estimation based on predictions (not compareable to ACTICE SKY NEXT), no foggy weather, stars in the nightsky always as if in desert regions, wind effect on trees not really visible, wind effect on high grass looks like waves on water, VFR map is almost useless (so i use a real VFR chart instead), no slippery wet grass or runway, no blocking tires and resulting consequences when braking too hardā¦ But maybe in 2 or 3 or 5 years we have the simulator which they promised us.
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