I think with a couple of patches it’s fine. My list of gripes that soured the first impression:
- Can’t seem to hide the EFB. It’s in the way of the compass on that modern panel.
- On the modern panel version, my avionics don’t work at all.
- On the modern panel version, the landing lights are bound backwards. Turning them on with my Honeycomb Alpha turns then off and vice versa, reversed from all other aircraft I own.
- On the classic panel version, the color issue I mention is especially bad, but it’s present in all variants inside and out.
- The aileron response rate is like turning a cruise ship. I’ve not flown a real Spartan but it just rolls slower than seems physically possible.
- The elevator response is the opposite of the aileron, very sensitive. It can be trimmed out, however.
- The modern panel version has only one livery (why? Is it not the same exterior model?)
- There’s an option for modern panels with a classic cabin, but not a classic panel with modern cabin (would be my preference, I’m a sucker for the gimmicky lighting in the modern panel version!)
- At over 2000 FPM (way too easy to hit) the dial swaps to -2000 fpm
- Default camera angle is really bad.
The sounds as I mentioned are really nice. It just feels like ini didn’t put this through very thorough testing before release, or didn’t address feedback, one or the other. I’ll hold out hope that we get some of the issues fixed in a patch.
It’s a larger gripe I have with several developers that I want to vent here briefly: Just releasing it without much hands-on promotion and it landing with all these little quality issues that add up seems like a waste of time. Put in the effort, do betas, listen to beta feedback, stand behind your work proudly, show it off with content creators, fix what they and their communities don’t love, communicate openly with customers along the way! It’s a simple recipe for success (success being loyal customers and increased sales!)