So I just found out that I didn’t have the Japan or US updates fully installed today when I was looking around for the UK update. In my content manager, there was nothing listed that said “not installed”, so I just assumed I had everything in the sim that was supposed to be there.
I don’t know how long I was flying around oblivious to this- but it was for at least a month when I did a reinstall of the sim.
Think about that for a second.
I’m a pretty IT savvy guy, and also pretty familiar with the idiosyncrasies of the flightsimming computer-sphere, and this one got by me for quite a while. I wonder how many other users out there are in the same boat too?
Can you all please, please, please just do updates that include a full install so that we don’t have to dig around in various places in order to check if we’re missing things?
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All world updates are in the marketplace and are not mandatory downloads. Some people don’t want to download the world updates because they don’t have a lot of space on there computer or they just don’t want it.
Also it’s not that hard just go to the marketplace and download it for free
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It also makes sense if you have third-party scenery pack which may conflict with the world update, like the ORBX London fiasco, for example. If you want to still use the same addon that you paid for over the one you get for free from Microsoft. Then you can opt to not install the free addon and use the paid one instead.
Otherwise, if the addon is given automatically, it takes the choice away from you to opt out from getting it. Because if it breaks, you won’t be able to use the addon you paid for and you’re forced to use the free one, which you may or may not like.
PS, it’s always good practice to keep checking out the marketplace. There’s an occasional free stuff that you can find which you would otherwise missed if you hadn’t. I always assume that every update means I have to check the content manager to make sure everything is downloaded.
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You are probably right that some users think they have the world update, but they have not obtained and installed it. I certainly agree that it should be optional, so you aren’t forced to spend hard drive and network resources on areas you aren’t interested in. Unfortunately, by making it optional, some people will not understand they have to download the update manually.
The good news is when you go to purchase the (free) world update through the marketplace, you are given the option to Purchase or Purchase & Download, so I hope that catches most people.
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I skip some of the airports, and skipped the entire UK update, I would rather have faster loading times. I was super bogged down before it took forever. I also only load 3rd party planes and add ons in community folder as needed.
Its not as convenient as having everything you see in there, but I like my 1:30 second load time, compared to my old almost 5 mins…
Why not both.
A simple toggle would suffice.
I want updates automagically.
or
I do not.
Well, my humble opinion: NO, I do not want world updates to be automatic.
A toggle might be nice but also adds complexity. I like the pick and choose method.
I also like the idea that if I do not want Japan or Nordic or somewhere else, I can uninstall that part.
Now, the reason I like that: I backup my system regularly and I end up flying in the same county almost 100% of the time. Leave scenery loads up to the individual choice.
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Hell no. Toggle is ok though.
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I wish the world updates would just seamlessly stream in and out as you fly over instead of having it to download it prior.
The parts of the WUs you acquire in the marketplace are the airports, POIs, bush trips, landing challenges and photogrammetry data.
The world updates work the same way as the base sim.
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I read your post and the reactions.
- You are right
- Those are inappropriate excuses to download a part separately because not everyone needs it, because when downloading you can/should always choose what the user wants to download! ?
- It could simply be a case of everyone visiting the marketplace from time to time, whether they want to or not.