Release Notes - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 2 [1.4.20.0] Available Now

Career

  • Fixed translation for Advanced options in World Map filters
  • Fixed translations in insurance unlock popups
  • Added a popup to indicate when a new head quarter is unlocked
  • Changed cradle missions to be visible when the worldmap is in freelancer mode
  • Fixed amount of fuel given for Cabri G2 during Commercial Pilot License - Rotorcraft certification.
  • Added Missions filters for difficulty and specializations
  • Added popup on disabled button create compagny when trying to create a company for a specialization that you haven’t played the cradle
  • Credit earned in a mission are now displayed on the briefing
  • Added numbers to aircraft components with the same name in the aircraft management screen
  • Changed the Salvage Coverage popup to clarify the information
  • Fixed regional liveries in correct region in mission’s hangar
  • Added reminder of aircraft name and type in the flightplan, briefing and pause screens
  • Fixed icon not being a rotorcraft when hovering a freelance mission using rotorcraft and not having any on site
  • Added proper texts for the technician in the aircraft management screen
  • Modified the duration and distance displayed in mission briefing to more accurate values
  • Added fuel management on employee missions
  • Changed “Abandoning aircraft” mission failure to a simple notification displaying input to go back to aircraft
  • Added support for electric and hybrid aircraft in career mode

General Bug Fixes

  • Added a specific error popup when trying to transfer a grounded aircraft
  • Added feedback when trying to repair an aircraft without enough credits
  • Fixed an issue where mandatory checkup times would be incorrect in the Fleet screen
  • Fixed aircraft store sometimes displaying the world in the background
  • Added an specific error message when trying to buy the 1001st aircraft
  • Fixed wrong aircraft flight time displayed in passive income screen
  • Fixed Wear&Tear category states not being representative of the overall state of their components
  • Fixed incorrect remaining time displayed on exotic missions cards when the actual remaining time exceeds 24h
  • Fixed Account History screen not showing Passive Income details
  • Fixed an infinite loading when writing a very long company name in the company naming screen
  • Fixed unrelated aircraft unlocked shown in the aircraft unlock popup after passing a certification
  • Fixed instructor displayed instead of the mentor’s name in the aircraft store onboarding
  • Fixed the number of completed missions displayed in the career statistics screen
  • Added scrolling text when hovering truncated text in Specialization section
  • Fixed auto scrolling text to subtitles when introducing career features
  • Added icon for overstressed components in management check-up
  • Fixed an issue where proposed runway would be too short for takeoff/landing
  • Fixed gamepad navigation locked when in configurator screen while buying brand new aircraft.
  • Fixed “Aircraft with crew” and “Aircraft to check up” counters in the company overview screen
  • The delivery screen when buying an aircraft and the aircraft transfer screen now show available missions compatible with that aircraft
  • Fixed fuel allert not activating when not having enought fuel
  • Fixed aircraft name behing different between the aircraft store and the company fleet
  • Fixed weather layer not available in career worldmap
  • Fixed wrong aircraft displayed in aircraft store when coming from mission
  • Fixed company edit name button not working in density tab
  • Fixed reset career not disabled when security checkbox is unchecked
  • Fixed the insurance salvage coverage popup not showing after a crash when the insurrance covers 100% of it
  • Fixed mission briefing page sometimes showing outdated weather information
  • Fixed back on track that do not respawn on flight plan when intended
  • Fixed could not launch aircraft missions after a rotorcraf freeflight or world photographer
  • Fixed error occurring after suspending the game on Xbox

Missions

  • Fixed back on track position during fly around phase
  • Fixed copilot fuel warning in cargo missions.
  • Allowed a larger landing radius around the airport
  • Fixed the step “Announce clear runway” that prevented Player from reaching the maximum score on Airline Porcedure objective.
  • Fixed calculator values rested on swtich from avatar to plane
  • Fixed an issue with ATC steps no longer completing if player exited the aircraft after turning the engine on
  • Added aviator performance for engine overtorque
  • Fixed “Landing smoothness” scoring not displayed on reward screen
  • Fixed multiple textual mistakes throughout career and certifications
  • Added hard landing aviator performance in career activities
  • Fixed “Enter runway” step displayed when taking off from an helipad
  • Fixed incomplete preflight and incomplete loading failures that could be triggered by mistake
  • Fixed cruise dialogues in private charter airliner
  • Added landing smoothness aviator performance in every certification but PPL
  • Fixed center line scoring in certification
  • Fixed scoring for parking announce when no parking available
  • Fixed mission validation when the aircraft stranded on the tarmac
  • Fixed “Exceeded max fps at touchdown” penalty triggered during landing phase
  • Fixed initial climb validation when taking off from an helipad
  • Fixed parking announcement scoring.
  • Removed holdshort step when landing on helipad
  • Added ambulance at the arrival airport for medical missions.
  • Fixed meals dialog playing twice
  • Fixed taxi ribbon assistance being locked in career mode
  • Fixed path brackets being tied to the wrong assistance (taxi ribbon instead of flight path)
  • Fixed visual waypoint assistance not working as intended
  • Fixed aircraft able to move during the RTC of the career’s missions
  • Put back the avatar into the aircraft after walking away during the familiarization flight’s takeoff
  • Fixed double ATC steps that appear simultaneous
  • Fix ATC procedure score,which can sometimes be negative
  • Fixed aviator performance “undesignated landing area” sometimes triggering when following the flight ribbon
  • Fixed bug when pushback is not available
  • Fixed liveries of dynamic vehicle according to region in mission
  • Fixed multiple textual mistakes throughout career and certifications

Aerial Advertising

  • Added step for closing hook during banner retrieving phase

Aerial Construction (Rotorcraft)

  • Added copilot in aircraft
  • Added missing dialogs during pickup

Aerial Firefighting - Extended Attack

  • Fixed chrono scoring in firefighting

Cargo Transport - Hook (Rotorcraft)

  • Added dialog variations for intro, cruise and cruise back

Familiarization Flight

  • Fixed a step that displayed a misleading binding
  • Fixed an issue were irrelevant levant steps and notifications were shown while playing in VR
  • Fixed Visual Assistances issues such as inability to control Flight Path assistance

Flightseeing

  • Added landing feedback dialog

Medevac

  • Fixed step “climb to” that did not disappear even after requesting a reroute
  • Fixed obsolete in game marker displayed in some Medevac missions

Search & Rescue

  • Fixed Skip to search area blocked by dialogs
  • Modified distance to validate bush landing
  • Fixed wrong dialog during belly landing flow
  • Fixed rescue cinematic playing twice
  • Added search area display in pause menu
  • Added automatic detection when the player did not detect the target but remained nearby for a long time
  • Fixed feedback for landing smoothness aviator performance triggered during skip to landing
  • Fixed rescuer not entering in the aircraft during hoist phase
  • Changed spawn position after crash to face the target
  • Added shrinking search area after a certain amount of research time
  • Added dialog variations for incorrect victim detection

Search & Rescue - Hoist (Rotorcraft)

  • Added target kneeling animation when on liferaft
  • Changed area detection to start hoisting
  • Changed hoist actions to improve mission’s flow
  • Added dialogs when detecting the wrecked boat to remind that the objective is to find the lifeboat
  • Fixed cabin service state after back on track during hoist
  • Fixed hoist step not validating before leaving hover area
  • Fixed back on track not teleporting the target
  • Added visual feedback for hover area
  • Added step to show rescuer proximity to target

Skydive Aviation

  • Fixed back on track when crashing during jumprun
  • Fixed flightplan’s descent rate

Certifications

  • Fixed an issue where the score for following the flightplan was sometimes unfair
  • Added taxi speeding aviator performance to certifications
  • Fixed an issue where brackets were not displayed after back on tracks
  • Fixed an issue where step “maintain altitude” was validated too easily
  • Added hard landing aviator performance in certifications
  • Fixed wrong mission failure screen shown when crashing in missions which start in the air
  • Fixed proximity to flightplan scoring
  • Fixed flightplans in EFB and minimap

ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot License

  • Fixed an issue where players were never prompted to extend their gears and where it was impossible to get a full score for maintaining the correct altitude
  • Fixed full throttle step not dissapearing on validation

CPL - Commercial Pilot Lisence - Rotorcraft

  • Changed landing flow to ask players to leave the runway before shutown

IFR - Instrument Rating

  • Fixed an issue where it was impossible to have the maximum score for respecting the flightplan altitudes
  • Fixed aviator performance when landing on the right runway
  • Fixed an issue with CDI and transponder not configured properly
  • Fixed wrong positioning of the first marker of the flight path

Jet transport airliner rating

  • Fixed an issue where the step “maintain altitude at 3000 ft” was not validated correctly
  • Fixed an issue where restarting the certification would trigger an aviator performance for overspeed
  • Fixed Visual Assistances to make them managable from the Settings

Multi-engine rating

  • Fixed an issue where players using devices binded to the engine 1 master switch would fail the certification because the engine was restarted by the device

Rotorcraft hoist

  • Updated and fixed flow as in Rescue mission

Rotorcraft hook

  • Changed drop area size to prevent dropping the cargo in the air.

Scoop endorsement

  • Fixed an issue where the step “drop water” was displaying the wrong input
  • Removed not related to water operations training from the Scoop certification page

Turboprop engine rating

  • Added a short introduction to the new overtoque aviator performance
  • Changed step for reverse thrust to display the correct input

Turboprop transport airliner rating

  • Fixed an issue where player might pitch down and validate the step “fly straight and level”, making it impossible to stall before reaching the next waypoint
  • Fixed an issue where player did not have to complete the stall manoeuver to get a full score
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