Fixed an issue where attempting a purchase on Steam with the overlay disabled would result in the title becoming unresponsive
Fixed a potential crash when exiting the Marketplace right after launching a search
Multiplayer
Fixed Wingflex simvar not replicated in multiplayer
Accessibility
Removed “Assisted Yoke” assistance as it limited inputs too much without notifications leading to confusion.
Improved the readability of user interface elements.
Virtual Reality
The virtual reality bindings now correctly show the correct bindings for the current device when the user changes their device while on the menu
Fixed the frame gen option was not correctly saved in VR
The cockpit interactions tooltip are now displayed in VR while using VR Controllers regardless of Cockpit Interaction mode (These tooltips were incorrectly hidden in “Legacy” mode).
It is now possible to hide, delay or show the instrument tooltip directly from the virtual reality mode.
Fixed an issue where a grey rectangle was around popups when in Virtual Reality
Added a system to be able to interact with the cockpit using the gamepad in virtual reality.
Fixed the cutout were not correctly surrounding buttons in virtual reality (for example after your first flight in the career, when you are presented with the certification button).
Fixed an issue where the raycast white dot was missing in the pause menu
Fixed the in game panels “minimize” button was resizing and moving the panels in virtual reality.
Fixed sometimes the panels were not interactable after switching out of virtual reality.
Fixed a crash occurring after switching VR on/off while using AMD FSR Frame Generation.
The button “VR control” now brings up the correct category in the options.
The photo mode is now in cinema mode
Fixed World Scale overridden between session.
Fixed an issue where some interaction elements in VR would be ignored if another element would be behind it
Fixed Occlusion Projection using Quad Views (affecting Engine Exhaust for instance)
Fixed the default values of the virtual reality graphics sections
Fixed the “Reset to default” feature of the Virtual Reality graphic settings section resetting the non-virtual reality graphics options too.
Fixed an issue when, restoring to default, the settings were wrongly set.
Added the Virtual Reality graphic settings on PlayStation 5.
Fixed loss of inputs sometimes occurring when launching the Preflight training in virtual reality.
Fixed an issue that caused the Yoke/Collective highlight not to be active in VR on some aircraft.
Fixed an issue sometimes causing the yoke/collective to not be grabbable in virtual reality.
Fixed an issue that caused the yoke/collective interaction to fail if the second controller was targeting a collideable glass cockpit.
Fixed an issue that caused the yoke/collective interaction to fail if the second controller was targeting a collideable glass cockpit.
Fixed lighting issues with clouds fogging (fixes cockpit glass flickering through clouds, and lighting differences using Quad Views)
Fixed the ratio of the EFB in virtual reality.
The resize icon for panels is now correctly shown in virtual reality.
Virtual reality mode is accessible only once start screen is visited.
Fixed an issue causing the F18’s HMD and other “Render on Screen” vcockpits to not properly follow the camera movements in VR.
Updated virtual reality camera position on B737 - CabriG2
Fixed an issue causing multiple position switch to require releasing the control to move more than 1 position at a time.
The VR/Non-VR EFB states are now saved differently, changing the size and orientation in VR will not apply the same orientation and size on flat screens anymore
Fixed a bug where the virtual reality preset option was not correctly loaded after a game’s reboot.
Added an option to disable the HUD while in cockpit view specifically in Virtual Reality
Added a shortcut in the bottom bar to indicate how to switch to VR when a headset is detected on the main page
The cockpit tooltip cards are now closer to the currently hovered element in Virtual Reality
Use the ‘controller vibration’ accessibility setting to control vibrations in VR
Added a semi-transparent background around the toolbar to avoid a confusion where panels could be set to go behind the toolbar area and would be unmovable because of it
Trying to create a marker after zooming in on the worldmap in VR no longer places the marker elsewhere around the point of selection.
Fixed changing the foveated mode introduced a delta in the controllers raycast for interactions with the cinema VR Mode
The toolbar visibility is now off by default when launching a flight in VR
Fixed the lag of the controllers and the UI when moving while in first person avatar view
Fixed several issues in trainings where some briefing text weren’t correctly displayed
Fixed the design of the “ready to fly button” in VR, displaying in at the center of the view with a greyed out background
Fixed an issue where the user had a wrong binding when shown the VR recenter popup in certain conditions
Fixed an issue where selecting element inside a list with the VR controllers when both the dragging and the selecting was on the same input was frustrating
Added the storage of the position and state of the panels in VR independently from their state in non-VR
Cameras
Fixed a deadzone that was present on some camera actions preventing small movements
Controls
Fixed missing control of player character camera when toggling on cursor mode
Updated localization of “MENU SCROLL UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT” into MENU GAUGE UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT" to reflect their updated behaviour.
Scrolling is now done with “MENU SCROLL AXIS X/Y”
Fixed “VR - TOOLBAR TOGGLE” only being triggered on press no matter the action’s setting.
Action has been set to have input repetition off by default when mapped from scratch and inside the “Keyboard 2020 Transversal preset”. It has been set to be triggered on release on Keyboard 2024 Transversal preset.
However this change does not apply to pre-existing custom preset, if you notice your VR toolbar not appearing please check the action’s setting and set it with “Input repetition” OFF or “Input repetition” ON + “Set control on release” ON.
Fixed default Category/Aircraft Specific preset incorrectly set to undefined when using “Reset to Defaults” button.
Fixed action “DISPLAY CHECKLIST” not opening the EFB panel on the checklist
Peripherals
Fixed “Display Map” and “Display Navlog” not functioning when activated during a flight.
Following community feedback, fixed an issue when unplug/plug an USB device during gameplay could cause massive stutters.
Peripherals
Remapped Alt+1 through Alt+6 (QWERTY layout) on “Keyboard 2024Transversal” profile, mapping is now :
Alt+1 : TOGGLE NAMEPLATES
Alt+2 : TOGGLE TAXI RIBBON
Alt+3 : TOGGLE LANDING RIBBON
Alt+4 : TOGGLE CFD
Alt+5 : TOGGLE WAKE TURBULENCES DISPLAY
Alt+6 : TOGGLE 3D THERMALS DISPLAY
Changed “VR - TOOLBAR TOGGLE” keyboard mapping to left CTRL
Mapped “VR - TOOLBAR TOGGLE” on gamepads to RB+Lstick / R1+L3
Mapped Photo mode camera tilt on VR right hand controller default profiles
Added new native support for peripherals on PC & Xbox
Switched mapping of “EYE TRACKING RESET” in Keyboard 2024 Transversal profile from Alt+8 to Lshift+Space
Various Peripheral Fixes
Fixed some unusable actions being listed in control settings
Added new input icons for VR Controllers and some other peripherals to distinguish them from gamepads when they were the same.
Fixed conflict in briefing between accessing marketplace offers and the EFB flight plan.
Fixed some actions appearing twice inside control settings
Fixed a conflict with leaving cockpit interactions on gamepads would also decrease throttle by 1%
Relative axis action now active while in cockpit interactions or cursor mode
New Controls
For the DualSense controller, added the following new actions for relative axis:
COLLECTIVE AXIS RELATIVE
HELICOPTER THROTTLE AXIS RELATIVE
MIXTURE AXIS RELATIVE
PROPELLER AXIS RELATIVE
SPOILERS AXIS RELATIVE
Added “WAKE TURBULENCES DISPLAY” toggle, on and off action.
Added menu/panel confirmation on VR controllers dominant hand bottom button for easier and quicker navigation
Activities
Rally Races
Fixed an issue causing some aircraft to bounce off of rally races pylons rather than back on track when colliding with them with the propeller.
Red Bull Races
Fixed the “practice” button of Red Bull was duplicated in the briefing menu
Fixed the difficulty texts in the briefing were displaying a placeholder value the first time you got to the page
Fixed Water Polygons corrupted setup at Budapest. Water now goes up to the river docks.
Fixed Tree Spawning through a tent during Abu Dhabi event
Fixed a bug where the players could fly over a chicane and not be penalized.
Fixed some pylon positioning in the Monument Valley Expert and True to Life race course for Red Bull Air Races.
Training
Fixed “Reach 1000 ft” does not get validated after reaching specified altitude during “Short take-off”.
Fixed parking brake step if player leaves the cockpit
Fixed instructor final exam dialog.
Fixed syntax error in Updraft training
World Photographer
Fixed being unable to take photos in the photo mode in virtual reality.
Fixed worldmap tiger area focus
Free Flight
Added a “new” tag in Free Flight aircraft selector on aircraft recently purchased from the Marketplace
Player Profile
Photo Album
On PlayStation 5, photo Album now stores pictures using the PS5 Media Gallery, instead of using the game internal storage
Pictures deleted from the PS5 Media Gallery will be deleted from the Photo Album as well
Pictures deleted from the Photo Album will be deleted from the PS5 Media Gallery as well
Pictures edited using the PS5 Media Gallery edit feature won’t be visible in the Photo Album
Note: Photos taken before this update are not affected. Use the “Export to gallery” button in the Photo Album if you wish to save a copy to the PS5 Media Gallery.