**** Official Microsoft Flight Simulator Thread ****

I do like this concept where a game comes out but is then continually worked upon by the devs to upgrade it and keep it relevant. DCS and Il-2 are the same and despite them being ‘very old’ games they are both (well DCS far more!) cutting edge in terms of their graphics and performance.
 
It’s going to be weird flying the hornet in MSFS after putting so many hours into one in DCS I expect to be able to fly it straight away but obviously it won’t have the systems depth or weaponry.
 
I wonder why they can't do updates without affecting the community folder, everybody seems to rename or move the folder and then replace it back again, so there can't be anything in the update that is needed there because it gets deleted.
They obviously know about it because in a link in one of the previous posts Microsoft say to move the contents before updating, so what's the point of them updating it in the first place
 
phil-k said:
I bet the new game of the year edition is an excuse to put the price up for new buyers
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Bit overly cynical perhaps when they celebrate the announcement by putting the game on 20% sale.... (both steam and windows store)

phil-k said:
I wonder why they can't do updates without affecting the community folder, everybody seems to rename or move the folder and then replace it back again, so there can't be anything in the update that is needed there because it gets deleted.
They obviously know about it because in a link in one of the previous posts Microsoft say to move the contents before updating, so what's the point of them updating it in the first place
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The whole update process is, to be honest, a mess. There are usually at least 3 different downloads that all have to be initiated manually (launcher, game, content) and even now unless you lock your frame rate during the download process it runs your system at high usage during the whole process.

But aside from that, the reason for the community folder issue is more that the sim starts to load details of your content from that folder during start (you'll note with loads of content the startup gets longer, and of course you can't add stuff to the community folder while the sim is running and have it show up in the sim - it needs to be loaded at the start).

So if something in there is incompatible due to the changes made in the update, it could hang the update process or cause the sim to crash during loading. As a precaution they advise to rename/move the community folder as a result, because of course they have no way of assessing compatibility of user community content with each update.
 
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Zeeflyboy said:
Bit overly cynical perhaps when they celebrate the announcement by putting the game on 20% sale.... (both steam and windows store)



The whole update process is, to be honest, a mess. There are usually at least 3 different downloads that all have to be initiated manually (launcher, game, content) and even now unless you lock your frame rate during the download process it runs your system at high usage during the whole process.

But aside from that, the reason for the community folder issue is more that the sim starts to load details of your content from that folder during start (you'll note with loads of content the startup gets longer, and of course you can't add stuff to the community folder while the sim is running and have it show up in the sim - it needs to be loaded at the start).

So if something in there is incompatible due to the changes made in the update, it could hang the update process or cause the sim to crash during loading. As a precaution they advise to rename/move the community folder as a result, because of course they have no way of assessing compatibility of user community content with each update.
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Thats a comprehensive reply thanks.
I asked the question because I will be getting the sim shortly and want to be prepared for what I will have to do.
I take it any add-ons are not just installed in the community folder in their own sub folder so you could just move them out and replace them one by one to see if they cause problems after an update.
 
By far the best way if you intend to have anything more than a few items in the community folder is to use a content manager imo... That allows you to store the content wherever you want, even on a different drive, and the content manager will create symbolic links in the community folder.

That makes it as simple as a click next to a check box to enable or disable content, and depending on the manager you can even set up preset groups etc to auto select multiple items at a time - for example if you have a load of content you can load just what you need - flying in the UK today? Load your UK preset with a click and all your UK based community content will be put into the community folder instantly with symbolic links, so no transferring, renaming or moving of files or folders needed.
 
Zeeflyboy said:
By far the best way if you intend to have anything more than a few items in the community folder is to use a content manager imo... That allows you to store the content wherever you want, even on a different drive, and the content manager will create symbolic links in the community folder.

That makes it as simple as a click next to a check box to enable or disable content, and depending on the manager you can even set up preset groups etc to auto select multiple items at a time - for example if you have a load of content you can load just what you need - flying in the UK today? Load your UK preset with a click and all your UK based community content will be put into the community folder instantly with symbolic links, so no transferring, renaming or moving of files or folders needed.
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That sounds an easy way Thanks
 
Anyone play this with controller? Always need to have a mouse and keyboard handy due to the way the UI is, but it's annoying when on the sofa, any apps to make the controller function as a mouse? I tried controller companion but it doesn't really work in game.
 
I’ve set my LOD slider to 400. So far it still seems very smooth, perhaps a little less so than 200 though - I’ve not actually checked the FPS. I’m going to do a night flight in the FBW A32NX from EGLL later and see how things look/perform. I may ultimately settle for 300. All my other settings are default for the ultra graphics profile. Really looking forward to next months update and DX10 preview - it sounds great!
 
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