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Microsoft Flight Simulator patch fixes installation issues, but you might need to reinstallPrepare for takeoff, again
Prepare for takeoff, again
Good news for anyone who’s had trouble installingMicrosoft Flight Simulator: a new patch has fixed a number of bugs which interfered with installation. Bad news if you are one of those people: to benefit from these fixes, it’s recommended that you uninstall MSFS and reinstall from scratch. Oh no.Version 1.7.14.0 hit last night. Asthe patch notesexplain, its fixes problems including five different bugs that could screw up installation. “However, if you have experienced installation issues, we strongly advise you to do a clean install ofMicrosoft Flight Simulator,” the devs recommend. They give separate instructions for theSteamandMicrosoft Storeversions, which broadly explain to use the uninstaller then manually go in and delete some files. Then you’re ready to start over with that huge download and that chuffing musical loop (we can recommendsome alternative songs).To be clear, you don’t need to reinstall if you’ve already got the game up and running. This is only for installation problems.They do also seem open to the possibility that maybe they’ve not caught all the installation problems, and so are asking people still suffering to send in some diagnostic info.The patch also fixes some crashes, most notably when different controllers are disconnected. And optimisation-wise, the notes note “The performance of the title has been improved when the Display name plate option is set to active”.While official efforts focus on technical fixes, fans are filling holes in the content, cleverlyusing Google Maps to replace cruddy auto-generated landmarks with high-quality versions. I still think theglitches creating giant monoliths and roads running up buildingsare a delight that no one should ever fix.
Good news for anyone who’s had trouble installingMicrosoft Flight Simulator: a new patch has fixed a number of bugs which interfered with installation. Bad news if you are one of those people: to benefit from these fixes, it’s recommended that you uninstall MSFS and reinstall from scratch. Oh no.Version 1.7.14.0 hit last night. Asthe patch notesexplain, its fixes problems including five different bugs that could screw up installation. “However, if you have experienced installation issues, we strongly advise you to do a clean install ofMicrosoft Flight Simulator,” the devs recommend. They give separate instructions for theSteamandMicrosoft Storeversions, which broadly explain to use the uninstaller then manually go in and delete some files. Then you’re ready to start over with that huge download and that chuffing musical loop (we can recommendsome alternative songs).To be clear, you don’t need to reinstall if you’ve already got the game up and running. This is only for installation problems.They do also seem open to the possibility that maybe they’ve not caught all the installation problems, and so are asking people still suffering to send in some diagnostic info.The patch also fixes some crashes, most notably when different controllers are disconnected. And optimisation-wise, the notes note “The performance of the title has been improved when the Display name plate option is set to active”.While official efforts focus on technical fixes, fans are filling holes in the content, cleverlyusing Google Maps to replace cruddy auto-generated landmarks with high-quality versions. I still think theglitches creating giant monoliths and roads running up buildingsare a delight that no one should ever fix.
Good news for anyone who’s had trouble installingMicrosoft Flight Simulator: a new patch has fixed a number of bugs which interfered with installation. Bad news if you are one of those people: to benefit from these fixes, it’s recommended that you uninstall MSFS and reinstall from scratch. Oh no.
Version 1.7.14.0 hit last night. Asthe patch notesexplain, its fixes problems including five different bugs that could screw up installation. “However, if you have experienced installation issues, we strongly advise you to do a clean install ofMicrosoft Flight Simulator,” the devs recommend. They give separate instructions for theSteamandMicrosoft Storeversions, which broadly explain to use the uninstaller then manually go in and delete some files. Then you’re ready to start over with that huge download and that chuffing musical loop (we can recommendsome alternative songs).
To be clear, you don’t need to reinstall if you’ve already got the game up and running. This is only for installation problems.
They do also seem open to the possibility that maybe they’ve not caught all the installation problems, and so are asking people still suffering to send in some diagnostic info.
The patch also fixes some crashes, most notably when different controllers are disconnected. And optimisation-wise, the notes note “The performance of the title has been improved when the Display name plate option is set to active”.
While official efforts focus on technical fixes, fans are filling holes in the content, cleverlyusing Google Maps to replace cruddy auto-generated landmarks with high-quality versions. I still think theglitches creating giant monoliths and roads running up buildingsare a delight that no one should ever fix.
