Sim Update 2 Beta (v1.4.11.0) – April 8, 2025

Yesterday, there was a new beta update for MSFS2024. v1.4.11.0 – In this forum topic you can read the highlights. And for the record, posted here:

General Bug Fixes

  • Fixed jetways not connecting properly
  • Fixed flickering airport lights
  • FlightControlReplay (FCR) Updates:
    • Added IniBuilds A350 enhancements for replay.
    • Fixed a bug where FCR control panel window would disappear after attempting to use external pop out.
    • Fixed a bug in FCR where toggling visibility for ghosts would cause them to fall back behind their offset position.
    • Fixed a bug in FCR where ghost aircraft would remain invisible until their positional settings are changed.

Aircraft

Boeing 737 MAX 8

  • Fixed an issue where the engines would not start in cold conditions.

EFB

  • Fixed an issue where aircraft performance profiles could become stuck or stale when changing airplanes.
  • Fixed an issue where the weather page would not show the weather data on the first load.
  • Fixed an issue where the cruise speed was not always showing round numbers and increased input field size to prevent numbers being clipped.
  • Fixed an issue where the map would re-center when clicking on coordinates that do not correspond to a facility.
  • The weather page now shows the nearest available METAR and TAF data if the selected facility does not have any data.
  • Pressing the Enter key in the Route String dialog will now save changes instead of adding a line break when the “Save” button is enabled.
  • Added buttons to the enroute section that open the route string dialog, removed “add waypoint” button from the collapsed enroute section summary.
  • Adjusted spacing and button sizes of the page layout.
  • Removed the disabled “Profile view” button from the map toolbar to declutter the interface.
  • The app will now prioritize the facilities from the flight plan to be displayed on the map.
  • The charts provider toggle is now only visible for regions where FAA charts are available.
  • Added a “Refresh” button to the weather page to manually update the weather data besides the 5-minute automatic update interval.
  • Added runway entries to waypoint lists.
  • Added a “Recenter on current route” button to the map toolbar.
  • Extra fuel and payload now affect performance calculations, fixed issue when using aircraft profiles in trip fuel not always being re-calculated.
  • Fixed the cruise altitude and speed inputs having no effect on performance calculations.
  • Added missing translations to the Chart List page.
  • Moved the VFR Pattern option to the top of the procedure list for better visibility.
  • Optimized chart data fetching, reducing unnecessary data loads.
  • Added warning to the cruise altitude selection if the selected cruise altitude cannot be reached
  • Added automatic cruise altitude calculation based on the selected aircraft and the given route.
  • Added a loading spinner and a “No charts available” message to the Chart List page.
  • Moved flight plan management buttons to the header and grouped them by action. Added tooltips for every icon-button.
  • Adjusted the styling of the Flight Details page so that it is more consistent with other pages.
  • Facility Search Bar result items (facility icon, icao and facility name) are aligned horizontally.
  • Closing Facility Info Pages will clear the Facility Search Bar.
  • Added a bounds verification to georeferenced charts to fix the issue where the aircraft icon was displayed in the wrong position.

Airport

  • Fixed projected mesh not using the correct texture mips, causing block artifacts on the ground

Virtual Reality

  • Fixed a 100% crash on enabling Quad Views when using an HDR monitor on Windows

DevMode

  • Added a “First Flight” mission (FIFPLN) sample in the Career Tool
  • Added an option to trigger floating point exceptions from WASM modules

Scenery Editor

  • Fixed regression due to terraformer falloff not correctly flattening the TIN
  • Fixed big UV shift for aprons from MSFS2020 package

SDK

Samples

  • Updated Cabri G2 sample
  • Updated DA62 sample

SimConnect

  • Fixed a regression where aircraft would spawn continuously on the same parking

See also the FAQ’s in the link mentioned before

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