jparnold Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 After procrastinating when to purchase given the problems some purchasers have reported since August I am now the 'proud' owner of MSFS2020. I haven't actually done a flight yet but have waded through all the settings, setting them to my preferences and recommendation from other people who have posted tutorial videos. The download procedure was easy leaving it to complete while I was asleep in bed so no idea how long it took only that it was less than 10 hours (my internet speed is around 52Mbps). So far there are TWO BIG ANNOYANCES. Firstly when I double click on the icon the start there is no 'busy' icon to suggest that the startup has actually commenced. I have never seen this before with any other application and at times thinking that perhaps I didn't double click correctly I have done it again only to be visually advised that it is already running! Secondly for some reason or other once it does start and displays the first 'screen' (can't remember if it has a name but the one which allows you to select World Map, Flight Training, etc) my mouse pointer has disappeared so selecting what I want to do is difficult. Today I found that if I left click anywhere on the screen the mouse pointer magically appears. Not sure if I have had this 'problem' with any other application. I would appreciate anyone commenting on this. John Gigabyte Z390 UD Intel Core i7-9700K 3.60 Ghz Dual 16Gb DDR4 2666 Gigabyte RTX2060 OC 6GB 2 X 256MB SSD drives 1 X 500GB HDD Windows 10 64bit Home Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavulife Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Do you have another monitor hooked up as well? If you have clicked on a 2nd monitor then you’ll need to click on the primary monitor where FS2020 is running in order to get the cursor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparnold Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Thanks for the suggestion. I only have one monitor. John Gigabyte Z390 UD Intel Core i7-9700K 3.60 Ghz Dual 16Gb DDR4 2666 Gigabyte RTX2060 OC 6GB 2 X 256MB SSD drives 1 X 500GB HDD Windows 10 64bit Home Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shb7 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Asobo doesn't seem to care about the user very much. They think if they know the program has started, that's good enough. Another thing everyone else does, but they don't do, is autohide the mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosie Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 You're not alone jparnold, it is annoying to be left "in the dark" not knowing if the dang program is loading or not. How hard would it be to to place a "One Moment Please" notice on the screen? But there is no doubt in my mind, MSFS2020 is going to be a fantastic user experience once the development teams bring it all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TightGit Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 But there is no doubt in my mind, MSFS2020 is going to be a fantastic user experience once the development teams bring it all together. Just hope, at 75, I'll live long enough to see it! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparnold Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Just hope, at 75, I'll live long enough to see it! :rolleyes: Me too. I'm also 75 :) I hope that someone who can rectify this anomaly reads this. John Gigabyte Z390 UD Intel Core i7-9700K 3.60 Ghz Dual 16Gb DDR4 2666 Gigabyte RTX2060 OC 6GB 2 X 256MB SSD drives 1 X 500GB HDD Windows 10 64bit Home Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2160Z Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 My biggest annoyance is bug guts on the windscreen. There are two areas where I don't want realistic behavior in the sim: smudged wind screen and to get arrested for landing on main street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparnold Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 I am thinking that both of your annoyances could be controlled in the settings for realism. Have a look in the ASSISTANCE section. I'm sure someone will know how to 'control' these things. John Gigabyte Z390 UD Intel Core i7-9700K 3.60 Ghz Dual 16Gb DDR4 2666 Gigabyte RTX2060 OC 6GB 2 X 256MB SSD drives 1 X 500GB HDD Windows 10 64bit Home Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobalt Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 But there is no doubt in my mind, MSFS2020 is going to be a fantastic user experience once the development teams bring it all together. It already is, for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdish Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 ...BIG ANNOYANCES. Firstly when I double click on the icon the start there is no 'busy' icon to suggest that the startup has actually commenced. I have never seen this before with any other application and at times thinking that perhaps I didn't double click correctly I have done it again only to be visually advised that it is already running! THIS!!! Also after they took out the Press any key to continue screen, it was replaced with a black screen that also made you wonder what was going on. They have since fixed it though. Gigabyte GA-X99 Gaming G1, i7-5960X, Noctua NH-D14, Crucial Ballistix Elite 64Gb, Nvidia GTX Titan X, Creative ZxR, Ableconn PEXM2-130, WD Black SN750 250Gb & 2Tb NVMe/Gold 10Tb HDD, Sony BDU-X10S BD-ROM, PC Power & Cooling 1200w, Cosmos C700M, Noctua iPPC 140mm x6, Logitech M570/K800, WinX64 7 Ultimate/10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7rta Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 It already is, for me. and me :) Regards Steve Intel I9-13900K - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - 64Gb DDR5 5600Mhz - Asus RTX4090 ROG STRIX 24GB 3x 43” Panasonic 4k TVs - Corsair RMx 1200W PSU - 2 x 2TB M.2, 2 x 4TB SATA III and 1 x 4TB M.2 SSDs. Pico 4 VR Headset - Honeycomb Alpha Yoke - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Unit Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals - Saitek Throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowdriver Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 To see the mouse pointer, simply change full screen to windowed mode in the options. Bet this works :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Flight Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 My biggest annoyance is bug guts on the windscreen. There are two areas where I don't want realistic behavior in the sim: smudged wind screen and to get arrested for landing on main street. We used to use Coke to clean off the bugs. Just write a program to have a handler pour Coke on the windscreen. :-) Seriously that feature would really bug me. Liquid cooled, Intel i7-10700K, NVIDIA 3070, G.Skill Ram 32 GB, 2TB M.2 NVME. Z490 MB Loads of Christmas lights. :pilot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doering1 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I believe there are many people who click twice thinking the sim has not started. I’m sure it has been reported on the Zendesk, but not enough votes to get it fixed as a priority. My latest video at The Flight Level - TOP GUN | MSFS | F-14 Tomcat (Heatblur & IndiaFoxtEcho) + NAS Miramar 1986 (Sundownersim) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floundy Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 JP..It too drove me a bit whacky at first as I would double click and before i knew it i had 3 games running. Finally I just realized i only need to press it once and it boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparnold Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Hey TightGit when I next visit the UK (was booked for last September but had to cancel for obvious reasons) we must get together as I too am at that age. Maybe we can meet in the 'virtual skies' if we both fly in a multiplayer session one day - I am yet to get to try that out with 2020. John Gigabyte Z390 UD Intel Core i7-9700K 3.60 Ghz Dual 16Gb DDR4 2666 Gigabyte RTX2060 OC 6GB 2 X 256MB SSD drives 1 X 500GB HDD Windows 10 64bit Home Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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