New FSX Play v1.7.0.10 released 22 May

[jasonreg]

Release Date:

May 22nd, 2023

Changes: FSX PLAY v1.7.0.10:

• Improved Device Connection
• Further Improvements To Hazard Drop Behavior
• Optimized Initial Load Of Application
• Improved Behavior For Manual Putting
• Player Clubs Now Saved After Session Has Ended.
• Driving Range Course Section Added To Practice
• Various Performance & Graphical Improvements

Has anyone installed as yet? I was busy playing golf IRL all weekend. Will get to this later on.

[tkvaughn999]

Agree. Sim season is over.

[InsideLinks]

I wouldn't install it. I posted this in the FSX Play bug post. I also sent in an email to tech support and haven't heard back.

1) - range, mini-map no longer displays ball history. always shows first and latest shot markers. No longer shows full session shot marker history.
2) Teton Pines (first course I tried to play). 3 issues:
issue 1: Hole flyover taking longer
issue 2: Can't set aim point on mini map. Clicking does nothing, and target markers in top left corner of mini-map screen
Issue 3: Hole 1 - Using GC3 - Screen and Launch Monitor shows ready to hit. Struck ball. Nothing happens.
Backed out of the round and restarted, isssue persists.....

Loaded the Farms - worked fine. Seems like there is an issue with Teton Pines
Scratch that - The Farms won't pick up putts. Hit drive & approach, both worked no issues. Won't pick up my putts. Verified the launch monitor is picking up the putt stroke.
Same behavior on putting is noticed on Willow Crest, first hole.

Also, at Willow Crest (and maybe farms, didn't notice), the aim line from my approach shot remained on the green when i was over my putt. It did not update to the position of the ball on the green.

ForesightMattyG

[InsideLinks]

ForesightMattyG - Update on this - it seems the issue is only with Teton Pines. I tried to play Teton Pines again today after having reinstalled 1.7 and saw all the same issues. This time after leaving Teton Pines, I played a different course that I already successfully played, and the same thing happened as with the Farms. Additionally, all my club info was gone as well. I exited the program entirely, re-started and went to The Farms and it was working properly again, including my club information. So Teton Pines breaks subsequent courses in the same session.

Trees, on the other hand, are bad on all courses. Please restore them to 1.6 version if possible.

[jasonreg]

Yikes! Thanks for posting this. I will sit on the sim sidelines for a bit. Off to the course!

[siebo]

Check your courses, 4 of mine did not transfer over on the new update.

[StanMI]

Just clarify .....are you saying they are not compatible with the latest version of Play or you just had to download them again ? I'm going to be changing my PC and just want to get an idea how much time I will need and how close I have to watch what downloads.

[siebo]

Strange sh_t going on. The 4 course are Lonnie Pool, Merion, Milburn and SentryWorld. I downloaded the courses again and installed them but they are not showing up after the program loads. What's strange is the courses are showing in FSX Play program files. I have a call into Foresight support. I should know better than to install the new updates.

[tkvaughn999]

Downloaded and tried it out. Loading time on startup is drastically improved. Played the newest update of Colonial CC and only thing I noticed was ball/tree interactions were a bit extreme. Not sure what happened there but the rest of the game play was fine. I did take a spin around Doral Blue Monster as well and it was fine. Exiting game was faster as well. Didn't deep dive on several course but I tend to only play the courses I find the best which aren't any of the freebies as I have found those to kinda bad from the beginning.

[InsideLinks]

went back and reinstalled after tkvaughn999 posted. Played Beaver Hills and then St Andrews Castle (i didn't think putting could be harder than it was for this course on fsx 2020) without issue. Seems I picked 3 unlucky courses (late in the alphabet, maybe they haven't made it that far testing yet).

I did notice the crazy tree bounces, as well as the first bounce on the ground after it hits the tree. Definitely something going on there....

[sinkingputts]

I'm throwing in the towel on Foresight software. I will check in with you guy periodically to see if any thing has changed but after 18 months of disappointment I'm moving on. It's been real, it's been fun, but it hasn't been real fun. so long.

[delaloi]

went back and reinstalled after tkvaughn999 posted. Played Beaver Hills and then St Andrews Castle (i didn't think putting could be harder than it was for this course on fsx 2020) without issue. Seems I picked 3 unlucky courses (late in the alphabet, maybe they haven't made it that far testing yet).

I did notice the crazy tree bounces, as well as the first bounce on the ground after it hits the tree. Definitely something going on there....

St Andrews Castle course in real life has some of the craziest greens I have ever seen, so it sounds like the game is true. I would guess that not to be a good sim golf course. Severely sloping greens do not match well with pretend putting.

[xslash10x]

Ugh this version sucks. It constantly crashes and I have to restart Play. Do not install.

[chollier986]

Ugh this version sucks. It constantly crashes and I have to restart Play. Do not install.

Same issue for me! Uninstalled and installed the previous version.

[delaloi]

Same here. This Unity error hits as soon as I try to start a game; I couldn't make it run at all. Went back to previous version.

[InsideLinks]

I haven't experienced crashing. I have been using every day, the range at Foresight Practice facility works fine. Some courses are unplayable as I listed on the fsx play bug thread. Some are playable but don't work right (Harbour Town allows you to play under water). The trees make the game very frustrating - i've seen 4 or 5 balls get stuck in a tree in my entire life, yet a daily occurrence on this version and the after tree bounces on the ground are silly.... A wedge hits a tree on the way down, rattles a little, hits the ground and bounces 25 yards. Also some chipping around the green is inconsistent - chips run out way more than expected.

[InsideLinks]

ForesightMattyG - downloaded and played new Teton Pines version yesterday. Much better, got through 18 holes without issue - except the trees.
Please fix the tree experience, it really takes away from the game. Also, chipping seems to run out way too far. 58 degree wedge with 7 yard carry runs out 14-20 yards even on a flat green. Also, some putts from fringe and fairway accelerate as if they were struck by a thin wedge - sometimes up to 30 yards on an 18mph putt.

[InsideLinks]

ForesightMattyG - I have found another issue with this version. When practicing on the putting green at the Foresight Sports practice facility on a GC3, the application ignores / does not detect putt strikes. It sometimes takes me 15-20 balls just to have 10 putts register. When I shut off the application, the GC3 detects all putts without issue. I also notice the issue on golf courses - it fails to detect a lot of putts.