Update 8 brings another substantial round of improvements across the simulator, with a particular focus on multiplayer stability, performance and memory optimization, Flexible AI, microphone performance, aircraft behavior, and quality-of-life improvements.
You’ll also find some new additions, including the ADIRS Direction Compass, a yellow indicator for aircraft given Line Up and Wait, configurable taxi speeds on roads next to gates, and the option for silent handover to Departure / Control.
A lot of work has gone into this update behind the scenes. A huge thank you to our development and testing teams for getting Update 8 across the finish line, and to our community for continuing to report as requested, give feedback, and help us improve Tower! Simulator 3.
Update 8 Changelog
Added yellow color indicator when an aircraft is given a Line Up and Wait command.
Added an ADIRS Direction Compass.
Made the maximum taxi speed on roads next to gates configurable in settings.
Added an option for silent handover to Departure / Control.
Improved TAXI TO HOLDINGPOINT handling in Flexible AI.
Improved the stopping distance of aircraft at holding points.
Improved TTS and Flexible AI stability.
Multiplayer: Added database checksum verification.
Multiplayer: Added a loading progress indicator.
Multiplayer: Fixed an issue where deleting an aircraft could cause desynchronization.
Multiplayer: Fixed an issue affecting clients leaving a multiplayer session.
Multiplayer: Optimized network packet processing and reduced network packet sizes.
Multiplayer: Reduced the game duration to 2 hours of traffic.
Multiplayer: Fixed several issues that could cause the game to close unexpectedly.
Improved overall game performance and optimization.
Improved overall game RAM and VRAM usage.
Improved microphone filter performance.
Fixed a microphone-related memory leak.
Improved aircraft parking behavior for arriving aircraft. In rare cases, an aircraft could occupy a gate that was already occupied by another aircraft. This has been fixed.
Improved callsign number grouping in Flexible AI.
Update 8 is available now.
Fire up the tower, give it a try, and let us know how it feels. As always, if you encounter an issue, please send us (in a ticket over on Discord or on our support desk) a report so our team has the information needed to investigate it and give solution.
And once again: huge congratulations and thanks to the team behind this one.
