VoiceATC Simulator news & patch notes

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Hello all, I've been putting a lot of work into professionalizing development for the sim, and one of the things I'm most excited to share is the roadmap. It lays out where development is headed and what's coming next: https://voiceatcsimulator.com/roadmap/ I've also updated the manual and handsheet for version 0.6, they are much more complete now. Hope you like them! Thank you all for the support.

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Hello all!

I'm very happy to announce that the 0.6 version is live as an opt-in open beta on Steam.

These couple of months have been hard and quite demanding because as you might know I made the decision to postpone the release because it was not at the level required. I think that now it's the moment to go public and let you play and experiment with the new simulator. A lot of things have changed.

We are setting a new foundation for the sim and the ceiling is very high so I'm extremely excited for the future. A summarized changelog is available in the Discord server. I hope it's useful for you to grasp the amount of changes made.

Important information!

To switch to the open beta branch on Steam:

Right-click the game in your Library → select Properties → go to Game Versions & Betas → choose “open-beta” from the list.

Hey everyone! I guess you saw yesterday's trailer, I’m very excited to announce that VoiceATCSimulator v0.6, a major milestone in the development of the project, will go public in the development branch on March 21st.

The main feature is Navigraph integration, which effectively unlocks the entire world for controlling. From now on, you are no longer limited to predefined areas — you can control anywhere. It’s important to clarify that a Navigraph subscription is not required to use this feature. If you don’t have a subscription, you will simply operate on an older AIRAC cycle. The simulator remains fully functional either way.

Another big step forward is the introduction of realistic traffic generation. Traffic now follows realistic routes generated through a dedicated route generation algorithm, and aircraft spawning behavior is designed to be much closer to real-world operations.

This version also brings substantial UI changes. Panels have been restructured and reorganized to provide a cleaner layout and a more realistic feel. The goal was not just to improve aesthetics, but to make the experience closer to what controlling actually feels like.

Finally, modding has been completely reworked. Since procedures are now already included in the simulator, modding shifts away from procedure creation and toward defining where you control — meaning sectorization and customization at the moment. This opens the door to much more in the future.

There will be more info in the modding channel as release is closer. I will be releasing first in the development branch — check the FAQ for information on how to switch — as the amount of changes is huge and thus there might be instability. This update represents a big step toward the long-term vision of VoiceATCSimulator, I really hope you enjoy it!

• Add better coordinate support

• Linux and MacOS support initial version!

• Remember airport and config selected in previous new session

• New workshop hub

• New .COLORs files (color and symbol profiles per airport)

• Wake type in label

• Auto, semi, manual aircraft labels

• 5 voice models (ultra-light, light, medium, heavy and super)

• Hardware acceleration support

• New versioning number system (0.X.Y.Z)

• Fix: Flight level zero four zero command to 40 000 feet

• Fix: Departures spawn with opposite heading

• Fix: Label when final vector for ILS

• Fix: Planes above G/S didn't capture

• Fix: ILS managed speeds

• Fix: CTD when .INFO file not found

• Fix: AFTER navaid fly heading not applying just after UCP review

• Saved corrections are now per airport

• Fix: ARTIP voice understanding better

• Update: AFTER NAVAID TURN LEFT/RIGHT HEADING

• Update: Airline callsigns

• Fix: Default to ARR if TFC file malformed

• Fix: ILS runway change not working

• Fix: Airplane permanently selected

• Fix: CTD EDYY modulo operator

https://discord.gg/Hr4Z8e3cyn

• Add manual override mode to UCP

• Only right turns via text

• Direct to fix spelling not working

• CTD Voice Model LEPA

• Gibberish in UCP

• UCP UX/UI issues

• New Light, Medium and Heavy voice models with AVX and OpenCL support

• User Correction Panel (UCP) redone with history, multi-word and 3-button layout

• VNAV Logic Overhaul with performance lookup tables for better climbs / descents

• Active Runway labels (can be activated / deactivated in the Preferences Bar)

• Past routes are now shown in dimmed orange

• Route remains visible while on a vector

• New Airbus-style ILS labeling (displays * for armed LOC and GS)

• Added voice commands: "cleared \ transition/arrival"

• Added "one one thousand" / "eleven thousand" altitude phrasing support

• Audio SFX to improve voice clarity

• Only right turns via text

• Aircraft climbs instead of descending when cleared approach

• Altitude and then heading command

• Improve ILS capturing speech understanding and logic

• When giving heading then vector, the waypoint label stayed as heading label

• ILS Readback not saying right, left or center

• All speeds, altitudes and headings were possible, now aircraft tell you via TTS when a impossible number is commanded

• Audio stuttering (audio capture no longer blocks the main thread)

• CTDs in the voice review interface

• Wiggly departures

• Altitude constraints stacking for SIDs, TRANs and IACs

• Aircraft unable to exit holding patterns (specifically LEBB)

• Parallel approach Collision Avoidance

• Flight level readback errors

• Redundant setting assignments in NewAFL

Hello controllers! A new update has landed.

We have added the following features:

+ Runway labels, active runways will be shown with their labels. It can be activated / deactivated in the Preferences Bar.

We have fixed the following bugs:

+ Only right turns via text

+ Aircraft climbs instead of descending when cleared approach

+ Altitude and then heading command

+ Improve ILS capturing speech understanding and logic

+ When giving heading then vector, the waypoint label stayed as heading label

+ ILS Readback not saying right, left or center

+ All speeds, altitudes and headings were possible, now aircraft tell you via TTS when a impossible number is commanded

I'm still working to improve the simulator and I need your help, drop by the Discord

(https://discord.gg/Hr4Z8e3cyn) and tell me about problems you have had or new features you would like!

Remain on frequency :)

Hello controllers! A new update has landed. We have added the following features: + New internal voice model with a much better room for improvement + INFO file zoom limits now represent nautical miles of width + Updated TFC Panel by justifying routes correctly, add squawk, add cleared waypoint, reorganize, callsign correct justification We have fixed the following bugs: + Fix perpetual HOLD even if cleared for IAC + Fix aircraft not following HOLD direction and length + Fix CTD hold length info + Fix DEP TFC set to 0 has no effect + Fix ENR TFC set to above 30 has no effect + Improve stutters on aircraft spawn + Fix HOLD Debugging overflow + Fix Camera performance + Fix No line drawn when on DCT + Fix TAB line was shown even if WPTMC, AFLMC and IRTMC shown + Fix Dragging labels enables multi qdm menu + Fix Small CS hitbox when throwing ACFT to ACFT QDM + Fix TFC Manager panel not working when loading savegame + Fix TFL not working when loading savegame + Fix Aircraft on HDG wouldn't remember on loading savegame + Fix New spawns not having arrival airport information in TFCManagerPanel + Fix Next waypoint and heading logic on procedure for aircraft + Fix AFTER command has no readback + Fix DCT inside SID not working We are still working to improve the simulator and we need your help, drop by our Discord (https://discord.gg/Hr4Z8e3cyn) and tell us about problems you have had or new features you would like. Remain on frequency :)

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