v0.5.8-RC Archived Minor Maintenance Update

MSFS Compatibility: 1.39.12.0, 1.6.34.0, 1.7.24.0.

Release Notes for v0.5.8-RC

RC2: (synced to AutoFPS 0.4.6.8-RC3)

• Added Update Channel system providing a clear floor for allowed update maturity levels (Release, RC+, Test+, Exp+), replacing the previous binary test‑update model.
• Replaced “+ Tests” checkbox with Update Channel dropdown while preserving all previous test‑update and reversion behaviour.
• Updated the MSFS Performance Optimisations checkbox tooltip to include a warning that performance may improve or reduce depending on system.

RC1:

• Debounced MSFS camera‑state handling to reuse the last stable state until a new one repeats, reducing false session drops.
• Changed IsCamReady logic to ignore the PLANE IN PARKING STATE as this SimVar is no longer relevant here.
• Excluded MSFS camera state 0 from triggering flight‑session drops, as this state is briefly entered during normal camera transitions and can cause false session terminations.
• Extended MSFS camera state change logging in Test Versions to include IsCamReady.
• Expanded the allowable MSFS camera states for a flight session to start and remain active to include states 6–10, as these may be used by addons that manipulate camera views.
• Reduced flight‑session detection interval from 5s to 1s for more responsive session handling.
• Maintained a persistent SimConnect connection across flight sessions and added guarded one‑time simvar subscriptions to prevent duplicate registrations in sessions after the first.
• Centralised all SimConnect subscriptions into one guarded block in WaitForSessionReady() to prevent duplicate subs and keep them all in one place.
• Reduced flight‑session detection interval from 5s to 1s for more responsive session handling.
• Updated UserCfg.opt backup/restore logic to skip read‑only files and remove read‑only remnant temp files, preventing errors and warnings.
• Added a retry‑based file restore to handle rare transient locks on UserCfg.opt, improving reliability on systems where external processes briefly hold the file open.