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June 5th, 2025 Development UpdateJun 5, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsAs announced in last week’s Development Update blog, work on Sim Update 16 for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) continues. On Tuesday, we released a new pre-release test build (1.39.2.0) to those enrolled in the public beta. If you missed it earlier, you can read the release notes here.There was not a new Sim Update 3 beta build for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 released this week, but development work continues on that version, too. Thank you to everyone who has been participating in either beta test and providing your impressions and bug repots on our forums. As always, if you are part of either public beta test, please vote in the forum surveys (links below). Your feedback really matters and helps the dev team immensely!MSFS 2024 SU3 Beta SurveysMSFS (2020) SU16 Beta Surveys– MSFS TeamClick here to continue reading the Development Update!May 29th, 2025 Development UpdateMay 29, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/dfe5fa8b1adddf5ad039e3c296cad21606543794.jpg Since last week's Development Update blog, we have released two new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 3 test builds to volunteer community beta testers. If you haven't seen them yet, you can read the release notes for each of these builds here: Sim Update 3 Beta (1.5.3.0) Release Notes - May 23rd, 2025 Sim Update 3 Beta (1.5.4.0) Release Notes - May 29, 2025 We always appreciate those of you who choose to join our public tests and share your feedback and bug reports on our official forums. If you are taking part in the SU3 beta, please be sure to vote in the forum surveys about your overall impressions with the test builds and performance/stability on your preferred platform. In MSFS (2020) news, there was not a new Sim Update 16 pre-release build released to testers this week, but the team's work on upcoming beta builds continues. As with MSFS 2024 SU3 beta participants, we encourage everyone enrolled in the SU16 beta to vote in the forum surveys. No matter what build you're flying on this weekend -- MSFS 2024 SU2 release or SU3 beta, MSFS (2020) SU15 release or SU16 beta -- we wish all of you happy flights and smooth landings! - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update!May 22nd, 2025 Development UpdateMay 22, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/369110883ef5c88311848a9a8be41779a4a4af60.jpg Yesterday, we hosted our latest Developer Livestream on Twitch. Martial was unfortunately absent due to vacation, but in his place we welcomed Chris Burnett of Working Title to join the regular panel of Jorg and Seb. Together, they discussed many topics relating to the future of both Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) while also answering many questions from the community (both pre-submitted before the broadcast and asked by players live in Twitch chat). If you missed the livestream, you can watch the VOD on our YouTube channel below. Also during the last week, we began the pre-release public beta tests for both Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 3 and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) Sim Update 16. You can find the release notes on our forums linked below: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 SU3 Beta Build 1.5.1.0 (May 16, 2025) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 SU3 Beta Build 1.5.2.0 (May 21, 2025) Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) SU16 Beta Build 1.39.0.0 (May 19, 2025) As you can see, the dev team has been very hard at work delivering many bug fixes and improvements to two different fight simulators. Our focus on these sim updates means we regrettably will not be able to attend FlightSimExpo 2025 in Providence, Rhode Island this year. We immensely enjoyed our time at FSExpo 2023 and 2024 in Houston and Las Vegas where we had the opportunity to meet with so many of you and discuss our shared passion for flight simulation. While we sadly will not have a presence at FSExpo 2025, we encourage everyone who is able to attend the event to meet many other simmers and representatives of the wonderful third-party developers and hardware vendors who are making great things for Microsoft Flight Simulator. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/df2129d350963915b15ba42951f066f104f2fb30.png - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! May 15th, 2025 Development UpdateMay 15, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/e6f74834ab33b043bf1ea6ef9d4d9602d7af1f57.jpg Sim Update 2 is Now Available Sim Update 2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is officially live. This highly anticipated update includes a massive list of improvements, fixes, and enhancements across the sim. You can read the full changelog here: Release Notes – Sim Update 2 Available Now | MSFS 2024 We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in the beta. Your feedback was helpful to getting us to this point, and we’re grateful for your time and insights. Now that the update is live, we invite everyone to vote in the latest community polls and share your feedback in our dedicated forum topic: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 2 Feedback Sim Update 3 Beta Begins Tomorrow What...already?! That's right! The beta for Sim Update 3 starts tomorrow. For players on the Microsoft Store and Xbox, please watch for a new post outlining an updated process for joining the beta. Steam users will not be impacted by this change. Full details will be shared in tomorrow’s announcement. Sim Update 16 Beta for MSFS 2020 Coming Soon We’re also preparing for the Sim Update 16 beta for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), which will be launching very soon. Stay tuned for more information. Next Developer Livestream: May 21 Our next Developer Livestream is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21st at 10:30am Pacific Time on twitch.tv/MSFSofficial. Join Jorg Neumann (Microsoft), Sebastian Wloch (Asobo Studio), and Chris Burnett (Working Title) as they discuss recent updates, share what’s coming next, and answer questions from you! - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! Sim Update 2 Release Notes [1.4.20.0] - Available NowMay 15, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/b3c18192d99bc41723686e10785dd34daef97e88.png RELEASE NOTES Sim Update 2 - Release - 1.4.20.0 If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title. Windows PC/Steam NVIDIA has released their latest GeForce Game Ready Driver (576.28), and we recommend all NVIDIA GPU owners update to the latest driver version. More recent NVIDIA driver versions resolve certain crashes with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and improve performance and stability. More details available at: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/245376/ New Content and Features Dumps Console logs when reporting an issue Renamed "Gyro drift" to "Gyro drift compensation" to be more in line with other assistance (ON: Less realistic, OFF: More realistic) Readded turbulence assistance Added a Wake Turbulence Visualization option Added a Wake Turbulence assistance It is now possible to filter seaplane base airports using the World Map filters A new validation process has been developed to give more information and control to aircraft developers over the Career compatibility.A new field has been added in the FLTSIM section "targeted_specializations" (supported by the SimObjectEditor) to list the expected specialization with which the given aircraft should be compatible. During the ingestion process, the field will be compared to the result of the career compatibility process to confirm its result. A new field has been added in the FLTSIM section "targeted_specializations" (supported by the SimObjectEditor) to list the expected specialization with which the given aircraft should be compatible. During the ingestion process, the field will be compared to the result of the career compatibility process to confirm its result. THIS FIELD MUST BE FILLED TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH CAREER Stability & Performance Added option to reduce rolling cache size, at the cost of clearing current cache. Improved loading times for packages with lots of individual files Fixed an issue where rapidly switching between tabs in the settings menu could lead to unexpected behavior and performance issues. Reduced request count when loading models by precomputing model statistics on package ingestion. Fixed a rare crash when internet connection was lost. Fixed a crash when suspending the sim on Xbox. Improved the time it takes to open the in game panels Fixed a crash when changing DLSS quality mode during VR. Reduced performance hit when avatar is near objects with complex collisions Fixed crash when many avatars meet up online Fixed a potential infinite loading when importing config files Fixed a rare crash caused by live traffic Improved rolling cache usage. Fixed crashes inside GPU drivers due to off-by-one error inside our texture loading code. Fixed double focus issue i...May 8th, 2025 Development UpdateMay 8, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/8aee66b21da0839bdf6101c94ff4f5c162c9de13.jpg Our monthly Developer Livestream for May is coming soon! We don't have the exact date locked in yet, but follow our social platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, or X) to be the first to know as soon as we announce the date and time. As always, you can watch the broadcast live on our official Twitch channel. We received hundreds of questions from community members in advance and have tabulated the most frequently asked questions to be addressed by the panel during the broadcast. If you didn't pre-submit a question, there will be opportunities to ask your question to the panel live during the broadcast by using Twitch's chat feature. If you're unable to watch live, we will upload the VOD to our official YouTube channel shortly after the livestream ends. - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! May 1st, 2025 Development UpdateMay 1, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/09f4afdb89199a8db05b25ba08115cc05d401ff5.jpg Since our last update, we have released two new pre-release builds to volunteer community testers participating in the ongoing Sim Update 2 public beta. In case you missed them, you can read the release notes here: Release Notes - SU2 Beta 1.4.16.0 Release Notes - SU2 Beta 1.4.18.0 The team is currently preparing for our next Monthly Developer Livestream for May. While we don't have an exact date locked in yet, you can pre-submit a question to our regular panel of Jorg, Seb, and Martial by completing the form at this link. As always, the session will be broadcast on our official Twitch channel, so be sure to follow our account to be notified when we go live. We will also provide an update in a future weekly blog post once the date for the livestream is finalized. As a reminder, the Spring Sale for both the MSFS (2020) and MSFS 2024 Marketplaces is currently ongoing! Enjoy savings of up to 85% off on select products! Please see the following announcements for more information: MSFS (2020) Spring Sale MSFS 2024 Spring Sale - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! April 24th, 2025 Development UpdateApr 24, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/09f4afdb89199a8db05b25ba08115cc05d401ff5.jpg On Tuesday, we released City Update 10: United States I! This free update adds new TIN data (photogrammetry) to five US cities: Denver Dallas Fort Worth Honolulu San Francisco The update is available for both MSFS (2020) and MSFS 2024 users as a FREE download from the in-sim Marketplace. Be sure to claim it today to enjoy enhanced scenery while flying over these popular US destinations! Late last week, we released another pre-release test build to those players participating in the Sim Update 2 (SU2) public beta test. You can find the release notes for version 1.4.14.0 on our forums. As always, we kindly ask that those of you enrolled in the beta be sure to vote in our forum surveys about your experience with this latest test build. This feedback is incredibly valuable to us! As a reminder, the Spring Sale for both the MSFS (2020) and MSFS 2024 Marketplaces is currently ongoing! Enjoy savings of up to 85% off on select products! Please see the following announcements for more information: MSFS (2020) Spring Sale MSFS 2024 Spring Sale - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases City Update 10: United States IApr 22, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsThis release spotlights a diverse selection of the country’s most beautiful locations, from Dallas, Texas to Honolulu, Hawaii. Microsoft Flight Simulator City Update 10: United States I delivers five spectacular cities throughout the United States in vibrant detail: Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and Honolulu, Hawaii. Each city has been crafted using the latest aerial and satellite imagery, digital elevation models (DEMs), and TIN (triangulated irregular network) surface texturing. The exquisite detail offered in this latest release will inspire aviators to explore these storied cities and admire their landmarks throughout every season, at any time of the day or night. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/a5caf5c46e62346c6a21fc016f00e8ad5e1d9982.jpg Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Dallas, and its sister city to the west, Fort Worth, were established in the 1800s as railroad hubs to serve the cotton, livestock, and oil industries of Texas. Today, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, a key urban anchor in north Texas, is the most populous metropolitan area in the state. The region is a major international hub of several industries, including manufacturing, defense, finance, and tourism. The metroplex offers spectacular sights, including the iconic Fountain Place and a 720-foot-tall modernist skyscraper in Dallas; 777 Main Street in Fort Worth, a striking building that stands 525 feet tall; and the 561-foot-tall Reunion Tower, one of the most recognizable buildings in Dallas. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/acad49ebe2fbec98b367764e564e649f266b42d0.jpg Denver, Colorado Known as the “Mile High City” (its official elevation is 5,280 feet, exactly one mile above sea level), Denver is both the most populous city in Colorado and the state’s capital. Established in 1858 by prospectors who led what would come to be known as the Pike’s Peak gold rush, Denver became an important railroad city in 1870. It blossomed into a major metropolitan center in the 20th century, characterized by a stunning skyline set against the high Rocky Mountains. Some of the sights for pilots to behold include Republic Plaza, the city’s highest building at 714 feet; 1144 Fifteenth, one of the world’s most spectacular modern skyscrapers; the Rocky Mountains to its west; and the vast, oceanic plains east of Denver. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/1e3d28b5bab7f87cc7d62ef6859a4d32034181ba.jpg San Francisco, California Called by many the most beautiful city in the world, San Francisco is squarely located where the San Francisco Bay opens to the Pacific Ocean. The city was formally established in 1850 due to the boom in population from the California Gold Rush, which began in 1848. Set along a spectacular section of Pacific Ocean coastline, San Francisco offers a wonderful selection of sights, including the world-renowned Golden Gate Bridge; the iconic Transamerica Building; Alcatraz Island; and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/16add76c...April 17th, 2025 Development UpdateApr 17, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/a7af30f7ad7b6d9341e96957240e38bc6808b33d.jpg Since last week's Development Update blog post, we have released two new Sim Update 2 (SU2) pre-release test builds to community members who have opted in to the public beta. You can read the release notes for each of these two builds at the links below: SU2 Release Notes 1.4.12.0 SU2 Release Notes 1.4.13.0 Once again, we would like to thank everyone who is participating in the ongoing SU2 public beta test. Your feedback and bug reports are invaluable to the team as we work to deliver the best Sim Update experience to MSFS 2024 players! Please remember to vote in the forum survey threads we create for each build here. Also starting today, we are pleased to announce the Spring Sale for both the MSFS (2020) and MSFS 2024 Marketplaces! Enjoy savings of up to 90% off on select products! Please see the following announcements for more information: MSFS (2020) Spring Sale MSFS 2024 Spring Sale - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update!Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Spring SaleApr 17, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/4d6473ec3c08651a537e955b2129201b16aaa42f.png Enjoy discounted pricing during our Microsoft Flight Simulator Spring Sale! For 21 Days starting on April 17th, save up to 81% on more than 700 items. To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Marketplace, scroll down to ‘Special Offers’, then select ‘See All’ and look for the savings.April 10th, 2025 Development UpdateApr 10, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/c3cb786ab2ac9717c5338e85a4ff3a7db29fcc0d.jpg Beta testing for Sim Update 2 continues! Earlier this week, we released another pre-release test build, 1.4.11.0, which includes improvements to performance and stability on both PC and Xbox platforms plus some other bug fixes. You can read the full release notes on our forums here. As a friendly reminder to those participating in the beta, please be sure to vote in our forum surveys for each test build. Providing quantitative feedback in this manner helps the dev team more thoroughly evaluate your feedback between different test builds and allows us to determine if the changes are moving the sim forward in a way that is satisfying to the community. - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! April 3rd, 2025 Development UpdateApr 3, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/a25764ac95b3812570cb8e3abe6eb25542fbc0af.jpg Beta testing for Sim Update 2 continues! Since last week's Development Update blog post, we have released two additional pre-release test builds to volunteer testers. You can read the release notes for each of these two builds at the links below: Sim Update 2 Beta (1.4.9.0) Release Notes - March 28, 2025 Sim Update 2 Beta (1.4.10.0) Release Notes - April 2, 2025 As always, we would like to thank everyone from the community who has enrolled in the public beta. Whether you are writing bug reports and feedback posts on the forums or just flying as normal and letting the automatic telemetry system submit data for the dev team to analyze, your participation is essential in helping us deliver the best possible Sim Update 2! Finally, last week we published our Creator Spotlight for March. Please see the Community section below to read more information about Meagan S. Hobson, founder of Women Rock Wings, a media and lifestyle brand dedicated to celebrating and amplifying the voices of women in aviation and related communities. We love the work Meagan does and we are happy to highlight her! - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! Steam-only Update - Build 1.3.25.0Mar 28, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWe have just deployed a hotfix to resolve an issue affecting Steam users launching MSFS 2024 for the first time. This is a Steam-only build and will not be deployed to players on PC (MS Store) or Xbox. RELEASE NOTES Sim Update 1 - Release - 1.3.25 Fixed an issue which sometimes prevented the Xbox account sign-in UI from appearing when launching Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 for the first timeMarch 27th, 2025 Development UpdateMar 27, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/ae1fe516171db67fe983de17b11ef6d9841bf9e7.jpg Two days ago, we began the public beta test for Sim Update 2, the next major update to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. This is one of -- if not the -- largest updates ever for MSFS and contains hundreds of bug fixes and other improvements. You can read the full release notes on our forums here. For anyone who would like to join the beta test, you can find instructions for all platforms (PC-MS Store, PC-Steam, and Xbox Series X|S) here. Thank you to everyone who has participated in the beta so far for all your invaluable feedback. In particular, we are monitoring player reports of reduced stability in test build 1.4.7.0 very close. We have shared this feedback with the developers who are carefully analyzing telemetry data to determine the source of the crashes for resolution in a future beta build. Finally, we are proud to announce that you will be able to experience Microsoft Flight Simulator at the upcoming SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo from April 1-6 in Lakeland, Florida! Hosted by FlyInside, explore 20+ sim stations showcasing the latest in simulation technology. Enjoy flight simulation, expert guidance, and the opportunity to experience gear from partners including MSI, Pimax, Virpil, Turtle Beach, Realsimgear, DOF Reality, Moza Racing, Thrustmaster, Next Level Racing, and Virtual Fly. You can find out more information here. - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! Sim Update 2 Beta Now Available to JoinMar 25, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsAre you interested in joining the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 2 public beta test? The Sim Update 02 Beta is now available on Steam, Windows PC, and Xbox. Click here to read the release notes and use the Sim Update 2 Beta Forums to report your feedback. Please find instructions to join the Sim Update 02 Beta below. You must own Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (or have an appropriate Xbox Game Pass subscription) to participate on the platform of your choice. WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU JOIN Please remember if you decide to join the Beta and install the build, you will likely have to re-install your sim if you wish to leave the Beta before it ends. If you did not opt out of the last Beta, you will automatically stay in this Beta and receive the next build. In addition, while in Multiplayer Mode, you will only see users who are in the same build as you. Memory Logging in the Sim Update 2 Beta Memory logging will be enabled in the first Sim Update 2 Beta build, which will cause a small decrease to performance (in particular during menu transitions). The telemetry we receive from this memory logging will aid our investigations into stability improvements. This memory logging will be removed from the Sim Update 2 Beta before release, or as soon as we have enough data. On Xbox console, you can help ensure we receive your data by following the below instructions: Navigate to Settings > System. Now select Console info. Check ‘Allow optional data collection’ Changes to Career/Challenge League in the Sim Update 2 Beta Beginning with the Sim Update 2 Beta, Career and Challenge League will have separate progress and leaderboards from the live build. This means Career mode progress in the live build will not carry over to the flighting build, and vice versa. In addition, Challenge League in the flighting build will have a separate leaderboard from the live build. Making Career and Challenge League progress separate in the flighting build allows us to test additional changes and fixes that cannot be tested in the live build. All Career specializations will be unlocked by default in the flighting build to allow participants to preview changes that might not be available (based on Career mode progress) in the live build. STEAM 1. Open your Steam Library 2. Right-click Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 3. Click “Properties” 4. Click “Betas” 5. Select “flight_sim_2024_beta – Sim Update 2" If you would like to exit the pre-release test before it ends and revert back to the live build, follow these instructions: 1. Open your Steam Library 2. Right-click Microsoft Flight Simulator 3. Click “Properties” 4. Click “Betas” 5. Select “None” Thank you and we look forward to your feedback! Click here to read the Sim Update 1 Beta Release Notes. You can join the SU1 Beta forums to report issues here. MSFS Team March 20th, 2025 Development UpdateMar 20, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/03133a86eb9a32247f4ba0c450e2a7e3235afa8b.jpg As announced during last Friday's Developer Livestream, the Sim Update 2 Public Beta Test will begin very shortly! During the broadcast, Martial mentioned that the beta could begin as early as today (March 20), but we need just a little bit more time to get it ready to release to volunteer testers from the community. As always, watch for news on our official forums or any of our social network accounts for the latest info on when the beta will begin and how you can enroll! Following the launch of the in-sim Marketplace for MSFS 2024 last week, we're excited to bring the first batch of products from third-party developers to you this week! There are plenty more releases coming soon, so keep an eye out for your favorite third-party add-ons making their way to the MSFS 2024 Marketplace in the near future! - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! March 13th, 2025 Development UpdateMar 13, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/215e975b6c1da5085761ebfe107faa2ef3696877.jpg Following hot on the heels of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 1 launching on March 6, we're pleased to follow it up with three big releases earlier this week! The MSFS 2024 In-Sim Marketplace World Update 19: Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana Local Legend 20: CAP-4 Paulistinha The CAP-4 Paulistinha is the second of four aircraft that are offered FREE to all MSFS 2024 players to make good for the poor launch experience. The plane will be available to you automatically the next time you launch the sim. For MSFS 2020 pilots, you can purchase the CAP-4 from the in-sim Marketplace for the usual price of USD $14.99. As previously announced last week, our next Developer Livestream is scheduled for tomorrow, March 14 at 9:30am PDT (1630 UTC) on our official Twitch channel. Tune in to see our regular panel and special guests respond to popular questions from the community and discuss information about upcoming future updates. Our regular Community Fly-In Friday group flight will follow on Twitch immediately after the Developer Livestream, so stick around and join hundreds of other simmers as we explore some beautiful Brazilian scenery from the recently-released WU19 together. Last weekend, the MSFS Community Team had the opportunity to participate at an event at Springbank Airport near Calgary, Alberta, Canada organized by the graduating class of women enrolled in Mount Royal University's aviation program. This event, timed to coincide with International Women's Day, aimed to excite women and girls about pursuing a future career in the aviation field. Among the exhibitors were Air Canada, WestJet, the Canadian Forces, and many other organizations. The Microsoft Flight Simulator team was thrilled to be invited to participate and offer hands-on time with the sim to hundreds of event attendees! In other flight sim community news, FSWeekend is taking place this Saturday and Sunday in Lelystad, Netherlands! We hope all the attendees and exhibitors have a wonderful time at this event and wish safe travels to everyone from the MSFS community attending! - MSFS Team Click here to continue reading the Development Update! March 6th, 2025 Development UpdateMar 6, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/17c32f30a2008c65b2704d9902467b0779cd793a.jpg Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 1 (1.3.23.0) is available now on all platforms! You can read the (very lengthy) release notes here. Sim Update 1 contains hundreds of bug fixes and improvements and is one of the largest updates released yet for either MSFS (2020) or MSFS 2024. Once again, we would like to thank everyone who participated in the public beta test for your feedback and bug reports. Your contributions were essential in helping our development team deliver the best possible Sim Update. But the work hasn't stopped! Development of Sim Update 2 is underway. Stay tuned for more information about how you can join the SU2 beta once it's available. This update will be even bigger than SU1! While Sim Update 1 is out now, one of its biggest additions, the long-awaited in-sim Marketplace, is not quite ready. Our team is making some final tweaks to the Marketplace now, and we're excited to report that it will be launching soon. Speaking of things launching soon, World Update 19: Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana is releasing next week on Tuesday, March 11! We know many flight sim fans, particularly those from Brazil, have been waiting very patiently for this World Update, and we hope you'll find it was worth the wait! Also next week, we have planned maintenance for our official forums on Wednesday, March 12 starting at 11:30am Pacific Time (1930 UTC). While the maintenance is in progress, the forums will temporarily be unavailable. Our next monthly Developer Livestream will be next Friday, March 14! Join our regular panel of Jorg, Seb, and Martial as they discuss Sim Update 1, World Update 19, and more! If you would like to submit a question to the panel in advance, you can do so by completing this web form. As always, we will be taking live questions from viewers from the chat, so be sure to follow our official Twitch channel so you can be notified when the stream goes live. Immediately following the Developer Livestream, we will begin our weekly Community Fly-In Friday event, so stick around and enjoy a beautiful group flight with many fellow simmers -- pilots on both MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024 and both PC and Xbox are welcome! Last but not least, March 3-9 is Women of Aviation Week! The Microsoft Flight Simulator team salutes all the hard-working and capable women working around the world as pilots, air traffic controllers, dispatchers, mechanics, flight attendants, and every other aviation career! To mark this occasion, we will be participating in a Women in Aviation event at Springbank Airport (CYBW) near Calgary, Alberta, Canada hosted by Mount Royal University. If you're in the Calgary area on Saturday, March 8, stop by Springbank to meet some members of the Flight Sim team and learn more about various aviation careers. This is an all-ages, family friendly event designed to introduce and inspire the next generation of aviation professionals. Admission...Sim Update 1 Release Notes [1.3.23] - Available NowMar 6, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45216946/b3c18192d99bc41723686e10785dd34daef97e88.png If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title. Marketplace Many of you are eagerly anticipating the inclusion of the Marketplace. We are excited to share that the Marketplace is coming shortly, as we are making final tweaks to ensure it meets everyone’s expectations. Stability & Performance Fixed rare crash during airport generation Fixed crash when selecting livery after reloading the game while not flying the default variation Fixed crash when using ‘Skip to’ feature at beginning of exam. Fixed potential crash when switching ON/OFF the VR mode during a flight Renamed “Bandwidth” to “Download” in DisplayFPS panel to avoid misinterpretation by the community Optimized texture memory usage of WASM gauges Fixed crash when closing the game during package mounting. Fixed crash when many avatars meet up online Fixed crash on Xbox that would occur when accessing areas close to the antemeridian, such as the Savusavu Airport (NFNS) for instance Improved loading times for packages with lots of individual files General Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the controller was losing inputs if the user went into the filters advanced map layers leaves the sub menu then go back in it Fixed an issue where going to the world map filters layers would sometimes soft lock the user when going to another page Fixed community packages preventing streamed packages with the same name from being found by the sim. Fixed wrong HUD color (purple/white instead of green) on some aircraft Fixed scene flickering on Xbox sometimes when memory usage is high Added profanity check on Callsign and FlightNumber in aircraft configurator Fixed a bug where non selectable aircraft were not taken into consideration by various system after a mount/unmount or after a Build Package Fixed an issue where going into a showcase “Fixed camera” in the camera panel would cause the camera to go in the cockpit view when reopening the same panel Fixed multiplayer nameplate display range to low Fixed UI render issue of items outside of their frame Fixed Deluxe/Premium/Aviator content not being streamed when booting the game for the first time The camera panel no longer forces the cockpit view when opened Fixed swapped colors between Offline and Online friends Fixed missing music on legacy Discovery flight Activities Fixed CLOCK_HOURS/MINUTES_INC/DEC events not behaving as expected Fixed several time-related issues such as ZULU/CLOCK SET events not behaving as expected Fixed usage of real time instead of flight time when initializing switches (fixes light issues when starting a flight with a sim time that is different from the real time) Fixed community packages being duplicated inside content.xml on each boot. 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