Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 News

If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior.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.

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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/

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• 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
  

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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

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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

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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

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This 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.


[h3]Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas[/h3]
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.


[h3]Denver, Colorado[/h3]
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.


[h3]San Francisco, California[/h3]
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.


[h3]Honolulu, Hawaii[/h3]
The capital and most populous city of the state of Hawaii, Honolulu is known for its beautiful architecture set against the tropical blue and green waters of the Pacific Ocean. Located on the southeastern coast of the island of Oahu, Honolulu boasts human history that dates back many centuries and was incorporated as a city in 1907. Meaning “sheltered port” in Hawaiian, Honolulu features numerous sights for the aerial visitor, including its spectacular skyline; Diamond Head, an extinct volcanic cone just to the southeast of the city; the waters of the Pacific Ocean; and the spectacular Koʻolau Range inland of the metropolitan area.



City Update 10: United States I is available FREE to all owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Ensure that you have the latest simulator version installed, download City Update 10, and explore. The sky is calling!