Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including a new patch for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’s Sim Update 1 and even some news for DCS World fans.
You can check out all the flight simulation news below.
Sim Update 1 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Gets New Beta Update
Microsoft released a new beta version of Sim Update 1 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 as we wait for it to be released officially. The number of changes is narrowing down, but it fixes a reported regression in environmental texture quality, which many will likely appreciate.
I would dare guess this fix may have been the main reason for the update’s delay, so if everything is fine, the official release may not be far.
Here’s the full changelog from the official forums:
General Bug Fixes
- Added profanity check on Callsign and FlightNumber in aircraft configurator
- Fixed ground texture aliasing regression
- Improved the grouping of 2020 aircraft with an empty icao_model in the Aircraft Selector/Configurator
Fuel System
- Fixed an issue that caused the fuel_type parameter to be ignored from the [Fuel] section if the [Fuel_System] section was defined and with a version of 6 or Latest.
- (It was still read when defined directly within the [Fuel_System] section.
- Fixed delete node not limited to asset group
- Fixed a crash when accessing ELEVATOR TRIM DOWN LIMIT while using an helicopter
- Fixed fspackagetool issues when using the Steam version of the sim
Nuuk Airport Announced for Microsoft Flight Simulator
MM Simulation announced Nuuk Airport (BGGH), serving the capital city of Greenland.
We don’t get many details, but above you can see a few screenshots of the hangars.
Free Armenia Landmark Add-on Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
mv46 released a small but charming package of landmarks for Armenia for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. It’s available on Flightsim.to for free.
It includes the following:
- Mother Armenia Monument
- Hrazdan Stadium
- Tsitsernakaberd
- Khor Virap Monastery
- Garni Temple
- Amberd Fortress
Project Crosskart Close to Release for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and MSFS 2024.
Got Friends announced in a post on the official MSFS forums that its Project Crosskart buggy is in the “final half of the beta” and will be released soon.
We already know it’ll be priced at $9.99 and it’ll be sold on the official marketplace and in the developer’s own forums.
If you want to see a lot more of the buggy, you can check out our screenshots from the beta version, taken in MSFS 2024.
East Afghanistan Released for DCS World
Eagle Dynamics released the East Afghanistan map for DCS World. It can be purchased as part of the whole country’s package, or separately, respectively for $55.99 and $29.99.
The map includes the cities of Bagram, Gardez, Jalalabad, and Khost, on top of the following airfields.
- Bagram
- Khost Heliport
- Kabul
- Jalalabad
- Gardez
- Khost
- Sharana
- Bamyan
- Urgoon Heliport
- Ghazni Heliport
If you’d like to get into flight simulation but you’re perhaps a bit intimidated by its apparent complexity, you can read our introductory guide, alongside the second episode focusing on installing add-ons, and another showcasing the basic instruments.
You can also read more flight simulation news in the previous roundup article.