April 11th, 2024 – Development Update

This week, we’re pleased to share an updated Development Roadmap which you can find below. A few highlights include:

• City Update 06: Southwest Germany and Local Legend 15: Dornier Do 31 are both releasing next week on April 17!
• Sim Update 15 and the Airbus A320neo (V2) are tentatively targeted for a full release on April 30.

Speaking of Sim Update 15, last Friday we released a new test build to those players enrolled in the optional public beta. You can find the release notes for this build on our forums here. Once again, we would like to thank everyone participating in the pre-release test for your timely feedback and bug reports. If you would like to join the public beta test, you can find instructions (for PC/MS Store, PC/Steam, and Xbox Series X|S) here.

Our next Developer Livestream is scheduled for April 24th at 10:30am PDT (1730 UTC). If you would like to pre-submit a question for our panel, please complete the form at this link. We will accept submissions until April 16th at 8:00am PDT (1500 UTC). Once the form is closed, our team will collate all your submissions to ensure the panel addresses the most frequently-asked questions from the community. As always, the livestream will be broadcast on our official Twitch channel, so please follow it to be notified when we go live if you have not already done so.

– MSFS Team

 

Development Update

Development Roadmap

Feedback Snapshot

Click here for the web-friendly version of the Feedback Snapshot.

• No update this week.

SDK UPDATE

Asobo

• No update this week.

Working Title / MSFS Avionics Framework

• No update this week.

Marketplace

Note: the weekly release of new and updated Marketplace products has been delayed by one day. The products listed below will go live in the sim starting tomorrow: Friday, April 12. We apologize for the delay and inconvenience.

Featured Release

This week, we’re pleased to highlight the OV-10 Bronco from developer AzurPoly!

Available from the in-sim Marketplace starting Friday, April 12 for both PC and Xbox, the OV-10 is one of the most famous light attack and observation aircraft.

Initially developed in the 1960s and extensively used in several countries, it has proven to be a durable and flexible platform and is still flying today for various roles, including firefighting.

Its short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities and a cockpit that offers unparalleled visibility make it a pleasure to fly.

The development has been conducted along with real OV-10 pilots, and AzurPoly had access to a flying Bronco which allowed them to create an accurate product.

AzurPoly’s OV-10 Bronco features a highly optimized 3D model and high resolution textures based on 3D scans, a custom sound package made with real recordings, faithful systems, and much more!

Check out the video trailer below!

Marketplace Releases

Click here for the web-friendly version of the Marketplace Update.

There are 33 new and 50 updated products in this week’s Marketplace Update.

33 NEW PRODUCTS: 16 ON PC, 17 ON XBOX
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on Xbox
New on Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox

 

 

50 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 24 ON PC, 26 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on Xbox	Updated on Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on Xbox	Updated on Xbox	Updated on Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC
Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox		Updated on PC and Xbox

 

Marketplace Backlog

Current Backlog: 474 Total

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

	Testing Status
Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
Aircraft	21	6	6	33
Mission	58	3	49	110
Scenery	12	5	1	18
Livery	53	0	11	64
Airport	28	17	16	61
Other	10	0	6	16
Total	182	31	89	302

 

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

	Testing Status
Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
Aircraft	32	2	13	47
Mission	12	0	0	12
Scenery	15	4	4	23
Livery	17	5	6	28
Airport	43	4	13	60
Other	2	0	0	2
Total	121	15	36	172

 

THIRD PARTY UPDATE

• As of 04/07, we have now approved 268 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 221 (+0) have released 3,448 products on PC (+41) and 3,192 on Xbox (+40).
• In total, 4,299 products (+0) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 860 products (+26) from 3^rd party developers are in production (342 announced, 518 unannounced). In total, over 5,159 3^rd party products (+26) have either been released or are in development.
• Airports:
  • 2,386 airports (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 2,161 airports (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 1,633 airports (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 114 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced.
    • 116 airports (+5) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
• Aircraft:
  • 817 aircraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 382 aircraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 299 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
    • 284 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
    • 209 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
    • 226 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
• Scenery:
  • 1,126 scenery packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 1,092 scenery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 656 scenery packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 20 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
    • 14 scenery packs (+1) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production
• Mission Packs:
  • 346 mission packs (+19) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 280 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 219 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
    • 66 mission packs (+19) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.
• Livery Packs:
  • 441 livery packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 357 livery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 349 livery packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced.
    • 83 livery packs (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
• Ships & Watercraft:
  • 38 ships & watercraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 27 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 22 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 ships & watercraft (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
    • 11 ships & watercraft (+0) are not announced, but dev let us know that scenery is in production

 

Community

Community Fly-In Friday

We’re taking a break from our Fly-In Friday World Tour this week to instead enjoy a flight in Florida starting from beautiful Miami!

Our full-stop destination of this journey will be Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL), which is currently hosting the annual Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, the second-largest fly-in event in the United States (behind EAA AirVenture Oshkosh). This year is the 50th anniversary of the Sun ‘n Fun fly-in!

En route, we will also fly over some other well-known Florida points of interest including Kennedy Space Center and the Walt Disney World resort.

Event details are available here. All are welcome to participate!

Community Video

Have you ever wanted to record your own cinematic video to potentially be featured in our Community Video section? Well look no further than this brilliant tutorial, created by Runway in Sight! Going through each step on the software needed, and how to get the best drone camera settings and angles, this tutorial is the perfect way to get all PC players prepared to record.

Will you be giving this a try and editing your own video?