This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Forum user HeKa48! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!
This will be the final Development Update blog of 2024. Additionally, there will be no New or Updated product releases for the Marketplace (MSFS 2020) on either Monday, December 23 or Thursday, December 27. Regular weekly Marketplace releases will resume on Monday, December 30.
We have a small update for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 targeted for release tomorrow, Friday, December 20. You can see the release notes for update version 1.2.8.0 below:
Stability & Performance
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- Fixed various crashes across the title
- Fixed performance issues at various airports
Aircraft
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- Fixed animations and lights on various aircraft
DevMode
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- Fixed mission which couldn’t be started using the Career Tool
- Fixed DevMode display which could disappear (even if it was enabled) after a mission using the Career Tool or by moving to some menu
SDK
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- Fixed NanoVG API issues users encountered on 2020 aircraft avionics
On behalf the entire Microsoft Flight Simulator team, we want to wish everyone a safe and peaceful holiday season filled with happiness and joy. We’ll see you again in 2025!
– MSFS Team
Development Update
Marketplace
Marketplace Releases (MSFS 2020)
Click here for the web-friendly version of the Marketplace Update.
There are 68 NEW and 94 UPDATED products in this week’s Marketplace Update.
Released Monday, December 16: |
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9 NEW Products: 5 ON PC, 4 ON XBOX |
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Released Thursday, December 19: |
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59 NEW Products: 29 ON PC, 30 ON XBOX |
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New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
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New on Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
New on PC and Xbox |
Updated Monday, December 16: |
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17 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 12 ON PC, 5 ON XBOX |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC |
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Updated on PC |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC |
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Updated on PC |
Updated on PC |
Updated on PC |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC |
Updated Thursday, December 19: |
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75 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 42 ON PC, 33 ON XBOX |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC |
Updated on Xbox |
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Updated on PC |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Marketplace Backlog
Current Backlog: 264 Total
BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS
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| Content Type | In MS Processing | In MS Testing | In 3P Testing | Total | |
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| Aircraft | 16 | 1 | 8 | 25 | |
| Mission | 20 | 0 | 66 | 86 | |
| Scenery | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
| Livery | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Airport | 11 | 0 | 15 | 26 | |
| Other | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 | |
| Total | 71 | 1 | 103 | 175 | |
BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS
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| Content Type | In MS Processing | In MS Testing | In 3P Testing | Total | |
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| Aircraft | 8 | 1 | 18 | 27 | |
| Mission | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scenery | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
| Livery | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | |
| Airport | 14 | 2 | 14 | 30 | |
| Other | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Total | 33 | 4 | 52 | 89 | |
Community
Community Fly-In Friday
The Community Fly-In Friday World Tour continues in both Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024!
This week, we’re departing Poland and flying to our next world capital city, Minsk!
We also have a very special in-flight entertainment video featuring members of the MSFS Team and player community! We will broadcast the video upon reaching cruise altitude, with several members of the cast and crew joining for an audience Q&A following the approximately 45-minute performance. Long-time attendees of past Fly-In Friday events may remember this from previous years, but for many new viewers who have joined our group flights recently, this will be their first opportunity to see this special performance. Please no spoilers in chat from people who are already familiar with this video!
Event details are available here. All are welcome to participate!
Rise of a Pilot – Career Mode Livestream
Note: this series is currently on hiatus for the holiday season. We’ll see you again in 2025!
Join Microsoft Flight Simulator Community Manager SeedyL – a real-life private and glider pilot and former ground school (classroom) instructor at a flying school – as he teaches viewers about aviation using the Career Mode in Microsoft Flight Simualtor 2024!
In this livestream video series, SeedyL will start a new pilot career in MSFS 2024 and progress through the training and certifications, using the sim to explain aviation concepts and flight techniques encountered throughout Career Mode. If you’re new to flight simming, this will be a great opportunity to learn more about flying, and if you’re an experienced simmer, you can be entertained by SeedyL’s commentary or share your aviation expertise with other viewers in the chat who may have questions.
Viewers in Twitch chat will have the opportunity to vote on how SeedyL’s pilot career should proceed, for example voting on which missions to take next or which certifications to pursue.
When we return in the new year, new episodes will be broadcast every Tuesday on our official Twitch channel starting at 11:00am PT (1900 UTC).
If you missed last week’s episode, you can watch the VOD on Twitch here.
Community Video
For our final Community Video for 2024 we join ObsidianAnt as they showcase how to combine the new walkaround mode in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 with free flight, as they take a trip to Forte Di Bard, Italy amongst other iconic locations.
As always this informative video by ObsidianAnt gives you all the details you need to replicate a new way of enjoying the simulator!
Screenshot challenge
This week’s screenshot challenge: Out With The Old, In With The New
This past week’s Screenshot Challenge was: Flying in a Winter Wonderland
Weekly Screenshot Challenge Winner: HeKa48 (Forums)
Screenshot by ZILLNIAZI17 (Forums)
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NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – January 9th, 2025
Sincerely,
Microsoft Flight Simulator Team