June 1st, 2023 Development Update

Public testing of Aircraft & Avionics Update 02 (AAU_02) remains ongoing. Earlier this week, we released a new beta build (1.33.6.0) to testers. This build includes several dozen bug fixes and feature improvements. The full release notes can be found on our forum here.

June is Pride Month, and Xbox Game Studios Publishing is excited to announce a new long-term partnership with GLAAD. The primary goal of this initiative is to help our partner studios create games that can offer much-needed visibility, understanding, and support for LGBTQIA+ people for years to come. Xbox Publishing will be collaborating with GLAAD and amplifying existing resources through workshops and consulting to bring genuine, heartfelt, and aspirational LGBTQIA+ representation to more of our future games.

You can read more about this partnership and other ways that the Xbox family is celebrating Pride Month on the Xbox website here. For Microsoft Flight Simulator fans, you can find some player-created livery mods based on Pride liveries from real-world airlines linked later in this article.

– MSFS Team

THIRD PARTY UPDATE

• As of 05/27, we have now approved 210 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 195 (+0) have released 2,086 products on PC (+36) and 1,793 on Xbox (+56).
• In total, 3,131products (+56) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 813 products (-25) from 3^rd party developers are in production (351 announced, 462 unannounced). In total, over 3,952 3^rd party products (+40) have either been released or are in development.
• Airports:
  • 1,968 airports (+15) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 1,727 airports (+21) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 1,185 airports (+39) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 121 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced.
    • 120 airports (-6) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
• Aircraft:
  • 610 aircraft (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 249 aircraft (+8) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 186aircraft (+7) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
    • 167aircraft (+8) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
    • 207aircraft (-3) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
    • 154aircraft (-5) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
• Scenery:
  • 913 scenery packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 814 scenery packs (+12) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 337scenery packs (+13) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 22scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
    • 77scenery packs (-11) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production
• Mission Packs:
  • 183 mission packs (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 159 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 98 mission packs (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
    • 24 mission packs (+2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.
• Livery Packs:
  • 245 livery packs (+20) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 158 livery packs (+14) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 153 livery packs (+14) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced.
    • 86 livery packs (+6) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
• Ships & Watercraft:
  • 33 ships & watercraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 24 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 14 ships & watercraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 ships & watercraft (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
    • 9 ships & watercraft (+0) are not announced, but dev let us know that scenery is in production.

 

Community Video

The upcoming Aircraft & Avionics Update 02 brings numerous improvements to the Boeing 747 and 787. Recently on YouTube, 737NG Driver (a real-world airline pilot) has released several videos showcasing some of the changes in AAU_02.

In this video, he demonstrates how to perform a CAT III landing in near-zero visibility conditions using the Dreamliner’s HUD. Check it out!

 

You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: Reflections

This past week’s Screenshot Challenge was “Need for Speed II“!

Weekly Screenshot Challenge Winner: pommes_l (Twitter)

Screenshot by Bugs7058 (Forum)

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Screenshot by Zeanuck (Forum)

 

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NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – June 8th, 2023

Sincerely,

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team