March 17th, 2022 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

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We are very excited for the release of World Update VIII: Iberia next week, launching on March 22 at 2:00am PDT (0900Z)! To go along with the next World Update, we are also launching a new plane for both PC and Xbox, Local Legend III: Dornier Do J Wal.

We also invite you to join us for the next Dev Q&A livestream on our Twitch channel on March 23 at 10:30am PDT (1730Z).

– MSFS TEAM –

DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

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FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT

The feedback snapshot will return next week.

SDK UPDATE

General:
- We are currently preparing an update of the SDK (due, among other things, to the SimVarWatcher changes that were not part of Sim Update 8 while being mentioned in the Release Notes).
DevMode:
- Scenery Editor:
  - We fixed the fact that airports were not updated after hiding them.
  - We now automatically unhide the parent when one of its children is unhidden.
SDK:
- SimConnect:
  - We fixed ClientID/SendID issues in server (https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/questions/6093/simconnect-illegal-operation-exception-received-by.html).

3RD PARTY UPDATE

As of 03/11, we have now approved 241 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 136 (+0) have released 960 products on PC (+12) and 666 on Xbox (+12).
In total, 1,943 products (+17) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 538 products (+0) from 3^rd party developers are in production (290 announced, 248 unannounced). In total, over 2,481 3^rd party products (+17) are either released or are in development.
Airports:
- 1412 airports (+11) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 1178 airports (+11) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 654 airports (+7) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 118 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced.
  - 116 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
Aircraft:
- 339 aircraft (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 108 aircraft (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 73 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
  - 48 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
  - 157 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
  - 74 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
Scenery:
- 650 sceneries (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 579 sceneries (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 142 sceneries (+4) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 15 sceneries (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 56 sceneries (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
Mission Packs:
- 80 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 78 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 9 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
  - 2 mission packs (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.

MARKETPLACE UPDATE

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There are 26 new and 25 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT.

26 NEW PRODUCTS: 14 ON PC, 12 ON XBOX
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on 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 ✅
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 ✅

25 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 14 ON PC, 11 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅	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 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 ✅

TWITCH UPDATE

We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! Thursday, March 17 is Saint Patrick’s Day, a celebration of Irish culture not only in Ireland itself but also by people of Irish heritage around the world. To mark the occasion (albeit one day late), we are pleased to welcome back Twotonemurphy to the channel to co-host the livestream as we tour the Emerald Isle in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Click here for flight details. All players on PC, Xbox, and Xbox Cloud Gaming are welcome to participate!

Also next week, on Wednesday at 2:00pm PDT (1900Z), Senior Community Manager Jayne will be continuing her virtual flying lessons with community member ForderLearnToFly. The upcoming lesson will cover Slow Flight. Please see this forum thread for the details.

COMMUNITY VIDEO

Have you attempted any of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s landing challenges yet? Want some tips to improve your score? Check out the video below from YouTuber Into the Blue Simulations as he achieves a top 40 result on the leaderboard for the Bugalaga landing challenge. In the video, he guides you through the flying techniques he used to achieve a smooth, on-target landing at one of the most challenging airstrips in the world.