This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Twitter user @ukaka5656! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!
Sim Update 15 is available now! You can read the full release notes here. In addition to over 200 bug fixes and other improvements, highlights of SU15 include:
- Airbus A320neo V2
- Touch/gryo controls on Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Updated Garmin G3X Touch avionics from Working Title
To go along with the Airbus A320neo V2, we have also published a new Discovery Series video. You can watch it on YouTube here:
As always, we want to give a huge thanks to all the volunteer beta testers from the community. Thank you so much for your feedback and bug reports throughout the SU_15 public test so we could make this release the best it could be.
In last month’s Developer stream, we announced that Top Gun: Maverick would be removed from Microsoft Flight Simulator on May 25th due to our license agreement with Paramount coming to a close. As we were all a bit sad about this news, we contacted Paramount and both parties agreed to extend our agreement for another two months. You can continue to download and enjoy the Top Gun: Maverick expansion until July 25th. Happy flying!
Speaking of Developer Livestreams, our next one is coming up in a week on Wednesday, June 5th (changed)! Tune in to our official Twitch channel at 10:30am PDT (1730 UTC) to hear our regular panel of Jorg, Seb, Martial, and special guests answer questions from the community and discuss the future of Microsoft Flight Simulator!
Also next week, we are launching a new City Update and Local Legend aircraft! City Update 7: European Cities 2 includes enhanced imagery for Barcelona, Madrid, Monte Carlo, Nice, Porto, and Stockholm. Local Legend 17 is the Short SC.7 Skyvan, known affectionately as the “Flying Shoebox”. Both City Update 7 and Local Legend 17 are scheduled to release on May 28.
Finally, please note that the regular Marketplace release of new and updated products for May 23 has been postponed until tomorrow (Friday, May 24) because of the Sim Update 15 launch. We will update this post with the new/updated Marketplace releases on Friday.
– MSFS Team
Development Update
Development Roadmap
Feedback Snapshot
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SDK UPDATE
Asobo
- We fixed various bugs and glitches in some of our editors and tools (Aircraft Editor, Visual Effects Editor, User Lights Tool…).
- We updated our Blender Exporter which is now compatible with 3.6 LTS.
- We fixed a few issues reported on SimConnect.
- We changed the memory management for WASM modules: huge allocations that may be required temporarily (e.g. during the initialization phase) won’t affect the module’s memory footprint during its whole lifetime anymore.
- We added new guards against stack overflows that could trigger in WASM modules: developers will now be able to catch such issues when debugging their modules.
- We fixed various issues in the WASM Map and VFX APIs.
Working Title / MSFS Avionics Framework
- SU_15 has brought many changes to the Avionics Framework, including the addition of an FMC framework with documentation and tutorials, the expansion of WT21 avionics to support plug-ins, and significant new documentation to assist developers in employing the framework and, of course, complete documentation on the new G3X Touch instrument. Here’s a quick summary of what’s new and updated:
- Avionics Framework Source Code Updates:
- NEW: G3X Touch source code added.
- NEW: WT21/CJ4 plug-in source code added.
- Base Framework SDK source code updated for SU_15, including addition of new FMC framework including documentation and tutorials for this framework.
- GarminSDK source code updated for SU_15.
- G1000 source code updated for SU_15.
- G3000 source code updated for SU_15.
- GNS source code updated for SU_15.
- WT21 source code updated for SU_15, including new support for plug-ins.
- Avionics Framework NPM Package Updates:
- NEW: G3X Touch NPM package added.
- NEW: WT21 NPM package added.
- Base Framework SDK NPM package updated for SU_15.
- GarminSDK NPM package updated for SU_15.
- G1000 NPM package updated for SU_15.
- G3000 NPM package updated for SU_15.
- Avionics Framework Documentation Updates:
- NEW: G3X Touch developer documentation added.
- NEW: WT21 developer documentation, including dos for the new plug-in system added.
- Base Framework SDK documentation updated, including documentation and tutorial on the new FMC framework.
- G3000 developer documentation updated for SU_15.
- GNS developer documentation updated for SU_15.
- As always, developers can find the latest documentation and source code for the MSFS Avionics Framework on GitHub:
Marketplace
Marketplace Releases
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There are 3 new and 7 updated products in this week’s Marketplace Update.
Please note that another batch of New and Updated products will be released tomorrow (Friday, May 24). We will update the tables below when these products are released.
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Released Monday, May 20: 3 NEW PRODUCTS: 2 ON PC, 1 ON XBOX |
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Released Friday, May 24: 58 NEW PRODUCTS: 30 ON PC, 28 ON XBOX |
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New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
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New on PC and Xbox |
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Released Monday, May 20: 5 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 4 ON PC, 1 ON XBOX |
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Released Friday, May 24: 71 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 35 ON PC, 36 ON XBOX |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Updated on PC and Xbox |
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Marketplace Backlog
Current Backlog: 569 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 | 3 | 10 | 29 | |
| Mission | 63 | 8 | 71 | 142 | |
| Scenery | 17 | 6 | 2 | 25 | |
| Livery | 43 | 28 | 14 | 76 | |
| Airport | 45 | 6 | 30 | 81 | |
| Other | 15 | 4 | 10 | 29 | |
| Total | 190 | 55 | 137 | 382 | |
BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS
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| Aircraft | 28 | 8 | 10 | 46 | |
| Mission | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scenery | 21 | 2 | 5 | 28 | |
| Livery | 21 | 1 | 10 | 32 | |
| Airport | 51 | 2 | 16 | 69 | |
| Other | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 133 | 13 | 41 | 187 | |
THIRD PARTY UPDATE
- As of 05/19, we have now approved 282 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 228 (+1) have released 3,594 products on PC (+32) and 3,352 on Xbox (+34).
- In total, 4,461 products (+16) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 818 products (-13) from 3rd party developers are in production (328 announced, 490 unannounced). In total, over 5,278 3rd party products (+3) have either been released or are in development.
- Airports:
- 2,404 airports (-8) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- 2,194 airports (-7) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
- 1,688 airports (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
- 108 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced.
- 102 airports (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
- 2,404 airports (-8) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- Aircraft:
- 827 aircraft (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- 398 aircraft (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
- 318 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
- 303 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
- 201 aircraft (+1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
- 228 aircraft (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
- 827 aircraft (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- Scenery:
- 1,150 scenery packs (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- 1,111 scenery packs (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
- 676 scenery packs (+7) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
- 20 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
- 19 scenery packs (+2) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
- 1,150 scenery packs (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- Mission Packs:
- 404 mission packs (+2) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- 358 mission packs (+14) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
- 297 mission packs (+15) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
- 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
- 46 mission packs (-12) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.
- 404 mission packs (+2) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- Livery Packs:
- 455 livery packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- 373 livery packs (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
- 364 livery packs (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
- 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced.
- 81 livery packs (-2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
- 455 livery packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- Ships & Watercraft:
- 38 ships & watercraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
- 27 ships (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
- 22 ships (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
- 0 ships (+0) beyond the released ships have been announced.
- 11 ships (+0) are not announced, but dev let us know that ships are in production.
- 38 ships & watercraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
Community
Community Fly-In Friday
The Community Fly-In Friday World Tour continues!
Our voyage across Africa’s Mediterranean coastline progresses further East as we fly from Oran, our last full-stop landing location, onwards to Algeria’s capital city, Algiers. En route, we have three planned touch and go landings at Mostaganem, Chlef, and Boufarik. All three of these locations were involved in the North African campaign of World War II. The former two were military airbases used by the US Army Air Force, and the latter was where Free French leader Charles de Gaulle arrived in Algeria where he had his headquarters from 1943 until the liberation of France a year later.
Event details are available here. All are welcome to participate!
Community Video
For our Community Video of the Week today, we join YouTuber Mozard, with their latest cinematic Microsoft Flight Simulator movie titled: The Sky is the Limit
With a vast array of aircraft showcased in a number of scenarios, Mozard shows off MSFS in all of its beauty!
screenshot challenge
This week’s screenshot challenge: Airbus A320neo V2
This past week’s Screenshot Challenge was: Easy Does It
Weekly Screenshot Challenge Winner: @ukaka5656 (Twitter)
Screenshot by @KotetuP (Twitter)
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NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – May 30th, 2024
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Team