May 2nd, 2024 - Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Twitter user @BasedRaccoon! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!

Public beta testing for the upcoming Sim Update 15 continues with two new builds released to opt-in community testers this week. On Monday, we released test build 1.37.15.0, and on Wednesday we released test build 1.37.16.0 which added a small number of other changes.

Please note that we are aware that the .15 test build introduced a bug that is preventing third-party add-on aircraft which use WASM from functioning correctly on Xbox. We are working to have this issue resolved in the next beta build. We are also carefully tracking feedback from Xbox testers who have reported that performance and stability has decreased in .15 compared to the previous .13 test build.

Last week, third-party developer Just Flight released the PA-38 Tomahawk for both PC and Xbox. This add-on plane has been receiving great reviews from simmers thus far, and yesterday our Community Manager SeedyL (a licensed pilot who completed his real-world PPL training on a Tomahawk) hosted a livestream on Twitch with developers Martyn and Mark from Just Flight to demonstrate the features of this single engine GA plane. In case you missed it live, you can watch the VOD on Twitch here.

– 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

Featured Release

This week, we are pleased to highlight Kunming Changshui International Airport from developer SamScene3D!

Kunming Changshui International Airport is an international airport serving Kunming, the capital of Southwestern China Yunnan province. This scenery includes details of the airport and simple design of the Kunming city.

Features:

Detailed terminal building
Detailed ground markings
Simple design interior to balance the FPS
Moving custom jetways
Includes over 50 iconic buildings in Kunming city
Detailed airport surroundings
Frame rate friendly with LOD function and tested with Xbox

Marketplace Releases

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

There are 76 new and 52 updated products in this week’s Marketplace Update.

Released Monday, April 29: 19 NEW PRODUCTS: 11 ON PC, 8 ON 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 and Xbox	New on PC	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox		New on PC

Released Thursday, May 2: 57 NEW PRODUCTS: 30 ON PC, 27 ON XBOX
New on PC and 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 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 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 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 and Xbox	New on PC	New on PC
New on PC	New on PC	New on PC and Xbox
	New on PC and Xbox

Released Monday, April 29: 7 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 4 ON PC, 3 ON XBOX
Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
	Updated on PC and Xbox

Released Thursday, May 2: 45 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 22 ON PC, 23 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 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 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 and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox

Marketplace Backlog

Current Backlog: 391 Total

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
	*Testing Status*
Aircraft	11	3	6	20
Mission	0	6	64	70
Scenery	12	2	2	16
Livery	50	0	16	66
Airport	29	7	32	68
Other	16	1	7	24
Total	118	19	127	264

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
	*Testing Status*
Aircraft	13	0	7	20
Mission	2	0	0	2
Scenery	32	1	5	38
Livery	20	2	8	30
Airport	19	1	17	37
Other	0	0	0	0
Total	86	4	37	127

THIRD PARTY UPDATE

As of 04/22, we have now approved 279 (+5) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 224 (+1) have released 3,464 products on PC (+23) and 3,212 on Xbox (+22).
In total, 4,359 products (+17) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 850 products (+0) from 3^rd party developers are in production (336 announced, 514 unannounced). In total, over 5,208 3^rd party products (+16) have either been released or are in development.
Airports:
- 2,406 airports (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 2,186 airports (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 1,665 airports (+19) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 111 airports (-5) beyond the released airports have been announced.
  - 109 airports (-4) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
Aircraft:
- 816 aircraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 388 aircraft (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 310 aircraft (+6) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
  - 295 aircraft (+6) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
  - 206 aircraft (-1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
  - 222 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
Scenery:
- 1,135 scenery packs (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 1,100 scenery packs (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 665 scenery packs (+6) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 20 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 15 scenery packs (-2) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
Mission Packs:
- 366 mission packs (+9) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 296 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 235 mission packs (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
  - 70 mission packs (+8) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.
Livery Packs:
- 447 livery packs (+4) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 362 livery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 353 livery packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced.
  - 84 livery packs (+4) 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 (+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.

Community

Community Fly-In Friday

The Community Fly-In Friday World Tour continues!

Round up the usual suspects! For Stage 15 of the World Tour, we’re traveling across the majestic North African nation of Morocco, starting from the capital of Rabat and then visiting other major cities such as Casablanca and Fez. If you join our Community Fly-In this week, it could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship!

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

Community Video

For this week’s community video, we join FlightSim Experience for a cinematic journey through the valleys of Canada, in the Spitfire MKIX by FlyingIron Simulations.

With a combination of both first-person view cockpit action, and some hollywood-esque external captures, FlightSim Experience captures this iconic aircraft in all its true beauty.

Check out their video and other great content in the link below!