October 6th, 2022 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

Screenshot by MihamaBlend (Twitter)

The Microsoft Flight Simulator team is continuing to monitor feedback related to last week’s release of World Update XI: Canada. Thank you to everyone who has shared their thoughts on the forums and posted screenshots. Your feedback and images are tremendously valuable as we identify and document problem areas in the update.

Headlining this week’s Marketplace releases is the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master from developer IndiaFoxtrotEcho. This modern jet trainer is available for both PC and Xbox. Be sure to watch the trailer below!

With the releases of Sim Update X and World Update XI now behind us, the team is now shifting focus to our next big update: the 40th Anniversary Edition coming in November. We’re excited to share more with you about all the exciting new content coming in this free update over the next few weeks.

MSFS Team

Development Roadmap

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Feedback Snapshot

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Marketplace Update

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There are 30 new and 28 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT.

RELEASED EARLIER TODAY:
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅

30 NEW PRODUCTS: 15 ON PC, 15 ON 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 and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅
New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅
Already on PC, New on Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅	New on PC and Xbox ✅
	New on PC and Xbox ✅

28 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 16 ON PC, 12 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅
Updated on PC ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC and Xbox ✅	Updated on PC ✅
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 ✅
Updated on PC and Xbox ✅		Updated on PC and Xbox ✅

SDK Update

Roadmap:

- Sim Update 11

- - We are focusing our efforts on the Project Editor, improving its stability & ergonomics.
  - We’ve added a new tool to create and edit taxi signs, with a previsualization window!

General:

- We added support for 3DSMax 2023 in the SDK Core installer.
- We fixed the formatting of the progress text in the SDK installers.
- Project Editor

- - We fixed the “company name” that was incorrectly written when creating a package with a first asset group of type mission/VFX/custom.
  - We added a feature which allows users to import an existing package in a project.

- Scenery Editor

- - We improved the jetways update times.

- WASM

- - We improved compilation times.
  - We modified the MSFS Platform Toolset to force full optimization when compiling in Release mode.
  - The Debug WASM window now gives an alert for modules that have not been compiled with full optimization.

Third Party Update

As of 10/01, we have now approved 278 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 165 (+1) have released 1,480 products on PC(+13) and 1,189 on Xbox (+13).
In total, 2,326 products(+0) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 601 products (+11) from 3^rd party developers are in production (311 announced, 290 unannounced). In total, over 2,927 3^rd party products (+0) have either been released or are in development.
Airports:
- 1,614airports (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 1,385 airports (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 907airports (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 117airports (-2) beyond the released airports have been announced.
  - 112airports (+13) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
Aircraft:
- 451 aircraft (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 166 aircraft (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 115aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
  - 87aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
  - 175aircraft (-2) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
  - 110aircraft (+3) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
Scenery:
- 755 scenery packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 671 scenery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 230scenery packs (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 19scenery packs (-1) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 65scenery packs (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
Mission Packs:
- 107mission packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 104mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 39mission packs (+4) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 0mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
  - 3mission packs (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.

Twitch Update

The highly-anticipated World Update 11: Canada launched last week, and we’re here to enjoy just a small fraction of the sights from the world’s second largest country by landmass! This week’s flight plan will see us traverse the splendid valleys and mountain passes of Canada’s two most visited national parks: Banff and Jasper. As a bonus to this week’s Fly-in, we have also invited three Canadian simmers to join us. Periodically throughout the flight, we will cut away to their POV as they showcase other parts of the country with which they are personally familiar.

Event details here. All are welcome to participate!

Community Video

Twitch streamer and YouTuber Chewwy94 attended the recent Reno Air Races. On his return flight home to the UK, he had a connection through Phoenix (KPHX) and took the opportunity to record footage of the approach and landing. He then re-created the same approach in Microsoft Flight Simulator and made this “sim vs. reality” video complete with picture-in-picture. Check it out!

Screenshot Challenge

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

This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “O Canada, eh?”. There were many great entries that we liked this week, so we chose a few extra runner-ups!