September 7th, 2023 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Forum user pcdyoung, featuring the Campout Utility add-on by 3rd party developer //42, alongside the Kodiak 100 by SimWorks Studios. If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!

A new pre-release test build (1.34.14.0) is available now for those enrolled in the Sim Update 13 public beta. You can read the release notes on the forums here. Based on feedback from testers so far, we have noticed positive improvements in this build to the long loading time issue which we discussed in last week’s blog post. Some testers also remarked that they are seeing smoother performance in 1.34.14.0 compared to previous test builds.

The Microsoft Flight Simulator Community Team will be at the Reno Air Races next week from September 13-17! If you’re attending the National Championship Air Races — the last year they will be hosted in Reno — stop by our booth and say hello! We always love meeting sim pilots and fellow aviation enthusiasts.

– MSFS Team

Development Roadmap

Click here for the web-friendly version of the Development Roadmap.

Marketplace Update

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

There are 37 new and 16 updated products in today’s Marketplace Update. Thursday’s Marketplace update generally goes live before 5pm PT.

37 NEW PRODUCTS: 19 ON PC, 18 ON 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	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC		New on PC and Xbox

16 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 8 ON PC, 8 ON XBOX
Updated on PC	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 and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox

Marketplace Backlog

Current Backlog: 629 Total*

*The MS test process is currently going through iteration, so our backlog numbers are fluctuating.

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

	*Testing Status*
Content Type	Initial Processing and Validation by MS	Handed off to 3P for Functional Testing	Functional Testing in Progress by 3P	Functional Testing Signed off by 3P	Total
Aircraft	84	3	1	0	88
Mission	26	16	6	0	48
Scenery	64	5	5	0	74
Livery	46	6	6	0	58
Airport	89	25	4	7	125
Other	38	15	12	1	66
Total	347	70	34	8	459

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

	*Testing Status*
Content Type	Initial Processing and Validation by MS	Handed off to 3P for Functional Testing	Functional Testing in Progress by 3P	Functional Testing Signed off by 3P	Total
Aircraft	26	10	10	1	47
Mission	0	0	2	0	2
Scenery	3	0	1	0	4
Livery	30	8	6	4	48
Airport	30	22	3	9	64
Other	5	0	0	0	5
Total	94	40	22	14	170

SDK & THIRD PARTY UPDATE

The SDK and Third Party Updates will return in a future Development Update blog.

Community Fly-In

Every year on September 7 (Sete de Setembro), millions of Brazilians celebrate their country’s independence day. To mark the occasion, this week our Fly-In Friday group flight will be returning to South America for a flight over some of Brazil’s beautiful beaches and the culturally-rich city of Rio de Janeiro.

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

Community Video

The first community video of September comes from Greek Youtuber AviatorCro. California Dreamin’ is the first part of a new cinematic series aiming to “bring different regions to life through the lens of flight simulator”. From the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco, to the Griffiths Observatory watching over LA, the state of California looks more inviting than ever thanks to this very well captured and edited virtual glimpse of The Golden State! We can’t wait to see the next episode in this series from AviatorCro. What region would you love to see highlighted?