Microsoft Flight Simulator Hotfix Patch Coming Tomorrow; Hiroshima, Saga, & Fall City Airports & Abu Dhabi City Scenery Released

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Today both Microsoft and third-party developers had news to share about the popular sim Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Starting with Microsoft itself, we’re getting a hotfix tomorrow at 8:00 am PT (15:00 UTC).

The patch will fix some of the issues seen on both PC and Xbox Series X|S since the latest update (and the release of the console version).

Here’s what you can expect:

STABILITY/PERFORMANCE

  • Fixed various crashes in game and on the world map
  • Fixed crashes related to the offline AI traffic
  • Fixed minor memory leaks

INPUT

  • The title should no longer freeze for a very long time when connecting / disconnecting peripherals

NAVIGATION

  • Fixed broken flight plan for Garmin devices when adding an enroute waypoint that was inserted as a destination
  • Fixed flightplanner not resetting when going from one activity to another
  • Fixed flightplan from flight assistant not displaying on certain planes when VFR map is open after the destination is set
  • Fixed freezes happening when using the flight assistant when setting a new destination

UI

  • VR options should no longer be duplicated in the Option menu
  • Marketplace “Get and download” and “Download” buttons will now function as expected on the Content Page
  • User unable to interact with UI elements with the in game cursor for free flight in some cases

PLANES

  • Improvements of pitot static system to fix altimeter bugs, improve accuracy and correctly simulate temperature impact
  • Fixed AutoBrakes Button Behavior on the Airbus A320Neo

ACTIVITY / GAMEPLAY

  • The correct runway is now taken into account for the Landing challenge at Nice
  • Pilots are now displayed in external view at the Isafjordur Landing challenge
  • Title will no longer become unresponsive after using Fuel Supply and using a fuel or payload as a numerical value via ATC Ground Services
  • Some achievements will no longer be awarded in error for certain landing scenarios

WEATHER

  • Fixed big temperature spikes at high altitudes

SDK

  • Added new airspace to nearest facility JS API
  • Fixed crashes on WASM modules for older CPUs

Next, we have a bunch of releases from third-party developers, including two airports in Japan.

Double T released Hiroshima airport (RJOA), which is now available on SimMarket for approximately $14 plus applicable VAT.

Here’s what you can expect.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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