Microsoft has released a new world update for Flight Simulator, which presents many regions of the United States in more detail than before. It appeared at the same time as the patch to version 1. 11. 6.0, which alone barely 13 GByte SSD memory used. The World Update itself, which can be optionally downloaded from the game marketplace, weighs around 4 GB and is available free of charge. After the Japan update from September, it is now the second free update of the game scenery.

The World Update USA revises the elevation maps for numerous areas and grants access to updated aerial photographs. Microsoft has marked the respective locations on a rough USA map. In addition, the US update improves the level of detail of four airports (Atlanta International, Dallas / Fort Worth International, New York Stewart International and Friday Harbor) as well as numerous attractions. Microsoft lists a total of 48 of such points of interest, such as the Washington Monument, Capitol and White House, Mount Rushmore, Fort Knox, Yosemite El Capitan and Half Dome, Alcatraz, the Las Vegas Strip at night, the Kennedy Space Center and Pearl Harbor.

Microsoft Flight Simulator: United States World Update Aircraft improvements Patch 1. 10. 6.0 is supposed to eliminate numerous causes of crashes, although Microsoft does not provide any details reveals. So far, numerous players have struggled with sudden crashes to the desktop, for which there was no generally applicable, comprehensible solution – it is still clear to what extent this update will bring improvements and the appropriate masking of distant aircraft. In addition, the behavior of numerous aircraft has been revised: for example the kerosene consumption of the airliners Airbus A 320 neo and Boeing 747-8th. Microsoft made minor adjustments to the aircraft Cessna 121 B, Cirrus SR 22, Extra 330 LT, Pipistrel Virus SW 121 and Robin Cap 10.

For the input devices CH Throttle Quadrant, Flightstick Pro, Combatstick and the Honeycomb Bravor Throttle Quadrant, the update brings ready-made standard profiles. Interesting for fans of subsequent flights: The lighting of smaller streets should now be displayed more randomly.

The Flight Simulator is available in three editions for 70 Euro (Standard), 70 Euro (Deluxe) and 120 Euro (Premium-Deluxe), each containing more aircraft and more finely reproduced airports. In addition to the online sales versions via Windows Store and Steam, the standard and premium editions are also available as disc versions with 10 DVDs distributed by Aerosoft.

(mfi)