World Update XVIII For Microsoft Flight Simulator Focuses On The DACH Region, Out Now

After nearly a handful of years since Microsoft Flight Simulator made its return to prominency, the IP is rolling out a new entry later this fall. Titled ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’, the new release brings the same that players loved of the first Asobo Studio title and brings new roles the the core experience. Atop of that, more ways to explore the globe is also coming including land vehicles as well.

As for the core game, it continues to offer a suite of new content for returning players. Just this past July, the game welcomed World Update XVII which brought a bevy of new fixings to the U.K. region. Around the same time, Microsoft Flight Simulator also faced a new milestone. In that, the title across both PC & Xbox Series X|S has welcomed over 15 million users.

Now continuing the support for the game, Asobo Studio revealed World Update XVIII is here featuring improvements to the DACH (Deutschland, Austria, Confoederatio Helvetica) Region. You can read the featured list of landmarks below:

Austria

Aggstein Castle
Bergisel Ski Jump
Ghega Bridge
Linz
Podersdorf Lighthouse
Riegersburg Castle
Salzburg
Schonbuhel Castle
Trinsannabrucke
Vienna

Germany

Ahlen Water Tower
Altenburg Castle
Alterberger Cathedral
Berlin
Castle of Augustusburg Am Bruhl
Edersee Dam
Erfurt Cathedral & St. Severus Church
Frankfurt Am Main
Geierlay Suspension Bridge
German Weather Service Meteorological Observatory
Grunewald Tower
Gustav Adolf Stave Church
Hanau
Hanstein Castle
Junker Hansen Tower
Kaiser Wilhelm Monument
Kriebstein Castle
Lichtenstein Castle
Nordkirchen Palace
Potsdam
Rakotz Bridge
Sellin Pier
Speyer Cathedral
Ulm Minister

Switzerland

Bern
Emosson Lac Dam
Hockenhorn
Hotel Pilatus Kulm & Hotel Bellevue
Grindelwald
Gruyeres Castle
Maria Hilf Chapel
Rigi Kulm Hotel
Santis Transmission Tower
Valere Basilica
Uetliberg TV Tower
Zurich

“Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, collectively known as DACH (Deutschland, Austria, Confoederatio Helvetica), offer an incredibly diverse array of landscapes and architecture to explore. Highlights include the Swiss Alps, mountain lakes, expansive forests, historic castles and cathedrals, and modern architectural feats,” the blog post reads.

“The Microsoft Flight Simulator team partnered with Bing Maps, Vexcel Imaging, Maxar Technologies, Gaya Simulations, and Orbx Simulation Systems to bring these countries to the Microsoft Flight Simulator world in all-new ways. The update serves as a fusion of recent aerial photographs, digital elevation models, TIN (triangulated irregular network) surface modeling, hand-crafted points of interest, and airports.”

How interested are you in this new World Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator?

Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now for Xbox Series X|S & PC.

Source: Asobo Studio