Microsoft Flight Simulator 12 MUSTHAVE AddOns
Microsoft Flight Simulator: 12 MUST-HAVE Add-Ons
Microsoft Flight Simulator is fantastic, but third-party developers have created add-ons that dramatically enhance the experience.
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Nearly a year after its release, Microsoft Flight Simulator remains a surprise hit among gamers. It’s not just the incredible, photorealistic world players can soar through, though. The ability to mod and expand the game makes it incredibly popular, and the mods are constantly updating. To that end, we’ve updated this piece from last year to include more mods that Flight Simulator fans may want to check out.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is a fantastic reboot of the beloved franchise. Development studio Asobo included as much as it could to make the title authentic to the actual experience of flying, but as with any game, there is always room for enhancement.
As a stand-alone title, this year’s release is proficient at scratching the itch to fly. However, Microsoft Flight Simulator is pretty bare-bones. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as it allows third-party developers to come up with amazing mods and add-ons specifically designed to dramatically enhance the experience.
Clink’s Megapack
The flight simulator is a bit thin in terms of aircraft livery, so if players want to take to the skies flying the Delta or American Airways colors, they’ll have to download them. Clink has collected over 320 official airline liveries across 15 different airplanes and bundling them together in one simple download.
Self-Loading Cargo
Flying a plane from the departure point to the arrivals gate is one thing, but without any passengers or cargo onboard, it can quickly get boring. The awesome Self-Loading Cargo by YouTuber FPVSteve gives players the ‘real’ airline feeling in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
This small desktop application simulates cabin and crew communications and passenger ambiance. The captain can even address the cabin. The application also monitors over 40 in-flight conditions and activates actions as appropriate. It costs about $16 and can be downloaded from the official website.
FlyByWire A32NX
The default Airbus A320neo that comes with Microsoft Flight Simulator is perfect for those new to flying. A couple of free files from the A32NX Project, however, transforms the A320 to be as functionally close to reality as possible. Activating several unused cockpit options, the project adds everything an amateur pilot could.
For virtual pilots who want to plot their own flight plans, check local weather, make a scenic detour or keep track of navigational points, Little Nav Map is a must-use. It’s a free, open source utility that allows pilots to stay up to date with aircraft movements, procedures and restrictions. It even includes automatic flight plan calculation.
SimSounds
Similar to Self-Loading Cargo, SimSounds attempt to recreate the real sounds that go along with flying an aircraft. It features talking passengers and enhanced engine, wind and roll sounds. Plus, it displays the plane’s telemetry. Turbulence, tail strikes and strong winds have also been optimized. SimSounds is $30, but can be downloaded for a free 30-day trial.
REX 6 Weather Force
REX Game Studios’ Weather Force 2020 turns default weather on its head by using real-time weather information from NOAA, updated every 10 minutes. It claims to be accurate within a 1/8th mile of the weather event. The full package costs $22 and can be purchased from SimMarket.
KXTA Homey Enhanced Airport
Few people outside of the aviation community know the airport in the infamous Area 51 military base goes by the ICAO designation of KXTA Homey Airport. The highly classified base has minimal details in Microsoft Flight Simulator, but modder Richard-DHI painstakingly redesigned key buildings to bring it as close to real as possible. It’s a free scenery download.
VATSIM
VATSIM allows players to connect to an international online flying network in real-time. Microsoft Flight Simulator does have a built-in multiplayer aspect, but connecting to the VATSIM network requires players to talk to Air Traffic Controllers in the game. All real-world phrases, processes and procedures need to be strictly followed.
Washington, D.C Landmarks
There are some areas around the world that don’t get the Bing Maps love they deserve — like Washington, D.C.
The Landmarks scenery pack by Drzewiecki Design is simply stunning and features over 1,500 custom-made D.C. buildings, including downtown, bridges and stadiums. The pack costs $18 and can be purchased from SimMarket.
Yosemite Valley, California
Yosemite National Park has been remodeled by VFXSimmer in stunning detail. It includes most of the familiar sights and sounds gamers would expect while flying over granite cliffs, waterfalls and the lush Yosemite Valley — and even the giant sequoia trees in Mariposa Grove.
Alaska Water Fix
Alaska really got a raw deal in Flight Simulator. While most of the world is beautifully rendered, Alaska’s water was, for some reason, rendered too high. The result is some pretty gnarly-looking water sources that are floating miles above where they should be.
Reddit user u/baddweapon fixed this with Alaska Waterway Fix, a fix similar to an earlier patch for water issues in Bergen, Norway. The fix updates more than 400 bodies of water, allowing them to more closely match the Alaskan wilderness Flight Sim players are so keen to view from above.
Sci-Fi Aircraft
Flight Simulator is renowned for its realism, but why does it have to stop there? It is a video game, after all. You should have some fun, and what better way than by adding in your favorite spacecraft from various science-fiction properties?
Sci-Fi Vehicles by EggMan28 adds some pretty great vehicles, though they aren’t necessarily perfect. As EggMan28 himself points out, the included craft aren’t to scale, have no working animations, interiors or sounds and are pretty rough to fly. But you can’t deny the absolute fun of the novelty. Soar over the skies in the U.S.S. Enterprise, or perhaps fly in attack pattern in Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing. Flight Simulator’s landscape will look just as gorgeous, even if you are in a Star Destroyer.
Link Source : https://www.cbr.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-best-add-ons/
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