“The world, particularly the Massive Information world, between Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will likely be shared,” explains Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann. “We aren’t going to have two completely different digital twins — cities like London are going to be shared, POIs are shared, the peak area (DEM) and aerials are all shared. What’s completely different in MSFS 2024 is we have now optimized how the information is delivered to the participant. So, there will likely be much more within the Cloud, which permits us to do extra. As a substitute of 23 species of timber, we now have one thing like 200. And finally with that it lets you be much more correct. There’ll nonetheless be timber in each worlds, however one will likely be a little bit bit extra generic and the opposite extra refined, however the worlds would be the similar.”
Subtle is a key phrase on the subject of describing what’s concerned within the newest World Replace XVII for Microsoft Flight Simulator. From using improved cameras to extra correct ranges of information, the entire mission behind this replace is pushed by using the most recent tech which wasn’t out there the primary time these areas had been mapped. It’s not simply that this replace has been lengthy requested by followers, however it has been recognized by the flight sim group as a mission they’ve wished to deal with for some time.
“We had photogrammetry (for the areas), however it didn’t look notably good. And I feel that’s what folks noticed, proper? Certain, the town was there, however it was darkish, the constructing shadows had been method too black, and there have been every kind of points,” explains Neumann. “London was highlighted from the neighborhood as a ‘Please, please replace London.’ So, I at all times had that on my thoughts, that we’ve received to do one thing with London. And as I used to be working with the Bing group, we’d discuss it quite a bit, about eager to do England appropriately.”