Microsoft recently issued a new update (1.2.7.0) to its newly released Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. This update allows users to enable/disable MSFS 2020’s (Marketplace) individually ported content, provides additional stability and performance fixes, and more.

Update 1.2.7.0 is the most significant so far, addressing a few items that were previously requested by the community, such as the option to individually enable or disable ported marketplace content from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, and bringing a considerable list of fixes, warranting further stability and better performance. The complete changelog (for stability and bug fixes) follows below:

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Stability & Performance

• Fixed a crash in audio system occurring sometimes when closing the sim
• Fixed a crash in the FX system
• Fixed a crash that could occur when releasing a lever interaction
• Fixed a crash at the end of scientific research missions
• Reduced memory usage for aircraft gauge textures generated by WASM (reduces amount of out-of-memory crashes on Xbox with WASM-enabled aircraft)
• Fixed a crash which could occur when creating a flight plan in certain airports
• Reduced latency with HTTP requests
• Fixed a potential crash when using the EFB
• Fixed a crash when going to the hardware settings of Tobii Eye Tracker device
• Added a popup to propose launching the sim in Safe Mode in case the title crashed during the previous launch
• Packages from the Community folder, Marketplace, and from MSFS (2020) carry over process are disabled in Safe Mode to allow the sim to boot
• The disabled packages can then be re-enabled manually in My Library
• Fixed a crash on machines with more than 32 logical cores
• Fixed a crash on Xbox in photo mode
• Fixed various other crashes
• Limited the number of passengers inside the plane on Low Settings to limit out-of-memory issues on Xbox Series S
• Added an integrity check on StreamedPackages folder to detect when files are corrupted.
• Changed the CoherentGT frame distribution system and views refresh rate to better match MSFS (2020) behavior
• Reduced the stutter of the game when the panel camera is opened
• Optimized boot time
• Fixed low power mode activating when watching the credits screen

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General Bug Fixes

• Fixed drone camera speed being FPS dependent when it shouldn’t beFixed virtual keyboard menu opening twice when backing out of group chat textbox on Xbox
• Fixed windshield effects (backwards compatibility)
• Fixed a camera bug when using the EFB checklist “look at” buttons while being in the menu
• Fixed multiple fade outs when going in/out of aircraft with other players around
• Fixed grey haze at night in very dark environments
• Improved normal textures from MSFS (2020) packages, making them look less flat
• Fixed loading of DDS files used in legacy effects
• Fixed some flow locks when missions restart
• Fixed debug text being displayed on controls screen on first boot
• Fixed an issue where some gamepad icons were present in the photo mode even when using a keyboard
• No modular aircraft (or common part of a modular aircraft) can now have preflight pins
• Fixed generic version of standalone WASM modules trying to be read creating “standalone_generic.wasm failed to access memory” error message
• Props, turbines, and rotors now move on first-party multiplayer aircraft
• Fixed toolbar not being usable in cursor mode while in external view
• Fixed NVIDIA DLSS anti-aliasing noise
• Improved download throttling when a bandwidth limit is set
• Reduced objects popping
• Fixed PartInfo CustomSimvars (Z:) and LocalVars (L:1)
• Fixed mismatched Xbox and PC assistance XML causing G-Effect assist to be off on console
• Fixed missions not showing properly in “Custom Content”
• Fixed Custom Content list not spawning in the right place
• Fixed Custom Content list text displaying on top of scroll mask
• Fixed numbers not displaying correctly with some system formats
• Fixed the scrollbar appearing for a frame when it was not needed before the size of the content was received
• Changed initial trim in Free Flight for MSFS (2020) aircraft – now set back to neutral as was the case in MSFS (2020)
• Fixed integers division in RPN expressions
• Fixed look around step when starting some mission with the mouse
• Added new global var (P:IS CAMERA LOCKED, Bool) to know if the current camera is locked
• Fixed flow being stuck when entering options, market or settings from help page
• Fixed localization bugs
• Fixed intensity of runway lights
• Fixed gliders spawning as passive aircraft
• Fixed long boot times when client time does not match server time
• Fixed Morse sounds being too loud
• Fixed input when running as avatar
• Fixed most detected buildings spawning on parking spots

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Please refer to the official release notes for the full spectrum on a per-aircraft basis.

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The update is available right now on all supported platforms.

Stay tuned to Threshold for more flight simulation news!

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