Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets Massive New World Update

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The development and production of Microsoft Flight Simulator is set to continue for the foreseeable future, as the game has successfully dominated its particular niche ever since it first came out back in 2020. Since then, the flight sim received a number of so-called World Updates, comprehensive regional enhancements to the game's already impressive rendition of the globe.

Featured as part of Microsoft Flight Simulator patch 1.24.5.0, World Update 8: Iberia is now available for all players to enjoy, and it focuses on the territories of Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. Alongside entirely new content, players can also look forward to significant improvements to the game's core features and a variety of hand-crafted areas that are now available for exploration.

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Whereas World Update 6 for Microsoft Flight Simulator improved Germany, Switzerland, and other central European territories, and World Update 7 included a comprehensive rework of the Australian continent, the Iberia update delivers much-needed visual fidelity improvements to the Mediterranean and Atlantic regions. Players can expect four major hand-crafted airports added to the game, 99 new Points of Interest, four new Discovery Flights, four bush trips, and several all-new Landing Challenges.

The incredible Basilica of the Sagrada Familia is bound to be added to every top list of Microsoft Flight Simulator landmarks due to its unconventional architecture, but players should expect to see vast improvements to the affected regions in general. The patch notes reference updated elevation data for the entirety of Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and Andorra, as well as improved airport data and aerial