If the gigantic download of 170 GB was an obstacle for you to install the Microsoft Flight Simulator so far, better days are dawning. With the latest Sim Update 4, Microsoft has halved the package 83 Gigabyte. This was achieved with the help of optimization, as in the Blogpost can be read. The download size of the update is a comparatively slim 6.83 GB.
Who after the update Problems with long loading times or stability should copy the contents of the community folder to another directory and restart the game.
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What’s in Sim Update 4?
The patch, known as Simulation Update 4, has many other improvements in the overhead bin. The Flight Simulator should now better flight behavior, navigation and weather
For example, the density of real-time air traffic has been increased and the transfer rate for data from real-time weather has been reduced. The flight behavior of all aircraft was adjusted to the adjusting screws wing and fuselage simulation, flaps and stall.
In addition, the Sim Update 4 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is dedicated to aircraft with turboprop engines, which include the Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX, Hence the TBM 930 and the Beechcraft King Air 350i. Several improvements to the flight behavior have been made here, as in the official patch notes can be read.
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MS Flight Simulator: Four countries now look fancier than before in the trailer for the update
In the video you can see the last big patch. In addition to the simulation updates, Microsoft is also making improvements to the Flight Simulator 2020 game world, which is an AI-supported 1: 1 copy of planet earth. Most recently, world update 4 appeared, which was devoted to the Benelux region and France.
