5/12/25 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024!
🛫 Exciting Updates for MSFS2024 from NZA Simulations! 🛬
Hey everyone! We’re thrilled to bring you the latest on our product updates for MSFS2024. Our team has been working hard to ensure smooth compatibility, stunning visuals, and an immersive experience! Here’s a look at what’s changed:
New Features & Enhancements:
- New DEM Data & Bing Imagery for New Zealand: we have adjusted everything to work seamlessly with our detailed sceneries.
- Advanced Ground Materials with high-res textures and displacement maps to elevate realism.
- Walk-Around Mode now with collisions on most objects you would expect to stand on—explore ATC positions, ascend stairs, and walk around our detailed terminals.
- Improved Lighting & LODs: Our products now support up to 8 Levels of Detail, plus additional lighting improvements.
- Additional Visuals & Quality Updates: We’ve added more people, details, and visual enhancements to bring our locations to life.
Product Compatibility Updates for MSFS2024:
- Updated with 2024 features built with 2024 natively:
NZWF – Wanaka Region, NZRA – Raglan, NZMK – Motueka, NZNS – Nelson, NZTG – Tauranga, YCBG – Cambridge, YMHB – Hobart
- NZCH – Christchurch
A 2024 version update is available running in 2020 legacy compatibility mode. This includes collisions to walk-about the terminal!
- NZMF Milford Sound Region
There is an 2024 update available running in 2020 legacy compatibility mode, but have fixed many major issues.
- NZMC Mount Cook Region
There will be a new version available soon, but you can still use the 2020 version in 2024, with some minor issues, but works fine in general.
- Older Freeware
Napier Freeware, Oamaru & Kalgoorlie work ok in 2024.
Because the World Updates airports for 2024 have been changed by Microsoft and not NZA Simulations, the Rotorua & Westport World Update Enhancements can be used to add our NZA Model Library Assets to them, but the quality of the airports are not the same as in 2020.
- New NZA Model Library 2024 version is available.
This is required for MSFS2024, the 2020 Library is for 2020 only.
These updates can be downloaded from your NZA Account as separate downloads. Only 2020 packages will run in the old simulator. Check the download descriptions as they start with either 2020 or 2024, so you know easily which file to download.
Marketplace Availability:
Our MSFS2024 built products are available on the 2024 Marketplace. Check the Marketplace for the full list.
Marketplace Liveries:
At this stage, as the aircraft models have been changed in the new simulator, this means that most liveries won’t work. But we hope to bring you some new liveries for 2024.
Known Bugs:
- Walk-around mode may have minor collision quirks on some objects but we have done our best for a smooth experience.
Please report any issues on our Discord ticketing system so we can refine these in future updates.
Thank you for your continued support! ❤️
Changelog
Changes |
ICAO |
Change Type |
General |
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| All new models with up to 8 Levels of Detail for each model to work in 2024 | General | MSFS2024 Requirements |
| Models adjusted to support new lighting sytems | General | MSFS2024 Requirements |
| Added more people including some with sounds (Passengers, Skydivers, Rescue Crew etc) | General | QOL Improvements |
| New high detail vegetation and rocks in places | General | QOL Improvements |
| New ground materials, with displacement maps and high resolution textures | General | QOL Improvements |
| New high detail vehicle models added in some places | General | QOL Improvements |
| Removed unnecessary textures | General | QOL Improvements |
| Some building model improved textures, Shading issues and UV Map issues | General | QOL Improvements |
NZA Model Library |
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| 2024 Built Package | NZA Model Library | 2024 Compiled Package |
| Added in new higher detail hedges on main LOD of high poly hedges | NZA Model Library | QOL Improvements |
| A320 Stairs | NZA Model Library | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| ATR Ramps – Ramp deployed model only | NZA Model Library | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Small Blue Steps | NZA Model Library | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Playground & Jumping Pillow | NZA Model Library | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
NZCH – Christchurch |
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| 2020 Built Package running in Legacy Mode for MSFS2024 | NZCH – Christchurch | 2020 Package with Legacy Mode support |
| Christchurch Terminal – Some hidden ramps added to acess parts not orginally designed for walking. Have fun exploring! | NZCH – Christchurch | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Christchurch ATC – Access to the tower cab via ramp inside base. | NZCH – Christchurch | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Christchurch Novotel – Access to the top floor via simplified ramps for now and to help performance. | NZCH – Christchurch | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Christchurch Carpark | NZCH – Christchurch | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Christchurch GCH Private Jet Terminal | NZCH – Christchurch | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
NZMF – Milford Sound |
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| 2020 Built Package | NZMF – Milford Sound | 2020 Package with Legacy Mode support |
| Milford Sound Terminal | NZMF – Milford Sound | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
NZMK – Motueka |
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| 2024 Built Package | NZMK – Motueka | 2024 Compiled Package |
| Motueka Aero Club | NZMK – Motueka | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
NZNS – Nelson |
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| 2024 Built Package | NZNS – Nelson | 2024 Compiled Package |
| Nelson Aero Club | NZNS – Nelson | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Nelson Terminal | NZNS – Nelson | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Nelson ATC | NZNS – Nelson | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
NZRA – Raglan |
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| 2024 Built Package | NZRA – Raglan | 2024 Compiled Package |
| Raglan Bridge Lighting | NZRA – Raglan | QOL Improvements |
| Updated camp ground with improved assets | NZRA – Raglan | QOL Improvements |
| Raglan bridge | NZRA – Raglan | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
NZTG – Tauranga |
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| 2024 Built Package | NZTG – Tauranga | 2024 Compiled Package |
| Motiti Island Orchard with high detail trees near the airstrip | NZTG – Tauranga | QOL Improvements |
| Tauranga Aeroclub | NZTG – Tauranga | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Tauranga ATC | NZTG – Tauranga | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Waihi Beach Surf Shack Cafe | NZTG – Tauranga | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
NZWF – Wanaka |
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| 2024 Built Package | NZWF – Wanaka | 2024 Compiled Package |
| Wanaka Ops Centre | NZWF – Wanaka | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Wanaka Terminal | NZWF – Wanaka | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Skydive Wanaka | NZWF – Wanaka | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Whare Kea Chalet | NZWF – Wanaka | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
YCBG – Cambridge |
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| 2024 Built Package | YCBG – Cambridge | 2024 Compiled Package |
| Removed Runway 14/32 and made it a taxiway as in real world | YCBG – Cambridge | QOL Improvements |
| Named Taxiways for support for AI and other addons | YCBG – Cambridge | QOL Improvements |
| Cambridge Aero Club | YCBG – Cambridge | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Cambridge Par Avion Office | YCBG – Cambridge | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
YMHB – Hobart |
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| 2024 Built Package | YMHB – Hobart | 2024 Compiled Package |
| Hobart Green Walkway – Brought back full details in an optimised way with ray traced shadows included in Walk Mode | YMHB – Hobart | QOL Improvements |
| Hobart Terminal | YMHB – Hobart | Walk Mode Support Collisions |
| Hobart Aircraft Ramps | YMHB – Hobart | Walk Mode Support Collisions |