20/11/24 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—all at no extra cost! 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.
Planned Product Compatibility Updates for MSFS2024:
- Newly updated with 2024 features available for release:
NZRA – Raglan, NZMK – Motueka, NZNS – Nelson, NZTG – Tauranga, YCBG – Cambridge, YMHB – Hobart
- NZCH – Christchurch
A 2024 version update is available for release but will be running in legacy compatibility mode.
- NZWF – Wanaka
The current version runs great on 2024 and has some new 2024 support features already! There is a patch update (v1.0.2) that is compatible for both 2020 and 2024 that fixes some bugs that were reported, thanks to the community. A 2024 built version will come after release.
- NZMF Milford Sound Region
There is an update running in legacy mode, but we need more time to get a fully updated version, but have fixed some major issues.
- NZMC Mount Cook Region
This also requires more time to get sorted, but you can still use the 2020 version in 2024, with some minor issues, but works fine in general.
- Freeware Updates Planned After Release
Napier Freeware, Oamaru, Kalgoorlie, and Rotorua & Westport World Update Enhancements will be reviewed for any required updates post-2024 launch.
- New NZA Model Library 2024 version is available.
This is required for MSFS2024, the 2020 Library is for 2020 only.
These updates, (once available), will be able to be downloaded from your NZA Account as separate downloads and both the 2020 & 2024 versions can be downloaded, but only 2020 packages will run in the old simulator.
Marketplace Availability:
Our MSFS2020 products will remain available running in 2020 addon compatibility mode for MSFS2024 and will be upgraded to the new 2024 release versions as soon as Microsoft enables us to upload the new packages. Microsoft have said that the marketplace will be delayed by 3 weeks.
Marketplace Liveries:
At this stage, what we understand from Asobo is the new updates for the aircraft being modular models in the new simulator means that most liveries won’t work, but we think it will just be a quick fix on our end to get them working again. But will know more later and will try to update them for 2024 if we can.
Known Bugs:
- Minor issues may be present with LODs and lighting in some places.
- Walk-around mode may have minor collision quirks on some objects but we have done our best for a smooth experience.
- Polygon Materials don’t draw in the current version on 2020 built packages. Asobo are working on this and will be in a game update. This will have some minor issues at NZMF and some other places for launch.
Please report any issues on our Discord ticketing system so we can refine these in future updates
Thank you for your continued support! ❤️
Some details & availability mentioned may change slightly as we are working with the Dev Alpha build of MSFS2024 which is not the final release version and some changes may arise.
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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| 2020 Built Package running in Legacy Mode for MSFS2024 | NZWF – Wanaka | 2020 Package with Legacy Mode support |
| 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 |