MSFS 2024 news

Here are some of the changes planned for MSFS 2024.  Some great stuff.  They are adding Seasons, going to multi threading, and reworking trees.  I saw a palm tree!!!!!  Here's a link to the Keynote speaker speech:   Keynote some notes from the FlightSimExpo announcement about MSFS 2024:Biggest sim ever made, 500 people working on it. 2020 reached the limit technology wise, hence the new edition. Three focus areas were mentioned:

Focus 1: Aviation Activity System

• As seen in the 2024 announcement trailer, accurate sim/aviation representation, working with organizations/experts in these areas

Focus 2: Core Sim & Technology

• Thin client, less to download, faster loading times, helps keep min specs low
• New physics and aerodynamics engine
• Massive performance improvements, multi-threaded
• More control for aircraft creators
• Backwards-compatible (community folder still there)
• Updated systems (electrical, pneumatic, fuel and hydraulic)
• Failure, wear and tear system
• Payload and passenger system overhaul
• Deeper and wider avionics packages

Focus 3: Digital Twin

• Terrain PG 15 cm (like Grand Canyon in the 2024 trailer), 50 cm “2D to 3D” where you there is no PG, using sat data (like Kilimanjaro in the 2024 trailer)
• Enhanced tree diversity
• Improved cliffs
• 3D tessellated ground materials
• Improved ground details
• Full seasons
• Aurora borealis, tornados improved storms
• Animals herds and migration
• World live ship traffic
• Accurate live traffic + more real liveries
• Improved vehicle traffic

Was more to it…but wow! Blown-away with all this, huge improvements, hype is real!