MSFS: PMDG fix + Porto add‑on
PMDG pushed a March 15 patch addressing a persistent WASM crash for its 737NG fleet and teased a major visual overhaul for the 737 in MSFS 2024, while TaiModels launched a high‑fidelity Porto (LPPR) airport add‑on that some modders are calling definitive for the field PMDG patch LPPR.
The update applies to the 737-600, -800 and -900 variants, as [PMDG confirmed]msfsaddons.com. PMDG engineers reproduced a specific crash triggered when pilots edited a flight plan after sequencing the first fix on a STAR, and that scenario is explicitly patched in the new [build detailed]msfsaddons.com. Robert Randazzo blamed instability in MSFS’ dynamic memory allocation for third‑party WASM modules and framed the work as reducing exposure rather than a platform‑level cure, a position PMDG [publicly stated]msfsaddons.com. PMDG also added extra protections for interactions with other popular add‑ons implicated in crash reports and confirmed the same WASM hardening is being applied to a 777 fleet update that was in testing the weekend of March [12 noted]msfsaddons.com. The promised 737 exterior detail overhaul is now in final testing and will increase model fidelity beyond the 2020-era release; PMDG says the visual update will ship alongside the forthcoming 737‑700 and then be rolled out to the 600, 800 and 900 [models announced]msfsaddons.com. TaiModels’ Porto (LPPR) scenery launched for both MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024 and is listed on the iniBuilds store at roughly €18 (about £15.99 / $21) at [launch listed]msfsaddons.com. The package includes hand‑crafted PBR ground markings and textures, an interior for the terminal, the airport’s recent taxiway extensions, realistic lighting and animated displays according to the developer’s product notes and promotional [materials described]msfsaddons.com. TaiModels’ release is being compared directly to MK‑Studios’ 2021 LPPR product — MK‑Studios’ version remains available and widely used, while early community responses and editorial coverage are already calling the new TaiModels build a strong, MSFS‑2024‑native contender for the “definitive” Porto [add‑on compared]msfsaddons.com.
