MSFS City Update 14 lands
Microsoft Flight Simulator City Update 14 just arrived with major visual and data improvements across the Netherlands and Belgium, timed for FSWeekend in Lelystad. (flightsimulator.com) Local Legend 23 also released the Fokker F27 Friendship to celebrate FlightSimWeekend, adding a classic turboprop to the sim’s stable. (flightsimulator.com)
City Update 14 delivers ten high-fidelity areas of interest built with TIN (triangulated irregular network) surface texturing to raise terrain and POI accuracy across the region. (flightsimulator.com) Eight AOIs are in the Netherlands — three in Amsterdam plus Breukelen, Brielle, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, and Utrecht — while the two Belgian AOIs cover Antwerp and Bruges. (flightsimulator.com) New or refreshed points of interest called out by the team and press include Amsterdam’s multiple AOIs, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, The Hague, Castle De Haar, Vinkeveen, Kinderdijk, Blankenberge, and the Maasvlakte lighthouse among the update’s highlighted visuals. (fselite.net) Microsoft says the City Update 14 package is available free to owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with the in-sim download intended for PC and Xbox storefronts and listed across Steam/Microsoft Store and Game Pass channels. (flightsimulator.com) Local Legend 23, revealed at Microsoft’s FSWeekend presence, is the Fokker F27 Friendship developed by iniBuilds and showcased alongside two real F27 airframes at the Aviodrome Museum in Lelystad. (flightsimulator.com) The F27 add‑on is offered in the in‑sim Marketplace for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024 at $19.99 USD, with reports of a 35% promotional price (about €14.49) for some storefronts at launch. (youtube.com) Developer notes and early hands‑on coverage highlight walk‑around capability, removable engine cowlings and exterior detail derived from real Dutch reference aircraft, and avionics integrations reported to include legacy GNS/GTN-style units in the cockpit. (msfsaddons.com)
