Update log
Full Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Compatibility
- Performance
- Fixes
- Gameplay
Welcome to the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Sim Update 16 public beta test!
How to Join
Open your Steam Library
Right-click Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Click “Properties”
Click “Betas”
Select “flight_sim_beta – Sim Update 16"
If you would like to exit the pre-release test before it ends and revert back to the live build, follow these instructions:
Open your Steam Library
Right-click Microsoft Flight Simulator
Click “Properties”
Click “Betas”
Select “None”
RELEASE NOTES
If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title. How to install a new update safely
Stability & Performance
Improved memory management on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X to improve stability
General Bug Fixes
Fixed bugs on Timezone system. In addition, data is now more accurate (country coasts and borders, islands, etc)
World
Changed the way water bodies polygons work so that overlapping polygons of the same type no longer cancel each other
Source