Flight Simulator: Patch notes for hotfix 1.18.14.0

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Flight Simulator has launched a hotfix for the latest update recently. Here are the patch notes for Flight Simulator Hotfix Version 1.18.14.0.

Flight Simulator Patch notes for hotfix 1.18.14.0

We’ve got the full list of changes present in the 1.18.14.0 hotfix update for Flight Simulator listed below, sourced from the official patch notes.

The text below the Patch Notes header will be a slightly altered version of the patch notes provided by the Microsoft Flight Simulator Team, so you should be able to find all the info you need. All changes made are purely formatting and no text content has been changed.

The official changelog was provided on the Flight Simulator website, which can be accessed here.

Additionally, as noted in the original patch notes, the heading image for this article is a featured screenshot that was provided to Microsoft by ScenicAtol3300.

Flight Simulator 1.18.14.0 Patch Notes

RELEASE NOTES 1.18.14.0

Stability/performance

  • Fixed various crashes in game and on the world map
  • Fixed crashes related to the offline AI traffic
  • Fixed minor memory leaks

Input

  • The title should no longer freeze for a very long time when connecting / disconnecting peripherals

Navigation

  • Fixed broken flight plan for Garmin devices when adding an enroute waypoint that was inserted as a destination
  • Fixed flightplanner not resetting when going from one activity to another
  • Fixed flightplan from flight assistant not displaying on certain planes when VFR map is open after the destination is set
  • Fixed freezes happening when using the flight assistant when setting a new destination

UI

  • VR options should no longer be duplicated in the Option menu
  • Marketplace “Get and download” and “Download” buttons will now function as expected on the Content Page
  • User unable to interact with UI elements with the in game cursor for free flight in some cases

Planes

  • Improvements of pitot static system to fix altimeter bugs, improve accuracy and correctly simulate temperature impact
  • Fixed AutoBrakes Button Behavior on the Airbus A320Neo

Activity / Gameplay

  • The correct runway is now taken into account for the Landing challenge at Nice
  • Pilots are now displayed in external view at the Isafjordur Landing challenge
  • Title will no longer become unresponsive after using Fuel Supply and using a fuel or payload as a numerical value via ATC Ground Services
  • Some achievements will no longer be awarded in error for certain landing scenarios

Weather

  • Fixed big temperature spikes at high altitudes

SDK

  • Added new airspace to nearest facility JS API
  • Fixed crashes on WASM modules for older CPUs

PC users: Some packages in your community folder may not have been updated and, as a result, may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. Please move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title if you suffer from stability issues or long loading times.

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That’s the end of the latest Flight Simulator patch notes. Seems to mostly be a fixes patch, but on a title like this, you do want everything to be as smooth as possible so that’s entirely justified.

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Is there anything else to be aware of?

That’s really it for the Flight Simulator patch notes, there’s not a whole lot else to say for these ones as it’s quite a simple fix-focused patch.

When you’re done reading through the Flight Simulator patch notes, make sure to visit our homepage and check out what else is going on at the moment.