I’ve spent about 10 hours playing Flight Simulator 2024 and wanted to share my thoughts. Here’s what I liked:
The scenery is way better now. Trees look real and change with seasons. There’s more detail everywhere. It’s a big step up from the 2020 version.
Most airports look good too. Sometimes things are in weird spots but it’s still better than before.
Flying feels more realistic. I’ve only flown small planes in real life but those feel spot-on in the game now.
The career mode is fun. I got some licenses and did different missions. They’re simple but work well.
The tablet for planning flights is great. You can use it in the cockpit or as a separate window.
But there are some issues:
Server problems make it hard to play sometimes. It takes forever to start a flight and messes up the graphics.
It runs okay with small planes but big ones like the Beluga don’t work so well.
The voices sound kind of fake, like in the old version.
Overall, I think it’s better than the 2020 game but they need to fix the server stuff. What do you guys think? Have you tried it yet?
jasonk
April 8, 2025, 2:01am
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I’ve been on the fence about getting Flight Simulator 2024. The improved graphics and flight feel sound awesome, but those server issues are a real bummer. Might give it a few weeks before picking it up. Anyone know if they’re working on fixes?
Flight Sim 2024 sounds pretty sweet overall. The graphics and flight model upgrades are exactly what I was hoping for. Bummer about those server hiccups though. I might wait a bit before jumping in, let them iron out the kinks first. Still hyped to try it out eventually!
I’m digging the improved visuals and realism. The career mode sounds like a nice addition too. Always wanted something like that in flight sims.
Those server issues are a pain though. I remember FS2020 had similar problems at launch. Fingers crossed they sort it out quick.
Might hold off on grabbing it for now until things stabilize a bit. Thanks for the detailed impressions!
livvy
April 5, 2025, 2:50pm
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Nice breakdown. Sounds like they improved the visuals and realism a lot. Too bad about those server issues though. Hopefully they’ll patch that soon.
Glad they upped the graphics and flight feels.
Server problems are a bummer though.
Hopefully they’ll smooth that out soon so we can enjoy those big planes!