Microsoft and Asobo Studio released today another World Update 13 : Oceania, a free scenery upgrade to all users of Microsoft Flight Simulator. It’s an optional add-on for all Oceania region that installs a lot of POIs, and landmarks with even base camps in Antartica, 6 new custom airports, a series of discovery flights, landing challenges and bush trips.
You need to launch first Xbox Windows app that will download 467,1 Mb in a first step. Then, when you start Microsoft Flight Simulator, another download of 970,5 Mb is required before you can proceed with your next flight.
Content of this World Update XIII : Oceania (25 Gb are needed on your disk)
POINTS OF INTEREST
- Altutaki Lagoon Island Resort, The Cook Islands
- Amédée Lighthouse, New Caledonia
- APEC Haus, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Apia Town Clock Tower, Samoa
- Autograph Tower, Java
- Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, Tonga
- Bora-Bora Pearl Beach Resort, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
- Borobudur Temple Compounds, Indonesia
- Cactus Test Dome, The Marshall islands
- Capitol of Palau, Palau
- Centennial Church, Tonga
- Central Bank of Samoa, Samoa
- Coast Watchers Memorial Lighthouse, Papua New Guinea
- Conrad Bora Bora Nui, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
- FMFMIl Government Building, Samoa
- Fort Teremba, New Caledonia
- Four Seasons Bora Bora Resorts, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
- St. Regis Bora Bora Resorts, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
- Gama Tower, Java
- Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Java
- Grand Hotel and Casino Vanuatu, Vanuatu
- Grand Pacific Hotel, Fiji
- Great Mosque of Central Java, Java
- Guam Museum, Guam
- Ha’amonga ‘a Maui, Tonga
- Hilton Hotel Tahiti, French Polynesia
- Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort, French Polynesia, Mo’ore
- Hotel lorana, Easter Island, Chile
- Hotel Manava Beach Resort, French Polynesia, Mo’orea
- Hotel Nikko and Crystal Chapel, Guam
- Imagination Island Hotel, Solomon Islands
- Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral, Samoa
- Indosiar Television Tower, JavA
- InterContinental Bora Bora Resorts, French Polyn, Bora-Bora
- InterContinental Le Moana Bora Bora Resorts, French Polyn, Bora-Bora
- Intercontinental Moorea Resort, French Polynesia, Moorea
- Istiqlal Mosque, Indonesia
- Isurava Memorial, PNG
- Jakarta Cathedral, Java
- JOC Building, Johnston Atoll, Johnston Atoll
- Kingsford Smith Grandstand, Fili
- Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area, Australia
- Kiribati Parliament House, Kiribati
- Lapangan Banteng, Indonesia
- Lawang Sewu, Java
- Le Meridien Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
- Le Meridien Noumea Resort, New Caledonia
- Le Taha’a island Resort, French Polynesia
- Lempuyang Temple Compounds, Indonesia
- Lengkuas island Lighthouse, Belitung
- Leon Dormido, Kicker Rock, Ecuador
- Luminary Tower, Java
- Mairie de Pirae, French Polynesia
- Markham Bridge, PNG
- Menara TVRI Tower, Java
- Moai Statues Ahu Akivi, Easter Island, Chile
- Moai Statues Ahu Nau Nau, Easter island, Chile
- Moai Statues Ahu Tahai, Easter Island, Chile
- Moai Statues Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile
- Monas (National Monument), Java
- Mori Building, Java
- Muri Beach Club Hotel, Cook Islands
- MV Ocean Giant, Antarctica
- National Parliament House, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Nayara Hangaroa Hotel, Easter Island, Chile
- Noble Center, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Norfolk island Convict Barracks, Australia
- Notre Dame Cathedral, Papeete, French Polynesia
- Numa-Daly Stadium, New Caledonia
- Pacific Arcade, New Caledonia
- Pacific Place, Java
- Pacific Plaza Noumes, New Caledonia
- Papeete Town Hall, French Polynesia, Tah
- Para O Tane Palace, The Cook islands
- Parliament Of The Republic of Fiji, Fiji
- Point Venus Lighthouse, French Polynesia, Tahiti
- Poreporena Stilt Villages, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Prambanan Temple Compounds, Indonesia
- Presidential Palace, Papeete, French Polynesia
- Pura Ulun Danu Bratan Temple, Indonesia
- Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Samoa
- RSV Nuyina, Antarctica
- Sam Poo Kong Temple Compounds, Indonesia
- Sanbis Resort, Solomon Islands
- Sand Island Structures, Midway Atoll, Midway Atoll
- Sanggar Agung Temple Compounds, Indonesia
- Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Siti Walidah UMS Main Building, Java
- Sofitel Bora Bora Private Island, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
- Sofitel Kia Ora Moorea, French Polynesia, Mo’orea
- Suramadu Bridge, Indonesia
- Taumeasina Island Resort, Samoa
- Te Rua Manga (The Needle), The Cook Islands
- Tengku Fisabililish Bridge, Batam
- Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Tonga
- The City Tower, Insia
- The Tsubaki Tower, Guam
- Tiibsou Cultural Center, New Caledonia
- Tomb of King Pomare V, French Polynesia
- Tonga Royal Palace, Tonga
- Treasury Tower, Java
- Us Naval Hospital Guam, Guam
- Vanuatu Parliament House & Convention Centre, Vanuatu
- Wisma 46, Java
- Youtefa Bridge, Papua
- Hawaii
- A’alii Tower, Oahu
- Ala Moana Residential Towers, Oahu
- Aliiolani Hale, Oahu
- Aloha Stadium, Oahu
- Aloha Tower, Oahu
- Aloha Tower Marketplace, Oahu
- Byodo-in Temple, Oahu
- Captain Cook Monument, Hawaii
- Diamond Head Lighthouse, Oahu
- Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site, Maui
- Hanalei Bay Pier, Kaua’i
- Hapuna Heliport, Hawaii
- Harbor Square, Oahu
- Hawaii Air National Guard Radar Site, Kaua’i
- Hawaii State Capitol, Oahu
- Hawaii State Library, Oahu
- Hawaiian Monarch Hotel, Oahu
- Hilo Medical Center and Rainbow Falls, Hawaii
- Hilton Hawaiian Resort, Oahu
- Honolulu Hale, Oahu
- Honolulu Park Place, Oahu
- Imiloa Astronomy Center, Hawaii
- Iolani Palace, Oahu
- Jagger Museum, Hawaii
- Kilauea Point Lighthouse, Kaua’i
- King Kalakaua Building, Oahu
- Ko Olina Resorts, Oahu
- Makaha Ridge Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kaua’i
- Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Maui
- Maui Ocean Center, Maui
- Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii
- Moana Pacific, Oauhu
- One Waterfront Towers, Oahu
- Outrigger Kona Resort, Hawaii
- Pearl Harbor National Memorial Museum, Oahu
- Rainshed Heliport, Hawaii
- Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue, Kaua’i
- Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Oahu
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Oahu
- The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Oahu
- Tripler Army Hospital, Oahu
- USS Missouri (BB-63), Oahu
- Waikiki Landmark, Oahu
- Waikoloa Heliport, Hawaii
- Antarctica Bases
- McMurdo Station, USA, Ross Island
- Scott Base, New Zealand, Ross Island
- Davis Station, Australia, Princess Elizabeth Land
AIRPORTS
- A collection of highlands dirt airstrips in Papua New Guinea
- Easter Island’s Mataveri International Airport (SCIP)
- Hawaii’s Kona International Airport (PHKO)
- Nusatupe Airport (AGGN) on the Solomon Islands
- Bora Bora Airport (NTTB) in French Polynesia
- Moorea Airport (NTTM) in French Polynesia
DISCOVERY FLIGHTS
- The West Maui Mountains in a DG Aviation LS8-18 glider
- Tahiti in a Cessna 152
- Kiribati’s Tarawa in a Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter
- Hawaii’s Mauna Kea in a Diamond Aircraft DA62
- Note: for the best experience with this Discovery Flight, we also recommend downloading the free World Update II: USA from the Marketplace
- Central Java in a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.
3 LANDING CHALLENGES:
- Fiji’s Nadi International Airport (NFFN) in an Airbus A320
- Palmyra Airport (PLPA) on Palmyra Atoll in a Bonanza G36
- Busilmin Airstrip (AYIN) on Papua New Guinea in a a CubCrafters XCub.
3 BUSH TRIPS:
- New Caledonia Tour in a Diamond Aircraft DA62
- New Guinea Challenge in a CubCrafters NXCub
- Aloha Hawaii in a Cessna 172.