As a seasoned flight sim veteran with thousands of hours across multiple sims, starting in FSX which came out in 2006, and then spanning to X-Plane 11 and DCS, I have seen the highs and lows of all of these sims. The problem is, FS 2024 has taken a massive step backwards. I had very high hopes for this sim, and I was very suprised that they even were releasing a new one at all in only 4 years. Here are some of my major complaints:

1. One of the fundamantals of a flight sim is the physics engine obviously, so lets talk about the wind. The handling during crosswind landing is completely and utterly broken. I was noticing that I was crabbing into the wind a lot more than usual, so I checked the metar and weather settings in the game, 8 knots. I came in for landing and my plane is being tossed around, and my plane is landing sideways, LITERALLY perpendicular to the runway. The aircraft's attitude is laughable, and was a dealbreaker for me.

2. this kind of goes with the last point, but next I wanna talk about the rudder control, it's kinda off. On the ground, the rudders often oversteer to the point of being uncontrollable, especially noticably during takeoff, where minor input sends the aircraft veering off the runway, which is extremely frustrating. This already makes the flight seem like a chore after it just started

3. there are COUNTLESS visual bugs and glitches. Yes, the graphics look beautiful at first glance, but the cracks will start to show. I've encountered countless visual glitches and textures flickering and lighting issues that make night flying unbearable. The game is riddled with bugs that make it feel like an early access release rather than a finished product.

4. I will cover this briefly because it doesn't need much explanation, the ATC and AI voices are actually awful. They sound robotic and incredibly outdated, the immersion factor is completely shattered when I hear these lifeless voices giving commands that are just phrased and awkward.

5. The AI traffic is just as bad as the ATC, if not worse. The planes clip through each other and occasionally the player's aircraft, and they also lack any real sense of realism. They seem to lack proper separation and don't follow realistic flight patterns and taxi instructions, this makes the airfields and busy airspaces feel terrible.

6. Argueably the biggest issue of them all though, is that this game is simply unfinished. There are constant performance issues, crashed, and the overall polish just isn't there. Given this franchise's amazing history, releasing some of the best sims of all time and creating so many memories for me and many other, this was a huge let down and I expected so much more out of it. It feels like they tried to rush this project out the door to meet a deadline rather than one that was carefully tested and refined like the last simulators in the genre.

At the end of the day, the simulator has potential but right now it's more of a frustrating mes than an enjoyable flight simulator. It's dissapointing to see a sim with so much potential and history fall flat on its face in so many areas. Unless the developers address these issues and fix them, I wont be sticking around. I'm not hoping on this games downfall, or the devs, I really hope they improve it, but I can't recommend it to anybody who's looking for a truly realistic and immersive flight simulator.

As a seasoned flight sim veteran with thousands of hours across multiple sims, starting in FSX which came out in 2006, and then spanning to X-Plane 11 and DCS, I have seen the highs and lows of all of these sims. The problem is, FS 2024 has taken a massive step backwards. I had very high hopes for this sim, and I was very suprised that they even were releasing a new one at all in only 4 years. Here are some of my major complaints: 1. One of the fundamantals of a flight sim is the physics engine obviously, so lets talk about the wind. The handling during crosswind landing is completely and utterly broken. I was noticing that I was crabbing into the wind a lot more than usual, so I checked the metar and weather settings in the game, 8 knots. I came in for landing and my plane is being tossed around, and my plane is landing sideways, LITERALLY perpendicular to the runway. The aircraft's attitude is laughable, and was a dealbreaker for me. 2. this kind of goes with the last point, but next I wanna talk about the rudder control, it's kinda off. On the ground, the rudders often oversteer to the point of being uncontrollable, especially noticably during takeoff, where minor input sends the aircraft veering off the runway, which is extremely frustrating. This already makes the flight seem like a chore after it just started 3. there are COUNTLESS visual bugs and glitches. Yes, the graphics look beautiful at first glance, but the cracks will start to show. I've encountered countless visual glitches and textures flickering and lighting issues that make night flying unbearable. The game is riddled with bugs that make it feel like an early access release rather than a finished product. 4. I will cover this briefly because it doesn't need much explanation, the ATC and AI voices are actually awful. They sound robotic and incredibly outdated, the immersion factor is completely shattered when I hear these lifeless voices giving commands that are just phrased and awkward. 5. The AI traffic is just as bad as the ATC, if not worse. The planes clip through each other and occasionally the player's aircraft, and they also lack any real sense of realism. They seem to lack proper separation and don't follow realistic flight patterns and taxi instructions, this makes the airfields and busy airspaces feel terrible. 6. Argueably the biggest issue of them all though, is that this game is simply unfinished. There are constant performance issues, crashed, and the overall polish just isn't there. Given this franchise's amazing history, releasing some of the best sims of all time and creating so many memories for me and many other, this was a huge let down and I expected so much more out of it. It feels like they tried to rush this project out the door to meet a deadline rather than one that was carefully tested and refined like the last simulators in the genre. At the end of the day, the simulator has potential but right now it's more of a frustrating mes than an enjoyable flight simulator. It's dissapointing to see a sim with so much potential and history fall flat on its face in so many areas. Unless the developers address these issues and fix them, I wont be sticking around. I'm not hoping on this games downfall, or the devs, I really hope they improve it, but I can't recommend it to anybody who's looking for a truly realistic and immersive flight simulator.