X-Plane 12 News & Announcements
We just release X-Plane 12.4.1

For further information, please visit the X-Plane homepage.
Features:
  • 4K high-definition textures  
  • Custom ground texture 
  • Custom lighting system
  • Custom taxiway signs  
  • Custom dynamic vehicles featuring distinctive Hokkaido elements  
  • Includes RJCJ Chitose Air Base with meticulously crafted, authentic Japan Air Self-Defense Force equipment models, air defense unit installations, and more  
  • Carefully recreated nearby points of interest for you to discover (such as Sapporo Airport Park, Minami-Chitose Station, etc.)  
  • Made according to the latest AIRAC navigation data, precise and detail
  • FPS-friendly
Features
  • Accurate and realistic rendition of N’Djili International Airport, Kinshasa, DRC (FZAA)
  • Detailed ground and models
  • Authentic light environment
  • X-Plane technologies (dynamic lighting, reflective textures,...)
  • Includes static parked aircraft near hangars
  • Optimized for great performance and visual results
We are happy to announce the final release of X-Plane 12.4.0

Find out more about this wonderful release in our release announcement and the release notes.
Features
  • Accurate replica os CYVR – Vancouver International Airport, updated 2025
  • Precise modeling based on original references, photos and others researchs
  • 3D Trees
  • Customized runways, lines and taxiways, with ambiente occlusion included in the textures
  • Sun reflections effects on pavements
  • Effect on the pavement according to weather changes, rain, snow and ice
  • HDR lighting with custom night textures
X-Plane 12.3.1-r1 is now available!

It's a minor bugfix release.
X-Plane 12.3.0 is now out of beta!
A new version of the Helsinki Metropolitan VFR scenery is now available on Steam!Features
  • Hundreds of square kilometers of detailed scenery coverage
  • High-resolution orthoimagery at 50 cm/pixel (approximately Zoom Level 16-17)
  • Enhanced resolution orthophotos around airfields for added realism
  • Includes new (2025) custom-modeled airfields: EFHV (Hyvinkää), EFNS (Savikko), and EFLA (Lahti-Vesivehmaa)
  • Numerous new buildings and updated models across the Helsinki region, reflecting recent urban growth and development

Version 1.2 of Saint Croix XP is now ready! This XP12-exclusive update focuses on visual refinements such as improved soil texture roughness for more realistic surface reflections and slightly adjusted orthophoto colors tailored specifically for X-Plane 12. Minor bugs at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport have also been fixed, and the scenery now integrates XP12's native ambient soundscape for an even more immersive experience. Changelog:
  • adjusted soil textures' roughness, i.e., specularity
  • fixed so-called "glowing effect" of 2D vegetation
  • slightly adjusted colors of orthophoto for XP12
  • minor corrections at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
  • implemented XP12 default soundscape
The free update 1.2 for Seychelles XP adds three new airstrips as well as openSAM compatibility, updated terrain & more Changelog:
  • 3 new airstrips (Cosmoledo, Providence, Poivre)
  • Minor updates and fixes at Seychelles Intl. Airport
  • Minor updates and fixes at Praslin Island Airport
  • Extended runway/updated apron at Astove Airport
  • Minor additions to all the three included heliports
  • Changed XHFSNB to XHFSCG/Seychelles Coast Guard
  • Updated SAM implementation: openSAM compatibility
  • Added new "material maps" for XP12 "wet effects"
  • Implementation of X-Plane 12 default soundscape
  • Updated land-classification and terrain textures
  • Rebuild of Overlay based on updated land-class
  • New bathymetry model and updated sea textures
  • Various fixes for XP12 i.a. w.r.t. lighting, reflexions
Monastir from FSDG is now also available on Steam for X-Plane 12. Feature:
  • Accurate and realistic rendition of Monastir Habib Bourgiba International Airport, Tunisia (DTMB)
  • Updated ground layout
  • Authentic light environment
  • X-Plane technologies (dynamic lighting, reflective textures,...)
  • Optimized for great performance and visual results

Airport Hamburg is now also available on Steam for X-Plane 12. Feature:
  • Highly detailed scenery of Hamburg Airport and the immediate vicinity
  • Realistic 3D ground with elevated Lufthansa maintenance, lowered highway and half covered highway
  • Aerial photo for the airport and the surrounding area, elaborately color-corrected for a true color display (incl. normal map and seasonal variants)
  • Detailed ground lines and stands
  • New "Interims Terminal" and new stands according to ground maps of the airport operator
  • Extremely detailed Hamburg airport buildings with interiors and all auxiliary buildings
  • Lufthansa maintenance area
  • Animated jetways, stairways, marshaller and VDGS (SAM3 or OpenSAM required)
  • Many static apron vehicles
  • Custom animated vehicles
  • Realistic night time dynamic lighting
  • Reworked autogen and street placement 
  • Full support for native XP12 seasons, with no other add-ons or plugins
  • Weather effects for wet, snow and ice
  • XP12 3D vegetation for forests, trees and bushes for seamless integration into the environment

Have a look at our Release Notes and Release Announcement for further information.
FSDG Maledoven is now also available on Steam for X-Plane 12. Feature:
  • Complete and extremely detailed recreation of Velana International Airport Malé (VRMM)
  • Incredibly detailed representation of the seaplane base with typical DHC Twin Otter seaplanes
  • New (not yet opened) terminal
  • Capital island of Hulhumalé (still under construction)
  • Malé island and several other islands around the airport
  • X-Plane 12 technologies (dynamic lights, reflective textures, water textures and more)
  • Compatible with all known add-ons
X-Plane 12.2.0 is finally out of beta!

Please find the full release notes here.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2970690/XPlane_12_Addon_Skyline_Simulations__John_Wayne_Airport/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2970670/XPlane_12_Addon_Skyline_Simulations__Billy_Bishop_Toronto_City_Airport/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2970650/XPlane_12_Addon_Skyline_Simulations__Long_Beach_Airport/
We are very happy to release X-Plane 12.1.4 today.

Full release notes can be found here.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2970600/XPlane_12_Addon_Aerosoft__Airport_Greater_Moncton_International/

Airport Greater Moncton International is now also available for XPlane 12 via Steam.

New in the XP12 Version:


  • Standalone, fully customized XP12 version
  • Revised lighting
  • Ground textures now including PBR reflections and normal maps
  • Revised orthophoto, color optimized for XP12, including autumn/winter version and normal map
  • Reworked vegetation placement (new volumetric grass)
  • XP12 3D vegetation for forests, trees and bushes for seamless integration into the environment
  • Weather effects for wet, snow and ice
  • Full support for native XP12 seasons, with no other add-ons or plugins
  • Reworked autogen and street placement (revised static aircrafts)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2970590/XPlane_12_Addon_Aerosoft__Airport_Melilla/

Airport Melilla is now also available on Steam for X-Plane 12.

Feature:


  • Detailed recreation of the real Melilla Airport (IATA: MLN, ICAO: GEML)
  • Military heliport (GEHM) and Islas Chafarinas Isabel (XGEI2)
  • 4K PBR textures for objects and ground
  • High-resolution custom colored orthophoto
  • Weather effects for wet, snow and ice
  • 3D trees & grass
  • New custom Mesh for the airport area
  • Optimized for great performance and visual results