The luminance (brightness) was adjusted for several photogrammetry cities worldwide—including Naples, Darwin, San Gorgonio, and Las Vegas—to ensure they looked better at different times of the day.
Asobo faced criticism from real-world pilots that ground handling was "too floaty." While 1.9.3.0 did not overhaul the core CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), it did adjust:
[Patch 1.9.3.0 Launch] ──► [~8 GB Core Download] ──► [1.5 GB Japan Pack (Marketplace)] High-Resolution Photogrammetry Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 patch 1.9.3.0
: Outside of the main expansion, specific detailed overhauls arrived for Málaga Airport (LEMG) , Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne (LFLC) , and Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (PAFR) . ✈️ Aerodynamics, Flight Physics, and Autopilot Fixes
Collision detection at negative altitudes was fixed, solving issues where planes would crash unexpectedly when flying low over water or specific terrain. This update was more than a technical fix;
This update was more than a technical fix; it was a digital restoration of an entire nation. Pilots who had previously flown over generic, AI-generated Japanese landscapes suddenly found themselves navigating a meticulously hand-crafted "Land of the Rising Sun". The Story of the "Japan Update"
: Players were finally given a dedicated toggle menu allowing them to fully mute background menu music during the simulator's initial startup and multi-gigabyte background update sequences. How to Install and Validate Version 1.9.3.0 How to Install and Validate Version 1
: Boot up the simulator. The game will automatically prompt a mandatory in-game patch download.
Fixed the fuel consumption rate to better align with real-world operating manuals.
Released in October 2020, Patch 1.9.3.0 Microsoft Flight Simulator (also known as Update 4) primarily focused on the World Update II: USA
: Asobo resolved a game-breaking collision error that triggered system crashes or structural simulation failures whenever an aircraft operated at or below negative altitudes (such as near the Dead Sea or deep valley Basins).