New information and previews of Vancouver International for Microsoft Flight Simulator have dropped courtesy of FSimStudios.

The developer opened their Facebook post by saying they have been working hard on the scenery over the past few weeks before going into more details.

“First things first, we would like to point out that Vancouver for P3D will feature a large coverage area with 178 square kilometers of imagery and bolster an amazing depiction of downtown Vancouver with custom-made buildings,” said FSimStudios with regards to features; the latter part of this feature is likely to be true for MSFS.

“The airport itself is fully updated as of August 2020. All the details you can expect to see in real life have been modeled, which includes the soon-to-be-finished Pier D. We will also be providing an update to include the latest work on Apron 6 soon after release.

“In addition, Vancouver will also include:

• Accurate modeling of the entire airport, based on thousands of photos from partners working at the airport.
• Outstanding texture quality, using native MSFS and P3D materials and techniques (including handcrafted textures with full PBR and in 4K resolution)
• High resolution seasonal aerial photography;
• Immediate airport surroundings’ landmarks (including 5 custom-made bridges across the Fraser River, a shopping outlet right under the arrival path for 26R, and much more)”

FSimStudios expects the scenery to be available on the last day of October for the Prepar3D version, adding the MSFS counterpart will be available “no longer than two weeks after.”

They continued: “Now as for the pricing, we understand that most of you are still flying out of Prepar3D on a daily basis and that there are few airliners available yet for MSFS.

“We still want to be able to offer both versions for one price as opposed to upgrading in the long run. As a result, the P3D version will be 25USD$ and will include both P3D and MSFS (once released). If you prefer having the MSFS version only, the price will be 11USD$.

“We are committed to make this product our most realistic and most beautiful product yet. It has been a long process in coming, but we are confident that you will love the feel and look of our product.”

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