In case you’re in search of a brand new type of aerial problem to tackle, then we’ve excellent news: the Microsoft Flight Simulator Prime Gun DLC is out now, it’s free, and it’ll casually ask you to land a ludicrously highly effective fighter jet on the deck of an plane provider.
The Prime Gun DLC was introduced at E3 final yr, however was subsequently delayed – not due to any improvement points, however as a result of it’s a tie-in with Paramount’s Prime Gun: Maverick, which itself was delayed as a result of coronavirus surge late final yr. The movie hits theatres this weekend, nonetheless, so the tie-in DLC is prepared for takeoff.
To entry the Prime Gun growth, you merely must launch Microsoft Flight Simulator. In the primary menu, you’ll discover a new tile known as ‘Maverick Actions.’ If that is your first time launching the DLC, clicking the tile will take you to {the marketplace}, the place you’ll have the ability to obtain the brand new growth – it’s about 4.78GB in case you’re taking part in on the Xbox app.
As soon as the pack is downloaded, you’ll discover 5 new low-altitude challenges for the F/A-18E Tremendous Hornet, together with buzzing Riffe Lake (to doubtlessly try a number of the cool new supersonic results Asobo’s just lately added) or flying over Alaska’s Yanert Glacier.
The 2 superior challenges embrace a provider touchdown on the deck of an plane provider off the San Diego coast, and piloting an experimental Darkstar hypersonic jet up into the stratosphere for a coast-to-coast flight from California to Cape Canaveral Air Pressure Base in Florida.
The pack additionally contains three coaching missions for the Tremendous Hornet so you will get acclimated to the type of energy you’ll be working with within the highly effective fighter jet.
In a really good contact, the Prime Gun rating performs when you’re in that part of the menu. Now, get on the market and make Goose proud.
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