Ship stuck in Suez Canal spotted in Microsoft Flight Simulator
And you thought Microsoft Flight Simulator was realistic before; now you can visit the ship stuck in the Suez Canal.
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What you need to know
AMicrosoft Flight Simulatormodder has had some fun by adding a ship to the Suez Canal within the game (viaGeekWire). In the real world, the Ever Given container ship has made headlines for almost a week by blocking the Suez Canal, a major shipping lane for world commerce. While the ship has beenmostly freedin real life, you can block the Suez Canal within Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The developers of Microsoft Flight Simulator do a great job of incorporating real-world content into the game, includingcastles in World Update 3, but the appearance of the ship in the Suez Canal requires a mod. You cangrab the mod online, but you’ll also need to have theGlobal AI Ship Traffic modinstalled.
A video of the stuck ship was recently shared on TikTok by “donut_enforcement.”
Bringing in this real-world event makes the game feel more realistic, but you can take that even further by grabbing one of thebest pedals for Microsoft Flight Simulatoror one of thebest yokes for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has taken to the skies, promising a cloud-powered globe, with authenticity on an unmatched scale. It’s out now exclusively on Windows PCs, offered in three flavors.
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