Some interesting news coming out of MicroProse with an announcement that they are entering into Microsoft Flight Simulator development with a series of aircraft that they are calling the ‘Heritage Valor Collection’ and their first aircraft is a B-17G. Let’s have a look!
Heritage of the B-17
MicroProse are calling it the ‘Heritage Valor Collection.’ A series of high quality add-ons for MSFS 2020 and 2024. These are going to be WWII themed aircraft and to start things off they are doing a late model B-17G banking off of some history with the aircraft in the company.
“We are incredibly proud to bring the Heritage Valor Collection to the flight simulation community,” said David Lagettie, CEO of MicroProse. “Our goal is to deliver an unparalleled level of authenticity and detail, allowing users to experience the greatness and power of these historic aircraft.”
A flight sim community veteran is at the helm with Sérgio Costa, author of HeliSimmer.com emerging as Project Development Manager at MicroProse and head of the Heritage Valor Collection line of products.
“Developing these aircraft is a challenging endeavor due to the numerous variations, even within the same block or sub-version of the aircraft. Accurate references are often difficult to find, as even museum-preserved aircraft don’t fully capture their historical authenticity,” said Sérgio.“We have been collaborating closely with consultants to enhance visual realism and access various resources that aid in fine-tuning the flight model and systems.”
Trailer and other materials
So far we just have the press release and a few materials like the image the top of this article and this trailer which should be live at time of publishing. More information will be available on a new MicroProse website dedicated to their Heritage Valor Collection.
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