Flight Simulator 2020 Has Glitched And Created A 212-Storey Monolith In Melbourne

Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2020 has been released and has been dazzling gamers around the world with its hyper-realistic graphics and incredible interactivity.

Developers have 3D mapped nearly the entire globe, meaning you can literally fly anywhere in the world and pretend like you're actually in the skies.

But while the game is being praised for essentially recreating the whole planet, there's one thing in the game that certainly doesn't mimic real life.

Gamers who have been flying around Melbourne have noticed an oddly large building coming from the city.

They've managed to work out that it stands at 212 storeys and is just one gigantic, black building and no one can work out what the hell is going on.

It seems like a simple typo is behind the glitch.

Developer Asobo Studio managed to create planet earth thanks to data it got from OpenStreetMap, which is a free map of the world.

While it's an incredibly useful tool for loads of reasons, there is a slight Catch 22. Users are allowed to contribute to the map so that data can be input much faster than if moderators were at the helm.

It appears a user called 'nathanwright120', according to Engadget, listed the building in question as having 212 floors instead of just two. That data seems to have been fed to Asobo Studio before the typo was corrected.

Now we have the massive black building sticking into the sky and we should just accept it and start praying to it.

It's not the only minor glitch that has been spotted in the game. Eagle-eyed gamers also noticed that Buckingham Palace had been turned into a mundane block of apartments in the rendering, which certainly isn't the royal treatment it deserves.

But if you don't mind those minor issues then the rest of the game is simply breathtaking. It's so realistic that you can see storms that are hundreds of miles away, as well as lightning in the clouds.

You also have 37,000 airports to choose from as you make your way around the globe using the game.

According to Microsoft, you can explore more than two million cities and there have been 1.5 billion buildings mapped out on to it.

The areas you get to visit aren't lifeless and you can see traffic and animals as well as the change from day to night - all of which will affect your flights.

You will also have to make your way around live real-time weather. This means you'll get accurate wind speeds and directions, rain and storms - you will also have humidity and temperature change to cope with.

Not only does the game offer a wide range of planes - anything from light aircraft to commercial jets - they all scale to your level, giving you interactive instruments, guidance and checklists.

Topics: GAMING, Entertainment, Australia

Stewart Perrie

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