Microsoft Flight Simulator is an Open-World, Flight, and Simulation game published by Xbox Game Studios released in 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator has the following genres of gameplay.
- In an open world style of game the player is allowed to roam freely through a normally massive environment. This style of games is usually not on rails, meaning that the player gets to go anywhere and solve problems in the order that they choose.
- Flight games are usually from the cockpit or from a chase camera but can also be ground based such as RC simulation games. They are not necessarily flight simulators but are more often limited in functionality in order to be more approachable to a broader range of gamers. Wing Commander and TIE Fighter are popular flight games.
- In a simulation game the primary goal is to simulate a real life situation either for education or entertainment. Simulation games have a huge vareity of types including sports, driving, flying, and dating. Some of the most popular sims of all time are SimCity and Madden NFL.
Forward Ports for Microsoft Flight Simulator
When you are playing Microsoft Flight Simulator you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and intermittently even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.
Before You Forward a Port
Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:
- The IP address of your network router.
- Your gaming machine's IP address.
- The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.
How to find your router's IP Address
The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.
How To Forward Ports
An easy way to do this is use our Network Utilities software. It can open your ports with just a few clicks. Then when you are done you can just was quickly close your ports again. Alternatively you can do it by hand.
The process for forwarding a port is usually:
- Login to your router.
- Locate your routers port forwarding section.
- Put the IP address of your computer or gaming console in the correct box in your router.
- Put the TCP and UDP ports for your game in the matching boxes in your router.
- Sometimes you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.
Which Ports Does Microsoft Flight Simulator Require
The required ports that need to be forwarded for Microsoft Flight Simulator are as follows:
Microsoft Flight Simulator - PC
- TCP: 3074
- UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500
Microsoft Flight Simulator - Xbox One
- TCP: 3074
- UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500
Microsoft Flight Simulator - Xbox Series X
- TCP: 3074
- UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500
Microsoft Flight Simulator - Steam
- TCP: 27015-27030, 27036-27037
- UDP: 4380, 27000-27031, 27036
We have guides that are custom tailored for Microsoft Flight Simulator that will show you the exact ports.
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - PC
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - Xbox One
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - Xbox Series X
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - Steam
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