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All proper. Made it by TSA, simply strolling across the airport. Bought a bit bit earlier than my flight, so you realize what which means. Espresso.
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All proper, everybody. We’ve got made it to Phoenix, Arizona, first time ever. And the present temperature is a brisk 104 levels Fahrenheit. I’m already sweating, and I simply stepped out of the terminal. However you realize, it is OK, as a result of I will get to play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. I can’t wait.
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All proper. So we’re on the point of load into the Humvees, as you possibly can see proper right here, for a tour across the Grand Canyon. It will be a tremendous day. I can’t wait. Let’s go, child, let’s go.
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What’s going on, all people? It’s Malik Prince, and welcome again to the official Xbox Podcast, a really particular version, as you possibly can inform, as a result of we aren’t within the studio. We’re on the stunningly lovely Grand Canyon. On November 19, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will arrive. It is being developed by a workforce that is not solely providing you with a map to fly round in– they’re providing you with the whole world, actually, with probably the most refined, immersive, and awe-inspiring flight simulator of all time.
Unreal constancy, improved tech, and naturally, the flexibility to step into the function in quite a lot of aviation careers, corresponding to search and rescue or aerial firefighting or, what I am most enthusiastic about, aerial promoting. You already know the little planes that fly over with the indicators? I am excited to try this. So sit again and calm down, as a result of with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the sky will not be the restrict. And we will present you simply that.
All proper. So we have now stopped once more right here on the Grand Canyon, only for one other vista. You would possibly be capable to see a bunch of creators and folks within the press who’re taking footage, making movies. You should definitely take a look at the content material that is out now as properly from them.
The actually cool factor about Microsoft Flight Simulator is within the sport, the workforce has accomplished such an incredible job of offering added element to the sport that you may now land your aircraft and really get out and take pictures.
Let’s speak about it. Picture mode goes to go so loopy on this sport. It is like a photograph mode of your desires. So for those who’ve ever wished to try this, you are able to do that in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
MALIK PRINCE (VOICEOVER): After which we ran right into a fairly frequent inhabitant of the Grand Canyon, an cute elk.
– All proper. So we received the tour of the Grand Canyon. Now we’re within the gameplay session room, the place tons of creators and press are attending to play the sport for the primary time, the primary folks outdoors of the devs who’ve performed the sport, and the impressions and the reactions to how good it seems.
Check out this unbelievable field artwork for the premium deluxe version. Simply actually showcases all of what you are going to have the ability to do. And also you get a double-wide steelbook with that, which is fairly cool.
I am right here with the person of the hour, the person representing the exhausting work of so many proficient of us. It’s the head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, Jorg Neumann. Jorg, how’s it going?
– Good to see you.
– Good to see you as properly. So two months earlier than launch. How are you feeling? Anxious, excited? What is going on by your body–
– Each.
– Each?
– You already know, I’d say I have been in gaming for 30 years. That is, by far, the most important challenge I’ve ever had something to do with. 10 weeks to go, which implies there is a huge quantity of labor left, however what we have now is superior.
MALIK PRINCE: I wished to start out with one thing that is most likely close to and expensive to your coronary heart, which is the historical past of the franchise that you just’re engaged on. Proper to your proper right here, we have now some form of show that showcases that historical past. Are you able to inform us a bit bit about what we’re seeing earlier than we go into the longer term?
– So that is truly my private assortment, Flight Simulator. This comes from– I usually have that standing proper behind me on my desk. So these are the primary Microsoft Flight Simulators. This one’s truly the primary one which got here out in 1982. Then that is ’83. That is one other model.
After which it advanced. This is Microsoft Residence, So on the very starting of Microsoft Residence. In case you return within the historical past of Microsoft gaming, Flight Simulator is definitely on the very starting. In actual fact, it’s Microsoft’s longest-supported franchise.
– Good little reality.
– And as I maintain telling–
– Yeah, it is a good one, although.
– –it predates Home windows and Workplace. So it’s one thing that the corporate is tremendous pleased with. It truly has the Microsoft identify in it. And we’re now on the twelfth new model.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah. I imply, a lot historical past. It is received to really feel unbelievable to know that you just’re engaged on basically what’s the subsequent technology of Microsoft Flight Simulator as a result of it is a entire new launch.
JORG NEUMANN: An entire new launch. It is a completely completely different model of the engine. We– principally, it received so big– we launched Flight Simulator in 2020. There’s add-ons from what we name third events, principally creators. 5,000 add-ons. We’re now a 2-terabyte obtain, so we needed to re-architect the whole sim.
We added an unbelievable quantity of element to the planet, which we name the digital twin. We greater than doubled the plane. There’s now an exercise system or a profession system that we launched as a result of the neighborhood had been asking for extra issues to do. So it is a completely new product, a brand new form of product. It is form of unprecedented in flight simming, so I believe individuals are tremendous excited.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah, I imply, it’s totally apparent. Like I discussed, we’re at this creator area, and we have been watching creators play, and it has been attention-grabbing seeing the place they determine to go within the map. As a result of to your level digital twin– I received to fly over my highschool. I flew over what we skilled immediately right here and what you are going to see within the podcast, which is right here on the Grand Canyon, which is such an incredible expertise. We received in a helicopter. We got– you may see all of it within the video. Nevertheless it’s simply actually cool.
So what are among the different issues that perhaps folks might not take into consideration that you just and the workforce form of set and enhance on on this sport?
JORG NEUMANN: The planet, the floor of the planet, is 4,000 occasions the decision that it was earlier than.
MALIK PRINCE: Thoughts blowing.
JORG NEUMANN: I imply, principally, our wireframe seems prefer it’s now a textured atmosphere. It is so detailed. Mainly, take into consideration each rock, each pebble on Earth goes to be on this sim. Each tree, each bush, the whole lot. It is unbelievable. Like, you possibly can actually land anyplace, and it’s a very near real-life sort of expertise.
We added new issues, like animals are actually roaming the Earth. Fascinating. We populate the oceans with ships. We basically– transponder indicators of each ship on Earth. And we’re drawing each ship on Earth. We’re additionally drawing each aircraft within the air. So it is an unprecedented stage of content material. Nothing ever like this has been accomplished earlier than.
And all of it is introduced collectively by this exercise system, the place you possibly can principally launch your aviation profession. You may pursue your aviation profession. And you can begin anyplace you need on the planet, someplace in the course of Western Australia, or wherever your pursuit actually takes you. After which you possibly can decide what pilot you need to change into. You need to change into a search and rescue pilot or a passenger airplane pilot? There’s tons of careers that you may pursue. And I believe individuals are going to have a blast. In case you like aviation at all–
– Actually no stone left unturned. And I received to say in regards to the aviation activities– that is what I am so enthusiastic about. However even past that– as a result of, in fact, how a lot in-depth you possibly can go. However what I’d say– there are such a lot of individuals who may– that is probably the most practical sim that I’ve ever seen, personally. That is my private opinion. It seems unbelievable.
However even simply getting in a Cessna– it is tremendous easy. Like, you actually take off the parking brake, and also you hit the throttle, and also you’re up within the air. So for anybody who could also be pondering, oh, I do not know if I can– you completely can. There is a bunch of approachable methods to deal with this sim, however there’s additionally some actually in-depth stuff.
So I will ask you, truly, to choose your favourite little one right here. What’s your favourite characteristic or what you are most trying ahead to on this sport?
– I believe what I look ahead most to is you can– you have now change into an individual. So flight sim historically was– you are simply choosing planes from a hangar. Now you are choosing an individual initially.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah, that is proper.
JORG NEUMANN: We truly took nice care to signify mankind appropriately as a result of it is a product– there’s only a few merchandise like this or video games like this that’s the whole planet. You may go anyplace on the planet. And we took nice care. We labored with the UN. How will we signify mankind? So that you get to choose your self.
Then there is a characteristic that we’ve not talked about a lot in any respect. It is referred to as participant voice. You file your personal voice, and that’s the voice with which you talk all through the whole expertise. So different folks will hear it. It is superior. And it sounds tremendous genuine. So that you embed your self on this world of aviation.
And for those who love– I consider aviation and the dream of flying is a human– a elementary human dream. And I believe we’re actually unlocking this in a means that has by no means been accomplished earlier than, extra accessible than ever earlier than, broader than ever earlier than. So for those who’re even a bit bit, attempt it.
MALIK PRINCE: Unimaginable unbelievable. All proper, Jorg, as we wrap issues up, any ultimate phrases for the neighborhood? And likewise, preorders are open immediately. When’s the sport launch?
– Remaining phrases for the neighborhood is thanks. We have been on this collaboration with the neighborhood. As a matter of reality, we are saying now we’re making this for the neighborhood, with the neighborhood. That is not only one improvement workforce. We have embraced them. There’s a number of creators on the market which can be superior what they do. So we’re making this with about 25 groups. And that actually takes us to the subsequent stage. And so far as when is it coming out– November 19–
– 19.
– –10 quick weeks away. In case you preorder now– it begins today– you truly get a extremely cool aircraft, De Havilland Cl 415. It is the aircraft on our visible ID. It is a firefighting aircraft. It is actually cool. And you’ll play that till the 2024 sim comes out in 2020.
– Preorder immediately. Releases November 19. Jorg, thanks a lot for stopping by–
– Thanks.
– –and chatting with us.
– Good to see you.
– Good to see you as properly.
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MALIK PRINCE: I acknowledge a really acquainted face off to my left, your proper right here. It’s Parris Lily, a person who is aware of a factor or two about flight sims. Parris, let me get this mic for you. Parris, what had been your ideas of the sport to this point?
– I am loving it to this point. In comparison with– as nice as 2020 was, this feels just like the overhaul that Flight Sim wanted for 2024. That is implausible. I’m proper now flying over my neighborhood in Southern California, and it is wonderful. It is like a one-to-one copy. The bottom-level graphics– wonderful.
– Properly stated. And with the most effective voice in gaming, in fact.
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– Once more, we have seen so many people–
– As I crash.
– Yeah. I virtually made him crash. We do not need that to occur. However we have seen so many individuals determine to go to their neighborhoods and fly over and see, hey, that is the native grocery retailer the place I purchase eggs and milk and all that good things. Is that this SnowBikeMike?
– Hey, what’s up, Crew Xbox? It’s SnowBikeMike from Kinda Humorous Video games. How are y’all?
– We’re doing properly. Oh, and I really feel like I made– virtually made you crash. Ideas on the sim to this point?
– Yeah, I am having a lot enjoyable right here on the sims. As you possibly can see, I am out within the plains of Africa, at present seeking to discover a giraffe. There’s wildlife within the sport now, simply so you realize. And I will take an superior picture of some giraffes. However first, I received to fly this aircraft.
– Yeah, and I received to verify he does not crash. I will go over to my gaming station, and we will get a hands-on with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. And I will kick you all out, OK? So it has been nice speaking to you. We’ll speak to a couple different individuals who made the sport. I will do my factor, OK? Peace.
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All proper. So we’re making this flip. Have a look at that lovely mountain within the background. That’s unbelievable. That is so cool. That is–
– Hey, Malik?
– Yeah?
– It is time to go to the helicopter experience.
– I am sorry, what?
– The helicopter experience?
– Oh, I am not going– I am not occurring the helicopter.
PILOT: Properly, welcome aboard, everybody. I will get going right here with some preflight checks.
MALIK PRINCE (VOICEOVER): You all can inform the helicopter to take off as a result of Malik Prince is not going to be on the helicopter.
– I am within the helicopter.
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MALIK PRINCE (VOICEOVER): Now, I’ve at all times stated that I’d by no means, ever get in a helicopter, however within the identify of Flight Sim 2024, it was time to face my fears.
– All proper, I did it. I did it. I confronted my concern. I received within the helicopter. And I lived. Do not get me fallacious. I’m glad to be again on Earth, on the bottom. If you wish to expertise that, cannot get out to some place like this, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. You are able to do the identical, precise factor we simply did as a result of it’s the whole world at your fingertips.
All proper. Now we will take a look at the profession mode within the sport. Once more, the workforce talked rather a lot about how they wished to take suggestions from the neighborhood, and one of many issues the neighborhood was asking was for the flexibility to have extra targets and challenges within the sport. And a part of that– they did not simply try this. They constructed a whole profession mode.
All proper. What’s up, everybody? I’m again right here. And this time I am with David from Asobo. How is it going immediately?
– Superb. Thanks. Very excited.
– Very excited. Yeah, I imply, I believe I am feeling that pleasure. So we have been speaking in regards to the presentation that you’ve got given to the creators and plenty of the press on the market. One of many issues that I believe was actually spectacular and the factor that I am most trying ahead to are the aviation actions. Are you able to speak about what the principle buckets of the aviation actions are?
– Clearly, I’d say the large factor is the profession, the place principally, you can– what we have now labored exhausting on is to make it pretty much as good for an early newbie, but in addition for our clients. Mainly, you begin as a rookie, and also you meet the mentor. This mentor will clarify you the right way to handle your profession, principally. And the extra you progress in your profession, the more cash you’ll earn, and the extra examination you’ll going to have the ability to move.
And at one level, you should have sufficient cash to really purchase your– since you had been an worker at this stage. And immediately, you manage to pay for to purchase your personal aircraft. And perhaps you’ll begin with a second-hand aircraft, which is mid, which isn’t new, which implies that it has been used, which implies that the maintenance– it is perhaps not as costly whenever you purchase it, however the upkeep price will not be the identical.
And it is one other step within the understanding of how aviation works as a result of to this point, you did not needed to even take this under consideration. However now immediately, on high of all the opposite mechanisms, which is the scoring of the mission, your expertise– sorry, your stage, your expertise, and your reputation– on high of this, immediately, you must handle your aircraft.
And for those who do come again to the skydive sport mode– I imply, missions– for those who land too exhausting too many occasions, your aircraft will begin to be broken. After which you’ll have to do the upkeep and et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. And that is so necessary. You’ll perhaps change into wealthy enough– [LAUGHS] to really purchase a brand new one and broaden your fleet and immediately broaden the fleet in one other area. And step-by-step, perhaps sooner or later, it is possible for you to to purchase an airliner.
MALIK PRINCE: And I believe that is what I used to be so shocked by and what so many creators had been shocked by whenever you all had been presenting it. It might be one factor for those who all simply form of added careers and it was like, hey, let me test this off. OK, I am getting a grade for it.
However you all went additional. You went into making it in order that basically, you are becoming– beginning as a mentee, after which you may probably be an entrepreneur of your personal enterprise. And I really like the little added contact, I received to say, of the consequence the place it’s your aircraft that you just buy, and so if you realize that there is a potential so that you can injury it, you are extra more likely to take it extra significantly.
DAVID DEDEINE: However at this stage of the profession, as you simply talked about, it’s– immediately, it is your aircraft. And for those who crash it, you lose it. And it’s– the cash is gone.
And I assure that when you’ll fly your first person– I imply, personal aircraft, you’ll notice that, oh my gosh, that is mine. And also you need to handle it. And the whole lot appears immediately rather more actual, simply due to that.
– David, this has been superior. Thanks a lot. We can’t wait to leap in. Thanks for chatting with me.
– Thanks very a lot. It was a pleasure.
– Yeah. Do you know that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 presents huge expertise enhancements, corresponding to a lot faster launch occasions and takes up only a fraction of the area required from the earlier launch? And whenever you do launch, world updates are already streamed and out there. And that features handcrafted airports. Each free plane, airport, and focal point is instantly out there.
Talking of improved tech, I received to sit down down with a number of of us who know all about it. I am right here with Brandon and Chris, who’re truly partnering with Microsoft and with Asobo to make Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 as superior as could be. Brandon, are you able to inform me, one, who you’re and what workforce you are on, after which we’ll get into a bit little bit of the questioning?
– Yeah. And thanks for being right here for the interview. So my identify is Brandon Yeager, most likely higher recognized within the flight simulation neighborhood as Jonks. I am the founding father of Bought Pals. And we’re a small workforce of plane builders, so we’re actually excited to be a part of 2024 and convey what we’re doing primarily, which is bush plane and gliders, to the brand new sim. And simply actually excited to be right here for that.
– All proper. So I simply received to talk with Seb, and we had been speaking in regards to the improved tech and the way detailed they went. For you, what does that added effort of the element that they are placing into this game– how does that change the way you partnered with the workforce?
BRANDON YAEGER: Bush plane and gliders, like I used to be mentioning, is primarily what we’re going for 2024, and the ground-level detail– it is unbelievable, proper? So the whole lot they have been in a position so as to add, whether or not that’s the new– simply the grass physics, touchdown and grass, hitting a twig, there’s bushes laying in all places, the quantity of depth they put into the water and the whole lot.
And so we’re actually excited as a result of, I imply, we’re making these low, sluggish plane, and gliding goes to be an absolute pleasure to look down on the floor. And bush aircraft– that is going to be extraordinarily enjoyable. I believe you heard within the presentation you are going to have the ability to have to make a move at the place you are going to land first, so you are not coming down and damaging your plane or doing one thing to your gear.
MALIK PRINCE: Now, Chris, I wished to go to you. Introduce your self and the workforce that you just’re engaged on.
– Positive. I am Chris Burnett. I am the supervisor I am one of many founders of Working Title Simulations. And we work on avionics and detailed plane techniques. And for 2024, we have been engaged on plenty of flight plan work along with the avionics packages after which a handful of plane as properly.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah. I imply, you form of talked about that your purpose is to make Flight Simulator 2024 probably the most practical piloting expertise doable. I need to ask you the way you are doing this, however I need to set it up within the sense that I watch so many individuals on YouTube who truly go additional than what the flight sim expertise is. And a part of what you are bringing to the sim is all of these issues that perhaps occur earlier than a pilot even takes off, the preflight checklists and stuff like that. Are you able to speak a bit bit about what else gamers can anticipate once they leap in?
CHRISTOPHER BURNETT: Positive, yeah. There’s two huge issues that we’re including to this expertise for flight simmers. And also you talked about plenty of exhausting core simmers use different instruments and issues that they do outdoors the sim earlier than they even leap into the sim. And we’re simply attempting to convey extra of that have into the sim’s ecosystem.
So the couple issues which can be actually cool are, one, having the ability to plan and transient your flight upfront. After which the opposite factor that David talked about within the presentation was that preflight actions themselves, so having the ability to stroll across the aircraft, test all of the management surfaces. All of the issues that an actual pilot would do of their course of exercise, we get to try this within the sim now. And it is actually cool.
– What’s it been like transitioning from simply enormous followers to attending to work on the title?
– All of us began out locally. And now we’re working deep contained in the sim, bringing some actually cool options collectively. And I believe it is actually superior that Microsoft and Jorg and the entire management workforce are taking steering from us, from all of our groups, when it comes to what the neighborhood actually needs to see and what issues we are able to do to enhance the sims.
Our workforce is form of attention-grabbing. We’re about half those that got here with a simming background, so individuals who have been simming since FS4, FS5, like myself, after which a bunch of people that hadn’t simmed earlier than however received the bug due to how cool Flight Sim 2020 was. So it is truly form of a enjoyable juxtaposition to have a look at these completely different units of individuals in our workforce.
– All proper. So Brandon and Chris, thanks a lot, including much more realism to a sim that had all of it. Simply discovering new methods to make it much more practical for the gamers. I like it. Thanks a lot for chatting with me.
– Thanks.
– Thanks.
– Yeah. I am right here with Seb from Asobo. Seb, how’s it going?
– Nice.
– All proper. So we’re doing this little hand backwards and forwards mic factor, however we’re making it work as a result of we’re right here. The presentation that you just gave– it went into such element. There have been actually gasps from the creators and the press from how a lot you went into element. Are you able to give me a fast overview of how you have modified and improved the tech from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 to 2024?
SEBASTIAN WLOCH: There is a ton of enhancements right here. I imply, there’s much more element, nearer to the bottom. You see tons of extra element, 4,000 occasions extra element, truly. We improved the lighting. We improved the overall rendering.
– Now, whenever you say 4,000 occasions the element, how are they going to expertise what that 4,000 occasions element means so far as gameplay goes?
– Yeah. So there’s two examples. One is– so we confirmed a wireframe image in 2020. You see a triangle, which is the bottom geometry, and with the plane, whenever you drive– I imply, whenever you take off, the wheels are rolling over it. That is the extent of element you get. So every triangle goes to be about this huge. And so the bumps can’t be smaller than this, proper?
With 4,000 occasions extra element, the bumps are this huge, proper? So we have now rocks, stones, mud. That is all simulated. And also you see it in 3D. You may see it. You may see it from far-off. You may fly over and say, oh, no, I am not going to land right here. There’s rocks. Let’s decide one other area. And whenever you land on it, it’s essential change the way in which you fly, truly, too, to take the bumps. And in order that’s one of many huge, huge impacts.
– One other factor that I actually thought was spectacular from the demos you all confirmed was the precise modifications to how the wake turbulence behind the aircraft and/or helicopter has been improved, the tech behind that. Are you able to undergo that a bit bit?
SEBASTIAN WLOCH: Sure, sure. So we have now now 4 parts which simulate air and aerodynamics within the sim. And so one which has been added is– it is added to the CFD, so it is the computational fluid dynamics, which was already current across the plane, nevertheless it stopped at around– like, you’re taking the wingspan of the plane or the dimensions of the blades, and also you double that, and that is the place it stopped. It is what we would have liked to make the plane fly realistically.
However you fly in an area– for instance, with a helicopter, you go the place you come again, it was clear air. And now there’s this wake turbulence simulation. It is one other computational fluid dynamics simulation, nevertheless it’s a distinct scale. It has actually– it has six layers which cascade from very small to very huge. And this permits us to principally maintain it there for as much as six minutes.
So truly, there isn’t a time restrict. It is simply that when all of the vitality is gone, when all of the turbulence is gone, we delete that space. And the utmost we have had was six minutes, which is what’s truly occurring practical with a really heavy airliner. However the helicopter goes to depart simply one or two minutes behind of turbulence.
And essential for pilots. That is harmful. On an actual airport, you at all times wait, relying on the– they’ll say heavy, for instance, on ATC, relying on the plane which takes off. I personally as soon as was on ultimate with a really, very small, mild plane. And a helicopter from a helicopter college simply crossed the runway with none ATC, nothing, similar to that. And so it was a small airport. There isn’t any tower, proper? So folks do extra loopy stuff.
And so, yeah, we did not even– interrupted the ultimate. We instantly went up. And you do not even need to undergo this as a result of you– I imply, there’s movies on the web and accidents and stuff. It simply flips your plane sooner than you possibly can rely on the aileron. And in order that’s essential simulation facet that we added.
– Properly, once more, there are such a lot of updates to what you all did so far as tech clever that we will not even cowl all of them. However I am excited for all– everyone– all of the gamers on the market to take a look at this sim when it releases. Seb, you and the workforce have accomplished an incredible job. Thanks a lot for chatting with me.
– Thanks.
– Yeah, thanks. And what higher approach to cap off the night time than with meals and drinks as newly made associates vibe and focus on the epic occasions of the day that will flip into unforgettable recollections?
And that could be a wrap on the very particular version of the Xbox Podcast from the Grand Canyon in celebration of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. We received to experience in Humvees across the Grand Canyon. We received to take a helicopter, and I scared for my life, however I landed, and it was superior. However extra importantly than that, we received to play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, which is unbelievable. So bear in mind, preorders are open proper now, and the sport releases on November 19, 2024.
With that, thanks a lot. It is Malik signing off. We’ll catch you subsequent time. Hey, y’all. Good to see you. Good to see you.
– Welcome in, man.
– How y’all doing?
– Nice journey immediately, man.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah, it was superior.
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