How to run MSFS and noble flight simulator on two PCs?

Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. We call it MSFS here for convenience.

First of all, let’s understand two configure files of MSFS.

1. SimConnect.xml is the config for server which should be located in C:\Users<user_name>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\ or C:\Users<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator
2. SimConnect.cfg is the config for client which should be located in Documents(eg: C:\Users\your name\Documents) or in the same folder our software installed.

If you want the MSFS runs on one PC while the nobleflightsim software on another, just follow two simple steps below.

Create SimConnect.xml for MSFS

SimConnect.xml tells MSFS which port to listen to wait for clients. The content for SimConnect.xml :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
  <Descr>SimConnect Server Configuration</Descr>
  <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Address>0.0.0.0</Address>
    <Port>54321</Port>
    <MaxRecvSize>4096</MaxRecvSize>
    <DisableNagle>False</DisableNagle>
  </SimConnect.Comm>
</SimBase.Document>

Create SimConnect.cfg for Noble flight simulator

SimConnect.cfg tells the client(noble flight simulator) which ip and port to connect. The content for SimConnect.cfg :

[SimConnect]
Protocol=IPv4
Address=xx.xx.xx.xx
Port=54321
MaxReceiveSize=4096
DisableNagle=0

Attention: replace the xx.xx.xx.xx to the IP of your PC running MSFS. You can use ping command to make sure it’s reachable. Further, you can use telent xx.xx.xx.xx 54321 to test the port is connectable.

That’s it!