FS KINGPIN
Press kit · Last updated: May 2026
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TITLE
  FS Kingpin

TAGLINE
  Pick your faction. Fly contraband. Build a criminal empire one real
  MSFS flight at a time.

GENRE
  Career add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

PLATFORM
  Windows. Standalone desktop app, runs alongside MSFS via SimConnect.

RELEASE STATUS
  Beta. Public release date TBD.

BETA STATUS
  Active beta. Expect bugs, placeholder art in places, and ongoing
  polish. Frequent updates. Feedback shapes what ships next.

PRICE
  Beta is free. Final pricing TBD.

DEVELOPER
  Independent. Solo / small team.

WEBSITE
  https://fskingpin.com/

PRESS EMAIL
  info@fskingpin.com

SOCIAL
  X / Twitter:  https://x.com/FSKingpin
  Facebook:     https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568336095691

TRAILER
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHWt9ikE-UM


SHORT DESCRIPTION
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FS Kingpin is the criminal career add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator
2024.


MEDIUM DESCRIPTION
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FS Kingpin turns every flight in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 into a
smuggling run inside a 50-level criminal career. Pick your faction
(cartel, mob, firm, yakuza), build a crew, and push rivals off the map
across real airports worldwide. Standalone Windows app, your save data
stays untouched, free public beta.


LONG DESCRIPTION
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FS Kingpin is a standalone Windows application that runs alongside
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and turns it into a 50-level criminal
career mode. SimConnect reads your flight in real time, grading every landing and
stitching every flight into a working contraband economy.

Players pick one of four factions at the start, Los Halcones (cartel,
Bogota), the Marchetti Family (mob, Palermo), the Adamson Firm (firm,
London), or Kuroda-Gumi (yakuza, Tokyo), and progress from a nobody
flying mule jobs to a kingpin running labs across continents. Forty-seven
commodities span five tiers from roadside weed to stolen Picassos. Five
price zones span the globe. Daily volatility keeps yesterday's winning
route from being today's.

Build labs at airports you control to produce your own product (weed,
cocaine, MDMA). Production ticks in real time and catches up while
you're offline, so the empire keeps running between sessions.

FS Kingpin runs as a standalone Windows app and stores all save data
locally in SQLite. It reads telemetry from MSFS via SimConnect and
doesn't change your save data, your existing aircraft, or your settings.
A small companion package drops into the MSFS Community folder for an
in-cockpit EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) tablet, removable at any time.
More EFB features rolling out in future updates. Plays offline once
installed. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases.


KEY FEATURES
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- Procedural missions at every airport. Contracts regenerate from
  wherever you parked, distances scale with your level (20nm hops to
  2,000nm hauls).
- 47 commodities across 5 tiers, from roadside weed to stolen Picassos.
- Four playable factions (cartel, mob, firm, yakuza), each with a
  different starting country, home airport, and unlock order.
- Five global price zones with hot markets and daily volatility.
- Crew system with stacking bonuses (soldiers, lookouts, accountants,
  lawyers, regional bosses).
- Five rival cartels expand and contest airports whether you are playing
  or not. Dynamic turf wars.
- Build labs at airports you control. Passive production ticks even
  while offline.
- Real MSFS integration via SimConnect. Save data, aircraft, and
  settings stay untouched.


BOILERPLATE "ABOUT"
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FS Kingpin is an independent third-party career add-on for Microsoft
Flight Simulator 2024. It is not affiliated with Microsoft, Asobo
Studio, or Xbox Game Studios.


PRESS CONTACT
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Email: info@fskingpin.com
Replies usually within 24 hours.
Beta keys for press and content creators are available on request.
