I respect the work that went into the 2024 trailer but it is already so old and very arcade like. As a former professional pilot who uses MSFS for procedural training as well as entertainment, I would much prefer an alternative set of static screens which showcase a more technical and serious use case for the sim. The loading screens options could be varied and allow user choice for which options they prefer to see during sim loading.
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I’d rather they focus elsewhere.
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A clever friend of mine (@flyndive) has found a way that you could do this yourself if you want to get your hands dirty a bit:
Swap out your 2024 load video.
First locate the correct folder:
MS Store : …\Program Files\Limitless\Content\Packages\fs-base-videos\Videos
or : …\Program Files\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024\Content\Packages\fs-base-videos\Videos
Steam : …\Steam\steamapps\common\Limitless\Packages\fs-base-videos\Videos
In order to be able to restore the original video, I recommend renaming the original file “PressStartVideo-4K.mp4” to something like “PressStartVideo-4K.original”.
Copy your chosen MP4 file into the folder and rename it “PressStartVideo-4K.mp4”.
To restore, simply delete or rename the file and rename the original back to “PressStartVideo-4K.mp4”.
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So in your case just find a way to get the static images you want into a slideshow saved as MP4 format and bingo!
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as stated by @Baracus250, you can change to whatever you like. Here’s what I did for mine a while ago.
Grab the file down here and replace the original “PressStartVideo-4K.mp4” with my file. Keep a backup of the original file too…
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Interesting, I’ll probably try that. Not because I don’t like the original video. It’s fine. But, it stutters a lot. Why would a simple intro video have to stutter? It doesn’t radiate optimism and confidence in a game when even the intro video stutters. I know, it’s not really a thing as long as the game itself runs fine. Just a little side note.
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https://flightsim.to/file/86349/mls-minimalistic-loading-screen-for-msfs-2024
wishlist was fullfilled by the community itself. There are a Star Wars style option aswell somewhere on FST.
That’s just to get you “in the mood” 
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Oooh that one is epic!
There are a few others here already!
THANKS so much for your response. This is a fantastic workaround and could be so easy for Asobo to implement into the sim as an option but also not hard for the user to accomplish. This is exactly what I had hoped for, though I figured Asobo might want to compile a few “optional” loading screens of their own. They could even title them to suit the mood of the user. Anyway…great solution and thanks again.
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I’m hoping for that too! I didn’t think it was one “wish” and out! 
Looks great but URL shows the file has been deleted.
I like the idea of being able to change the opening screen…it does get tedious. Not sure I would want to go with the mood of the user. Based upon some of the toxic posts I have read in these forums, Asobo would need to create some dark and foreboding opening sequences.
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I uploaded my file to flightsim.to and it should work now. Enjoy!
I updated the file to use H.264 as some users were having issues playing it (Missing Codec)
I just copied one of the smaller intro videos to replace the trailer to reduce risk by incompatible video format
BTW: Todays patch reverted the file
The problem here is that it doesn’t kill the music. I think only Asobo could do that.