Microsoft Flight Simulator X
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Originally Posted by bfisk
DLing now - can't wait 
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Mercenary Pilot,
Reading through the MSFS DevBlogs, the team took a decision that far more realistic ATC was available online through organisations such as VATSIM and IVAO, for those that wanted 'realism'. For those that didn't, the FS2004 system was deemed adequate.
Reading through the MSFS DevBlogs, the team took a decision that far more realistic ATC was available online through organisations such as VATSIM and IVAO, for those that wanted 'realism'. For those that didn't, the FS2004 system was deemed adequate.
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Good news and bad news after a trip round whatever island it is in the Beech Baron.
Part of the bad news is the frame rates. I found the frame rates slowed to 14-18FPS in some views when a lot of scenery was in the frame. But that was with everything in the display settings set to "Ultra High" and at full screen on 1280x1024x32. That may sound good news, but the machine I got that on is powered by an Athlon 64 X2 4800+ dual core processor, with 2GB of DDR RAM and a Radeon X1900 XTX video card. If I've got to go back to compromising on display settings then FSX really is a frame hungry beast!
One major change is that there is no "aircraft" folder, but it is possible to add new aircraft. Instead of putting the main parts of the aircraft into the "aircraft" directory, you put it into SimObjects/airplanes/ Everything else seems to go where you'd have put it in FS9.
The good news is that this brave new world does look pretty, as far as the jerk-o-vision of sub 20FPS will allow me to judge. The Caribbean island has a slightly "Tin Tin" cartoon feel to it, but there's lots of scenery, and the moving cars on the roads and boats floating around the place look really good. In fact, the scenery really does seem a step change for the better - give or take the fact that the airport fence makes stuff seem to float in the air on the other side of it.
The biggest change is the sea and lagoon textures, which made a real effort to convince they were actually water: though the "waves" seemed a bit over scale for my taste. Clouds looked good from a distance, but I didn't fly in any.
The Beech Baron looked and felt and sounded really good, too. Not the sort of aircraft I ever normally fly, but good nonetheless. I got a bit confused over the views. Pressing S cycles through a virtual cockpit, a spot, a tower and an "aircraft" view that I didn't quite get to the bottom of, but seems to hold at a point and in a direction related to the aircraft. There is also a 2D cockpit, but it didn't seem to be included in the normal cycle of views. Aircraft animation and accompanying noises - undercarriage and flaps etc - seemed very good.
Very much a quick first view, then, but given the power that is going to be needed to get the best out of FSX, I'm not sure that we should all start uninstalling FS2004 just yet...
Oh: and the best news of all is that Microsoft are using a faded Saltire as the desktop icon for the FSX demo!
Meanwhile, you can pre-order FSX at amazon.com and amazon.co.uk: the former with an early October release date, the latter with a later October release date. And widely different prices: $64.99 on amazon.com or £54.99 on amazon.co.uk, which at today's exchange rates equals $103.96. Even given the US price includes a $5 discount, it makes you wonder how that difference is justifiable!
Part of the bad news is the frame rates. I found the frame rates slowed to 14-18FPS in some views when a lot of scenery was in the frame. But that was with everything in the display settings set to "Ultra High" and at full screen on 1280x1024x32. That may sound good news, but the machine I got that on is powered by an Athlon 64 X2 4800+ dual core processor, with 2GB of DDR RAM and a Radeon X1900 XTX video card. If I've got to go back to compromising on display settings then FSX really is a frame hungry beast!
One major change is that there is no "aircraft" folder, but it is possible to add new aircraft. Instead of putting the main parts of the aircraft into the "aircraft" directory, you put it into SimObjects/airplanes/ Everything else seems to go where you'd have put it in FS9.
The good news is that this brave new world does look pretty, as far as the jerk-o-vision of sub 20FPS will allow me to judge. The Caribbean island has a slightly "Tin Tin" cartoon feel to it, but there's lots of scenery, and the moving cars on the roads and boats floating around the place look really good. In fact, the scenery really does seem a step change for the better - give or take the fact that the airport fence makes stuff seem to float in the air on the other side of it.
The biggest change is the sea and lagoon textures, which made a real effort to convince they were actually water: though the "waves" seemed a bit over scale for my taste. Clouds looked good from a distance, but I didn't fly in any.
The Beech Baron looked and felt and sounded really good, too. Not the sort of aircraft I ever normally fly, but good nonetheless. I got a bit confused over the views. Pressing S cycles through a virtual cockpit, a spot, a tower and an "aircraft" view that I didn't quite get to the bottom of, but seems to hold at a point and in a direction related to the aircraft. There is also a 2D cockpit, but it didn't seem to be included in the normal cycle of views. Aircraft animation and accompanying noises - undercarriage and flaps etc - seemed very good.
Very much a quick first view, then, but given the power that is going to be needed to get the best out of FSX, I'm not sure that we should all start uninstalling FS2004 just yet...
Oh: and the best news of all is that Microsoft are using a faded Saltire as the desktop icon for the FSX demo!
Meanwhile, you can pre-order FSX at amazon.com and amazon.co.uk: the former with an early October release date, the latter with a later October release date. And widely different prices: $64.99 on amazon.com or £54.99 on amazon.co.uk, which at today's exchange rates equals $103.96. Even given the US price includes a $5 discount, it makes you wonder how that difference is justifiable!
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Try
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
might solve that FS Problem.
I am running CoreDuo 1.6, 256 nvidea go and 1 gig ram and i am getting great performance frame rate wise in the maximum settings, but it still doesnt look that good, it looks as some-one said like a cartoon, and i couldnt get those words out to describe the textures but thats what they look like, like an animated cartoon. Just its all to clean and bright and all that. I am getting about 45fps, goes upto just under 70fps dependant on if i am making the plane go through its paces.
I am looking at X-Plane, i have the demo and it seems better physics wise than FS, just not in a graphical way. But graphics are not all that, lets face it at 30.000 how much attention do you pay to the mountains on the ground or the sea.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
might solve that FS Problem.
I am running CoreDuo 1.6, 256 nvidea go and 1 gig ram and i am getting great performance frame rate wise in the maximum settings, but it still doesnt look that good, it looks as some-one said like a cartoon, and i couldnt get those words out to describe the textures but thats what they look like, like an animated cartoon. Just its all to clean and bright and all that. I am getting about 45fps, goes upto just under 70fps dependant on if i am making the plane go through its paces.
I am looking at X-Plane, i have the demo and it seems better physics wise than FS, just not in a graphical way. But graphics are not all that, lets face it at 30.000 how much attention do you pay to the mountains on the ground or the sea.
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ohhh man this sucks just about to take off and computer restarts for no reason does it on fs2002 as well it never used to do it
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Originally Posted by Mercenary Pilot
over-vectoring
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Microsoft Flight SIM X (WORRY)
Some of you may have tought about this allready and some of you may not have but i dont know.
I have got some sims (C-130 / 727 pro / 707 pro / 777 pro ETCETC) will they work on flight sim X or will i have to spend more $£$£$£$£ to have new library of sims......
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GUYS "n" GALLS
I have got some sims (C-130 / 727 pro / 707 pro / 777 pro ETCETC) will they work on flight sim X or will i have to spend more $£$£$£$£ to have new library of sims......
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Most of those products you mentioned are published by JustFlight. If you check out their website, they have started a new webpage which will tell you what will be compatible, what needs patching and what won’t work.
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MS Flight Simulator X demo now available...
Here!
Only had chance to try it for half an hour or so, no massive changes compared to the 2004 version as far as I can tell.
Back to X-Plane, I think...
Only had chance to try it for half an hour or so, no massive changes compared to the 2004 version as far as I can tell.
Back to X-Plane, I think...
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Originally Posted by Mercenary Pilot
Im surprised nobody has written an add-on ATC module, im guessing it’s because it’s not possible to disable the MSFS standard.
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And for free AI traffic you can't beat this website. Just be aware that if you install to many airlines that it can dramatically impact your frame rate at the busier airports like LHR etc. Still it makes it pretty impressive flying around and seeing/hearing the speedbirds, virgins, ryanair, shamrocks etc.
http://www.projectai.com/
http://www.projectai.com/
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Dont be fooled by the minimum specs given on the box. You need at least a 3.2Gig processor, a 512meg Graphics card and a couple of Gigs of RAM to get those lovely graphics or you'll be turning all the sliders down to minimum to get any sort of decent frame rate,
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I ran the Demo on A CoreDuo 2.0ghz with 1GIG Ram and it ran flawless with the sliders on top. I have a 256 Nvidea card too, so i guess that helps.
Cant wait to get it, but for me its totally different to FS2K4. I am going to treat FS X more like a game, as thats what i recon they have made it into.
X-Plane is where my serious stuff will take place, handling is so more realistic and the DVD scenery is not to bad either.
PC World looked at me like i was asking for an item that doesnt exist when i asked a few days ago if they had it, think i'll get it online...
Cant wait to get it, but for me its totally different to FS2K4. I am going to treat FS X more like a game, as thats what i recon they have made it into.
X-Plane is where my serious stuff will take place, handling is so more realistic and the DVD scenery is not to bad either.
PC World looked at me like i was asking for an item that doesnt exist when i asked a few days ago if they had it, think i'll get it online...
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Microsoft Sidewinder’s Copatability with xp
Haven't had time to comb through the whole thread, but can anyone tell me if they've managed to successfully install a Microsoft Sidewinder force feedback pro joystick with windows xp. Keep it simple if you can thanks.
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Yes, Plugged in the stick, installed the software. Simple.
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Are you sure that you've got the older version of the joystick as in the 'Force feedback pro' not the 'Force feedback 2'. I have tried that, but I'm not the only one, the web is full of people with the same problem, I just thought that maybe someone here had overcome the same problem.
Pmdg 747-400
I am at a loss with the above software and any help would be greatly appreciated.
Although extremely familiar with the workings of a FMC and having read just about every word of the blurb that comes with the sim I am still at a complete loss as to how you update it's database. Sadly, I only bought the software in the Middle East two weeks ago but the database is already out of date. Because of it's expiry I do not even seem to be able to access anything.
Not being a computer expert could anybody please explain how it is done in real laymans terms.
Again many thanks in anticipation.
M
Although extremely familiar with the workings of a FMC and having read just about every word of the blurb that comes with the sim I am still at a complete loss as to how you update it's database. Sadly, I only bought the software in the Middle East two weeks ago but the database is already out of date. Because of it's expiry I do not even seem to be able to access anything.
Not being a computer expert could anybody please explain how it is done in real laymans terms.
Again many thanks in anticipation.
M
