anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X?

MattC · October 21st, 2006, 00:07

It's niceeeee...

surreal1221 · October 21st, 2006, 00:18

I think a couple airliners.net kids have it.

JaceTheAce · October 21st, 2006, 01:20

I hear it's as real as it gets!

BCTAv8r · October 21st, 2006, 01:58

Nah, stopped at FS9. Even then I haven't had the game installed in more than 6 months.

Maximillian_Jenius · October 21st, 2006, 04:02

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Originally Posted by BCTAv8r

Nah, stopped at FS9. Even then I haven't had the game installed in more than 6 months.

That's cause you found yourself a real live girl right, and stopped building your girlbot in the garage right...and got you your first "cut-up" right???

Make me proud...

GrantHubbell · October 21st, 2006, 09:56

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Originally Posted by MattC

It's niceeeee...

yea. I like all the glider missions. And where you land the plane on a school bus!

Sprint100 · October 21st, 2006, 11:31

I'm a flight sim addict, but the new release didn't justify the price they are asking combined with the resources it uses on my computer. I lost my flight sim discs in the move and I'm getting 2004 again.

TheFlyingTurkey · October 21st, 2006, 12:01

The only SIM I've been playing lately is Silent Hunter III... a really cool sub sim, but Flight Sim X looks really good so I'll probably pick it up.

TheFlyingTurkey · October 21st, 2006, 12:13

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Originally Posted by MattC

It's niceeeee...

Where did you get it?...its not available in stores anywhere down here in South Fla. Well at least its not at Circuit city or Best Buy.

JaceTheAce · October 21st, 2006, 13:53

I think what I'll end up doing is just download it from Torrents for free, test it out, then if it actually runs on my PC laptop I will "purchase" it (Microsoft owes me a LOT of money for all the time spent fixing their software issues).

Foxcow · October 21st, 2006, 21:52

I tried it. Its more of the same. Eye candy without realism. I am uninstalling it. It looks good though.

JaceTheAce · October 21st, 2006, 21:58

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Originally Posted by Foxcow

I tried it. Its more of the same. Eye candy without realism. I am uninstalling it. It looks good though.

You "bought" it? or just downloaded a copy?

M.L · October 21st, 2006, 22:08

I downloaded the demo and I think I am going to be stopping with FS9. I have found myself having less of an urge to fly it since I have started in the real world.

kellwolf · October 21st, 2006, 22:10

I don't think I've touched MSFS since I finished my IR. Then again, this one has a CRJ on it as a default a/c. I can come home and, well, go back to work.....

Aviator737 · October 22nd, 2006, 11:22

I think the new virtual cockpit, with the whole head-motion-camera thing, is pretty sweet. In that mode, it feels quite a bit more like "flying." In general, landings and VFR flying feel more realistic, with better visual/spatial references, and improved sense of distance and depth.

So yeah, it's cool, but you need a friggin' beast of a computer to get playable frames on decent-looking settings.

So it's back to FS9 for another three years.

flyhigh · October 22nd, 2006, 11:39

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Originally Posted by JaceTheAce

I hear it's as real as it gets!

bdhill1979 · October 22nd, 2006, 13:54

If you have FS9 dont waste the money, at least not yet, there are no add ons (like additional aircraft) available yet. The "Improvements" are in the graphical, "lookie how "real" those clouds look" type of stuff. The "flying" is just as close as it has ever gotten to the real thing with any previous sim, not close enough. I have found the physics of real flight are not there (ie, throttle back and pitch up gets a dramatic increase in airspeed somehow). That being said, it has been beneficial to me as far as being able to practice instrument procedures sitting at home. My instructor has been very happy when I show up to the lesson already having a pretty good idea of how to carry out the procedures for the day, since I practice them on the sim before the lesson. If you have no previous sim and have a computer up to the monolithic task (2 DVD's, 15 Gigabytes of HD space, graphic card from NASA) then it is a good place to start, but for the price? I saw FS2004 at walmart for $29.99 and for "flying" it is just as good.

GJ1 · October 22nd, 2006, 15:25

I want to get it but I'm broke and I don't think my laptop could handle it, i can hardly play FS2k2 on it.

777forever · October 22nd, 2006, 18:44

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Originally Posted by kellwolf

Then again, this one has a CRJ on it as a default a/c. I can come home and, well, go back to work.....

LOL!

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Originally Posted by Aviator737

So yeah, it's cool, but you need a friggin' beast of a computer to get playable frames on decent-looking settings.

So it's back to FS9 for another three years.

not just beast, SUPER-beast of a computer

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Originally Posted by bdhill1979

If you have FS9 dont waste the money, at least not yet, there are no add ons (like additional aircraft) available yet. The "Improvements" are in the graphical, "lookie how "real" those clouds look" type of stuff. The "flying" is just as close as it has ever gotten to the real thing with any previous sim, not close enough. I have found the physics of real flight are not there (ie, throttle back and pitch up gets a dramatic increase in airspeed somehow). That being said, it has been beneficial to me as far as being able to practice instrument procedures sitting at home. My instructor has been very happy when I show up to the lesson already having a pretty good idea of how to carry out the procedures for the day, since I practice them on the sim before the lesson. If you have no previous sim and have a computer up to the monolithic task (2 DVD's, 15 Gigabytes of HD space, graphic card from NASA) then it is a good place to start, but for the price? I saw FS2004 at walmart for $29.99 and for "flying" it is just as good.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GJ1

I want to get it but I'm broke and I don't think my laptop could handle it, i can hardly play FS2k2 on it.

If you can hardly play that dont even try FSX

TXaviator · October 22nd, 2006, 23:16

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Originally Posted by 777forever

If you can hardly play that dont even try FSX

Flying Ninja · October 22nd, 2006, 23:24

Damn this game requires some sick hardware! There are some cool stuff there...too bad it locks up my system and crashes it 100% of the time so far.

fo4ever · October 22nd, 2006, 23:37

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Originally Posted by kellwolf

I don't think I've touched MSFS since I finished my IR. Then again, this one has a CRJ on it as a default a/c. I can come home and, well, go back to work.....

Amen.

The same reason I don't watch the show "Airline"...

At least you can now run into simmers who think they know the airplane better than you! :-)

I won't be buying the new MFS because although my hardware is sick, it's in a Microsoft kinda way...

kellwolf · October 23rd, 2006, 10:59

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Originally Posted by fo4ever

Amen.

The same reason I don't watch the show "Airline"...

I watched it for a season or two just to see if there was anyone I knew on there. Then it got to be too much.

Quote:

At least you can now run into simmers who think they know the airplane better than you! :-)

Sadly, it's already been happening. There are plenty of third party add-ons that people buy that are "as real as it gets." Actually had some guy tell me I put the gear down too late on a flight the other day. Sorry, I don't have Rod Machado in my ear telling me what to do and when, and I've never been told "best possible speed to the marker, contact tower" by ATC in MSFS.....

TXaviator · October 23rd, 2006, 11:36

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Originally Posted by kellwolf

Actually had some guy tell me I put the gear down too late on a flight the other day.

o rly?

i would have bitchslapped someone right there.

Flysher · October 23rd, 2006, 11:44

I used to be a simmer before I started flying real planes, and some of the guys in those forums and sim communities really have it in there head that they could go out there and take an F-16 or a 737 and fly it into combat/on an approach to mins if they had the chance to do so

October 21st, 2006, 00:07	#1
MattC Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 15	anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? It's niceeeee...

October 21st, 2006, 00:18	#2
surreal1221 Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alpha Tango Lima Posts: 8,655	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I think a couple airliners.net kids have it. __________________ AGI.MEI.CFI.CFII.FO.CRJ2 \| Josh \|The TRoP \| Ramble On \|ALPA \| Your DD-214 is where?

October 21st, 2006, 01:20	#3
JaceTheAce Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 7,285	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I hear it's as real as it gets! __________________ Dash 8 FO "Time spent flying is not deducted from one's lifespan."

October 21st, 2006, 01:58	#4
BCTAv8r Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Boca Raton Posts: 6,057	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? Nah, stopped at FS9. Even then I haven't had the game installed in more than 6 months.

October 21st, 2006, 11:31	#7
Sprint100 Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 5,858	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I'm a flight sim addict, but the new release didn't justify the price they are asking combined with the resources it uses on my computer. I lost my flight sim discs in the move and I'm getting 2004 again. __________________ "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, that diminshes fear" - Rosa Parks

October 21st, 2006, 13:53	#10
JaceTheAce Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 7,285	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I think what I'll end up doing is just download it from Torrents for free, test it out, then if it actually runs on my PC laptop I will "purchase" it (Microsoft owes me a LOT of money for all the time spent fixing their software issues). __________________ Dash 8 FO "Time spent flying is not deducted from one's lifespan."

October 21st, 2006, 21:52	#11
Foxcow Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: STL Posts: 1,014	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I tried it. Its more of the same. Eye candy without realism. I am uninstalling it. It looks good though. __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell Trans States Airlines

October 21st, 2006, 22:08	#13
M.L Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 50	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I downloaded the demo and I think I am going to be stopping with FS9. I have found myself having less of an urge to fly it since I have started in the real world.

October 21st, 2006, 22:10	#14
kellwolf Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 13,252	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I don't think I've touched MSFS since I finished my IR. Then again, this one has a CRJ on it as a default a/c. I can come home and, well, go back to work..... __________________ "I'm The Doctor, by the way. Run for your life!"

October 22nd, 2006, 11:22	#15
Aviator737 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 376	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I think the new virtual cockpit, with the whole head-motion-camera thing, is pretty sweet. In that mode, it feels quite a bit more like "flying." In general, landings and VFR flying feel more realistic, with better visual/spatial references, and improved sense of distance and depth. So yeah, it's cool, but you need a friggin' beast of a computer to get playable frames on decent-looking settings. So it's back to FS9 for another three years.

October 22nd, 2006, 13:54	#17
bdhill1979 Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: U77 Posts: 2,300	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? If you have FS9 dont waste the money, at least not yet, there are no add ons (like additional aircraft) available yet. The "Improvements" are in the graphical, "lookie how "real" those clouds look" type of stuff. The "flying" is just as close as it has ever gotten to the real thing with any previous sim, not close enough. I have found the physics of real flight are not there (ie, throttle back and pitch up gets a dramatic increase in airspeed somehow). That being said, it has been beneficial to me as far as being able to practice instrument procedures sitting at home. My instructor has been very happy when I show up to the lesson already having a pretty good idea of how to carry out the procedures for the day, since I practice them on the sim before the lesson. If you have no previous sim and have a computer up to the monolithic task (2 DVD's, 15 Gigabytes of HD space, graphic card from NASA) then it is a good place to start, but for the price? I saw FS2004 at walmart for $29.99 and for "flying" it is just as good.

October 22nd, 2006, 15:25	#18
GJ1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 608	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I want to get it but I'm broke and I don't think my laptop could handle it, i can hardly play FS2k2 on it.

October 22nd, 2006, 23:24	#21
Flying Ninja Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY Posts: 120	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? Damn this game requires some sick hardware! There are some cool stuff there...too bad it locks up my system and crashes it 100% of the time so far. __________________ Graduated CAPT 10/2005 - Summa Cum Laude, Highest Time (459TT/101ME) of any graduate! No Job, Big Debt! Tip: Stay away from CAPT!

October 23rd, 2006, 11:44	#25
Flysher Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LCK Posts: 444	Re: anyone pick up the new MS Flight Simulator X? I used to be a simmer before I started flying real planes, and some of the guys in those forums and sim communities really have it in there head that they could go out there and take an F-16 or a 737 and fly it into combat/on an approach to mins if they had the chance to do so

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