Flight Simulator X
10-07-2006, 07:09 PM
#11
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vatsim was great for first timers i think. i did that whole scene way before i got my private and it really helps with atc comms when you jump into a real plane, other than that its just fun and can be realisitic when they have big events the california screamin.
10-08-2006, 01:52 PM
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you guys can really sit in front of a computer and fly? and have fun?.....I know it gives the dreamer a chance to dream, but come on.....Flying is great but after a while it can get to you...that's just my opinion.
Is elton john still gay?
Is elton john still gay?
10-08-2006, 08:20 PM
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You might want to be careful about Flightsim X. I have heard that it's not very good unless you have a dual core processor. Pentium D or better. I've also heard X was designed to be ran on the new Microsoft Vista operating system. So Flightsim X might not be all it's cracked up to be without those requirements.
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10-08-2006, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by GetErDun
you guys can really sit in front of a computer and fly? and have fun?.....I know it gives the dreamer a chance to dream, but come on.....Flying is great but after a while it can get to you...that's just my opinion.
Is elton john still gay?
Is elton john still gay?
10-09-2006, 02:48 PM
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10-09-2006, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by GetErDun
you guys can really sit in front of a computer and fly? and have fun?.....I know it gives the dreamer a chance to dream, but come on.....Flying is great but after a while it can get to you...that's just my opinion.
Is elton john still gay?
Is elton john still gay?
10-09-2006, 06:23 PM
#18
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yeah, that video is funny, AND TRUE!! I know programming a game isn't easy, but I agree that all they had to do was esentially re-release FS2004 with the ATC and traffic improvements and I would of been happy, but they just made the same game with prettier landscapes. You can't even land a helicopter on the roof of a building, you automatically crash, what fun is that?
10-24-2006, 05:57 PM
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Fs X
Well,
I've been playing FSX about a week now. Right off the bat I had to get a Video card, 512MB ATI I think it was. I also added 1.0G of RAM. My computer is a 3.0ghz single core. I also upgraded the power supply to 430 Watts to handle everything ... well, it runs well UNLESS you max out scenery, graphics, aircraft, and weather to ultra high then it skips a bit. I'm going to look at upgrading to a 3.ghz dual core next year but the game runs fine on modest settings with what I have.
There are a LOT of errors in the game. I have a list of thirty things so far, but the game is fun. Don't try to land a helicopter on a roof top in Dubai or Kalua Lumpur because you'll hit the building. I don't care if you sit it square on the H it's going to crash.
When you hit approach on the MSP while being vectored by the same sorry ATC that was on 04, be ready to click off the autopilot because the autopilot won't join up and then it'll do s-turns along the localizer. It doesn't do a very good job of holding the glide slope. Also, ATC is okay until you get into the terminal evironment then you look like Benny Hill running amuck with that funny music he has.
The light switches are backwards or inverted, the lights don't work properly, and the start valves stay open after start. I wrote Microsoft about it but I got the lame duck answer. Buy the game, but buy it with the knowledge that a patch will be out HOPEFULLY before Christmas. Microsoft definitely rushed this one to market, but it is fun.
Joe
I've been playing FSX about a week now. Right off the bat I had to get a Video card, 512MB ATI I think it was. I also added 1.0G of RAM. My computer is a 3.0ghz single core. I also upgraded the power supply to 430 Watts to handle everything ... well, it runs well UNLESS you max out scenery, graphics, aircraft, and weather to ultra high then it skips a bit. I'm going to look at upgrading to a 3.ghz dual core next year but the game runs fine on modest settings with what I have.
There are a LOT of errors in the game. I have a list of thirty things so far, but the game is fun. Don't try to land a helicopter on a roof top in Dubai or Kalua Lumpur because you'll hit the building. I don't care if you sit it square on the H it's going to crash.
When you hit approach on the MSP while being vectored by the same sorry ATC that was on 04, be ready to click off the autopilot because the autopilot won't join up and then it'll do s-turns along the localizer. It doesn't do a very good job of holding the glide slope. Also, ATC is okay until you get into the terminal evironment then you look like Benny Hill running amuck with that funny music he has.
The light switches are backwards or inverted, the lights don't work properly, and the start valves stay open after start. I wrote Microsoft about it but I got the lame duck answer. Buy the game, but buy it with the knowledge that a patch will be out HOPEFULLY before Christmas. Microsoft definitely rushed this one to market, but it is fun.
Joe
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