Flight Sim Fans?

Hi guys,

Who of you here are FlightSim fans? Last night I was behind my PC (fully clothed - no jokes now please) and I thought of a way to test what this 6core CPU is really capable of. So I got the idea to install Flight Simulator X again to see how it ran, considering that it has always been one of those games (bar Crysis and GTA IV) that had a way of killing any PC.

So I installed it and pumped up the graphics to the max - and it ran perfectly! So now, it pretty much rekindled that love of FlightSims I had a few years ago and I can't get enough of it!

I'm thinking about buying and installing the REX2.0 modification - it seems pretty awesome and the effects that it adds really looks good.

So now I'm wondering, how many of you here also play FlightSims?

I did not know they still made flightsims, I was under the impression that 9/11 killed the genre.

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Originally Posted by OmegaFenix22

I did not know they still made flightsims, I was under the impression that 9/11 killed the genre.

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The last flight simulator that Microsoft ever made was Flight Simulator X - and after 9/11 they officially announced that they're completely pulling out from the FlightSim market. However, Flight Simulator X is still considered to be one of the best (if not THE best) flight sim available, and there are a few mods for it that also make it look as good as it technically is.

There are other flightSIM makers out there. X-Plane being the major player. They currently have X-Plane 9 available, and I agree it's a strong contender to FSX - but owning and having played both - I feel that FSX is just a little bit better. However, X-Plane 10 is on its way and it looks set to be THE FlightSIM game out there.

I see. Last "flightsim" I played was X-Win Alliance :p

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Originally Posted by OmegaFenix22

I see. Last "flightsim" I played was X-Win Alliance :p

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No man! That's like people saying that Ace Combat is an accurate flight SIM lol. Then again, I suppose that's better than nothing, some people here probably last touched a flight SIM game when they played sopwith.

I find proper Flight SIM games to be very relaxing and rewarding. The best part is spotting a far off airfield and deciding to bring in the heavy metal for a perfect landing.

I used to play Jane's combat flight sims back in the day - those were cool. Haven't been into it since. I tried FSX but I found it boring... maybe I was doing it wrong. A joystick would probably have helped as my old one had the old school game port connection. Have you tried to find a game port to USB converter in 2010?

I use flightsim as a training aid.

I think the beauty about microsoft flightsim is the huge community it has. And countless commercial/freeware addons. By the way, we expecting a new edition of msfs. http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

Does Hawx count?

Wowsers! Thanks for the post dude! I wasn't aware of this incoming title at all. Geesh, I'm really looking forward to it. I guess I'll play FSX with the REX2.0 addon until this new "MS Flight" comes out :)

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Originally Posted by DenSweeP

Does Hawx count?

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And NO - HAWX does not count! lol

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Originally Posted by James

I used to play Jane's combat flight sims back in the day - those were cool

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Same here.

i miss Janes USAF and F-15...

I've not played a Flight Sim since they stole my joystick in 2009, and I love IL-2

i am listen very much about Flight Sim,..but never play it,...
nice sharing thanks,,..

I actually enjoy MS FS quite a lot, I have most(if not all) of the SA scenery, a lot of SA AI aircraft including the entire SAAF fleet, which provides some nice eye candy when I am flying around.
I am past the stage of trying to fly a Boeing underneath a bridge and other such stunts, instead I use the Nav aids, follow the rules and so forth, mostly large bodies such as the C-130, A400M and the Embraer range. I also fly air displays with a L-39c, I even had my routine checked by real flight safety officers.

I recently switched to FSX and I like it a lot, I'm just angry that in most cases I have to pay again for the aircraft.X-Plane is quite advanced, people say that MS FS is a game, while X-Plane is a simulator.

Nice comments dude!

I have to disagree with the X-Plane statement. I own both and from a simulation point of view X-Plane is way behind. I can do a vertical 360 in a straight line with a plan in X-plane and still survive . ... FSX would basically tell you to stuff off if you even thought about that.

I installed REX2.0 for FSX last night and it does a lot for the game - I highly recommend it!

Well, I do not use X-plane personally, I just saw people talk about it, so my comment is not based on personal experience. I am planning to get REX, I used the company's software for FS2004 and it really made a big difference. However since I need to buy a bunch of aircraft again for FSX, I reckon it will just have to wait a bit.

Kinda makes me feel bad for flying into the twin towers as a kid and laughing at it in I think it was MS FS 95 haha, was before 9/11.

People with FSX should try out an addon called TileProxy. What it does is downloads textures from map services such as yahoo (google has blocked theirs) and applies these textures in the area you're flying in with fantastic results. The only downside is that it "overwrites" autogen trees and buildings, but this gets offset by the fact that you can actually fly over your house!

It's a bit tricky to setup (especially in Win 7 due to it unsigned driver restriction), but there are tutorials to help. Win 7 users will need to reboot their system, hit F8 at startup and select "Disable unsigned driver restriction". Then either disable UAC or set all exe's to run as administrator.

Fast internet (2MB+) is recommended.