PREVIEW OF FSX (10)

[Alphajet_Enthusiast]

you need to double the amount of RAM  :)

Yes indeed thats one thing I've realised, Im going to order a second gig from www.Tones.be  :)

[Foxtrot Sport]

There no possible way that Microsoft would make a 7800 be the requirement.  Nevertheless have Vista be one as well.  Pending their actual release date, the possibility for these requirements would change.  However, if the release date is actually in Feb. 2006, then this is beyond anything that we could handle.  A 2007 release date would seem more likely for a 7800 requirement.

As for the FS10 coming out, I would much rather have Microsoft wait on the release, and start over with the engines.  Crashing in FS9 is atrocious and the distance from reality is large.  Also, from what I remember, the looks on the box of the game were NOTHING from what it was when I turned it on.  Sure, I didn't have the top of the line stuff, but at the time, it wasn't half bad either.  

Looking at the game now, and comparing it to real pictures (I know, far-fetched), it seems the scale of size is screwy.  Lighting and elements of that sort aren't good either.

Comparing this to the new games like Battlefield 2 and Call of Duty 2, FS is abysmal.  However, I'm not saying that the current FS isn't as good as it is, but it could be graphically much better.  That's what I want this new FS10 to do, huge upgrades, with some real time put into it.  It seems with FS2002 and FS2004, models were sloppily thrown together, and textures weren't well thought through.  I've heard Microsoft doesn't have the time to do all this.  Well, the bar is being set higher and higher from games like Call of Duty 2, etc, and they'll need to put some time and effort into this game.  If this turns out to be like we have it right now, default planes are mediocre, and the way to make your sim better is to download everything, then I'm going to reconsider paying for the better system to run it on.

Sorry, didn't mean to rant, don't get me wrong, I love FS.

[legoalex2000]

but think of it this way...

how many Msft programs are open source...?

have any of you noticed that we could change FS in a snap, change the main page, add aircraft, change the scenery. as far as i can tell, you can't do that kind of stuff with other programs (unless you've got the goods and knowledge)

i sorta compare FS to linux... if you want something changed, change it!

(again with the knowledge... (looks at self... (deletes linux)))

also, with a release date of feb. how can you expect that it will be vista mandatory... we still don't have a release date for vista yet, and it's projected for fall 2006... hkinda hard to be required.

Ramos

[Jakemaster]

I need RAM, the PMDG B1900C only gets 20-25 fps in the VC

[MattNW]

Anyone here remember flying in FS 2002 and the speculation about FS 2004 before it came out? It was going to have this ____ or that ____ and we'd need to ________. Questions about whether _____ airplane will work or whether ____ would upgrade their fantastic _____ model for the new sim. (put whatever you want in the blank spaces)

What really happened? FS 2004 came out. There was grousing about the FRs. Some people with low end machines had to upgrade. A few quirks in the sim it'self but fixes were found new drivers for graphics cards were released and everything eventually worked out. Some airplanes were upgraded. Others weren't but eventually we put those aside and found others we are now fond of.

Nobody had to buy a super computer. Nobody was totally left out. Most who said they'd wait until MS fixed every single thing that was messed up before they would buy 2004 eventually got the sim. The ones who haven't gotten it yet are happy with 2002. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Eventually time will tell. Microsoft hasn't said much about the new sim so I'll believe it when I see it on their website.

Anyone else here having this same feeling of deja voux?  ;D

[afi0yz]

hmmm.........read this

this is interesting
from http://www.simflight.com/


Microsoft just sent out a press release telling us that they will be announcing news on the next version of Flight Simulator (internally known as FSX). As we already suspected, the article in PCGamer was premature and incorrect, reason why we did not mention it in the news. Expect more news to surface after New Years Day..... we'll keep you posted of course.

[BFMF]

[quote]Anyone else here having this same feeling of deja voux?

[Craig.]

It's funny how the same thing happens whenever a new version of FS is released.

I remember it happening before FS2000 was released, but not so much as before FS2002 was released. It still amazes me how many people didn't think the upgrade from FS2000 to FS2002 was worth it, and yet those people still didn't wan't to upgrade from FS2002 to FS2004.

to be fair though, fs9 didnt run well on alot of computers at the time. And the jump from 2000 to 2002 was huge, so alot of people were happy to stay with that. it'll be the same again this time round.

[Saitek]

Well apparently news will be out soon anyway - New Year is only around the corner.

[Alphajet_Enthusiast]

Indeed, just a coupla days!
Wow, whatever the case it sure looks as though this is going to be one hell of a game...  :)
Untill then back to Batllefield and Call of Duty!  ;D

[Saitek]

So Pc Gamer was speculating. AT least it got MS to say.

[P-40_Warhawk]

I wouldnt freack out you guys... My computer is 2 years old (with a Geforce4400..YIKES!) and it STILL runs FS9 well as long as I turn down my addon AI traffic at airports like JFK or LAX. Lukily I fly GA mostly so it doesnt matter...  and the only scenery that affect frames bad at all is my Honolulu Int scenery and NYC.
I am dissapointed though.. I WANTED WEAPONS INCLUDED SO I COULD HAVE A COMPLETE FLYING SIM! I wanted to be ablr to do military and Civilian flying in the same sim and be able to intertwine the two types... (

[Jakemaster]

They will NEVER put weapons in FS because people would use them to blow up cities, other planes, etc.  I dont see how you could dogfight in FS, you would need 2 seperate sims in one

[willbo]

A couple of the downloads I have have included weapons.
You guys don't want to see the System Specs I have...  >:(

Will

[Katahu]

If you want a sim that is both a civil and military platform, go with X-Plane. That sim has weapons and the weapons explode. However, that only if you want to pay $70 for a 60GIG simulator that doesn't have much good-looking addon around.

Just be happy with what you have. Stop complaining about FS because we people now have the capability to create our own addons and scenery to our own specifications without having to wait on MS. Hell, we even managed to create flight plans within Google Earth and we can also browse the web and listen to music while flying from San Francisco to Tokyo with an automated copilot and flight attendant.