Flight Simulator X Acceleration

Tom|Nbk · 28 Jul 2007 at 22:29

Anyone getting this?, personally I can't wait for this.

http://dev.fsinsider.com/downloads/Pages/AccelerationTrailer.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/games/pc/fsxacceleration.aspx

topgun06 · 28 Jul 2007 at 22:38

Ill probably end up getting this. Im still yet to get FSX... waiting for when i get a better graphics card.

northsider · 25 Oct 2007 at 11:44

Got it yesterday online for $45 via direct download. Couldn't wait until Nov 2nd. Some nice new themes, adding weather effects soon with an update.

I've got Ultimate Terrain X US and Canada as well as Scotsflight (Highlands and Islands). Still looking for some decent scenery packs for the rest of Europe.

No SP2 yet.

eyetrip · 25 Oct 2007 at 11:58

What ever happened to the Directx 10 update for FSX is what I want to know.

From everything I read, way back when, this was supposed to be one of the first games to use DX10, and they still have not delivered...

OzZie · 25 Oct 2007 at 12:06

northsider said:
Got it yesterday online for $45 via direct download. Couldn't wait until Nov 2nd. Some nice new themes, adding weather effects soon with an update.

I've got Ultimate Terrain X US and Canada as well as Scotsflight (Highlands and Islands). Still looking for some decent scenery packs for the rest of Europe.

No SP2 yet.

SP2 is included with the game.

northsider · 25 Oct 2007 at 12:11

OzZie said:
SP2 is included with the game.

Is it? Didn't notice. Although there was a patch yesterday to incorporate some DX10 support. I was too busy crashing into O'Hare on my Airbus to notice, to be honest!

knowledge123 · 17 Nov 2007 at 09:00

Thread revival!

Breathe thread, breathe!

I just got acceleration,

Here are some screenies, DX10 preview enabled.

Robert · 17 Nov 2007 at 09:21

I think the general consensus is that it's poo.

knowledge123 · 17 Nov 2007 at 09:24

Robert said:
I think the general consensus is that it's poo.

FSX or Acceleration or DX10 ? There is a slightly higher level of fidelity, which only playing the game will show.

Robert · 17 Nov 2007 at 09:33

The acceleration pack.

knowledge123 · 17 Nov 2007 at 09:41

Robert said:
The acceleration pack.

Expansion packs are very rarely worth the £ per GB of content, unfortunately, and there was only a limited number of things MS were willing to do with it. The 3 extra aircraft are good, there are more higher detailed locations, more missions, and it includes SP2 for FSX, the media, thus far, seem to like it.

TBirdUK · 23 Nov 2007 at 01:03

anyone any links to the dx10 patch?

ChrisJSY · 23 Nov 2007 at 01:13

knowledge123 said:
Thread revival!

Breathe thread, breathe!

I just got acceleration,

Here are some screenies, DX10 preview enabled.

You're deadly serious aren't you?
Arrr.... those screenies make it look... the same.

Scania · 23 Nov 2007 at 01:54

knowledge123 said:
Expansion packs are very rarely worth the £ per GB of content, unfortunately, and there was only a limited number of things MS were willing to do with it. The 3 extra aircraft are good, there are more higher detailed locations, more missions, and it includes SP2 for FSX, the media, thus far, seem to like it.

The price is a small price to pay for a program that has no finish, unlike most games that have an objective and an actual end.

TBirdUK said:
anyone any links to the dx10 patch?

you may find this interesting....
http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor/

eyetrip · 23 Nov 2007 at 08:13

ChrisJSY said:
You're deadly serious aren't you?
Arrr.... those screenies make it look... the same.

Yes, but were fraps enabled, you would see they are not the same. The DX10 stuff would be getting lower FPS

knowledge123 · 23 Nov 2007 at 08:32

ChrisJSY said:
You're deadly serious aren't you?
Arrr.... those screenies make it look... the same.

The subtlety of DX10 preview is too little to capture in screenshots, and seen as it is just a preview, we didn't expect wonders with it, especially as the FS engine is pretty archaic. The DX10 art shots before the release, looked way too good, imho, and seen as DX10 hasn't really taken off yet (ba boom tish), I knew the changes wouldn't be as drastic as they showed.

ffallic said:
Yes, but were fraps enabled, you would see they are not the same. The DX10 stuff would be getting lower FPS

Tis true, but if you have powerful enough rig, you won't necessarily see the difference. Think of it like Crysis, where you don't need 60fps, FS (as a series) has never (needed to) run at more than 30~.
This is interesting.

R124/LA420 said:
The price is a small price to pay for a program that has no finish, unlike most games that have an objective and an actual end.

I agree with that, and there is always ways to expand FSX, I have recently purchased both GEX and UTX USA, each more than worth of their price tag, which is very good atm, with the current £->$ rate.