Microsoft Flight Sim X demo

OzZie · 10 Aug 2006 at 12:55

I really like it.

There are lots of improvements from FS9 that are really liked, such as better weather systems and realism settings. Graphically it scaled really well on my system even though it isn't exactly brilliant (x800xt, 3000+ at 2.6ghz, 1GB RAM) but having a good defragged HDD helps with the loading of textures etc. However, my FS2004 still looks slightly better

Note to all: set fps limit to 30fps in the game options. Not trying to start another "i can see more than 30fps argument" but it is a lot different when talking about flight sims and means that textures load up whilst the CPU isnt having to render an extra 20fps looking at the sky.

Going to have a play around later with the config settings and see if i can get any improvements. People at FS2004 are already importing FS9 planes into the game. :eek:

Trifid · 10 Aug 2006 at 13:09

You just copy over the planes from FS9 to it. You don't get any panels though.

Will setting the game to limit to 30fps stop the BSOD?

OzZie · 10 Aug 2006 at 13:13

^ I wouldnt have imagined so no

Try adding more CPU and Memory voltage or loosen your ram timings.

nickels · 10 Aug 2006 at 13:15

there a landing well done, wooo

i have never played a flight sim or anything....didnt know what i was doing, all i knew how to do was move up and down, left and right

looks worse that it is, was going flat just before that, then i slipped and sort of went nose first lol..... was going for the crash landing lol dont know if you can do it but as i didnt know anything it was the only way

Datamonkey · 10 Aug 2006 at 13:21

lol if you flipped the image,

ie the nose was at the angle where the tail was you could have been coming in fro a high speed flaired landing,

When landing you should aim to be slow, flaps down 30ish, and the rear wheels should touch down first, then you lower the nose and apply reverse thrust if the plane has it.

OzZie · 10 Aug 2006 at 13:28

Land at 160 knots, Flaps at 20-30 deg and flare over the threshold of the runway. Don't apply reverse thrusters however until you have touched down

deko · 10 Aug 2006 at 13:34

Steedie said:
Jokes on you as that isnt a photoshop

yeah i know that now. it just looks too amazing to be true. doesnt the jet blast cause havoc to the people on the beach?

nickels · 10 Aug 2006 at 13:36

Datamonkey said:
lol if you flipped the image,

ie the nose was at the angle where the tail was you could have been coming in fro a high speed flaired landing,

When landing you should aim to be slow, flaps down 30ish, and the rear wheels should touch down first, then you lower the nose and apply reverse thrust if the plane has it.

i know what i should be doing lol, but its hard when i dont know how to control anything

Steedie · 10 Aug 2006 at 13:41

deko said:
yeah i know that now. it just looks too amazing to be true. doesnt the jet blast cause havoc to the people on the beach?

Yeah it does

Did you not watch the video posted? People gettin blown into the sea lol

chrismox · 10 Aug 2006 at 14:00

The ground textures are a real disappointment.

Cuchulain · 10 Aug 2006 at 14:13

chrismox said:
The ground textures are a real disappointment.

Wind the detail up under custom settings and climb to around 2-3000 feet, looks laaaarvely then.

chrismox · 10 Aug 2006 at 14:14

True, it looks reasonable from up-high but still poor at low-level.

jtorry · 10 Aug 2006 at 15:12

Has anyone else seen horribly messed up visuals in the distance? It looked like a kind of chequered green mess. I'm hoping the demo is borked, as otherwise it looks like my Video card is playing up.

lee87 · 10 Aug 2006 at 15:27

jtorry said:
Has anyone else seen horribly messed up visuals in the distance? It looked like a kind of chequered green mess. I'm hoping the demo is borked, as otherwise it looks like my Video card is playing up.

I'm getting the same, up close the graphics look fine but if you look into the distance everything is messed up. I thought this was because I was using a poor graphics card (geforce 6600).
This is with all the graphics settings set to max.

topgun06 · 10 Aug 2006 at 17:26

Just installing it now. I hope its an improvement on FS2004 not only with the graphics. There were just things in 2004 which took away from the realism.

Im a little disappointed already that microsoft haven't scrapped their idea of a plane crash... "Crash"

Oh well lets fire it up...

Mr.Orb · 10 Aug 2006 at 17:59

Don't worry about the graphics in this demo i am sure it will be complete when they launch the game, remember we arn't talking about EA Games

FreeStream · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:08

Come on people, lets see some 1600x1200, high with some AA and AF screenies!

No PC to do it on yet

topgun06 · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:21

Mr.Orb said:
Don't worry about the graphics in this demo i am sure it will be complete when they launch the game, remember we arn't talking about EA Games

Too true. I'm sure it will be looking better by the time of release.

topgun06 · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:43

Here are some shots on highest settings. My monitor doesnt support any higher than 1280 x 1024.

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/4987/fsscr074ia9.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/802/fsscr092rl8.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3518/fsscr104zr0.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3622/fsscr123bh3.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4523/fsscr127yh3.jpg

Logsi · 10 Aug 2006 at 19:13

Stellios said:
Its times liek this i really wish this so called 8mb line will run faster than 240kbs. I swear TalkTalk have just stuck us on a standard 2mb line and not told us.

Same as mine, i have BT 8mb and im getting around the same 240kb/s