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Do you think that the focus on low-altitude visuals will affect the jetliner flight experience?
#MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2015 ADD ONS SCREENSHOT SIMULATOR#
How will Microsoft Flight Simulator succeed in the current Flight Simming scene? Now that we finally have some serious competition from other contenders, it should also spark innovation in the coming years. But the prospect of having a brand new engine capable of doing new things is very enticing for every flight sim enthusiast.
#MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2015 ADD ONS SCREENSHOT MOD#
It will be a few more years until the mod community catches up to the new flight sim. Nevertheless, the impact of FSX in the flight sim universe was huge – and any new version that Microsoft puts forward will be regarded with hope and expectation. In the past few years, combat flight sims have also resurged with games like DCS, War Thunder or World of Warplanes. Nowadays, X-Plane, P3D (a third-party updated FSX version) and AeroflyFS2 are major contenders for the title ( Dovetail’s Flight Sim World now excluded!). This 13-year hiatus has led to Microsoft losing its unbeaten lead in the world of flight sims. It was effectively being laid as an improvement to its predecessor, Flight Simulator 2004. The last one, Flight Simulator X was released back in 2006. Microsoft took too long between Flight Simulator versions. One can also hope for some degree of mod compatibility with previous releases. I’m also expecting Virtual Reality and Multiplayer to be included by default. The pink flamingos flying over the coral area or the giraffes on the plateau demonstrate unprecedented attention to detail towards fauna and flora in different regions of the world. To me, however, it is the dynamic details that tease me the most. It also shows detailed traffic that is sure to melt CPUs and GPUs everywhere. More than that, it features outstanding (and massive) cloud formations and weather effects. The pyramids in Egipt, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco or the Seattle Space Needle are rendered in very high detail. Microsoft seems to have nailed this in the previous trailer, by showcasing VERY detailed scenery. The detailed scenery is vital for VFR (low-altitude visual) flights. I get excited by the beautiful landscape and the prospect of doing short hops towards a far-away destination. I’m sure that there’s a lot more to the whole.īut the graphics engine and the weather effects are the real stars in this E3 trailer. The new Microsoft Flight Simulator trailer seems to showcase just that. They went from being an IFR flight mechanics simulation to becoming a true world representation simulator which featured accurate flight mechanics. Over time, graphics have improved drastically. What an adventure!įSEconomy changed the way I saw flight simulation forever. My plan was to make the cross to Africa, but I couldn’t yet afford a plane large enough to cross the Atlantic. I ended up transporting tourists in Brazil, by going through the eastern coasts of Canada, the US, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela and, finally, Brazil. I started back in Iceland with a small Cessna 172 hauling mail. What usually happened was that I would rent a plane and do short cargo runs from one place to another. I decided to turn the sim into a game – by adding an objective! Make it a game!ĭuring my streams on Twitch and Youtube, I did a trip around the world using Microsoft Flight Simulator X and FSEconomy.įSE allows you to rent planes and do cargo runs. To me, that’s not enough to truly enjoy flight simming. Immensely.īetter graphics, more planes, more buildings, better flight mechanics, multiplayer.īut at its core, the fun of the hobbyist flight sim experience is definitely the sense of achievement you get for taking off, landing and the idea of freedom, movement, and control (or lack thereof). However, even if things look different nowadays, I’m 100% sure that the feeling of accomplishment for taking off the runway was the same as today’s. As I mentioned in my previous post, I did not get to experience the joy in flight sims until very recently.