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An Inside Look at Microsoft’s Newest Flight Simulator
EAA AirVenture ^
| Sep 30, 2019
| Hal Bryan
Posted on 10/06/2019 12:56:19 PM PDT by dayglored
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To: dayglored
I agree, this is one thing I do miss, I enjoyed the flight simulator.
“3 centimeters per pixel”
Wonder what kind of GPU capability it would require?
To: deoetdoctrinae
Re: pricing
I’ll leave that to others not having any firsthand info myself.
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posted on
10/06/2019 2:55:22 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: dayglored
To: Openurmind
— Wonder what kind of GPU capability it would require?
Probably about 27 bazillion hyper-polygons per giga-parsec.
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posted on
10/06/2019 3:19:18 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: null and void
"I wouldn’t mind “flying” over Area 51 and S-4 at 3 cm resolution..." There is nothing to see flying over Area 51.
Only roofs of buildings, some runways and parked cars.
Anything interesting is under those roofs or on desktop
computer screens in offices.
There's nothing to see.
Move on, move on, move on ....move...
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posted on
10/06/2019 3:19:36 PM PDT
by
StormEye
To: dayglored
I gots to have me one of dim..!! :)
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posted on
10/06/2019 3:23:36 PM PDT
by
unread
(Joe McCarthy was right.......)
To: fso301
"Is it Win-XP compatible?" :)
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posted on
10/06/2019 3:28:36 PM PDT
by
unread
(Joe McCarthy was right.......)
To: dayglored
I know... There are some decent GPUs out there, but that kind of graphic detail is just absolutely incredible! Probably have to water cool one from the swimming pool!
This has got to be targeted for serious gamers with the right equipment. The average user is more than likely not going to have the graphic capability to run this on the highest graphic rendering? Pretty cool work they did here though!
It’s a good question... lol
To: StormEye
To: dayglored
Will I be able to afford it?
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posted on
10/06/2019 3:35:46 PM PDT
by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: TangoLimaSierra
Wouldn't it be cool if MS programmed in people trying to shoot you down over those areas? I thought the same thing. After having a couple F-18 try to warn you off, of course...
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posted on
10/06/2019 3:37:06 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Convicted spies are shot, traitors are hanged, saboteurs are subject to summary execution...)
To: null and void
The original MS flight simulator had a MS approved add on disk with combat planes and missions. I had the best time with that, they even had the old Sopwith Camel and you could dog fight German planes of the same era.
To: outofsalt
— Will I be able to afford it?
If you have to ask...
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posted on
10/06/2019 3:48:55 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: Redplum
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posted on
10/06/2019 3:49:13 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
To: outofsalt
Cost.....That’s the biggest question. If they do a subscription thing, I’ll stick with Prepar3d 4.5. I already have plenty invested.
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posted on
10/06/2019 4:02:38 PM PDT
by
ThePatriotsFlag
(Congress is not made up of “leaders” however they are “representatives” of their voters.)
To: dayglored
I was asking for a friend?) LOL
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posted on
10/06/2019 4:59:47 PM PDT
by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: max americana
I’ve heard pilots say that if you can fly a plane in MSF, you can fly a real one. The only difference is the real ones don’t have a keyboard. MSF does a virtual cockpit with working controls, but the keyboard is easier. And a joystick works better than a mouse as the yoke.
To: dayglored
Do they have Meigs Field? :-(
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posted on
10/06/2019 6:10:32 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Who's the leader of the club that feeds on dead babies? M-O-L... O-C-H... M-O-U-S-E.)
To: TangoLimaSierra
Even cooler if real black helos and SWAT teams arrived at your house just as you were breaching g A51 security.
To: StormEye
Look for fakepropeller disguises attached after every flight.
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