Dennis Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) I just got the latest PC Gamer mag in the mail today. There's a small article about some of the new things it'll have. Looks like it'll be released at around Feb. 2006. Some new features would be improved graphics, cars & trucks, ships, and AI vehicles at airports. It also will take advantage of DirectX 10 with new realistic lighting on planes. Here's a scan... Edited December 27, 2005 by Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Thanks for sharing! I love flight sims and have since my first spectrum, but MS sims have never clicked for me, I'll give it a go none the less =) If you are interested in gliding, check this out: http://www.condorsoaring.com/ it's awesome!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckeratlarge Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Fantastic, I was waiting for this and to be honest I thought they had given up after "2004 Century of Flight" One of the improvement they cite in their article is more AI traffic - good. I always thought there wasn't enough. Some airports like Heathrow have flights coming in every minute or two. I hope my PC can cope with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I was flying around london in a Cessna the other night, and there was lots of AI traffic, with all options maxed out. I had huge amounts of fun annoying another Cessna that was trying to land, cutting it up and lingering on the runway. I'd like to see more private traffic, news / traffic / police helicopters buzzing around, more helipads on buildings, etc. Imagine if you could fly as an Air Ambulance, that'd be a much more interesting twist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echilon Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 IMO, the only thing for MS to do with FS now is to add damage models. You can damage your plane, but you can't have an engine explode at 30,000 feet, then have to wrestle the plane back down to the ground with flames spewing from the engine. If they made it possible to damage the plane it would be much more entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dh5 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 If You want more traffic simply buy Traffic 2005 or Ultimate Traffic. I got Traffic 2005 and i simply love it. Look out for it in the sales in Game UK ;) With Ultimate Traffic you can download new planes and timetables and stuff. The only problems with extra AI traffic IMO is you sometimes have to perform go arounds when you get to your destination airport, but there are ways to improve the go around amounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted December 27, 2005 Veteran Share Posted December 27, 2005 why would you want damage on a flight simulator. it isnt an arcade game. cant wait for it. but i need a better card to take advantage of it indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+s55 Subscriber¹ Posted December 27, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted December 27, 2005 there is an option for damange hidden in the aircraft configuartion files but its pretty limited. Engines may fall off but its only hwne u hit a building or something else, do u see the plane break up into 5 pieces and some pathetic little flames are shown. It was turned off not removed in 2000 after sep 11th iirc, but yeh it would be nice for more realism in that area. decompressions, engines flaming out (with the graphics to go with it). hydrolic failures that u can feel coming on etc. I have 2002 atm, but i'll definatly be checkin this out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 why would you want damage on a flight simulator. it isnt an arcade game. Why wouldn't you want failure modelling, it's far more realistic, it means that pre-flight checks are actually important and not just someone taking things a little too far, and it's challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cropcircles Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 This is very exciting. I was dissapointed when the expected 2006 release didn't come out in November as this has been how they have released since 98, I'm sure Xbox 360 caused some of this delay. I had heard that MS wasn't releasing a 2006 version so this is great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingair315 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 IMO, the only thing for MS to do with FS now is to add damage models. You can damage your plane, but you can't have an engine explode at 30,000 feet, then have to wrestle the plane back down to the ground with flames spewing from the engine. If they made it possible to damage the plane it would be much more entertaining. Already there. Many features I see people want, are included, but have not been discovered. You cant "plan" such an event, but they can happen. You need settings set to maximum realism for some to show up. Graphics set to the Max for them to show up, etc... A few months ago, was flying from HI to LAX, and at 15,000 decending, my right engine caught fire. I set a box with spot plane in it so that I could watch it, as I headed down for an emergency landing. Was not yet into approach, when fire began spewing out of the engine. By the time I was lined up at the runway, at 5000 feet, it was really burning furiously.... At 2000 the engine exploded, maybe even the wing tank, and entire right wing went. Down I went in pieces.... :blush: If Id taken proper action, shutting down the engine, fuel, etc, it probably would not have exploded, and could have landed on one engine... But, wanted to see the full extent of the damage... If You want more traffic simply buy Traffic 2005 or Ultimate Traffic. I got Traffic 2005 and i simply love it. Look out for it in the sales in Game UK ;) And if you want more GA traffic, download GA-Traffic, which is freeware. 95% of the time, I fly GA, landing at small fields, and depending on the size, Ive got 5-40 GA aircraft at all the fields where I am landing. You can take AFCAD, and add more gates, et. al. at your favorite ones. Like I call KFUL my home field, and have added parking for 100, with different sizes of GA aircraft - parking for 4 Helio's, and three Gates for small jets, Lear, Citation, etc.. With GA set to 100% on a busy saturday at KFUL, there is a landing or takeoff every minute from 10am-2pm... With Radar Control V4, which controls AI traffic, I can still takeoff and land without undue interferance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashy Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 About time. I'm bored with 04. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingair315 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 With Ultimate Traffic you can download new planes and timetables and stuff. The only problems with extra AI traffic IMO is you sometimes have to perform go arounds when you get to your destination airport, but there are ways to improve the go around amounts With Radar Control v4, which controls AI, you dont have Jets overrunning you when landing, or other aircraft passing your GA, and forcing you to go around. No runway incursions of other aircraft forcing you to go around, when you are at 500' etc... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 About time. I'm bored with 04. not if u get add-ons for it defults FS is pure crap :no: :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 not if u get add-ons for it defults FS is pure crap :no: :no: Your not the only one :( I shal have both installed side by side because I'm sure no add-ons will be straight away be avaliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invaderzim_2004 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I can't wait for the next version to come out-by the looks of the article, v10 will be stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecotrojan Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I can't wait for the next version to come out-by the looks of the article, v10 will be stunning. I hope they sort out the crashing problem caused by the scenery / memory allocation. Same problem on 4 different PCs for me :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchdownai Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Really cant wait for Flight Simulator X, even though I still have plenty to do on FS9 I wish they would include parts like when there is bad weather you get diverted to other places and many many other things :D We will have to see if these do actually happen :p As for addons there are plenty of sites which I use for scenery and Ai traffic so my FS is really booming with 100% realistic traffic You should check some of them out ;) http://www.avsim.com - FlightPlans/Scenery/AI Aircraft http://www.ai-aardvark.com - Aircraft/Repaints http://www.evolveai.com - Aircraft/Repaints http://www.projectai.com - For more aircraft/flightplans http://www.touchdownai.tk - FlightPlans http://www.jbai-aircraft.com - More aircraft http://www.boris-cargo-fp.fsalliance.net - Repaints/flightplans http://www.flytampa.com - payware scenery http://www.simflyers.net - payware scenery http://www.precisionmanuals.com - payware aircraft http://www.simmarket.com - payware scenery http://www.flight1.com - payware aircraft/scenery Cheers, Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted January 1, 2006 Author Share Posted January 1, 2006 Looks like the release date that PC Gamer game may be wrong. Microsoft may announce something soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Қman Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Wow! A new Microsoft flight sim. Nice! Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Cant wait for this, but whats with the crappy name "Flight Simulator X" :blink: ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortyR19 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 http://www.fsplanet.com/fsplanet_com_fsx.htm More information here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo12141 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Cant wait for this, but whats with the crappy name "Flight Simulator X" :blink: ? because its roman numerals for FS10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishrman Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Looks like it'll be released at around Feb. 2006. Sorry to burst your bubbles, but if you've not yet watched Gates' Keynote from CES, there is mention during the FS:X presentation that the dev team still has 10 months to work on it ;) At least, thats what I can remember. And, that FSPlanet article Q & A session states Q: When will ?Microsoft Flight Simulator X? be available? A: We are working hard to deliver ?Flight Simulator X? in the holiday 2006 timeframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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