Simviation Forum - the up coming FS 2006

Jan 28^th, 2005 at 6:37am

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hey,

i was just wondering if anyone had any information about the up coming FS2006 any bits of information big or small would be appreciated
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???

cheers, Andrew

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Reply #1 - Jan 28^th, 2005 at 10:21am

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Have they announced if there's going to be an FS2006 yet?

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Reply #2 - Jan 28^th, 2005 at 3:23pm

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Nope. Don't listen to the rumors, there will be another one (M$ would have to be insane to abandon a market they own)

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Reply #3 - Jan 28^th, 2005 at 3:39pm

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I heard some news :

FS2006 : A century and a bit of flight Wink

, will contain SOOOOOO many 'bugs', they are already working on SIX 25mb patches for it Wink

They are :
more bridges Grin

real airports Grin

remotely 'real' looking terrain and landclass Grin

extended altitude capabilities (101,000 now acccessible) Grin

and two others currently 'unconfirmed' Grin

Seriously though, beefhole's right - why would they dump FS with so many of us buying it ?

I'm looking forward to FS10 and hope maybe they'll include at least one military aircraft as standard 8)

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Reply #4 - Jan 28^th, 2005 at 4:05pm

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Doesn't the Vickers Vimy count? Roll Eyes

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Reply #5 - Jan 28^th, 2005 at 4:21pm

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I'm looking forward to FS10 and hope maybe they'll include at least one military aircraft as standard 8)

Carl

hehe - FS2002 had the Corsair...

Well, the Navy is going to use the 737 .. Wink

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Reply #6 - Jan 28^th, 2005 at 4:31pm

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Doesn't the Vickers Vimy count? Roll Eyes

LOL Woody, kinda I, guess Tongue

but have you tried landing one on a carrier ??? Grin

Felix : I can just imagine a 737 in a dogfight Grin

, or landing on a carrier Grin

Just kidding, it's gonna be use for recon and things like that ain't it?

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Reply #7 - Feb 8^th, 2005 at 7:44am

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itll come when its ready I geuss.. at a uge price, halving after 4 months!!
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Reply #8 - Feb 15^th, 2005 at 9:05am

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Guess i'll just rebuy FS9 since i lost my original one and the new one if coming will be expensive Cheesy

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Reply #9 - Feb 15^th, 2005 at 1:47pm

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Guess i'll just rebuy FS9 since i lost my original one and the new one if coming will be expensive Cheesy

Just get a no-cd patch.

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Reply #10 - Mar 21^st, 2005 at 10:10am

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In the mean time, X-plane is in stores now for $39.99. Not FS, but it'll satiate the desire for flying something new for a bit... Wink

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Reply #11 - Mar 28^th, 2005 at 10:17pm

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Something besidesMSFS? Shocked

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Reply #12 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 1:27pm

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The newest X-Plane is amazing. I say it's a little less or equal to FS9

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Reply #13 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 1:57pm

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Felix : I can just imagine a 737 in a dogfight Grin

, or landing on a carrier Grin

Just kidding, it's gonna be use for recon and things like that ain't it?

Carl

It's scheduled to be the P-3 Orion maritime recon/anti-sub replacement.

Tests have already been made using 737-700 airframes and *I believe* metal has started to be cut for the weapons bay, etc.

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Reply #14 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 2:23pm

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It's scheduled to be the P-3 Orion maritime recon/anti-sub replacement.

Tests have already been made using 737-700 airframes and *I believe* metal has started to be cut for the weapons bay, etc.

Should bought the Nimrod... Wink

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Reply #15 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 3:02pm

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Should bought the Nimrod... Wink

Single seat biplanes are not really good maritime recon/ ASW platforms.

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Reply #16 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 3:36pm

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Single seat biplanes are not really good maritime recon/ ASW platforms.

Lol. I was thinking about 4 engined mighty hunters... Grin

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Reply #17 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 3:42pm

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Well someone has to buy them. The project needs money. come on MS buy the license Roll Eyes

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Reply #18 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 3:59pm

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Should bought the Nimrod... Wink

The point is, how many could they manufacture? I was reading the other day that the Nimrod had to be converted from existing Comet airframes as the jigs were broken up many years ago. Unless they have a reserve of old Comets laying around somewhere it doesn't sound a very practical export proposition to me. Roll Eyes

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Reply #19 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 4:54pm

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The point is, how many could they manufacture? I was reading the other day that the Nimrod had to be converted from existing Comet airframes as the jigs were broken up many years ago. Unless they have a reserve of old Comets laying around somewhere it doesn't sound a very practical export proposition to me. Roll Eyes

They have all the airfrmes they need for the UK MRA4s, and since that order was cut, several spare. Then, as the MRA4 gradually replaces the MR2, there will be all the remaining MR2 airframes to choose from...

Then again, the USN probably wanted about 400 of them Wink

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Reply #20 - May 13^th, 2005 at 12:50pm

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The newest X-Plane is amazing. I say it's a little less or equal to FS9

You're kidding.... right?

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Reply #21 - May 13^th, 2005 at 6:34pm

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Meh. Better than V.7

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Reply #22 - Jun 5^th, 2005 at 12:56pm

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Let's just hope that there is as big a difference from FS2000 to FS2002, as it is from FS9 to FS10. I'm looking for better water effects, and that's about it.

With all the addons, and the quality of the default craft Roll Eyes

, i'm not striving for more aircraft.

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Reply #23 - Jun 5^th, 2005 at 1:12pm

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I'll tell you what I would love to see incorporated in the next version...
...Golden glows on the ground scenery when the sun is shining, especially when it's shining through holes in the clouds... 8)...!
..in fact, the whole scenery to brighten up on a sunny day...!

At the moment the scenery colour remains the same regardless of wether the sun is shining, or not... Cry

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Reply #24 - Jun 5^th, 2005 at 7:43pm

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First and foremost they should find a way to fix the poles. It's pointless to have airports there the way it is now. Way too disorienting.

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Reply #25 - Jun 8^th, 2005 at 4:46am

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I'm thinking almost none of the CoF historic planes will be back. The standard fair for sure, but say goodbye to the Vimy, Spirit, Wright Flyer, DH-88, etc... There may be a riot if they remove the Cub.

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Reply #26 - Jun 8^th, 2005 at 6:41am

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They would be stupid to take out the DC3 Wink

Oh wait we're talking about MS Wink

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Reply #27 - Jun 8^th, 2005 at 7:42am

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They would be stupid to take out the DC3 Wink

Oh wait we're talking about MS Wink

& I'm wondering if they will maintain the add-on-ability ...... Roll Eyes

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Reply #28 - Jun 8^th, 2005 at 9:58am

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& I'm wondering if they will maintain the add-on-ability ...... Roll Eyes

I would think that after the CFS3 issue, they would learn a commercial lesson.

I recall that from FS5/FS95 to FS98, MS provided a converter, which helped.

If "FS10" changes the model format *significantly* (which I tend to doubt) I would hope that they would maintain FS9 backward compatibility, or provide a converter.

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Reply #29 - Jun 8^th, 2005 at 10:39am

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& I'm wondering if they will maintain the add-on-ability ......

I would assume they would. I read on their site that the Microsoft FS designers actually really like the fact that so many people create add ons. They said that it takes much of the pressure off them when "trying to cover every base". They focus more on the entire platform and leave many of the add ons to the designers of the flight sim community. If they took that away, it would be a real loss to the people who design, contribute and create add ons for all.

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Reply #30 - Jun 8^th, 2005 at 12:14pm

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Yes, if they did that, I probably wouldnt even get FS10. If it wasn't for add-ons, I would have been bored with FS long ago.

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Reply #31 - Jun 8^th, 2005 at 5:29pm

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I couldn't agree more, without the add-ons the whole thing would be a one month wonder.........you only have to look at the front page of sites like Avsim to see how much of an industry has built up around payware .... without starting to look at the vast numbers of freeware designers.

It's early days yet but the potential hardware costs will possibly kill it for me.

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Reply #32 - Jun 8^th, 2005 at 5:33pm

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I couldn't agree more, without the add-ons the whole thing would be a one month wonder.........you only have to look at the front page of sites like Avsim to see how much of an industry has built up around payware .... without starting to look at the vast numbers of freeware designers.

It's early days yet but the potential hardware costs will possibly kill it for me.

Yeah, me too. Probably it will be too much. I think though I can stick with FS9 than have FS10 running poorly on my present system.

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Reply #33 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 11:36pm

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Depends on how well it runs, backwards compatibility, etc...

No need to worry...last I heard news, not till maybe fall 2006

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Reply #34 - Dec 28^th, 2005 at 10:10pm

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Latest PC Gamer is saying February release!

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Reply #35 - Dec 28^th, 2005 at 10:30pm

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This is already being talked about in the FS2004 forum. I'm locking this thread to avoid double discussions...

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