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Sep 6^th, 2009 at 11:46am

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X-Plane?

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Reply #1 - Sep 6^th, 2009 at 12:04pm

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Good question. When I saw 'Flight Gear' get it's own category, I thought aha! Obviously still classified as simply 'payware'

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Reply #2 - Sep 8^th, 2009 at 6:41am

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I think it'll appear soonish. Just I'm still running version 8!

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Reply #3 - Sep 8^th, 2009 at 11:16am

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ozzy72 wrote on Sep 8^th, 2009 at 6:41am:

I think it'll appear soonish. Just I'm still running version 8!

Since it appears MSFS is becoming a deadend, I'm seriously thinking about a purchase but need some informed opinions before parting with the cash.

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Reply #4 - Sep 8^th, 2009 at 6:30pm

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The FIRST think an MS Flightsimmer needs to get through his head is that X-plane is NOT MSFS. Unfortunately, it's "close enough" that you can easily get confused, and then the '"buts".

As long as you approach it as a completely new experience, great.

It's not "better" than MSFS, and MSFS is not "better" than X-Plane.

If you're looking for MSFS FS-X eye candy, it's still in the FS2002. just about getting to FS2004 stage. (my almost uninformed opinion)

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Reply #5 - Sep 8^th, 2009 at 11:43pm

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Felix/FFDS wrote on Sep 8^th, 2009 at 6:30pm:

It is not "better" than MSFS, and MSFS is not "better" than X-Plane.

Horses of a different color, so to speak. The more I read the less interested I become. A concensus seems to say that it's more a computer engineers' toy, where visual effects have relatively little priority in the overall concept. The importance they're giving to the "FAA certification" indicates it's more specifically meant as an intrument training device.

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Reply #6 - Sep 9^th, 2009 at 7:10am

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olderndirt wrote on Sep 8^th, 2009 at 11:43pm:

Felix/FFDS wrote on Sep 8^th, 2009 at 6:30pm:

It is not "better" than MSFS, and MSFS is not "better" than X-Plane.

Horses of a different color, so to speak. The more I read the less interested I become. A consensus seems to say that it's more a computer engineers' toy, where visual effects have relatively little priority in the overall concept. The importance they're giving to the "FAA certification" indicates it's more specifically meant as an instrument training device.

It's also one of your only choices if you don't use Windows (like those people really exist Roll Eyes

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It also features: vertical textures, sloped runways, bird strikes, and continuous updates & support.
It's not as nice now as FSX is, and some say not as nice as FS9 or even FS8.

However, I ran a contest in the studioV called 'Pick It', where an Xplane9 user took a shot, and I recreated the shot in FSX, and then had the users try to tell which was which....

They were wrong 1/2 times. And these were 'veterans' of MSFS. So eye candy isn't an issue.

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http://205.252.250.26/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1232563383

What kills Xplane for MSFS people I think, is the lack of AI, and the difficulty of learning a new flight sim. Wink

The User Interface on Xplane is supposed to be rather nerve shattering the first few times.

If you drove a Chevy for your entire life, it would be like switching to a Ford.

« Last Edit: Sep 9^th, 2009 at 9:16am by ShaneG »

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Reply #7 - Sep 12^th, 2009 at 2:50pm

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I agree with Shane 100%...I do think there is room for improvement as far as AI, adding aircraft buildings, updated ATC....as far as eye candy I think the main issue with X-Plane is the lack of third part support. The X-Plane development team is small compared to MSFS and they need more third part support to help bring the sim up to FSX or FS9 level.

Personally Im gonna live without those few things and continue to enjoy this fantastic sim for awhile. I do think XP is a bit more user friendly for us cockpit builders Wink

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Reply #8 - Sep 24^th, 2009 at 3:22pm

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I've done both and just programming the joystick in X-Plane is enough to make you want to put your fist through your screen...

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