Simviation Forum - FlightGear 2.4.0 released!

Aug 19^th, 2011 at 12:28pm

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More info here:
http://www.flightgear.org/announcements/flightgear-v2-4-0-released/

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Reply #1 - Aug 19^th, 2011 at 2:23pm

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Wouldn't download it if your card does not support opengl.

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Reply #2 - Aug 19^th, 2011 at 3:10pm

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You'll be hard pressed to find a video card that DOESN'T support OpenGL.

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Reply #3 - Aug 19^th, 2011 at 4:14pm

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I can't wait to get my teeth stuck into this Cool

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Reply #4 - Aug 19^th, 2011 at 5:13pm

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On paper seems they just make a huge step forward... and there's no reason not to believe them, as, differently from some other people that will remain here unnamed, FlightGear's developers aren't trying to sell us anything. Tongue

Must seriously think about installing it, FG, for once... maybe as soon I manage to return from vacation and buy another HD.

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Reply #5 - Aug 20^th, 2011 at 1:40am

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geneb wrote on Aug 19^th, 2011 at 3:10pm:

You'll be hard pressed to find a video card that DOESN'T support OpenGL.

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Oops.. My bad. My windows 7 does not support opengl. So I cant play that awesome game.

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Reply #6 - Aug 20^th, 2011 at 1:47am

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Strategic Retreat wrote on Aug 19^th, 2011 at 5:13pm:

On paper seems they just make a huge step forward... and there's no reason not to believe them, as, differently from some other people that will remain here unnamed, FlightGear's developers aren't trying to sell us anything. Tongue

Must seriously think about installing it, FG, for once... maybe as soon I manage to return from vacation and buy another HD.

OMG!!!!!!

Strategic has been impressed. ~~I am not worthy to witness this momentous event in the history of earth~~

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Reply #7 - Aug 20^th, 2011 at 6:48am

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Very funny, hyperpep. I always appreciate when steps forwards are made in a whatever environment, and so it seems it's happened under FlightGear.

As a corollary to the previous paragraph, it's not quite my fault that, when OTHERS try to sell hot air as a huge step forward (in their little minds only and exclusively for the sake of their huge bank accounts) in whatever they make, I end up remaining suitably unimpressed. Huh

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What kind of graphic card do you have that it doesn't give you OpenGL support, anyway? An integrated video adapter of the cheap Intel (or other brand) shared memory kind?

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Reply #8 - Aug 22^nd, 2011 at 3:49am

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Strategic Retreat wrote on Aug 20^th, 2011 at 6:48am:

Very funny, hyperpep. I always appreciate when steps forwards are made in a whatever environment, and so it seems it's happened under FlightGear.

As a corollary to the previous paragraph, it's not quite my fault that, when OTHERS try to sell hot air as a huge step forward (in their little minds only and exclusively for the sake of their huge bank accounts) in whatever they make, I end up remaining suitably unimpressed. Huh

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What kind of graphic card do you have that it doesn't give you OpenGL support, anyway? An integrated video adapter of the cheap Intel (or other brand) shared memory kind?

It's the stupid 4 series chipset Angry

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Although I am looking at a new laptop.

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Reply #9 - Aug 22^nd, 2011 at 10:04am

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hyperpep111 wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2011 at 3:49am:

It's the stupid 4 series chipset Angry

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I actually had to google for it to confirm my suspicions. You DO know that it'd be better for you to use an ancient Geforce TI4400 (if you could fond one and install it, that is) rather than those, right? Huh

Cheap (by comparison) laptops are not really made for serious gaming (though serious and gaming in the same sentence stinks a little of oxymoron), that and, if you cannot find a driver with OpenGL support from Intel themselves, you can always try and search around for a working DirectX-2-OpenGL wrapper (though your performances will inevitably take a plunge). Undecided

Try another laptop, if you want, but be sure it has either a Nvidia or a Ati video GPU, better if with dedicated NOT shared video memory (though they cost a little more, they can be used for gaming without having to sacrifice almost nothing). Wink

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Reply #10 - Aug 22^nd, 2011 at 4:07pm

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Strategic Retreat wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2011 at 10:04am:

hyperpep111 wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2011 at 3:49am:

It's the stupid 4 series chipset Angry

.

I actually had to google for it to confirm my suspicions. You DO know that it'd be better for you to use an ancient Geforce TI4400 (if you could fond one and install it, that is) rather than those, right? Huh

Cheap (by comparison) laptops are not really made for serious gaming (though serious and gaming in the same sentence stinks a little of oxymoron), that and, if you cannot find a driver with OpenGL support from Intel themselves, you can always try and search around for a working DirectX-2-OpenGL wrapper (though your performances will inevitably take a plunge). Undecided

Try another laptop, if you want, but be sure it has either a Nvidia or a Ati video GPU, better if with dedicated NOT shared video memory (though they cost a little more, they can be used for gaming without having to sacrifice almost nothing). Wink

Yep. Saving up for a hp pavilion ds4 or something like that Undecided

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Reply #11 - Oct 22^nd, 2011 at 6:20pm

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Wow, this looks like it has potential.

Flight Simulator is still, by far, the best Flight simulator ever.

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Reply #12 - Nov 5^th, 2011 at 9:44pm

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OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!

This is I'm pretty sure my first time checking this out, and I haven't even downloaded it and I'm already amazed! The aircraft and a few of the scenery objects look like they could use some texture work, but other than that it's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen! And those mountains and weather systems and effects are simply wonderfull! Shocked

man! when this thing's done, it's gonna blow MFS right out of the sky! Shocked

(If it hasn't already that is)
Man. 50-100 people overtaking one of the largest computer companies in America and probably the world in it's flight simulators. My goodness. Shocked

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Reply #13 - Nov 5^th, 2011 at 9:47pm

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BeechCraft118 wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2011 at 6:20pm:

Wow, this looks like it has potential.

Flight Simulator is still, by far, the best Flight simulator ever.

uh....,. kinda hard for something to not be what it is... Isn't it? Huh

Or am I Einstien come back from the grave? Cheesy

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Reply #14 - Nov 6^th, 2011 at 3:04am

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Club508 wrote on Nov 5^th, 2011 at 9:47pm:

BeechCraft118 wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2011 at 6:20pm:

Wow, this looks like it has potential.

Flight Simulator is still, by far, the best Flight simulator ever.

uh....,. kinda hard for something to not be what it is... Isn't it? Huh

Or am I Einstien come back from the grave? Cheesy

Aw I wanted to say that a while ago but I forgot Roll Eyes

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I played It on my uncle's 3.2GHZ imac a while ago and It was fun and had great graphics. So far my only problem is navigation Sad

. And dropping the b-1's bombs was

hard

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And No. You aren't Einstein. He would have come up with a WHOLE new theory about Computer x Simulator²= (Insert Solution here)

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