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A year and a half from a computer...............I must introduce you all to  Mrs.The-Ex-Pat and let you know her point of view as to how long a computer should last. If she had her way, I would still be on a 286.
"Why do you need a new monitor, that one is just fine"
"Yes dear, but it is green".
"And that keyboard has full function".
"Again I know, but when you press the keys, the click is keeping the neighbors awake".
"Also a sound card and speakers, you have a perfectly good little speaker in the computer at the front".
"Yes, yes I know, but with this new computer I can run FS9 with full resolution, with real cloud effects and dynamic scenary, that means other aircraft flying with me. Also a real shimmer effect on the water. I can fly CAT III ILS approaches in near zero visibility too".

And she says....................,"YOU ARE SO SAD"

Anyone else have to put up with this??

Matt

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That I forgot to mention, I get it in two languages too. Mrs.The-Ex-Pat is from a European counrtry that has no sence of humour, but in the past a taste for visiting other peoples countries without an invite:o

Matt


Now my left ear is ringing, she was operating in stealth mode and reading all that I typed over my shoulder.

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Oh yes, I know that one......But it says that I can drive at 200  KMH with my snow tyres.....Correct, but NOT IN THE SNOW!!!
And my co-worker could still not understand why his Merc was now looking like it had been run over by a tank. The luckiest people are the ones with the least common sence.

Matt

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http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2006/01/correction_micr.html
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So we now have some official information, but what is the information. The release does not really say anything except that we have a vague release date.

Lots of flowery wording:... beautifully rich and immersive 3D world for aviation fans, young and old, to explore and experience, the new enhancements will be amazed at the new level of detail in the models and the realistic effects like sun glint off the glass and chrome, reflective paint, and even shaded rivets on the fuselage.....
So we have reflective glass and chrome and shaded rivets. Nothing about air and ground graphics, effects, ATC and weather or the aircraft that may come as standard. Thought I have to say, that some of the screen shots do make my mouth water. Fields and trees that do look very good.
Another vague point, was what we as users will require computer wise. Sorry, but if you have a product that is getting towards a release, then you know full well what will be needed to run it, or very close to it.

Also, it would appear that a few people need to muffle a sorry or two to the guys who posted just what seems to be now in the official release and was shot down each time that they posted. So in a nut shell, nothing more in this release that has already been posted in the forums.  Typical vague MS press release.

Matt (After the screen shots, now looking forward to the release and giving my wife puppy dog eyes on a daily basis)

Well, after seing the screenshots, I must say that I think we all overreacted!

The Sim is really nice and the overall feeling is much more real, BUT, I don't think that the graphics improvments will be that big that will oblige everyone to get new computers...

the one thing that can cut my fps in half in fs9 is the 3d clouds.

with them on I get around 30fps, with them out I get 50-60 fps.

So I imagine this is probably the heaviest thing in terms of graphics, but by the FSX screenshots, the clouds seem preaty much the same...so I don't thik there will be a substantial change in that area, wich is fine by me, cause I think fs9 clouds are great.

So....

I hope it comes soon, I I think that it will run ok in most of todays medium+ sistems.

cheers

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C'mon, they've even got the clouds reflecting in the water   

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Even so...I was expecting a much igher improvment.

I mean, I don't think that the graphics are HL2 standard...wuich by no means is a bad thing, they are really nice, just not top notch...

again, this is fine, cause we'll get a better looking sim without having to get new cimputers, and also it may mean that they spent more time in other stuf...physics, etc!

cheers