Simviation Forum - Forum Post from a German MS employee

Mar 9^th, 2006 at 6:58am

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I don�t know if this has allready been posted.
I came across this post from a German MS employee yesterday

http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?t=43198

This post is from 09.09.2005. So things might have changed meanwhile. He also writes that all the listed features are to date (09.09.2005) not yet 100% confirmed.

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Also, wollen wir doch mal ein paar Fakten auf den Tisch legen:

1. Es ist NICHT geplant, die FS Reihe einzustellen - warum auch!? Seit Jahren ist der FS d e r Verkaufsschlager und in Redmond haben wir ein Team von mehr als 130 Leuten sitzen, die nur f�r den Flusi zust�ndig sind.
2. Der neue FS wird nicht FS2006 hei�en sondern FS10 bzw FSX.
3. Bislang sind wir noch im ALPHA Stadium, f�r die (non public) Beta gibts noch keinen Termin und die Raid Eintr�ge in Bugcheck werden t�glich mehr. Wink
4. Der FSX wird definitiv nicht dieses Jahr kommen sondern erst im n�chsten Jahr. Es wird der Release von Windows Vista abgewartet werden um die Kompatibilit�t mit dem neuen OS und DX10 zu gew�hleisten. Vor Sommer 2006 ist somit NICHT mit einem Release zu rechnen.
5. Die Featurelist liest sich sehr interessant, es sollen viele neue Geb�ude in den gr��eren St�dten dazukommen, des Wetter soll mit der Szenerie interagieren (Wolkenschatten, Runway Conditions, Sicht,etc.) Aber ist alles noch Alphastadium und somit NICHT fix.
6. Der AI Traffic soll weiter verbessert werden, es sollen statt der erfundenen nun reale Airlines nach realen Flugpl�nen unterwegs sein.
7. Verst�rkte Einbindung von photorealistischen Texturen f�r Landschaften, m�glichweise auf Basis der MS TerraServer Technologie. Hier wei� ich auch noch nichts genaues.

Abwarten und Tee trinken.....

Viele Gr��e

Martin Haeusler
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Microsoft Deutschland GmbH

I will translate the most important parts.

Weather interaction with the scenario (Cloud Shadows !!!,
Runway Conditions, Sight). Better AI Traffic.. real instead of fictional airlines with realworld flightplans.
More photorealistic textures.. maybe based on
MS TerraServer Technology (Think this is something like google earth).

Interresting....

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Reply #1 - Mar 9^th, 2006 at 10:49am

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Real AI? Awesome 8)

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Reply #2 - Mar 9^th, 2006 at 7:52pm

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This may a be very dumb question, but is that confirmed? Roll Eyes

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Reply #3 - Mar 10^th, 2006 at 3:03am

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Real AI? Awesome 8)

+1 - this would be very nice if it were confirmed!

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Reply #4 - Mar 10^th, 2006 at 4:11am

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This may a be very dumb question, but is that confirmed? Roll Eyes

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He also writes that all the listed features are to date (09.09.2005) not yet 100% confirmed

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Reply #5 - Mar 10^th, 2006 at 9:55am

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are you shure hes a real developer? it may be a trick. i hope not tho sounds cool Grin

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Reply #6 - Mar 10^th, 2006 at 1:57pm

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I thought about this quite a while before posting. There are some things that make believe that it�s not a fake.
(of course I cannot grant it�s authenticity)

According to his signature he�s a consultant not a developer.
But those usually have access to alpha/beta programs
and feature lists of new software if they work in that specific field. If you google for his name in conjunction with Microsoft and/or flightsim
you find dozens of flightsim forums where this guy is posting with his realname. You will also find his offical
website.
This specific post I quoted is from Sept. 2005 while
FSX was announced in January 2006. It contains
infos and features that turned out to be true... Like FSX
not FS2006.. Runway conditions(screenshots).
However... a feature list from an alpha version can differ
from the final product !!

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Reply #7 - Mar 11^th, 2006 at 8:49pm

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tried to translate using www.freetranslation.com

Do therefore, we want to put yet once a couple of facts on the table: 1. it NOT is planned to adjust the FS row - why also!? For years the FS d e r bestseller has been and in speech moon, we have sit a team of more than 130 people, that are responsible only for the Flusi. 2. The new FS FS2006 of hot will not separate FS10 bzw FSX. 3. Until Now we are gives become yet in the ALPHA stage, for the (non public) concrete it yet no appointment and the Raid entries in Bugcheck daily more. Sign 4. of the FSX will not come separate definitive this year not until the next year. It will be awaited the Release by windows Vista around the compatibility with the new OS and DX10 to gew�hleisten. Summer ago 2006 is NOT to be reckoned therefore with a Release. 5. The Featurelist reads itself very interesting, it should join many new buildings in the larger cities, should interact the weather with the scenery (clouds shadow, Runway Conditions, visibility, etc.) All yet alpha stage but is and therefore NOT quick. 6. The ENDS Traffic further is supposed to be improved, should be it instead of the invented now real airline after real schedules underway. 7th reinforced linking of photo realistic textures for landscapes, possible manner on basis of the MS TerraServer technology. Here I know also yet
nothing exact. Await and tea trinken....

not great, but you can see some important points

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Reply #8 - Mar 11^th, 2006 at 10:15pm

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Not very good, I see. Roll Eyes

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Reply #9 - Mar 12^th, 2006 at 5:01am

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In the past Ive learned a thing or two about the pending release of software

the pre-release speculation often makes the expectaions of the software very high and when it gets released everybody is disappointed when the software doesnt live up to the speculation
People who know wont say and people who say dont know

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Reply #10 - Mar 19^th, 2006 at 10:03pm

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Microsoft launched Live Local with bird's eye view a few months back. Theyve only mapped out a few cities and its suburbs, but they could have used info from that to map the higher res areas? Check it out-> google live local, i think its the first one.

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