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May 29^th, 2006 at 2:40pm

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some of you mightve seen these before but ill post anyway.

http://www.fsinsider.com/product/X_press_kit.htm

^screenshots of some new features

http://www.fsinsider.com/product/FSX_fact_sheet.htm

^fact sheet confirms 100,000ft upper limit has been removed "as they view the world from 100 to 1 million feet."

enjoy Wink

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Reply #1 - May 29^th, 2006 at 6:17pm

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nice find for the fact sheet.

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Reply #2 - May 29^th, 2006 at 6:35pm

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I noticed that they are using the term "game" to describe FS a little more often. Sad

Oh well. I can assume M$ couldn't compete well against Laminar Research's X-Plane. Roll Eyes

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Reply #3 - May 29^th, 2006 at 7:22pm

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I noticed that they are using the term "game" to describe FS a little more often. Sad

Katahu,

Yeah, I noticed that too. Undecided

It was all over the place. In fact, after the mention of the "Flight Simulator Franchise" in the beginning of the piece.... I don't think the word "simulation" appeared again anywhere in the document.

There were some good hints in there about SOME stuff that sounded promisiing. But the focus seems a lot on the word "game" and "the gaming experience".

We can cross our fingers.

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Reply #4 - May 29^th, 2006 at 8:00pm

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I feal sorry for the new pilots who come into FS fealing it is just, "another game to beat." In reality it is SO much more, its a place were people (like us here) can get togeather and talk, have fun, learn new things about what intrests us in aviation, and so much more. We just need to be shure to get any newcomers into the habbit of saying Sim instead of game. Wink

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Reply #5 - May 30^th, 2006 at 12:35am

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The use of "game" rather than "simulation" is quite intentional...and to our benefit.

MS is trying to stregthen the franchise by drawing in new blood. There are many who won't touch a simulation...they are afraid of the entire genre.

By opening things up to those folks MS is trying to show them that there is no reason to be afraid...except of the eventual insanity that overtakes all FS pilots.

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Reply #6 - May 30^th, 2006 at 12:54am

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...except of the eventual insanity that overtakes all FS pilots.

Like facing the inevitable daily injections of marmal-aid here at the Psyciatric Institute of SimV? Grin

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Reply #7 - May 30^th, 2006 at 1:32am

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Stop crying about the term game, is gonna be a simulator anyway its gonna be good and improved. Finally they put missions to give more of a "objective feeling" to FS. God!! I'm tired of u people.

You're being Hacked!!!

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Reply #8 - May 30^th, 2006 at 1:54am

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Stop crying about the term game, is gonna be a simulator anyway its gonna be good and improved. Finally they put missions to give more of a "objective feeling" to FS. God!! I'm tired of u people.

Uh, hi and welcome to the forums?

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Reply #9 - May 30^th, 2006 at 2:12am

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...I'm tired of u people.

humm, wow, 4 posts and already tired of us... thats got to be a record.

and um er... Welcome to Sim V? You will find we do get annoying, but youll keep comming back Wink

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Reply #10 - May 30^th, 2006 at 2:12am

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Stop crying about the term game, is gonna be a simulator anyway its gonna be good and improved. Finally they put missions to give more of a "objective feeling" to FS. God!! I'm tired of u people.

Wow...what a post....

What a way to enter the Forums...

wow...

I'm actually speechless....literally speecheless at what to say to that...

oh well...

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Reply #11 - May 30^th, 2006 at 2:13am

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humm, wow, 4 posts and already tired of us... thats got to be a record.

Nope, i got tired on my second post....but i'm still here Roll Eyes

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Reply #12 - May 30^th, 2006 at 4:45am

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most people don't like flight simming untill there adictied. I know that when I started I wasn't doing 4hr flights, I only found takeoff and landings interesting but eventualy...

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Or was it a hint that we might be working on some new systems failures? The smart money says “all of the above

looks like at least some of the features we wanted are there.

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Reply #13 - May 30^th, 2006 at 8:31am

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Stop crying about the term game, is gonna be a simulator anyway its gonna be good and improved. Finally they put missions to give more of a "objective feeling" to FS. God!! I'm tired of u people.

If your so tired of us then why did you actually take the time to read the thread then post ??? Im tired of you people. The ones that complain on one of their first posts Undecided

You really havn't been round here long enough to know people and make comments like that.... oh and welcome to the forums Wink

On another note, sounds like fsx will be a real computer killer...moving cars animals updated scenery etc...quad sli time ??? lol

SOme of the missions sound like they'll be making it a bit of a game but others will keep it simulation like that congo relief mission they mention (will have to try that when fsx comes out) Grin

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Reply #14 - May 30^th, 2006 at 12:20pm

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Hey guys, the quote kipman725 posted caught my eye as well. I sure hope that they do work more on that stuff. And, referring to the whole game thing, we obviously know that FSX isn't going to be WORSE than FS9. I personally think I will enjoy some of the "games". If you don't want them, don't play them. I think they'll be fun. Besides, the sim IS alot better. We already know about a few great things (moving cars, boats, animals, 99,000 foot barrier being raised, etc.). I think flight sim is doing a good job to put some "games" in. They'll draw more buyers from that.

Anyway, there's my opinion. Grin

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