Simviation Forum - There should be a demo!

Jun 24^th, 2006 at 11:40pm

Jakemaster Ex Member

Ya know how at airshows and stuff MS brings FSX and shows a 'demo' of the game? And ya know how we can get the Vista beta as an enthusiast? Well why cant we get the demo of FSX? Maybe we will later....

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #1 - Jun 25^th, 2006 at 12:40am

BAW0343 Offline
Colonel
No, now go away or I shall
taunt you a second time
Mesa, AZ

Gender:
Posts: 3294

i dunno how you could demo a flight sim..

"you can only fly 10 miles before your computer blows up, and for the demo the 100,000ft limit of FS9 is re-instated to 20,000ft HA! oh and you can only fly the glider and you dont have slew!!!" Wink

ok now seriously Grin

it would be weird, and i have no idea how it would be done. As far as i know there have been none in the past so i doubt there will be one now.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #2 - Jun 25^th, 2006 at 5:06am

PisTon Ex Member

Yeah, there should be a demo!

To stop you from getting the full game, delete the high resolution mesh, and all the outside of the demo area scenery .bgls. That way, if you fly out of the demo area, nothing happens just the ground turns to water

Maybe time limit it to half an hour too?

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #3 - Jun 25^th, 2006 at 5:22pm

Jakemaster Ex Member

Did you guys read my whole post? I clearly said to give the missions they demo at fairs and airshows. To limit it only allow you to select the missions and time limit them

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #4 - Jun 25^th, 2006 at 5:37pm

Airshow_lover Offline
Colonel
I'm back........!
LaVergne, TN

Gender:
Posts: 1740

I sure hope they have a demo at osh kosh.....

.....With all the features if you please Grin

C/SMSgt - Civil Air Patrol

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #5 - Jun 25^th, 2006 at 6:24pm

kipman725 Offline
Colonel
out of the shadows..
Bedroom

Gender:
Posts: 904

Xplane has a rather good demo that lets you have the full game with the state of california scenary and a time limit till the controlls are locked out. A simlar demo for FSX would be great as it would allow me to check whether I need to sell my soul for upgrades or not Roll Eyes

5900xt/2800+/280GB/1GB PC3200/Cyborg Evo Force/ABIT NF7&&Gpu clock: 475mhz core, 800mhz mem&&CPU at: 12.5x175 = 2187.5 &&memory: 2.5, 3, 3, 8 Duel channel on &&Os: windows xp pro, ubuntu 5.10 breazy badger

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #6 - Jun 26^th, 2006 at 3:28am

PisTon Ex Member

Quote:

Did you guys read my whole post? I clearly said to give the missions they demo at fairs and airshows. To limit it only allow you to select the missions and time limit them

At airshows and fairs they use a beta of the game, not demo.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #7 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 1:42am

South Ex Member

They could just give a full copy with all the neat stuff that the "full" version has...

But have a time limit to like 40 mins or something then when you run out of time you see a message "The Demo period has now expired, the Simulation will now close" Then you would have to buy the full version of course Tongue

just my two cents Tongue

Cheers!

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #8 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 2:05am

Ashton Lawson Offline
Colonel
FS Water Configurator
Programmer
Phuket, Thailand

Gender:
Posts: 1211

This is True. Beta versions are used at demonstrations. The problem is, that errors can occur as they are still beta.

For a demo release, they should limit the flying area to about a 50-100 mile radious of one of their detailed aiports and cities. When you cross the 50-100 mile boundary, and keep flying you should see the airport you just flew away from!

This is seemless scenery, untill you know whats going on. Like, if you travel north for 200 miles from the airport, you'll be right above the airport, you know, looping. There should not be a limit to the scenery detail or aircraft effects tho.

&&FS Water Configurator+ has new modifications in the works, plus DirectX 10, Service Pack&&1, and Radeon HD 3+ Series support.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #9 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 5:00pm

Jakemaster Ex Member

Quote:

This is True. Beta versions are used at demonstrations. The problem is, that errors can occur as they are still beta.

For a demo release, they should limit the flying area to about a 50-100 mile radious of one of their detailed aiports and cities. When you cross the 50-100 mile boundary, and keep flying you should see the airport you just flew away from!

This is seemless scenery, untill you know whats going on. Like, if you travel north for 200 miles from the airport, you'll be right above the airport, you know, looping. There should not be a limit to the scenery detail or aircraft effects tho.

Or just make you crash when you get to the end of the boundary

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #10 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 5:14pm

Fozzer Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861

Looking Glass's "Flight Unlimited I" used a repeating scenery boundry which worked OK for a small area....
..but it was still a full-blown CD game.....(and therefore it would be a large download)... Shocked

...!

Paul....Flight Unlimited I, II, III....8)...!

Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #11 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 6:31pm

Saitek Offline
Colonel
UK

Gender:
Posts: 7555

FUIII was limited. I was desperate for it at the time and prefferd its layout to MS. However I couldn't get a copy. Sad

Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 2GHz
GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2) DDR2 6400C4 800Mhz
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
2 x 22" monitors
200GB Sata
Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W

Flying FSX with Saitek's pro flight range:
Radio
Switch panel
Auto-pilot
Yoke and throttle quad
Pedals

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #12 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 6:53pm

Fozzer Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861

Quote:

FUIII was limited. I was desperate for it at the time and preferred its layout to MS. However I couldn't get a copy. Sad

..serves you right...
...should have ~~gone to Specsavers~~ prayed more... Wink

...!

LOL...

I have all three, I, II and III...
...and Specsavers glasses...!

Paul...8)...!

Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #13 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 7:16pm

Saitek Offline
Colonel
UK

Gender:
Posts: 7555

I actually do have specs's glasses. Tongue

I couldn't get it cos I didn't know it was released until much later.

Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 2GHz
GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2) DDR2 6400C4 800Mhz
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
2 x 22" monitors
200GB Sata
Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W

Flying FSX with Saitek's pro flight range:
Radio
Switch panel
Auto-pilot
Yoke and throttle quad
Pedals

Back to top

IP Logged

	Search the archive: