Simviation Forum - Well, $40 down the drain...

Sep 4^th, 2008 at 4:54pm

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I bought X-plane 9 at best buy recently, and am completely pissed off. The graphics blow, and the planes dont even have see through windows!
Well, back to FSX.... Angry

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Reply #1 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 5:22pm

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Surely you can take it back? Undecided

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Reply #2 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 5:29pm

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Crussell wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 5:22pm:

Surely you can take it back? Undecided

No, i mutilated the case... Grin

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Reply #3 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 5:53pm

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Surely you can take it back?

Stop calling him Shirley...... Wink

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Reply #4 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 6:26pm

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well, if all you're looking for is pretty graphics, then don't look at x-plane, as x-plane is more designed around making your own aircraft and simulation of the flight model, not the graphics. You are looking at X-Plane from the completely wrong angle, as all you want is pretty graphics, and that is FSX's strong area, X-Plane is more designed around custom content and flight modeling. Besides, you could have avoided all that heartache by downloading the demo....

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Reply #5 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 7:28pm

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NitroPower wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 4:54pm:

I bought X-plane 9 at best buy recently, and am completely pissed off. The graphics blow, and the planes dont even have see through windows!
Well, back to FSX.... Angry

XPlane is everything but about graphics.
If you're looking for graphics, go buy a playstation and play Ace Combat.

Got bloom ?
Got mountains ?
Got damage ?

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Reply #6 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 7:43pm

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I can see through the windows just fine and i'm on a laptop Grin

Here is a better one Wink

and who can say no to the night vision?

Click for Computer info overload!

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Reply #7 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 7:56pm

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Daube wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 7:28pm:

NitroPower wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 4:54pm:

I bought X-plane 9 at best buy recently, and am completely pissed off. The graphics blow, and the planes dont even have see through windows!
Well, back to FSX.... Angry

XPlane is everything but about graphics.
If you're looking for graphics, go buy a playstation and play Ace Combat.

No an XBOX 360 Wink

I have Ace Combat 6 but its just way to boring..
Somehow im addicted to a simulator game and NHL Grin

Sincerely, Tyler

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http://www.phoenixva.org/index.php/profile/view/PVA1557

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Reply #8 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 8:25pm

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I agree the graphics are nowhere near as good as FSX but at altitude they're ok. And I don't have any problems seeing out windows. I think youi just need to get it figured out. The flight dynamics are better than FSX-especially helicopters.

FSX wins overall hands down. But don't give up on X-plane. Especially if you have a multicore machine as it uses all those cores.

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Reply #9 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 8:28pm

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Also, the views on X-plane made me give up on it.

Best buy won't let you return opened software even if you say it's defective :S.

The best you'll get is an exchange for another proggie or two (I got Accel & Bioshock instead Cheesy

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Reply #10 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 9:00pm

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tcco94 wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 7:56pm:

Daube wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 7:28pm:

NitroPower wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 4:54pm:

I bought X-plane 9 at best buy recently, and am completely pissed off. The graphics blow, and the planes dont even have see through windows!
Well, back to FSX.... Angry

XPlane is everything but about graphics.
If you're looking for graphics, go buy a playstation and play Ace Combat.

No an XBOX 360 Wink

I have Ace Combat 6 but its just way to boring..
Somehow im addicted to a simulator game and NHL Grin

I have a ps3, played an xbox. it blows hard.

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Reply #11 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 9:24pm

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AMDDDA wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 8:28pm:

Also, the views on X-plane made me give up on it.

Best buy won't let you return opened software even if you say it's defective :S.

The best you'll get is an exchange for another proggie or two (I got Accel & Bioshock instead Cheesy

).

Best buy = unhappiness in many ways. Angry

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Reply #12 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 9:36pm

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But it's only best buy or frys when you "gotta have it now!". At least in SoCal.

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Reply #13 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 1:40am

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NitroPower wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 9:00pm:

tcco94 wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 7:56pm:

Daube wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 7:28pm:

NitroPower wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 4:54pm:

I bought X-plane 9 at best buy recently, and am completely pissed off. The graphics blow, and the planes dont even have see through windows!
Well, back to FSX.... Angry

XPlane is everything but about graphics.
If you're looking for graphics, go buy a playstation and play Ace Combat.

No an XBOX 360 Wink

I have Ace Combat 6 but its just way to boring..
Somehow im addicted to a simulator game and NHL Grin

I have a ps3, played an xbox. it blows hard.

Well XBOX is alot cheaper and im a achievement addict so I love that the most and how we are getting like what Wii has where you can create your own mii or wii or whatever, netflix, and hellof a better live. Wink

But playstations home that is coming out soon looks awesome.
I just think the PS3 is for bigger gamers not an average..
Although you dont have Halo and alot of good games Grin

Sincerely, Tyler

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Reply #14 - Sep 6^th, 2008 at 8:30am

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tcco94 wrote on Sep 5^th, 2008 at 1:40am:

Well XBOX is alot cheaper and im a achievement addict so I love that the most and how we are getting like what Wii has where you can create your own mii or wii or whatever, netflix, and hellof a better live. Wink

But playstations home that is coming out soon looks awesome.
I just think the PS3 is for bigger gamers not an average..
Although you dont have Halo and alot of good games Grin

Yeah, i like halo.

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Reply #15 - Sep 6^th, 2008 at 10:43am

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NitroPower wrote on Sep 6^th, 2008 at 8:30am:

tcco94 wrote on Sep 5^th, 2008 at 1:40am:

Well XBOX is alot cheaper and im a achievement addict so I love that the most and how we are getting like what Wii has where you can create your own mii or wii or whatever, netflix, and hellof a better live. Wink

But playstations home that is coming out soon looks awesome.
I just think the PS3 is for bigger gamers not an average..
Although you dont have Halo and alot of good games Grin

Yeah, i like halo.

Also, the 360 costs more to many people, as microsoft charges you all those fees, just like a car company, while all the sony servers have free online, not to mention 100MBit servers (I assume, but my connection is around 300-500Mbit Tongue

).

We also have a better movie service and DLC policy here on the PS3 Cheesy

.
Not to mention, no 12 year olds screaming bloody murder.

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Reply #16 - Sep 6^th, 2008 at 11:19am

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AMDDDA wrote on Sep 6^th, 2008 at 10:43am:

NitroPower wrote on Sep 6^th, 2008 at 8:30am:

tcco94 wrote on Sep 5^th, 2008 at 1:40am:

Well XBOX is alot cheaper and im a achievement addict so I love that the most and how we are getting like what Wii has where you can create your own mii or wii or whatever, netflix, and hellof a better live. Wink

But playstations home that is coming out soon looks awesome.
I just think the PS3 is for bigger gamers not an average..
Although you dont have Halo and alot of good games Grin

Yeah, i like halo.

Also, the 360 costs more to many people, as microsoft charges you all those fees, just like a car company, while all the sony servers have free online, not to mention 100MBit servers (I assume, but my connection is around 300-500Mbit Tongue

).

We also have a better movie service and DLC policy here on the PS3 Cheesy

.
Not to mention, no 12 year olds screaming bloody murder.

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Reply #17 - Sep 6^th, 2008 at 6:42pm

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And the PC has much more flexibility, including being able to MAKE YOUR OWN GAMES AND MODS!!!!

my rig&&intel q6600 quad core, geforce GTX 280 OCX 1 gig, 4 gigs 800mhz ram, nforce 680i lt sli, 750 gigs hd, dvd rw drive, 23 inch lcd monitor, windows vista ultimate sp2 x64/Win 7 RC x64 dual boot, TrackIR 4 Pro with Trackclip, Razer Lachechis Mouse, Microsoft Sidewinder Precision pro, 5.1 speakers, logitech racing wheel.&&&&my current sims: fsx, falcon 4.0 (modded, red viper or openfalcon, depending on my mood), rfactor, GTR Evolution, il2 1946, X-Plane 9, ArmA 2, Steel Beasts Pro PE

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Reply #18 - Sep 10^th, 2008 at 4:21pm

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th3flyboy wrote on Sep 6^th, 2008 at 6:42pm:

And the PC has much more flexibility, including being able to MAKE YOUR OWN GAMES AND MODS!!!!

But, a super high power console (whether Xbox or PS) costs at or below $500. A super high power nerd computer costs well over 1k. Plus, i can play Warhawk in HD

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Reply #19 - Sep 14^th, 2008 at 5:56pm

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Have you flown Xplane much lately? Have you grown lo like it any more? There is an update to a new version available that improves some things, lots to read on it at the site if you want.

I was hoping you didn't still feel like you wasted your money. I feel like I raved about it last month and that influenced your decision to get it. Embarrassed

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