Flight Sims X/2004/lockon etc..

[Shashman]

Sweeet

So tell me what to do do

lol@ "do do". Genuine mistake there, but I'll keep it unedited.

"do do"

[Ingram]

Well you can pick some addons and write everything what you would like to find in the article. Also make some screenshots and send me all. My e-mail:

After this I will make the graphic version just like the first page you have seen

[funnyguy1]

Gues who got back to flying...

Nah, I've never was a great pilot, I have FSX, but just recently started to learn things. I don't need 80% of the boring tutorials though, as I had learnt quite a lot doing things myself before, and in other games. And I love aircrafts, so some things are just obvious to me.

Good idea with the article Ingram. I'm not familiar with the FS part of the internet, so it'll be a great start for ppl like me!

[ArMoGaDoN]

@USSRSniper:
re: Tu-154... You might like to take a look here as no payware addon has ever come as close as this to reality..

http://www.protu-154.com/

[Ingram]

I'm back from the tour and I have got a lots of great stuff to write about. Tommorow I will begin with the article and I'll write about such addons like Shockvawe Wings of Power wgich include heavy WWII bombers: B-17,B-24,Lancaster etc.

Also I will mention utilities like XGraphics and Active Sky X so there will be much do read about

For now I have got some nice shots for u

[Albert Schweitzer]

Ingram, so you do have experiences with Active Sky X and X Graphics?

I dont need some edited screenshots, I rather prefer a few short sentences that describe your impressions of those two expansions. Can you give us some feedback?

[[ZG]BUZZARD]

Hmm... Flight simming... First flight was probably in F-15 Strike Eagle 2 from Microprose, followed by F-19 Stealth Fighter, then Dynamix's A-10 Tank Killer, and then came the Aces over the Pacific and Aces over Europe... the next one I got was Jane's Fighter's Anthology, and to replace that I currently have what I consider one of the best franchises so far (although it's completely an underdog), Wings over Europe, whose franchise started with a crash debut called "Strike Fighters Project", followed by "Wings over Vietnam", then came "Wings over Europe", and then came "First Eagles" and most recently, "Wings over Israel". The nicest thing about this franchise is that most games are back-compatible, and some time after a new game comes out, a patch is released that brings all the others up to the latest standard, graphics and technology-wise... Whilst there also is some payware in terms of addons for that franchise, most addons are freeware and they're of good quality... I'll post some screenies when I get home

As for non-combat flight simming... curiously my father bought the very first MSFS when it came out but I don't think he ever tried it... I did a review once for MSFS-X for my company but other than that I wouldn't pay a penny for it... Would rather wait until Flightgear matures so that I can just fly around... and that one's also MP-capable.

[Ingram]

Albert sure
I am using Xgraphics and ASX for about 2 months right now but I am planning to buy Flight Environment X or wait for the Real Environment Extreme and then I will uninstall Xgraphics.

Well I can say that Xgraphics is a very good program. We can choose from many options like sky colour at dawn, dusk etc. sun effect, water, taxiways, light effects.

Here are 2 unworked screens with evening using Xgraphics dawn sky textures.

dawn



(the city lights is not an photoshop effect. this is a light effect generated by Ultimate Terrain X Europe)
dusk




I would like to direct you to a nice freeware plane for FSX.
Westland Wyvern - really well done machine. It was made with SDK tools for FSX/SP2/Acceleration so there aren't any problems with DX10 mode.

[Albert Schweitzer]

Well it seems that your idea of writing a short Brochure about the best addons is a wise idea. The task will probably be not to overload it and leave people with too much choice.

REX sounds great and I will probably buy it once it comes out. As far as I understood you it do the about the same as Xgraphics+ASX and FEX just better.

[Ingram]

Right now my left knee is broken so I can't sit in front of my computer more than 15 minutes because of pain so there will be delay with the articles