August 1, 200916 yr Commercial Member Here's an in-game screen shot showing the FS2Crew MAIN and CONFIGURATION panels while in the VC cockpit.If you own the MD-11 version of FS2Crew, you'll see that the general style of the GUI is very similar.Because FS2Crew is mainly an audio (and now voice command) product, graphics are not central... Audio and Voice is what's central.The panels are very simple to operate.They do not need to be visible at all times.In fact, after you setup for your flight, which takes about 10 seconds if that, you can close the panels and never have to open them again.A cool feature is that many of the settings in the Configuration panels (such as the Accent and Volume, and so on) are saved to a CFG file, so you do not need to enter them every time you fly.This entire system you're seeing in this screenshot is very unique in the realm of the voice control genre.Most voice control programs involve a somewhat sticky process of loading up external apps and going through a bunch of steps, some more complex than others.With FS2crew, however, all that's changed.Because we build speech recognition right into the gauge file, everything gets loaded automatically when you load the aircraft.It's all very simple and user friendly.Here's a small section from the manual showing what the various buttons for the MAIN PANEL do:(The Main Panel is the one that says TAKEOFF ROLL)From Left to Right:Circular button beside Left Arrow:*Cycles active Checklist/Mode left.Display Area: *Displays current Checklist/Mode.*White text = Checklist.*Yellow text = Mode.*Use MOUSE WHEEL to adjust brightness.Circular button beside Right Arrow: *Cycles active Checklist/Mode right.Voice: *Toggles Speech Recognition system ON/OFF.DSP: *Toggles green display bar that shows words detected through the speech recognition system ON/OFF.HS: *Toggles Headset ON/OFF. *Audio device associated with Headset must be selected on the Configuration Panel. *When Headset is select to ON, the First Officer B. York FS2Crew Web Site / FS2Crew Facebook Page / FS2Crew Discord
August 2, 200916 yr All looks very very nice. Your descriptions make the old versions seem to be horrible, but they were already terrific. Looking forward to a video..... ;)
August 2, 200916 yr Author Commercial Member All looks very very nice. Your descriptions make the old versions seem to be horrible, but they were already terrific. Looking forward to a video..... ;)I'm my own worst critic :( B. York FS2Crew Web Site / FS2Crew Facebook Page / FS2Crew Discord
August 3, 200916 yr Author Commercial Member I'm not sure if I'll re-do the Flight1 ATR with voice.I have an SDK for the ATR, which is a HUGE plus, but interest in the ATR seems to have waned quite a bit as it is a fairly old aircraft now.Because FS2Crew is so specialized and such a niche market product, we really have to focus our efforts on the aircraft that have the largest possible (and most active) user bases.However... I may do an "express" voice control version for the ATR... one that basically just handles checklists and flows without all the other stuff added in. Maybe.Cheers, B. York FS2Crew Web Site / FS2Crew Facebook Page / FS2Crew Discord
August 3, 200916 yr I'm not sure if I'll re-do the Flight1 ATR with voice.I have an SDK for the ATR, which is a HUGE plus, but interest in the ATR seems to have waned quite a bit as it is a fairly old aircraft now.Because FS2Crew is so specialized and such a niche market product, we really have to focus our efforts on the aircraft that have the largest possible (and most active) user bases.However... I may do an "express" voice control version for the ATR... one that basically just handles checklists and flows without all the other stuff added in. Maybe.Cheers,Basicly you
August 4, 200916 yr Author Commercial Member So many great planes to do, so little time :( Cheers, B. York FS2Crew Web Site / FS2Crew Facebook Page / FS2Crew Discord
August 14, 200916 yr Basicly you Regards, Chris McNulty Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.2GHz, EVGA Classified E760, 6GB Corsair Dominator GT 1600, GTX470, WesternDigital Velociraptor 300GB, Seagate 7200.10 500GB, Seasonic M12 700W, Silverstone TJ07
August 14, 200916 yr I am testing the Airsimmer A320 and I must say that is is very close, if not equal, to PMDG-level.I know So i would place my Focus at the Airsimmer A320.PMDG will be strong with their B737 NGx, and im really curious about the Jetstream.Due to the Honeywell Avionics it looks like a Baby ATR But the Range is too short :(
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