Ive been into flightsims since the early 90's. about a year ago I started to become bored with it. (first time that ever happened to me) I think the frustrations of FSX with tons of addons and the issues that went along with that was a turn-off.I got into some air combat stuff, ROF and DCS A10 for the last year, which kept my interest in flightsims, but I started getting that craving for flying airliners again and the PMDG 737 was calling my name. So I bought the NGX and am now re-installing my addons.However, this time Im being very selective about the addons Im installing. Before, I bought and installed everything that came out, if I used it or not. My FSX install become so bloated that FSX took 15-20 mins to load, only to crash a few mins after getting a flight set up. So going forward, Im just installing GEX, UTX, REX2, Flytampa airports for US only and some FSDT stuff (JFK/ Ohare). I only fly over the contintal US, so Im just concentrating on those areas. And of course the NGX as the only addon plane since right now I just want to concentrate on one plane at a time. Im hoping to re-kindle my interest in flight sims. Ive never had a loss of interest before and actualy felt lost and slightly depressed over it. It felt like something was missing. Funny how something like this can effect you. Im looking forward to getting everything re-installed in the next day or two and be back up again.Anyone else get these moments of falling out of love with simming only to come back to it again at a later date?Rob

Yes. FSX is a love-hate relationship.Cheers,- jahman.

Wow, interesting story. Happened to me once when I got rid of FS2002.

Welcome back Rob.Good to see you again. FSX has a way of sucking you back into the black hole doesn't it? I tried clawing my way out several times but the force is strong on the dark side...Kind regards,

Anyone else get these moments of falling out of love with simming only to come back to it again at a later date?

All the time! Sometimes I'll break for a few months at a time. I always end up coming back to it though.

Im hoping to re-kindle my interest in flight sims. Ive never had a loss of interest before and actualy felt lost and slightly depressed over it. It felt like something was missing. Funny how something like this can effect you. Im looking forward to getting everything re-installed in the next day or two and be back up again.Anyone else get these moments of falling out of love with simming only to come back to it again at a later date?Rob

Hi Rob, I'm finding myself in the same position at the moment, I'm at the point that I'm putting in very few hours in FS, like one flight a week, if even that. I still love FSX, but after doing it daily nonstop for like 4 years, and with the explosion of anticipation and activity over the PMDG NGX, I feel I've reached burnout for the first time ever. And it's a sad feeling, because unlike some who take a break or quit because of frustration with the workings of FSX with their hardware, I have everything setup as I wanted, no crashes or performance issues whatsoever; I have never had a serious crash or had to reinstall since I built my system in April 2011. I do beat myself up for not being interested in it, as months ago I felt that once the NGX was out, I'd be on FS 24/7 and would never be bored ever again. But alas, after a few weeks I am of intense simming with the NGX, I had hit a wall. I used to read posts from others saying they had taken time off from this wonderful hobby, and I could not believe what I was reading, as I didn't think it was possible to burnout on FS, but now I know the feeling all too well. I still keep up with avsim, and I feel like I may very well get back into the swing of things maybe in a months time. Bottom line, it's easy to get exhausted/bored in any hobby, but I can't imagine giving up on FS anytime soon. I guess I just need a break, and hope to come back refreshed and excited soon. I'm sure when PFPX (from the maker of TOPCAT) and FS2crew for the NGX arrive in the virtual store shelves, I will find myself back in FS, as immersed and awestruck as ever before!

Wow, thanks for the responses. At least im not alone. Im happy to report, I am geting back into it again and am starting to feel like my self again.Its funny, but simming has always been my hobby and I couldnt find anything to replace it. I tried models, drawing, biking and they were all fun, but nothing I could get passionate about. I felt depressed.Im sure, down the road Ill take another break, but for now Im enjoying it again. Maybe its all about moderation and not to do this everyday, but just every once in a while. Im going to take it slow and not let myself get burned out again. Im going to take advantage of the FSDT sale and pick up one or two airports and maybe do an online course in the NGX.Rob

Personally, I find learning something new the best antidote against getting bored.For example, you could learn to use the Bubble Sextant and do an Amelia-Earhart-style World Tour in the A2A B-17 or B-377, or the MAAM-SIM DC-3. Heck, you might even need the Bendix Drift Meter to correct for wind drift.Cheers,- jahman.

Sometimes I'll break for a few months at a time. I always end up coming back to it though.

It happens to me quite regularly! At least once a year, when I have too much work and some other trouble.I guess though this disease we have is uncurable...BTW My breaks are usually days (max.weeks), not months long!

I can totally appreciate where you are coming from actually.Between real life and admittedly trying to do too much within the context of flight sims (reviewing, flying for multiple VA's, dealing with a crashed HDD etc) I had to walk away clean for a few months.Once RL sorted itself out (as it usually does) it took a bit longer for the feeling of "I want to fly dammit" to come back. Once it did I started just casually booting up my favorite light aircraft in both XP and FSX and instantly the fun factor returned.Funnily enough I am quite an avid golfer as well. I take breaks from that and ain't it strange how the game improves with time away. I find the same occuring with simulated flying as the things I was taking for granted in the cockpit seem somehow more settled and natural in my mind.Enjoy and welcome back.CheersTed

...I find the same occuring with simulated flying as the things I was taking for granted in the cockpit seem somehow more settled and natural in my mind....

Interesting. I find that as well with my guitar. My theory is you need to teach your brain a new activity/skill by example and then switch to something else so it can grow the neural circuits needed to hardwire the knowledge learned.Cheers,- jahman.

I hit a wall about 6 months back and it lasted several months. For me, having the whole world to fly in can sometimes be overwhelming... where to start? where to go? what to do? So this time I am biting off smaller chunks. Right now I have been concentrating on building out my Hawaiian Islands. With all the sales right now I've got all the FSDreamteam Hawaiian airports (Frabrizio did an excellent job modeling these - highly recommended). Got Megascenery Oahu, just added the Newport series of photoreal islands (at 50% off ending today... a good deal in my view). So I will be flying there during the cold Winter months of North America.I'm also planning a "Pole-to-Pole" trip, North pole down the left coast of North and South America finishing in Antarctica (and probably with the new AntarcticaX that just came out.And studying my 'Flight Simulator for Real World Pilots' book. And of course looking at many wonderful forums and sites. All these smaller projects keep me focused on activities rather than feeling scatter-brain as what to do. If I get bored with one I pop onto the next for awhile. Works for me.Clutch

I haven't reached the burnt out stage, but I do relate to your story about not wanting to overload/bloat the machine.I have an older Dell Inspiron 530S that I upgraded the graphics card. It will run FS9 just fine. Then last year for Christmas I was giving FSX as a gift. It would run on my PC but once I started to add only a few extras to it, it would crash all the time and became frustrating. So I removed it and stuck with FS9.I purchased a new computer last week, tracked it today and it should be here tomorrow via UPS. I'm pretty sure it will be able to handle FSX, my problem is I don't want to put anything extra on it that might "bloat" it. I'm going to start with the basic FSX and then I want to add some nice airports for GA flying. I've been reading reviews on FTX/Orbx programs and they look like the way to go.My question is, you said you added "GEX, UTX, REX2". I've been doing some reading on those programs as well. I currently have REX for FS9 and it made a very nice improvement. I see REX2 is for FSX, but can you tell me what is different about it compared to GEX & UTX? From reading online it seems like GEX and UTX combined do about the same as REX2 minus the weather program...so do you have REX2 just for the weather?I don't want to add two programs that do the same thing, for fear of falling into the trap of adding too much stuff and bringing on the FSX bloating.Thanks for you post and any tips/suggestions you or other might have.

I haven't reached the burnt out stage, but I do relate to your story about not wanting to overload/bloat the machine.I have an older Dell Inspiron 530S that I upgraded the graphics card. It will run FS9 just fine. Then last year for Christmas I was giving FSX as a gift. It would run on my PC but once I started to add only a few extras to it, it would crash all the time and became frustrating. So I removed it and stuck with FS9.I purchased a new computer last week, tracked it today and it should be here tomorrow via UPS. I'm pretty sure it will be able to handle FSX, my problem is I don't want to put anything extra on it that might "bloat" it. I'm going to start with the basic FSX and then I want to add some nice airports for GA flying. I've been reading reviews on FTX/Orbx programs and they look like the way to go.My question is, you said you added "GEX, UTX, REX2". I've been doing some reading on those programs as well. I currently have REX for FS9 and it made a very nice improvement. I see REX2 is for FSX, but can you tell me what is different about it compared to GEX & UTX? From reading online it seems like GEX and UTX combined do about the same as REX2 minus the weather program...so do you have REX2 just for the weather?I don't want to add two programs that do the same thing, for fear of falling into the trap of adding too much stuff and bringing on the FSX bloating.Thanks for you post and any tips/suggestions you or other might have.

REX is for textures for runways, clouds, AND a weather program like you said. GEX is for ground textures, and UTX is for improved scenery (hence you must buy it by the regions you fly in for both UTX and GEX)REX's weather engine is fantastic, and I use it for VATSIM whenever I log in in order to have real life/time weather.