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FSX vs. X-Plane

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Oh jeese, where's that dead horse icon again?
I think we've moved on to beating the spot where the dead horse used to lay. :(

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I can't look at that animation and not LMAO !!! Thank you!

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Thanks guys - now off to the X-Plane forum to see how they responded.RH

Thanks guys - now off to the X-Plane forum to see how they responded.RH
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Hi,My guess is................Wait for it............................You want soup ..............All kidding aside, the two main reasons I do not like XPlane10 is the Plausible World aspect as well as the lack of third party support from some of the major third party addon developers.
I think that FSX is spicy Thai prawn soup with croutons.. Delicious :Whistle:RegardsBill

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I think that FSX is spicy Thai prawn soup with croutons.. Delicious :Whistle:RegardsBill
Croutons?In my spicy Thai prawn soup?Heathen :(

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I tried the XPX demo with an open mind. I found I actually get far better performance in FSX loaded up with add ons than I do in the XPX demo. That alone was enough reason for me to stop trying it. I didn't like the scenery either, it feels a bit like flying over a creation in SimCity. The shadows are nice, as well as the built in HDR effects, but at too much cost to performance. Plus they still haven't done away with the confusing and messy UI from XP9. I'm sure it will get better, as they're pushing new builds of it continuously, but right now i'm happy where I am!

Tom Wright, UK PPL(A) SEP + Night Rating + IMC/IR(R)

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I tried the XPX demo with an open mind. I found I actually get far better performance in FSX loaded up with add ons than I do in the XPX demo. That alone was enough reason for me to stop trying it. I didn't like the scenery either, it feels a bit like flying over a creation in SimCity. The shadows are nice, as well as the built in HDR effects, but at too much cost to performance. Plus they still haven't done away with the confusing and messy UI from XP9. I'm sure it will get better, as they're pushing new builds of it continuously, but right now i'm happy where I am!
I had the same results and UI impression. The FPS issue may be due to XPlane using OpenGL instead of DirectX as used by FSX. Not all video cards do well with OpenGL.

regards,

Dick near Pittsburgh, USA

Bought XP9 a while back. Loved the mesh accuracy - much better than FSX. Night lighting also appeared more realistic. Tried XPX - awful framerates and poor scenery.Flight Dynamics? Nothing like the real thing despite their claims. FSX owns in that respect. We're continuing to use FSX for new PPL students.RegardsAdam

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