Once again, these are all "assets" and do not represent the actual core program that makes all these assets sing and dance.

 

Um... if the flight dynamics data is the same (just in a different format) then the primary code utilizing said data is most likely taken directly from FS. If the terrain data is the same, then the primary code rendering said data is most likely taken directly from FS.

 

I don't know who's "selling" you that Flight is a completely different application from top to bottom... but, I'd call them a liar to their face.... and yes, that's my professional opinion.

Similarities in sim\physics data is probably more likely due to the fact that the person who wrote the code for Flight was the same one that wrote it for FSX, and therefore used many of the same techniques. Similar data doesn't mean similar code :)

Always great to hear it from one of the Dev team. Thanks Stone.

 

Egg on some faces maybe ?

 

Fred.

I am not sure about egg on face. I think this is another interesting but not particularly relevant discussion. It matters not a jot whether there is 10% FSX under the hood or 90%. It is WISYWIG - what you see is what you get. Personally I don't think it is anything like FSX - it is a duck - it flies and makes odd noises so it must be a duck :)

Exactly! Thx for making it clear to us... FLIGHT is releaving itself as a Great Simulator BTW :-)

 

Similarities in sim\physics data is probably more likely due to the fact that the person who wrote the code for Flight was the same one that wrote it for FSX, and therefore used many of the same techniques. Similar data doesn't mean similar code :)

It is WISYWIG - what you see is what you get.

 

Now I see how you became a Micorsoft MPV....

 

Back to my morning coffee!

MPV - Multi Purpose Vehicle

I unpacked the files and randomly checked the dates of files. I coudn't find any dated before December 2012. I sugges that answers the original question, unless someone finds a file that pre-dates the last release for FSX.

 

On the wider pioint, I think it's almost certain Microsoft made use of existing code and data. Code may have been cut-&-pasted and data reprocessed and both subsequently extended or enhanced.

I unpacked the files and randomly checked the dates of files. I coudn't find any dated before December 2012*.

 

Truly the flight sim of the future.

 

(*emphasis mine)

 

 

I coudn't find any dated before December 2012.

 

With file dates like these... most appropriate if a DeLorean had been included.