April 15, 201214 yr I have the original "Deluxe" DVD. I'm assuming I can download the service packs? Should I bother buying the acceleration pack? I saw a couple of complaints that some things don't work with it. Do many add-ons require it? I'm guessing that even if I can't run DirectX 10 I can still have excellent graphics??? Sorry for the dupes. Obviously if there'd been some kind of response to my original submit I wouldn't have clicked post again.
April 15, 201214 yr There is some additional modeling of engine stuff in Acceleration and some HUD stuff for the F/A-18, and these are about the only things that are truly necessary for some add-on aeroplanes, although not all of them. A2A's AccuSim used to require Acceleration for it to function fully, because of those engine parameters in Acceleration, but they found a way around that, so it is apparently no longer necessary for their stuff. Some IRIS add-on aeroplanes require Acceleration to function fully, for example, their military aircraft often will not display the HUD if you only have the Deluxe version of FSX with the SPs installed, rather than the Acceleration add-on. One or two payware choppers need the Acceleration pack because of the chopper gauges on the Merlin in Acceleration. So I should think that if the above stuff is not your thing, then you could live without it, but otherwise it would be worth getting it. Al Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
April 15, 201214 yr Engine thrust calculation, afterburner handling, propeller drag etc... have been considerably improved with Acceleration as well. On the Milviz 310 we unfortunately had to 'dumb down' the prop drag calculation just to make it 'SP2 only' compliant. So even for simple GA planes it's better to go with Acceleration.
April 15, 201214 yr Yep, pick up the 'GOLD' edition of FSX, I sometimes see it in the bargin bin at EB games for 25-35 bucks
April 15, 201214 yr Commercial Member We now use Acceleration for all of our products,,, Please contact oisin at milviz dot com for forum registration information. Please provide proof of purchase if you want support. Also, include the username you wish to have.
April 15, 201214 yr I choose No. Accel did not offer anything much I was interested in. Deluxe will most likely keep you PLENTY busy and entertained. Most all addons support Deluxe just fine.
April 15, 201214 yr If I already have FSX sp2 installed along with many addons that require it, is there a path to upgrading to Acceleration without a complete reinstall? Thanks, Bruce ASEL, Instrument. KBJC, Colorado.
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