P3Dv2? What is P3Dv2? :unsure: I've not seen anything about that. :(

I was actually quite pleasantly surprised with REX4. I thought most of the textures in REXE+OD were quite over the top and didn't look right in the sim. I was pretty happy to see that the ones in REX4 are much more natural looking and really do look great in the sim. What's more they reduced the time to install a theme down to a few seconds.

 

Thumbs up from me.

I agree about REX4.  The new textures look wonderful, and the speed in which it installs them will make it fun to use and play around with.  However, it's too late in the year to have had enough of an impact on my 2013 simming.  I expect though that it will be one of my top favorites for 2014.

 

In regards to P3Dv2, after some excitement and then some disappointment, it couldn't quite make my list.  I do expect that it will feature largely on my list next December however!

I had not thought about getting Rex 4, but perhaps its worth a look.

Apart from those already mentioned have to say that Aivlasoft efb and vatsim tought me how to Fly tubeliners along with pfpx later on.

 

However I'm now into military jets and have to say that Dino and his freeware amazing jets as well as the freeware Nimitz, AI carriers 2 and TACPACK are transformational.

 

However two big mentions must go to lotus simulations and the l-39 which is becoming one of my favourite aircraft along with a2a and sim skunk work aircraft.

Thanks for info.

For my part I'd say that Profesional Flight Planner X (PFPX) sits quite high on the top list of 2013. Opus X also changed my affinity for other weather programs, although Active Sky Next has got me back to Hifi for now

 

In the "anticipated in 2014" is the long awaited PMDG 747 V2! I cant wait for it to release

I anticipate that I will be porting over to P3D when PMDG licensing allows it.

I think the only substantial 'game changer' is P3DV2. However, my most important 2013 add-ons would be;

 

A2A Cessna 172

Orbx Global

Opus weather

 

And I must mention two superb freeware aircraft... the Nord Noratlas by Jean-Francois Martin and Gilbert Millas, and Manfred Jahns new C-47 Version 2. Two absolute gems, for free.

Of course I cant choose our own products, but from my own personal sim POV it would be FTX Global for me I think. As Ron mentioned, being able to venture anywhere in the world and have beautiful terrain is great fun. Also makes RTW flights lots and lots of fun!

- Everything that has happened to X-Plane 10, after 10.25, and will be joined by yet new goodies in 10.30

- A320 NEO for X-Plane 10

- FSX DX10 Fixer

- PMDG 777

- Majestic Q400

- FTX Global

- A2A's C172

- RealAir's Duke v2

 

Last, but certainly not least - The IL2 BOS alfa / beta...

You know if we are talking "game changer" then 2013 is the year that X-Plane really started making its presence felt...

 

I'm hoping that 2014 will see the release of a weather injector for XP10 of the same calibre as ASN or Opus.

 

 

 

 

Last, but certainly not least - The IL2 BOS alfa / beta...

 

 

Very true. That one is coming along very nicely. I'm glad I stumped up the cash for the premium pre-order. The news of DCS:WW2 was also very welcome - although rather cautiously by me.

- FSX DX10 Fixer

- FTX Global

- PMDG 777

- Majestic Dash 8

 

Its been a good year for FSX, a lot of things have changed the sim for the better - although I might be moving to P3D V2 soon, I hope 2014 brings another great batch of superb add ons! 

I forgot to add

-simbrief

For me it was installing FSX and getting back into the hobby after 10 years or so. Looking forward to 2014 and a new rig.

FSX DX10 Fixer

FTX Global

PMDG 777

 

Btw do I need to uninstall REX 3 + OD when I install REX 4?