Ipacs has released a public sdk and it does have instructional materials and examples, including a functioning plane which you can get into the sim with little effort. (even I did it) Also, Ipacs has just recently opened a developer subforum. (I suspect it had something to do with Murmur)  :smile:

 

Beyond that, Lionheart is very into getting his planes into the sim, and has done some preliminary work and started a thread.

 

Lionheart Thread: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/aerofly-fs-2-sdk.437762/

 

Ipacs developer subforum: http://www.ipacs.de/forum/forumdisplay.php/45-Aerofly-FS-2-Flight-Simulator-Developers

 

Thanks HiFlyer. Looking through the SDK now.  :smile:

This is also the juncture where most projects fail or succeed. What needs to be done and is the funding / ROI there?  Again - is the project at a point where it can be supported by DLC which requires a sound API.  If it is then they did a good job.

 

Don't forget though, that the company already has a successful thing going in their mainstay RC product line, as well as their iPad and Android offerings. So they aren't out there completely naked with no other revenue streams. I get the distinct impression that Ipacs didn't really need to do this.

 

They are simmers themselves and they seem to want to do it though. That might make a big difference as well.

I was considering buying this, the problem is i like complex aircraft's, there just nothing complex about the sim from what i have watched and read. maybe a future purchase.i want to go forward with learning and no backwards, if i start flying a half baked plane, i will be trying to fly my a320 in x-plane that way.

I was considering buying this, the problem is i like complex aircraft's, there just nothing complex about the sim from what i have watched and read. maybe a future purchase.i want to go forward with learning and no backwards, if i start flying a half baked plane, i will be trying to fly my a320 in x-plane that way.

 

The systems are better than the default FSX ones.

 

Regards

jja

i have myself on a monthly budget, i blew by that when i bought the oculus rift cv1, now i am trying to decide if i should go ahead and give aerofly a try or buy the leap motion which is supported for x-plane 11, i almost have myself talked into aerofly and buying leap motion next moth,jumping from platform to platform gets costly.

i have myself on a monthly budget, i blew by that when i bought the oculus rift cv1, now i am trying to decide if i should go ahead and give aerofly a try or buy the leap motion which is supported for x-plane 11, i almost have myself talked into aerofly and buying leap motion next moth,jumping from platform to platform gets costly.

 

You just said a whole lot.

 

Regards

jjs

just won a leap motion used on eBay for 35.00 bucks, I had 10.00 eBay bucks so it cost me 25.00, so i will probably grab aero fly 2 and give it a whirl.

just won a leap motion used on eBay for 35.00 bucks, I had 10.00 eBay bucks so it cost me 25.00, so i will probably grab aero fly 2 and give it a whirl.

 

Just remember the term "early access" 

 

From your posts, I think you might be a lot more interested in the upcoming Dash 8 Q400 (whenever that arrives) than Ipacs current offerings.

 

On the other hand, I suspect you will love Aerofly as a VR showcase right off the bat.

the only thing i am concerned about, on steam, in the aerofly terms and conditions , it says aerofly may or may not be updated any further.i don't fly p3d or fsx.i am gonna go ahead and buy aerofly, i am just not sure about the simple plane flying.i spent 100's of hours learning how to fly

the only thing i am concerned about, on steam, in the aerofly terms and conditions , it says aerofly may or may not be updated any further.i don't fly p3d or fsx.i am gonna go ahead and buy aerofly, i am just not sure about the simple plane flying.i spent 100's of hours learning how to fly

 

You mean 100 hrs in real flight or simulation ?

What flight simulator have you been using instead of FSX or P3D ?

The flight dynamics in AEFS2 are very well implemented IMO, and it'll give you a good sensation of being there, specially on the C172 and even the C90 and Baron 58.

I'll stick with FSX, thanks.

 

-It works for me.

-All my add-ons work.

-Not going to dump money into a new sim when the one I currently have isn't unplayable or broken in any way.

I have been reading through all the post regarding afs2 and the videos look amazing now that orbx are getting involved I will definetly be getting this sim soon, I'm just going to upgrade my PC with a new 1060 card and increase memory to 16gb but have to keep my i5-4670k as I can't afford a i7 yet as I would need a new mobo so hopefully afs2 will run fairly smooth for me.

 

Jim

I'll stick with FSX, thanks.

 

-It works for me.

-All my add-ons work.

-Not going to dump money into a new sim when the one I currently have isn't unplayable or broken in any way.

 

 

Thanks for the notification.

I have been reading through all the post regarding afs2 and the videos look amazing now that orbx are getting involved I will definetly be getting this sim soon, I'm just going to upgrade my PC with a new 1060 card and increase memory to 16gb but have to keep my i5-4670k as I can't afford a i7 yet as I would need a new mobo so hopefully afs2 will run fairly smooth for me.

 

Jim

 

 

You should be able to enjoy AFS2. Don't know about the NY DLC though: try the default scenery first, I'd say. NY (at least the inner city) is pretty heavy. I have a [email protected] and a GTX780, which is pretty old by now, and NY doesn't run well at all. That 1060 might help but then the CPU might hold you back. (Makes me wonder: is AFS2 a CPU or a GPU sim...? Or both?)

I didn't realise the cpu would hold the 1060 card back I'm running a 760 card just now maybe best to put the upgrade on hold until I can afford a new cpu as well, but I will try out afs2 still.

 

Thanks,Jim

I have not tried flying over New York city yet, but framerates on my i5 4690k @ 4.4Ghz/2GB GTX 770/16GB Hyper X Fury DDR3-1600 RAM powered PC have been super smooth so far. However, this is with cumulus clouds at average density, and cirrus clouds at Ultra density. If I max out cumulus clouds, I get stutters when looking to the side. It will be interesting to check out framerates in the dense scenery areas with cumulus clouds switched off....