I don't know if this questions has already been asked, but that is imo what is currently still missing in todays simulators, with respect to immersion:

 

Plants (trees, grass) that are animated in conjunction with wind speed and direction

it destroys the realism totally if you are on a windy day at a

airport and all trees around you are completely static

Rain / snow on aircraft's surfaces and scenery objects.

 

Snow / water on taxiways, runways that gets affected by wind or engine thrust output.

 

FSX has already ship traffic on oceans but unfortunately the draw distance is too low to see them from 30.000 ft or higher.

Especially ship lights at night should be visible from a much greater distance.

 

 

 

Edited October 4, 20196 yr by charliearon
at OP's request

2 hours ago, mdsim said:

I don't know if this questions has already been asked, but that is imo what is currently still missing in todays simulators, with respect to immersion:

 

Plants (trees, grass) that are animated in conjunction with wind speed and direction (it destroys the realism totaly if you are on a windy day at a

airport and all trees around you are totaly static).

 

Rain / snow on aircrafts surfaces and scenery objects.

 

Snow / water on taxiways, runways that gets effected by wind or engine thrust output.

 

FSX has already ship traffic on oceans but unfortunately the draw distance is too low to see them from 30.000 ft or higher.

Especially ship lights at night should be visible from a much greater distance.

 

 

 

But did you see the giraffes and birds?  The graphics engine has the capability to do it. 3rd party devs will probably create a zoo if they get enough requests.

6 minutes ago, daveinca2000 said:

But did you see the giraffes and birds?

Giraffes would only make sense in a very limited region.  Birds are already in x-plane, why not in msfs?

Edited October 3, 20196 yr by mdsim

3 hours ago, mdsim said:

 Plants (trees, grass) that are animated in conjunction with wind speed and direction (it destroys the realism totaly if you are on a windy day at a

 

"totally destroys" seems "totally" 😁  exaggerated to me ! But as a frequent bush flyer, landing on strips with no sock, It would be indeed welcome to see the trees bend to the wind. On the other hand, no sock makes feeling for the wind... interesting 😉.

Edited October 3, 20196 yr by domkle

35 minutes ago, domkle said:

"totally destroys" seems "totally" 😁  exaggerated to me ! But as a frequent bush flyer, landing on strips with no sock, I would be indeed welcome to see the trees bend to the wind. On the other hand, no sock makes feeling for the wind... interesting 😉.

 

By writing "it totally destroys" the realism I don't mean this makes the sim useless, but such seemingly insignificant things are destroying imo the illusion of "beeing really there".

Edited October 3, 20196 yr by mdsim

2 hours ago, mdsim said:

Giraffes would only make sense in a very limited region.  Birds are already in x-plane, why not in msfs?

Sorry, my attempt at sarcasm only.

2 hours ago, daveinca2000 said:

But did you see the giraffes and birds?  The graphics engine has the capability to do it. 3rd party devs will probably create a zoo if they get enough requests.

Might aswell create Jurassic world.

Just now, mdsim said:

 

By writing "it totally destroys" the realism I don't mean this makes the sim useless, but such seemingly insignificant things are destroying imo the illusion of "beeing really there".

😉

I would say that when I land I am so concentrated that I don't see much except maybe the road traffic perpendicular to the runway. 

Edited October 3, 20196 yr by domkle

4 hours ago, domkle said:

😉

I would say that when I land I am so concentrated that I don't see much except maybe the road traffic perpendicular to the runway. 

But if you are taxing or parking at the gate, there is time enough to perceive such details especially if you are using a ga aircraft on a small airfield.

 

Edited October 3, 20196 yr by mdsim

Birds are only seen when they crash through the windscreen and you are spitting out feathers as you bust into flames.  Not all birds are evil and suicidal.  

 

And from the videos they've mentioned the blades of grass move with the wind. But hopefully better than was done with the animated trees in fsx as that just brought your computer to its knees 

I see hawks pretty often in real life. Sometimes first think they are other airplanes because they tend to be gliding and fairly stable looking from a distance. 

Edited October 3, 20196 yr by bonchie

There has to be an hurricane outside for me to notice the trees moving. 

 

7 minutes ago, bonchie said:

I see hawks pretty often in real life. Sometimes first think they are other airplanes because they tend to be gliding and fairly stable looking from a distance. 

Yep. And bats in my own backyard. I was talking about xplane having birds. You dont see them unless you actually click a button that turns on bird strikes. 

10 minutes ago, Casualcas said:

Yep. And bats in my own backyard. I was talking about xplane having birds. You dont see them unless you actually click a button that turns on bird strikes. 

I meant I see them from the cockpit in real life a lot and that they should be implemented. 

Oh , of course and cant agree more.