So.... someone has to suggest it

[overspeed3 410]

   I've had some mild interest in Outerra over the years and followed it's progress from time to time.  This new video was quite amazing - hope that the FS 2020 looks very similar or even better... 

BTW, I never understood the "mission" statement" of Outerra:  It seems to be a game or app without a real purpose (other than producing very realistic scenery)  Without a stated and relatable goal for gamers and others, I think it will never garner interest in any large numbers...   

[yanfeng12342000 132]

It would be 10 times the immersion if flight simulation and car simulation could be mixed together. 

Say you are flying in the sky, and you see some cars chasing each other, and you know those cars are driven by real people...

[Spit40 197]

Gumball rally? Do any driving games so far take place over long distances with authentic scenery. Paris Dakar?

I agree, i think this will morph into more than a flight simulator. You could synchronise a flight to observe a real time rally.

Edited October 8, 2019 by Spit40

[yanfeng12342000 132]

1 minute ago, Spit40 said:

Gumball rally? Do any driving games so far take place over long distances with authentic scenery. Paris Dakar?

I agree, i think this will morph into more than a flight simulator.

 

Euro Truck Simulation?

[Casualcas 830]

1 hour ago, n4gix said:

Yeah! I dream of being a ship's Captain directing my bridge crew from NYC to Bermuda on one of Princess Line's mammoth cruise ships!

Or a large passenger liner from San Francisco to Hawaii and then on to Tokyo for a thirteen day trans-Pacific cruise...

...NOT!

Thank god for slew mode. Hahaha 

[LHookins 3,103]

What we've seen doesn't have nearly enough road detail for a good driving game, unfortunately.  Maybe some time in the future.  I want to try it anyway. 🙂 

I drove a 65 Jaguar all over Spain in Vehicle Simulator and loved it.  It wasn't perfect but it was a fun experience, and unfortunately Spain was about the only place that was detailed.

Hook

 

[HiFlyer 9,358]

1 hour ago, overspeed3 said:

   I've had some mild interest in Outerra over the years and followed it's progress from time to time.  This new video was quite amazing - hope that the FS 2020 looks very similar or even better... 

BTW, I never understood the "mission" statement" of Outerra:  It seems to be a game or app without a real purpose (other than producing very realistic scenery)  Without a stated and relatable goal for gamers and others, I think it will never garner interest in any large numbers...   

The military loves it, and now is providing most of the funding for development......

[Greazer 1,320]

As the world will get ever more detailed, they can add activities: sailing sim, fishing, car cruises, truck deliveries, hang gliding,  horse back riding, biking etc.

[n4gix 4,947]

6 hours ago, Spit40 said:

I agree, i think this will morph into more than a flight simulator. You could synchronise a flight to observe a real time rally.

Most people aren't aware of this but MS/ACES was working on the next iteration of the franchise with the goal of allowing Flight Simulator and Train Simulator to share the same world and engine platform before MS pulled the plug on both projects.

[HiFlyer 9,358]

46 minutes ago, n4gix said:

Most people aren't aware of this but MS/ACES was working on the next iteration of the franchise with the goal of allowing Flight Simulator and Train Simulator to share the same world and engine platform before MS pulled the plug on both projects.

Well that's the scary part about Microsoft, their propensity for abruptly walking away from things with pretty much zero warning: leaving people who purchased in good faith, stranded.

Since its happened to me with a number of their products, i can't help but feel wary.

[Casualcas 830]

I only have one question......

 

 

Where is the first Flyin?

[HiFlyer 9,358]

27 minutes ago, Casualcas said:

I only have one question......

 

 

Where is the first Flyin?

In Microsoft FLIGHT, you could actually get out of your plane and freely wander the airports, scenery, etc.

People would land and hop out in multiplayer, then stand around shooting the breeze, since voice coms was part of the sim.

Had some nice conversations, back then......

The greatest fantasy was that we could all have customizable avatars to meet up with.

[SimPlaneDriver 173]

https://imgur.com/a/YmuTrKG

I am ready for driving and flying in MSFS 2020 😎

[FlyBaby 659]

1 hour ago, n4gix said:

Most people aren't aware of this but MS/ACES was working on the next iteration of the franchise with the goal of allowing Flight Simulator and Train Simulator to share the same world and engine platform before MS pulled the plug on both projects.

Actually, I was hoping that MS would reclaim the train sim title after their flight simulator release.

Given their tech, they can offer whole routes (like the northeast corridor) as opposed to the partial routes offered by DTG.

[Casualcas 830]

14 minutes ago, HiFlyer said:

In Microsoft FLIGHT, you could actually get out of your plane and freely wander the airports, scenery, etc.

People would land and hop out in multiplayer, then stand around shooting the breeze, since voice coms was part of the sim.

Had some nice conversations, back then......

The greatest fantasy was that we could all have customizable avatars to meet up with.

Well? Dig up the 3 grumpy simmers video on novawings24 site and skip to 1:13:00  they mention avatar mode