June 6, 20224 yr Since this thread is all over the map now, without stating the obvious again! I have watched all the X-Plane 12 previews and what is in store! Out of the box for $60 I don’t think any product will ever touch the VFR realism provided by MSFS. For X-Plane to stay “all around” competitive in the long term, the platform needs to incorporate new technology for scenery realism. Even if you only fly the big stuff and the majority of your flight is 35,000’ high, you still have to land and come back to earth and see the scenery. The days of spending $$$$ on scenery enhancements is over due to the inclusion of new scenery technology and imagery. X-Plane leads the way in flight dynamics and cockpit realism, but MSFS is narrowing the gap at a very impressive pace. If you follow the forums closely, the number of simmers who have jumped ship from all the other platforms is staggering. There are improvements in every department for X-Plane 12 from the weather, trees, flight dynamics, lighting, new aircraft etc except landscape scenery. Hopefully the new improvements to X-Plane 12 will bring back simmers who departed to keep the main stream sim platforms competitive in all areas of flight simulation on a large scale. Latest video at The Flight Level Flight Over Frozen Lake Erie - Between Ice and Clouds - Ultimate Solitude - The Perfect Memory
June 6, 20224 yr 8 hours ago, ShawnG said: I used p3d, but only because at the time, it was either that or Xplane, and you know... (gags while contemplating using Xplane) 😀 Wait a minute... 🙂 Did you actually try X-plane? Just felt I had to step up and defend XP here 🙂 7950X3D | RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5
June 6, 20224 yr OK, here we are again..."my sim is better than your sim" Locked. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
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