April 20, 20251 yr Whenever PMDG releases the 777-200ER, that is the time to make the full switch. Already transitioned from gamepass in preparation.
April 20, 20251 yr Author Is this an online only sim, even for GA individual flights? I have a very strong and stable internet connection, but that would really make me think twice about ever getting MS2024. Tom MAKA = Make America Kind Again
April 20, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, tdflightsim said: Thanks for all the input. One very important bit of information I left out was all of my flying is GA, usually anywhere from 1 hr to 3 hr flights. I don't ever see myself getting into commercial jets or long haulers. Bert P mentioned it was fine for GA flying. I may wait for SU2 to finish beta testing though. Thanks Again, Tom Then definitely get 2024 after SU2 releases (soon). As others have said, for low and slow flying 2024 is an unparalleled experience. Bush flying is really fun. Apart from the world terrain visuals, 2024's improvements in flight dynamics and ground handling (both runway and other terrain) are especially noticeable with GA flying, water handling is improved too. Various good aircraft choices in the default GA fleet along with 3rd party options. Edited April 20, 20251 yr by lwt1971 Len 1980s: Sublogic FS II on C64 ---> 1990s: Flight Unlimited I/II, MSFS 95/98 ---> 2000s/2010s: FS/X, P3D, XP ---> 2020+: MSFS Current system: i9 13900K, RTX 4090, 64GB DDR5 4800 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD
April 20, 20251 yr I've been using 2024 soley since the first compatibility patch for the Fenix came out. I uninstalled 2020 pretty soon after that. If you avoid career mode, it works fine. Edited April 20, 20251 yr by Tuskin38
April 20, 20251 yr 28 minutes ago, tdflightsim said: Is this an online only sim, even for GA individual flights? I have a very strong and stable internet connection, but that would really make me think twice about ever getting MS2024. yes, you need internet. Why the hesitance of online? Most Tv, Netflix and everything else needs internet. Are the planes you are looking for available in MS24? If so, your visual experience is miles better then p3d (looks ancient). If you're not going to any Beta, it is stable.
April 20, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, tdflightsim said: One very important bit of information I left out was all of my flying is GA, usually anywhere from 1 hr to 3 hr flights well look no further then. P3d v5 and MSFS24 comparison. Scenery is default (Mount Pilatus, south of Lucerne in Switzerland). You can see the advancements in terrain/scenery. And I don't necessarliy think P3D v5 looks "bad", it's just feels vanilla and generic. GA is MSFS24 forte. Esecially if you pair it with a great GA flyer, such as the COWS DA40 XLS (pictured) or A2A Comanche. And the sim runs great on my 6yo rig (RTX 2080ti, 9900k). Edited April 20, 20251 yr by SAS443 EASA PPL SEPL + NQ / CB-IR in progress MSFS24 | X-Plane 12
April 20, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, tdflightsim said: Is this an online only sim, even for GA individual flights? I have a very strong and stable internet connection, but that would really make me think twice about ever getting MS2024. It is online only, which is an ongoing concern, at least for me. 😉 Luckily, my 75 Mbps connection streams the content in the background, and 90% of the time, there are no bandwidth issues. Edited April 20, 20251 yr by Bert Pieke Bert
April 20, 20251 yr 45 minutes ago, Bert Pieke said: deleted Edited April 20, 20251 yr by Bert Pieke Bert
April 20, 20251 yr I have installed 2024 twice. The most recent about a month ago. It was glitchy, with the worst thing being completely blurry scenery and some kind of check your bandwidth message every time I tried to fly. Seeing that I have gigabit fiber internet and that 2020 has no bandwidth issues, it's clear that 2024 was the problem. I am not far from the MSFS North American East server, and I tried switching to different servers but no help. If you decide on 2024 I would get standard edition through Game Pass first to see if it will work for you. Edited April 20, 20251 yr by desbean
April 20, 20251 yr 2 minutes ago, desbean said: Seeing that I have gigabit fiber internet and that 2020 has no connection issues, it's clear that 2024 was the problem. It may actually be your ISP... Some have reported ISPs throttling bandwidth for popular games.. I am lucky to have zero bandwidth issues with 2024, at least at present.. 😉 Bert
April 20, 20251 yr Author Thanks Bert. You must live close to my oldest sister. She's lived on Salt Spring Island for ~ 30 yrs now. My middle sister lives in West Kelowna. Both migrated to Canada about 45 yrs to 50 yrs ago. I guess they could both see into the future. Jasper may be the most beautiful place I've ever seen. Been to the German and Austrian Alps, but I think the Canadian Rockies edges them out. Tom MAKA = Make America Kind Again
April 20, 20251 yr Just now, tdflightsim said: You must live close to my oldest sister. She's lived on Salt Spring Island for ~ 30 yrs now. Yup, I can see Saltspring Island out of my window.. 🙂 Bert
April 20, 20251 yr Just now, Bert Pieke said: It may actually be your ISP... Some have reported ISPs throttling bandwidth for popular games.. I am lucky to have zero bandwidth issues with 2024, at least at present.. 😉 Could be but isn't 2020 as popular as 2024? Will do some research about Verizon/Fios to see if anyone else has issues. Thanks.
April 20, 20251 yr Just now, desbean said: Could be but isn't 2020 as popular as 2024? Will do some research about Verizon/Fios to see if anyone else has issues. Thanks. 2020 is not as reliant on streaming as 2024.. Bert
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