frankla

Grand Theft Auto? How so?

Your comment about "ridiculous small details" interest me because for a while I have thought that if I were Microsoft, I would eventually expand the franchise from Flight to World simulator. I really would not be surprised if they indeed plan on doing it. All the basic programming is already there, so why not? In addition to Flight you can plug Train and Ship simulators on it, you can create site seeing/trip planing modes,commercial battlefield simulations locations, etc. You can create drives to and from locations. I wouldn't be shocked if they eventually created a world in which you could create characters in it. Off coarse be prepared to see product placement in this virtual world. But hey they do that in movies now and it doesn't bother me. Are we, flight sim enthusiast, going to be excited about a possible world simulator? We should. It would make sure that millions more people will use the program and that in turn will cause the development of the platform to continue way into future.

It really looks like a photo superimposed over the FS back ground. Wonder if this was a joke. . why is the destroyer seem to not be in the water? Really bad blending at water mark. Looks like bad photoshop. Has anybody confirmed taht this pic was really indeed on Flight Face book site?

What is strange to me is that the lighting is nothing like the ones I have seen in videos or screen shots.

Jim you are on the roll today. LOL

Perhaps it is from Flight, but also remember the first video for Flight which was a rendered movie?

I must be getting weak in the eyes. How come I don't see the bluriness?

I agree. The detail on the ship is just way too much for it to be a scenery object.

You can't hold this pic against their head. This was never an official release.

LOL

Oh I was not trying to act smart. I really was trying to figure it out.

wow..look at the lighting on the ship. Amazing. Why does the title of this thread says "FAIL"?

Its a sea monster snake. Its part of the FSX's living world feature.

Angry are we? A little bit? Maybe we can all get together and donate the cost of your purchase of FSX. Seriously, what didn't you get? Foam on water and god rays? I still don't see people asking for them in their wish list. Its been 5 years, don't you think you should let the bitterness go? Not for MS's sake, but your own?

Perhaps nobody answers you because they agree. But is it bait and switch. I dunno. 99% of buyers do not know about the existance of the screen shots.

Number 3 is my favorite

DX10 has not been the magic bullet of high FPS as they thought. Flight has to be multithreaded to have any chance of achieving the decent performance they are seeking. I would be shocked if it weren't designed to use multicore.

I see what you mean, But in a way all versions have been unfinished. I want them unfinished. It gives me something to look forward to for the next version. Meanwhile I am able to really enjoy FSX. There is nothing that bothers me enough to call it a failed version in need of a 3rd service pack.

I can throw all the FSX add on out the door and I still wouldn't lose a fraction of more than what I spent in real life flying. (go figure: I spent an average of 90 dollars an hour wet on Piper Archers and Warriors and have 340 hours. Added to it are about 80 hours of instructor fees at $30 dollars an hour. Thats $35,000 there. Add the price of head sets, flight bag, flight calculators, years of updating charts, medicals, exams, books and you will figure out what a bargain FS is. I didn't include the renters insurance that I never got but was scared of not having into the amount.

\Not again Alain, you and Mathew keep bringing this up repeatedly; That flight is/should/will be an upgraded, patched, a service pack to FSX. To me, if Flight is going to be a multithreaded application it can't be a patch. If it has taken them almost 3 years to make it then it can't be a service pack. Do I swear by it? No. But those are my, and many other peoples opinion. Lets stop and agree that we will continue to disagree. I really don't want Mathew to jump in on this again and annoy the hell out of a us by his condescending posts. So please stop opening this worn out can of worms.

Well almost look here they are two of them flying. In the video you see them moving at 1:06. Maybe if you have a laptop screen they are not as clear.

Because I am an Eagle remember? Here is what I mean about REX. look at the Cumulus clouds here..they are upside down. They are shinning and growing from below. FSX default clouds don't look upside down.

YOu know what I don't like about REX clouds? They look great except that the cloud bases are not flat. They have tons of upside down textures where the clouds grow from under the base. Also the growth from the base is bright where as cloud bases should be dark. Those are enough faults for me to really not want to use them. In fact I like the clouds in that scene better.

I think they are birds, because I noticed their movements (start at 1:06 not 1:08 as I mentioned first) (They seemed to be kind of circling). That is what got my attention to them to being with.

ME???? STARE at hours? nooooooooo. Fixing my halo. The clouds are great looking. I think that scene was my favorite part of the whole movie.