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Yes I should clarify MY joystick works out of the box. Now just need to install my software for my stick.

Let me retract my statement and not drop to a level i dont like either. I apologize and Hook I will take your advice sir thank you.

FG 10 is available and voila! joystick out the box woohoo.

Author has a Mobile version coming soon.... got a peak at it

Being new to flight sims I gotta admit I own both FSX and now FS2004 and I admit I like FS2004 better. It just runs better and I haven't had a flight yet over an hour or so in FSX that didn't crash. Is that just me or is that typical?

I don't think anyone ever said you had to use it. Really this information on here is for people interested in FG not the opposite. I agree with the Dr. above about it isn't for everyone but nothing ever is. As for the 10 times better versus 100 times better it was just a phrase to use. I may have gone from 2.4 to 2.8 and for MY experience. Which I couldn't hardly get 2.4 running, to 2.8 installing and running no problem it was 100% better. But again that is me and my experience. As for ingame flying, cockpits, terrain, planes n such I am hard to find a difference among them (talking stock versions) that i would say is a deal breaker for me. Some things are better in either. As for build cycle I am not sure. Seems 2.6 to 2.8 came pretty quick. **NOTE** I should have looked BEFORE posting but on the FG Wiki the Release Plan states 100 Days til 3.0 is to be released. Here is the wiki: http://wiki.flightgear.org/Release_plan

depends is it through Steam? i had to download them outside Steam to get all my DLC. hit me up if you cant get it working.and maybe they can move our posts to the appropriate section.

I wouldnt say better only different. It does things differently and if I was to say yes for Stability wise I would also say that FSX has it beat when it comes to Payware airports and planes. Also you don't have Air Hauler or a few others that I would like to see in FG but like i said its only a matter of time before someone makes those. And I do have admiration for FS2004 but I am really starting to like FG as a whole. I love the fact you can get scenery upgrades by grid which is awesome without paying.And the addon planes are really good but again Payware does have em beat. But for free the whole package is great.

already has in stability, Looks wise its there especially with all the free terrain and planes, which are only getting better as well. if they get the installer a little better looking and the flight stick configuration easier to customize, which they are saying is done in 3.0 it will be a solid. And the future only looks brighter with the fact it is always being worked on unlike FSX.

yes you have made that abundantly clear... over and over and over and over again.... just like Flight. Well I haven't had FG lock up and crash yet, despite the superior product known as FSX crashing on me more than a few times.So I would say they all have there downsides. BUT the good thing about FG is someone is still working on it to make it better where in FSX case, it is no longer supported by the manufacturer and unless they release the source i doubt those bugs that cause it to crash will ever get fixed. As for the guy stating in 5 to 10 years it will get better.. 2.8 is already 100x better than 2.6 and I assume 3.0 which will come out soon will be ever better than 2.8 by a significant margin. I don't see it taking years to get it better. I think it will be alot sooner that it not only catches FSX in quality but surpasses it in stability.

I don't get the hostility towards FG. I mean I watch you all whine absurdly how MS F's you in the rear but someone offers you a free alternative and it isn't good enough for you? Alot of you complain to just complain. geesh now you got me complaining ABOUT the complaining lol. anyways since now its the only game in town that is actually being developed i am gonna give it a shot before i give up on it. That means i am gonna learn it so I am correct in my complaints and not just someone trying to increase post counts. Also the guy who says there are nightly builds I am not finding them. Any link you can throw my way?

wow I didn't find anything wrong with the install going through and I did it on Windows 7 and Windows 8 32 and 64 bit systems. I think those who are arguing the / or \ thing are just looking to complain because it isn't FSX. Anyways I am having stability issues in flight like my joystick isn't calibrated correctly. Anyone have a link where I could look into fixing it? I am using a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. Other than making it hard to land I can fly pretty well it just gets squirrelly when I start moving the joystick alot to get ready to land or take off. Other than that it looks great and runs extremely well. I think it is the Flight sim of our near future and I wanna see if I can get a good hold of how to set it up so I can teach others i play with to enjoy it as well. So any help would be appreciated.

lol my point EXACTLY it had nothing to do with Steam that game just sucked.

I own probably close to 200 games in Steam, been a member for like 8 years and never had any issues with Steam. Most of those that people do have issues it's usually their problem not steams or the actual developer of the game. People assume because it's on Steam it's a Steam issue.Not the case. FFOW is a great example.

I am new to Flight and I installed FG 2.8 the other day and found it pretty good actually.Played well for not having the joystick configured. I am not sure the issues people are having because my FSX crashes on a pretty consistent basis so whether its freeware or not there are issues .So if you are going to give it a chance give it a fair chance and learn it. I am currently trying to get my joystick configured as well and once I do i'll be set I believe.

I never knew that you could Fake the cockpit with CNTL Q. HOLY CRAP. Someone kiss the guy who figured that out! It works pretty **** well for me and completely changes flying all of my favorite birds!!! thank you again!!!. As for the C-46 I flew a mission the other day and didn't get it finished because I couldnt stick the landing lol ( had to head out and couldn't complete it an dit was like 182+ KM too) but I learned quick you better be lined up and slow... Ill get it down. Also I don't know about the rest of you but I still have a TON of stuff to complete in FLIGHT so for me I don't see a problem with the studio closing. I know it killed any future DLCS but hey I plan on flying what I got for a LONG time to come.

I get the chance to spend alotta money on Scenery,planes, airports to whine and complain about how crappy it runs and how often it crashes. To quote Charlie Sheen.... WINNING!!!

I think DCS World (free with a SU25T I believe) is Alaska am i wrong? Anyways, I am trying to fly that damn SU25T but holy crap it falls ouytta the sky on me like a rock everytime. I think I am gonna wait for Combat Pilot for the next sim I play. Gonna be hard because I love flying in Flight. Well let's hope the game keeps running. I got ALOT of stuff I haven't finished yet :)

Its interesting people are complaining about the price when you could have had almost everything for what some of us paid for Hawaii. Steam had a great deal here a couple weeks ago and if you missed it it's your fault. I already owned em so for me it was a mute issue but am i mad they did it? nope cus I grabbed a couple items i gave to friends and also had a couple friends buy the packages to play along with me. So its a win win.

I fly them usually. Its the challenge of it. Now I have skipped on a couple of the 200+ NM missions they are a bit much lmao.

Well I just can't play this sham of a sim anymore... how DARE they NOT put in fishing villages where as you fly over you can see them Clubbing Seals? I mean seriously? No Whaling boats? I wanna see Grey Whale carcasses leaving a bloody red slick in the water as I fly over. And what, no bears? Who's gonna eat those hikers as I fly over huh? How about fisherman? I wanna see longliners raping the Alaskan Coast. And where is Sarah Palins House? TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT

I expect... TO HAVE A HELL OF ALOTTA FUN!!! WOOHOOO

Woohoo another Flight bashing thread. Glad you all can find new ways to whine about something soo much. You know I bought Warrock in Retail (I know it was free to play) and assumed I be getting some extra stuff along with what we beta tested for a couple years and low and behold I was wrong. I complained for ohhh maybe a week then moved on. Not worth the breath. I would suggest the same for Flight haters.I would think sitting in the FS9 forums talking about how good you got it would be a more productive waste of your time and mine.. since i have to read through all the repetitive complaints .

Hey everyone, Tag is SW NFMZ1 I am East Coast locale hours of operation are around 7AM to around 9AM and After 6PM to around 9PM (Due to working nights) Always looking to fly around with a few people. We (Seawolves VMC) have a TS 3 server I am on daily located at 63.209.37.155:9128 You are always welcome to join us there for comms

Good Lord now I want an Icon to play with.... lmao