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  1. I was wondering, how does payware like the CRJ 200 or the new Boeing 777, work with these new betas?

     

    CRJ200 from x-plane.org (no Gizmo) runs without any problems and it IS great with 10.20 64bit beta. I've maxed everything except for AI, cars and clouds (no HDR) and still get more than 30 fps with CRJ200.

     

    B777 with 64bit plugins has not been released yet (SASL is still not 64bit ready), but it is matter of days. Officially the developers are waiting until 10.20 64bit is out of beta...


  2. The interface has been changed recently and, at least for me, it is quite easy once you learn the basics.

    Flight model is great, night flying has been mentioned and there is quite good default weather engine.

    ATC is still far behind FSX, however it is not a big deal for me as I fly almost exclusively online.

    So that it is about add on scenery and planes. There are some considerable improvements in the last couple of weeks. Aerosoft is very active in bringing payware airports (Amsterdam, Hamburg) and there is a lot of freeware available which can easily be compared to some lower level payware from FSX.

    Most importantly there are existing and coming quality payware aircraft: Ramzzess B777 is great and JRollon CRJ200 maybe even better. Hager's Airbuses are also good. IXEG B737 (when it is released) seems to be just great.

    And as soon as those like PMDG will jump the train, there is no more any question...

     

    It is also very visible that the code is more modern than FSX. It is quite easy to have 30+ framerate on "average" hardware - and without endless tweeks or CTDs. The limit currently is 32 bit memory, which will change in 10.20, which will be 64 bit and hopefully come before Christmas.

     

    These are in line with my thoughts, too. I loved the night flying... VC's for payware look amazing, and if you get the right modeler, the fde's seem right on. Scenery and ATC is a huge downside for me. Even large airports in XP10 that aren't big cities are terribly vacant. KDLH my home airport (runway over 10,000ft) lacks any buildings etc. Their scenery looks like FS9 default imho...

     

    There is quite good freeware one: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=17635

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