Microsoft Flight Simulator X

[pandaz3]

Okay this is my main bag.... and I am drooling

http://www.microsoft.com/games/pc/flightsimulatorx.aspx

[MJCfromCT]

Sure looks purdy...I wonder how it'll run on dual monitors. :r

[germanNiklas]

holiday 2006? so winter or what?

well, it looks really good, the last FS i played was " FS 2000" !
i might be getting this, wanna fly again :D

[RockNRoll]

Looks almost real!!! :eek: My friend will want this lol.

I wish someone would make a nice combat sim like the old Janes series.

[robbiex]

Yeah last one i played was FS2000 and got really boared with it
i like to be able to crash and damage things!
The screens on this thing look really great, just home they add some damage modeling to it.

[pandaz3]

You need something from UbiSoft, like this Ultimate flight Collection

http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.aspx?pId=4402

[robbiex]

all ready have them, and many more!

[kingofa]

what are the requirements for this game? I would imagine it would be quite graphic intensive

[pandaz3]

I think it is going to step up the requirements some, I understand Vista will require more too. Hard to say if a video card that supports DirectX 9.0C will do the job or not and if that card will support DirectX 10.0, which I suspect is what the best standard will be. I am sure it will be backward compatible to a point, but likely not a card that supports less Than DirectX 9.0

I am just speculating as I have no harder information other that the link I posted in the first post.

I wonder if a Video card BIOS flash would allow DirectX 10.0?

[kingofa]

well I just installed Windows Vista beta 2 on my second system (athalon 902Mhz, 512MB, Radeon 9600xt, and it uses 100% of the CPU just opening up the mail program.....so the flight simulator definetly wouldn't run. however my 3Ghz system would probably run it just fine.

[robbiex]

Check out these vids if you haven't allready

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3718645433648038135&q=Flight+Simulator+X

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3402318532539878612

I’d say it gonna cost a lot more than your average game

[pandaz3]

Thanks for the links RobbieX, well I'll pay a little more for a good program.

[germanNiklas]

LOOOL i loved the first video with the german woman :D haha had a good laugh when she spoke german with their kids

[germanNiklas]

whats the difference between standard and professional version?

[pandaz3]

I did not see that in the videos or on the MS page

[germanNiklas]

I did not see that in the videos or on the MS page

you mean pro and standard version?
i couldnt find anything on the off. site, but on ebgames.de there is the standard version for 56 euros and the pro version for 72 euros
there has always been a FS pro and standard version but i never knew what the difference is

[pandaz3]

OK I recall that now, normally I just see the deluxe version, so those must be pre-order at your game site. Not that the prices for MS software get discounted all that often.

[germanNiklas]

i think delux-version and pro are the same, just diff name i guess

[MJCfromCT]

Wikipedia says this:

Deluxe incorporates some additional features, which are known to include, an on-disk Software Development Kit (SDK), three airplanes with the Garmin G1000 Flight Deck and player Air Traffic Control.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator_X

[germanNiklas]

cool, on fileplanet you can sign up for the closed beta test now

i just love my brother :) its his subscriber account but i can use it too

[germanNiklas]

http://www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/flightsimulatorx-demo/index.html?tag=flightsimx_csbox_home

The Flight Simulator X demo will be available in:

2 hours 47 minutes

[pandaz3]

Thanks!

[pandaz3]

Well I bought a copy of FS X Deluxe, It is great, but really taxes my system. I have a X2 4400, X850 Pro flashed to XT PE speeds, 2 gig Ram and I'm choking if I try to max the sliders. FS 2004 did not tax my system like this.