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For realism: X-plane 10 or MS Flight Sim X?

  • 09-04-2013 06:11PM
    #1
    vronki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭


    Which one will provide the most:

    1. detailed
    2. realistic flight experience?

    In terms of helicopters (sikorsky s-92 and augusta westland 139)

    thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Realistic in terms of systems - FSX
    Realistic in terms of flight dynamics - XP10

    Therein lies the rub.


  • #3
    vronki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭vronki


    Oh well.


  • #4
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Try the demo of both, see how you like them.


  • #5
    John_Mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭John_Mc


    With the exception of night lighting, FSX is far far superior in terms of graphics. It also has a far bigger eco-system of addon developers.

    Until the likes of PMDG make XPlane their primary platform I'd hold off. PMDG = As real as it gets.


  • #6
    merisi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭merisi


    Mr Benevolent wrote: »
    Realistic in terms of systems - FSX
    Realistic in terms of flight dynamics - XP10

    Therein lies the rub.

    Latest payware offerings for XP have been closing the gap but the variety of aircraft on offer is still pretty small as the field of developers for XP has only expanded significantly in the last year or two. Also, the amount of really top class custom scenery for X-Plane is quite limited. That said, it depends on what you want to get from the sim: for some people it's all about the graphics, for some it's procedures and flight dynamics.


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  • #7
    keroseneboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭keroseneboy


    vronki wrote: »
    Which one will provide the most:

    1. detailed
    2. realistic flight experience?

    In terms of helicopters (sikorsky s-92 and augusta westland 139)

    thanks in advance.

    X-plane 10 is much better made software. It runs across multi-cores and is a true 64-bit application. Therefore it can access way more momory. FSX IS 32 bit and can address only 3.5 Gb. FSX crashes alot too.
    Have you considered Lockheed Martin's Prepar3d V1.4 as a best of both worlds solution ? Is runs across multi core processors and can access tons of ram. It is much more stable than FSX. Most of the addons for FSX work in Prepar3d when installed using a virtual file system tool from flightsim estonia. FSX addons for the sikorsky s-92 and augusta westland 139 should run on Prepar3d.


  • #8
    gugleguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,959 ✭✭✭gugleguy


    Personally, I have FS 10 and XP 10 on the same box, a sony VIAO running win 7 64 bit. Although it does crash sporadically FS 10 does not crash that often. XP 10, I like flying the X 15 in it. Addons for xp10 are still a bit few and far between, but this is changing and PC PILOT magazine seems to be devoting more coverage too xp10 these days. Make sure you are using an up to date video driver for both fs10 and xp10.


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