Microsoft Flight Simulator 2019

Board Walker wrote: »

Maybe i need to check out newer releases. I have the 777-200 from years ago and some buttons wont work on the FMC such as the RTE button.

Also, Operations Centre wont appear anywhere on my computer. I have re-installed it so many times and never anything so i'm just left with the PMDG House colours.

Of course you need to compare the latest releases of PMDG to the latest release from Aerosoft.

PMDG up until recently were the standard setters for flight sim realism but they have a few challengers now such as Flight Sim Labs (the founder of which came from PMDG), Majestic and Leonardo.

Aerosoft target a different type of user, who doesn't want to have to spend 30 mins preflight to get going and that's fine for many. They look nice but aren't that realistic.

Board Walker wrote: »

Have you ever actually used Airbus X from Aerosoft?

You can go straight into it or go Cold and Dark and it takes a good 20 minutes before you can push back.

I used the previous version and have read the reviews.

Have you used the FSL A320? What I'm saying is the general consensus on both products. It's not just my opinion. The difference in pricing between the two tells you everything you need to know.

It's understandable that they didn't. FSX is dead now and has been for a few years.

Board Walker wrote: »

Quite frustrated with FSX lately. id say i can complete 1 in 4 flights without crashing the sim, i was doing a sector from Moscow SVO to Amsterdam and half way through decent the sim crashed. Its not so bad with anything other than the Aerosoft Airbus as the FMC totally resets after you load a saved game in the Aerosoft and it never works right if you program it again mid air.

Seriously considering changing to P3D, even if FS2020 is released on schedule its going to take 6 months i guess before PMDG and Aerosoft have their flagship expansion packs for A320/A330 B737,777 and 747 available. Might just get the Academic Version of P3D and a A320/A330 to tide me over until next year.

Why haven't/wouldn't you move to P3D from FSX?

I'm pretty sure MS are working with the developers and 50 of them already have the SDK so we're not looking at very long to get the payware addons working in MSFS 2020.

Board Walker wrote: »

Well i only got a PC 2 weeks ago, i havent has FSX in a few years as i was on Imac but i have a dedicated FS machine now.

What is the standard scenery like on P3D?

If you have a new PC then it's definitely worth installing P3D. The standard scenery is about the same but the lighting and graphics are better and the performance is much smoother because they've taken FSX and improved it over time.

For example, it's now 64 bit instead of 32 bit. This is a huge step up as you are no longer limited by 4GB of virtual address space (not matter how much RAM you have).

If MSFS wasn't just around the corner I'd be recommending Orbx Global and landclasses but it's not worth the money for such a short period of time.

There really is no reason not to upgrade.

John_Mc wrote: »

If you have a new PC then it's definitely worth installing P3D. The standard scenery is about the same but the lighting and graphics are better and the performance is much smoother because they've taken FSX and improved it over time.

For example, it's now 64 bit instead of 32 bit. This is a huge step up as you are no longer limited by 4GB of virtual address space (not matter how much RAM you have).

If MSFS wasn't just around the corner I'd be recommending Orbx Global and landclasses but it's not worth the money for such a short period of time.

There really is no reason not to upgrade.

Ive been checking out online, and it appears there is some relation between FSX and P3D? Is P3D developed from FSX to modernise it?

I am out of the game a long time, i spent 2009-2019 in the Middle East and Russia working so i barely used a Playstation in the last 10 years never mind any time on Flight Sim.

Board Walker wrote: »

Ive been checking out online, and it appears there is some relation between FSX and P3D? Is P3D developed from FSX to modernise it?

I am out of the game a long time, i spent 2009-2019 in the Middle East and Russia working so i barely used a Playstation in the last 10 years never mind any time on Flight Sim.

Yeah as Skynight said, P3D is an evolution of FSX. There has been 4 major versions, each with incremental upgrades to the platform. It will look and feel the same as FSX in most ways but it is smoother, gives better frame rates in a lot of cases, and has better lighting and shading.

In version 4 they have introduced new things that really add to the immersion. For example, the ability to project things onto the windscreen which is how third party developers have rain and insect splatters on the windscreen in recent releases.

Physics based rendering (PBR) is another addition which allows scenery developers to add physical characteristics to the textures so when it's raining you get puddles on the ground, and the terminal glazing shines and glitters in the right conditions as it should.

Another example is dynamic lighting which is where lights can actually illuminate things. It's pretty cool but extremely demanding on even the best graphics card so you'll find more people on forums complaining about it than praising it.

There are no new releases for FSX these days as it's a lot of hassle for developers and the gap between the two is getting bigger with each release. If you want the latest and greatest addons, you'll have no choice but to move to P3D.

Board Walker wrote: »

off i go! Is everyone using the Professional?

I wonder is it dangerous to assume that Aerosoft will re release or update the A320 and A330 for FS2020 as they are so new. even a minimal charge would be ok

It's a safe assumption that they will as the A320/A330 are brand new releases. I'd imagine they are already working on it as Aerosoft would surely have been one of the first companies to get the SDK for MSFS 2020.

John_Mc wrote: »

It's a safe assumption that they will as the A320/A330 are brand new releases. I'd imagine they are already working on it as Aerosoft would surely have been one of the first companies to get the SDK for MSFS 2020.

I assume you have the academic?

Psychlops wrote: »

How is it able to fly the XPlane s92 on P3D?


Seen a video posted here of a lad that has the xplane s92 in P3D?

Are you sure the model was for XPlane? There is a payware version available for XPlane alright



Its is possible to port P3D/FSX scenery across to XPlane....and with a bit of work the models(but the work load intensive) ....I'm not to sure about vice versa, due to the number of parameters in the flight model(or so I am lead to believe).

For those of you interested a ton of leaked gameplay is available on chinese site bilibili.
https://space.bilibili.com/90634593/video

Also another user has uploaded content flying around Ireland in a C152.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1p54y1D7VE?from=search&seid=12695446883422074183

EDIT : Just finished watching the Ireland video. It's a 9 minute flight around what looks like Donegal ending with a landing into EIDL.
Looks absolutely incredible, we are in for an absolut treat with this sim.

New feature discovery episode on IFR. I'm actually stunned at what they're including in the base platform. Real world Navdata (updated every 28 days - bye bye Navdata.at), built in weather radar and the quality of ATC and A320 is very impressive.

Something tells me that FS2020 will be a load of overhyped shyte.