Moa Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Hey Moa, just an FYI...it is true that our older full size trainer simulators at my job were linux based, but about every current one runs almost exclusively Windows machines now. Thanks for the data point CptSmiley. I just knew that the military-grade Australian F/A-18 and the large number of US F-16 sims were Linux based - I'm sure there are now many alternatives too. I'm curious as to the aircraft that are simulated in your establishment (not problem if you are unable to say, just ignore this question if this is the case). While I'm at it, many thanks for releasing the source code of your F-16 implementation - it is nicely written and well documented source and interesting to compare with my own in-progress [non-DCS] flight model.
Slayer Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 I tried the XP10 64 bit demo last weekend. Not too bad. It looks and runs smooth and the ground environment is pretty good compared to FSX you don't need addons to have street and building lighting etc. But like a vanilla FSX install you pretty much want to get scenery and addons to really make it shine. I'll probably buy it when there are more 64 bit addons available. With the 32 bit version I kept running out of memory and having to turn stuff down. Doesn't seem to be the case with 64 bit at all. Good to see someone else besides ED moving to 64 bit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] System Specs Intel I7-3930K, Asrock EXTREME9, EVGA TITAN, Mushkin Chronos SSD, 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Z series 2133, TM Warthog and MFD's, Saitek Proflight Combat pedals, TrackIR 5 + TrackClip PRO, Windows 7 x64, 3-Asus VS2248H-P monitors, Thermaltake Level 10 GT, Obutto cockpit
Teapot Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 My favourite's at the moment are Javier Rollon's magnificent BAe Jetstream 32 and CRJ-200, Tom Kyler's venerable MU-2 and the BK117 helicopter by ND Art & Technology. They rock the socks off any other GA flying sim in my opinion, particularly modelling heli's. I also own most of Carenado's stuff as well (for both P3D and XP) and IMO the XP versions are more detailed (comparing same aircraft), fly smoother and 'feel' like an aircraft should. With regards to scenery, I'm finding that my rig can handle the 'Extreme' settings (averaging 35 - 40 fps around major cities) ... and those cities look great and believable. I run an i5 3570 (3.4 GHz) with 8 Gb RAM and an AMD Radeon 7800 series card (Gigabyte) ... so as you can see my system's not top of the stack. Bottom line, if you want to give XP 10 a 'genuine' go, you have to jump in and devote some time to it. IMO trying the demo is an exercise in the developing of misleading assumptions about the product ... so ... different strokes for different folk, but I've put P3D back on my system to remind me of how much I DON'T like it as a simulation! VBG Cheers! "A true 'sandbox flight sim' requires hi-fidelity flyable non-combat utility/support aircraft." Wishlist Terrains - Bigger maps Wishlist Modules - A variety of utility aircraft to better reflect the support role. E.g. Flying the Hornet ... big yawn ... flying a Caribou on a beer run to Singapore? Count me in. Extracting a Recon Patrol from a hastily prepared landing strip at a random 6 figure grid reference? Now yer talking!
Slayer Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Nothing says that any sim is mutually exclusive, I've got probably 5 or 6 on my computer as it stands. Only the super die hard old farts stick with what they know and refuse to budge off it or give anything else a 2nd look. All modern sims have their merits and a place on my harddrive. XP10 is a pretty good civilian sim and has a decent future ahead of it. I really want to try the Ramsees 777 but alas there just isn't enough hours in the day :P 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] System Specs Intel I7-3930K, Asrock EXTREME9, EVGA TITAN, Mushkin Chronos SSD, 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Z series 2133, TM Warthog and MFD's, Saitek Proflight Combat pedals, TrackIR 5 + TrackClip PRO, Windows 7 x64, 3-Asus VS2248H-P monitors, Thermaltake Level 10 GT, Obutto cockpit
Griffin Posted December 30, 2012 Posted December 30, 2012 http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=57525&p=698762 "...ETA is for january 2013..."
Slayer Posted December 31, 2012 Posted December 31, 2012 Looks like they nailed it pretty well with that. FM looks amazing. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] System Specs Intel I7-3930K, Asrock EXTREME9, EVGA TITAN, Mushkin Chronos SSD, 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Z series 2133, TM Warthog and MFD's, Saitek Proflight Combat pedals, TrackIR 5 + TrackClip PRO, Windows 7 x64, 3-Asus VS2248H-P monitors, Thermaltake Level 10 GT, Obutto cockpit
Teapot Posted December 31, 2012 Posted December 31, 2012 Ah yes. Looking forward to this one. Been practicing on the BK117 a lot (which is pretty awesome in its own right!). "A true 'sandbox flight sim' requires hi-fidelity flyable non-combat utility/support aircraft." Wishlist Terrains - Bigger maps Wishlist Modules - A variety of utility aircraft to better reflect the support role. E.g. Flying the Hornet ... big yawn ... flying a Caribou on a beer run to Singapore? Count me in. Extracting a Recon Patrol from a hastily prepared landing strip at a random 6 figure grid reference? Now yer talking!
Scudslaker Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) dears pilots, here is a small preview into my scenery project upcoming in this year!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCm_G3F7l9g happy new year everybody.. and yea the AS 350.. will blast our minds in response and fidelity,for an civillian helicopter simulation..but it won t get released as quick as told in t he past. as things moved to slow with 10.20 from laminar research and this slows down 3rd party developments in different points, i m scared but patient until the beauty will be available.. Edited January 1, 2013 by Scudslaker 1 TM HOTAS WH :joystick:, Saitek Pro Pedals, Track IR 4, 2xJoyWarrier, 1x KeyWarrior, i52500k @4600MHz, ASUS P8Z68-V Pro, NV 670GT, SSD+ WD BC+ WD Raptor, 32HD:pilotfly:[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Teapot Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 Awesome work Scudslaker, I've subscribed to your channel! When will you release your project? "A true 'sandbox flight sim' requires hi-fidelity flyable non-combat utility/support aircraft." Wishlist Terrains - Bigger maps Wishlist Modules - A variety of utility aircraft to better reflect the support role. E.g. Flying the Hornet ... big yawn ... flying a Caribou on a beer run to Singapore? Count me in. Extracting a Recon Patrol from a hastily prepared landing strip at a random 6 figure grid reference? Now yer talking!
Scudslaker Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 as my progress slowed down a little for christmas and new years celebration, i am working on pre-release version..it s difficult to explain..but i have to optimize the objects management..as it could beat some rigs down with this high number of objects..so the users have some ..options,..to optimize there flight impression.. i a working hard to bring the project into betastage within january.. TM HOTAS WH :joystick:, Saitek Pro Pedals, Track IR 4, 2xJoyWarrier, 1x KeyWarrior, i52500k @4600MHz, ASUS P8Z68-V Pro, NV 670GT, SSD+ WD BC+ WD Raptor, 32HD:pilotfly:[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Teapot Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Brilliant! Let us know when it's done mate! :) "A true 'sandbox flight sim' requires hi-fidelity flyable non-combat utility/support aircraft." Wishlist Terrains - Bigger maps Wishlist Modules - A variety of utility aircraft to better reflect the support role. E.g. Flying the Hornet ... big yawn ... flying a Caribou on a beer run to Singapore? Count me in. Extracting a Recon Patrol from a hastily prepared landing strip at a random 6 figure grid reference? Now yer talking!
JaseGill Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 I've only just got home from the festivities and installed X-Plane 10. 1st impressions are a little mixed, though they were with Flight Sim X. That said though the graphics are much more fluid in XP10 and I like the way that controls are set up too. As all of these things I think I need a lot more time and to spend some hard earned on some good UK Scenery products (I spent over £150 on Flight Sim X so looks like XP10 could be the same in extras!!!). At least in this case XP10 was a present and I only have to buy the upgrades. I'm not going to drop it though, even if 1st impressions weren't on a scale of those 1st time I flew DCS. I don't think its a a vs b vs c thing I think the proof of worth is which one you're still having a go at some 6 months later, which I must say at the moment is only the DCS Series. best wishes and a Happy New Year to all, J. Rig: Home Built, water cooled,i5 2500K @ 4.3Ghz, ASUS P8P67Pro Mobo, 8GB Patriot Viper 2 Sector 5 RAM, MSI Nvidia GTX970 4GB Gaming OC, 120GB OCZ Vertex 2e SSD Boot, 120GB OCZ Vertex 2e SSD Games (BS & WH), Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB other, Samsung UE37D5000 37" LED TV,EloTouch 1600x1200 secondary, Thrustmaster Warthog No.467, Thrustmaster MFD, Saitek Pro Pedals, Track IR4 with Track Clip Pro. Ex RAF Aircrew, Real Life Pilot, proud Geek and father of one :)
aaron886 Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 At this point, my feeling is that X-Plane has a nice base these days, but it will never take any decent market share without good multiplayer and a better interface. 1
smnwrx Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 I also have xp10. I do think is gives a satisfying representation of flying. For that reason I used it as a tool to help with my IR. The main thing the keeps my from making it my main civi sim is the whole cloud and smoke business, the clouds look good overall but the draw distance makes it feel you're being fallowed by a rain cloud or something and the smoke "puffs" when landing are a little silly. It's hard to beat going vertical in the superbug and break out of REX produced layer. Obviously these are addons but it is what it is. Still sometimes FSX feel like I'm playing in front of a fancy facade if that makes sense. I don't feel like I'm part of the world. That what DCS does for me.
rextar Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Xplane vs DCS isn't the same sport. Intel i5 3.2 ghz 8 GB crucial ram gtx 660 superclocked 2gb 500watt corsair psu win7 64bit extreme pro track ir5 Turtle beach x12
Agg Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 For those that are interested in X-Plane, a MiG-29 has just been released (with full 3D cockpit): http://store01.prostores.com/servlet/x-planestore/Detail?no=415 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujCldqdTuOQThat didnt exactly make me want to give X-Plane another try, it looks awful..
aaron886 Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 That didnt exactly make me want to give X-Plane another try, it looks awful.. My thoughts exactly. :doh:
ec-swr Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 innsbruck instrumental approach in 727 flyjsim [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC].youtube
empeck Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Is that true, physical connection during refuelling? Is the wire flexible?
Teapot Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Man .. that Tornado looks so schmick! I'm definitely getting that one Phant when it comes out! "A true 'sandbox flight sim' requires hi-fidelity flyable non-combat utility/support aircraft." Wishlist Terrains - Bigger maps Wishlist Modules - A variety of utility aircraft to better reflect the support role. E.g. Flying the Hornet ... big yawn ... flying a Caribou on a beer run to Singapore? Count me in. Extracting a Recon Patrol from a hastily prepared landing strip at a random 6 figure grid reference? Now yer talking!
ec-swr Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 training for future DCS F 18 and carrier ops :music_whistling: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC].youtube
Scudslaker Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 some good news for upcoming additions and must have addons for helicopter related flightsimulator enthusiasts: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=57525&page=30#entry724250 http://www.rotorsim.de/en/x-hems-library/ueber-xhemslib.html 1 TM HOTAS WH :joystick:, Saitek Pro Pedals, Track IR 4, 2xJoyWarrier, 1x KeyWarrior, i52500k @4600MHz, ASUS P8Z68-V Pro, NV 670GT, SSD+ WD BC+ WD Raptor, 32HD:pilotfly:[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Teapot Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Also clouds and the smoke puffs look much better in HDR .. the smoke puffs change to heat blur. Depending on how you stack the layers in WEATHER you can get a similar effect as in REX .. "A true 'sandbox flight sim' requires hi-fidelity flyable non-combat utility/support aircraft." Wishlist Terrains - Bigger maps Wishlist Modules - A variety of utility aircraft to better reflect the support role. E.g. Flying the Hornet ... big yawn ... flying a Caribou on a beer run to Singapore? Count me in. Extracting a Recon Patrol from a hastily prepared landing strip at a random 6 figure grid reference? Now yer talking!
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