Deadman Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) This looks bass ass any one been there and tryed it out?http://www.twincities.com/technology/ci_22101222/mall-americas-aces-flight-attraction-gets-major-upgrade Edited March 24, 2013 by Deadman https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans.
cichlidfan Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 At $40 for 30 minutes I am afraid I would spend an awful lot of money there. :D ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Deadman Posted March 24, 2013 Author Posted March 24, 2013 Ya I would drop $80 for an hour wile the wife shops considering I live 1,000 miles from there It may happen some day the view looks freaken worth it https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans.
Grimes Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 If you ever fly cross country, just make sure to get a couple hour layover at Minneapolis, the light rail system is connected to the airport and Mall of America. Its kind of weird to go from sitting in an airport to riding a freaking roller coaster, to back at the airport in just a couple of hours. I can't believe I didn't know about this flight sim thing though. Had I known I totally would have checked it out when I was there a few years back. Not surprised they have it though. Mall of America had a Nascar simulation center with mostly fully size cars where you can turn some laps around a track. It was kind of a tricked out arcade, but it sure was fun. The right man in the wrong place makes all the difference in the world. Current Projects: Grayflag Server, Scripting Wiki Useful Links: Mission Scripting Tools MIST-(GitHub) MIST-(Thread) SLMOD, Wiki wishlist, Mission Editing Wiki!, Mission Building Forum
Cali Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 My sister-in-law lives in Fargo and we were thinking about making a trip up there. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED
Steel Jaw Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Been there and others as well. The trouble is the public ones treat you like a fool. The "simulators" are at best FC3 fidelity...yawn fest. As well, you "fly" against people who have no clue. "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB, monitor: GIGABYTE M32QC 32" (31.5" Viewable) QHD 2560 x 1440 (2K) 165Hz.
outlawal2 Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) +1 I live less than an hour from the Mall of America and have been there several times.. While I enjoyed the simulator with a bud that was visiting from out of town, I did walk away thinking that my own setup at home was superior in many ways.. DCS is the main reason for it! I actually enjoyed the excellent aquarium much more and would recommend it to anyone that likes those kinds of things... (There is also a dinosaur exhibit that has some life size dinos that was pretty cool as well. ) But I am a real dinosaur nut so am a bit biased... Realistically speaking, the dino exhibit is very small, but the handfull of full size dinos is pretty sweet... And that is my review of the Mall Of America! Back to your regularly scheduled show... EDIT: OK for the record, when I went last, this new simulator was not yet installed... Watching the video (Which I should have done FIRST) shows that the visuals on this new setup are STUNNING and far superior to what they had when I visited last. But I still like the fact that my setup has the KA50... No choppers at the Mall of America... :pilotfly: Edited March 24, 2013 by outlawal2 "Pride is a poor substitute for intelligence." RAMBO
Steel Jaw Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 This is what I am saying: this community of flight simmers are far and above where these public "simulators" are. In many cases, I knew far far more about the jets than the people running these "sims". "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB, monitor: GIGABYTE M32QC 32" (31.5" Viewable) QHD 2560 x 1440 (2K) 165Hz.
Deadman Posted March 24, 2013 Author Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) well what ever you guys use it looks great personally I wish you were selling the fiberglass domes and projectors it is just the best looking system I have seen Edited March 24, 2013 by Deadman https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans.
aaron886 Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 We dont use FSX Sorry... Prepar3d? Same thing. ;)
SkateZilla Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 someone wanna swipe the HAF 922.. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
Nealius Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Did they do upgrades to the flight models and the whole "sim" side of it? I went a couple years ago and it was like playing an arcade game--albeit in a cockpit with a projector dome over my head.
Cali Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 Been there and others as well. The trouble is the public ones treat you like a fool. The "simulators" are at best FC3 fidelity...yawn fest. As well, you "fly" against people who have no clue. Get to make some noobs cry. :D i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED
Weta43 Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 We dont use FSX What do you use ( commercial gaming software, or something a bit more exotic ?) it looks pretty stunning ... You say there's scalable difficulty - how scalable ? (guess it depends what you're using doesn't it :) ) Cheers.
Eihort Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) Doing the dome is easy. BWHawthorne I think it is advertises/works for/demos software that does exactly that. Predistorts the image so it shows up perfect on whatever surface you're using as a screen. That's clearly FSX/Prepar3d, probably running Superbug with custom panels for the touchscreens, and the magic of a WSO can be accomplished by just putting a keyboard in front of the controller tied to each bay. Not buying that it's not FSX. Sorry. EDIT This video clearly shows an FSX screen on the touch screen for the Bell. Edited March 26, 2013 by Eihort
Deadman Posted March 26, 2013 Author Posted March 26, 2013 making the dome is easy ans so is getting a pre warping soft ware the custom lens for the projector may be a bit of a problem https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans.
Nealius Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 The clouds and sky look almost exactly like FSX...
Nealius Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 I just did a little research into this "Prepar3d" software. It's just a reiteration of FSX. Lockheed Martin bought the rights from Microsoft and added their own tweaks, mainly graphics and terrain. Apparently the flight models and weather models are exactly the same as FSX (and FSX addons even work).
cichlidfan Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 I just did a little research into this "Prepar3d" software. It's just a reiteration of FSX. Lockheed Martin bought the rights from Microsoft and added their own tweaks, mainly graphics and terrain. Apparently the flight models and weather models are exactly the same as FSX (and FSX addons even work). True. Which makes it a shame that they aren't using REX. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
SkateZilla Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) Prepar3d uses the Commercial FSX API/Core/ Microsoft ESP (FSX Sp2) Let alone the Fact that for the on going Development Lockheed Hired a good chunk of the ACES Studio. it's like linux, you can run Mint, ubuntu, whatever, in the end it's still LINUX. Edited March 26, 2013 by SkateZilla Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
Eihort Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Haha these forums are great! Everyone tries to find everything wrong... Just the lies. We dont use FSX
Weta43 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Just the lies. Can't see a smiley here, which makes me think - bad attitude, bad manners. I'm guessing if you were face to face in the room with him you'd have found a less abrasive way to say you disagree. 1 Cheers.
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