FlightSim Megathread: Much of this is unfinished

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And on the Oculus Rift, Andrew Reisse was run over and killed.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9122999

# ¿ Jun 1, 2013 06:26

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 14:59

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To install Flaming Cliffs 3, you need a present installation of LOMAC.

# ¿ Jun 14, 2013 00:41

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Another thing about the Cougar and Warthog are the sticks are theoretically modular (they unscrew at the base). Thrustmaster has the ability to release different sticks for different jets if they felt like it.

# ¿ Jun 27, 2013 20:05

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So compatible that you only need the key!

Yes, buy it so you get the key and then install DCS A-10C from ED's website.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2013 20:34

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I put mine on one of these: http://www.rogerdodger.net/diyflightsims/floor_unit_f321.html

# ¿ Jul 17, 2013 20:39

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Not counting the run to Home Depot, an afternoon. If you take your time and glue it together like I should have, its a very stable unit. They have side stick plans as well for F-16 nerds.

# ¿ Jul 17, 2013 20:53

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The Warthog works right out of the box with DCS A-10C. I like using TARGET for Flaming Cliffs 3 to use the mode switching functions.

# ¿ Jul 19, 2013 14:13

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I spent about $150 on stuff including tools. It's not hard with a handsaw, but make sure to use a mitre box.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2013 01:28

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Daimo posted:

Wow I think mine cost about that, including the chair and paint.

I cheated and borrowed a circular saw from a friend though.

I had to buy a lot of tools that I didn't have. :shobon:

# ¿ Jul 23, 2013 18:17

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Because it's really an F-16 stick with an F-15 throttle.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2013 01:34

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I like what FSDreamTeam does: http://www.fsdreamteam.com/

I have their O'Hare scenery.

# ¿ Sep 4, 2013 23:02

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hobbesmaster posted:

Sim spergs are literally the worst about this crap.

"This is mine because I worked on it and YOU DON'T GET TO HAVE IT."

One of the many reasons I stopped with combat sims.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2014 22:38

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# ¿ Dec 10, 2015 03:00

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sellouts posted:

I like the Lancair Legacy for single engine GA in fsx.

A good pretend airplane.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2016 18:41

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RealAir used online activation too. RIP my Lancair Legacy V2 when I get a new compy. :saddowns:

# ¿ Dec 1, 2016 00:04

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It's flight simming. I'm sure that card will be played.

# ¿ Dec 1, 2016 08:18

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Update on RealAir installers :siren:

RealAir posted:

A note about installers going into the future

At the moment the installers require you to enter a keycode and have that verified by an online database. We will ensure that continues to work for the forseeable future. We will never allow a situation to develop where paying customers are locked out of installing their products. At some point in the future we will create installers that do not require online activation to ensure that no paying customer will ever be unable to install what they paid for. Customer service will also continue into the future.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 10:00

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MrYenko posted:

I think the most shocking revelation here is that people watch twitch streams of other people flying tube liners cross-country.

I actually like watching musicalaviator because he'll stream 8+ hour long hauls on VATSIM. Gives me something nice to have on in the background.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 21:46

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You can be anything you want on the Internet.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2017 03:23

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aunt jemima posted:

xEnviro is bae

Do you fly mostly XP10 or XP11? I might get xEnviro if it works with XP11.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2017 06:12

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Questions about X-Plane. Are all the skylines made up and why? I flew around Chicago and it very much didn't look like Chicago.

# ¿ Apr 20, 2017 20:40

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Just letting everyone know that P3D 4 owns bones and I'm having no fun what-so-ever.

# ¿ Jun 14, 2017 17:34

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lobsterminator posted:

Is it really that much better compared to P3D V3?
I haven't personally had any OOM problems ever so not sure if the 64-bit in itself will be any help for me currently.
Is there a noticeable performance increase?

Performance across the board is up on my six year old compy.

Here's hoping for multithreading in P3D 5. :can:

# ¿ Jun 15, 2017 15:11

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nipperi posted:

Tried to install Wings Over Flanders Fields again after a hard drive failure earlier. Oh, the download link has expired, no big deal I guess, I'll just ask a new link from support.

Not so fast.

First, I get a lecture about the importance making physical backups (of a digital download game, in TYOOL 2017), and then I'm informed I get a new link if I pay a $5 admin fee.

I don't even know what to say anymore, seems a tad unreasonable when the game already costs like $70.

If people bitch about the customer not making physical backups of their game, they really need a better web host if they're that hung up on bandwidth costs.

# ¿ Jul 29, 2017 19:54

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FreeMeshX 2.0 released: http://ninetwopro.com/freemeshx-2-0-release-announcement/

# ¿ Jul 30, 2017 20:08

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that guy is pretty bad at pretend airplanes

# ¿ Feb 13, 2018 06:26

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My introduction was Flanker 2.5.

RIP o7

# ¿ Mar 22, 2018 21:57

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Orbx has Pacific Northwest and Tasmania demos. fwiw, they have 40-50% off sales regularly. Next one should be late May?

# ¿ Apr 7, 2018 00:39

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imo, it�s worth going all in with ActiveSky and getting Cloud Art plus Env* too.

# ¿ Apr 9, 2018 03:51

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MilViz makes some fine GA planes.

# ¿ Apr 20, 2018 20:20

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Orbx 47% off sale for the month of May has started: https://orbxdirect.com

# ¿ May 8, 2018 15:47

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Tide posted:

I have Prepar3d v3.4. Does it seriously not update/upgrade to v4.2? I have to rebuy it?

edit: i will be "playing" it with an HTC Vive.

Yeah. Basically the same model Microsoft did with every new version of Flight Simulator.

# ¿ May 11, 2018 04:12

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They�ll never learn.

# ¿ Jun 2, 2018 23:15

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Aerosoft just released an A320. idk why FSLabs still gets money.

# ¿ Jun 3, 2018 05:40

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This has become my goto for finding P3D scenery: http://www.freewarescenery.com/fsx.html

I'm a big fan of the Orbx suite, personally. They often have 50% off sales, so watch for one of those.

This guy's stuff looks great since you're starting fresh (Black and Blue Marble NG): https://shop.chrisbelldesigns.com/

e: For AI, I recommend Ultimate Traffic Live.

e^2: FSElite has their version of a P3D4 airport map: https://fselite.net/p3dv4-compatible-airport-map/

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# ¿ Aug 1, 2018 02:50

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Very first version I had was FS5. Two floppy disks and featured on Next Step!

# ¿ Aug 5, 2018 22:25

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Bunch of stuff 50% off at Orbx: https://orbxdirect.com/

# ¿ Aug 8, 2018 06:11

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Negrostrike posted:

Man, YF-23 was an ugly bitch of a plane.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2018 23:30

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https://navigraph.com/

# ¿ Aug 18, 2018 22:17

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 14:59

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So the RealAir installers for their Dukes and their Legacy have been updated to P3D4. Exciting bit is that keys aren�t needed to run the installers.

More info here: https://fselite.net/news/more-info-on-realair-and-their-future-projects/

# ¿ Sep 2, 2018 02:30

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