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X-plane 10 is also a very viable option. I could write up a quick blurb or so about it for the OP, if that's something that you'd toss in there.
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# ¿ May 23, 2013 18:00 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 16:12 |
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Dark_Swordmaster posted:Does X-Plane 10 still require the USS Enterprise's computer to run? I enjoyed 9 but when trying out 10 last it STILL ran sub 1fps. This was about a year ago now though. I'm running an overclocked i7 at 4.2ghz, 8 gb ram, and a GTX 670. The sim runs tons better than FSX ever did for me with many of the options way way up there.
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# ¿ May 23, 2013 18:35 |
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I'm looking at updating my hotas with the Thrustmaster Warthog setup. Is there any interest here for a Saitek X65 here?
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# ¿ Jun 11, 2013 17:57 |
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MrYenko posted:The Saigek X65 is a pressure-sensor stick. Great at simulating an F-16 side stick. Terrible at everything else. It's actually a pretty great fixed-wing stick. I say that not as someone looking to sell that but genuinely. I do a lot of helo flying stuff which it's not very good at.
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# ¿ Jun 11, 2013 19:25 |
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Is FC3 out of beta and have a pretty decent single player component?
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# ¿ Jun 13, 2013 17:14 |
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freeranger posted:Hey guys, I'm probably one of the few that would suggest going this direction here but X-plane 10 by far. X-plane 10 is a faster piece of software to use and operate, is extremely configurable, scales well for systems so you don't need an enormously powerful rig to run decently, and is very comprehensive in terms of how easily you can put an aircraft in any sort of situation. FSX is dogshit unless you're wanting to invest in some payware mods and aircraft. Granted, X-Plane 10 benefits from having some really nice payware jets like the Boeing 777 or whatever, but it's not necessary. X-plane 10 also flies really nicely compared to FSX as well as modeling helicopter flight quite a bit better as well.
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# ¿ Jun 17, 2013 01:39 |
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Crosspost from SA-Mart for my X-65F HOTAS listing. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3555067
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# ¿ Jun 17, 2013 03:25 |
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Got a Thrustmaster Warthog and some rudder pedals today. poo poo is magic.
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# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 03:56 |
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It doesn't but it still needs to be installed for the Bs2 module to function.
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# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 17:26 |
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So.....that TM Warthog stick? Yea it feels like using something absurdly high-end just to get all the switches to work using the TM software. It's really only truly plug n play with DCS A-10. I'm having to really work at getting it all functioning with Falcon BMS.
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# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 17:56 |
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I did find one. Making sense of the shift commands and whatnot is kinda confusing for me because I'm still in that "the gently caress is going on?" phase with the Falcon. I'll get it soon enough.
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# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 18:43 |
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Black Shark is fun. The chopper itself is very Russian and by that I mean incredibly inelegant.
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# ¿ Jun 21, 2013 01:39 |
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taxi mishap.
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# ¿ Jun 24, 2013 06:44 |
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Yessir. The Huey is tremendous fun.
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# ¿ Jun 25, 2013 02:32 |
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The A-10 is woefully underpowered so climbing on one engine is unlikely. Did you lose hydraulics? That could maybe cause a landing gear issue.
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# ¿ Jun 27, 2013 02:09 |
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XtraSmiley posted:I'm interested in this stick and have a few newbie questions. 1. Yes. unbelievably so. You won't be at a loss for functionality 2. Solid, well-built, sturdy, fantastic, etc. It feels every bit of its price. It'll be the last stick and throttle you'll ever need. 3. Just fine as long as you have rudder pedals. By the way, the stick doesn't twist so you'll need rudder pedals. TARGET is actually easy to use to program the stick and throttle.
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# ¿ Jun 27, 2013 02:31 |
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Not a ton. Several radar modes, weapons switching, waypoint stuff, next target, etc. Pretty basic.
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# ¿ Jun 27, 2013 03:39 |
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XtraSmiley posted:Thanks guys, I'm cruising ebay for a sub $400 WH now... I'll bide my time as I'm in no rush, but there isn't a better stick coming out on the horizon right? This is THE BEST one out there. With the Warthog, better is relative. You could beat someone to death with it while launching sick rear end AGM-65k attack runs. Fry's had it for 399 as of last week.
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# ¿ Jun 27, 2013 04:01 |
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It's module specific just as long as the Huey tab is selected for controls.
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# ¿ Jun 27, 2013 21:48 |
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I'd much rather see DCS F-14 so someone do that.
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# ¿ Jun 28, 2013 18:09 |
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It would be even better if it were a straight up mid-80's era flight simulator. No shoe horning the Tomcat in modern day conflicts.
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# ¿ Jun 28, 2013 18:18 |
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Colonial Air Force posted:Gonna sim some beach volleyball with some other naked sweaty dudes. It should be like Longbow 2 with the semi static menu of a base but in the corner there's a volleyball court party happening.
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# ¿ Jun 28, 2013 20:17 |
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sellouts posted:Wow, really? Your post made it sound like there's this world of viable aircraft for xplane. That's clearly not the case. You've never seen the 777 Worldliner for X-plane. It's loving fantastic.
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# ¿ Jul 6, 2013 19:06 |
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Obsidius posted:I bought the DCS A-10 during the sale and I truly suck. Been through the guides, manuals YouTube and insane tutorials and I still am poo poo at the most basic of tasks. I'll admit I'm not the most patient like I used to be but is there any DCS aircraft that would be considered noob / idiot friendly? I'm doubtful but hopeful. The 777 Worldliner add-on is fantastic.
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# ¿ Jul 7, 2013 23:34 |
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Sappo569 posted:I thought anonymous only went after high profile jackasses, and that sort of thing. Someone got put into a holding pattern penalty box probably.
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# ¿ Jul 18, 2013 18:36 |
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So I'm wanting to get one of those little MFD-type screens to use as an ADI for X-Plane 10. What all do I need: the button overlay and the screen itself? If it's a cheaper/easier route, I'm considering buying an android tablet for use. All I really want on it is the primary flight display.
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# ¿ Aug 13, 2013 04:34 |
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Sappo569 posted:I just bought two of these off Ebay Nice. Is there a guide or could you tell me how to get the ADI to a second monitor? I'm thinking of just using a tablet with airplay enabled.
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# ¿ Aug 13, 2013 22:22 |
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Dude the campaign and mission generator are all you need if flying online isn't your bag. Just go blow poo poo up.
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# ¿ Aug 19, 2013 01:46 |
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Goetta posted:X-Plane uses VATSim too, although (for now) you can only use the 32-bit client to connect. Whoa no poo poo? Will FSX users see my 777 and get irritated while I beat up the pattern in a heavy?
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# ¿ Aug 19, 2013 21:11 |
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How do they work the pattern? Like do I need to be familiar if its a left or right handed flow or am I given fly out instructions and vectors?
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# ¿ Aug 19, 2013 21:42 |
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The Ferret King posted:Pattern work at an airport with a control tower is a mixture of autonomous action by the pilots (who know how to fly a traffic pattern) mixed with traffic information and sequencing instructions by the tower controller. Check out Kilo's video earlier in the thread of our session and you can hear/see sort of what goes on. The tower will tell you which direction to fly the pattern (left or right hand pattern) along with instructions to extend certain legs of the pattern, report certain aircraft in sight, follow them, make other maneuvers to affect proper spacing etc. That's awesome. I'll probably pop in sometime this week with XP10 and the x737. Hey what about time and weather? is that all controlled via vatsim as well? bloops fucked around with this message at 07:06 on Aug 20, 2013 |
# ¿ Aug 20, 2013 06:31 |
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I have zero envy for that guy. The more passionate idiots on avsim.com must be aggravating as poo poo to deal with. When I came across some dork who matched up a youtube vid of a 737 NG pushing up throttles to the FSX 737 spooling and complained about inaccuracy was when I swore off those boards.
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# ¿ Aug 26, 2013 20:47 |
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Highblood posted:Alright so I really want to get into this whole flight sim thing but I'm seriously struggling with choosing my controllers. I'm half tempted to just go nuts and buy a warthog but I know that's a terrible idea if I ever decide to stop I'll have wasted a shitton of money. The few I've seen recommended all seem to have something that's either really annoying or just might break for no good reason. I have a Saitek X-65 hotas sitting around. Build quality is awesome and I'll sell it for less than 200.
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# ¿ Aug 30, 2013 02:10 |
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They shouldve just released it as, "Haha go gently caress yourselves, avsim spergs!"
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# ¿ Aug 31, 2013 01:41 |
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Yyyeeeaaa gonna wait a few days before mulling this purchase over 90 bucks for this sperg rear end add-on is reasonable. They're a small company programming basically a 1:1 replica on a lovely rear end foundation. It's not easy poo poo.
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# ¿ Sep 3, 2013 21:51 |
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Diet Crack posted:It's great that you wait patiently for weeks on end, then the store goes down due to overloading while all the AVSIM loving unpleasant spergfaces are flying around in their new 777's. This was an issue with the NGX and it took days. I remember that. It took me 2 days to download that plane. Good thing normal goons have Rome II to occupy themselves while Avsim erupts into spergasms.
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# ¿ Sep 3, 2013 22:04 |
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Mike-o posted:I'd love to see that happen with a well established company. I really wish there was a good replacement for FSX. X-plane is good, but it's just not the same to me at least. The payware add-ons are there. While I have the XP10 777, it's not on the level of a PMDG product. It's good; not great.
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# ¿ Sep 4, 2013 03:58 |
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Mike-o posted:That's really the only reason I prefer FSX over X-Plane, because of third party support. Maybe more companies will switch over to X-Plane but I really doubt it . Same. It's gonna take PMDG to bring over everyone. edit: haha I am so weak. Bought the 777. edit 2: oh my god i love boeing jets bloops fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Sep 4, 2013 |
# ¿ Sep 4, 2013 04:17 |
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Colonial Air Force posted:I ended up buying it last night, too. I didn't do much (and it crashed my sim but I hadn't restated in a while), but so far it's as awesome as expected. Captains, Ops Center is pretty baller. Last night I promised myself that that would be the last time I ever devoted a good chunk of my life installing and doing all the optimization for FSX. Hahah I loving lied! A REX Essentials install killed FSX so it forced my hand to re-do everything. It works now. I shall attempt a bunch of stupid airplane tricks with the 777 tonight because I am a man child. edit: why do all these avsim guys type in this odd syntax broke English? Like not even the foreign guys either. Secondly, I love thread titles like "THE BIG SURPRISE" or "WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT CAPTAINS SO EXCITE!!!" bloops fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Sep 4, 2013 |
# ¿ Sep 4, 2013 18:54 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 16:12 |
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Bedshaped posted:Are there any good freeware commercial jets for FSX that are fully simulated, including flight computer? I am not aware of any. With that being said, the Aerosoft Airbus X could be what you want albeit it costs 40-50 bucks. A good payware jet is a really good investment IMO. I've spent some time with the PMDG 777. Looks incredible model-wise, the VC is obviously top notch, it flies really nicely, and if any of you have experience dorking around with the PMDG 737 NGx then this jet is pretty much 1:1 minus a few quirks. You'll be taking off and landing in no time. It being 90 bucks is a different story. The value in it is, well, it's the best 777 payware that'll ever be done, one of the best on FSX (I am really enamored with the 737 NGX myself), and runs exceedingly well (better than the NGX it seems). I guess it comes down to if flying long haul stuff is your bag or if you do or don't have the NGX already. I'm a loving nerd for Boeing stuff so this was a pretty much must buy for me and all I do is beat up the pattern with the occasional flight.
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# ¿ Sep 4, 2013 22:41 |