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Anyone used to play Jane's WW2 fighters? That and il2 1946 are probably my two fav Sims ever. Jane's just had the best sound design and feel. I used to set up AI tank battles and just watch em fight and listen to the awesome music. iL2 was hours of multiplayer fun.
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Sagebrush posted:oh it's absolutely there Oh ha ha look how cool this flight sim nerd is, those sjw's are so dumb and he is someone I totally take seriously! The fact that he's a mil-sim moron is icing on the cake.
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Has anyone heard anything about a dev kit?
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Aug 17, 2020 03:33
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Should I buy msfs on steam or thru Microsoft?
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Aug 18, 2020 20:27
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Taintrunner posted:
Tbh remember what it would be before? Just a grainy city texture with some randomized buildings plopped on top. I think it's great from what I'm seeing, wish I could afford it right now!
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Aug 22, 2020 05:44
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Wooooo I can finally get this gaaaame. Super excited.  I've been reading the cool stuff and teachings you guys have been sharing in the thread. I have a pilot's license so I'd love to share what knowledge I remember!
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Aug 27, 2020 15:02
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Grumio posted:The new IL-2 series, aka the "Great Battles" series (Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Kuban etc) is excellent. While it's not full clicky cockpit like DCS, it's a great sim with great graphics, feeling of flight and damage models. Don't forget to mention the absolutely top-of-class VR integration. Unfortunately the multiplayer aspect is kind of crap, because it's a lot of full-real servers that have you flying around for 20 minutes without engaging anyone because there's no icons and the fields are spaced far apart. It's not like the old IL-2 1946 servers which were basically AirQuake and I miss that.
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Aug 27, 2020 18:27
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Holy poo poo this game is awesome. I love the weekly challenges concept. Truly next gen gaming and bringing flight simulators in general into the modern era. EDIT: Also does anyone know any good tuts for the SDK? UnknownTarget fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Aug 27, 2020 |
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Aug 27, 2020 20:20
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Weed Wolf posted:I've been using the ones over on these forums https://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/forums/msfs2020.155/ since the MS based documentation is pretty bad. Is aircraft creation in yet?
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Aug 27, 2020 21:49
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So when I fly around I see a lot of nametags close by but no planes. Why is that? I don't have "use optimized planes" checked on for multiplayer but I have only seen two actual aircraft nearby, despite the tag distance being less than a few thousand feet. Also is there any global chat?
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Aug 28, 2020 20:04
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Gasoline posted:There's already tutorials for how to rip Google maps stuff and put it in MSFS. People are mostly doing landmarks right now Links?
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Aug 28, 2020 20:05
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hannibal posted:msfsaddons.org Thanks! Took some pics https://imgur.com/a/n9nWcuJ. Had some fun exploring the Chittagong Shipbreaking yards, running out of fuel and having to make a forced landing. After that I went to Thailand and explored the damage modeling!  Lol. The amazing thing about this simulation to me is how many moments I've discovered of casual beauty like this. Just, wow. An absolute step forward in creating a parallel visual reality. UnknownTarget fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Aug 29, 2020 |
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Aug 29, 2020 02:24
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Here's the manual for the GPS in the Robin; Garmin 430: https://static.garmin.com/pumac/GNS430_PilotsGuide.pdf
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Aug 29, 2020 04:30
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I've been really enjoying experimenting with the aircraft systems but I'm way past the basics of flying. I know a big part of the traditional sim crowd is the systems management of jets, doing proper approaches etc. I get that but I've never found it fun; that's why my combat sim of choice has always been IL2 and not DCS. I like the feeling of flight and skipping all the tedious stuff that makes flying more like an office job and MSFS2020 does that really well. To be honest I think they made the right choice; people dropping in to learn how to fly are going to need to start with the GA aircraft, which they nailed. That's also the largest segment and is who will need the sort of tutorials they provided. If you're serious about learning how to fly a 747 tbh I don't think it's unreasonable to expect you to go online to learn it. They could have at least provided a curated list but again, you're learning to fly a modern jet; a set of cold and dark to flying to cold and dark tutorials for that alone is worth $60.
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Yea that makes sense. Is there something with the G1000 I can help with? Maybe I've discovered it in my digging.
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Aug 29, 2020 17:58
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MrYenko posted:I think the huge amount of glass (and Rotax-powered light sport airplanes) is partially a function of Asobo being French. GA in Europe is an entirely different animal from the US, and it really shows in their selection of airplanes and avionics. The way I look at it you learn what a VOR is, what the OBS is for in relation to that, how GPS works and then you figure out the interfaces for interacting with those navigation tools. Like the Garmin 430 in the Robin is a UX nightmare but some quick skimming of the manual brought it back to me (to be fair I used something a lot like it if not the same model during my flight training). That being said if you're going into it blank page it's really intimidating. It doesn't help that things are glitched sometimes so you can't be sure if you're doing the wrong behavior or the sim is being weird. Like I was pressing the buttons along the bottom of the display and only one of them worked; is that SOP or is that just the way it behaves?
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Aug 30, 2020 04:10
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Speaking of active pause bugs, it seems like gyroscopic precession continues while in an active pause. The red arrow on the map is the direction indicated on the compass: This was after a long pause;  ...and as I'm typing this I have the game paused, and it looks like weather continues to change as well, which makes sense I guess if it's linked to real-world data like mine is set to - but notice the compass: 
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Aug 30, 2020 23:36
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Oh if you don't already use it you need to have SkyVector; https://skyvector.com/ ...online VFR sectionals (charts)!
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Aug 31, 2020 02:29
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Mokotow posted:I had a flawless flight in the Airbus today, felt I’m finally having it do what I want. After the first flight, I decided to have another go, and this time the AP shat its pants at the start of a STAR, said “gently caress it” and flew HDG 360 almost slamming me into a hill. Landing by hand turned out to be impossible, with the airplane refusing to hold speed and/or descend. At this point it’s hard to say how much of it was my ineptitude, the APs shitiness and the flight model being questionable under duress. I've noticed the AP likes to jam the elevator trim all the way forward. Check the external al view, bottom right corner to see where your trim is set.
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Sagebrush posted:Airplanes used to be way cheaper. Obviously there's inflation, but even in adjusted dollars, an average four-seat private plane in the 1960s cost about as much as a nice sports car, while today they cost as much as a house. Reduced demand and a lawsuit explosion in the 1970s that drove up prices because families of pilots who didn't fly for fifteen years, jumped in a poorly maintained aircraft and then died were able to sue the manufacturers going back forever. That's why there's also hardly any new GA aircraft anymore younger than 1979 as well.
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Hey can anyone help me with this please? I tried to triangulate my position using two VORs but I think I’m doing something wrong? Top VOR is tuned to TJRV’s, Nav2 is tuned to TIST’s. Any help would be appreciated! Linked because the image is huge: https://imgur.com/a/folIi5a UnknownTarget fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Sep 8, 2020 |
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Sep 8, 2020 15:28
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MrYenko posted:I found a couple instances of the same sort of displacement during the alpha. There’s something that’s not QUITE right about either the placement of VOR stations or the relationship between magnetic and true north. Given that you can often SEE the navaid on the ground, I suspect it’s the latter. Ok I thought it might have to do with how they modeled magnetic declination but that should definitely not affect the VORs like this. Thanks! I'm really rusty on VOR NAV so I wasn't sure if it was me or the sim. For all you folks who want to learn about this stuff; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magne...graphic%20North In summary: magnetic declination is the difference between where the compass points to North and where North actually is. Across the planet, there is a variation (map included). So when you are setting a course (and someone correct me here if I'm wrong) by North then you have to add or subtract X number of degrees from your heading to make sure you're actually going the right way. For example, around the Caribbean it's about -14°. So if I was setting a course for heading 25, heading North East, I'd actually have to set my course to 25-14 = 11° to head the right way. For example, this is setting the declination on a handheld compass: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/compass-declination.html#:~:text=Turn%20the%20compass%20over.,degrees%20West%20in%20this%20example). 
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Bedurndurn posted:I'm kind of confused. TJRV isn't a VOR? Your radio looks like it's set to 114.0, which is San Juan, 23.1 miles to the north west of where your bearing circle thing is. That looks more right. I think I mistook the in-sim map to have a VOR location at TJRV: http://www.airnav.com/airport/TJRV. But it looks like you're right, I was tuned into San Juan's VORTAC. quote:VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var EDIT: What website is that?
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Bedurndurn posted:Skyvector in World Lo mode. Ty! Here is the corrected map:  EDIT: For the learners (and myself) - notice that the STT VOR is rotated to the left by about 13 degrees. This is due to Magnetic Declination. The declination in this area is around -13 to -14 °, so that was subtracted from the VOR's "True North" by SkyVector. UnknownTarget fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Sep 8, 2020 |
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But in general it is extremely close to what the "feel" of flying is and the core of the sim seems very realistic. It seems like the errors are in some of the performance numbers for aircraft.
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First Time Caller posted:all the major sims going back 10 years are going to feel realistic in terms of general flight mechanics Not true. One of the biggest differences between MSFS2020/IL-2 Great Battles and MSFSX/IL-2 1946 is the addition of random micro wind forces. The way the aircraft will randomly bounce and sway due to small wind effects is something that only current-gen sims have. Also, MSFS2020 simulates updrafts from air hitting terrain and being pushed upwards, creating more turbulence. Older sims don't have any of this; they basically model macro forces only, like winds aloft and overall lift and moments of the aircraft in flight. Terrain is at least in my experience never included in weather calculations and micro-variations are definitely not in. Go load up the older sims and you'll find that in even the smallest aircraft you generally fly straight as an arrow and your course will only be perturbed by large wind movements. Even gusts will generally not cause aircraft to "wobble" much. The general effect of the old sims is this kind of detached numerical method of flying (more so MSFSX than IL-2: 1946, which did a better job with the "feel" but not as good as IL-2: GB) where the aircraft may technically be performing correctly but it's so predictable it doesn't feel real. UnknownTarget fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Sep 8, 2020 |
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I said come in! posted:Okay so after playing some more, I think the issue ended up being that I don't understand how to actually use the Yoke controller. It's not as simple as just pointing the plane up/down, left/right, but the other buttons on the steering wheel are also necessary in order to keep your plane in the air. Basically the nose trim was completely wrong and needed to be adjusted on the fly. I've noticed that the sim likes to jam your trim all the way forward if you engage autopilot or switch aircraft using the Dev commands.
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So what I've started doing while working is set up a flight, throw it on autopilot or trim the plane out, then leave it on a second screen while I work and listen to music. Pretty calming and good for the microsecond distractions I like to have (better than searching for a good Youtube video).
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skooma512 posted:If y'all want a nice clean place to practice without a lot of objects to lag or distract you, Midway island has a nice long airstrip at PMDY and almost nothing else out there. Plus since the runway is just about sea level it makes altitude math a little easier. Also shout out to St. Croix in the USVI. Huge 10k runway, Class D airspace. Lots of VORs around as well - good for practice for everything.
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So while loving with the fuel valve selector in the 930 I hit something or grabbed something and all my oil pressure went to 0 and my engine stopped developing thrust. Anyone know what I might have done?
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Sagebrush posted:Yep. Nearly all planes climb best with their flaps fully retracted (minimum drag), so you want to get them pulled in as quickly as you can once you're off the ground. The reason you wait is because that little bit of sink you get as they retract could be dangerous if you're still lower than the surrounding trees or buildings. Pull the flaps in as soon as you see a positive rate of climb and you're clear of all obstacles. If there's nothing in front of you, that's basically the moment you leave ground effect. General rule of thumb my instructor taught me was 300 feet agl pull up the flaps, 700 feet start your crosswind turn to course.
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Romes128 posted:When i'm flying the Grand Caravan and take off, then level out and retract the flaps the plane jerks up horribly and I basically have to hold down the trim button for the few seconds to even it out. Is that normal? I'm not touching the autopilot or anything. I noticed when I was doing some short OnAir trips that it happens like every time. Sounds like a bug. Loss of lift from retracting the flaps results in a nose down moment. You should try taking off and doing it again next time in the external view, there's a trim position indicator in the bottom right of the screen; that'll show you what it's doing.
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Cojawfee posted:Earlier today, I decided to take the Extra and fly it through the grand canyon, heading from KGCN up to page. Partway through the flight, I had to pause because I had to eat dinner and also do a zoom meeting for school. I am just now getting back and am ready to finish my flight. Apparently pausing the game doesn't pause time in the world, because I came back to this. Turn on the developer tools. You can manually adjust the time from the drop down menu at the top of the screen.
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i am kiss u now posted:You don't need to be in developer mode. There's a time slider in the weather tab. For some reason my game always has the option to switch off real time weather (and time) greyed out.
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Bold Robot posted:It's a huge bummer that you can't actually fly under any bridge (at least I haven't found one that you can). I've found random bridges I can fly under. 
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uXs posted:What are the best airplanes for visibility at various speeds? Give the Robin a try. I think cruise is 175 knots and it has a bubble canopy and good range. Plus it's a bit aerobatic.
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I'm building an aircraft that I would eventually like to sell (it's a 1920s raceplane, one of a series I'd like to make). Just wondering, what are the most popular sites to post it on (like Xplane has it's main forum for add-ons) and what designers are people really looking forward to to see their work in the new MSFS?
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Cojawfee posted:Does the savage cub not have an alternator? I was doing a flight around the grand canyon in a storm and noticed I was low on fuel. I found a small airport on the map and touched down, which was tricky with all the wind. After I touched down and was starting to taxi towards the parking, I lost power and the radios died, but the engine was still running and I was able to taxi over to the parking area and turn everything off. That is probably a glitch. The alternator is what charges the engine's battery. You could have experienced an alternator failure and your battery died....but did you have random failures on?
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Sagebrush posted:https://fearoflanding.com/accidents/accident-reports/hes-a-terror-in-a-twin/ JFC. I'm surprised he was alive long enough to die in a crash like that. zedprime posted:Haha what the gently caress was waiting for him at the destination to tunnel vision so hard you drive your plane in a circle around a mooring like a cartoon Muh freedumbs boomer brain.
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