Have you chaps seen this? MS Flight Simulator is back! It looks amazing, uses the cloud to stream landscapes at incredible levels of detail. The new weather engine and clouds look amazing:
Check this out (small image to fit with attachment restrictions)
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:07 pm
by richo
I have watched a few of the videos of it and even in the early stages it looks frigging amazing.
The specs to run it will be interesting .
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:49 am
by w00dsy
I've been following this for a few weeks and I can't get over what a massive leap forward they're making. The way they've automated the world modelling is amazing.
This looks realistic as all hell too - spin training was the scariest thing I've done and this captures the effect exactly. I can imagine the feeling of this in VR
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:27 am
by durbster
I never got into flight sims in a big way even though I put quite a few hours into them back in the day.
This one has caught my attention though, and is the first time I've considered getting one for years. The technology sounds incredible if it works as stated.
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:42 pm
by petey
I too am very interested in this, haven't really gotten into flight sims before but this looks too good.
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:12 pm
by Duke
Love me a good flight sim but not a lot of time to do them these days.
I'm betting there is a lot of scenery developers very nervous about this though.
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:51 am
by smithcorp
Duke wrote:Love me a good flight sim but not a lot of time to do them these days.
I'm betting there is a lot of scenery developers very nervous about this though.
Yes! This streaming approach pretty much renders them redundant, in terms of downloadable sceneries.
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:18 am
by norbs
Not really on topic, but I was told about Airforceproud95 the other day who does YouTube videos of flight sim. Fuck me, I cant stop watching.
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 3:43 pm
by w00dsy
Some insight into how they are doing the audio.
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:34 pm
by petey
I generally understand different accents fairly well, that bloke is hard work.
Sure looks beautiful but I fear for those who have older systems & poor internet speeds...
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:04 pm
by nutty
So to play this, I kinda need a joystick right? Is there any budget ones around?
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:56 am
by smithcorp
Hey Nutty - Thrustmaster T16000 is great. Stick only version is less than $130 and has everything you need.
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:49 pm
by r8response
Thrustmaster just launched a line of new equipment based on the Airbus A320 family. Whether or not it fits inside your budget I'm not sure.
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:39 am
by smithcorp
Some YT footage of Sydney from a beta tester flying an amphibian and landing next to Sydney Opera House. I can definitely see a big market for aftermarket landscapes still. The Opera House is modeled really nicely but there's no Sydney harbour bridge (surely a globally recognised structure) and Fort Denison is covered with trees! Look for the cruise ship crash too. Oh the humanity.
Looks bloody good though and seems to run smoothly.