Flight Simulator

[Northstar]

I managed to finally land a plane without causing fatalities!

 

[sirjim73]

For a trial Gamepass is still the cheapest way. After that, but only 4 days left, Microsoft store iceland.

Travelling all the way to Iceland just to save a few £/$/€ seems a bit of a hassle to me 😉

 

[ImaRobot]

I don't think it can be overstated just how special a resource this sim is. The comfort of finding places you know is unbeatable.

The first day I was out actually flying after I finished up the training was spent doing exactly this. It was definitely a great time.

 

[toastet]

Travelling all the way to Iceland just to save a few £/$/€ seems a bit of a hassle to me 😉

You don't need to, they are friendly and let anybody shop without any hassles like other countries. I don't know sure but could be possible to be even cheaper in other countries but with the hassles of having a hotel address etc..

 

[Northstar]

It's pretty cool to fly around my area than go to Texas and fly over CoTA.

Also, any good mod recommendations?

 

[Pearl Jam]

The new Hawk. Oh my lordy, it’s a special plane to me as I see it regularly through the Mach Loop and at RAF Valley so to have it in the sim is unreal…the plane nerds amongst us may point out that it’s actually a T1 and not the T2 operated by IV squadron out of Valley.😜
The attention to detail is off the charts, it looks absolutely stunning with a huge assortment of liveries and it flies like an absolute dream…worth every single penny and then some !!

 

[Gas12]

The new Hawk. Oh my lordy, it’s a special plane to me as I see it regularly through the Mach Loop and at RAF Valley so to have it in the sim is unreal…the plane nerds amongst us may point out that it’s actually a T1 and not the T2 operated by IV squadron out of Valley.😜
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Does this have an activation exe? I read somewhere it did, how does that work then?

 

[Pearl Jam]

Does this have an activation exe? I read somewhere it did, how does that work then?

I have absolutely no idea, I just buy the planes then extract them to my community folder

 

[Gas12]

 

[Gas12]

 

[Pearl Jam]

Lovely evening jaunt across the channel from Paris to Manchester with beer in hand ( the only time I use autopilot ) now about to jump in the Hawk for fast jet low level shenanigans, it’s a simply stunning addition to the sim and just a joy to fly

 

[Justuxful]

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An A320 with a Ryanair livery, this is so damn cursed

 

[Pearl Jam]

Hands down THE best plane in the Sim, it’s absolutely gorgeous and flies like a dream…in VR it’s mind blowing and dog fighting in multiplayer with other Hawk pilots above RAF Valley is such a blast

 

[Pearl Jam]

796 hours in the Sim so far, should make it to 800 later on this evening

 

[Pearl Jam]

If this was payware I’d be saying what a bargain as it’s incredibly detailed, but the fact this rendition of Duxford is free simply boggles the mind!

 

[Gas12]

 

[Gas12]

 

[shoemaker]

On xbox x- when i fly over London it judders, freezes then it crashes to dashboard every time. Cant believe this game still has these issues.

 

[Nielsen]

I’m also getting a lot more stuttering and crashing to desktop after the SU6 update. First-party game for Series X definitely needs to do better.

 

[Pearl Jam]

no such issues on PC, it’s stable as it’s ever been since SU6 and looking stunning too

 

[FrankieStail]

Strange that there’s issues with series x, I’ve had no such problems on series s

 

[Nielsen]

no such issues on PC, it’s stable as it’s ever been since SU6 and looking stunning too

Well, PC players have no ceiling on hardware capabilities, and you can adjust sliders if performance becomes a problem. However, on Xbox there are no performance sliders and the hardware is static, so the console version is probably a bigger challenge for them to get right whenever a major update rolls out.

Strange that there’s issues with series x, I’ve had no such problems on series s

IGN once made a performance analysis comparing FS on Series X and Series S. I seem to remember they mentioned how the Series S version of the game was running smoother around complex sceneries because it is rendering fewer details and objects at once. The Series X version renders more details and objects at once, which somehow has a noticeable impact on performance. Ideally this is something Asobo should have sorted by now, but they seem preoccupied with the PC version. Nearly everything they communicate is centered around the PC version. Perhaps understanable in a way but sometimes it feels like the console version has become more of an afterthought.

 

[shoemaker]

I have live traffic, also landmark pins generating alot as i go over London, obviously thats alot of stuff to display with London , I genuinely don’t think the series x can handle it all, might dial it down to see if it performs better with less stuff to generate. I have also read that the series s doesn’t have these issues, its been ongoing since release though so iam not hopeful they will fix it.

 

[35mm]

I understand the approach to this game varies a lot with each player, but for the kind of person who flies just for looking at gorgeous sceneries and getting to know new places, I'd recommend checking this website: https://flightspots.co/
(tip: if you sign up, you can then order the locations by "most popular")

I started using it yesterday and, based on it, was able to discover this nice desert, in Namibia:

Even if it's a place that you already know that exists, it's nice to be reminded to go there and check it out.

I'm also thinking of uploading a few locations that I've ran into in the past.

 

[shoemaker]

Game has now become unplayable on series x. Massive freezing and stuttering whilst landing, crashes to dashboard every 15-20 mins, this game needs some serious work

 

[SDSmurf]

I tried again, also Series X.. Not currently playable for me either.

 

[Gas12]

I understand the approach to this game varies a lot with each player, but for the kind of person who flies just for looking at gorgeous sceneries and getting to know new places, I'd recommend checking this website: https://flightspots.co/
(tip: if you sign up, you can then order the locations by "most popular")

I started using it yesterday and, based on it, was able to discover this nice desert, in Namibia:

Even if it's a place that you already know that exists, it's nice to be reminded to go there and check it out.

I'm also thinking of uploading a few locations that I've ran into in the past.

Thank you for highlighting this, something i have been searching for.
I'm not going to lie its been fun as hell finding places myself, but this is a very helpful resorse.

 

[Exorcet]

I really do wish MS had thought of putting out some kind of demo for FS2020 like they did with FSX. The simulator has a lot of appeal but for me the most important part is the simulation of flight itself. I can read review after review, but it's just not enough. Historically DCS and XPlane have been better in this area so I find myself waiting on them, in particular X-Plane 12 for civil flying now that it has been announced. Still, just having the world map menu for airports makes exploring the globe so much easier and fun. If X12 doesn't have something comparable I might just have to get MSFS anyway.

 

[Gas12]

I really do wish MS had thought of putting out some kind of demo for FS2020 like they did with FSX. The simulator has a lot of appeal but for me the most important part is the simulation of flight itself. I can read review after review, but it's just not enough. Historically DCS and XPlane have been better in this area so I find myself waiting on them, in particular X-Plane 12 for civil flying now that it has been announced. Still, just having the world map menu for airports makes exploring the globe so much easier and fun. If X12 doesn't have something comparable I might just have to get MSFS anyway.

For me, this is the best £60 i've ever spent on a game 9i've never spent 60 quid on a game to be fair before)
But you get my point.
If the demo was the first thing i ever tried, which was the Bora Bora discovery flight, i'd of logged out, marched to steam and slapped £100 down on the premium MSFS.

It doesn't really need a demo, there is £60 worth of enjoyment within 50 miles each way of my home city.
Then you have the rest of the world, plus incredible mods to play with.
Its everything and more i ever wanted, and i am really a sim racer, i barely touch my wheel anymore, ther is always something i want to find or try in MSFS.
I could quite happily just own this game.
It feels good to me and i am just on an xbox controller, I spend my time 1500 ft off the ground exploring, i've not been 30,000ft up in the passenger jets yet, and currently just flying the helicopters low and slow.

I adore this game... utterly adore it.

 

[imported_rik19]

Anybody have an idea why just on the menus its maxxing my gpu out and fans are going crazy, ive got quite a beasty gaming pc here, dosent do it on any other game, even with full action kicking in, just flight sim...