Carlos
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Bought the 777...
Does okay on frames, but I expected that.
You could post them all in a spoiler and allow us to click on it.Have FS X and FS X Steam edition (it was on sale so I bought for comparison sake and for the multi-player to fly with friends as well as a yoke, throttle and rudder pedals; really enjoy FS X though at times my gaming laptop can't always keep up.
My screen shots are too big and I do not know how to reduce file size to be post-able here![]()
There's generally two types of "mods" for FS. Payware and Freeware (hopefully you can tell the differences between the two).So... My screens from FSX:
Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet by RageRacer48, on Flickr
Douglas DC-3 by RageRacer48, on Flickr
Tried looking for mods (Russian stuff in particular), found some but not everything is well-made. This Mi-8 has good user rating and feedback, so I installed it. The author is a real Mi-8 pilot. No 3D cockpit unfortunately, but still fun to fly.
Mil Mi-8T by RageRacer48, on Flickr
Mil Mi-8T by RageRacer48, on Flickr
Mil Mi-8T by RageRacer48, on Flickr
Landed it on a helipad near the Tokyo Tower.![]()
You could post them all in a spoiler and allow us to click on it.
There's generally two types of "mods" for FS. Payware and Freeware (hopefully you can tell the differences between the two).
One of my favorite sites to use is http://www.flightsim.com/
Click on file library up top and then search to find what you're looking for. They've got quite a lot of aircraft, scenery, random files, etc...
I am good with the freeware and payware items; have bought and gotten the free ones. As for posting photos I just have to save as at a lower res I suppose; will work on it because I would like to share my photos as I enjoy other simmers photos. Thanks for the response 👍
I am using moviemaker for my FSX screen shots which you then save the image to Flicker requirements and voila' able to post here - thanks for the advice 👍Flickr is my to go to website for these things.. After uploading the originals I click on 'view all sizes' and share a smaller version.
There's a cheap software that will port over your various payware items from FSX to P3d. I don't recall the name exactly but you'll see it everywhere. I'm unsure if PMDG have patched their 777 from being capable of doing the process, but I know they do charge a hefty amount for the P3d edition.I finally bit the bullet and bought P3D. The only mods I've made so far are to add FSrealWXpro (free trial for now) to add real time METARS, copy/paste my favourite FSX aircraft across (nearly all work except PMDG 777, to be expected), and re-install the GSX Ground Services free trial which I'd been in the process of trying out.
The experience of P3D is much smoother, I'd been waiting for this v4 64-bit version. The lighting is way better and, in all, it feels like a solid upgrade to FSX. Because that's exactly what it is. Even the folder architecture seems very very familiar
Things that won't port across include my REX weather... I'm not sure if I'll buy that again given how good the default looks in P3D, it wasn't cheap the first time around. I'll end up re-buying the PMDG 777, I know I will!
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There's a cheap software that will port over your various payware items from FSX to P3d. I don't recall the name exactly but you'll see it everywhere. I'm unsure if PMDG have patched their 777 from being capable of doing the process, but I know they do charge a hefty amount for the P3d edition.
I think the main reason why PMDG would recharge again is for the modelling and the air files to be swapped from x32 to x64 bit. Other than that I have no idea. There should be a conversion discount like iFly has but then again, when you're number one in terms of aircraft modeling and representation, why stoop low?I found the software you're talking about, from P3D v3.something onwards it seems hit and miss, from v4 it seems to have been patched out by PMDG. Figures. I think I paid about £90 for the 777 last time around.
The good news is with REX Overdrive HD (the weather engine I used in FSX). For a one-off fee of $4.99 I've been able to switch its output and texture installation paths to P3D. Just installing the textures now, we'll see how it goes. The FSweather freeby trial I was using was okay but every 3,000 feet the winds could do an instant 180' change. You can live with that in a 747 but in a Cessna 172 it makes approaches interesting
EDIT: REX still looks the bollocksIt's as if they realised that their product was the same from FSX to P3D and decided not to charge users the full price all over again. Looking at you, PMDG...
How is XPlane? I keep toying with the idea of picking it up every time it's on sale on Steam but never do. I think I had like XPlane 2 or something way back in the day, but I don't really remember playing it. I assume the create a plane is still a thing too?
So I'm just starting to get into flight sims (DCS/Falcon 4) but playing with a pad is...twitchy at best.
Can anyone recommend the DFGT equivalent for a flight stick? Ie. pretty cheap but functional enough that you can have a really good time and will be fine up to the point at which you're spending far too much money on the game anyway and buying a Warthog.