Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

[bloomen]

RobM77 said:

I've just measured my IPD at a shade over 66mm, which seems to rule out the latest Oculus Rift

66 is a pretty good range to be in. Most 'software solutions' should cover that. The Rift S is physically fixed but should be able to compensate for that size.

I'm 72 which discounts anything that doesn't have physical adjustment and quite a few of those too.

[RobM77]

bloomen said:

RobM77 said:

I've just measured my IPD at a shade over 66mm, which seems to rule out the latest Oculus Rift

66 is a pretty good range to be in. Most 'software solutions' should cover that. The Rift S is physically fixed but should be able to compensate for that size.

I'm 72 which discounts anything that doesn't have physical adjustment and quite a few of those too.

Thanks.

[FourWheelDrift]

Some more low-medium-high-ultra comparisons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHm7-AkmX1E

[Stevil]

Nice little write-up on the real-time weather system:

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-05-chas...

[NDA]

Siko said:

Anyone else thinking about trying it out on Xbox?

Yes, I am.

But I know nothing of computer games, flight sims or anything else games or console related. However the MS flight sim looks great fun and I am seriously tempted. It would have to be the Xbox as I don't have a PC - only Macs.

[Einion Yrth]

NDA said:

Yes, I am.

But I know nothing of computer games, flight sims or anything else games or console related. However the MS flight sim looks great fun and I am seriously tempted. It would have to be the Xbox as I don't have a PC - only Macs.

These days Macs are PCs, just not very good ones.

[kowalski655]

From another forum, some 3rd party Devs are working on stuff-mostly civil
Indiafoxtecho (Dino Cattaneo) Rutan Long-EZ: https://www.facebook.com/594476197232512/posts/368...

Big Tire Productions Kitfox: https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?%2Fforums%2Ft...

(Developer Steven Pearce is also working on a Phenom 300E for MSFS.)

PMDG 737 NG3: https://www.thresholdx.net/news/pmdg73

Gaya Simulations "Zell am See" Airport, Austria: https://www.facebook.com/GayaSimulations/posts/140...

DC Designs F-14: https://www.facebook.com/2156295428024778/posts/27...

FlyTampa has put out a tease of just the control towers at the airports they're currently working on for MSFS: https://www.facebook.com/Flytampaairports/photos/a...

IRIS Simulations three aircraft in development - PC-21, Grob G103, and J-170 Jabiru: https://www.facebook.com/irissimulations

Milviz three aircraft - T-50 Bobcat, 737-200, and Cessna 310R (though looking like straight port-overs right now): https://fselite.net/previews/military-visualizatio...

FSDreamteam O'Hare and Basel Airports: https://www.facebook.com/virtualisagl

Drzewiecki Design: https://www.facebook.com/1439500179596522/posts/27...

Flightbeam Studios Denver International Airport: https://www.facebook.com/356811707712461/posts/330...
Apparantly MDL based planes for FSX/P3D can be flown in "legacy mode" , just missing some functionality. Hopefully I can use some of the better payware I have accumulated over the years

ETA Links (hopefully !) fixed

Edited by kowalski655 on Thursday 6th August 09:59

[RobM77]

Thanks. None of the links work sadly. I'll google though!

[surveyor]

Lots of developers. Most of them.

UK2000 who produce a lot of the UK airport scenery for instance...

PMDG with 737, 747 and 777 etc.

Lots more have said can't say anything due to NDA, which says something anyway...

[kowalski655]

One of the (now fixed) links mentions the NDA being modified now,so expect a ton of announcements
I hope A2A add their warbirds, as that is a category thats missing so far. I know they are doing their boss's twin prop(snooze)

[BobSaunders]

Has anyone seen a more updated spec sheet than this yet?

Edited by BobSaunders on Thursday 6th August 12:16

[bloomen]

Quite a few third party things coming through now - https://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/198113-first-p...

I wonder how this impacts the developer's own future hand crafting. Do they not bother or do they usurp third parties?

[kowalski655]

All previous MS flight Sims have provided just a base for Devs to add on to.
The OrbX stuff looks great, and very good value. I have tons of their XP11/P3D land areas, but no airports,so can't get the discount, but it's cheap enough.

[fourstardan]

This is insane;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDh_KqBTMwk

Hovering on a new PC purchase

[RobM77]

fourstardan said:

This is insane;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDh_KqBTMwk

Hovering on a new PC purchase

Wow.

[Zed Ed]

Lots going on and deeply impressive, although some frame rate loss/hesitation at times?

Just shaping my PC purchase thoughts for this so it is useful intel.

Presume this is multi core friendly unlike X-Plane?

[RobM77]

Zed Ed said:

Lots going on and deeply impressive, although some frame rate loss/hesitation at times?

Just shaping my PC purchase thoughts for this so it is useful intel.

Presume this is multi core friendly unlike X-Plane?

Yes. I’ve noticed the jerks on You Tube videos. I watched a video that cycled through detail levels, and curiously they were as present on ‘low’ as they were on ‘high’. The guy’s PC was top spec and between jerks, even ‘high’ was smooth.

[kowalski655]

Pre-installing it now,154GB , ready for next week. Ive the Game pass version
Although its stopped & says "installed" after a minute. No way my d/l speed is like that
So probably not a d/l, maybe a reservation of disk space?I dunno

Edited by kowalski655 on Monday 10th August 21:46

[bloomen]

There's no indication of there being a proper pre install yet. It would be nice but maybe they're not feeling generous.

What you download now is 10-20mb.

[FourWheelDrift]

kowalski655 said:

Pre-installing it now,154GB , ready for next week. Ive the Game pass version
Although its stopped & says "installed" after a minute. No way my d/l speed is like that
So probably not a d/l, maybe a reservation of disk space?I dunno

Edited by kowalski655 on Monday 10th August 21:46

Desktop Icon successfully installed. Now the hard work.