Just got Flight Simulator X yesterday. Anyone else give it a go?
My thoughts so far:
My thoughts so far:
- I've been reasonably impressed with the graphics and the interface improvements. The FPS is definitely lower than FS2004, but the scenery is much nicer. I've got a 256MB 6800GS so it's not the world's fastest card, but it does alright.
- I love the G1000 cockpits. That's the future of flight right there. I'll miss the ol' steam gauges, but I'm getting checked out in a real G1000-equipped Cessna so it'll be good practice for some of the more common functions.
- The missions are actually pretty cool. It's good to go flying with a purpose and a sense of urgency. I haven't had time to fly them all, but the few I've flown were pretty good.
- It interfaced perfectly with my CH yoke and pedals.
- I tried out the online multiplayer feature. I'm really looking forward to doing the Tower Control and work on my ATC phraseology (if it's not obvious from my sig and avatar, I'm training to be a controller). It's pretty simple to get online:
- You login with a Gamespy ID and see all the servers. Each one has the name of the base airport as well as the number of slots available (default is 8 but I saw many with 28+)
- You choose your role: Pilot or controller.
- I haven't tried pilot yet, but if you choose controller, you can choose from any airport near the main one. For instance, if the server's central airport is Miami, you can choose Ft. Lauderdale, Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, Opa Locka Airport, etc.
- In the tower cab, you have a full set of controls for the radar and views. I don't have Track IR, but it would be nice if you could freely look around and move about the cab. At the moment, I could only change views by using a "change positions" button that takes you to different posts in the cab - and therefore different views out the windows.