MSFlight Simulator 2004 vs AH

[Max]

After anxiousley awaiting the release of the much touted new Flight Simulator 2004, I grabbed it the other day and loaded her up. Unless you're a big fan of GPS IFR/ILS, save your $$$ The new weather graphics are nowhere near as "real" as what we have in AH...rain & snow not withstanding.

Granted, I'm running a Geforce3 Ti-200 card.

Just thought it worth a mention.


DmdMax

[AKIron]

Originally posted by DMax
After anxiousley awaiting the release of the much touted new Flight Simulator 2004, I grabbed it the other day and loaded her up. Unless you're a big fan of GPS IFR/ILS, save your $$$ The new weather graphics are nowhere near as "real" as what we have in AH...rain & snow not withstanding.

Granted, I'm running a Geforce3 Ti-200 card.

Just thought it worth a mention.


DmdMax

Can't agree, the weather in FS2004 is great.

Still, there's no comparison. In one you get to kill your despised enemies and win the admiration of yer buddies. The other, you fly around and admire the weather and scenery.

[Apache]

you fly around and admire the weather and scenery

Hey, I know some guys who do that in AH too.

[Furball]

yeah, they fly a plane called the P-51

[Rutilant]

I did that a while ago in bigisles.. flew 300 miles (equiv of baltic) in an A20 in uncontested bish heartland..

[muckmaw]

Originally posted by Apache
Hey, I know some guys who do that in AH too.

Leave me out of this!

[Apache]

Originally posted by muckmaw
Leave me out of this!

Lol! As I recall, you were down in the weeds with us lastnight.

[muckmaw]

Yes, but keep it quiet...I have a reputation as a "Sky accountant" that I need to uphold.

[genputty]

i have always thought MS had a great flying sim. I saw some pics on the new one..... what ells has been added ?

[Apache]

Originally posted by muckmaw
Yes, but keep it quiet...I have a reputation as a "Sky accountant" that I need to uphold.

Oh ok, mums the word.

[SlapShot]

Originally posted by Apache
Oh ok, mums the word.

Apache ... he knows it, but can't admit it ... he has been "bitten"

Visualize this ....


Muck : "Hi my name is MuckMAW"

Assembly : "Hello MuckMAW"

Muck : "I am a furballer !!!"

[icemaw]

Nice avi Slappy I am mesmerized by the suttle swaying motion.
Back and forth back forth my eyelids are getting heavy back and foorth back and forth I am feeling sleepy back and forth back and forth.

[SlapShot]

Originally posted by icemaw
Nice avi Slappy I am mesmerized by the suttle swaying motion.
Back and forth back forth my eyelids are getting heavy back and foorth back and forth I am feeling sleepy back and forth back and forth.

If thats putting you to sleep ... then maybe you outta go see a doctor ... LOL

[snocone]

does anybody know where to get free ils, vor, airport and region charts, i am to cheap to pay jeppeson. i think they should be available from ms since they make the dam game and it aint much fun without them. thanx fellers

[flakbait]

You can look up that info on the FS2k4 GPS system; they modified it so you can pull up airport info/freqs at will. If you want US airport info, download PALAFD from...

http://www.penguinair.com/demo.html

It lists every airport, seaport, and helipad in the US-Alaska-Carib area. You can search the database too. No ADF/VOR freqs are given, though (commo freqs are) so it is kinda limited.


FYI: FS2k4's weather system is infinitely better than what we have in AH (use the real weather, you'll see). The only thing AH has over FS weather is the "cottonball effect" when you fly into any cloud. Here, it's like flying into pea soup no matter which cloud type you head into; in FS you only get that effect when flying into overcast cloud walls.



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