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Title: Best Modern Flight Sim?
Post by: aknimitz on January 22, 2002, 09:43:00 PM

Heyas,

I've thought a little about trying out a Jet sim just for toejams and giggles.  Whats the best modern flight sim out there?  I've heard Falcon 4.0 is great, that the consenus?  There other good ones?

Nim

Title: Best Modern Flight Sim?
Post by: AKIron on January 22, 2002, 10:06:17 PM

Hard to beat Falcon 4 with all the patching and add-ons available. Janes F/A-18 is pretty good too. If you're interested in a chopper sim check out Enemy Engaged - Comanche vs Hokum.

Title: Best Modern Flight Sim?
Post by: Reschke on January 22, 2002, 10:19:42 PM

Janes F/A-18 is outstanding as a modern flight sim but as AKIron mentioned you can't beat the updated Falcon 4.0. Although another good one if you can find it is Janes F-15.

Title: Best Modern Flight Sim?
Post by: aknimitz on January 22, 2002, 10:26:40 PM

Updated Falcon 4.0?  What you just download patches and stuff kinda like Operation Flashpoint?

Nim

Title: Best Modern Flight Sim?
Post by: AKIron on January 22, 2002, 10:29:42 PM

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Originally posted by aknimitz
Updated Falcon 4.0?  What you just download patches and stuff kinda like Operation Flashpoint?

Nim

If only it were that simple. There's about a gazillion modifications to/for Falcon 4. If you have it or pick it up let me know and I'll point you in the right direction.

Title: Best Modern Flight Sim?
Post by: Vruth on January 22, 2002, 11:42:44 PM

If you want an avionics/cockpit sim, yep both Janes F/A-18 and Falcon 4 are it. Falcon 4 also has a pretty good dynamic campaign engine. Huge selection of community-made add-ons including updated game engine, additional aircraft, terrain, graphics etc etc.

If you want flight/combat simulation with hi-action sea battles and carrier landing, intense Air to Ground action, and ultrarealsitic flight simulation, Flanker 2.5 is it. Flanker 2.5 has no campaign but has a very powerful mission editor. You get to fly the Su-25/27/33/39 and the Mig 29.

PS - I own both Falcon 4 and Flanker 2.5 for both reasons.

Vruth

Title: Best Modern Flight Sim?
Post by: Reschke on January 23, 2002, 12:14:46 AM

Vruth I had forgotten about the Flanker series. Did you know they are releasing a new version of Flanker 2.5 with all the up to date modifications and patches? It is supposed to be sent out on CD for around $10 in retail stores.

Title: Best Modern Flight Sim?
Post by: Animal on January 23, 2002, 12:39:57 AM

Falcon 4 is it.
And its not so complicated -- you just download the 1.08 patch, and the SuperPak upgrade. Thats it.

As for my favorite, I have to say Enemy Engaged: Comanche vs Hokum, though its not a jet sim. It ROCKS.

Title: Best Modern Flight Sim?
Post by: Kratzer on January 23, 2002, 12:52:54 AM

I saw a display of jewel case only, but new (They looked to be repackaged, so manuals would be in the jewel case) PC games for $10 at CompUSA.

There were some flight titles, including Jane's F-15... might check your local store.  I got Jane's USAF boxed there for $12 about 6 months ago.  I think I played it for about an hour before I got completely bored with killing airplanes I couldn't see. :)