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General Forums => Films and Screenshots => Topic started by: udet on May 19, 2003, 04:28:07 PM

Title: photorealism
Post by: udet on May 19, 2003, 04:28:07 PM: FS2004(http://www.flightsim.com/notams03/fs040509/piper2.jpg)
Title: photorealism
Post by: AKWeav on May 19, 2003, 09:33:04 PM: looks nice, but did they update the flight model any? Always found the MS model somewhat weak.
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Post by: Chairboy on May 19, 2003, 11:51:55 PM: Jeepers, FM this, FM that.

The FM is PART of the equation, the visuals are another part. Can't a fella show a pretty game without getting the tired old 'flight model' line thrown at him?

My response to the original poster is this:

Dang, that's nice looking. Whoever can combine those visuals with good gameplay and an immersive online world could really make an impact on the online entertainment community.

If that's the future of games like Aces High, then hot diggity!
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Post by: AKWeav on May 20, 2003, 07:51:39 AM: Well, excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me for asking.:rolleyes:
Title: photorealism
Post by: udet on May 20, 2003, 12:55:08 PM: AkWeav, how do you know the Flight Simulator FM is weak?
I prefer good FM over eye candy, but that screenshot looks too good to pass.
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Post by: vorticon on May 20, 2003, 01:32:08 PM: amazing...it DOES look real...kicks the crap out of il2 fb...
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Post by: AKWeav on May 20, 2003, 05:47:33 PM: The last MS I flew was 2002, and CFS 3. I didn't notice any ground effect in FS 2002, and I couldn't bounce a plane while landing (despite trying). Stall recovery also seemed a tad too easy.

Not saying it's porked cause I have no rl experience to go on, just doesn't seem as complete as AH. The graphics look wonderful, I was just curious if they had updated the fm as well.
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Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on May 20, 2003, 09:33:20 PM: Hehehe in real life you can barely stall a cessna ;)
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Post by: udet on May 21, 2003, 12:45:25 PM: FS2k2 doesn't look too bad either, I just got it.
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Post by: BenDover on May 23, 2003, 12:45:59 PM: Hope it runs better than CFS3.
I want a game/sim, not a bloody slideshow.
Title: photorealism
Post by: udet on May 23, 2003, 02:14:23 PM: believe it or not, 2k2 is way faster than 2000 on comparable machines. Microsoft really cleaned up their act. 2004 should be good in that respect.
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Post by: Rutilant on May 24, 2003, 02:14:39 PM: Version Information and System Requirements

Microsoft Flight Simulator: A Century of Flight (version 9.0)
Available in stores Summer 2003
One version at an estimated retail price of $54.95
Windows PC
2000/XP – 128 MB Ram
98/Me – 64 MB Ram
Processor:450 MHz minimum
Available hard drive space:1.8 GB
DirectX 9 or later (included with Microsoft Flight Simulator: A Century of Flight)
Video card: 8 MB/3D with DirectX 7.0 or later drivers
Other: mouse, joystick/yoke, sound card, speakers/headphones
Online/multiplayer: 56.6 kbps modem or LAN

Edit - oops..

Hell.. that's lower than my current system.. by a good amount.. that HAS to run better than the previous versions.
Title: photorealism
Post by: BenDover on May 24, 2003, 03:00:12 PM: 2000/XP-128mb
98/ME-64mb
Processor-400Mhz
Hard Drive-900mb
Video card-16mb/3D

Those are the specs for CFS3, my system is more than double those specs.

CFS3 Runs Like a Dog
Micro$oft is full of BS
Specs Lie
Don't trust Specs
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Post by: Rutilant on May 25, 2003, 04:02:39 AM: guess I'll keep my eye out for a P4 3.09 and Radeon 9800...

cripes! this was my 100th post
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Post by: udet on May 25, 2003, 11:27:07 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Rutilant
Version Information and System Requirements

Microsoft Flight Simulator: A Century of Flight (version 9.0)
Available in stores Summer 2003
One version at an estimated retail price of $54.95
Windows PC
2000/XP – 128 MB Ram
98/Me – 64 MB Ram
Processor:450 MHz minimum
Available hard drive space:1.8 GB
DirectX 9 or later (included with Microsoft Flight Simulator: A Century of Flight)
Video card: 8 MB/3D with DirectX 7.0 or later drivers
Other: mouse, joystick/yoke, sound card, speakers/headphones
Online/multiplayer: 56.6 kbps modem or LAN

lol those are the same as the requirements for FS2k2-except for the 450processor.2002 needs only 300MHz
Title: photorealism
Post by: udet on May 25, 2003, 11:28:41 PM: FS2002 does look awesome due to the autogen scenery, when set on dense or very dense. otherwise, the texture detail on the ground is not that high.