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#3532072 - 03/04/12 06:42 PM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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Well, I read all the reviews I downloaded it and flew for a while and thought WTH I'll buy the rest of the Islands which comes with an RV-6, a little aerobatic 2 seater and a trike gear, lots of fun.
Doing the challenges which mostly consist of landing skills at various airfields with crosswinds etc.. no biggie for us professional flight simmers with sticks and peddles, but a bit challenging for someone who doesn't know how to fly and flying with the mouse is actually not too bad if you had no joystick. I have unlocked a few liveries (paint jobs) by completing these Challenges and a few Missions (most of which required me to first purchase the rest of the island to get to the locations) found some Aerocaches, one I found during a mission required me to fly through a tunnel in a beachfront cliff to get it, that was cool. But I still don't know as yet what those points are worth except maybe bragging rights. I have at times had several people online with me and they could be altogether or spread the length of the Island chain and would jump from various Runways to gather but they cannot seem to do anything together except try to land on things and crash into each other. You can fly together but people right now seem to slide and hop around a lot and I have never been able to fly along with anyone consistently like I can in say Il-2 without warping around. I have FSX but never tried Multiplayer I can't compare it. If while you are together you decide to do a mission you vanish from the group, there doesn't seem to be a way of including everyone in it or any multiplayer type things to do like racing or skill challenges except what you want to make up yourself. Two major things this title needs is a reason to play it Multiplayer and Track IR. Rise of Flight might be totally different but they are using a similar business model and we cant fault the title on that. It is hopefully a sim that will generate some interest toward combat sims and aircraft operations, but time will tell. I kinda like it for some casual flying particularly at dawn and dusk when the runway lights are on it's pretty neat, but after a while it's rather boring.


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#3533313 - 03/06/12 09:52 AM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: JC______]  
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Originally Posted By: JC______
Thanks for this great commentary and for calling things by their name. You never disappoint SimHQ!



I totally second that! Well done and well-written article.


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#3533325 - 03/06/12 10:46 AM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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We should try to get a SimHQ MP going.
I've done some MP flying, agreed there is a bit of warping that affects close flying...
I will be online tonight 10-12 UK time if anyone wants to try some Stearman tail chasing.
Hopefully will be keithb77 by then, might still be originalcircle0 or some similar nonsense!
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#3533425 - 03/06/12 03:24 PM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: Freycinet]  
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Originally Posted By: Freycinet
Originally Posted By: JC______
Thanks for this great commentary and for calling things by their name. You never disappoint SimHQ!



I totally second that! Well done and well-written article.


and thirded (?)! Thanks for the commentary!


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#3533983 - 03/07/12 09:12 AM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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Good Commentary,

I gotta say.I played flight for about 2-4 hours.I was quickly bored with this arcade game,uninstalled it,and went back to my beloved FSX.I was I have been with FS9 and FSX for many many years and I pick up FSX every week and enjoy it.I think that says much.

Flight left out everything important that made former MSFS titles great and the even bigger fail was the choice to not let 3rd party designers make their own freeware and payware content.Big fail Microsoft!

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#3534932 - 03/08/12 06:26 PM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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I can`t comment on Flight, as I haven`t tried it.

And I don`t plan to do so, as one thing what really bugs me is the lack of AI. What I love of FSX (and my new PC being capable of taking the burden), is that I`m not "alone". Highly detailed Addon airports, with lots of real world liveries doing their stuff. Vehicles all over the place. The sky full of contrails. Even when it means that I`m sometimes overtaken in my GA a/c on final from an Airbus.


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#3535404 - 03/09/12 12:38 PM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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I never realized that before. There are no AI planes around. That certainly makes the world seem very dead and dull.

As an experience I felt MSF was very slick and emotional. The UI is good with minimal visual signature and good utility. Being able to land and get out to walk around is cool. The cockpit clickable interface is very good. The A5 is a very fun airplane. The tutorials and challenges give a lot to do. The aerocache Bing! community thing is modern and compelling.

But it's just not challenging or varied enough. I saw ILS/VOR icons on the map legend so maybe they will be used later. The land and cloud graphics are pretty bad, probably to run on slower computers. There is no feeling that safety is important which is a big part of Gen Av culture.

I think multiplayer, traveling around Hawaii with a friend landing in secluded bays might be fun. I haven't tried any multiplayer.

#3535416 - 03/09/12 01:15 PM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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You can use ILS and VOR now, just need the RV or the Maule.
The missions and challenges are also a lot better for the pay-planes.
Multiplayer makes this game/sim a LOT better, the AI in FSX is nothing in comparison to flying around with real people.
And I don't do multiplayer...
Cheers
Keith

#3540532 - 03/18/12 04:35 AM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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I'm getting some error code for the live id, and then it takes me to a korean xbox site to fix it but this is not possible. Looks a little stiff over all.

#3540576 - 03/18/12 10:20 AM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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Right off the bat, after spending a week (on/off) getting the Obutto put together, I D/L Flight. I go into the controls set up in the "game" and find it only capable of mapping to a SINGLE controller (HID). Really?


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#3540585 - 03/18/12 10:56 AM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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I'm running with two controllers.
There is a combo box in the options page to set the controller you want to map specific options for.
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#3540597 - 03/18/12 11:10 AM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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However, I have 12 axes to map and 4 controllers. I'll keep fiddleing with it...


Originally Posted by Abraham Lincoln
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.


#3542841 - 03/21/12 08:12 PM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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I liked the commentary. Coconut Bra's are clearly the next must-have item in your flight sim-game.


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#3543604 - 03/23/12 12:12 AM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: citizen guod]  
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Where else would you get a $100.00 Hamburger...



Originally Posted by Abraham Lincoln
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.


#3558798 - 04/19/12 03:43 AM Re: Commentary: Microsoft Flight [Re: 531 Ghost]  
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Originally Posted By: 531 Ghost
Where else would you get a $100.00 Hamburger...


With the cost of gas these days I am willing to bet that it's more than $100.00. yep


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