Am I FSX Ready?

[speedbird591]

No.

No? Not like you to not have a comment, Dan!


Anyway. So far, I like this sort of thing about FSX



But I don't like this sort of thing



Ian

[Garry Russell]

Hi Ian

The dials looked squashed in the verticle as well :think:

Is that indicating something that may not be helping??

Garry

[speedbird591]

Hi Ian

The dials looked squashed in the verticle as well :think:

Is that indicating something that may not be helping??

Garry

Hi Garry. That's just the effect of using a widescreen display. It slightly elongates the display so all round dials are slightly stretched. You don't notice it after the first few minutes and it doesn't affect the eyepoint. It certainly doesn't make any difference in FS9 where the eyepoint function works fine. It seems to be an FSX thing, but the others haven't complained about it so I'm hoping Darth Vader or one of his stormtroopers will advise me of a setting that I'm missing. It's not a problem because I still have FS9, of course! I just want to give FSX a proper trial before finding it guilty! I've got to get £50 worth of flying out of it :roll:

Ian

[DaveB]

Yes Ian.. others haven't complained because they don't use it. Those that do keep their combined traps shut!

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[speedbird591]

Yes Ian.. others haven't complained because they don't use it. Those that do keep their combined traps shut!

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Ah yes! A conspiracy theory! I'm sure the Duke of Edinburgh is behind it!

Ian

[Garry Russell]

OK Ian

I see it's the sides out rather than the top squashed which is something else as you say.

I does seem from what I've read that FS.X is more of a VC based game and the 2D although still there is not really anymore than an alternate.

Garry

[speedbird591]

I'm sure you're right, Garry. The 3D view works fine. Except, of course, that you have to put up with blocky gauges and controls and fuzzy knobs (nothing worse than fuzzy knobs!). Imagine preferring that to the exquisitely detailed panel of the VC10. (Are you listening Mr Booker?).

If we are correct, then it means SkippyBing's prophetic comment might be the answer to the debate. That FSX is better for bush flying and FS9 is better for airliners. If that is the case, then everybody should be happy. (Yeah, right!)

Ian

[Garry Russell]

Perhaps Ian this is just another example of having both sims if you can. :think:

Take it as the mood takes you.

Single sim is all about what you want to use it for and what your system can handle but I'm sure if you can have both then whatever sim you are on there will be things that pehaps you prefer on the other.

This could be just about personally preference or the comfort of an old friend rather than a techincal difference. :think:

Some aspects of FS.X that are better may not seem so as the detail setting is lower due to higher resource load but the potential is always there and even a modest upgrade could soon change a preference.

Garry

[speedbird591]

I totally agree with everything you say, Garry. The sims do many things differently and whether you consider those things better or worse than the other sim depends on what sort of flying you enjoy. My reason for buying FSX was to evaluate it in order to see if it would improve my simming experience in the type of flying I most enjoy.

I could probably define that as 'flying classic jet airliners in precision approaches to international airports'.

Obviously, this is a serious evaluation as I've invested £50 in it! I would really like FSX to have enough advantages over FS9 that I would consider migrating to it, so I'm trying hard to give it an objective test. As the VC10 is my most-flown aircraft (just a wee bit more than the 1-11) it is the only add-on I have added to FSX for the test, because if I can't get that flying to my satisfaction then I won't put the effort into the others. I realise the VC10 isn't designed for FSX and Dan and DM have done a fantastic amount of work in getting it there. Dan has also been incredibly helpful in getting it installed correctly and I'm very happy with it. So the VC10 has passed the test! But flying it into airports in FSX is not as much fun as I'd hoped. Apart from the view problem, I have to accept that my machine will not allow me to run the airport traffic features that I would like (particularly animated airport vehicle traffic which is "awesome" ), so the total 'approach to international airports' experience is not even close to my FS9 standard. One option is spending £1000s on a powerful gaming PC....

I have been trying out other aspects of FSX using the missions that are included and have tried carrier ops, helicopters, hang gliders, floatplanes etc. I have to say that they are great fun and flying in 3D animated scenery really does bring the sim alive. It makes FS9 seem clinical, barren and remote. But, although it's fun, I don't enjoy it as much as flying jetliners (yet!) - where you are (hopefully!) too far away from the scenery to enjoy it's benefits. So for smaller a/c flying at lower altitudes and seat-of-the pants stuff, FSX has a hell of a lot to offer.

I'm sticking with it to see if there's a solution to this view thing. I'm still convinced that I'm missing an assignment setting or something. But I can't enjoy flying approaches like that, so I seem to be at an impasse until one of the brothers enlightens me! Meanwhile, I'll stick to FS9 for the big jets and use FSX for getting down and dirty.

As you say, Garry. If you are lucky enough to be able, you don't have to choose one or the other - why not have it all?

Ian

[Nigel H-J]

Have been following this thread of yours with great interest Ian, found that your comments on FSX have been objectively written without running the sim into the bowels of the earth, I have gained a better insight into FSX than before by just reading the challenges you have faced (challenges replaces the word problems which replaced the word @#*%&)!!

Since having a DVD drive installed I had been considering the move but........weighing the advantages with disadvantages......Just don't have the time or even the patience to try and do what you have done. :brick:

Again, well done for such a constructive and informative thread.

Regards Nigel.