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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:55 am
Post subject: FSX Demo - What's everybody bitchin' about?
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It took me 2 downloads and 3 attempts to get it to install, but I finally
got it going.
Look, I'm the first one to bitch if something sux... but 1 hour with FSX and
so far I'm OK with it.
My old AMD 3200+ 32 bit single core with 768 RAM and FX5900 are getting very
smooth flight and 20 fps on the default settings in the Baron.
How? Well first you have to leave St. Marteen and go to some place else
like St. Kitts or Nevis. St. Marteen looks like satellite photo scenery and
I was getting 4-10 fps there. Granted, I haven't tried any weather or
anything else yet either... but you guys had me really worried that this
thing was a total dog. My testing has not really started, but I'm not mad
at MS yet. I even have a short and growing list of things that they did
right.
I wonder how long the time limit is on the demo?
Dallas
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:55 am
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Anyone tried any flights in Australia yet? or is the demo US areas only?
Crash Lander
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I'm not always right,
But I'm never wrong!
"Dallas" <Cybnorm RemoveThis @spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
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> It took me 2 downloads and 3 attempts to get it to install, but I finally
> got it going.
>
> Look, I'm the first one to bitch if something sux... but 1 hour with FSX
> and so far I'm OK with it.
>
> My old AMD 3200+ 32 bit single core with 768 RAM and FX5900 are getting
> very smooth flight and 20 fps on the default settings in the Baron.
>
> How? Well first you have to leave St. Marteen and go to some place else
> like St. Kitts or Nevis. St. Marteen looks like satellite photo scenery
> and I was getting 4-10 fps there. Granted, I haven't tried any weather
> or anything else yet either... but you guys had me really worried that
> this thing was a total dog. My testing has not really started, but I'm
> not mad at MS yet. I even have a short and growing list of things that
> they did right.
>
> I wonder how long the time limit is on the demo?
>
> Dallas
>
> Hint: In the VC or Chase view, hold down the space bar and roll the mouse
> around to get "ActiveCamera" views.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:55 am
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Only St Martin and a few nearby islands in the Caribean....
I know they want to show off the water but it would have been nice to see
this perform with some AI in heavy areas like London, New York etc..
To Dallas the time limit is about 30 minutes
Bill
"Crash Lander" <here.RemoveThis@there.com.za> wrote in message
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> Anyone tried any flights in Australia yet? or is the demo US areas only?
> Crash Lander
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> --
> I'm not always right,
> But I'm never wrong!
> "Dallas" <Cybnorm.RemoveThis@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
> news:CvVCg.2765$Qf.2525@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> It took me 2 downloads and 3 attempts to get it to install, but I finally
>> got it going.
>>
>> Look, I'm the first one to bitch if something sux... but 1 hour with FSX
>> and so far I'm OK with it.
>>
>> My old AMD 3200+ 32 bit single core with 768 RAM and FX5900 are getting
>> very smooth flight and 20 fps on the default settings in the Baron.
>>
>> How? Well first you have to leave St. Marteen and go to some place else
>> like St. Kitts or Nevis. St. Marteen looks like satellite photo scenery
>> and I was getting 4-10 fps there. Granted, I haven't tried any weather
>> or anything else yet either... but you guys had me really worried that
>> this thing was a total dog. My testing has not really started, but I'm
>> not mad at MS yet. I even have a short and growing list of things that
>> they did right.
>>
>> I wonder how long the time limit is on the demo?
>>
>> Dallas
>>
>> Hint: In the VC or Chase view, hold down the space bar and roll the
>> mouse around to get "ActiveCamera" views.
>>
>
> >> Stay informed about: FSX Demo - What's everybody bitchin' about? |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:55 am
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:55 am
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"Dallas"
>> To Dallas the time limit is about 30 minutes
BTW.. 30 minutes is just silly for us. It's just about exactly how much
time it takes to load the scenery, change settings and start testing the
settings.
Even if it was unlimited it wouldn't make any difference to us, you're going
to buy it or you're not. Owning an FSX Caribbean only simulator wouldn't be
enough to stop someone from buying the full product.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:55 am
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"Dallas" <Cybnorm.DeleteThis@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
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> "W"
>> To Dallas the time limit is about 30 minutes
>
> Na.. I meant what date will it die. Or, how many total hours till it
> dies?
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> I'd hate to be in the middle of this and have it say, "Sorry, you're all
> done.. "
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> Dallas
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Have not read that there is such a time limit...only a per session limit..
Will sniff around more
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:55 am
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"Dallas" <Cybnorm DeleteThis @spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
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> "Dallas"
>>> To Dallas the time limit is about 30 minutes
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> BTW.. 30 minutes is just silly for us. It's just about exactly how much
> time it takes to load the scenery, change settings and start testing the
> settings.
>
> Even if it was unlimited it wouldn't make any difference to us, you're
> going to buy it or you're not. Owning an FSX Caribbean only simulator
> wouldn't be enough to stop someone from buying the full product.
>
>
> Dallas
I agree.
As for the time it seems to be computed after everything is loaded.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:55 am
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I downloaded and install the DEMO. I got the same feeling as with the FS2004
you know, getting familiar with the odds and ends and than you get something
new. It's like having a new girlfriend with different things and smells. I
hope that I get used to this one and that my new video card can manage the
attacks. The DEMO give me some troubble allready. So pray for me.
Wim Dijkgraaf
"Dallas" <Cybnorm DeleteThis @spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> schreef in bericht
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> It took me 2 downloads and 3 attempts to get it to install, but I finally
> got it going.
>
> Look, I'm the first one to bitch if something sux... but 1 hour with FSX
> and so far I'm OK with it.
>
> My old AMD 3200+ 32 bit single core with 768 RAM and FX5900 are getting
> very smooth flight and 20 fps on the default settings in the Baron.
>
> How? Well first you have to leave St. Marteen and go to some place else
> like St. Kitts or Nevis. St. Marteen looks like satellite photo scenery
> and I was getting 4-10 fps there. Granted, I haven't tried any weather
> or anything else yet either... but you guys had me really worried that
> this thing was a total dog. My testing has not really started, but I'm
> not mad at MS yet. I even have a short and growing list of things that
> they did right.
>
> I wonder how long the time limit is on the demo?
>
> Dallas
>
> Hint: In the VC or Chase view, hold down the space bar and roll the mouse
> around to get "ActiveCamera" views.
> >> Stay informed about: FSX Demo - What's everybody bitchin' about? |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:55 am
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girlfriends smell?  Now you have really gone and done it
I will pray for you anyway LOL
Bill
"Wim Dijkgraaf" <wim.dijkgraaf.TakeThisOut@telenet.be> wrote in message
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>I downloaded and install the DEMO. I got the same feeling as with the
>FS2004 you know, getting familiar with the odds and ends and than you get
>something new. It's like having a new girlfriend with different things and
>smells. I hope that I get used to this one and that my new video card can
>manage the attacks. The DEMO give me some troubble allready. So pray for
>me.
> Wim Dijkgraaf
>
> "Dallas" <Cybnorm.TakeThisOut@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> schreef in bericht
> news:CvVCg.2765$Qf.2525@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> It took me 2 downloads and 3 attempts to get it to install, but I finally
>> got it going.
>>
>> Look, I'm the first one to bitch if something sux... but 1 hour with FSX
>> and so far I'm OK with it.
>>
>> My old AMD 3200+ 32 bit single core with 768 RAM and FX5900 are getting
>> very smooth flight and 20 fps on the default settings in the Baron.
>>
>> How? Well first you have to leave St. Marteen and go to some place else
>> like St. Kitts or Nevis. St. Marteen looks like satellite photo scenery
>> and I was getting 4-10 fps there. Granted, I haven't tried any weather
>> or anything else yet either... but you guys had me really worried that
>> this thing was a total dog. My testing has not really started, but I'm
>> not mad at MS yet. I even have a short and growing list of things that
>> they did right.
>>
>> I wonder how long the time limit is on the demo?
>>
>> Dallas
>>
>> Hint: In the VC or Chase view, hold down the space bar and roll the
>> mouse around to get "ActiveCamera" views.
>>
>
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:55 am
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"Wim Dijkgraaf" <wim.dijkgraaf.TakeThisOut@telenet.be> wrote in message
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>It's like having a new girlfriend with different things and smells.
> Wim Dijkgraaf
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I always made sure all my girlfriends had the same things! 
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:55 pm
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"Dallas" <Cybnorm.DeleteThis@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
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> getting very smooth flight and 20 fps on the default settings in the
> Baron.
Yes I had the same initial impression in the CRJ mission on approach to St
Maarten - in fact over 30 fps but down to about 12 to 15 on the runway. Then
you change settings to make it look better and down comes the fps.
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> Well first you have to leave St. Marteen and go to some place else like
> St. Kitts or Nevis. St. Marteen looks like satellite photo scenery and I
> was getting 4-10 fps there.
But surely Dallas, this is the whole point. It's a comparison and, as I said
in an earlier post, in FS9 I can get 18 to 25 fps over and on a better
looking St Maarten!
> Granted, I haven't tried any weather or anything else yet either... but
> you guys had me really worried that this thing was a total dog.
Maybe not total but close!
> My testing has not really started, but I'm not mad at MS yet.
You will be!
> I even have a short and growing list of things that they did right.
Yes granted there are a few things.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:48 pm
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:48 pm
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hel.DeleteThis@40th.com wrote:
> I'll just come right out and say it. If you
> want great image realism, this is not it.
> BF2 blows it away, and the flying is so much
> more fun than this.
>
> Battlefield 2
>
> and get this (and only this) mod so you can
> get all the planes/fields in single-player mode:
>
> http://shadowreaver.net/~bf2sp64/
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> I'm typically getting 100fps (the max) at
> 1280x1024 maxed out settings. It's so much more
> fun, smoother, and, what's so special about the
> water? Frankly, when I tried the FSX emo, I was
> thinking, is this FS98? It's not really that
> much better in feel.
>
> Here are a few shots (replace ## with 02-15)
>
> http://40th.com/gfx/bf2tmp/screen##.html
>
> where ## is 02 through 15, or 99 for all 14
> shots on one page. Each shot is ~100 KB.
> And that's only the first two minutes. These
> can last an hour or more.
>
> In real use, it's even better because it's so
> smooth. Contrast FSX, at least the demo, where
> it's anything but. (eVGA 7900GT, x2 @ 2.5GHz,
> 2GB, Saitek X52 HOTAS)
>
I'm gonna try that unlocker file. Hope it doesn't screw up my BF2
installation! It would be nice to go to a 64 map in singler player
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:55 pm
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:55 pm
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