Christopher Low 63 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Mutley's Hangar is certainly a very friendly place, and hopefully I can meet a few of you in person at RAF Cosford in October Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 You guys need thicker skins Don't need thicker skins, Chris.....have just reached a point in life where bombastic, self opinionated, narcissists, with egocentric tendencies aren't worth wasting time or oxygen on. They drone on like a neanderthal whinging about the same old thing...after a while, you just ignore it because responding isn't mentally challenging, let alone stimulating, and they will just keep whinging about it and everything else that's not to their personal liking. I much prefer the drone of a big radial at cruise, it is far more pleasant to listen to. Link to post Share on other sites
dogtrack 346 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 LOL....a man after my own heart Andrew. Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 You guys need thicker skins Don't need thicker skins, Chris.....have just reached a point in life where bombastic, self opinionated, narcissists, with egocentric tendencies aren't worth wasting time or oxygen on. They drone on like a neanderthal whinging about the same old thing...after a while, you just ignore it because responding isn't mentally challenging, let alone stimulating, and they will just keep whinging about it and everything else that's not to their personal liking. I much prefer the drone of a big radial at cruise, it is far more pleasant to listen to. Exactly Andrew. I don't need to go to a forum for all that. I can get it at home. Link to post Share on other sites
Paul K 22 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 A ) I like AVSIM for the technical help you can obtain there - lots of experienced brains to pick, though obviously AVSIM doesn't have a monopoly on that. Plus the commercial support forums, such as PMDG and Captain Sim, are very useful. B ) I thought there was going to be an announcement at E3 concerning who had bought the FSX and/or Flight license. E3 has come and gone, so has anyone heard ? . Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 @Paul, all the E3 announcements appear to have been about XBox and PS4 game releases, nothing concerning PC titles. Joe Link to post Share on other sites
Paul K 22 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Ah okay, thanks Joe. So we still don't know who bought it - or even if it ever was sold. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Correct! We just have to be patient, all the speculation is just that. I am enjoying the advancements with P3D right now. LM have made the most advancements with Microsoft ESP, I can't see any one else with the same expertise taking it on. All the speculation may have been concerning MS Flight which after all seems more game based rather than simulation based. Link to post Share on other sites
Paul K 22 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Yes, P3Dv2 here, as well. I've spent this weekend starting from scratch and getting it reconfigured appropriately for my system. Very pleased with the results, and looking forward to further developments from LM. No going back to FSX for me. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Congrats Paul, other than the performance benefits I am seeing, I can't get enough of those clouds casting shadows on my aircraft, VC and scenery. Link to post Share on other sites
Paul K 22 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Unfortunately, cloud shadows cost too many frames per second for me to keep them on. But I certainly know what you mean. Joe, I don't know whether you are into that genre of aircraft, but P3D's internal self shadowing is wonderful in Virtavia's Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Virtavia comes in for some stick, or rather its predecessor Alphasim does, but they did a lovely job with the Superfortress VC, and it's a great showcase for P3D's self shadowing. As there's no news on the FSX license, its okay to go wildly off topic, isn't it ? Here's a picture... Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Great shot, shadows do add a lot to the realism of the sim. Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 And it now appeals to be confirmed that this was actually true... http://www.dovetailgames.com/news/2014/jul/9/dovetail-games-licensing-deal-with-microsoft-takes-flight Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 I know nothing about steam, does this mean you will be able to buy fsx and download it, or will it be pay per play. If its going to be pay per play they might as well stop now because that will be a loser from the start. Still it is good to know the rumors were true Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Steam is mainly a distribution platform with built in copy protection, so the desicion on the payment model is up to the developer/publisher. Both regular downloadable games, and games with some sort if subscription are available today. Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Firth 114 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 So are they intending to simply offer FSX and flight for sale again, or to develop flight into something else? I'm still confused! Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 My own experience with Steam and DoveTail Games is via the Rail Simulator/RailWorks/Train Simulator series. If they are anything to go by, it'll be just like buying FSX again - pay once and don't pay again. Might make multiplayer easier via the Steam network As for FSX future, well, DTG are making a new game engine for Train Simulator (see here for more details) so that could be used for FSX. Don't forget that the current Train Simulator (TS2014) is a direct descendant from Microsoft's Train Simulator. What I fear is DTG-produced add-ons. They can be very hit-and-miss and as a result those who want more detail and more options livery-wise tend to go elsewhere. All we really can do is sit and wait Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 More details here.. http://www.pcpilot.net/view_article.asp?ID=8033&pubID=8&t=0&s=0&sO=both&p=1&i=10 Kevin, I don't think Flight is a factor in this at all. The way I read it is that they will start by putting the current version of FSX, with acceleration, up for sale via Steam, and then start work on some sort of new flight sim product. Kieran, do you know if DTG allow for 3rd party developers when it comes to addons for the Trains Simulator series, or is it all developed and sold by them?? Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Kieran, never mind.. I missed the link in your post, and after reading that I found my answer.. They are open to both 3rd party and user developed addons! Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Yep - buy most of my stuff from 3rd party - more complex software! Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Do you have to buy the addons through steam too, or can you pick them up from any vendor?? Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 You can pick them up anywhere - the two main (for me) external vendors are Just Trains and Armstrong Powerhouse. Many choose to sell via DTG/Steam to access a larger market, but you can avoid it Link to post Share on other sites
ShrewsburyFC 215 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Interesting stuff! Will be fascinating to see what they do with it next year. Sam. Link to post Share on other sites
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