Didn't realize how much more popular the tubeliners and GA stuff were compared to military hardware - thanks for your insight!
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Didn't realize how much more popular the tubeliners and GA stuff were compared to military hardware - thanks for your insight!
mike_cyul
SOH-CM-2023
I didn't see one browsing this thread, but anyone know of any warbirds in development?
Not much of a CivAv guy, love my Spits, Stangs, Cats, and Bombers.
I think they'll be there. Most are waiting for a complete SDK to fully understand what it's going to be like. It's very different than FSX/P3D.
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MSFS department sofar here at SOH (military aviation) : 2 pages, 1045 posts.
MSFS department sofar at AVSIM (Tubeliners and GA) : 68 pages, 64643 posts.
That boils down to about 1 Spitfire in 60 7X7's,Airbuses, Cessna's and Pipers.
Btw, i can't wait to see a more or less battered steam gauge cockpit in MSFS as opposed to all of these spic & span, supercleandreammachine uninspiring glass cockpits.. Blèhhh...
FlyingsCool
SOH-CM-2019
It might be something of a disappointment Cyber, quite a number of devs are looking into MSFS including the Militants but apparently 'Cost' will be the big hit.
PMDG will probably be leading the charge..................but quite a few projects in hand are taking a different approach (read: less bells and whistles) so we wait and see.
"Cost" is in the eye of the beholder.... I'll pay for that which I value...
Thomas J Wood
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wow....3DSMAX IS the premier building tool of the entire industry of games, movie production and more. It is a prerequisite to even getting into a interview for a job with a gaming company. If your not fluent with 3DSMAX you are out the door.
No...Blender is free... for now, 3DSMAX is big money. MSFS will support many cad programs and of course it will support Blender and 3ds max as well as a TON of other cad programs as long as they can save the file in a format acceptable for the MSFS compiler.
spatialpro
Charter Member
There is a motion to change the name of this forum from "Flight Simulator 2020" to MicroSoft's title "MSFS". I second the motion.
+1
Now the name is official can we start using it please?
spatialpro
Charter Member
Agreed. I'm particularly looking forward to this one... but hoping it'll have 1) more flexibility with the textures and therefore paint kit (I did a lot of
with the FSX/P3D version until I finally gave up with my repaints); and 2) even more options which can be toggled on/off so each individual can have the Beaver they want (e.g. option for floats, different wing tips, 2- vs 3-blade prop, pointed vs rounded vs no spinner, round vs rectangular cabin windows, regular vs tundra wheels/tyres, old vs modern gauges). My personal preference would be to have sufficient options to "backdate" a Beaver to those flown by the US Army, USAF and British Army. The more one looks the more one realises there is a LOT of variability between Beavers, ancient and modern, given all the options.sonicsolutions
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Sonic Solutions To Produce Audio Add Ons For MSFS
I'm happy to announce that I'll be producing new sound packs for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. I will be offering sound packs via my own site as well as other sites and market places yet to be announced. I will also be partnering up with third party developers who are creating aircraft and other content for the simulation and providing them with audio.
Having spent quite a bit of time with the new audio engine in MSFS called Wwise, I'm very excited to be using this engine again. I worked on the Mass Effect Series and Star Wars: The Old Republic using Wwise and know how powerful and solid it is.
Over the next few weeks I'm sorting through the SDK that I've received and all the documentation and getting the work flow sorted out. A big thanks to the folx at Osobo and Microsoft for helping me get set up and comfy. I've also been contacted by quite few developers looking for high quality audio for their planes and I hope to make some more announcements regarding that soon. More to come in the weeks ahead. Stay Tuned.
Cheers!
I'm happy to announce that I'll be producing new sound packs for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. I will be offering sound packs via my own site as well as other sites and market places yet to be announced. I will also be partnering up with third party developers who are creating aircraft and other content for the simulation and providing them with audio.
Having spent quite a bit of time with the new audio engine in MSFS called Wwise, I'm very excited to be using this engine again. I worked on the Mass Effect Series and Star Wars: The Old Republic using Wwise and know how powerful and solid it is.
Over the next few weeks I'm sorting through the SDK that I've received and all the documentation and getting the work flow sorted out. A big thanks to the folx at Osobo and Microsoft for helping me get set up and comfy. I've also been contacted by quite few developers looking for high quality audio for their planes and I hope to make some more announcements regarding that soon. More to come in the weeks ahead. Stay Tuned.
Cheers!
As to Civil vrs military types being represented in the sim, there are simply many more Gen Av and Air Transport types out there in the real world as well. A lot of aircraft out there such as the Beaver have been extensively modified over time as well. I flew three different Beavers and no two were remotely alike. Find three more Beavers and still I'd guess no two alike.
I do hope that Milviz or someone comes up with a good Corsair, the P3D Milviz FG1D was probably the most realistic with regards to operation and performance within the confines of FSX/P3D.
I do hope that Milviz or someone comes up with a good Corsair, the P3D Milviz FG1D was probably the most realistic with regards to operation and performance within the confines of FSX/P3D.
bazzar
Charter Member 2018
MSFS will be a very different experience to P3D (and FSX for that matter). Airliners will rule for the immediate future with GA a close second. Why? because, like in real life, there will be basically two types of "flyer". Those that want realistic airline operations and commercial routes, airports and so on and those that want realistic sport and leisure flying. For MSFS, I suspect that warbirds, as in real life, will be a niche within a niche which is a very small market.
Given the work involved in creating add-ons for this new sim, the return on investment will drive the decision on what to build. As for portovers, I suspect people will tire very quickly of those when they start comparing with such high standards in the "stock" aircraft. For those of us who just love warbirds and accept that an ROI is not going to happen, the field for warbirds is open. It's a brave new world folks.
Given the work involved in creating add-ons for this new sim, the return on investment will drive the decision on what to build. As for portovers, I suspect people will tire very quickly of those when they start comparing with such high standards in the "stock" aircraft. For those of us who just love warbirds and accept that an ROI is not going to happen, the field for warbirds is open. It's a brave new world folks.
pilto von pilto
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MSFS will be a very different experience to P3D (and FSX for that matter). Airliners will rule for the immediate future with GA a close second. Why? because, like in real life, there will be basically two types of "flyer". Those that want realistic airline operations and commercial routes, airports and so on and those that want realistic sport and leisure flying. For MSFS, I suspect that warbirds, as in real life, will be a niche within a niche which is a very small market.
Given the work involved in creating add-ons for this new sim, the return on investment will drive the decision on what to build. As for portovers, I suspect people will tire very quickly of those when they start comparing with such high standards in the "stock" aircraft. For those of us who just love warbirds and accept that an ROI is not going to happen, the field for warbirds is open. It's a brave new world folks.
...people will "tyre" very quickly... We spell tyre with a y not an I.
Sundog
SOH-CM-2024
...people will "tyre" very quickly... We spell tyre with a y not an I.
You guys are weird.
DC is working on getting his work into MSFS, as is Dino and I can’t imagine JT abandoning us. We warbirds flyers are going to be fine.
manfredc3
SOH-CM-2022
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JAVIS wrote:
Btw, i can't wait to see a more or less battered steam gauge cockpit in MSFS as opposed to all of these spic & span, supercleandreammachine uninspiring glass cockpits.. Blèhhh...
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I totally agree.
Where is my beloved DC-3????
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JAVIS wrote:
Btw, i can't wait to see a more or less battered steam gauge cockpit in MSFS as opposed to all of these spic & span, supercleandreammachine uninspiring glass cockpits.. Blèhhh...
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I totally agree.
Where is my beloved DC-3????
c87
Charter Member
Obviously, to each his/her own. But the crop of aircraft in the new sim is a disappointment for me, save for the 747-400. GA aircraft are pretty much of a yawn in my log book, though I can understand their popularity.
What I long for is flying AH's C-46 and DC-3 through he Alaskan and northern Canadian reaches, as only this new sim can represent them in all their glory. Or Mike Cyul's B-24 and C-87 flying over the Hump. Or a Warbird Sim P-51, gliding in on final over a gloriously lush grass field somewhere in England.
Yes, give me steam gauges and round engines. Give me the DC-4 and the DC-6. Give me an Otter and a Beaver. And let me virtually strap into a Phantom and an F-100. What will truly make this a special sim for me are those "niche" aircraft, compliments of our talented 3rd-party developers.
What I long for is flying AH's C-46 and DC-3 through he Alaskan and northern Canadian reaches, as only this new sim can represent them in all their glory. Or Mike Cyul's B-24 and C-87 flying over the Hump. Or a Warbird Sim P-51, gliding in on final over a gloriously lush grass field somewhere in England.
Yes, give me steam gauges and round engines. Give me the DC-4 and the DC-6. Give me an Otter and a Beaver. And let me virtually strap into a Phantom and an F-100. What will truly make this a special sim for me are those "niche" aircraft, compliments of our talented 3rd-party developers.