"Golden Age" Of Flight Simuation

[Naismith]

46 responses out of 514 views (ATM).

To be fair that figure is not reliable, I have visited 2 or 3 times to see how the polling went.

 

[Panther_99FS]

Interesting results folks - thanks for the responses!

 

[Roxane-21]

I fully agree. But before CFS2 I was really addicted to European Air War. The first simulator (was it actually a simulator?) which you could keep modding and was really a great thing to fly.

+1

I never found another combat simulator with the same degree of immersion.

 

[sixstrings5859]

The "Golden Age" started with the CFS series along with the IL-2 series. IL-2 '46 is being rediscovered by all work being done to it now. BAT is one of the newest additions to IL-2 '46 and is huge at over 70 gigs but worth it. The new IL-2 series , i hear are good too. Must say the best years where the 90's to early 2000's as combat flight sims go. Don't know much about regular/civilian flight sims.While the pickings are slim these days there are some really good ones out there still. Regards,Scott

 

[Willy]

I missed the poll, but my experience is of two golden ages. CFS 1 and FS2004. Of the CFS series, CFS 1 had the best multiplayer and SOH got it's start as Combat Flight Center in support of CFS multiplayer and add ons. When CFS 1 died down, I didn't fly multiplayer again until after FS2004 came out.

I'm flying FSX SE mostly these days, but it seems like every other day or so, I start thinking, I ought to just go back to FS9 and it's simplicity. But darn the eye candy is addicting.

 

[Naismith]

Nobody mentioned (unless the old eyes are getting lazy) Falcon 3 which morphed into Falcon 4 and ultimately Falcon BMS, which has the single best campaign ever. Falcon 3 I had on a 486 DX2 running at 50MHz, then Falcon 4 came out and was a slideshow forcing me to by my 2nd ever PC. Still running it today and F4 came out 95 or 96 maybe