I don't believe Wing_Z was trying to be funny. He has been publicly against FSX for quite some time... :salute:
So, which version of MSFS do I use?
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I don't believe Wing_Z was trying to be funny. He has been publicly against FSX for quite some time... :salute:
Let's keep it civil and friendly. I don't want to have to close a thread or take actions against any members...but I will if I have to. The "which is better" thing has been done time and time again..and there is no right or wrong answer. Any member of this site can freely browse, read and respond in any forum they wish....I have stuck my nose into the FSX forum more than a few times.
OBIO
OBIO
At the moment it is an empty box!! I am, quite literally, starting from scratch and will purchase the necessary components over the next month or so as budgetary considerations allow - the first purchase was this weekend, and was actually a 22" HDTV which will double as my monitor (here, if anybody is interested). And it will allow me to get back in skies immediately, with Il-2 on the XBox!!
My old system was pretty much on a par with Obio's, and ran pretty much as he described it - FS9 was an absolute dream to run, FSX (with SP1) ran, but barely! The only reason I am even considering FSX is because of some of the more recently released addons by Piglet and the guys over at CBFS - if they were in FS9 (or ran in FS9) it would be an easy decision!
Looking at going the AMD route, AM3 socket, Athlon II chip (initially, but upgrading as prices fall) and 2-4 GB of RAM. Hard drive prices have fallen so much, that a chunky HD is a given, which will allow for the inevitable multiple installs for GW3 etc.
cheezyflier
Charter Member
i can remember when fsx was new, this topic caused gang wars in many of the forums i frequented
talk to txnetcop. he can help you get the most bang for your buck
I moved all my FS9 a/c,that I wanted, over to FSX then dumped 9 so I have what I consider the best of both.
Wing_Z
Charter Member 2011
I don't know...perhaps I should punctuate every single sentence with a smiley!
You've done great work in FS9 over the years Jan Kees
and I for one am grateful
and haven't yet gotten through all of them
Please do come back and visit, there are some great ongoing threads in here
Think this thread has probably served the OP's question...from now on, we're only going to hear about which is the "superior" product, and how anyone not using "your" version is a potential retard.
Ian Warren
Charter Member
I'm lucky , FS9 to FSX , to many brilliant works from sides ..... we also have to look at the few who still design and paint FS98 .. Square clouds now those guys are tough!
now those guys are tough!it just all depends on a few things :
- do you have a computer that will allow you to run FSX to your liking with whatever addons you whish to get and on whatever settings you wish to run it ?
- what do you have involved already in FS9 as far a payware addons go and how much time/money are you ready to involve in a new sim when it comes to paywares/settings/freewares to get it running as well as you had FS9 going ?
- is FS9 running just the way you want it to run enough for you or do you really need all "bells and wistles" along with all the future new addons for FSX .
these are mostly the questions i think you must answer for yourself before you can truly make your choice ... just my opinion though .
- do you have a computer that will allow you to run FSX to your liking with whatever addons you whish to get and on whatever settings you wish to run it ?
- what do you have involved already in FS9 as far a payware addons go and how much time/money are you ready to involve in a new sim when it comes to paywares/settings/freewares to get it running as well as you had FS9 going ?
- is FS9 running just the way you want it to run enough for you or do you really need all "bells and wistles" along with all the future new addons for FSX .
these are mostly the questions i think you must answer for yourself before you can truly make your choice ... just my opinion though .
cheezyflier
Charter Member
this is why you should ALSO use fsx:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=36335
if the default looks tis good, think of what you can do with add ons? fs9 takes a bunch of add-ons to look like that nice
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=36335
if the default looks tis good, think of what you can do with add ons? fs9 takes a bunch of add-ons to look like that nice
Well I have both and like them both. I have so many addons (payware), that I just can't stop using FS9, and there are so many fun addons for free that it makes it extra hard to give up FS9. I do like the mission setup in FSX and the default scenery really looks great, but the AI traffic has to be cut down to run other things, so it is kind of lonely in the sky for me. But then you have moving AI ships and that is really fun and realistic. I don't want to get into a argument just thought I would throw in my 2 cents.
To my knowlege, Tim has made the jump to the FSX SDK, so his releases are "FSX Native" and not backward-compatible.
LonelyplanetXO
Charter Member
Shame you're in London Andy, If you were down in NZ you could have made an offer on my FSX +Accelleration CD's!
LPXO
LPXO
casey jones
Charter Member
I use FS9 For now
FS9 runs well on my HP with a GEforce 9100 card. I visit the FSX forum and what I see is the same planes being re-done for fsx from fs9, those new planes coming out are mostly payware, I have FSX but do not run it..maybe someday. FS9 is a great sim.
Cheers
Casey
FS9 runs well on my HP with a GEforce 9100 card. I visit the FSX forum and what I see is the same planes being re-done for fsx from fs9, those new planes coming out are mostly payware, I have FSX but do not run it..maybe someday. FS9 is a great sim.
Cheers
Casey
arrowmaker
SOH-CM-2024
Well I fly mainly in FSX. I originally deleted FS9, but soon reinstalled it. There were just too many things not yet available for FSX. I have some favourite aircraft, which simply do not work in FSX, as well as certain scenery packages which are not currently available in an updated form, eg Emma Field, Orcas Island.
Honestly I don't understand why, with some people, it HAS to be one or the other. I'm quite happy to have both reside on my system. Hell, last year I even reinstalled FS2002, for a while.
However if I could only have one sim it would have to be FSX. Even if it could only be run on modest settings I still believe it to be the preferable choice. The main reason? The amount of quality addons, both payware and freeware, currently available, that will only work in FSX is quickly expanding. Do you really want to miss out on such great addon's as A2A's Piper Cub, P-47 and B-17? Or Pacific Northwest, from Orbix, IMHO possibly the best scenery addon ever released for Flight Simulator.
Honestly I don't understand why, with some people, it HAS to be one or the other. I'm quite happy to have both reside on my system. Hell, last year I even reinstalled FS2002, for a while.
However if I could only have one sim it would have to be FSX. Even if it could only be run on modest settings I still believe it to be the preferable choice. The main reason? The amount of quality addons, both payware and freeware, currently available, that will only work in FSX is quickly expanding. Do you really want to miss out on such great addon's as A2A's Piper Cub, P-47 and B-17? Or Pacific Northwest, from Orbix, IMHO possibly the best scenery addon ever released for Flight Simulator.
Sunny9850
SOH-CM-2024
One other thing nobody has mentioned yet I think is that the OS makes a big difference to how each sim version runs. I had only limited success getting FSX to run smoothly on my latest FS PC. It had been delivered with XP but was eligible for a free W7 upgrade.
I would not get rid of my FS9 installation at this point simply because much of the scenery I have has been made primarily for that sim and some of my personal favorite airplanes also did not really work in FSX.
After the W7 upgrade I ran FSX again just for kicks, and without making any changes I was stunned how much smoother it ran.
So IF your favorite AC and sceneries are FSX compatible I'd at least get a copy of it and give it a try. If they are not or only partially I'd stick with FS9 and build it up with all the great and mostly free additions.
Stefan
I would not get rid of my FS9 installation at this point simply because much of the scenery I have has been made primarily for that sim and some of my personal favorite airplanes also did not really work in FSX.
After the W7 upgrade I ran FSX again just for kicks, and without making any changes I was stunned how much smoother it ran.
So IF your favorite AC and sceneries are FSX compatible I'd at least get a copy of it and give it a try. If they are not or only partially I'd stick with FS9 and build it up with all the great and mostly free additions.
Stefan
Busy weekend ahead
So it's finally here, the big build! The new PC goes together this weekend; AMD Athlon™2 X4 Quad Core 620 2600MHz AM3 CPU, GeForce Mobo, 2GB DDR2 RAM, 1 TB hard drive, Radeon HD4550 512MB graphics - and a fresh copy of FS9 on the way! Think I'm gonna be busy for a while!
So it's finally here, the big build! The new PC goes together this weekend; AMD Athlon™2 X4 Quad Core 620 2600MHz AM3 CPU, GeForce Mobo, 2GB DDR2 RAM, 1 TB hard drive, Radeon HD4550 512MB graphics - and a fresh copy of FS9 on the way! Think I'm gonna be busy for a while!