MS FS2020

[MainFramR]

Anyone into flight sims? I'm not huge into them, but this was a long time coming and looks beautiful. 150GB download anyone?

[Vinster]

wow, big game... what are you using for controls?

Vin

[ShrimpBrime]

That game looks like the real deal. 150gb is huge, but I think worth it.

[MainFramR]

It is DLing 91GB now... 81GB to go. But it's already almost 12:30...Zzzzz.

Control is a TM TFlight Hotas One.

[WhiteWulfe]

I used to always like Microsoft Flight Simulator and have had a version or two over the years. Tempting, as I'd probably get some use out of my TCM-16000FCS...

But I'll have to wait before I look into buying something like that. Too many other things on the burner, but glad to hear there's a new version out.

Edit: wonder if the brake fade / overheating is mimicked on the SR22...

[MainFramR]

If you were smart (not me!), you can buy the Windows Game Pass. It's $4.99 /month and FS 2020 is included (among a shed load of other games). You only get the standard game, but... for a non-simmer who just likes the eye candy and flying to/from places, that should have been the way I went...lol.

[ShrimpBrime]

Aug 18, 2020 8:03:21 GMT -5 MainFramR said:

If you were smart (not me!), you can buy the Windows Game Pass. It's $4.99 /month and FS 2020 is included (among a shed load of other games). You only get the standard game, but... for a non-simmer who just likes the eye candy and flying to/from places, that should have been the way I went...lol.

That's me all the way. Just want to fly and see the hogs and ahhs. Still have not DLed this one yet. I'll get to it someday. 
More of a driving guy too. Need for speed, yes I'll play that. Forza, got that. Ps1 Gran turismo, mastered it back in the day. Dodge concept car. That's all you need to have. Did all the endurance races too.

[MainFramR]

My kiddos have a wheel for the Xbox and such.. its pretty cool. He plays forza and Nascar with it.

FS2020 is cool... worth $4.99... for me personally, not worth $60. I booked that hardcore.

[ShrimpBrime]

We had a wheel, but was killed by the kids. That's on the Santa list for sure lol.
The older kids, I'm daddyclause. Better be nice all year

[MainFramR]

Well.... moved on to 2k21 golf! lol

I need fighter planes or something.

[ShrimpBrime]

Aug 25, 2020 9:02:59 GMT -5 MainFramR said:

Well.... moved on to 2k21 golf! lol

I need fighter planes or something.

Nice. I'm on 200ge Vega 3 graphics and the lowest end B450 board you can buy. 
I can watch youtube at 1080P woopin!

[Vinster]

Game looks neat, been eye balling it a bit. though I've never had a flight sim (other than Ace Combat from back in the day) and would need to buy controllers and such. I like the fact that topography is realistic and would be interested in flying at certain places to check it out.

Vin

[WhiteWulfe]

So how are you guys finding it to be?

I've been contemplating that so-called workaround to get a free copy of Win10 Pro (apparently there's a method where I can still use my Win7 Pro key to do this), hence why the curiosity...

[Vinster]

Aug 31, 2020 23:16:37 GMT -5 WhiteWulfe said:

So how are you guys finding it to be?

I've been contemplating that so-called workaround to get a free copy of Win10 Pro (apparently there's a method where I can still use my Win7 Pro key to do this), hence why the curiosity...

I've still been using win 7 keys to install Win10.. still works.. did it 3-4 months ago

Vin

[zila1]

Man I haven't played with a flight sim in many years. The last one I played with was Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator. Had and still do somewhere the joystick for it the Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2. That new flight sim looks real cool.


Edit: apparently you can fly over your own house in real time or nearly real time with this flight sim? Sounds super cool if that's true. I read that as you are flying thru a particular air space if there is another plane actually flying in that air space you can see it. Wow. 


I've also read that it would take a pretty potent PC to play this sim. My 2700X should be fine for it but I don't know about my 2060 Super. Hmmm, a 3070 would be nice.