I bought Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 when it came out, and I enjoy playing it every so often. It has great visuals, and it's very detailed. They're releasing a major update, 2024, on November 19th. I'm looking forward to it.

Trailer:
https://youtu.be/p3xp-SnZDoY?si=cfHyDXbVLcjjUVf0

This is a new demo video I found: https://youtu.be/6QDP69loO70?si=0qvyRvgKOR0591Sw

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I bought Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 when it came out, and I enjoy playing it every so often. It has great visuals, and it's very
detailed. They're releasing a major update, 2024, on November 19th.
I'm looking forward to it.

The new MSFS 2024, I wouldn't call it an "update", it's more like a new title, succesor to the 2020 version.
It's looking absolutely astonishing, in every video review is popping up on youtube everywhere, and I would say you need a pretty beefy machine to run it decently.
I have the 2020 version and play it in VR, but have my oldie comp scratching the walls to make it go...
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Re: Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
By: Malvinas to Nightfox on Sun Oct 13 2024 06:14 pm

I bought Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 when it came out, and I enjoy
playing it every so often. It has great visuals, and it's very detailed.
They're releasing a major update, 2024, on November 19th. I'm looking
forward to it.

The new MSFS 2024, I wouldn't call it an "update", it's more like a new title, succesor to the 2020 version.

I suppose that's true, as they're giving it a new title (with '2024').

It's looking absolutely astonishing, in every video review is popping up on youtube everywhere, and I would say you need a pretty beefy machine to run it decently.

That's true.. When I built my current PC in 2019, I wasn't building it specifically for MSFS 2020, but it was enough to run it (Intel i9-9900K, 32GB RAM, and a Nvidia RTX 2070 Super GPU). In 2022 I replaced the GPU with a Nvidia RTX 3080 TI, which significantly improved the frame rate. It was playable with the 2070, but I felt like the video was somewhat jerky, especially in detailed areas.

I have the 2020 version and play it in VR

I tried that a few years ago when I bought a Quest VR headset. I thought it was pretty cool, but I eventually decided to sell the headset. Now that I have a better video card though, I might buy another and try it again.

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I tried that a few years ago when I bought a Quest VR headset. I
thought it was pretty cool, but I eventually decided to sell the
headset. Now that I have a better video card though, I might buy
another and try it again.

You should defnitively go for it. With the HW you have, you'll do great, and enjoy the experience very very much.
A few updates ago in MSFS 2020, VR performance got a huge boost, which gave old hw-runners like myself (GTX 970... just imagine...), an incredible improvement in performance. You'll do great with your GFX card, and sitting for 15 to 20 minutes in a Cessna 172 going trhough all the checks and turning it on and carrying it to the runway tip.. and then announce take off and throttle on and after some 20 minutes of sitting inside the plane in VR, then throttling on and taking off, you'll be THRILLED!!
You have to give it a try again.

Malvinas.
PS: I could point out a couple of "landmarks" in my country for you to check out... :D

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Re: Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
By: Malvinas to Nightfox on Mon Oct 14 2024 10:56 am

I tried that a few years ago when I bought a Quest VR headset. I
thought it was pretty cool, but I eventually decided to sell the headset.
Now that I have a better video card though, I might buy another and try
it again.

You should defnitively go for it. With the HW you have, you'll do great, and enjoy the experience very very much.
A few updates ago in MSFS 2020, VR performance got a huge boost, which gave old hw-runners like myself (GTX 970... just imagine...), an incredible improvement in performance. You'll do great with your GFX card,

That's good to hear. Maybe I'll plan on buying a VR headset again.

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The new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has been released today. I'm at work, but I plan to install it when I get home. I'm looking forward to it.

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The new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has been released today. I'm at work, but I plan to install it when I get home. I'm looking forward to it.

I'd love to play around with current day flight sims. I don't have the hardware (nor controls) to doso, but man they look so flipping real these days.

I remember running MSFS on MS-DOS 3.3 - amazed back then, flying around O'Hare. :P



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Re: Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
By: paulie420 to Nightfox on Tue Nov 19 2024 06:06 pm

I'd love to play around with current day flight sims. I don't have the hardware (nor controls) to do so, but man they look so flipping real these days.

I remember running MSFS on MS-DOS 3.3 - amazed back then, flying around O'Hare. :P

Yeah, the first version of MSFS I played was 4.0 on my dad's computer (in 1988 or 1989, I think). Probably also MS-DOS 3.3. O'Hare airport was the default starting airport in MSFS for a long time. And one time, I found out that MSFS had some multi-player capabilities; you could apparently connect over a modem, and you and your friend could both be flying around at the same time. I thought that was so cool at the time, even though I never tried that.

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I remember running MSFS on MS-DOS 3.3 - amazed back then, flying around O'Hare.
:P

Yes! I remember loading up the original MSFS on my IBM XT. It's amazing that it ran as well as it did. I still have my XT... maybe I should reinstall it for old times sake...

Not exactly a flight sim, but a flying game that I spent way too many hours on back in the day was Jet Fighter 2 for DOS. (256 color VGA graphics). That game was a ton of fun once you got the hang of it. I remember one time seeing how far inland I could fly from CA until my gas tank ran out. I want to say I made it to Utah-ish but I might be misremembering...

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I'd love to play around with current day flight sims. I don't have th hardware (nor controls) to do so, but man they look so flipping real days.

I remember running MSFS on MS-DOS 3.3 - amazed back then, flying arou O'Hare. :P

Yeah, the first version of MSFS I played was 4.0 on my dad's computer
(in 1988 or 1989, I think). Probably also MS-DOS 3.3. O'Hare airport
was the default starting airport in MSFS for a long time. And one time,
I found out that MSFS had some multi-player capabilities; you could apparently connect over a modem, and you and your friend could both be flying around at the same time. I thought that was so cool at the time, even though I never tried that.

I think I started on MSFS 5.0 - but can't remember for sure...

Either way, the same squares and triangles that made flight so fun back then. Imagine that now-a-days you get the literal full experience. WTF!?!?!

I wish I had the system to be able to play - can I come over??!



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Re: Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
By: slacker to paulie420 on Wed Nov 20 2024 04:36 am

Yes! I remember loading up the original MSFS on my IBM XT. It's amazing that it ran as well as it did. I still have my XT... maybe I should reinstall it for old times sake...

Yeah, I remember playing MSFS 4.0 on my 12mhz 286 PC with a Herculese monochrome monitor.. I remember it ran well enough to be playable. I was excited when MSFS 5.0 came out, since it was a big leap in graphics. By that time, I had a 386SX-16 and VGA graphics, but a 386SX-16 was not fast enough to make it enjoyable.. Its frame rate was like a slide show on that setup. Same with Doom, unless I shrunk the window size in Doom down to as small as it would go. Things got a lot better for gaming when I got my 386DX-40.

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Re: Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
By: paulie420 to Nightfox on Tue Nov 19 2024 09:33 pm

I think I started on MSFS 5.0 - but can't remember for sure...

Either way, the same squares and triangles that made flight so fun back then. Imagine that now-a-days you get the literal full experience. WTF!?!?!

MSFS 5.0 was a significant upgrade for graphics. It was 4.0 that had the more basic squares and triangles, but with 5.0, it started to use textures and shading to make things look a bit more realistic - still cartoony by today's standards, but things were at least solid objects with more detail and shading.

I wish I had the system to be able to play - can I come over??!

That's an idea, if you actually want to come over and see it some time, as we're both in the Portland area. :)

I was able to download MSFS 2024 last night (it sounds like a lot of people have had problems with that), and I was able to run it for a few minutes (I didn't have a whole lot of time). I think it looks great so far, and the video was very smooth - it seems to run better than MSFS 2020 (I may have to check the graphics settings though).

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I think I started on MSFS 5.0 - but can't remember for sure...

Either way, the same squares and triangles that made flight so fun ba then. Imagine that now-a-days you get the literal full experience. WTF!?!?!

Its still something I load up on all my retro MS-DOS machines. :P

I wish I had the system to be able to play - can I come over??!

That's an idea, if you actually want to come over and see it some time,
as we're both in the Portland area. :)

I was able to download MSFS 2024 last night (it sounds like a lot of people have had problems with that), and I was able to run it for a few minutes (I didn't have a whole lot of time). I think it looks great so far, and the video was very smooth - it seems to run better than MSFS
2020 (I may have to check the graphics settings though).

:P LOL - I wouldn't want to intrude, but yea - it seems like such leeps and bounds since back then. Beautiful.



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Hello paulie420,

On Wed Nov 20 2024 08:03 pm UTC-8:00, you wrote:

I was able to download MSFS 2024 last night (it sounds like a lot of
people have had problems with that), and I was able to run it for a few
minutes (I didn't have a whole lot of time). I think it looks great so
far, and the video was very smooth - it seems to run better than MSFS
2020 (I may have to check the graphics settings though).

Anyone here ever user MSFS (or any sim for that matter) with VATSIM? I was on Vatsim for some years, but have been inactive for 10+ yrs now.

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I have been using VATSIM lately and the experience was absolutely awesome. Those guys are both really professional and friendly/helpful.
It adds so much to the experience of VFR. Especialy when you're a beginner like myself and need a handful of runs over the airfield to get a good landing setup and be able to land to full stop.
They accompany the use of the tool with a Discord server, which comes very much in handy when installing and using it.
Cheers!

Malvinas.

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