MS Flight Simulator 2004 : A Century of Flight...your thoughts?

MikeDaMan · Jun 8, 2003, 05:20 AM

Well after installing MS Flight simulator 2002 I went to the MS page to see if any new patches were out and to my surprise I found this game which I never even new was in development.

I'm quite a fan of the 2002 version and enjoy flying almost any plane just for the sheer pleasure. Now that I've seen some of the screens for the 2004 version I better start saving up. It looks like one of the major upgrades is the weather in this game. You can have it automatically download current weather from the internet every 15 minutes in order to have the most realistic weather in your area. The game is estamated to be $54.95 and will hopefully be out sometime this summer.

What are your thoughts on the MS Flight Simulators? Do you think you'll give this one a purchase?

Heres a link to it: http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/

Falstaff · Jun 8, 2003, 05:50 AM

if you enjoy flying, total emmersion isn't a problem, but I often fly other sims...IL2 Sturmovik and Forgotten Battles as well and I enjoy them more...even when I got shot down all the time, the visuals are stunning, especially in opengl...I think it has better quality than Directx but then I have an old ATI card and it renders the lanscapses and cockpit visuals in such a fashion that I think it is superior to MS flight simulator...but hey, you can hook up a couple of monitors and get some stunning visuals...

greeneg · Aug 29, 2003, 01:41 AM

The new clouds and Weather effects are excellent. The Classic aircraft are fun to fly at least at first. ATI cards have problems, particularly the 9700 and 9800's. I think that most people are hoping that the CAT3.7s will resolve or at least improve this issue.

Takes a fair computer to get the most out of it.

I'd give it a 7.5/10 with FS2002 getting an 8/10 as it stands right now.

Robert McClelland · Aug 29, 2003, 02:42 AM

I'm waiting to the price tag comes down on it first. I have FS2002

kinetic · Aug 29, 2003, 08:58 PM

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Originally posted by Robert McClelland
I'm waiting to the price tag comes down on it first. I have FS2002

Agreed! It's retailing for £45 over here!

greeneg · Aug 29, 2003, 09:35 PM

Retail price here in the States is $54.99: Costco had it last week for $46.99.

Jun 8, 2003, 05:20 AM	#1
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	MS Flight Simulator 2004 : A Century of Flight...your thoughts? Well after installing MS Flight simulator 2002 I went to the MS page to see if any new patches were out and to my surprise I found this game which I never even new was in development. I'm quite a fan of the 2002 version and enjoy flying almost any plane just for the sheer pleasure. Now that I've seen some of the screens for the 2004 version I better start saving up. It looks like one of the major upgrades is the weather in this game. You can have it automatically download current weather from the internet every 15 minutes in order to have the most realistic weather in your area. The game is estamated to be $54.95 and will hopefully be out sometime this summer. What are your thoughts on the MS Flight Simulators? Do you think you'll give this one a purchase? Heres a link to it: http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/ __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

Jun 8, 2003, 05:50 AM	#2
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,047 Rep Power: 206	iT IS A JEWEL if you enjoy flying, total emmersion isn't a problem, but I often fly other sims...IL2 Sturmovik and Forgotten Battles as well and I enjoy them more...even when I got shot down all the time, the visuals are stunning, especially in opengl...I think it has better quality than Directx but then I have an old ATI card and it renders the lanscapses and cockpit visuals in such a fashion that I think it is superior to MS flight simulator...but hey, you can hook up a couple of monitors and get some stunning visuals... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Aug 29, 2003, 01:41 AM	#3
greeneg DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 64 Rep Power: 0	The new clouds and Weather effects are excellent. The Classic aircraft are fun to fly at least at first. ATI cards have problems, particularly the 9700 and 9800's. I think that most people are hoping that the CAT3.7s will resolve or at least improve this issue. Takes a fair computer to get the most out of it. I'd give it a 7.5/10 with FS2002 getting an 8/10 as it stands right now. __________________ Ed Green RFP Team http://www.panelshop.com/Banners/DEV.jpg gigabyte 8INXP HT Enabled Intel P4 3.06 2048 PC266DDR ATI Radeon x850Pro 256 PRO CAT 8.3 Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Win XP SP3 500W PS Lot's of FANS!

Aug 29, 2003, 02:42 AM	#4
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,252 Rep Power: 193 System Specs	I'm waiting to the price tag comes down on it first. I have FS2002 __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2242746

Aug 29, 2003, 09:35 PM	#6
greeneg DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 64 Rep Power: 0	FS9 Retail price here in the States is $54.99: Costco had it last week for $46.99. __________________ Ed Green RFP Team http://www.panelshop.com/Banners/DEV.jpg gigabyte 8INXP HT Enabled Intel P4 3.06 2048 PC266DDR ATI Radeon x850Pro 256 PRO CAT 8.3 Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Win XP SP3 500W PS Lot's of FANS!