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Title: For flight sim fans
Post by: Nickbat on 27 June 2012, 12:28:14

Wow. :o

Lockheed Martin has been busy over the last few years making its own simulator!  :y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYQ5dP0WOFA&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYQ5dP0WOFA&feature=player_embedded)

I want it.  ;)

Title: Re: For flight sim fans
Post by: Terbs on 27 June 2012, 20:50:07

Basically, its the same core as MS FSX. I understand that when MS dumped the Aces studio, the rights were sold off to Lockheed Martin. So much of the stuff used in FSX will work with this Sim.
I personally have not tried it yet, but the guys in the group I fly with are testing it. :y
Not sure on the multiplayer capabilities yet, but if it works with IVAO and VATSIM it should be great.
If we get higher fps, and retain the main properties of FSX, this could be a winner.
I'll let you know how my pals get on with the testing :y
I assume as the same core is being used, it will still need a meaty computer to run decently, despite higher framerates.

Title: Re: For flight sim fans
Post by: Nickbat on 27 June 2012, 21:09:11

Yes, that's right, T. It is basically FSX – I understand they even hired some ex-MS developers to work on it. :y

BTW, from what I have been reading, quite a few people are using it in conjunction with REX Essentials (which, until today, I'd never heard of). Do you have it and is it any good?  ???

Title: Re: For flight sim fans
Post by: Terbs on 27 June 2012, 21:29:38

Not got REX Essentials....but I have a feeling that at some point in the past I used A REX product.
At the moment, I am reloading all my FS stuff, as I had a 'hiccup' with it. I am using Flight Envirement Extreme, which I assume is something like Essentials.
I'll have to gen up on it :y

Title: Re: For flight sim fans
Post by: Nickbat on 27 June 2012, 21:43:39

Quote from: terbert on 27 June 2012, 21:29:38

Not got REX Essentials....but I have a feeling that at some point in the past I used A REX product.
At the moment, I am reloading all my FS stuff, as I had a 'hiccup' with it. I am using Flight Envirement Extreme, which I assume is something like Essentials.
I'll have to gen up on it :y

http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/essential.html (http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/essential.html) :y

Title: Re: For flight sim fans
Post by: Kevin Wood on 27 June 2012, 23:52:09

Flew my flight simulator at the weekend. ;)

(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/Car%20Pictures/elt.jpg)

Title: Re: For flight sim fans
Post by: Terbs on 28 June 2012, 11:22:34

Yours is great Kevin....if you are friendly with a man with an engine.....or do you just sit in and imagine... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: For flight sim fans
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 June 2012, 13:15:33

Quote from: terbert on 28 June 2012, 11:22:34

Yours is great Kevin....if you are friendly with a man with an engine.....or do you just sit in and imagine... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Oh, yes. a BIG engine. :D

Title: Re: For flight sim fans
Post by: Tetleysmooth on 29 June 2012, 10:08:10

This is more my kind of flight sim:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBsFkAP48iI

Title: Re: For flight sim fans
Post by: henryd on 29 June 2012, 11:18:25

Quote from: Tetleysmooth on 29 June 2012, 10:08:10

This is more my kind of flight sim:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBsFkAP48iI

Pretty good,I enjoyed that :y