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JayKay posted:Apparently I am up to date and that hotfix might have been a silent install. Weird, since every other update I've had triggered the "Update required, where do you want to install it?" prompt.
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Anyone else enjoying the new seaplanes? I think visiting the Lofoten isles works really great with them (there's also a Discovery flight). But I haven't found the perfect sightseeing location for these planes yet. I'm thinking of maybe making a trip along the Amazon or some other large water system.
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Lord Stimperor posted:Anyone else enjoying the new seaplanes? The Adirondacks in New York have tons of seaplane tours/docks but I don’t know if they’re represented in the game or not. Beautiful country, too. Might not translate quite as well as higher peaks like the Rockies though, they’re relatively small mountains compared to other areas.
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Is there a list of what planes have bugs? My last two 2hr+ flights on the G36 have ended with the plane going from perfectly normal, level flight to full spaz corkscrew with subsequent rapid uncontrolled descent and mid-air breakup.
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The official forums have a bugs subforum, so that'll give you an idea of what's broken. What you're describing sounds like it might be an issue with time acceleration, the AI pilot, or active pause, since all those have been known to occasionally do some weird poo poo.
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XPlane ORG Store has the Honeycomb Bravo in stock
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Bedurndurn posted:Is there a list of what planes have bugs? My last two 2hr+ flights on the G36 have ended with the plane going from perfectly normal, level flight to full spaz corkscrew with subsequent rapid uncontrolled descent and mid-air breakup. Anytime I adjust pitch trim on the Cub it automatically jumps to 16 degrees
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Just blew $$ on a honeycomb yoke and throttle setup, should arrive by next weekend. I have fully surrendered to the flight sim addiction again. God help me and my wallet.
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Bentai posted:Just blew $$ on a honeycomb yoke and throttle setup, should arrive by next weekend. I have fully surrendered to the flight sim addiction again. God help me and my wallet. Hell, same. Picked up the throttle quadrant from the xplane store and then the yoke from here: https://www.sportys.com/honeycomb-alpha-flight-simulator-yoke.html This was irresponsible. Oh well. Beastie posted:Anytime I adjust pitch trim on the Cub it automatically jumps to 16 degrees Pitch trim increments seem way larger post-SU5 than before. I'm having to rely more on throttle adjustments now than trim to stay level. Dr. Video Games 0031 fucked around with this message at 11:21 on Aug 8, 2021 |
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Inner Light posted:Hey all popping into the thread again. I have an Xbox One X and I am trying to decide whether to buy a $1500 gaming PC or get a Xbox Series X. I just got a high end gaming rig a few months ago, and msfs2020 was one of the main reasons. But i also have the xbox series x. The xbox version is good and will only continue to improve as it gets future optimizations. The lower FPS is offset by the comfort of playing on the couch on the big screen TV and the more recreational feel. I got a budget logitech flight stick but I prefer to use the xbox controller because of the haptics and the fact that you can program pretty much every control you need because you can program things to button combos. I’d only get the gaming PC if you plan to play in VR, which I am. If i’m not playing in VR I play on the xbox.
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On a somewhat unrelated note, T16000M sticks seem to be in stock and going for about $80 at the moment (I got the Airbus-styled version but the only functional difference is that the little throttle slider has a detent at 20%). I ain't no fancy pants plane drivin' type fella or nothing but I think it's fantastic, at least based on my quick session with it earlier today. Feels like a very high-end piece of kit. I don't know if they'll work on the Xbox version but if you're looking to pick up a stick on PC then I'd definitely recommend it.
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Sapozhnik posted:On a somewhat unrelated note, T16000M sticks seem to be in stock and going for about $80 at the moment (I got the Airbus-styled version but the only functional difference is that the little throttle slider has a detent at 20%). It's a good stick and that's a good price for it. From there you're looking at stuff like the entry-level VKB (and other boutique) sticks, or the Warthog. And those are all great, but the TnumbersM will satisfy the vast majority of people.
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:Hell, same. Picked up the throttle quadrant from the xplane store and then the yoke from here: https://www.sportys.com/honeycomb-alpha-flight-simulator-yoke.html
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So I found my copy of crimson skies and my cyborg gold joystick in a box at my parents house. I loving loved that game, but it probably isn't viable nowadays. Assuming the joystick is still working, is there an Arcady action flight game like that which is fun that I can blast through in single player? My PC is old, I don't have vr.
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The Ace Combat games are quite fun in an exaggerated  sort of way.It's a goddamn shame they never made a remake of crimson skies. If there was ever a game begging for an anniversary edition... Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Aug 11, 2021 |
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CancerCakes posted:So I found my copy of crimson skies and my cyborg gold joystick in a box at my parents house. I loving loved that game, but it probably isn't viable nowadays. Assuming the joystick is still working, is there an Arcady action flight game like that which is fun that I can blast through in single player? My PC is old, I don't have vr. Project Wingman, though it and Ace Combat is best played with a controller, the joystick support for both is pretty much just a gimmick.
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Just play crimson skies again. You know you want to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uVJ-9qDado
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Xakura posted:Just play crimson skies again. You know you want to.  Every time I hear that music I'm immediately 17 years old again. 
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MrYenko posted:
Same with this and being 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jQVZaFPaOU
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Shine posted:Same with this and being 11: 
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That's mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz4mQUozTdI and a neat remix someone made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhoT4e8Firs since we're talking about airplane themes, imo this is the coolest version of danger zone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Za5uBxsls Lord Stimperor fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Aug 11, 2021 |
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Aug 11, 2021 19:54
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EMsUx2t_Us …or just this for the ridiculousness:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvqYH5GPQ_I
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The OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDREJ_Fflac
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I played the poo poo out of this and F-22 as a kid. Thanks for reminding me about it.
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:Project Wingman, though it and Ace Combat is best played with a controller, the joystick support for both is pretty much just a gimmick. I much prefer both with a stick over a controller.
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So my Honeycomb Alpha came in today. 1) It rules. 2) It turns out that the large circular pad in the middle of the mounting plate isn't a simple rubber pad, but it's covered in an extremely sticky adhesive designed to permanently or semi-permanently affix the plate to a surface. Who would've guessed! Not me, the guy who didn't read the instructions, tore off the film cover without a second thought, and plopped it right onto my crappy desk with a cheap thin "veneer." In other news, I'm now in the market for a new desk. No, really, I hosed up and gave my desk quite a bit of cosmetic damage when removing that loving mounting plate. It IS just cosmetic and I can continue using it, but the desk has a keyboard tray that makes the clamps unusable. So I guess I need to accelerate my plans for refurnishing this room. Dr. Video Games 0031 fucked around with this message at 06:23 on Aug 12, 2021 |
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Well, poo poo, thanks for the heads up. I too thought it was just a rubber pad. I get mine tomorrow and I guess that'll change how I set it up.
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FWIW I also didn’t realize woops that’s a permanent thing and eventually just attached and reattached it enough that it collected bits and dust from the desk and doesn’t stick very much anymore. problem solved!
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It's micro suction cups, you can rinse it with water and it will stick again.
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Cojawfee posted:It's micro suction cups, you can rinse it with water and it will stick again. It's so sticky that I assumed it's a chemical adhesive, but I guess it's not leaving a residue. Whatever it is, it really did not want to let go of my desk without taking the veneer with it. (it's a really lovely desk, to be fair) edit: BMan posted:ah, so you should be able to slide a scraper under there to remove it I tried that but it was still shockingly stubborn. It's very possible that I was doing it wrong. I am very clumsy with this kind of poo poo. Dr. Video Games 0031 fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Aug 12, 2021 |
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ah, so you should be able to slide a scraper under there to remove it
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There are two clamps in the distal part if the mounting panel. Use them to pivot the panel off the table and it should come off easily.
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since we're posting our early sim experiences. we had a mac when i was a kid so i was stuck with ms flight sim, but my friend a few blocks away had a sweet 386 or whatever. big times https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8hQTLwkGuE
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nipperi posted:There are two clamps in the distal part if the mounting panel. Use them to pivot the panel off the table and it should come off easily. Those pop-up things? I tried those too, but it didn't really help since it was attached to a surface that was already separating from the main body of the desk. After experimenting with the mounting plate on different materials, the conclusions I've come to are 1) my desk was made of really lovely materials, and 2) I'm a clumsy idiot.
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the milk machine posted:since we're posting our early sim experiences. we had a mac when i was a kid so i was stuck with ms flight sim, but my friend a few blocks away had a sweet 386 or whatever. big times I mainly played Red Baron, but all these Dynamix sims with the same engine had a nice balance of realism and fun gameplay.
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lobsterminator posted:I mainly played Red Baron, but all these Dynamix sims with the same engine had a nice balance of realism and fun gameplay. I have a completely unrelated association with Dynamix — one with far less balance in its gameplay.  (Grumble grumble arcade mandatory point-and-click arcade sequences grumble grumbl.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIue08JFz9k
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EF2000 is my favourite flight sim, I spent an ungodly amount of hours playing that! Lovely to see that 90's style flight sims are making a bit of a comeback. I was glad to see that Tiny Combat Arena got picked up by the newly reborn Microprose https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347550/Tiny_Combat_Arena/ and David Walters helicopter sim-lite is also scratching my 90's milsim itch  https://twitter.com/HiddenAsbestos I am really looking forward to both of these!
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Hearblur is making a Eurofighter typhoon module for DCS so keep an eye out. They're the same guys who made the excellent F14 so expectations are pretty high.
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a) Chuck Yeager's Air Combat. b) I'd love a decent F-22 or F-35 for DCS instead. c) The stupid MSFS apparently doesn't load Ultra details for buildings in soon enough. You need to get pretty upclose for it to do so. Yet another issue.
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