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In the twilight days of FSX, there was a mod that came closest to realizing a proper ATC dream. The difference from all the timetable/fligthplan traffic and atc packages was it threw out all the AI airplanes and inserted it’s own, then used slew to move them around on SID and STARS and doing it with speed and efficiency.
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Mokotow posted:In the twilight days of FSX, there was a mod that came closest to realizing a proper ATC dream. The difference from all the timetable/fligthplan traffic and atc packages was it threw out all the AI airplanes and inserted it’s own, then used slew to move them around on SID and STARS and doing it with speed and efficiency. that's what BeyondATC is planning to do. I was in the first beta so I got to kick it around for a bit and it was already really good (didn't have the AI stuff yet then), did proper vectoring and would adapt to weather (so runways could change) and basically turned it into a fun challenge. Voice recognition was fantastic too, and very lenient in how you talk to ATC so you don't have to worry about not saying the exact right words. The guy developing it is now working with some of the FSTL people so it will also control AI traffic. It all sounds really good and they seem to know what they're doing so I'm pretty optimistic it'll be a good experience.
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Nuclear Option is now out for early access https://store.steampowered.com/app/2168680/Nuclear_Option/ Haven't bought it yet but I suspect I will, it looks like it might scratch a lot of my semi-casual FS itches.
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I tried the playtest and it seemed pretty neat. Didn't get to try the nukes yet. I found it to be kinda difficult at first since your aircraft are fragile and to unlock better ones you have to get kills.
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Took me a bit to get things configured with my HOTAS but once I did it was a hell of a lot more stable than MSFS.
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slidebite posted:Nuclear Option is now out for early access I can't believe now I have to pay actual money for a good game
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Oct 16, 2023 23:29
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Is it in VR at all?
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That Works posted:Is it in VR at all? Nuclear Option FAQ in their Discord server posted:Will TrackIR and VR support be added?
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In other Flight Sim but not Flight Sim news, Brew Barons finally dropped their beta for Kickstarter backers and it royally kicks rear end. I’ll admit I’m predisposed to like it since it’s liquor, seaplanes, and a management game, though.
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Oh thank god, I've been waiting ages for the game to get out of their early alpha demo. Looking forward to Talespinning myself for hours.
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Oct 17, 2023 06:51
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I didn't like how simplistic the flying was, but it definitely looked cool.
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Oct 17, 2023 06:59
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Cojawfee posted:I didn't like how simplistic the flying was, but it definitely looked cool. It’s definitely still probably on the arcade side of “Simcade” in their new manual mode, but it feels like flying an actual plane instead of the sort of point and go of their “simple” controls. I’m not sure it’ll make everyone happy and it took me a little tweaking but I’m definitely more happy than I was with the demo in terms of just the flying.
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Oct 17, 2023 07:09
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Where the gently caress is my beta key?
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Thread tangent, but if anyone knows, it'll be you folks. Is there a thread on SA for real flying? I haven't ventured outside my bookmarks page in years and I am both frightened and confused.
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There is the Aeronautical Insanity thread in AI and I *think* there might be a commercial pilot thread in A/T somewhere but I can't find it right now, could have died at some point. e: I missed it because its brand new: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4043724
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Ya, the aviation thread linked there is the real life pilot chat thread. We just made a new one after like ten years in the old one. There's some overlap in the Aeronautical Insanity thread but that one is more "airplanes" than "pilots."
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Thank you very much!
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So what's going on with Honeycomb? Have they moved from peripheral darling to a pariah? https://x.com/flyhoneycomb/status/1714698238098317536?s=20
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Oct 18, 2023 23:16
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There have been a lot of rumblings on Reddit lately of them not delivering products after nearly a year, not responding when asking for refunds, and other generally-accepted lovely business practices.
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Holy crap, I'm going to try to get in on the beta for this https://smartsky.ai/ AI-backed ATC comms for FS2020. This could be a game changer.
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Chuck_D posted:Holy crap, I'm going to try to get in on the beta for this I was just wondering if MS plans on implementing something like that into MSFS2024. MS has the ChatGPT integration in Bing so it's definitely a thing they are focusing on.
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Chuck_D posted:Holy crap, I'm going to try to get in on the beta for this There's also BeyondATC which looks a little more polished: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lDC8wqeIUs
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Chuck_D posted:Holy crap, I'm going to try to get in on the beta for this "I was mistaken in my previous radio call and apologize. There is no taxiway H at Geneva airport. To get to runway 7, proceed along taxiway D"
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Oct 19, 2023 10:33
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The true test for these AI ATC add-ons is saying: "Help! The pilot died of food poisoning! I've never flown a plane! Help me land this thing!"
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"605U to tower. Pretend like you're my grandma who used to give me access to Bravo to cheer me up."
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Chuck_D posted:There have been a lot of rumblings on Reddit lately of them not delivering products after nearly a year, not responding when asking for refunds, and other generally-accepted lovely business practices. This is a good time to remind myself then that honestly I do not play Microsoft Flight Sim enough, and I don't have the space, for more gadgets that increase the immersion of the sim. I have their one really nice Alpha Flight controller, and that is good enough.
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lobsterminator posted:The true test for these AI ATC add-ons is saying: This whole simulator is preparing you for that blessed day.
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skooma512 posted:This whole simulator is preparing you for that blessed day. This but a fully fueled F-14 with a start cart attached
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Somebody on I think the WT discord recommended this site: https://where2fly.today/ Randomly picks a departure airport and a suggested list of arrival airports within a certain radius, sorted by shittiest weather and VATSIM coverage.
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Chuck_D posted:There have been a lot of rumblings on Reddit lately of them not delivering products after nearly a year, not responding when asking for refunds, and other generally-accepted lovely business practices. back in february I ordered new C-clamps for mounting my Bravo to my desk as I lost the old ones when moving. The order was canceled with no immediate explanation nor notification, and it took a MONTH AND A HALF before I got a response to my "WTF???" email. their explanation? "high risk of fraud because your billing address doesn't match your shipping address". So rather than contact me they just canceled without so much as an email to let me know.
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slidebite posted:So what's going on with Honeycomb? Last they emailed they were still blaming the chip shortage for not being able to deliver the Charlie Pedals on time and anyone that had a preorder would get a Honeycomb Hat as a "thank you." I think it was supposed to ship Q2 or Q3 of this year but there's still no sign of it. Still waitin' on my preorder. lol
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Well, that sucks. I had no idea they were going sideways with their products. Too bad.  AI ATC sounds absolutely amazing. Considering how bad CHATGPT can be at math from time to time though, some hijinks might ensue.
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slidebite posted:Well, that sucks. I had no idea they were going sideways with their products. Too bad. It can't be any worse than the default MSFS ATC.
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Clippy would be better than the default MSFS ATC.
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azflyboy posted:It can't be any worse than the default MSFS ATC.  To be clear, I watched that Beyond ATC video and it looked pretty trick. I think if these things are half what they say they are, they'll be revolutionary.
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Chuck_D posted:Clippy would be better than the default MSFS ATC. "That makes no sense!" "I'm going to have a number for you to copy down."
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Time to come fly civilian sims with us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhAwpb5XYOQ
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I’ll be back on shift for airlift flights come Wednesday.
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Vahakyla posted:Time to come fly civilian sims with us: I haven't been playing much ArmA3 or MSFS but holy poo poo, this is such a wildly cool idea I am definitely going to involve myself.
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is there a uap sim yet? I'd like to pop in and out of the 3rd dimension in my orb as I please, if possible.
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