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[ChaoticBeauty]

Guess what? September screenshots in Microsoft Flight's website are here!

Guess what? They're 9 and amazing!!!

EDIT: Also news post regarding the weather in Microsoft Flight! Check it out!

Edited by Kaotika, 13 September 2011 - 02:07 PM.

[jetblast787]

A link would have been helpful

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

I know its still in alpha or beta stage, but seems like in the 7th pic we're seeing some dreaded blurries...
The lighting in number 5 is brilliant!

Edited by iranair787, 13 September 2011 - 02:21 PM.

[ChaoticBeauty]

iranair787, on Sep 13 2011, 10:19 PM, said:

A link would have been helpful

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

I know its still in alpha or beta stage, but seems like in the 7th pic we're seeing some dreaded blurries...
The lighting in number 5 is brilliant!

The screenshots aren't exactly high-resolution, so everything looks blurry in full screen. I think that's the cause.

[Spam]

Next month im going to make another flight is cancelled thread just so they release more.  

[SuperCar1000]

I'm not that impressed.... It's modernized but nothing amazing.

[Daube]

There is absolutely nothing new in those screenshots, appart from one thing: scenery objects will have real shadows just like the plane, and they will cast those shadows on other objects (including the plane, hopefully).
The rest is just like FSX with new textures.
At least, it's a confirmation that Flight is not cancelled.

Edited by Daube, 13 September 2011 - 05:39 PM.

[BrandonF]

Daube, on Sep 13 2011, 03:38 PM, said:

There is absolutely nothing new in those screenshots, appart from one thing: scenery objects will have real shadows just like the plane, and they will cast those shadows on other objects (including the plane, hopefully).
The rest is just like FSX with new textures.
At least, it's a confirmation that Flight is not cancelled.

What screenshots are you looking at?   I know you just glanced, because I saw several new things in these shots.

Edited by BrandonF, 13 September 2011 - 05:51 PM.

[Jonay]

I can't see them (website is blocked @ work)

Can someone please upload them to the site please?

[ollyau]

They also have some weather comparisons in the news section: http://www.microsoft...s/flight/#news7.

Edit: Just realized the topic starter also mentioned them.   Well, have a convenient link.

Edited by ollyau, 13 September 2011 - 06:05 PM.

[.Andrew]

Very unimpressive, just looks like FSX with a different skin.

[CaptainG37]

I wouldn't call them "amazing".  
Fog looks a little thick to me in the comparison screenshots.

[BrandonF]

CaptainG37, on Sep 13 2011, 04:13 PM, said:

I wouldn't call them "amazing".  
Fog looks a little thick to me in the comparison screenshots.

I think the point they are trying to make is that the fog is no longer so jagged and ugly. It blends well with the terrain, which is a major achievement.

And it looks like it's time for some of my screenshot comparisons. Will get working on those this evening.  

Even if it does look a little like FSX with a new skin (which it doesn't) at least it looks good for being default. Default has always been hideously ugly. Doesn't look like that is the case this time, especially with the clouds.

[Buziel-411_RED]

Woohoo, after the rumors and lack of updates, I seriously began considering the possibility that it was on hold. My rage towards Microsoft was slowly building throughout the day.

Great to see new updates. They aren't "amazing" pictures, but they do look like an improvement. Let's hope performance matches their stated goal in the magazine article.

[Peter797]

BrandonF, on Sep 13 2011, 06:51 PM, said:

What screenshots are you looking at?   I know you just glanced, because I saw several new things in these shots.

Brandon the point is...we aren't supposed to be looking for things they changed...they should be visible by just looking at the shot.

The only main things I see:

1. The clouds look volumetric, not sure if they are or if they're just flat textures still.
2. Lighting is much improved.
3. Looks like the ground lighting at night actually lights up the bottom of the plane.
4. The water looks horrible.
5. The ground textures look different, but not any better than FSX.

[_TW_]

Sweet, same old blurries the further you look into the distance.  FSX + REX still looks better IMHO.  And btw I've never had that bad of an issue with fog layers in FSX as they use in the comparison screens.  Just doesn't do it for me yet...

[Brandon-M]

Peter797, on Sep 13 2011, 04:04 PM, said:

Brandon the point is...we aren't supposed to be looking for things they changed...they should be visible by just looking at the shot.

The only main things I see:

1. The clouds look volumetric, not sure if they are or if they're just flat textures still.
2. Lighting is much improved.
3. Looks like the ground lighting at night actually lights up the bottom of the plane.
4. The water looks horrible.
5. The ground textures look different, but not any better than FSX.

This is the second time ive seen you use this word. It's like you heard it in geometry class and fell in love with the word

[-Dexter]

Jonay, on Sep 13 2011, 06:54 PM, said:

I can't see them (website is blocked @ work)

Can someone please upload them to the site please?

Since nobody else would: http://imgur.com/a/680QT

[162db]

Ugh! Lit ground night textures again. Why no street light ground illumination? I have a feeling Flight is going to be too little too late.

[BrandonF]

162db, on Sep 13 2011, 06:21 PM, said:

Ugh! Lit ground night textures again. Why no street light ground illumination? I have a feeling Flight is going to be too little too late.

Because they want it to be able to run on our computers. Rendering all those street lights and effects takes processing power.

[CaptainG37]

Not really...

But then again, it ain't Flight

Edited by CaptainG37, 13 September 2011 - 10:41 PM.