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[Jetset]

Jonay, on Nov 16 2011, 02:13 PM, said:

Something to do with this picture?



I hope this isn't edited and they've added cloud shadow.

I'm not sure about cloud shadow but..
It looks like the road is following the terrain so perhaps runways will.  

[BrandonF]

I'm thinking this may be a bridge that we're looking at. The sides seem to tall for a normal road. Also, in other shots where you can see roads, we see flat road textures, not 3d roads.

[Jetset]

If that's the case then you best go find it.  

[ChaoticBeauty]

-Dexter, on Nov 17 2011, 06:36 AM, said:

Dear Microsoft: When showing off game screenshots, please capture screenshots in high resolution and don't compress the living out of each image. God forbid your multi-billion dollar corporation is going to lose a few extra cents this month pushing high quality images to it's users.
Otherwise the new screenshots look good. Not sure what to make of the 'highway' yet.

At least they're less compressed than the previous screenshots. They're not promotional so they don't have to upload them in high quality. But I agree that they could easily do it.

[CaptainG37]

Here is what I heard about Flight.
Will initially be released for XBox only.  For PC several months later.
Hawaii is in extreme detail.  Other sceneries will come in later.  Conflicting stories about the level of detail when compared to Hawaii.  Some say same detail.  Some say much less.  
I could be wrong about all this, and Flight's latest screenshots look pretty good, so I hope I AM wrong.

[n4gix]

CaptainG37, on Nov 17 2011, 06:17 AM, said:

Here is what I heard about Flight.
Will initially be released for XBox only.

Good grief! I can't believe there are still folks who refuse to simply read Microsoft's official statements and take them at face value. I don't honestly know how they could possibly make it more clear. "Flight" will be a PC title only. Period. End of sentence.

[ChaoticBeauty]

CaptainG37, on Nov 17 2011, 12:17 PM, said:

Here is what I heard about Flight.
Will initially be released for XBox only.  For PC several months later.
Hawaii is in extreme detail.  Other sceneries will come in later.  Conflicting stories about the level of detail when compared to Hawaii.  Some say same detail.  Some say much less.  
I could be wrong about all this, and Flight's latest screenshots look pretty good, so I hope I AM wrong.

I would like to know where exactly you heard that. I don't think Flight will be released for the Xbox at all.

[-Dexter]

CaptainG37 said:

Will initially be released for XBox only. For PC several months later.

Unless you can provide a source for this information, it is incorrect.

SwitchFX, on Nov 17 2011, 01:09 AM, said:

Dear American education system,

Please, for the love of God and everything good, educate your students on how to use "its" and "it's" appropriately.
Regards,
SwitchFX

Ha. Forgive me, we were just talking about this in class yesterday.

Edited by -Dexter, 17 November 2011 - 09:16 AM.

[CaptainG37]

Sorry, I can't tell you who told me.  All I can say is it's another developer.  Before I get flamed (Bill), make sure you guys read the last part of my post.

[162db]

I don't see why they would even make it for xbox, it makes no sense. Unless it were to be a guinea pig for the xbox 720 that's supposedly right around the corner. Hopefully it's pc only because if not, they might get greedy and release a ported version for the pc. On another note, do we even know which studio/team is developing Flight?

Edited by 162db, 17 November 2011 - 05:11 PM.

[Jetset]

162db, on Nov 17 2011, 10:05 PM, said:

Unless it were to be a guinea pig for the xbox 720 that's supposedly right around the corner.

Maybe that's going to be the "exciting announcement"  

[BrandonF]

CaptainG37, on Nov 17 2011, 03:17 AM, said:

Here is what I heard about Flight.
Will initially be released for XBox only.  For PC several months later.
Hawaii is in extreme detail.  Other sceneries will come in later.  Conflicting stories about the level of detail when compared to Hawaii.  Some say same detail.  Some say much less.  
I could be wrong about all this, and Flight's latest screenshots look pretty good, so I hope I AM wrong.

That is wrong because Microsoft specifically said that Flight was for PCs only from the first announcement.

[SwitchFX]

CaptainG37, on Nov 17 2011, 01:29 PM, said:

Sorry, I can't tell you who told me.  All I can say is it's another developer.  Before I get flamed (Bill), make sure you guys read the last part of my post.

I'm golf buddies with a relative of Steve Balmer's. Doesn't mean the relative knows anything about what MS is going to do. A developer is just someone at the bottom of the food chain.

Edited by SwitchFX, 17 November 2011 - 08:28 PM.

[flyhalf]

Remember back with the FSX promo shots and all the bloom shots? How many use bloom to this day. No one. So let's keep a bit calm about these I think.

ps it's called Flight and they are showing us close ups of roads ?....

[ChaoticBeauty]

flyhalf, on Nov 18 2011, 12:32 PM, said:

Remember back with the FSX promo shots and all the bloom shots? How many use bloom to this day. No one. So let's keep a bit calm about these I think.

ps it's called Flight and they are showing us close ups of roads ?....

Firstly, those are developer and not promotional shots, they're not meant for advertising the game.

Secondly, X-Plane 10 has showed off the roads quite a bit, and Flight has to do that too to keep up with the competition. I really wondered if Flight was going to have the same crap roads from FSX, but now I feel better about it.

[Daube]

flyhalf, on Nov 18 2011, 05:32 AM, said:

Remember back with the FSX promo shots and all the bloom shots? How many use bloom to this day. No one. So let's keep a bit calm about these I think.

I use the bloom, like many other simmers, especially since OrbX posted the optimized one.
Also, the few DX10 simmers are using it too, because it doesn't eat any FPS in DX10 mode.
Your 'no one' is a bit wrong here.

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ps it's called Flight and they are showing us close ups of roads ?....

Yes, it's called "flight environment realism". It's the same for autogen, ground textures, water textures etc....
We're not all "Spirit of St.Louis" pilots here, we look out of the cockpit from time to time...

[n4gix]

CaptainG37, on Nov 17 2011, 05:29 PM, said:

Sorry, I can't tell you who told me.  All I can say is it's another developer.  Before I get flamed (Bill), make sure you guys read the last part of my post.

There's no reason to "flame" anyone. The very first sentence at the official website's FAQ page* is a crystal clear, simple and declarative statement.

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Q:What is "Microsoft Flight?"
A:"Microsoft Flight" is a new PC game from Microsoft Game Studios.

* http://www.microsoft...mes/flight/#faq

There is absolutely no room here for misinterpretation or speculation...  

[fsxnate]

this may sound nitpicky to some but that screen shot with the rain doesn't show any VC rain effects.....we'll see though.  Reason being is it helps enhance the realism of visibility, anyone seen the rain system on vc's from Train Simulator 2012?

[-Dexter]

fsxnate, on Nov 18 2011, 12:36 PM, said:

anyone seen the rain system on vc's from Train Simulator 2012?

You mean this feat of magnificence?

nX5StDRP_EM

that looks good.

[Daube]

Now that's some beautifull rain effect ! I wish we would get something like that in FS...