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#1 touchdown

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 09:45 PM

I just signed up for the beta, as well as bought a new computer. Which aircraft and options does the beta offer? If someone could post some screenshots of the UI and in-game footage, that'd be great too, thanks!

After looking through some trailers - looks like Microsoft has resorted to the arcade-game, rather than a simulator. The sad thing is 90% of the simmers out there are looking for this, rather than actual realism.

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 10:01 PM

View Posttouchdown, on Jan 21 2012, 09:45 PM, said:

90% of the simmers out there are looking for this, rather than actual realism.
Uh.. backwards. FS9 FSX consists of probably mostly hardcore simmers. Kids who want to play a "game" buy something like Air Combat.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 01:53 PM

touchdown, apparently you didn't read the NDA that you AGREED TO. You cannot publicly post screenshots, videos, or discuss the beta.

And it's not just a game as many think. Far from it, actually...

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 02:13 PM

Your first paragraph asks a question and your second paragraph answers it!

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 02:44 PM

View PostBrandonF, on Jan 22 2012, 01:53 PM, said:

touchdown, apparently you didn't read the NDA that you AGREED TO. You cannot publicly post screenshots, videos, or discuss the beta.
Sorry, but simply clicking "I agree" on a checkbox does not equate to a legally binding agreement. Microsoft is welcome to revoke beta privileges; in fact, I'd rather see their final product in a few months than the skimpy 'beta'.



@ OP

You are given a few tutorial missions (weaving in and out of hot air balloons collecting coins) and the option of free flight in either a little Piper Cub (?) or the ICON A5.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 03:10 PM

Far from a game? lmao, i wouldn't go that far...

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 03:31 PM

Truth is, I didn't read the agreement in its entirety. Thanks Dexter.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 03:50 PM

View PostBrandonF, on Jan 22 2012, 01:53 PM, said:

touchdown, apparently you didn't read the NDA that you AGREED TO. You cannot publicly post screenshots, videos, or discuss the beta.

And it's not just a game as many think. Far from it, actually...

You're right about that. It's even worse than a game.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 04:13 PM

View PostBrandonF, on Jan 22 2012, 11:53 AM, said:

touchdown, apparently you didn't read the NDA that you AGREED TO. You cannot publicly post screenshots, videos, or discuss the beta.

And it's not just a game as many think. Far from it, actually...

You have to give up at some point man ....

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 08:58 PM

Sigh...guess we'll have to wait for the release before some people can have the huge brick wall removed from in front of their eyes...

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 08:08 AM

View PostBrandonF, on Jan 22 2012, 08:58 PM, said:

Sigh...guess we'll have to wait for the release before some people can have the huge brick wall removed from in front of their eyes...
Do you even have the beta?

It may be added later, but for now - it doesn't even come close to giving you an option for selecting a gate or parking area, you click or drag the plane icon to the desired airport and that's it, you're on the runway. Hard to take a sim seriously when it only lets you do that.

Edited by bl00mfield, 23 January 2012 - 08:09 AM.


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Posted 23 January 2012 - 08:40 AM

View Postbl00mfield, on Jan 23 2012, 03:08 PM, said:

Do you even have the beta?

It may be added later, but for now - it doesn't even come close to giving you an option for selecting a gate or parking area, you click or drag the plane icon to the desired airport and that's it, you're on the runway. Hard to take a sim seriously when it only lets you do that.

Hard to take a simulator seriously too when the moment you turn off the engine the landing gear is automatically extended.

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:10 AM

If you use shortcuts instead of real procedure to turn off the engine it`s your fault.

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:13 AM

View PostHeimi77, on Jan 23 2012, 04:10 PM, said:

If you use shortcuts instead of real procedure to turn off the engine it`s your fault.

It's not possible in Flight to turn off the engine manually you know.

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:14 AM

It is...

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:17 AM

View PostHeimi77, on Jan 23 2012, 04:14 PM, said:

It is...

Try clicking at the switch to turn off the engine.

Does it work? No.

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:20 AM

Yes, it works.
I don`t know what you did to you installation. But it is obviously :hrmm: up or you don`t know how to oerate.
Try to use your mousewheel.

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:21 AM

View PostHeimi77, on Jan 23 2012, 04:20 PM, said:

Yes, it works.
I don`t know what you did to you installation. But it is obviously :hrmm: up or you don`t know how to oerate.
Try to use your mousewheel.

It does not work! I try to turn the switch all the time and it does not turn at all!

On-topic, it's also hard to take a simulator seriously when you can't taxi on the ground.

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:26 AM

Again.. you can taxi on the ground...

There are lots of leaked videos where you can see the complete operation of the Icon and Stearman.
And they are fully functional. There is no feature that doesn`t work, except for radio transmission, active navigation. But it looks like it is prepared for full operation.
The aircrafts operate exactly like they do(would) in FSX.

If you are running a leaked copy, maybe that is the problem...

Edited by Heimi77, 23 January 2012 - 09:27 AM.


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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:29 AM

View PostHeimi77, on Jan 23 2012, 04:26 PM, said:

Again.. you can taxi on the ground...

There are lots of leaked videos where you can see the complete operation of the Icon and Stearman.
And they are fully functional. There is no feature that doesn`t work, except for radio transmission, active navigation. But it looks like it is prepared for full operation.
The aircrafts operate exactly like they do(would) in FSX.

If you are running a leaked copy, maybe that is the problem...

Everything is functional on the cockpit, except the engine switch.

I can't taxi on the ground with my joystick, but with the mouse I can.

Yes, I'm running the leaked copy. But I doesn't see how that could be a problem. Isn't it identical to the beta?