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EHM-0744 Alex:
Woah... very stunning indeed. However we must take into account that these videos were probably made in high-resolution areas of the FS and that that kind of detail wont be predominant overall.

Because if it is...

My system is screwed....:s

EHM-1760 Sven:
I think all these mission are an step back there will be many more idiots in organisation like IVAO or Vatsim.

But I hope that the Flight characteristics are more realistic. So that the can't fly.

;D;D;D

EHM-1703 Philip:
Well, the addons thing is a burning question and is quite simply answered.

If the plane works, it wont need repainting! Basically reading between the lines if addon developers have adhered to the MSFS SDK then the addon's should work with minimal tinkering. Of course this was the same for FS2002-2004 as well. The problem is, a lot of the new features will not be available on the old planes.

I think it will only be a short time before Freeware makers like POSKY and MELJET are making fully featured FSX freeware aircraft but it will take some time before all models in the fleet are updated to FSX.

EHM-1199 Philip:

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My PC is alright. It's actually the latest one. I've got alot of powerful games which take up alot of space like the sims 2 and all it's expansion packs. My FS has quite good framerates, so it's ok in holding what i have now, but I guess I will be un-installing alot of things.

And good. I'm glad the VA will still be strong.
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The likelihood is that all but the most lucky few will need to upgrade if they want to see FSX as it is meant to be seen. Basically, FSX will only be at its best on Windows Vista which is part of the reason for the timing of the release. It will showcase the differences between 32bit and 64bit windows. This is both a positive and a negative. Positive first ... if you have the right system the improvement in visual experience will be marked unlike some previous upgrades where the improvement has been negligible initially. The negative of course is that to experience that improvement folks are going to need to upgrade.

There will be three key component upgrades required here IMHO.
1: Your processor (and therefore motherboard) will need to be upgraded. For processor you will need a 64 bit processor and the fastest you can afford as FSX will rely heavily on this from everything currently being said.
2: Your graphics card. You will need the best spec graphics card you can afford. PCI Express will be a must and those on older PCI or AGP boards will really need to say hello to a new graphics card.
3: You will need a fast hard disc drive. The best arrangement (as is the case for FS2k4) will be to have two physical drives. One will contain the OS and FSX, the other will contain all addons, especially scenery. Putting the scenery on a second hard drive is known to provide real measurable improvements in performance.

Me, I think I'm going to play it cool for a while and see how the dust settles. Expect, as with all previous incarnations of Windows, that early takers of Vista will bemoan the long list of problems and that over the first six months a number of updates will gradually put right these problems. Also expect to see that early purchasers of FSX say Wow at the graphics and then also go through all the 'FSX/Vista' configuration options available and publish worthwhile advice to get good performance. By then of course, 64bit chips will be cheap as the proverbials and the rest of humanity can for under a grand get a system that will make FSX fun to fly. Therefore, I for one will be holding out into 2007 before buying my new system and my copy of FSX.

EHM-0641 Rico:

--- Quote ---Originally posted by Plymyphil
Me, I think I'm going to play it cool for a while and see how the dust settles. Expect, as with all previous incarnations of Windows, that early takers of Vista will bemoan the long list of problems and that over the first six months a number of updates will gradually put right these problems. Also expect to see that early purchasers of FSX say Wow at the graphics and then also go through all the 'FSX/Vista' configuration options available and publish worthwhile advice to get good performance. By then of course, 64bit chips will be cheap as the proverbials and the rest of humanity can for under a grand get a system that will make FSX fun to fly. Therefore, I for one will be holding out into 2007 before buying my new system and my copy of FSX.
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Couldn't have said it better myself Phil;

Exactly what I'm planning on doing also .. ;D

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