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[Britannia]

when will/was FS11 released?

[WTG]

microsoft flight simulator 2011 yea?????

[Britannia]

yes when?

[WTG]

im not sure because i fink they have changed the name to microsoft flight now

[Britannia]

o thanks

[Yuxi]

The team that made the Flight Simulator series was laid off a while ago, so FS11 in the original sense died with it. Maybe MS Flight will use the same engine, we'll see

[flyguy1]

i always wanted to get FS but could never find it in the stores, where did you guys get it?

[bolli]

amazon.com

[9M-TKS]

I hope FS11 will be much easier to run! FSX crashes my computer every time, and of it doesn't, it lags and my fps are below 1. Don't even get me started on loading times, installing times and graphic issues

[bolli]

I doubt it tbh TK-S... imho each FS version became more load-heavy than the last...

[flyguy1]

amazon.com

Thanks!

[un1]

Yeah and as time goes on, requirements for games go up no matter what. If your experiencing issues like that TK-S, you need a better computer.

[bolli]

Mind you, FSX does have some graphics problems...

[Yuxi]

Mind you, FSX does have some graphics problems...

It's much more CPU bound than graphics heavy, it doesn't even use shaders like modern 3D engines

When they developed FSX we were on track for 4ghz processors, not expanding CPU power horizontally

[ThePilotGuy]

Well, the new versions of FS do have a more heavy load on your computer... If they would only create a new graphics engine, that would solve the problem. The keep building on and "improving" the old engine. That one was from the (80s or 90s... don't know) It's 2010. Use the updated programming techniques we have today to create a new, better performance, and possibly better looking graphics engine. This could make FS run with better graphics with less load on a computer, in my opinion.However, they will probably never do this, due to their budget...

[un1]

Well, the new versions of FS do have a more heavy load on your computer... If they would only create a new graphics engine, that would solve the problem. The keep building on and "improving" the old engine. That one was from the (80s or 90s... don't know) It's 2010. Use the updated programming techniques we have today to create a new, better performance, and possibly better looking graphics engine. This could make FS run with better graphics with less load on a computer, in my opinion.

Problem with that is, the game usually gets worse when they do that. Look at RRT3 vs SMR, Civ 4 vs Civ 5. Better graphics, but worse game overall (dont have Civ 4 so I am just relying on others opinions)

[ThePilotGuy]

Problem with that is, the game usually gets worse when they do that. Look at RRT3 vs SMR, Civ 4 vs Civ 5. Better graphics, but worse game overall (dont have Civ 4 so I am just relying on others opinions)

But what I'm saying, is they need to create a new graphics engine, and insert it into the game's other engines, such as the aircraft physics engine (or whatever engine handles this.) They could re-create FS, but with a better graphics engine. Same interface, etc. Just would have to be re-created.

Otherwise, to create a new graphics engine, filling the puzzle piece that the older engine filled, with modifications to the other engines, to make it run correctly.

[ThePilotGuy]

Oh, and as for Civ V, the only reason they are complaining like they are, is because firaxis took risks and changed things. If they wanted to, they could had created Civ IV with an improved graphics engine, but there needs to be more than improved graphics for a game to sell well... (well, besides FS )

[Yuxi]

there needs to be more than improved graphics for a game to sell well

I haven't noticed any graphical improvement in the COD series since Modern Warfare, and that doesn't seem to hurt

[ThePilotGuy]

I haven't noticed any graphical improvement in the COD series since Modern Warfare, and that doesn't seem to hurt

I was mainly thinking about strategy games when I said that