IL-2 CoD vs MS Flight graphics

[Heliocon]

Originally Posted by Hunden

I dont think that would be the case. I'm ranked somewhere near the top 1000 and in Battlefield 2. I think most playing Battlefield 2 would dig this game if they would just give it a chance.

Ahhh, I remember countless hours waiting in line for the BF2 plane. OMG THAT **** GOT IT AGAIN???

(Pulls out machine gun) MY TURN NOW!!!

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by swiss

Honestly?

I think FSX players(no, wait - they call themselves "pilots") are a bunch of nerds.
And with nerds I really mean it in the most negative way.

I actually have to agree with Swiss here, and I sometimes 'fly' on FSX myself.

So far FSX plus add-ons must have cost me in excess of £200.
I'm currently doing a 'tour of europe' add-on that cost £10, but to make it interesting I spent a further £30 on scenery.
You take off in a plane that does 110mph max, climb to altitude, set course, trim for straight and level, then sit there.
And sit there.
And sit there.
'Look, there's a lake!' (Oh, forgot..no-one to talk to about it.)
Tum-te-tum......
Some of these flights take 3 hours to complete, and the most exciting part is finding the correct route on the taxiway.
It's psychologically damaging in my view, and should be banned.
Nerds?
You can say that again!

[Royraiden]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

I actually have to agree with Swiss here, and I sometimes 'fly' on FSX myself.

So far FSX plus add-ons must have cost me in excess of £200.
I'm currently doing a 'tour of europe' add-on that cost £10, but to make it interesting I spent a further £30 on scenery.
You take off in a plane that does 110mph max, climb to altitude, set course, trim for straight and level, then sit there.
And sit there.
And sit there.
'Look, there's a lake!' (Oh, forgot..no-one to talk to about it.)
Tum-te-tum......
Some of these flights take 3 hours to complete, and the most exciting part is finding the correct route on the taxiway.
It's psychologically damaging in my view, and should be banned.
Nerds?
You can say that again!

Its just your opinion!You just dont like it,heck that does sounds boring,but you cant say a game is bad or call the people who play it nerds because you dont like it.What kind of reasoning is that???Hey I love green, you must suck because you like blue, shame on you.Get it?

[ElAurens]

Playing FSX was as exciting/rewarding as watching paint dry.

It's whole system of ground and cloud texturing is totally wrong for a combat simulator.

The only way I'd ever install/play it again is if I could get an F22 with operable weapons, and bag a 747 or two on one of those uptight ATC role playing servers. Listening to those dweebs freak out would be the pinnacle of gaming achievement.


And fun too...

[Royraiden]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Playing FSX was as exciting/rewarding as watching paint dry.

It's whole system of ground and cloud texturing is totally wrong for a combat simulator.

The only way I'd ever install/play it again is if I could get an F22 with operable weapons, and bag a 747 or two on one of those uptight ATC role playing servers. Listening to those dweebs freak out would be the pinnacle of gaming achievement.


And fun too...

FSX is not a combat simulator,is a commercial flight sim.What do commercial planes do? Travel long distances.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by Royraiden

Its just your opinion!You just dont like it,heck that does sounds boring,but you cant say a game is bad or call the people who play it nerds because you dont like it.What kind of reasoning is that???Hey I love green, you must suck because you like blue, shame on you.Get it?

Oh, I get it ok Roy. I think you may have misconstrued my post.

The very fact that I've got as far as I have with my tour of europe (and spent that much cash!) should tell you that I like it quite a lot myself.

So far I've made 22 destinations out of 64, and looking forward to heading south via Vilnius, Warsaw and Prague.

It's just that I consider that to enjoy this, I must be a little on the masochistic side, and most certainly a little, if not a lot erm.....nerdy.


P.S. I also think that Streetfighter 2 for the super nintendo console is the ultimate in realism

[shoot_the_goose]

The screeny's look stunning looks like it may have potential. I'll have to watch out for the really tough and very cool cliffs of Dover pilots though.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by ghodan

Microsoft put up 4 new pics on the official MS Flight website.

What do you guys think?

It looks like the same terrible terrain effects as usual, water is useless and the rest looks like a kiddies colouring book.

Well you asked

[Triad773]

Yeah I saw FLIGHT somewhere. The first thing I did was send them feedback and compare FSX to IL-2 1946. Told them that the MSFS 'sky' has always been too cyan, and that their water was fugly. I said look at the water textures and wave animations in an over 10 year old sim that uses OpenGL that looks better than what they are getting out of DX11!

I doubt they will listen though.

For me, the attraction of a sim like FSX is I can fly from anywhere to anywhere in the world. I can fly from near where I am, to anywhere else- in real time, or sped up some.

I saw where Dart had an article somewhere on making the leap from virtual to real pilotage- if one is interested in such, then stuff like FSX is a better solution than a combat flight sim.

I'm just as excited about Il-2/CoD as anyone; but I doubt if I will ever be able to fly from Manston to Aviano (or, from Mildenhall to Berlin and back) any time soon.