Credit where credits due, a marked improvement and now virtually no micro stutters, fps can still drop to awkward levels over London, but it is flyable now.
I have to echo the sentiments that changing gauges and the fm to placate a few people is not the way to go. Imho, a sim has to aim for as near perfect fidelity as possible, and changing things so they are easier (at the greatest difficulty setting) or more balanced for both sides is a might odd and disappointing. However, I do understand the need for a solution so that the sim does not become marginalised due to its fidelity putting it out of reach of the majority.
As a qualified pilot, it would be easy for me to demand others learn to fly and manage engines correctly to enjoy the sim at its best. However, I then think back and can remember a few awkward moments during training where I would scratch my head and need a double take, and that was with the help of qualified instructors guiding me along the way. It's perhaps a little much to expect the same from hobbyists, unless it is their want to take fidelity to its greatest extremes.
Perhaps another level of abstraction could be introduced at some point in the future, allowing a more gradual shift into complete realism along the lines of the system used in rof or fsx, where the user has greater control over the level of realism.
Anyway, its good to see things heading in the right direction, I shan't spend any great time with the sim until FFB is added, but that is a personal decision lead by my current hardware, as I am not particularly interested in the current workaround for using ffb sticks in game.
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04-15-2011, 05:05 PM
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