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Train Simulator 2 Press kit videos
And you thought that the still images were impressive of the cab... Laying track using editable splines sure looks like the way to go. Read More...
Published
Mon, Aug 27 2007 5:08 PM
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polypoke
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Train Simulator
Custom List: TS Blogs
TS Blogs TSEngineer SimElations Yard Limits Read More...
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Sat, Aug 25 2007 2:14 PM
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polypoke
Sneak peek at Train Simulator2 from Leipzig
I was able to obtain these sneak-peek shots showing Microsoft Train Simulator2 from Leipzig. Anyone else notice something particularly interesting about these cab shots (and remember, these are in game)? Read More...
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Sat, Aug 25 2007 1:33 PM
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polypoke
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Train Simulator
Games for Windows news from Leipzig
More news from Leipzig for Microsoft Games for Windows! In addition to the formal announcement and introduction of "Train Simulator 2," Microsoft also announces that Ubisoft will join the Games for Windows branding with "The Settlers: Rise...
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Fri, Aug 24 2007 7:40 PM
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polypoke
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Games For Windows
Tdragger returns from hiatus
Mike Gilbert (A.K.A. Tdragger ), a PM for Train Sim, returns to the land of the living, ...er land of the blogging..., and reports on his visit to Germany for a "massive" game conference. He says that he's got a full DVD worth of stuff to...
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Thu, Aug 23 2007 8:46 PM
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polypoke
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Train Simulator
Free practice IFR flights from BruceAir
Back in January , I spoke of Bruce Williams' new book Microsoft Flight Simulator as a Training Aid . While in Oshkosh, I had the pleasure of witnessing Bruce speak about his book in one of the forums. People in the audienced asked some really great...
Published
Tue, Aug 21 2007 8:07 PM
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polypoke
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Flight Simulator
Lucid - an FSX film
Yet another video from the producer of "Vectors." I particularly enjoyed the SR-71 sequences. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyekgxOYL9c Read More...
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Sun, Aug 19 2007 9:50 PM
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polypoke
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Flight Simulator
Vectors - an FSX film
Words cannot describe the entertainment packed into this highly creative FSX film. I'll just say things get very interesting during a Red Bull Air Race in San Francisco... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fej9EWWLSsw Read More...
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Sun, Aug 19 2007 9:41 PM
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polypoke
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Flight Simulator
Music List: Favorite Songs
Favorite Songs Simple Minds: Alive and Kicking The Best of Simple Minds Pink Floyd: Learning To Fly A Momentary Lapse of Reason Talk Talk: Life Is What You Make It Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk Grand National: Talk Amongst Yourselves...
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Fri, Aug 17 2007 5:55 PM
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polypoke
3D Lights from Shockwave
New from Shockwave productions is 3D LightsTM , a new set of FSX landing lights that can be used on all default aircraft (or any 3rd party aircraft for that matter). The video does a great job of demonstrating how it looks in the sim. The product has...
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Fri, Aug 17 2007 5:39 PM
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polypoke
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Flight Simulator
The CD turns 25!
From CNN: CD Celebrates 25th Anniversary Has it been that long? Heck, I'm only 33 (yeah, only) and I remember vividly the first time I purchased a CD. It was the summer of 1988 just after my dad purchased a new Yamaha component system that included...
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Fri, Aug 17 2007 4:34 PM
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polypoke
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Entertainment
Incredible STOL demonstration
Okay, so it has been a few days since I've posted anything. I have been a very busy lately with odds and ends around the home, modeling work, and everything in between. Also, I haven't really run across anything that I really felt the urge to...
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Tue, Aug 14 2007 10:39 PM
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polypoke
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Aviation
Dillingham X by Bill Womack
Newly released by the talented Bill " Antelopesimworks " Womack is Dillingham X for FSX. Here are some stunning screen captures showing the incredible detail Bill has included, courtesy of Nick Churchill . Other highlights include: Highly detailed...
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Thu, Aug 09 2007 10:19 PM
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polypoke
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Flight Simulator
FSX Planner
New from zBlueSoftware, LLC is a free utility for modifying airports for FSX called FSX Planner . The program is still in beta and has no formal documentation or an automatic installer, but the program is shaping up to have some exciting capabilities...
Published
Mon, Aug 06 2007 6:50 PM
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polypoke
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Flight Simulator
Developer Tip: Adjust prop animation speed
While in Oshkosh, Hal mentioned to me a problem that a friend of his was having with regards to the speed props animate in FSX. He asked what the equivalent adjustment in FSX is to the prop_anim_ratio value that used to work in FS9. Unfortunately, prop_anim_ratio...
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Mon, Aug 06 2007 11:59 AM
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polypoke
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FSX: Acceleration Trailer in HD available
For those of you who enjoy a little more fidelity in viewing trailers, the HD version of the FSX: Acceleration Expansion Pack is now available at GameTrailers.com in .mov and .wav format. It's a shame that GameTrailers call it Accelerator. Read More...
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Thu, Aug 02 2007 7:09 PM
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polypoke
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Flight Simulator
P-51's not in formation during accident
Aero-News posted today that the preliminary report from the NTSB states that the two P-51 aircraft involved in the incident on July 27th were not in formation. Situational awareness seems to be the culprit in this accident. I was on the grounds at the...
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Thu, Aug 02 2007 4:57 PM
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polypoke
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Aviation
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