So let me ask a question..... about Flight Simulator

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F. Marshall — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:23:35 GMT

It would be better if they release the unfinished Train Simulator 2, unless they're really commited to finishing it in the near future.

Frank

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David W — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:26:14 GMT

Release-don't release-Somthing's comming bigger and better...

David

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Tim — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:02:50 GMT

No and here is why. Without care and feeding, MSFS will die eventually and with ACE's shuttered and no community of developers (commercial or open source) breathing life into it, that life will be a short one.

I would suspect that FlightGear is a good position to step in where MSFS has left off and become the next great Flight Sim franchise. The beauty of this would be that the community holds the keys for life.

I for one am going to start developing for FlightGear.

Tim

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RuzzT — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:30:28 GMT

Since the blow has already been struck, no it will not soften it.

What it absolutely will do is keep developers developing and the FS community flying.

If this were to happen it would likely be well received, even in an "as is" state, and would create a bridge to the next iteration of flight sim software.

Considering that many people still valiantly support FS9 and FS2004, I believe that FSX has quite a few years left in it. And I have yet to see any 3rd party developers shuttering up as a result of the ACES closing.

“Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.” -Ludwig Borne

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Etienne Martin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:01:49 GMT

The toolset with SimConnect is a stellar improvement over FS9 that made FSX development its own little microcosm of frenzied activity, and while it has a steep learning curve, as is stated above, the community support is terrific and it's taking the built-in capabilities to new heights...

My wish in new tools would be model support for a current version of 3DS, and more exposed feature set via SimConnect, in particular, AI controls, ATC controls, and an interface allowing dynamics access to the mission engine.

A resounding YES to new tools :)

Cheers,

Etienne

FSX is dying, but not dead.

Felix² — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:43:08 GMT

Are you kidding? rhetorical question, plethoric answer:

YES! YES! and... YES!

New tools would really be an opportunity to add value not only to FSX, but by bringing in new ideas from the talented simbuilders out there, will surely enhance the development of future simulators.

X-Plane is currently not a valuable replacement for FSX and I will not switch to X-Plane before the absolute death of FSX. The shutdown of ACES is sure an opportunity for the rival(s), but they will have to prove that they don't want to miss it. Other than that, the end of FSX will just be a big loss for the flight simmers' community.

Keep pushing, Mr. Whittome. And thank you.

Cheers, Felix.

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Reginald — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:28:28 GMT

If it works, then I'm all for it. But the question is, will it work?

I agree with others who say that there will come a time when new hardware (os, etc) will not support the software. Sorry guys, but it may be time to move on.

Reginald (a sim lover since FS98).

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Paco Sánchez — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:47:28 GMT

Nick, any tools, supported or not, will be most welcome. A big Yes from my side, and a big Thanks in advance (hoping, hoping).

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Alan Whitlock — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:32:17 GMT

Absolutely yes at least it gives hope of any further enhancement/development if MS really have given up on it, otherwise FSX is certainly a dead end and no one wants that.

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Dean Hal — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:50:11 GMT

Developer here. Any additional tool (particularly an exporter for 3ds Max 2009 (64 bit) would be EXTREMELY useful for me. I'd quite like to uninstall my copy of 3ds Max 8 and never see it again!

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BTScott — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:54:38 GMT

Not a developer---just an avid user still stunned and somewhat numb. But, YES, of course, anything to perpetuate and improve FSX!

(why, oh why?)

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Geoff_D — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:18:42 GMT

Absolutely YES !

Obviously to help current developement for FSX.

For those that say FSX is DEAD .. It's not.

There is currently nothing to replace it.

But the more development that is done by FSX developers to add to FSX, produces a Model and fountain of ideas, for anyone developing the next generation Flight Sim.

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NickWhittome — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:45:18 GMT

@dirk

Nothing has ever been said that it would become an online game.

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DTH — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:23:24 GMT

Go for it!

A diversification of the development ressources will keep the competition and increase the quality.

Turning the FS into an online game would be very bad!

Regards

Dirk

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Airtrooper — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:20:19 GMT

This isn't strictly a "developer" tool, but seeing as FSX is maturing and hardware is catching up if would be great to have a tool/patch that allows the Anti Aliasing (AA) to be changed when using DX10 Preview, rather than having it hard-coded.

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Jim Brown — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:56:01 GMT

I'm not a developer, but I am a users of developers products. Anything that would help out those developers is a good thing for us users!

So, YES!!!

Regards,

...jim

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Rapha "NoStress" — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:39:08 GMT

Well, definitely, YES!

Any tools that may help us improve FSX will make it's life longer, and make a much more enjoyable simulator, so, yes!

Thanks

Rapha

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Tuente — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:15:13 GMT

I've been a user of FS ever since FS2 came out for my old C64. Over the years, I have bought new hardware, changed OS, done EVERYTHING, just to be able to fly the latest versions. Now, MS has scrapped the team and I have to fear that (as mentioned earlier) FS9/FSX will at some point not be supporting the latest OS/HW or vice versa. Additional functionality for the add-on development community will not prolong the lifecycle enough I'm afraid.

I am left with only one option: change to X-plane or something. And while I'm at it, also change to non-MS OS, non-MS office software, etc. I would encourage the entire FS team to find a way to continue converting their knowledge an talents into new FS products that we all love so much. It doesn't have to be under the M$ label...

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Jim Goldman — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:02:03 GMT

Nick:

Yes please we need more SDK to enhance our understanding of FSX.

Thank you

Jim