This review is from: Flight Simulator X – Gold Edition (PC) (Video Game)
There’s a good variety of planes and helicopters, a stunning choice of airports and comprehensive teaching section. You can choose any weather condition, time of day/night and season, so if you want to put your flying skills to the test you can try to land in a gale force wind. I like the variety of views that are available. The scenery is mostly excellent although there are a few landmarks needing brushed up. This seems to be pretty much a total control program – it would be hard to think what needs to be added to it. Best of all it’s easy to just take a leisurely flight anywhere you please if you don’t want to tax your brain too much – and it doesn’t take too much to get flying. For the realist fans you can make it as close to life as possible. I like the humourous comentaries in the lessons though. At one point (when I missed the runway by several hundred yards) I was told “well, at least you managed to land on airport property”. It’s not cheap, but it is top quality so is worth buying.
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This review is from: Flight Simulator X – Gold Edition (PC) (Video Game)
I’m very much enjoying FSX. About the only fault I can find with the gameplay is some occasionally confusing mission instructions appearing. For example, I played one mission where I had been told to maintain 210 knots. I was then told to descend to a particular height and part way through my rather slow descent, I was told by the control tower to reduce speed to 180 knots. However, when I reached the end of the descent, it told me to level off and maintain 210 knots. It meant 180, but said 210 because it was expecting me to have completed the descent before I was told to reduce speed by the tower. Anyway, only a minor criticism…
The more significant problem is a number of random crashes on Windows 7 64 bit (I don’t know if 32 bit is affected). The crashes usually happen when manipulating the menus at the top of the simulator, particularly after the simulator has been running a while. The error log reports problems with UIAutomationCore.dll. Doing some research on the web, it turns out that a number of people have this problem and that there seem to be a few problems with FSX and the new version of the system file, UIAutomationCore.dll, that comes with Windows 7. I managed to find an older version to download (from Vista) and placed it in the Flight Simulator program directory. FSX now operates using this older version and I haven’t had a single crash since.
So, pretty disappointing from a Microsoft branded product, but at least it can be fixed if you’re prepared to search.
(For those interested, the version of UIAutomationCore.dll that I have with my Windows 7 installation is 7.0.0.0, product version 6.1.7600.16385, file size 733KB. The old version that I downloaded is version 6.0.6001.18000, product version 6.0.6001.18000, file size 148KB. For avoidance of doubt, I would strongly advise against *replacing* the new file, even if you can bypass the system file protection. Placing the older file in the program directory is entirely adequate.)
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This review is from: Flight Simulator X – Gold Edition (PC) (Video Game)
Anyone buying this game should be aware this isn’t an arcade shooter, this is a genuine simulation with 100’s of real world airports, accurate plane models and a full living world to fly through.
I’ve just upgraded my graphics card to an ati 4890 and can now fully appreciate this game. it’s almost like flying over Google Earth, but looking down on the roads I can see cars and lorry’s cruising up the motorway as I crash into my house!
If you like full on sims this is well worth the money, if you really enjoy it purchase a track ir head tracker too, this allows you look around the cockpit with your head, while you use the mouse and keyboard for just flying the plane, it’s very cool.
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The Ultimate,
There’s a good variety of planes and helicopters, a stunning choice of airports and comprehensive teaching section. You can choose any weather condition, time of day/night and season, so if you want to put your flying skills to the test you can try to land in a gale force wind. I like the variety of views that are available. The scenery is mostly excellent although there are a few landmarks needing brushed up. This seems to be pretty much a total control program – it would be hard to think what needs to be added to it. Best of all it’s easy to just take a leisurely flight anywhere you please if you don’t want to tax your brain too much – and it doesn’t take too much to get flying. For the realist fans you can make it as close to life as possible. I like the humourous comentaries in the lessons though. At one point (when I missed the runway by several hundred yards) I was told “well, at least you managed to land on airport property”. It’s not cheap, but it is top quality so is worth buying.
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|Great game but some Windows 7 64 bit problems (fixable),
I’m very much enjoying FSX. About the only fault I can find with the gameplay is some occasionally confusing mission instructions appearing. For example, I played one mission where I had been told to maintain 210 knots. I was then told to descend to a particular height and part way through my rather slow descent, I was told by the control tower to reduce speed to 180 knots. However, when I reached the end of the descent, it told me to level off and maintain 210 knots. It meant 180, but said 210 because it was expecting me to have completed the descent before I was told to reduce speed by the tower. Anyway, only a minor criticism…
The more significant problem is a number of random crashes on Windows 7 64 bit (I don’t know if 32 bit is affected). The crashes usually happen when manipulating the menus at the top of the simulator, particularly after the simulator has been running a while. The error log reports problems with UIAutomationCore.dll. Doing some research on the web, it turns out that a number of people have this problem and that there seem to be a few problems with FSX and the new version of the system file, UIAutomationCore.dll, that comes with Windows 7. I managed to find an older version to download (from Vista) and placed it in the Flight Simulator program directory. FSX now operates using this older version and I haven’t had a single crash since.
So, pretty disappointing from a Microsoft branded product, but at least it can be fixed if you’re prepared to search.
(For those interested, the version of UIAutomationCore.dll that I have with my Windows 7 installation is 7.0.0.0, product version 6.1.7600.16385, file size 733KB. The old version that I downloaded is version 6.0.6001.18000, product version 6.0.6001.18000, file size 148KB. For avoidance of doubt, I would strongly advise against *replacing* the new file, even if you can bypass the system file protection. Placing the older file in the program directory is entirely adequate.)
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|Great simulation, but you need a good PC to appreciate it,
Anyone buying this game should be aware this isn’t an arcade shooter, this is a genuine simulation with 100’s of real world airports, accurate plane models and a full living world to fly through.
I’ve just upgraded my graphics card to an ati 4890 and can now fully appreciate this game. it’s almost like flying over Google Earth, but looking down on the roads I can see cars and lorry’s cruising up the motorway as I crash into my house!
If you like full on sims this is well worth the money, if you really enjoy it purchase a track ir head tracker too, this allows you look around the cockpit with your head, while you use the mouse and keyboard for just flying the plane, it’s very cool.
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