Any Microsoft Flight Simulator Fans Here?

[NYJin2011tm]

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Took my first flight on Xbox Series S. I officially have no clue what I’m doing. Haha It was fun though.

Will need to jump into the training exercises to get a good feel for it.


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Yea I tried this once when I had game pass. I really didn't know what I was doing! I couldn't even taxi to the runway. Plane wouldn't turn.

[allBthere]

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I VERY briefly tried it out - flew in NYC - looked really cool but I also crashed on purpose and was a tiny bit disappointed there was no crash just a black screen. The flying seemed legit though and the maps/satelite thing they do seems bad ***, can't wait to see toronto, montreal, LA and other places i'd recognize as well as world wonders. I noticed super up close some textures are meant to see from some distance as they seemed a little pixelated but that's probably part of the whole satelite thing, from distance everything looks photorealistic.

super cool it's on gamepass mang!

[PVarck31]

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If anyone needs help getting started this video helps a lot. This guy knows what he's doing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LiB4shHu5o

Also, as far as crashing, I remember them saying back before PC release that they weren't gonna do any crashing animations due to the company's not wanting to show their aircraft in a bad light.

However X-Plane 11 has good crashing animations.

[NYJin2011tm]

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What's the most popular flight stick these days?

[PVarck31]

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What's the most popular flight stick these days?

In my opinion...https://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilot...EaAnkIEALw_wcB

Actually I lied. This isn't compatible with Xbox yet. But I believe it will be at some point. I think it's easily the best flight stick in it's price range.

[sportdan30]

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This game is absolutely beautiful. What an achievement by the developers. I really had my doubts they could pull it off. I've played the PC version and this looks almost as good visually. It's so close. I encountered a couple stutters here and there, but overall the game is very smooth.

I am so impressed with the Thrustmaster T-Flight Stick X I picked up last week. At this time, I don't see a reason why I'd need to spend $150 for the pedals.

I crashed and burned a few times. I had the most success with a Cessna Citation jet, but enjoyed flying the Zin Aviation plane a bit more. It was more difficult to control, but after a half hour or so, I felt comfortable.

I attempted to fly over my house but this was at the beginnings of my gaming session. Crashed a few too many times. I'll go back another time and give it a go.

The discover mode is a cool feature. You don't have to worry about taking off. I flew around Mount Everest, high above the clouds. I'll check out the rest of the locations in the coming days.

I had my most enjoyment taking off from Chicago Midway and cruising down to the city and taking Lake Shore Drive north. I flew over Soldier Field but had trouble finding Wrigley. I came back through the city at a low altitude and flew between building that was really exhilarating. Going in to first person view made it all the more terrifying. I finally flew northwest to check out some of the suburbs and then finally headed for O'Hare. And abruptly crashed.

Much more to learn and discover, but what a relaxing and cool gaming experience.


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[Itsma806]

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Very cool to see people get into flight simming. I dont know if it will ever make it to xbox but on pc there are career mode type add ons like onair company https://www.onair.company/ and there are tons of virtual airlines like the one I'm in, https://www.swavirtual.com/wn/

Just flying around is great but I find enjoyment in using the above and multiple other add ons to enhance the experience. Hopefully the xbox users can get similar opportunities in the future.

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[PVarck31]

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Great video on how to land well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isWtmINTacE

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Is it me or does rain and snow simply don't fall in this game ? No matter if I pick rain, snow or storm, all 3 look the same, just cloudy. I don't see rain falling or snow falling.

[Jeffrey99]

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Very cool to see people get into flight simming. I dont know if it will ever make it to xbox but on pc there are career mode type add ons like onair company https://www.onair.company/ and there are tons of virtual airlines like the one I'm in, https://www.swavirtual.com/wn/

Just flying around is great but I find enjoyment in using the above and multiple other add ons to enhance the experience. Hopefully the xbox users can get similar opportunities in the future.

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That's awesome. Hopefully those come to Xbox as it seems it'd kinda make it more like American Truck Simulator and give you endgoals instead of just flying around.

[tc020791]

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Is it me or does rain and snow simply don't fall in this game ? No matter if I pick rain, snow or storm, all 3 look the same, just cloudy. I don't see rain falling or snow falling.

You can change the level of precipitation once you’re flying.

[NYJin2011tm]

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Does anyone know if you can buy base game and upgrade to deluxe and premium later? On either PC or Xbox.

[krtgolfing]

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Anyone pick up the below? Looks to be a solid setup with a decent price.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/thrustmaster-tflight-full-kit-x/8wk8zjg9gg0w?SilentAuth=1&wa=wsignin1.0&activetab=pivot:overviewtab

[Thadeus]

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When I first started playing the game, I was able to buy things from the marketplace. Now everything is greyed out. Weird.

[sportdan30]

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Anyone pick up the below? Looks to be a solid setup with a decent price.



https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/th...ot:overviewtab

Yes but minus the pedals. Excellent flight stick for the money.


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