Posted: 1/26/2016 5:49:35 PM EDT
| Anyone know of a flight simulator program that is compatible with windows 10? X plane 10 is a no go, as is Microsoft flight simulator x. |
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are you saying they don't work on your pc? Because many, many folks are running both with no problem on Win10.I know the DCS series and IL2 works as well. I haven't bought any yet. Have seen mixed reviews online, and Microsoft tech support told me it was a no go. |
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To my knowledge FSX Steam edition works fine in MS Windows 10. Prepar3d works too. I don't know about X-Plane, don't use it. Not enough add on software for it.
I know some people have had issues with the original FSX in Windows 10 but I think they're isolated. Steam is better anyhow unless you're looking to add 3rd party stuff that won't play in Steam. PMDG aircraft pretty much all work in Steam, RealAir, Carenado, A2A, and many others work fine. Active sky next is compatible. REX textures, ORBX terrain and plenty of stuff. Unless civil is not your bag. I love the PMDG 737 NGX, MD11 (older yes), and RealAir Duke with GTN 750. I know the Magestic Dash 8 is very realistic and good as well. Check out Avsim and those products. Otherwise go with Windows 7. That's where I am. No use for W10 |
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To my knowledge FSX Steam edition works fine in MS Windows 10. Prepar3d works too. I don't know about X-Plane, don't use it. Not enough add on software for it. I know some people have had issues with the original FSX in Windows 10 but I think they're isolated. Steam is better anyhow unless you're looking to add 3rd party stuff that won't play in Steam. PMDG aircraft pretty much all work in Steam, RealAir, Carenado, A2A, and many others work fine. Active sky next is compatible. REX textures, ORBX terrain and plenty of stuff. Unless civil is not your bag. I love the PMDG 737 NGX, MD11 (older yes), and RealAir Duke with GTN 750. I know the Magestic Dash 8 is very realistic and good as well. Check out Avsim and those products. Otherwise go with Windows 7. That's where I am. No use for W10 Thanks Misery! |
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I haven't bought any yet. Have seen mixed reviews online, and Microsoft tech support told me it was a no go. Quoted:
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are you saying they don't work on your pc? Because many, many folks are running both with no problem on Win10.I know the DCS series and IL2 works as well. I haven't bought any yet. Have seen mixed reviews online, and Microsoft tech support told me it was a no go. Don't rely on MS for support on this. ACES was disbanded in 2009. Redistribution licensing was sold to Dovetail and a few minor fixes were implemented for the FSX Steam version. FSX Steam changes are listed here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/314160/discussions/0/496881136926977562/ Dovetail cannot alter the code however. They also claim they are creating their own flight sim, but it's unknown what that will entail. Lockheed Martin is allowed under Microsoft ESP to alter the source code and improve the product. LM has developed Prepar3d http://www.prepar3d.com/ which includes a myriad of improvements and changes. The issue is, FSX:SE won't change at this point. P3D is always being improved. P3D put their version of alpha fade back in for autogen, which pops up as you fly near in FSX/FSX:SE. Alpha fade was in FS9 and prior versions, and allowed buildings and other objects to fade into view rather that just pop up. P3D also has HDR lighting and lots of other fixes, mainly memory use issues. However, FSX:SE can cost 5 dollars on sale, or about 20 regular price. P3D is 50 for academic license (carries a small logo on the screen) or 200 for the professional version. The pro version removes this logo but I don't believe too many things are different between them otherwise. Another important thing, LM's P3D is not meant for personal entertainment, only training or education. IOW, the EULA stipulates that personal gaming use for home (gaming) is forbidden. LM also know that many in the FS community are using it for personal entertainment though. Some say P3D is really such an improvement for them over FSX or FSX:SE that they'd never go back. Others say it stutters and does have problems. Less add ons will work with P3D, but enough do that it's fine in that respect. If you purchase P3D, keep in mind that any major version release requires repurchase. So, pay 200 for the current version (3.1), you will pay another 200 for version 4.0. The downfall is that currently it's still a 32-bit engine and not able to really effectively use modern hardware properly...yet. X-Plane is an example of one such simulator that is 64-bit and has a lot of things that make it a better overall sim. The problem with X-Plane is the limited add ons, lack of realistic scenery and other visual aspects. I hear the Wx engine is pretty crappy too. |