I've been using FSX for a couple of years now. I'd originally downloaded it from Microsoft.
Over time I lost the information needed to download it again when I wanted to reinstall it. Now that I have the physical disks from Amazon I won't have to worry about a repeat of the problem.
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FSX was officially released to the US market on October 17, 2006. It's no longer under development BY MICROSOFT, but that hasn't stopped it from selling and being popular.
Even though Microsoft has stopped working on it, that hasn't stopped other companies from creating add-ons and improvements to the point where it's practically a new flight simulation.
And because it's been around for a while there's thousands of FREEWARE downloads available. Everything from planes and helicopters to scenery and airports.
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At the time the it was released in 2006, it needed a very high powered PC. The good news is that just about any desktop computer made today will far exceed the *minimums* from back then. But even today, the more power you have, the better it'll work. Laptops are the exception. Most just aren't made for high demand games.
You can buy software that purports to "tune" your computer to run FSX faster. But most of that info is available for free, you just have to look for it.
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If you're new to gaming, you'll you want to order a joystick. Everyone has their own idea of what makes a great joystick. You can spend a lot of money, or just a little. I bought the
Logitech Attack 3 Joystick
when it was only about $20 or $25. But I wouldn't buy it at the current price now. Get it used for only $10 to $15. The
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick (Silver/Black)
is similar, and much cheaper.
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If you're interested in helicopters some people suggest the
Saitek Aviator Flightstick for PC and Playstation 3
as a good starter joystick for helicopters.
For more money some strongly recommend the
Saitek X52 Flight Control System
.
That or the
Saitek X52 Pro Flight System Controller
.
And if you really like flying helicopters in FSX another item that you'll want is a rudder set. I have the
Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals
, but I've also used the
CH Products Pro Pedals USB Flight Simulator Pedals ( 300-111 )
. The CH pedals would look more like what you would have in a helicopter.
I would be willing to buy any of them used from Amazon.
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As you can see, one of the "CONs" is that if you like FSX you'll probably start buying all sorts of add-on hardware :). Just check my Amazon reviews to see how far I've gone. Look on Google for - The poor mans sim pit - (it's on SimViation) to see how I'm doing now.
And THAT is only a starting point for some. There are a number of people have used FSX as a base to build full scale cockpits in their home. Type "Home Cockpit" in to YouTube. You'll be amazed.
Don't underestimate this "old" program. For the right type of person this can become a really great flight simulator, so don't confuse it with a shoot-um up game where you fly around dropping bombs and shooting at stuff.
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What FSX gives you.
1) The world. You can fly to or from just about every city in the world. The airfields (even the tiny grass airfields) are pretty much laid out as they were in 2006. Take off in a seaplane somewhere and land by a small island if you want to.
2) Spring, summer, fall and winter. Sunup, sundown. Daytime, night. Mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Snow, rain, fog. It's all there.
3) Planes!!! Whatever you want to fly. This version only has 24 different planes, but you can buy, or download free versions, of *literally* thousands more. Historical or futuristic planes, take you pick.
4) Topography. Want to fly up the Grand Canyons, or along one of Hawaii's volcanoes? Go ahead.
5) Scenery. The scenery is computer generated. The roads and highways are accurate, but the houses and buildings are simulated for the most part.
What you'll want.
1) A joystick AT THE VERY LEAST! You can use just a mouse and keyboard, but you REALLY REALLY REALLY don't want to do that if you can avoid it. After that and depending on what you want to fly, you may decide on a better joystick or a conventional yoke. From there you can go on to everything else that a real plane has. Again, if you want to. Many people have a good time flying with just a joystick.
2) Better scenery. Lets face it, FSX was released in 2006. It went beyond what many computers of the day were capable of. And even today it would take an incredibly amount of hard disk space to have realistic scenery of the whole world. The good news is that there are a lot of freeware airports and other scenery available. On top of that, there's fantastic payware scenery available for people who are interested in certain areas. ***I can HIGHLY recommend Orbx FTX Global***. If FSX were made today it would look like FTX Global does.
Two plus years later I'm still having a blast. So go ahead, buy it.
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