Microsoft Flight Discussion Thread

MxPhenom 216 · Dec 18, 2011

Welcome Pilots!

This thread is to talk about and share information on Microsofts new Flight Simulator Game. "Microsoft Flight". After Flight Simulator X Microsoft decided to stop with the series and so the Team that made it were done. Now its come back, but a whole new team is making the game, and so far its looks VERY VERY VERY good. More optimized, DX10/11, etc.

Screenshots:

Weather Effects: left shot is FSX right shot obviously is Flight

More Shots

System Requirements

Amongst the most popular questions the Flight team has been asked via e-mails to msflight@microsoft.com are those about the release date and game performance. While we aren’t quite ready to talk about a release date, we did want to share a bit about our approach towards performance and hardware.

Performance optimization has been a core focus of our development from an early stage. To achieve this, we constantly monitored game performance metrics across a range of hardware configurations and reacted each time we saw a new feature or code change that caused a dip below the established thresholds. The end result is that Flight looks fantastic on a brand new PC, but because of the emphasis on performance throughout development, it also runs well on older desktops and budget laptops.

We’ve found the game runs well on low graphics settings with hardware meeting the following specifications:
•CPU: Dual Core 2.0 GHz
•GPU: 256 MB card capable of shader 3.0 (DX 9.0c compliant)
•HD: 10 GB Hard Drive space
•OS: WinXP SP3
•RAM: 2.0GB

It was also one of our goals to ensure that the game can run well with high settings on hardware that is attainable today. Based on our testing of core scenarios, the game runs smoothly on high graphics settings with the following hardware specifications:
•CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 960 @ 3.20GHz, AMD® Phenom™ II X6 1100T 3.3 GHz or better
•GPU: ATI Radeon™ HD 5870, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 or better
•HD: 10 GB Hard Drive space
•OS: Windows 7 64-bit
•RAM: 6GB

Beta Program Sign-Up

Sign up at connect.microsoft.com

chris89 · Dec 18, 2011

Have signed up to the beta for this and shall wait and see if i am succesful.

Which also i have signed up for the beta programe for Railworks 3.

Chris

MxPhenom 216 · Dec 18, 2011

Im so excited for this game!

Maban · Dec 18, 2011

I'm quite excited about MS Flight. I haven't played since FS2004. Signed up for the beta as soon as I heard about it.

MxPhenom 216 · Dec 18, 2011

Maban said:
I'm quite excited about MS Flight. I haven't played since FS2004. Signed up for the beta as soon as I heard about it.

yeah, the new lighting engine they are using is incredible! buildings, trees, and everything case shadows on the ground and anything around.

Richieb0y · Dec 19, 2011

i cant find the beta sigh up anywhere

Nordap · Dec 19, 2011

Richieb0y said:
i cant find the beta sigh up anywhere

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/ Click the sign up button and select the Sign-Up for Flight Beta. GoodLuck

Maban · Jan 4, 2012

http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1215651p1.html

Going to be free to play. Not sure how I feel about that. Can I trust Microsoft to do freemium right?

overclocking101 · Jan 4, 2012

this game looks intense

Delta6326 · Jan 5, 2012

Oh yea!

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158072

Nordap · Jan 5, 2012

What would you rate as the best flight game for air fighting?

What you rate as the best flight game for air fighting? I've been playing Wings of Prey and it's a lot of fun. Any suggestions? I have LockOn and can't seem to get into it. Too many hoops to jump thru for my taste. I like MS FS X but I think WOP is my favorite for just fun.

Delta6326 · Jan 5, 2012

Nordap said:
What you rate as the best flight game for air fighting? I've been playing Wings of Prey and it's a lot of fun. Any suggestions? I have LockOn and can't seem to get into it. Too many hoops to jump thru for my taste. I like MS FS X but I think WOP is my favorite for just fun.

For current I guess I would say the Hawx's, but I wouldn't consider them Sim fighting.

WhiteNoise · Jan 6, 2012

Il2 Sturmovik is my favorite.

kenkickr · Jan 6, 2012

Here are some screen shots of menus and gameplay:

All graphic settings set to max or highest amount.

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Jan 6, 2012

Delta6326 said:
Oh yea!
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158072

http://img.techpowerup.org/120105/Capture028111.jpg

ewww Hawx.

Richieb0y · Jan 6, 2012

i got the beta now it looks really nice but its just a acarde game now that the bad thing now

gumpty · Jan 6, 2012

What's the bet they release this first, then a bit down the line release Microsoft Flight Pro (paid), which is more true to the original simulation heart of the game?

I'd probably buy it, I'm a bit of a sucker for MS Flight Sim games. It was the first ever 3D 'game' I played on a PC.

Richieb0y · Jan 6, 2012

gumpty said:
What's the bet they release this first, then a bit down the line release Microsoft Flight Pro (paid), which is more true to the original simulation heart of the game?

I'd probably buy it, I'm a bit of a sucker for MS Flight Sim games. It was the first ever 3D 'game' I played on a PC.

oke that would be nice

does anybody knows how many planes there are in the beta i have 2 do i unlock the p-47 later in the beta or is it just those 2

MxPhenom 216 · Jan 6, 2012

So its arcade? Not simulator? lame!

kenkickr · Jan 6, 2012

Richieb0y said:
oke that would be nice

does anybody knows how many planes there are in the beta i have 2 do i unlock the p-47 later in the beta or is it just those 2

Hoping to find that out later tonight when i have more time to play it. Has anyone noticed it is hard as hell to make anything out when doing some night flying? I turned the lights on it I can see the cockpit, that's it!

MxPhenom 216 · Jan 6, 2012

kenkickr said:
Hoping to find that out later tonight when i have more time to play it. Has anyone noticed it is hard as hell to make anything out when doing some night flying? I turned the lights on it I can see the cockpit, that's it!

Have you ever played a Flight game? its always hard at night. Lights in the cockpit and then lights at the airports are the only thing you should be looking for.

How did you get the beta?

I signed up for it at connect.microsoft but haven't gotten anything

TheMailMan78 · Jan 6, 2012

Im thinking about picking up FSX. Is it as good as FS 5.1?

MxPhenom 216 · Jan 6, 2012

TheMailMan78 said:
Im thinking about picking up FSX. Is it as good as FS 5.1?

Its extremely CPU limited. It likes a lot of CPU speed. 4.0ghz or higher and it really likes Intel and Nvidia setups

TheMailMan78 · Jan 6, 2012

nvidiaintelftw said:
Its extremely CPU limited. It likes a lot of CPU speed. 4.0ghz or higher and it really likes Intel and Nvidia setups

Is it multi threaded?

See my specs. I should be fine given this is a 2006 title.

kenkickr · Jan 6, 2012

nvidiaintelftw said:
Have you ever played a Flight game? its always hard at night. Lights in the cockpit and then lights at the airports are the only thing you should be looking for.

How did you get the beta?

I signed up for it at connect.microsoft but haven't gotten anything

yes I have and it's very dark compared to X and 98.

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Microsoft Flight Discussion Thread

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