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I'm looking for a good flight simulator for the pc. Right now the only thing I have that is even close is BF2. Please help.

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lol bf2 as a flight simulator...

Anyways i like the Microsoft Flight Simulator the newest one that is.
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Evil_Venom wrote:lol bf2 as a flight simulator...


I know, pathetic eh?


Ok, I'll check out the microsoft flight simulator.

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The only Flight-Sim I ever played was some F16 demo from Nova Logic, but I heard that the Microsoft simulators are very good.

Wasn't there a game coming out where you had to fly those planes? The F16 ones? I swear I read it somewhere but I can't recall the title, the game isn't out yet though.
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If you want some random flying fun I don't recommend real simulation games, they are pretty hardcore, you don't just fly with WSAD but have to adjust a zillion buttons and spend 3 weeks in the 300 page manual :D

At least that's what I found out when I 'tried' a few flight sims.

Look around gamespot for some flying (combat?) games.
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RuYi wrote:The only Flight-Sim I ever played was some F16 demo from Nova Logic, but I heard that the Microsoft simulators are very good.

Wasn't there a game coming out where you had to fly those planes? The F16 ones? I swear I read it somewhere but I can't recall the title, the game isn't out yet though.

HAWX?
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StealMySoda wrote:
RuYi wrote:The only Flight-Sim I ever played was some F16 demo from Nova Logic, but I heard that the Microsoft simulators are very good.

Wasn't there a game coming out where you had to fly those planes? The F16 ones? I swear I read it somewhere but I can't recall the title, the game isn't out yet though.

HAWX?

That's the one! Thanks! :3
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play Ace online (NA) or AirRivals (eu). Not much of a flight sim, but its fun with the pew pew everywhere

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make sure you have a joystick. playing a flight simulator without a joystick is like eating a hotdog without the sausage
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IL-2 Sturmovick is a pretty good simulator, though it is rather hard
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Jstar1 wrote:make sure you have a joystick. playing a flight simulator without a joystick is like eating a hotdog without the sausage

I don't like hotdog sausages. They're too....moist.
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Jstar: I want to know if I'm going to enjoy the game before I run out and spend money on a joystick.

Wu: A combat game would be preferable but I'm mostly looking for something to kill time.

RuYi/Soda: I looked at some HAWX gameplay videos, it looks like exactly what I wanted, thanks.

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Blindfire wrote:RuYi/Soda: I looked at some HAWX gameplay videos, it looks like exactly what I wanted, thanks.

Woot. *Highfives Soda*
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All I know is X-plane 9 and Microsofts flight simulator X, I like the first one better tho, it has more planes, easier to import them etc. Microsofts thing has 60 gigs of dvd's in total so.. xD

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destructionmama wrote:play Ace online (NA) or AirRivals (eu). Not much of a flight sim, but its fun with the pew pew everywhere

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That game looks interesting. I think I might give it a try :)
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Blindfire wrote:Jstar: I want to know if I'm going to enjoy the game before I run out and spend money on a joystick.


a flight simulator game is a whole nother game when you have a joystick in hand. And its hellofalot easier using the joystick, you will get slaughtered using keyboard. A game that you thought it sucked because you couldnt control the planes will look so much more attractive when you have a joystick. And the point of a flight simulator is to simulate flying a real plane, so getting a joystick is something you should definitely consider.
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RuYi wrote:
Blindfire wrote:RuYi/Soda: I looked at some HAWX gameplay videos, it looks like exactly what I wanted, thanks.

Woot. *Highfives Soda*

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Jstar1 wrote:getting a joystick is something you should definitely consider.



I am definitely considering it, currently just want to make sure that I am going to play the game before I get the stick.

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