Flight Simulator X Demo out today!
 

http://www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/...imx_csbox_home

The demo can also be downloaded here:
http://www.gamershell.com/download_14950.shtml

in 0 days 9 hours 12 minutes 15 seconds;)

I'm getting it right away!

I'm also subscribing to GameSpot (free account), I can now download the videos... They look so sweet... They say that in Windows Vista it will look even better.

I wonder about the frame rate though? That is always why I bought X-Plane - the feeling of flight is more real.

ANyway, I'll have a friend stop by the Microsoft store and pick up a copy for me. For $5 for the full blown version, I can take a chance.

-S

With long anticipation have I waited for this title. First, I must aquire a new computer, and I plan to wait until Vista is released before acting.

Downloading at 7-13 KB/sec... :dead:

[Edit] Now down to 5.5! I´ll wait until it´s available via Bittorrent.

The demo can also be downloaded here:
http://www.gamershell.com/download_14950.shtml

download mirrors:
http://www.microsoft.com/games/fligh...downloads.html

http://www.k-files.de/download.php?s=c&action=details&dlid=5564
http://filelist.filefront.com/6;/Latest_Demos.html
http://www.4players.de/4players.php/...oad/45456.html
http://www.worthdownloading.com/game.php?gid=1959
http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/gam...edemo.exe.html

I might just have to check the demo out. I have always wanted a civilian flight sim since Sierra's Pro Pilot. :oops: Just never got around to it. :doh: Anyway, I was checking out the requirements. They seem benign enough, except for how much HD space you need. I have never seen a game require so much space - 14GBs! :huh: I've got a 250GB HD with still about 80% left, but 14GB is still a very large chunk. Here are the entire requirements for those interested:

System Requirements

• Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista
• Processor: 1.0 Ghz
• RAM: Windows XP SP2 - 256MB, Windows Vista – 512MB
• Hard Drive: 14GB
• Video Card: 32MB DirectX 9 compatible
• Other: DX9 hardware compatibility and audio board with speakers and/or headphones
• Online/Multiplayer Requirements: 56.6 kbps or better for online play

I didn't see them listed at any other site I checked out. Somehow, I even managed to miss them on Microsoft's site. :oops:

Why is it that I do not trust those specs, especially CPU and graphics board?

test it and delete it afterwards

- horrible performance on my system in medium settings
. AMD 64 X2 4400
. 2GB Ram
. GeForce 7800 GTX
( high/ultar high setting not playable )

- switching views in flight results sometimes in black rendered cockpits and pink oceans:rotfl:

- some CTD's

A demo should actually be an advertisement for a game, but however not in this case Microsoft!
Thus you do not get my money for this game.

That sure don't sound very promising. :damn: I'm downloading it right now and it is 56% downloaded. If it ran like that on your system I wonder how it will run on mine...

AMD Athlon 64 3500+
1GB Ram
Abit Radeon RX700-Pro

My system is not as good as yours and it runs ok at Medium-High settings (haven´t tried a higher setting yet). Have you maybe forgot to change "Target Frame Rate" from 20 to Unlimited?

Athlon 64 3500+
1GB RAM
ATI X800XL, 256MB

Here´s the framerate I get.

Global Settings: Medium-High
Scenery: High
Target Frame Rate: Unlimited

Free flight: AirCreation Trike Ultralight, Princess Juliana Intl
Clear Skies, Time set to 16:55.

38FPS while sitting on the runway, up to 50FPS in-flight. (1024x786. 4xAA/8xAF forced via driver).

I´ve played it for about an hour today, no CTD´s, and I haven´t seen any graphical anomalies yet.