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Old 06-13-09, 06:03 AM   #9
Seeadler
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Originally Posted by OrangeYoshi View Post
Isn't that illegal? Or has microsoft made a deal with the modders?
It is not a mod, as there are no files of the original FSX changed.

For FSX, there is a SDK with a variety of tools available, 3D modeller can design new models (planes, ships, cars, aiports, cities, etx.), new functions for these models can be programmed because FSX offers an interface for this. Microsoft has recognized early that 3rd party developers are important for the FS community and made the SDK available with the product.

This ship is used as a third-party AddOn, as hundreds of other FSX AddOn's too. There are some manufacturers who gain their income only of making AddOn's for FSX and FS9 as payware AddOn's. Some of them are available as boxes in stores and some are only available for download.
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