Not sure if anyone else missed this, but I certainly did:
http://forum.flyinside-fsx.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5626Basically, the devs behind FlyInside for FSX/P3D/XP are planning to release their own flight sim. Sounds really interesting to me - interesting enough that I'll probably hold off on upgrading to P3D v4!
Surprised I can't see a discussion on here about it already
@Techy111 ?
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For flight sim, I am surprised not many are talking about DCS here. It's amazing. You gotta try it.
As for DCS, it's not new is it ?
I'm in Bedfordshire, aren't you somewhere reasonably nearby @Techy111?
Now that is NOT the best way to enjoy VR Flight simming.
"Hardcore" flight simmers require much more info etc than the limited VR resolution can give us.
I think that Flyinside even mentions something about that in a splash screen?
No way possible to do things seriously at the moment with the awful resolution of the headset.
Just flight simming for fun is way way better and as Forestguy mentioned, Aerofly2 for him is the best experience. I pop on the headset with FSX when I want to just have some fun and not be too serious.
Just use VR flight simming for fun. As a game. At the moment.
Not only that, my flying and the experience have improved immeasurably with VR, and I've been simming since 1985.
Now.... As far as Aerofly2 being great because it's built from the ground up for VR. The graphics are great, but the flight mechanics are shit in comparison to a true Simulator. I want my planes to feel right, when they don't it does feel like a video game. The flight mechanics are why I don't play that game even though I paid $50 for it. (Which the Dev deserves btw, I fully support their project, I just don't like the way the planes fly at the moment)
FSX = Flight Sim X, Microsofts last covers the whole world flight sim. Still available to buy on Steam and now sold by Dovetail games after MS shut down the ACES studio that made it
P3D = Prepar3d, Lockheed Martin bought the rights to FSX from MS, but only for non entertainment purposes - Dovetail Games (see above) got the entertainment rights. Just had a new version released that is 64 bit so can use all that lovely memory we all have in our PC's now. Many users buy the Academic licence for this and say they're learning to fly to get around the licence restrictions, which LM seem to just smile and nod at.
DCS = Digital Combat Simulator. Separate from the products above. Purely military sim that started off covering modern military aircraft but has branched out a lot recently - WW2 aircraft and scenery are now available, the first WW2 campaign is imminent
Aerofly FS2 - Another separate sim, this time aimed at civilian aircraft. I believe it only covers two areas of the world, where as FSX and P3D model the whole planet. Supposed to be very good in VR. Never used it so can't comment
Laminar Research Xplane 10 or 11 - Separate civilian oriented sim, again recently released a new 64 bit version. Unfortunately, I've also never used this one so can't comment on its qualities or otherwise.
Did I miss any major players? Not sure I'd count Dovetails own sim in that category yet...