New 40 minute video (3/8/06)

**pipersam** · 08-03-2006, 03:52 AM

http://asficheros.org/webs/fsx/FSX_V...24_07_2006.wmv

**victorwest** · 08-03-2006, 08:24 AM

"Windows Media Player cannot access this file"

**sinjun** · 08-03-2006, 10:03 AM

try a right click "save as" and play it from your harddrive. It should work I was streaming it earlier this morning but am downloading it now so I can fast forward to the good stuff.

**khaliah** · 08-03-2006, 10:32 AM

Grrrrrrrrr, why does the cameraman think the viewer is more interested in seeing the speaker over the action on the screen.

**joejam2** · 08-03-2006, 08:41 PM

Awesome the reasone they have some aircraft all white is so you can repaint them. I think the SDK's that come with the delux version are going to be good.

**victorwest** · 08-04-2006, 08:26 AM

It was fascinating. Thanks.

**smundye** · 08-06-2006, 12:51 AM

Windows Media Player cannot access this file"

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Works fine for me. Do you have a fairly recent version of WMP?

My concerns on watching that video are:-

1) Why so much emphasis on multiplayer when we already have VATSIM and (I grudgingly admit) IVAO? The ability to have two in a cockpit is wonderful and long overdue. Great for virtual airlines like ours (I bet our Instructors just can't wait to get their hands on we 'sprogs'. Just imagine those check rides!!) but will that work with VATSIM or just with the now much vaunted MS MP server?

2) Why the emphasis on 'Game' structure being 'easier to fly'. Did any of us really have that much difficulty learning to control an aircraft?

I would much more have preferred to see Microsoft coming away from describing FS as a 'Game' and classing it as a 'Hobby'. Seems to me it is going in the opposite direction.

Regards to all

Stuart.

**darkface747** · 08-06-2006, 03:07 AM

They're calling it a 'game', because they know the hobby'st will buy the game. They're reaching for a new target of gamers. The more audience, the more money they'll make. I love the ideas of Missions, and can only imagine what addon-parties can do with this.

As for the attention to mutliplayer... I absolutely love the co-pilot idea, but think that ATC should have deserved way more attention than they gave it. But I'll reserve more judgment until I actually hear it.