My Flight Sim Advancing Theory.

vpchris · 10-22-2002, 11:50 AM

This is probably only me, but...
I got FS95, and 98 - These were very similar - No difference in Graphics.
Then Flight Simulator 2000 came out, and was a HUGE graphics step.
Then FS2002 except for the AI, and Auto-Gen scenery there isnt much difference from 2000!
So if you think about it the graphics change in 2's:
(FS95 and 98)
(FS2000 and 2002)
(FS2004 and 2006) - So flight simulator 2004 (If thats what it is will be in a very large step of graphical improvments)

I'm probably making no sense!!

Also I think that the next sim will be 2005!

**mdklatt** · 10-22-2002, 02:21 PM

I think you're on to something there. FS2004 will be a giant step forward, but it takes awhile to get the kinks worked out. Let me extend your theory based on my experience:

FS4: what FS3 could have been
FS98: what FS95 could have been
FS2002: what FS2000 could have been

FS2004 will basically be a beta version of FS2006.

This is a general principle of software development (and Star Trek movies). Wait for the even-numbered versions.

**heyer** · 10-22-2002, 02:25 PM

>(FS95 and 98)
>(FS2000 and 2002)
>(FS2004 and 2006) - So
>flight simulator 2004 (If thats
>what it is will be
>in a very large step
>of graphical improvments)

You'd better see it the other way 'round:

The first one always was the promise, the second one kept it. Or in other words FS95 actually was the "FS98 Beta", FS2000 was the "FS2002 Beta". I'm quite sure that I'll wait for FS2006!

Regards,

Michael.