nbolton Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Ever heard of a flight sim eco game/app? A flight sim eco (“flight simulator economyâ€) game/app, which is a fun way to add immersion and meaning to flight simulators like Flight Simulator 2020. It's like a campaign mode, but it's a separate gamified app that runs alongside a flight simulator and connects via a plugin. Notable apps in this genre are: OnAir, Air Hauler 2, and FSEconomy. This genre has actually been around for years (maybe 10+ years). But, FSEconomy is extremely archaic now, Air Hauler 2 has an overly complex interface (some say unfinished), and OnAir has a poorly designed server architecture (slow page loads, downtime, etc). I've been using OnAir for a few months and was totally addicted, but I found their customer support a little bit lacking, the screens very slow to load, and the 3 hours of weekly downtime was driving me nuts (they also banned me on Discord for criticising them on this issue). It's because they insist on using a slow monolithic TCP/IP server instead of speedy modern serverless pub/sub... their view on architecture is surprisingly old fashioned. So, I decided to fund development of a competitor app and we're now in the user experience (UX) design stage. If you're interested in sharing your thoughts about how we should go about this, here's a few UX research questions: https://research.typeform.com/to/FIMkVF6Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloG01 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Well there is another one, Neofly, maybe you can talk to them and join the project instead of creating a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolton Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Yes, I've heard a lot about NeoFly in the last few days. Do you know why OnAir is the front runner and not NeoFly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloG01 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Yes, I've heard a lot about NeoFly in the last few days. Do you know why OnAir is the front runner and not NeoFly? i dont know if it is, OnAir is a commercial software with a monthly payment, Neofly is a one man show, its more simple and less restrictive, Neolord as been adding more features as they are asked by the community, https://discord.gg/Y3zZXPtU , and the developer team as been growing with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolton Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Survey results so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger1962 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Neofly is the best without doubt. I've done a 4.5hr passenger and cargo flight from Russia to the UK in the Citation Cj4, and a 30 minute sightseeing flight in the Beech 58 to the Bon Scott (ACDC) statue near Dundee, among many, many other memorable flights. Highly Recommended, and FREE. Tim Wright "The older I get, the better I was..." Xbox Series X, Asus Prime H510M-K, Intel Core i5-11400F 4.40GHz, 16Gb DDR4 3200, 2TB WD Black NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung SATA SSD NVidia RTX3060 Ti 8Gb, Logitech Flight Yoke System, CH Pro Pedals, Acer K272HL 27", Windows 11 Home x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floundy Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I actually have both OnAir and NeoFly installed. My son likes using Neo when he flies, whereas I prefer OnAir. I like the idea of the add on utilities as it just makes the flying experience for me more enjoyable. I use the B350 as my main fly around ride and use the AI to rack up the cargo miles. My only wish is I could figure out how to set regular passenger routes instead of the hodge podge charter route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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