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Aerofly 2 Released; Beta; Steam Games

lionheart said:
Comparisons will not work. Aerofly is totally different. Same for X-Plane. You cannot compare a sim to another totally different sim. Like comparing a Formula 1 car to a BMW 7 series to a Corvette. All three are cars, all three are totally different.


EDIT: You 'could' compare Flight Sim X with FSX Steam Edition and Flight School. Those are all three the same platform. Same for P3D. It uses the same sim architecture. Those could all be compared with each other. But comparing FSX to XP... how? So different... Same for Aerofly. FSX and P3D and FlightSchool cannot handle photo real scenery. Etc...
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Pffffttt! have you met the human race? :stirthepo

These sims are gonna be compared, as in "FSX has XYZ, does Aerofly have it too?"

"X-plane does (place name of thing X-plane does here) will Aerofly match that?"

Logic will have absolutely not a thing to do with it. The human race only intermittently does logic. :):):)

(Now, having completed my turn as today's devils advocate, pardon me while I go tell some kids to get off my lawn) :laughing:
 
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HiFlyer said:
Pffffttt! have you met the human race? :stirthepo

These sims are gonna be compared, as in "FSX has XYZ, does Aerofly have it too?"

"X-plane does (place name of thing X-plane does here) will Aerofly match that?"

Logic will have absolutely not a thing to do with it. The human race only intermittently does logic. :):):)

(Now, having completed my turn as today's devils advocate, pardon me while I go tell some kids to get off my lawn) :laughing:
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This is true...

Reminds me when the fuel crisis hit America. Everyone was saying.. 'but what is the mileage?' lol... Getting a Lamborghini... 'What kind of mileage does it get? 12 MPG??? NO WAY!' lol...
Getting a 200,000 USD car, worried about a tank of fuel.
 
A sneak peak of an upcoming plane....... WIP http://www.ipacs.de/forum/showthread.php/7564-Bombardier-Dash-8Q-400

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dave hoeffgen said:
Nice reflections. Are they realtime rendered or an environment map?
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From what I can tell in the sim, its reflecting the environment. I tried watching it against the Learjet as it was landing once and it looked like everything was real time reflections.

They actually have to setup the reflections in the TMD file, which is the primary config file for the model, animations, sound, etc.

Amazing how it can have this kind of realism and run like glass..
 
Sometimes I feel a bit sorry for the Aerofly developers. Many people are trying the sim and giving very helpful suggestions, but its almost as if people are expecting the company to include sixteen 2016 payware quality planes as the default, perfect in every important aeronautic detail.

I understand the urge, and Ipacs seems more than willing to accommodate the requests, but I often wonder if that's a fair expectation.
 
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They should hire me as as CSR then. I'd give those naggers a piece of my mind about unreasonable demands regarding aircraft quality and feature sets.
 
HiFlyer said:
Sometimes I feel a bit sorry for the Aerofly developers. Many people are trying the sim and giving very helpful suggestions, but its almost as if people are expecting the company to include sixteen 2016 payware quality planes as the default, perfect in every important aeronautic detail.

I understand the urge, and Ipacs seems more than willing to accommodate the requests, but I often wonder if that's a fair expectation.
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I agree. IPACs needs to know there are some very weird people that ask for huge things that are probably at this point just not possible. When I see people asking for such things, I freak. They (the spoiled children) want everything right now, and for a super cheap price. The spoiled children do not realize it takes time to make all of that.

IPACs are awesome, though. Good people. Keeping a friendly, positive attitude is key. I just hope the 'children' do not run their energy out of them.
 
Aerofly FS 2 Update Version 2.0.1EA3.46


Dear Aerofly users,

here is another intermediate update for Aerofly FS 2. We are still busy working on new airplanes and regions and of course more features, but this stuff will take some more time, so please be a little bit more patient.

2016-11-04

  • Improved VR rendering performance ( over 25% when using the HTC Vive and around 10% when using Oculus )
  • Enabled aileron, elevator and rudder control using keys or buttons (not the recommended way to control an airplane, but you even can land smoothly with proper trim and throttle management)
  • Fixed XBox and similar controllers: combined trigger assignment to rudder and brake works again
  • Fixed Baron 58 turn indication
  • Added COM and NAV tuning via radio management units in Learjet 45 and King Air C90
  • Fixed F18 autopilot trim interaction
  • Fixed coarse tuning steps for NAV and COM
  • Added max positive / negative G can be reset on aerobatic aircraft
  • Changed basic autopilot on Baron58 and C172 softer on bank and pitch controls
 
There have been two "Stealth" updates of the program recently, with no word of exactly what was done. Accordingly however, Jet Pack, an Aerofly developer, has altered his "Cold and dark" mod to work with these unspecified changes.

Hello again,

The cold and dark mod of the Cessna 172 has been updated to work with the latest early access version of the Aerofly FS 2:
https://www.aerofly-sim.de/download/..._c172_download

Cheers,
Jan
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Seems Aerofly FS 2 just received its 1st Steam price drop. Its not by much, but interesting nonetheless.
 
Aerofly FS 2 Update Version 2.0.1EA3.54

11:40am

Dear Aerofly users,

Here is another intermediate update for Aerofly FS 2.

For now this is only available in our Beta channel, as we would like to get some more feedback first before release it in the official channel.

In case you expected a new airplane: We are still busy working on some final fixes, so please give us a little bit more time, it should be ready before christmas however.

Another region is also planned and of course more features, but this stuff will take some more time, so please be a little bit more patient.

2016-11-25


Fixed a critical bug when connecting/disconnection a controller
Fixed shadow rendering bug while in VR
Added new HUD display for VR with configurable size and optional horizon
Added more values and functionality to B747 PFD
Added path prediction line to B747 navigation display
Added new graphics element that allows complex nozzle animations
Added ECAM pages to B747
 
ipacs aerofly [developer]

[Official] Preliminary VIVE controller support

Dear Aerofly users,

We have just published a new update in our Beta channel that adds preliminary support for VIVE controllers to Aerofly. Using the VIVE controllers you may now navigate the Aerofly menus and you can also interact with some airplane cockpit instruments.

We would love to hear your feedback regarding this new feature.

We will of course add support for Oculus touch controllers once we can test them ourselves.
 
Some more interesting News/Speculation. Orbx has announced some projects for the new year, one of which possibly hints at a foray into the world of Aerofly:

http://www.avsim.com/topic/499655-so.../#entry3527374

"Top Secret Projects

Now to the juicy stuff! Next year we have a number of top-secret projects being started. All of these are big budget, big investment, risky, adventurous and a little bit scary for us. I know I am going to sound deliberately vague, but understand we are investing deep into six figures for these initiatives so it's important to keep things within the company for now. Don't worry, I think you know how much we as a team love showing you new stuff, so things will be revealed soon enough.

Project A - Massive. A huge investment in new tech, new tools, new apps and new staff. It will surprise many of you, and delight you all. It will focus on both Europe and North America. It will perform like nothing you have experience in your simming life. It will support VR. It will be a VFR flyer's wet dream.*It will be sold on OrbxDirect. Oh, and it will be 64-bit."
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