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groundsquirrel  Forum Moderator - Master member Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Total posts: 3650 Location: Navarre,Florida-USA (KVPS,KHRT,KPNS) Age: 46 Gender: Male
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Whatever happened to X-plane? Does anybody still use it? Was it ever updated? How did it compare to Flight Simulator?
The reason I ask is because I still see addons for it around the various web sites but there is only one thread with a single answer here at Surclaro. Was it a dud or something? |
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flyrcoyle SurClaro.com Regular Forum Member Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Total posts: 161 Gender: Unknown
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| Groundsquirrel, X-Plane does indeed still live. The Forums and the website have both moved, but it is still being updated on a regular basis. I still use a very old version, but for things other than strictly flying. If you would like, I can email you the address for the tech forum. |
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groundsquirrelForum Moderator - Master member Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Total posts: 3650 Location: Navarre,Florida-USA (KVPS,KHRT,KPNS) Age: 46 Gender: Male
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| Thank you for replying, I was just wondering out loud as they say. Is it safe to say x-plane has been eclipsed by FS? |
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flyrcoyleSurClaro.com Regular Forum Member Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Total posts: 161 Gender: Unknown
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| For my money, unless you are designing an aircraft, stick with MSFS. Much more realism in general. The flight dynamics of X-Plane are still far superior though. |
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Cobra Driver Junior SurClaro Member Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Total posts: 67 Location: Rucker Gender: Unknown
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Question,
I had X-Plane, but the world was always water. Do you have to download the world piece by pieceto make it work.
The planes did look great and fly great, but runways in the middle of nowhere when your going into Kennedy seemed ridiculous.
Just a thought |
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ValuePack New Forum Member Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Total posts: 1 Location: East Coast Australia Gender: Male
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| Cobra Driver wrote: | Question,
I had X-Plane, but the world was always water.
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Hi Cobra.
I'm new here, just got registered a minute ago.
You may have had the X-Plane demo. By purchasing the full installation DVD you get all the extras like the terrains and textures. Whenever you download those big updates, the update itself is the entire application but without scenery and a few other files. You must copy a heap of gigabytes of the old scenery data that came in the DVD's installed directory, into the new X-Plane Update directory and then you can toss out the older installation. Of course, the new X-Plane update cannot execute unless the original DVD is in your drive.
Obviously, I use X-Plane. I have the latest update, 8.11. My main gripe with X-Plane is the scarcity of X-Plane8 compatible aircraft. I guess I'll have to learn how to make my own, or how to do the conversion of aircraft from X-Plane7 compatible planes.
That earlier comment is certainly correct. Flight dynamics are superb in X-Plane. And for a noob flyer like me, it's pretty tough getting started. I also use MSFS2004 wherein of course the scenery looks a bit better, not much better but a bit better.
Hope this helps.
Pedro |
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Commander Cool SurClaro senior forum member Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Total posts: 310 Location: Glasgow, Scotland(EGPF) Gender: Male
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On the subject of "what ever happened to..."
what in the name ever became of the rythmosaur?
Haven't heard from the big german in a while 
ack well...if anyone can shed any light on this, would be appreciated
derek |
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livin737SurClaro.com Regular Forum Member Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Total posts: 210 Location: Minneapolis/St.Paul Age: 17 Gender: Male
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| I have x-plane and i use it + its really fun |
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Jrtec13Junior SurClaro Member Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Total posts: 79 Location: California Age: 17 Gender: Male
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| rd Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Total posts: 3772 Location: COMFORTABLY NUMB, in U.S.A. *** KOFF *** Age: 51 Gender: Male
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Funny you should ask that question.
My brother just told me about X-Plane about 3 weeks ago. We both bought the newest DVD and got it the day after my system crash and burned. Have not loaded it yet, but will be trying it out tomorrow.
I have heard the flight sim is better, but scenery is lacking in detail.
Let you know soon 
Ardie/rd |
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groundsquirrelForum Moderator - Master member Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Total posts: 3650 Location: Navarre,Florida-USA (KVPS,KHRT,KPNS) Age: 46 Gender: Male
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There are continually more and more things coming out for X-plane lately as I have noticed a few more places listing x plane downloads. I am still undecided though as I am recently bugging over Falcon4.0 Allied Force.
As for Rhythmosaur, he is still out there, but has not been on the net for a while. |
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headshot21New Forum Member Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Total posts: 45 Gender: Unknown
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if more people actually knew about x-plane microsoft would be blown out of the air
i have tweeked my comp and the game and x-plane you really dont need addons for it to beat fs (with 60 addons)!!
you go to new york and it has the exact roads and buildings
i still love fs btu x-plane is better |
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myheadspinsincirclesSurClaro.com Regular Forum Member Joined: 01 May 2004 Total posts: 233 Location: Hungary (LHHH local, LHBP is the intl airport here) Age: 18 Gender: Male
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wow...yeah.....rhythmosaur hasn't put up a post in months and months! wonder what happened....hope he's ok.  |
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ExxmanForum Moderator - Master member Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Total posts: 2894 Location: Right here...see me? Age: 26 Gender: Male
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Rhythmosaur resigned last year.
Exx |
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myheadspinsincirclesSurClaro.com Regular Forum Member Joined: 01 May 2004 Total posts: 233 Location: Hungary (LHHH local, LHBP is the intl airport here) Age: 18 Gender: Male
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| sad to hear that, he was a really good guy around here. |
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