I have to agree with the guys that are for one version that is able to run on low, medium, high, or outrageous graphics settings. Say, for example, I have a not so new computer, but it runs ok. I can buy the new FS version and run it on low settings, but what if i decide to upgrade my computer or get another one, i dont want to have to get a whole new version of FS. That makes your old copy useless and therefore a waste of money. Anyway i am against two versions.
In addition to that, I would like to see flights selectable more like missions. I think that will add another perspective and make FS more like a game, where you have something to accomplish, instead of just flying around. Just like the "training" in FS, you have something like corporate pilot, or airline pilot, or cargo pilot, or sightseeing chauffer, or even flying banners over the beach to choose from and each choice has it's respective set of missions to be completed. Something that gives you an objective, and upon completion you are rated on how well you performed the task and whether you pass or fail the mission. You could be rated on things like improper procedures, incorrect altitudes or routes, or a hard landing, while a perfect landing can get bonus points. Missions could be short hops in a puddle-jumper where you must get the passengers to a specific airport in time for them to switch to another flight (And not just start out with passengers, you have to taxi to what terminal they are at and open the door for them to get in. I think it would be really awesome if there could be some neat little animated people exiting (and entering) the plane, while all of this time is being counted toward your mission score and whether or not the passengers arrive on time.)Or say you have some passengers that are somewhat afraid to fly and you have to make a smooth flight for them to remain happy. Or on the other end of the spectrum, have an aerobatic show to perform where you must amaze the crowd with a certain degree of difficulty and risk. Maybe a group of sightseers who want pictures of specific landmarks and you must take them there so they can get their pictures.
A few minor details i would like: just to spice it up a little, put some messages across the screen if you pull a steep turn or go inverted, saying someone passed out, or threw up, or made a complaint and animated ground crews including things like airstairs and terminal ramps. I agree with the person that said declaring an emergency to ATC, that would be cool, or if you could drive one of the emergency vehicles like a firetruck, as a mission to put out a flaming engine for a landing plane. Emergency exit slides would be cool too. I know there arent military planes normally in FS, but being able to drop/shoot objects or missiles from military planes would be a great effect and also possibility to eject, i downloaded one plane from here that could eject and it was GREAT!
Also i think it would be nice to be able to choose how many passengers or how much cargo you carry when selecting aircraft to enable different loading and CG situations and even make it impossible to lift off. I know you can change the payload, but i mean passengers, so when you get to an airport you can drop them off.
I know I mentioned a lot of stuff, but I would really enjoy all of those things if they were in FS, and I will definately buy the next version. I think that these are good ideas and I hope that some other people agree with my recommendations.
I also think that real time crash damage would be awesome. If anyone has played Flight unlimited III, they know what I mean. You could actually have wings and tails rip off, gear be blown away, and flaps damaged should they be operated improperly. I once flew into a thunderstorm that tore the plane apart. I also pulled a hard turn in the Motor glider and ripped off half a wing. It was a real challenge to land the plane mission control surfaces and such. If only MS added this sort of thing, rather than a simple "Crash" on the screen. But at least MS is better than X plane in that regard.
(Ok, I know "good pilots" are not supposed to like to crash, but its really cool haveing wings rip off.)
I must admit that the crash realism in Flight Unlimited is great! They should have that in MSFS as well... even though you crashing is not the goal of a pilot... it would make it more realistic. I would also like to see traffic on the roads. That would be a memory hog wouldn't it. hehehehhe More realistic snow and rain would be nice... icy patches on the runways as well. I also wish they would put in a paint shop in the simulator so you could have more choices than the ones you get. I know there are add on's out there but just make it a complete package deal. One final thing would be to have actual passengers in the plane with you. When you go under fuel and payload you can add them in as weight but you never see them. Just a couple of ideas.
It would be terrific to see greater detail related to aircraft inflight over-stress.
I want so see the wings come off.
I would also like to see greater accent placed on inflight hazards.
How about bird strikes and lightning hits?
Runway FOD (foreign object damage)?
I would REALLY like to see a set of AI driven Hazards (user configureable and optional of course).
I want some (configurable and optional) randomization of real life events.
And..Hey Microsoft...keep the frame rates managable.
Don't make me buy yet another overpriced Graphics card.
If FS2006 requires some Hyper Card and/or Mega Memory I simply won't buy it.
Unless you have come up with some incredible advancement in computing technology, the current technology will demand a hyper grahics card and several gig of memory, not to mention the processor from hell to run the type of features you desire. I am afraid it will be baby steps to get where you want to be, but I am sure it will get there eventually.
Some good stuff here!
I will be afraid to get the new FS. The huge drop in frame rates from fs2k2 was . I had FS9 for 3 months and still played fs2k2 more, because my old 733 proc.( ) couldnt handle FS9. Well it could, but who wants to fly into NY and say, "Hey, I thought NY had buildings!" I did get a new rig two years ago and upgraded GFX card and ram, but alas, it is now getting old itself. I am afraid, because I will be forced to go out spend a minimum of $300 (new GFX card (have 128mb now)) for a $50 game.
The new FS will be determined by which direction MS wants to go. (duh) If they stay true to the name "simulator", we can expect improved flight dynamics, better communications with airports with more options available, better weather simulations, anything that will make the actual flight dynamics more true to life. If they decide to go towards a little more of a game aspect, we might see something like job options.
I actually have designed a handful of "games" that go along with FS. Its just lists of job options, weather options, destination options all decided by a dice roll. I "get" cash from completed jobs and can eventually buy my own plane and start my own business for better money. This was all on paper and ranged from Grand Canyon Tours in small cessnas, cargo deliveries in cargo planes, drug smuggling in DC3s, chauffering around some rich *beep* in the medditeranean(that is SO spelled wrong!), to an airline pilot. You have to start in small planes making little money and work your way up to the big jets making the big bucks. I had to buy gps, vor/dme equiptment, hidden storage for drugs, incase I got busted when landing (called the OH *beep*! roll). But another roll of the dice would determine if I could bribe my way out of it or loose the whole shipment. There were hundreds of options with sometimes 10 rolls of the dice for one flight. I had to do this after having FS games for 4 years now. You open the package and immediately go to the coolest plane and fly to the coolest destination. Whats left then? The problem with this is that even though there are tons of outcomes of a flight, I new them all and there were no surprises.
I dont ask very much from the next version. Some simple stuff I would like have been mentioned, traffic on some roads, more detailed areas (although there are many add ons available for this), more AI at airports (moving equipment, gates). I would like them to add stuff like birds, maybe just geese in V formation, and just some wierd stuff like UFOs (nothing blatant like a ship from close encounters swallowing my plane), just unexplained lights or something. I would like to stop seeing lense flare after the sun has set! And the hardest thing I could think of, better water in oceans=pitching and rolling flight decks .
I just have to say, very well spoken w4p. that exposed the tough reality for those of us that dont have a "state of the art" computer and the flat out truth about getting the coolest plane and flying to the coolest airport but then there's nothing else to do. I also agree with the comment about "simulator" or "game", however I am one that suggested making it have job options so I am for that idea. Also the game idea that you wrote up sounds great to me, let me know if you ever get it made into an add on or something, i would be really interested...especially if the microsoft team dont decide to add that in the next fs version.
Here's another interesting question regarding what w4p said... for anybody that posts in this forum later on...what's your stand, should the next fs be more like a simulator or a game (as explained above)?
i'm for more of a game standpoint with missions but without sacrificing the quality of graphics and flight dynamics.
I'm for simulation. Like some of you out there...I was one of those gamers who was running a 'low performance' system but in time, we all upgrade. As have I. You can't keep the same PC for years on end...it just doesn't happen that much anymore.
As software gets better and faster, so do the computers and sooner or later, we all catch up. Better to have a really good simulation game than to just 'make do' and keep the graphics and speed subdued I say.
We all like to improve don't we? Eventually, it happens if one is inclined to do so. These are my thoughts on the topic.
I still dont see why we cant have a really good simulation game. Maybe they should get a little team together to expand the scenarios selection to include a little gamers attitude in FS.
GREAT idea! i LOVE how flight simulator is set up now as far as simulation realism, and being a pilot i want it to be as realistic for flight characteristics as possible. and the scenarios that FS has now are fine too, there is just no scoring system, you can fly one of the scenarios and do NOTHING even close to what it tells you to do, and you get the exact same outcome as if you did it perfectly. if the scenario section was expanded and improved even if nothing else was changed, then that would satisfy me perfectly. but i still think you should be able to see people entering and exiting planes, in a scenario or not, and definately improve crash and inflight damage graphics/effects..
but that's just my opinion...
I begin to like FS2004 more and more.
The weather is great, but may be more! Clouds are like mist... but now they are simply a few bitmaps.
The runways may be more detaild. I dont care of each gates is avaible at a airport. I just know 2 airports in real life.
I want that there a less mistakes!
A example is below in the picture
Some things simply dont fit!
Water is flat, no high cliff!
Another problem is that i often get a BUILDING CRASH while i am still a few meters from the building! So i dont even hit the building.
Other times i can just fly/ride THROU a building.
And a Boeing 747 cant fly underneath the water!
Thats all!
O yeah: the GPS and flight-planner may be a lit lighter from my CPU. They are now very heavy!
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This water is not frozen or something (it is cold, yes is cold) but not so cold.
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. I had FS9 for 3 months and still played fs2k2 more, because my old 733 proc.( 
) couldnt handle FS9. Well it could, but who wants to fly into NY and say, "Hey, I thought NY had buildings!" I did get a new rig two years ago and upgraded GFX card and ram, but alas, it is now getting old itself. I am afraid, because I will be forced to go out spend a minimum of $300 (new GFX card (have 128mb now)) for a $50 game. 
And the hardest thing I could think of, better water in oceans=pitching and rolling flight decks 
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