07-09-2003 19:08									#1
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I'm in the process of "acquiring" it now.

How is the game? Any tips? Links to good sites? Advices? Is it very complicated? Will I be able to enjoy it after not too much training?

	07-09-2003 19:24									#2
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tips, advice? Take off and fly around.

	07-09-2003 20:03									#3
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Well, basically, what do I need to do to take off? Turn on the engine and press up, or spend 20 minutes on clicking buttons, gears and whatnot?

	07-09-2003 23:14									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Eli Well, basically, what do I need to do to take off? Turn on the engine and press up, or spend 20 minutes on clicking buttons, gears and whatnot?

I do not own this game, so I can't speak from experience, but I thought these games were uber-realistic?

	08-09-2003 17:11									#5
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Btw, does anyone happen to have the PDF guide that comes with the disk?

	08-09-2003 22:20									#6
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I probably do since I bought it.

	08-09-2003 23:52									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Eli I'm in the process of "acquiring" it now. How is the game? Any tips? Links to good sites? Advices? Is it very complicated? Will I be able to enjoy it after not too much training?

My understanding is that Flight sims are an economically marginal genre, given the hight costs modeling the physics, right, etc. So it would be nice if you would actually buy it, even if the money goes to M$.

	09-09-2003 21:22									#8
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Maybe there's a copy of it hidden in EXCEL.

	10-09-2003 01:32									#9
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quote: Maybe there's a copy of it hidden in EXCEL.

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I cant learn the most basic stuff.

(note that I use a keyboard)

I'm pressing on 8 for the plane to go up. Nothing happens. I press again. There is a slight change. I hold the button for couple seconds and it goes up wildly. I quickly press 2 and nothing happens, I hold 2 and it goes down wildly. And this is all on a tiny Cessna!

Grrrr.
I tried flying a Boeing 747-400. Meh, the airplane was doing such stunts while I was trying to control it that in reality it would've broken into pieces.

	10-09-2003 01:52									#10
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You're playing a flight sim with a keyboard?

	10-09-2003 02:04									#11
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Eli: RTFM

	10-09-2003 11:14									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Osweld You're playing a flight sim with a keyboard?

Meh.

quote: Eli: RTFM

That's what i'm doing.

	10-09-2003 19:11									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Eli That's what i'm doing.

Then don't ask stupid questions like, "How do I take off?"

	10-09-2003 20:24									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Eli quote: Maybe there's a copy of it hidden in EXCEL. ----

The Flight simulator in MS Excel 97
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Fun and games with excel


This is really true. Remember Ctrl+Shift+Esc to exit.

Believe it or not - A Flight simulator from MS Excel 97 (courtesy : Integra Microsystems, Bangalore, India)
Ever wondered why Microsoft applications seem to become slower and fatter with each new release?

Apparently the constant rain in Redmond has driven Bill's engineers to obsessive flights of fancy. Below you'll find instructions on how to access a little flight simulator that was inexplicably hidden by precipitation-maddened programmers deep inside Excel 97.


In Excel 97, open a new blank work sheet.
Press F5 and type X97:L97 in the "Reference" box, then click OK.
Now hit your tab key once (you should end up in cell M97).
press "Ctrl" and "Shift" while clicking once on the "chart wizard" icon (the one at the top with the blue-yellow-red bar chart).

	11-09-2003 01:08									#15
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Screw it. I'm borrowing a joystick from someone.

	11-09-2003 12:37									#16
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Anyone want to buy my copy? I dont' know why I keep thinking I'll have fun with these sims.

	11-09-2003 13:02									#17
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I did FS '98 I think, and that was very , is there any MP added to it now?

	11-09-2003 17:21									#18
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Yeah, if they add MP and we could shoot each other down, then it might be interesting.

	11-09-2003 17:31									#19
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Only flight sim I've ever played is WW2online. When you've got player controled planes, tanks, ships, and infantry to fight with there's no boredom.

	11-09-2003 18:25									#20
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Back in college in the early 70's there was a game on the mainframe. Airfight. People from around the world would be doing dogfights. Some in team mode. It was probably one of the first computer MP games. It was great. No real graphics, but that didn't deter anybody.