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• gamedeal user

  Jul 5, 2022

  First off it pains me a little that you have to give a thumbs up or down. I´d rather give this one a "side thumb" , cuz while I can´t wholeheartedly recommend this sim as is, it might still be something for you. Here´s why: This game is to be honest just a facelift of Aerofly FS2 with a few additional features (like better aircraft lighting and air traffic) with a few additional aircraft (extra charge) and "challenges", which are just flight pattern or airline A to B flights. No briefing or intro or ATC. Kind of a lackluster presentation tbh. The VR performance like in FS2 is great and way better compared to other flight sims, but it comes at a price - the graphics look somewhat dated and unspectacular. It´s ok for instrument flying, but if you´re looking for a stunning outside visual experience or VFR (low) flying - look elsewhere. There are a few bugs that I have noticed like apron lights going on and off when you´re overflying an airport or the home menu moving along slightly with your head-movement (Reverb G2/Steam VR). Plus the jet engine sounds are still sounding horrendous like in FS2. Yuck. I guess I´m a little bit miffed about paying serious cash for this sim as is - even though it was discounted during Steam´s summer sale. Like I said: To me it just feels like a facelift of FS2, and not like a truly new and improved title. Maybe some patches in the future will help mitigate this. If you own Aerofly FS2 there are really just a few good reasons to upgrade, like the improved lighting, but other things like for instance the A320 cockpit haven´t been improved at all - they are the exact same as in FS2 . All in all if you´re looking for the smoothest flight sim VR experience available right now - this is it. Look no further. If you´re looking for high sophistication and stunning textures and visuals - you´re probably better off with FS 2020 and your favorite aircraft add-on. If you´re wondering if you should get FS2 or FS4 : Get FS4. It is a step up, but unfortunately not much of a step. PROs: - silky smooth VR (even with lower spec GPUs after some tweaking) - Quick repositioning on final or takeoff possible (perfect for training) - Quick loading times on SSD or M.2 - Aircraft handling feels spot-on - Aircraft exterior lights finally implemented and working - Finally some European scenery CONs: - still quite a few bugs in VR (Hp G2: flickering, head movement shaky, etc.) might be better with other HMD - graphics look dated, scenery "smudgy" and low res (Europe) - but way better than a FFS visual. - Aircraft sounds not very sophisticated (especially jets), sound kinda artificial or "arcady" - Very basic weather settings - Turbulence simulation is really just trim wheel going haywire - FMS functions have no high level of sophistication, lots of features not implemented - No missed approach data in FMS - no ATC
• gamedeal user

  Aug 10, 2022

  TL;DR: A very solid title. Pure, simple flying, without the complexity that pervades other simulators. A delightful introductory title to flight simulation or for someone who just wants to fly and relax. Full review Aerofly FS4 might seem like a small player against the big giants in the flight simulator world, but that is something that it turns into a strength. It is accessible, relaxing and simple. And by simple, I mean elegant, rather than rough or primitive. It is a very polished experience, with solid underlying flight physics. The graphics are very nice. Crisp and clean and the framerate is stunningly good. The scenery looks very convincing from altitude. Probably more so than other simulators. I did find the scenery lacking a bit at low-alt. Road/rail seemed to be missing, and they are a common reference for VFR flying, so that was a bit unexpected. This is probably the only serious criticism I have. The UI is logical, A little unexpected in places, perhaps, but I quickly got use to it. There are useful UI indicators to help a novice, although I think the help buttons should be filled in for all the pages. The sim ships with a good survey of aircraft, from 100-year-old biplanes to WWII aircraft to jets, airliners, trainers, helicopters and general aviation. I've haven't tried them all, as I keep gravitating to the HC135, Jungmann and R22 - all of which are very good. The R22 was rather squirrely (even by my standards, and I'm used to the SA342!). I found the gliders to be a delightful surprise. There is an aircraft addon pack available (I haven't tried this yet), but FS4 doesn't have the volume of aircraft types as MSFS or Xplane. However, the ones it does have are all exquisitely modelled and of high quality. The sounds are very good. Getting good quality aircraft sounds helps a lot with immersion, and FS4 does an excellent job of it. It's a big download (once unpacked, it takes up 157.6 GB of disk space with Euro Parts 1 & 2, which auto-install via Steam), but I prefer that to, say, streamed scenery (with the delays glitches and competition for bandwidth that entails) or having to download and install lots of hand-picked scenery packs. FS4 keeps it simple in this regard. What is nice, is that it runs "out of the box", without vast quantities of setup (I ran immediately, without adjust any controls nor any keybindings). I've not had a single software crash with it. Many hours later and I still haven't found the need to re-map a key. It starts up quickly and you can set-up and fly really easily. For a casual relaxing flight, I find myself gravitating to Aerofly FS4, rather than firing up my heavy-duty sims. Summary There is no perfect simulator; they are all different with higher/lower degrees of realism or quality in a plethora of different areas. Aerofly FS2 does a good job all-round, even if there are other titles that can do some individual things better. However, for a core flight-simming experience, this is excellent.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 5, 2022

  So bummed :( Was so so excited, I just fired up FS4 around the bay area then FS2 and there is NO difference except FS4 runs horribly in VR. I really want to support this developer, the best VR implementation of a flight sim on the market. Microsoft FS VR is dismal. Refund it is, not sure what they were thinking. Same graphics and textures, was really hoping for better ground detail. Sorry folks, will support your next try...
• gamedeal user

  Jul 6, 2022

  Especially USA looks great at many places. Never been able to run such a crazy amount of objects on my rig in any simulator. And all this smooth and stutter free. The new cultivation algorithm works really well. A lot of trees and buildings everywere I have so far visited. Just visited Zurich (LSZH). The airport, city and surroundings look simply amazing. The terrain orthos, tree coverage and crazy amount of buildings (basically all buildings there are) look very realistic. I am impressed!
• gamedeal user

  Jul 9, 2022

  As a flight simmer with more than a decade of messing around with various flight sims and all the related hardware, I will recommend this title to someone who is focused on what matters for good flying: -Excellent performance -Nice scenery but well optimized for good framerates -Fantastic flight modelling In these areas, aerofly has MSFS beat dead to rights. MSFS may have more frills, but it does not run well and look good at the same time. If you are looking for the 60 FPS experience with an average gaming computer, and want to be able to fly without stutters and chopping, this is the way to go. This new version of Aerofly includes a ton more scenery that would have been paid DLC in the previous, plus some all new scenery. The scenery looks good enough to enjoy close up. If you are a helicopter simmer like I am, you need the good scenery balanced with good frames. This is the only title that does it. Plus, you get both of the very good helicopters included in the base game. Between this title and DCS, I have my needs met for realistic flight models and and overall positive sim experience. What you are giving up in exchange for the good scenery and good frames are the bonuses, like super detailed weather, water, traffic, etc. that hogs processor and GPU resources. I don't mind doing without those things, in MSFS they are nice, but you can never use those features unless you have a behemoth computer. If you are a helicopter pilot, again MSFS does not care about you, you can get a third party mod but no helicopters are included, and the flight model doesn't natively support rotary aircraft. If you want to fly the R22 and the EC135, you can do a lot of scenic flying, especially along coastlines. There are lots of helipads available, and some parts of the map are ideal practice grounds for helicopter takeoff and landing. It would be nice to have many more helicopters someday in the future, I hope that heli simmers will spread the word about this game and perhaps that may happen. It is the only nonmilitary flight sim to show love for the rotorhead pilot. A lot of people are going to complain that Aerofly doesn't have this and it doesn't have that, but IMO, it's the absence of the extra frills that makes this a good option. MSFS has been a pain in the butt to deal with since forever, and I am happy to have a modern alternative that's this good.
• gamedeal user

  May 22, 2023

  Beautiful High Resolution Scenery Very Very High FPS Gameplay because no car/water/weather/ATC simulation is available yet Beautiful, Realistic Aircraft AI Assisted Co-Pilot for lazy FU**S like me :) Looking forward to more DLC/UPDATES BRAVO DEVS!
• gamedeal user

  Jul 5, 2022

  Feels very similar to AFS 2, many new menus including a Career and Challenges menus. I have hundreds of hours in the previous version and just completed a flight in the A320 in AFS 4. Flight went as expected had an issue with the auto thrust not going into managed mode but overall it was a fantastic flight, surreal and I can't wait to try the VR. B777 included as well! w00t! Definitely recommend for all levels of simmers.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 7, 2022

  Bought today, already own and spend a lot of hours in XP11 and MSFS2020, wasn't expecting much but was very pleasantly surprised. There are already well documented downsides such as no ATC, no dynamic weather etc but there is enough to jump in and have a really good experience. I fly mainly in Europe and I found the number of airports included surprisingly high, many of which contain bespoke building models. The ground textures whilst not amazing are good enough , likewise the autogen. The included aircraft (I'm including the expansion pack) are pretty well feature packed (maybe not study level) and seem to fly fairly well. Starting a flight is almost instant as is switching to different locations so no extended loading times (I'm looking at you XP and MSFS!) and the frame rate is buttery smooth. So I recommend this sim, if you already own XP11 or MSFS2020 you're not going to stop playing these sims but for the occasion where you just want to jump straight in and make a quick flight - no setting up on sim brief, no long loading times, no random CTD etc, then this is a great distraction from those sims. Well done to the developers, I just hope enough people buy into this so that the developers can continue to develop. There is some serious potential here to compete with the big boys but to do that some critical features need to be added (aforementioned weather and atc to mention acouple!)
• gamedeal user

  Jul 11, 2022

  First impression: There are improvements to the visual quality and scenery density. Not stunning, but quite noticeable. There is air traffic as well. They added some activities and some aircraft and scenery. These are nice, but for me, flight simulators are judged by the flight dynamics. FS 2 was so good in this respect, at least with the aerobatic aircraft, that I was hopeful that they wouldn't mess up the flight dynamics with FS 4. Normally I hope the flight dynamics are improved with the new release of a sim, but with FS 2-4, I just hoped they didn't mess with near-perfection. I use this "tool", for that's what it is to me (not a game), to maintain proficiency with aerobatics, and even sometimes to practice landings. There is nothing better on home PC for that purpose (with VR). Judging by a short introduction to FS-4, IPACS did not mess things up. In fact they may even have improved the stick-and-rudder handling of the Jungmeister and Pitts slightly. (those are the only aircraft I have flown so far, and pretty much the only ones I'm interested in in the sim). Disclosure: I'm a real world full-time professional pilot, and I fly aerobatics (and normal flying too) in my leisure time in an experimental airplane that I built. There is no better sim for VFR flying. And yes I have XP11 and MSFS2020. Haven't tried IFR yet. I may update this review as I use the sim more.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 10, 2022

  This is surprisingly fun! I like the selection of airfields: apart from the big ones there is a good selection of small GA airfields with a lot of attention to detail. E.g., the buildings and the sculpture at Wasserkuppe (EDER). I spent a lot of money and/or time to get these airfields and surrounding scenery/traffic in the other simulators. The selection of planes (including the addon) is also well curated. I haven't tested VR, but the TrackIR integration seems better than in other simulators. Don't expect "study level" planes here (no walk around for removing pins), but then again there is the instant gratification of things working "out of the box" without the need to set up buttons for hours (I'm looking at you, DCS). I hope one day there will be an ATC integration (for the AI planes) as in Flight Unlimited III many years ago.