評論

• gamedeal user

  Mar 28, 2022

  PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING - Microsoft has stopped allowing Dovetail to work on this product, its back in the hands of Microsoft and has been put out to pasture. Its done. No more support. There is even a security warning when you start up the app now saying Microsoft have let their FSX websites SSL cert expire. It was not renewed. While this does not effect the game other than obnoxious popup every time you load the game, it is telling that M$ has decided to push people to MS2020. For those of us with laptops that cant run it were screwed. I cant believe Valve has allowed Dovetail to keep selling this as well as all the addons that are NO LONGER SUPPORTED. How do i know? Go to the active sky addon's homepage and look for the update file. The developer says "we cant update this on steam anymore because Dovetail no longer supports FSX Steam". This means if you buy a 3rd party dlc addon like I did (a bunch in fact) when they had this last sale... Well you are screwed when it comes to support. This is now abandonware. The worst part is Dovetail isnt telling anyone, and valve is allowing it. Its pure fraud. I own the full boxed version of FSX and Acc addon. I have my disks. It was on this PC but a 3rd party developer said the steam version worked better (it doesn't as long as you update your boxed version and do the right tweaks. Its the same damn thing BUT they added encryption for the DLC, basically DRM. Thats it, what you get is DRM added. I have issues adding my 3rd party paid Garmin 750 into some of the aircraft i bought here on steam because of this DRM added which is not part of the boxed addons. In fact I just bought a non steam addon from ORBX directly that allowes me to add the garmin, where the planes here that say you can? Nope. The drm screwes it up if you didnt buy it on steam, which these garmin 750's are only available on flight1 not steam. Seriously, buy a boxed version and do the tweaks yourself; its the same thing minus the damn added drm which only screwes YOU. I'm so furious I bought this on steam again, just for the damn support and all I got was abandonware and DRM that screws who? The PAYING customer. I want you to get this through your head if you are still reading this review.... this product is no longer in the hands of dovetail (the company that is says is selling it here on steam... that's a LIE) Its now back in the hands of microsoft who has put it out to pasture; its dead. Any third party addon you buy here is also o longer supported, but still includes DRM that makes it not work with other non steam addons. If you bought boxed Horizons VFR, like other reviewers here have already stated, it will not work with the addons here. Im also reporting the 3rd prty GPS addons bought from Flight1 also don't work with these aircraft, even though it says on the aircraft pages that they do support it. Its a lie, they don't. The DRM broke being able to modify the aircraft models in a way that they need to to make it work. Simple as that. The entire thing is a disaster; just stay away... its a flaming dumpster fire. Source: Active Sky Addon, still sold here on steam. Read "Steam Users Read Here" From their developers. https://hifisimtech.com/downloads/#ASN Active Sky Next: Steam Edition DLC This section is for the Steam DLC version of ASN purchased through Steam only as DLC for FSX:SE. Dovetail no longer supports FSX:SE addon/DLC updates so we are providing an external update here for your convenience." This means NONE of the DLC addons, ANY of them, you buy here on steam... NONE WILL EVER GET UPDATED... EVER! https://www.simflight.com/2019/08/08/fsx-leaves-dovetail-games/ Its really dishonest how dovetail is still selling all of this, including promiting it on their website. Knowing its no longer getting supported, and the dlc cant be updated. FSX was never getting updated but the DLC is and not every third party is doing like the active sky crew supporting their customers offsite; so take care when you buy addons. Something really wierd? A WEEK AGO, right before this steam sale of all these addons, dovetail and microsoft both removed their blog posts about FSX "coming home to microsoft and they were excited for the future support of fsx now that it was back in the hands of the microsoft team" . Today when i went looking for the post, i found the article linking to it however microsoft has removed the blog post and instead now shows.... you guessed it "MS Flight sim 2020". Thats right, FSX is officially abandon and M$ just did it this past week, with out telling anyone. They just removed it from the internet and poof its gone. Dovetail too. Look for yourself!!!!
• gamedeal user

  Nov 19, 2022

  I bought this for my grandfather because he used to play 2004 back in the day. We tried to install it from CDs, but his computer was entirely too old to even make it through the installation process. The steam version was definitely the move. It's great to bond with him when we play it together. Definitely a brand new avenue that he can enjoy. Thanks
• gamedeal user

  Dec 19, 2014

  Let me just start off by saying that I've owned about 4 copies of FSX:deluxe edition. No, I don't have 4 computers to play on, I just kept loosing all my copies. I even bought them for $10 at the MS store a couple years ago on sale. Those are gone, too. So, now this comes along at $5 (currently on sale). This is great. Just purchased and I won't have to worry aobut loosing this one. That being said, this is basically FSX:Gold edition with the exception of minor bug fixes, minor performance enchancements, change to the splash screen, and some Steam magic such as taking screenshots and multiplayer matchup. 10/10 would buy again
• gamedeal user

  Dec 19, 2014

  The Microsoft Flight Simulator series is one of the most iconic PC game franchises of all time, and, to an extent, back in '06 FSX lived up to what was expected of it. Aside from the obvious performance issues and supposed cut content relating to visual fidelity (some early screens depict incredibly dense scenery and fantastic lighting effects that weren't seen in the final game, even on the highest settings), it was a good way for the series to come to a close. The Steam Edition of FSX now exists because of an agreement between Microsoft and Dovetail Games, who made the Train Simulator games. This agreement permitted Dovetail to make a few minor tweaks to the game to allow it to function properly on newer machines (specifically Windows 8.1), manage the updated multiplayer component, and obviously distribute it on Steam. I am not fond of the Train Simulator business model, and thankfully the devs have NOT modified FSX at all in this release, as a result the legal agreement. This "Steam Edition" comes with the Deluxe Edition of the original FSX, the "Acceleration" expansion pack, all service packs, and said performance enhancements. As I stated above, you can also play multiplayer again. If you're new to Flight Simulator, are an X-Plane enthusiast, or are just interested in aviation in general I strongly recommend picking this game up on sale, while the sale lasts. There is a TON of content included. FSX allows you to fly around the globe (no BS micro transactions for different places, a la "Microsoft Flight", the failed attempt to "casualize" the series in 2012) completely unrestricted, and comes with 24 planes/choppers, which all feature a set of liveries. The AI aircraft make the world feel more alive, and airports feature pivoting jetways and moving baggage/pushback trucks to add to the experience. If your PC will allow you to crank up the settings, you'll get the fully featured terminals, but expect your framerate to tank while on the ground. The simulator also includes a strong and (in my opinion) somewhat underrated set of missions, which are VERY well voice acted and feel incredibly realistic. I strongly advise anyone who buys this to not only enjoy the Free Flight mode, but also to play some of the missions. They range from extremely easy hand-holding missions in Ultralights to challenging air races in stunt planes, along with everything in between. My favorite part about the missions is that whenever the writers needed a guiding voice for the player, they carefully wrote a believable character into the mission who helps you with your task, rather than having a voice from above tell you what to do in every mission (you only hear this voice in the tutorial missions) or simply having written on-screen dialogue boxes instruct you, like most other flight sims out there. There is a LOT of content here, which is what sets FSX apart from its competition. Now, while FSX is a great sim, it's still 8 years old. There are some worthy alternatives out there, probably the most famous being X-Plane, which, unlike FSX, is still being actively developed. It runs better, but the world you're playing in doesn't match the complexity and visual fidelity of that of FSX. The planes look and feel more realistic, but the game is not necessarily technically superior to FSX. From an objective standpoint FSX takes the crown when it comes to gritty realism in most cases because of how the game is programmed from a simulation standpoint. These games may look similar onscreen, but under the hood they are completely different. FSX handles almost everything physics related by computing complex mathematical equations based on data tables for each aircraft, whereas X-Plane was literally born as a wind tunnel simulator, which sets it ahead of FSX on the tech side in some respects. You can easily make your own plane in X-Plane, since the physics are handled by its wind tunnel engine, whereas in FSX you need to go in with a full knowledge of how it will perform to do the same. It took the ACES team years to perfect the physics of each aircraft, some of which would carry over from previous iterations of Flight Simulator because it took such meticulous research to get the tables perfect. That being said there is a lot of free content available online for both games. And yes, from what I can tell legacy mods function in the Steam Edition of FSX. Now for the subjective part of the review. You have been warned. While I was very fair in my above comparisons between FSX and X-Plane, it's worth mentioning that X-Plane isn't all it's cracked up to be with regard to actual content. You'll often see advocates online telling you to "come into the future" because FSX is outdated. If the future means paying for individual airports and aircraft models, count me out. Let's talk about X-Plane's own Steam release. The product itself, which is fully priced mind you, is essentially just the game engine with a few mediocre airplanes and Tarmac-only airports. Just abandoned parking lots (on par with respectable mobile sims like Infinite Flight...wow). I've been told that you need to pay for additional content, which in my opinion is very unjustified here. I can see this model being fair in sims like Rise of Flight, but here? Thankfully X-Plane has a rather nice free modding scene, so that may be a saving grace. Furthermore, the full install is 80 gigabytes. This is probably the result of distrust between the devs and their autogen engine, since, unlike Microsoft, their map data wasn't acquired internally (FSX uses MS's own satellite imagery, which means ACES, the Microsoft game studio behind FS, was inherently more familiar with the data and how they could use it to apply automatically generated scenery). It's a shame the Flight Simulator series isn't still around to offer some serious competition, because X-Plane currently dominates the non-militaristic subsection of the flight sim genre, and it's got a ravenous community to defend its every business decision. The engine is good and runs well on most PCs built within the past few years, though it is a huge memory hog. FSX isn't, but its utilization of modern CPU configurations is embarrassingly poor. In conclusion, if you're going into the simming genre hoping for a fully featured, fleshed out flight sim that's excellent for beginners and is the absolute pinnacle of its genre (the FS series is over 32 years old!) FSX is a great choice. This is the only official version of FSX still sold today, and it's very unusual to see a product like this from a company like Microsoft show its face on Steam. Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition, while considerably outdated, is a welcome addition to the wonderful collection of flight simulators available on Steam.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 28, 2014

  I'm a private pilot and I've owned the boxed version of Flight Simulator X for years. When I upgraded my system to Windows 8.1 I was saddened to see that my old Flight Simulator X started to develop glitches. So when Steam released a new version I was excited. I bought it on day one of it's release. However, free flight mode wouldn't work. But after emailing DoveTail Games tech support they deteremined that I had a corrupt download. I did a re-download and install and it worked perfectly. The problems were not with the game. I'm very pleased that the graphics are better than ever. There is over 24,000 airports around the world all with exact runway layouts, taxiways, buildings and scenery around the airports. Plus every major city, tourist attraction, landmark, river, lake, stream around the world has been simulated. Navigation aides operate just like in real life. Flight Simulator was a huge undertaking and it's all at your fingers for just a few bucks. Amazing. If you plan to get your pilot's license or need a tool to stay sharp (without spending $100+ per hour to rent a plane), then Flight Simulator X is a must have. It's just a no-brainer. Even if you own other flight simulators, you won't find any with all these features. Microsoft along with other companies spent many years and millions and millions of dollars developing this product. When it was developed it was actually built to take advantage of faster computers that would be available in the future. That's why as time goes by, the game actually gets better. While I use it as a flight instruction tool, my son uses it like a game. He enjoys the missions and together we go on sight-seeing tours. We've Flown over the pyramids and over the Nile river. We've tooled over Washing DC and viewed the Lincoln Memorial, The Washington Monument and the Whitehouse. You name it we've been there, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Space Needle, etc. Your kids will learn more about world gerography from this game than from any book. Because it's not just pictures, it's real life simulation. They have to take off froma local airport and actually find landmarks. After I bought my Steam version of Flight Simulator, I was going to install my boxed "Accelleration Expansion Pack". But to my surprise, I found that it already came pre-installed with this Steam set. AND THE BEST PART... I once paid over $600.00 for a packaged video course on getting a private pilot's license. But FSX comes with built in flying lessons by legendary Certified Flight Instructor Rod Machado. He will teach you how to get not only your private pilot's license, then your instrument rating, then your commercial license, and then how to become an Airline Transport Pilot. That much real life training in a real life flight school would be at least $25,000. But you get it for free with FSX. Obviously nothing beats learning in a real plane, but this is a close second. And it's all for the price of a pizza. Since my first purchase I have purchased several copies as gifts for friends and family and would recommend it as either a game or a learning tool for any future private pilots.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 1, 2015

  I am so glad that Steam picked up MS Flight Sim X! I've been using MS Flight Sims since the first version I can remember. When Microsoft dropped support, I did switched to Lockheed's Prepar3D, which uses a upgraded FSX engine with DX11, but I'd much rather support FSX under Steam! FSX really needs Steam Workshop for all its many add-ons as DLCs, which always have been a real pain to locate, purchase, and install. Steam would so much improve things for the Flight Sim World! Fortunately, all the addons I have are compatible with both Prepar3D and FSX, and they all seem to work fine with this Steam version. I may have to run one of the Registration Fix tools like TweakFS, to use a few aircraft again in Prepar3D, but I haven't had any problems so far and I am used to fixing my simulator installations and getting addons working. I recommend the REX Real Environment Xtreme, Orbx Airports & Terrains, Just Flight's Air Hauler and REX Latitude add-ons, which greatly enhances the visuals and gives you something fun to do hauling cargo around the world, managing the Cargo Company and its aircraft. Someone please make these as DLCs ASAP! Orbx also has a few free demos of a great starting airports and terrain regions to fly in. I look forward to updates of FSX to DX11 for Better Graphics, More Missions for More Things To Do, More Flight & Instrument Training, Ground & Tower Operations, Steam Achievements, Trading Cards and other improvements! **NOTE: If you are having problems with add-ons, it is most likely an registry issue and/or configuration files located in user windows profile directories. If you check my screenshots, I have multiple addons working concurrently: REX, Orbx and Traffic X including a premium aircraft with everything maxed. Everything should run perfect in the Steam version, it does take a lot of effort sometimes to get your simulation environment right. There are guides in the Prepar3D community that address many problems I see people having with the Steam version. Remember: FSX is NOT really a game, it is a professional simulator used by real world pilots to train. Though many flight enthusiasts enjoy it as a game due to its complexity!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 7, 2015

  My God has this game has been improved! SHORT VERSION: Buy this game if you love flight sims, lots of missions and a stack of real to life scenery/weather/planes etc. It will not be money wasted. LONG VERSION: Lifelong Flight Simulator fans will remeber the day when FS 2000 was released in that big cardboard box with a heatbound Pilot's handbook over 230 pages long; beautifully presented and well worth the buy. Then, it seemed, when FSX came along, the fad was nearly over. Releasing FSX Acceleration confirmed this, and the devs behind the Microsoft flight sim series were put out to pasture, where all the devs from closed studios are left to run free range. Some survived the mass slaughter of 1874, but most, sadly perished. Apparently, some now work for Dovetail and after a long time, we now have the Steam Edition of FSX to enjoy. Guys, you've done a fantastic job! In the original FSX, you would find that moving the camera around the plane was quite sketchy in that it would jump where it wanted most of the time, and there was noticable lag. This is THE main problem with older games when played on newer systems - GPUs as powerful as those today were'nt dreamed of when those games were developed. They knew not of 1920x1080 and, as such, the software has to do the best it can nowadays. FSX-SE has addressed that by ensuring that there will never be lag again. Running this on a GTX 770, whilst it powers 3 screens; not a single instance of lag in display. I will say this though, as this is a game that wasn't really designed for 1920x1080, just remember the old Windows Alt+Enter trick, and you'll be fine. Back to the lag, the controls no longer display laggy instances, and as soon as you move your joystick/mouse/gamepad, the plane reacts, with such precision, you wouldn't know you were in a simulator until you see the pixelated ground you're about to crash into. Airports were great and really well designed in FSX, but now they have had a bit of a revamp, so expect some sharper images. In general, the game has been VASTLY improved, and, as a private pilot myself (before I lost my license due to the UK government getting scared of diabetics flying planes and insisted that every diabetic pilot or ATC personell be summarily fired) I love being able to get back behind a flight stick and rudder. This game is also great for the casual plane nut, as there are so many missions to choose from, all ranging from the VERY basics (which will get you up in the air and give you an understanding of how a plane actually works) to the INSANELY hard (engines on fire, having to fly 60+nm in a snow storm without engines in a 747-700). You can change realism settings, set failures and faults to happen at a specific time, location or randomly. You can download real world weather (updated every 15 minutes) from WHEREVER you are in the world. I would say this, however, if you really are a proper "casual" flight nut, I'd recommend Microsoft Flight instead. A vast array of other great missions, planes, scenery etc are included in the game, however there is a plethora of other mods available and there have been since FS 98 way back when. So come one come all and enjoy this amazing revamp of a modern classic.
• vetro2001

  Sep 19, 2023

  gives basic knowledge ofr flying differnet aircraft and their tendencies, pretty accurate.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 30, 2015

  I'm writing this review, because of some people who said this game sucks, because of the hard controls. So, this is a plane SIMULATOR! Anyone know what's that? S-I-M-U-L-A-T-O-R! Of course it will be hard to learn. The real pilots spend around 1 year of learning in the simulators, before their first real flight. And yeah, don't worry, this is not a fully real simulator. Let's talk about Boeing 747-400. It has the most basics controls you need, like flaps and throttle, aircraft lights and anti-ice system and many more. I just want to say it's not that so hard like in a real aircraft, where you need an hour of preparation before flight, don't worry. It takes 10 minutes for me to set everything for takeoff. And if you wonder how many hours it takes for me, before landing in extreme conditions for first time - 24 hours. It's hard, trust me, but not impossible. Another thing: It's not impossible to play without a joystick. As I said you need time for practise. I play with a keyboard and I have 140 hours, as you can see. It's not that so hard, you need time! Some people who are buying this game are like: "Oh yeah, I bought a flight simulator. It will be easy to fly."; And then in the game: "OMG, this is so stupid game, I can't even takeoff." Then uninstalls and write a negative review. I don't know why they are buying a simulator and want things to happen fast and easy. As the beginning of the review - this is a SIMULATOR! There are so many games, where to get flying you need to push only one button, like GTA, you know. UPDATE 28.09.2015: If DTG won't stop with these DLCs, the game itself will turn into the next DLC Simulator 2015 after the disappointment with TS 2016, but I still recommend it.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 25, 2015

  A slightly re-vamped version of the 2006 classic. Dovetail Games have agreed distribution rights with Microsoft for this flight-sim and released it on Steam late 2014. Along with the distribution rights they have been permitted sufficient access to the code to allow them to adjust and optimise the sim to better suit todays PC. That having been said, this is still a single threaded a poorly optimised 32-bit application and even the most powerful of todays PC's struggle to attain "high" frame rates, especially when you start to include a few add-ons. That brings me nicely on to the add-ons. Due to the program being around since 2006 there is an unbelievable amount of DLC available for this sim, before you reach for your credit card though, make sure that the supplier specifies that it is compatible with FSX Steam Edition or the add-on is listed in the known compatible add-ons on the community page. There are some very good add-ons that are free, there are some exceptional add-ons that cost quite a bit of money (A2A Simulations, PMDG) and there are add-ons that are free for limited functionality or can cost for full functionality (FSUIPC). The key is research, have a look at Jordan Kings Freeware Video to get an idea of what is possible for nothing more than bandwidth. Alternatively you can very quickly rack up a £100 or more spend and still think there is room for improvement (REX, Orbx). A final word about add-ons. FSX requires you to generally get your hands dirty when adding features, if you don’t know your “%appdata%” from “My Documents” make sure you have fully researched the product you intend to buy and ensure you are comfortable with the installation procedure before you cough up the dough for it. This isn’t the case for the DLC that can be purchased from Steam, though I have to admit, most of the Steam DLC doesn’t appeal (see edit at the bottom). Regardless of whether you stay with the stock program or buy enhancements, the core sim can give hours of enjoyment if you have an interest in aviation. Users range from the complete novice that has only sat in row 14F of an A320 (me), to fully licensed pilots (so it must be OK). Although not a requirement, a joystick is recommended as well as a bit of patience and a lot of reading. You can jump into a Cessna 172 and lark about, or you can plan a flight for the same plane and follow, as close as can be reasonably expected in a 2006 sim, required procedures and protocols. If, for example, you buy a PMDG add-on you have to calculate the fuel for the plane based on the number of passengers and their luggage, then you have to program the flight management computer and select your route, waypoints, approach etc. It must take 20 minutes or more to get to a point where you can actually start the engines! Alternatively you can just jump into a micro-light and be flying over Friday Harbor in a trice, the choice is yours. Edit 18/12/15: DTG are introducing a number of add-ons that don't deserve my original comment. Examples are FTX Trees HD, REX Texture Direct 4, RAAS Pro, Accu-Feel and a couple of the aircraft.