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It is fascinating how some style of games wither on the vine. When I was young, I was into combat flight simulators: EF2000, Falcon 4.0 etc. And wargames like H
by greedo 6y ago
It is fascinating how some style of games wither on the vine. When I was young, I was into combat flight simulators: EF2000, Falcon 4.0 etc. And wargames like Harpoon. People were building cockpits with realistic HOTAS setups, and it was amazing. I anticipated that with increasing computer (and GPU) power, that the future was bright.
20+ years later, MS Flight Simulator is about the only thing around. And while a good app, it's nothing like Falcon 4.0.
- sudosysgen 6y agoI disagree. MSFS is far from the only thing around. There is also War Thunder, VTOL VR, and X-Plane. The first two are amazing and I suggest trying them in VR.
- Scramblejams 6y agoFor combat flight sims, in addition to the suggestions offered by sibling, I'd also recommend looking at DCS and IL-2. Great attention to detail, tons of well-made DLC available, online play is solid, and you can spend as much on your cockpit and controls as your retirement plans can stand. For example, I recently bought the F-14 DLC. A fan-made manual that takes you through the basics, in a mere ~500 pages (!), can be found here: https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs-f-14b-tomcat/ https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs-f-14b-tomcat/ Lots of manuals for other aircraft on that site too, check it out.