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Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Microsoft Flight Simulator X | |
Developer(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
Series | Flight Simulator series |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
Release date(s) | Microsoft Windows
Genre(s) | Amateur flight simulation |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer (online) |
Distribution | DVD (Windows, 2) |
Microsoft Flight Simulator X, also known as FSX, is a 2006 flight simulation computer game originally developed and published by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows. it is the sequel to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. It is the tenth and last installment of Microsoft Flight Simulator series. It includes a graphics engine upgrade, having been marketed by Microsoft as the most important technological milestone in the series to date.
It is the first version in the flight simulator series to be released in October 2006 worldwide as a DVD-ROM. It is also the first version in the series to feature a new type of electronic distribution prevention using license keys, removing the need for the user to insert the game disc into their computer in order to run the software.
In December 2012, over six years after its release, the FSX multiplayer matchmaking system over the Gamespy network was discontinued.
Flight Simulator X marks the tenth version of the popular line of flight simulators. It was officially released to the US market on October 17, 2006. According to Microsoft's Web site for the game, a standard edition features everything from navaids to GPS and airways. It also includes 18 planes, 28 detailed cities, and over 24,000 airports with a deluxe version featuring 24 aircraft, and 38 cities.
Flight Simulator X was officially unveiled at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as a gaming showcase for Microsoft Windows Vista and is now also compatible with Windows 7. Microsoft released screenshots as well as a list of frequently asked questions as a press release on Microsoft Flight Simulator Insider,[1] and numerous flight simulator communities. This also included mission-based gameplay with mission specific aircraft as well as an upgraded rendering engine capable of increased detail. Following the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in May 2006, Microsoft published new screenshots, videos and an official trailer. The overall reaction by the community was quite positive,[citation needed] and the graphical quality of the simulator has greatly increased.
On 22 January 2009, it was reported that development team behind the product was being heavily affected by Microsoft's ongoing job cuts, with indications that the entire Flight Simulator team would be laid off.[2][3] The news was later confirmed by Microsoft officials stating they were committed to the Flight Simulator franchise, with expectations to continue product releases in the series, but had nothing specific to announce at that time.[4] On 17 August 2010, Microsoft announced Microsoft Flight, a new simulation game that boasts a further improved graphics engine, and enhanced simulation features.[5] In April 2012 Flight was released on Steam. In August 2012, further development of Flight was cancelled by Microsoft.
Standard vs. Deluxe Edition[edit]
Flight Simulator X was released in three editions: Standard, Deluxe, and later Gold. The Deluxe Edition incorporates additional features, including an on-disc software development kit (SDK), three airplanes with the Garmin G1000 Flightdeck, and the ability for the player to act as Air Traffic Control (ATC) for other online users with a radar screen.[6]
The Deluxe Edition features 24 aircraft compared to 18 in the Standard Edition; 45 high-detail airports compared to 40; 38 high-detail cities compared to 28; and 51 structured missions compared to more than 30.[7]
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition combines the Deluxe Edition and the Acceleration expansion pack into one.[8]
New features[edit]
Flight Simulator X new features:
- Improved graphics including enhanced texture resolution, new Earth model facilitating polar flights, true road data, region-specific textures, minimal 3D animals, star constellations, etc. Also, the scenery textures now line up with the automatically generated (Autogen) buildings. Maximum rendering-engine-supported scenery resolution of 7 cm/pixel (not available with default scenery).
- Airports now have jetways that move to the aircraft by the key combination Ctrl + J. (happens for AI aircraft automatically) Airport vehicles also drive around the airport to the player's aircraft and AI aircraft. (Baggage cars, pushtrucks, fuel trucks, etc.)
- The built-in GPS support has been upgraded to include Garmin G1000 integrated glass cockpit, (select aircraft in the Deluxe version only).
- Improved ATC featuring certain non-FAA procedures where appropriate (for example, altimeter/QNH scale in metric units) and numerous minor updates such as an improved progressive-taxi feature.
- Improved and new default aircraft including, for example, an Airbus A321. Default aircraft systems modeling is rather extensively improved, featuring, for example, APU, fire protection, passenger advisory sign switches etc.
- Improved weather system, including better visibility modeling.
- Revamped multiplayer functionality featuring Shared Skies, a feature allowing multiple users to share the same cockpit.
- Tower Controller, a feature in the Deluxe version allowing users to simulate local control at many airports worldwide during multiplayer gaming.
- Revamped sound system with support for 5.1 surround sound.
- Flight Simulator X includes more than 50 different missions in the deluxe edition along with several other missions that can be installed with the Acceleration Pack.[9]
- Proprietary SimConnect API to allow FSUIPC-like access to Flight Simulator functions and variables.[10]
- Mission engine allowing creation of dynamic missions with developer control of many simulation variables, sound file playback, AI aircraft traffic etc. in relation to what the user is doing — essentially an evolution over the APL and ABL adventure programming languages featured in previous versions of the software. Dozens of missions ship with the product.
- Most of the vintage aircraft that were a key theme in the previous version have been dropped, with the exception of the DC-3 and Piper J-3. Both aircraft are featured in the default missions that ship with the product.
- The maximum altitude in the game has been increased by 1,000 times over Flight Simulator 2004, to 100,000,000 ft. Therefore, FSX maximum altitude is approximately 2.39 times the diameter of the Earth at the equator.
- Camera shake in the virtual cockpit as the aircraft banks, accelerates, brakes, flies through turbulence etc.
- Realistic flexible wings in some commercial airplanes: the wings flex while going through turbulence, increasing rate of ascent or descending, undergoing major plane movements, flaps being fully extended, general vibrations to the plane, etc. An example of an aircraft with this wing movement is the Boeing 747-400.
- New water effect which has 3D waves with curled up object refraction according to the wave movements and with sunshine reflection.
- Ability to easily take a screenshot while in the game. Pressing the "V" key takes a picture of the game and saves it as a .bmp image in the "My Pictures" folder.
- Aircraft can cast shadows on themselves.
- Aircraft interiors and exteriors use different files. This allows an advanced user to take one exterior model and merge it with an interior made by someone else.
- Red Bull Air Race World Championship racing in the acceleration pack only although the standard and deluxe versions include a mission in which the player can qualify for the team.
In a few missions, extra AI aircraft are included but aren't available to the player in Free Flight. These aircraft include:
- TBM Avenger ghost planes of Flight 19 – from Lost in the Triangle although it is tough to know that they are there
- Boeing 787–9 – from Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight, Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race
- Caspian Sea Monster – from Aleutian Cargo Run & Tokyo Executive Transport
- Airbus A380-800 – from Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight, Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race
- Boeing 747-8 – from Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race
- Antonov AN-225 – from Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight, Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race
- Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde – from Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race (in British Airways livery)
- Two variations of UFOs – a flying saucer is seen while flying and nearly crashes into you and two black triangular UFOs; one is seen landing at Area 51 just before the player lands and launches again while the player is taxiing, and a larger, similar one parked on skids – all from Secret Shuttle
- Two UFOs – a small UFO and a much larger UFO, that can be seen in the background – High Altitude Intercept (Acceleration)
- Variations of military jets and helicopters (F22 Raptor,Boeing B-52 Stratofortress etc.)- different types from Tutorial 1: First Take-off, Tutorial 11: Helicopter Maneuvers 1, Flour Power, Loopy Larry, Jet Truck Drag Race, Civil Air Patrol Search, Africa Relief and Catalina Day Spa
- Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird – from Tutorial 1: First Take-off and Secret Shuttle.
- Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II – Parked next to the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird in Secret Shuttle
- Boeing B-52H Stratofortress – from Tutorial 1: First Take-off, Executive Tour and Loopy Larry
- V-22 Osprey from Tutorial 1: First Take-off and Executive Tour (Acceleration)
- F-117 Nighthawk from Tutorial 1: First Take-off and Executive Tour
- F-22 Raptor at Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight, Tutorial 1: First Takeoff and Secret Shuttle
- Su-37 Flanker at Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight. There are 2 on the flight line next to an F-22.
- A NASA rocket named "Delta V" (that visually appears to be an Atlas V 500 series rocket) in Rocket Launch Air Cover.
- Hughes XF-11 Reconnaissance Aircraft
- Douglas XB-19 Heavy Bomber
- Antonov An-32 Transport/Bomber in Tim Conrad
- BAe Jetstream 41 Regional airliner/Feederliner from PMDG
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 Fighter
- Focke Wulf Fw 190 Fighter / Classic Wings
- Antonov An-12 Military transport aircraft
- Messerschmitt Me 410 Multirole fighter-bomber/Reconnaissance Aircraft
- Convair B-58 Hustler Military jet fighter from Search and Recovery (Acceleration Only) It is not seen in the air as it is referred to as a "vintage B-58 that needs to be recovered."
- Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner Regional airliner/ Razbam Sims
- Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia Razbam Sim Projects
FSX ships with several, fictional airlines. The only real airline is Kenmore Air. The airlines are as follows.
Any player aircraft may be used with the callsign of any of these airlines.
Missions and rewards[edit]
The inclusion of Missions adds a new facet to the simulation, adding task oriented goals, and encouraging users to fly worldwide, rather than just from their home field. Although a similar concept was available in previous versions, the new implementation of multipath & event oriented situations substantially extends the potential for user interaction.
Pilots earn Rewards for completing various missions, and reaching specific accomplishments throughout the game, (in 'Free Flight'). Some of the rewards exist as hidden "easter eggs" to be discovered by pilots.[11] Some missions have multiple and hidden rewards, receipt being dependent on performing additional actions.
Some hidden rewards include:
- Earning a postcard for spotting an item of interest.
- Earning a badge for landing at a special airport, e.g., highest, most remote, lowest.
- Earning a reward for completing a challenge not associated with a mission.
- Earning a trophy for landing a number of times or the number of airports landed at.
The player also receives certificates for successfully completing checkrides (in the learning center).
In each mission description, a map is included with it. It notes that they are for entertainment purposes. The maps and charts are supplied by Jeppesen.
Missions list[edit]
This is a list in Flight Simulator X (Standard, Deluxe Edition and Acceleration missions are included).
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# | Mission | Location | Aircraft | Description |
1. | Tutorial 1: First Take-off | Edwards Air Force Base, California, United States | Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight | Take-off from runway 15 – one of the world's longest runways – and fly through 3 gates before landing. |
2. | Tutorial 2: Basics of Flight | Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong | Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight | Fly through 5 gates. |
3. | Tutorial 3: Finding Your Way | Vals-Lanas Airport, Aubenas, France | Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight | Take-off, fly near 3 hot air balloons and land. |
4. | Tutorial 4: Ground Operations | Eagle Creek Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight, Piper J-3C-65 Cub & Douglas DC-3 | Taxi in the AirCreation Trike ultralight, Piper Cub, and then take-off in the DC-3. |
5. | Tutorial 5: Approaching the Airport | Eagle Creek Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Piper J-3C-65 Cub | Approach runway 3 in 1 kt winds. |
6. | Tutorial 6: Introduction to Mountain Flying | South-western Idaho, United States | Cessna C-172-SP Skyhawk | Take-off from Bernard USFS Airport, fly through valleys and attempt a canyon turn before landing at Lower Loon Creek Airport. |
7. | Tutorial 7: Introduction to Soaring | Minden-Tahoe Airport, Minden, Nevada, United States | DG-808-S Competition Sailplane | Fly in a glider and learn some tips about gliding. |
8. | Tutorial 8: Transitioning to Jets | Scotland | Bombardier CRJ-700 | Take-off from Edinburgh Airport in a jet and land at Glasgow International Airport. |
9. | Tutorial 9: Helicopter Basics | Līhu'e, Hawaii | Robinson R-22 Beta II | Fly a helicopter over the island of Kaua'i. |
10. | Tutorial 10: Helicopter Take-off and Landing | Līhu'e, Hawaii | Robinson R-22 Beta II | Take-off, fly through 5 gates and land on the helipad. |
11. | Sitka Approach | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Sitka, Alaska, United States | Cessna C-172-SP Skyhawk | Approach the airport at Sitka. |
12. | Midwest Fly-in | Eagle Creek Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Piper J-3C-65 Cub | Take-off from a farm runway and land at the fly-in at Eagle Creek Airport. You do not receive any rewards for competing the mission but you will receive rewards for barnstorming, dropping flour bombs, and also a spot landing at Eagle Creek Airport. |
13. | Hawaiian Checkout | Hawaii | Mooney M-20-M Bravo G1000 | Look at the scenery as you fly from Molokai Airport to Maui's Hana Airport. |
14. | San Juan Island Run | North-western Washington, United States | de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver floatplane | Take passengers on a trip from Lake Union to Friday Harbour in the San Juan Islands. |
15. | Flour Power | Princess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten, former Netherlands Antilles | Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight, Bombardier Learjet LJ-45, Robinson R-22 Beta II & Beechcraft Baron 58 | Hit targets with flour bombs. |
16. | Telluride Landing | Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, Colorado, United States | Bombardier Learjet LJ-45 | Land at Telluride without slamming into the mountainous terrain. |
17. | Rome-Naples Airline Run | Italy | Airbus A321 | Take passengers from Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport to Capodichino International Airport. |
18. | Swedish Championship Soaring Course | Södermanland, Sweden | DG-808-S Competition Sailplane | Glide through a representative course of the 2006 World Gliding Championships then land at Eskilstuna Ekeby Airport. |
19. | Secret Shuttle | Southern Nevada, United States | Boeing 737–800 | Fly from the Las Vegas Valley and McCarran International Airport to a secret base called "Area 51". |
20. | Game Park Patrol | Guvalala, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight | Search the local park for a missing baby elephant that has strayed from its herd. |
21. | Tutorial 11: Helicopter Maneuvers 1 | Līhu'e, Hawaii | Robinson R-22 Beta II | Fly through a course of gates before landing on a moving aircraft carrier. |
22. | Down Under | Sydney, Australia | Bombardier Learjet LJ-45 | Fly through as many gates as you can over Sydney's stunning scenery in 3 minutes before landing at Sydney Airport. |
23. | Austrian Alpine Soaring Course (deluxe version only) | Kitzbüheler Alps, central Austria | DG-808-S Competition Sailplane | Fly a course through the valleys and over the mountains of Austria before returning to Zell am See Airport. |
24. | Caribbean Landing | Princess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten, former Netherlands Antilles | Bombardier CRJ-700 | Approach and land at Sint Maarten. |
25. | Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight | Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France | Airbus A321 | Show-off an A321 at the Paris Air Show by doing fly-bys over the runway. |
26. | Flying Blind Across the Channel | English Channel, between England and France | Cessna C-172-SP Skyhawk G1000 | Take-off from Manston Airport, Manston, England and fly an IFR plan through fog to Paris-Plage Airport at Le Touquet, France. |
27. | Swiss Outing | Central Switzerland | Cessna C-172-SP Skyhawk | Suffer an engine failure while flying to Interlaken and try to glide safely to an airport. |
28. | Innsbruck Approach | Innsbruck Airport, Innsbruck, Austria | Beechcraft Baron 58 G1000 | Fly the most challenging localizer into Innsbruck in heavy snow. |
29. | Aleutian Cargo Run (deluxe version only) | Nikolski Air Station, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States | Grumman G-21-A Goose | Fly from Umnak Island to Chernofski Harbour and then to Dutch Harbour in stormy weather. |
30. | Loopy Larry | Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Piper J-3C-65 Cub | Land on top of a moving school bus. |
31. | Amazon Trek (deluxe version only) | Inambari River, south-eastern Peru | Grumman G-21-A Goose | Fly from Quince Mil to a camp, load up with archaeological items and transport them to a remote village and choose whether to go looking for a mysterious treasure before returning to the airport. |
32. | Tokyo Executive Transport | Tokyo, Japan | Bell 206B JetRanger | Take-off from Haneda and pick up passengers on a rooftop helipad at Shidome before flying them to Narita International Airport and discovering your co-pilot's secret. |
33. | Jet City (deluxe version only) | Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, United States | Bombardier Learjet LJ-45 | Fly through all required targets before the timer runs out until landing at Boeing Field. |
34. | Denali Base Camp Charter (deluxe version only) | Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States | Maule Orion on skis | Fly supplies to a base camp at the foot of Mount McKinley. Then optionally rescue an injured climber from the medical camp. |
35. | Tutorial 12: Helicopter Maneuvers 2 | Līhu'e, Hawaii | Robinson R-22 Beta II | Fly a vertical course and then land on the helipad of a moving yacht. |
36. | Lost in the Triangle | Off Miami, Florida, United States | Bombardier Learjet LJ-45 | Search for a missing ship in the famed Bermuda Triangle where many ships and planes have disappeared. |
37. | Jet Truck Drag Race (deluxe version only) | Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Extra EA-300-S | You and another stunt plane versus a truck with three afterburning engines (Shockley's Jet Truck) to see who can reach the finish line first. |
38. | Civil Air Patrol Search (deluxe version only) | Salmon River Mountains, Idaho, United States | Maule Orion | From the CAP Base at Krassel, search the valleys for a crashed plane before it gets too dark. |
39. | Amsterdam-London Airline Run (deluxe version only) | Western Netherlands | Boeing 737–800 | Experience a flight to London's Heathrow Airport but a passenger gets ill (Heart Attack) on the way and you must divert to Rotterdam. |
40. | Africa Relief | Great Rift Valley, far-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo | Douglas DC-3 | Fly supplies to African villages (Katale & Rutshuru) while Mount Nyiragongo erupts and damages your plane on your approach to Lubero. |
41. | Quito Approach | Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito, Ecuador | Boeing 747–400 | Complete a challenging high-altitude approach to Quito's airport situated at over 9,000 feet. |
42. | Foul Weather Water Rescue | Auckland, New Zealand | Bell 206B JetRanger | Search for a wrecked yacht for survivors in rain and high winds. |
43. | Catalina Day Spa | San Pedro Channel, off Los Angeles, California, United States | Cessna C-208-B Grand Caravan | While flying a celebrity from Santa Catalina Island to Santa Monica, your engine fails and you must either land safely on an aircraft carrier or troubleshoot the problem and land in Santa Monica. |
44. | Limited Options (deluxe version only) | Near Faadhippolhu Atoll, the Maldives | Boeing 737–800 | When the plane suffers a fuel leak causing the engines to fail at 35,000 feet, you must decide whether to glide to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport on Malé or Hanimadhoo Airport to avoid ditching with 150 passengers in the Indian Ocean. |
45. | Monsoon Approach | Changi International Airport, Singapore | Boeing 747–400 | Descend into monsoon conditions to land on runway 02C at Changi International Airport. |
46. | 747 Test Flight (deluxe version only) | Between Mojave Air and Space Port and Edwards Air Force Base, California, United States | Boeing 747–400 | Run tests on a Boeing 747–400 when suddenly your engines fail one-by-one. |
47. | Dutch Harbour Approach | Dutch Harbour Airport, Dutch Harbour, Alaska, United States | Beechcraft King Air 350 | Land at Dutch Harbour despite pounding weather. |
48. | Yakutat Mail Run (deluxe version only) | St. Elias Mountains, Canada/Alaska, United States | Beechcraft King Air 350 | Take-off from Burwash Airport, Burwash Landing, Canada and cross the mountains in a rush to land at Yakutat, Alaska before a terrible snowstorm shuts down the airport. |
49. | Oil Rig Transport | North Sea, off Oostvoorne, Netherlands | Bell B-206-B JetRanger | Fly a safety inspector to oil rig T-25 to find explosions, flying debris, fire, and 3 workers in a life-or-death situation. You either risk rescuing them or fly off and hope the life guard boat will come in time. |
50. | Red Bull Time Trial | Salzburg Airport, Salzburg, Austria | Extra EA-300-S | Fly through 10 gates and see if you can join the team. |
51. | Red Bull Time Trial (without arrows) | Salzburg Airport, Salzburg, Austria | Extra EA-300-S | Fly through 10 gates and see if you can join the team. This more realistic version has no arrows or gate numbers to help. |
Learning Center[edit]
The Learning Center has not been carried over from FS2004 introduces the user to the various features of FSX. This feature also contains aircraft information files that were, in earlier simulators, stored in Adobe Acrobat format. Flying lessons are also included (and improved from previous versions) voiced over by real life pilot and instructor Rod Machado. The user can fly a checkride at the end of the learning process. Completion of these various checkrides certify the user with simulated pilot ratings (e.g. Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot, Airline Transport Pilot etc.).
Artificial intelligence[edit]
Artificial intelligence (AI) aircraft are non-playable aircraft built only for scenery and ambience. They sometimes also play a key role in missions. Three aircraft, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, the Piper Cherokee and the DeHavilland Dash 8 have been supplied as AI only by Microsoft.
Demo versions[edit]
Flight Simulator X is notable for being the first product in Microsoft's Flight Simulator series to have a game demo, which contains a subset of features of the retail product (including a limitation to the duration of a flight) and requires Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista for installation.
The first limited demo of Flight Simulator X was released to the public on August 9, 2006, and put up for download on the website. Even though playable, the August demo represented a beta release of the product, and had a number of bugs, some of which were recognized in the official installation's README file. On October 2, 2006, the demo was superseded by a newer release, which, while having fewer bugs[citation needed], is almost identical to the first demo. The DHC-2 Beaver was removed in favor of a Learjet 45. Both the demos feature St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles and the surrounding area only, as opposed to the entire world. The main airport featured is Princess Juliana International Airport. Current Demo Aircraft:
- Beechcraft Baron 58
- Bombardier Learjet 45
- Bombardier CRJ700
- Air Creation trike Ultralight
- Robinson R22
Patches and expansions[edit]
Service Pack 1[edit]
Microsoft released the first service pack (SP1) for Flight Simulator X on May 15, 2007 to address:
- Activation and installation issues
- Performance enhancements, including multithreading of texture synthesis and autogen to provide modest performance improvements on multi-core computers
- Third-party add-on issues
- Content issues[12]
Service Pack 2[edit]
Microsoft released another service pack for Flight Simulator X about the same time as its expansion pack (below). The update is primarily for Vista users that have DirectX 10 (DX10) compatible graphics adapters. The DX10 version takes advantage of DX10's improved shader model and more pixel pipelines and increased performance for Vista, approaching overall FSX performance on XP. It also adds the capability for players who do not have the expansion pack to participate in multiplayer activities with users of the expansion pack, along with support for multi-core processors.[13][14] FSX-SP2 also fixes some more bugs over the original release of Flight Simulator X. SP1 is not compatible with SP2 or Acceleration in Multiplayer. People with SP1 cannot enter a session with players who have SP2 or Acceleration in Multiplayer. According to the documentation users are required to install service pack 1 before installing service pack 2.
Flight Simulator X: Acceleration[edit]
Flight Simulator X: Acceleration | |
Developer(s) | ACES Studios |
Publisher(s) | Microsoft |
Distributor(s) | Microsoft |
Series | Microsoft Flight Simulator |
Platform(s) | PC (Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista) |
Release date(s) | NA October 23, 2007 AUS November 1, 2007 EU, November 2, 2007 |
Genre(s) | Simulation |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Microsoft released their first expansion pack for Flight Simulator in years, called Flight Simulator X: Acceleration, to the US market on October 23, 2007 rated E – E10+ for mild violence, and released to the Australian market on November 1, 2007 rated G.[15] Acceleration introduces new features, including multiplayer air racing, new missions, and three all-new aircraft, the F/A-18A Hornet, EH-101 helicopter and the P-51D Mustang. In many product reviews, users complained of multiple bugs in the initial release of the pack. One of the bugs, that occurs only in the Standard Edition, is the Maule Air Orion aircraft used in the mission has missing gauges and other problems, as it is a Deluxe Version-only aircraft.
The new scenery enhancements cover Berlin, Istanbul, Cape Canaveral and the Edwards Air Force Base, providing high accuracy both in the underlying photo texture (60 cm/pixel) and in the detail given to the 3D objects.
Flight Simulator X: Acceleration can take advantage of Windows Vista, Windows 7, and DirectX 10 as well.[16]
The expansion pack includes code from both service packs, thus installing them is unnecessary.[17][18]
Hardware Compatibility[edit]
A common criticism[according to whom?] of FSX is its need for high performance hardware, and generally being more dependent on a computer with a higher CPU clock speed, with relatively poor utilization of multiple processing cores.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
- History of Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Microsoft Flight
- Flight simulator
- Computer simulation
- List of Games for Windows titles
- ^ Introducing Microsoft Flight! microsoft.com
- ^ Remo, Chris (2009-01-22). "Report: Microsoft Makes Big Cuts At Flight Sim Studio". Gamasutra. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ Plunkett, Luke (2009-01-22). "Flight Simulator Devs Grounded By Microsoft Job Cuts". Kotaku. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ Ocampo, Jason (2009-01-23). "Microsoft Confirms Aces Closure". IGN. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "Introducing "Microsoft Flight"". Microsoft. 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "Most Popular Games of 2011". ListBuff. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ "Flight Simulator X – Product Information". Microsoft Game Studios. 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Microsoft Flight Simulator X Gold Edition". Microsoft Store. Retrieved 26 December 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Microsoft Flight Simulator X". Fly Away Simulation. 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ "Aeroclub Simuvuelo's Coverage of FSX". Simuvuelo. July 24, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "Easter Eggs in FSX?". P-12C Pilot. October 18, 2006.
- ^ Flight Simulator X Service Pack 1[dead link]
- ^ Lee Purcell (2009). "Microsoft Flight Simulator X Soars to New Heights with Multi-Threading". Intel. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ PTaylor's WebLog : FSX-SP2(DX10) delay factors
- ^ "Flight Simulator X: Acceleration Now Available!". FSInsider. Microsoft. October 23, 2007.
- ^ "Flight Simulator X Acceleration Expansion Pack". Microsoft. 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-21.[dead link]
- ^ "Flight Simulator X Service Pack 1". Microsoft. 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ "Flight Simulator X Service Pack 2". Microsoft. 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
External links[edit]
- Flight Simulator X – Official Site[dead link]
- Flight Simulator X – Microsoft
- Flight Simulator X – Demo
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X on the Open Directory Project
- 2006 video games
- Air traffic control simulators
- Games for Windows certified games
- General flight simulators
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Microsoft games
- Multiplayer vehicle operation games
- Video games with expansion packs
- Windows games
- Video games set in the united kingdom
- Video games set in New York
- Video games set in the Las Vegas Valley


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Yoshi's began in 1973 as a small, North Berkeley sushi bar owned by a trio of struggling students with plenty of dreams. Its founder and namesake, Yoshie Akiba, orphaned during World War II, came to the U.S. to study fine arts, dance and dance therapy. She opened Yoshi's Japanese Restaurant with her two best friends Kaz Kajimura, a journalist and carpenter, and Hiroyuki Hori, a painter and Japanese cook. The original North-Berkeley, 25-seat restaurant quickly became successful and by 1977 the three partners moved to a larger space on Claremont Avenue in Oakland and began introducing live music in their restaurant. Over the next 20 years, Yoshi's built itself into one of the world's most respected jazz venues and won a reputation as the Bay Area's premier location for people who were looking for great food and the best jazz. Yoshi's has hosted legendary jazz greats such as Betty Carter, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Diana Krall, Branford Marsalis, McCoy Tyner, Harry Connick Jr. and Oscar Peterson among hundreds of others.In 1997, Yoshi's was invited by the Port of Oakland to relocate to Jack London Square as part of a plan to revitalize the area. Together with Morimoto Architects, Yoshi's built an award-winning 330-seat jazz club with a state-of-the-art sound system and design. Occupying 17,000 square feet in the heart of Jack London Square, the club is in it's tenth year in that location which has become one of the East Bay's greatest destinations. The restaurant and lounge have a combined capacity of 220. In 1998 Peter Williams was hired as the club's artistic director. Under his leadership, the club has continued to present the finest in jazz music, as well as world music, blues, neo-soul, latin jazz and afro-cuban music. In fall of 2006, Kajimura decided that it was time to elevate the menu to the quality of the jazz by recruiting Executive Chef Shotaro 'Sho' Kamio, one of the Bay Area's top chefs to make the change. Chef Kamio (formerly of Ozumo) brought a whole new generation of modern Japanese cuisine to Yoshi's, which instantly put it on the map as a destination to dine in addition to the best place to hear great live music.

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"Hearty, filling and man-pleasing describes this stew. Link sausage, cumin, chilies, and chili powder is what gives this soup its Southwest flavor. This dish is quick, easy, and tastes best when it simmers in a slow cooker or even on the stove all day. Bake some Mexican cornbread, toss a simple green salad, and you have a great meal."
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2 pounds ground beef
2 (16 ounce) packages kielbasa sausage, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 (14.5 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes, drained
4 medium baking potatoes, peeled and diced
2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, with liquid
2 (15.2 ounce) cans whole kernel corn, with liquid
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, with liquid
1 (10 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
4 cups water
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
salt and pepper to taste
Fast and easy preparation. Typical taste of Texas...hearty and spicy.
I changed the serving size to 6 and it still made a ton of stew. I didn't care for the kielbasa sausage but it was a nice meal on a cold day.
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Excellent! I divided my recipe in half initially as I was afraid of investing so much into something that I may not eat. Even by cutting it in half, it made a lot. I used 1.5 lbs of hamburger. Had a bag in the freezer of some left over spaghetti sauce so I put that in there, added a little more cumin and chili powder....and it was really good. Have enough for about 4 more meals - so in the freezer it goes....awaiting a chili cold night. I have made the other kind before where you add the ranch dressing mix and this recipe is so much better! Enjoy!
My husband actually saw this recipe first and asked me to make it for him. It did not disappoint! We have a big family (five kids) and this recipe makes enough for two dinners and a lunch. Great value and great taste all in one. We've also served this for guests who've loved it too and always ask for the recipe. I can't say enough about how much we really love this recipe. It's definitely a family favorite now.
This was really good! Halved the recipe yield and used ground venison and homemade venison sausage. I left out the frozen veggies as it was already a lot! My fiance really loved it. Had just the right amount of "kick". Will make it next time with cornbread. Thank you!!!
This recipe makes a lot! It was fun to make--quick and easy, too. I browned and drained the beef, then browned and drained the sausage. I set both meats aside while I sauteed the onion (in a clean soup pot) in two tablespoons of oil. Then added the spices and cooked for a couple minutes more before putting all of the rest of the ingredients into the pot. Because I had an open can of chipotle peppers in adobe sauce in my fridge I diced up a couple of tablespoons and added that as well.
This was a hit with all of us!
Our family absolutely LOVES this recipe. Even my teenagers' friends have requested it! I did decide, though, to withhold the extra cans of corn. The corn gave the stew a little element of sweetness that I could do without. I added 2 more cans of various types of beans instead. You could also add a bit of of "Tony Chachere's" seasoning for more kick as well!
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CU, Boulder will host NCAA women's basketball tournament games in 2013
After Denver plays host to the women's NCAA Final Four this year, Boulder will welcome early-round games next year. The NCAA announced Monday that the University of Colorado will host first- and second-round games in Boulder in 2013.
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Sep 26, 2012This is just completely awful. Not fun at all. What the hell happened, Blizzard? How do you screw something up this badly? Poor design, down crap, nothing works properly...
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Sep 27, 2012Gotta laugh at all the good reviews claiming that people who don't like world of pandas have never even played it. guess what? I just got done playing it and it sucks! Wow is now a game for babies.
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Sep 27, 2012Too much of the same. Little to no change what-so-ever despite, and what little new features there are they are patch worthy at best.
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Sep 27, 2012Why did i bother to buy it...Biggest buyers remorse of 2012. I EVEN made an account here because im so frustrated. I want my money back blizzard. There is nothing innovating in this game, even **** guild wars 2 brings more to the table than this pile of ****
Sep 27, 2012Kungfu Panda and Pokemon + Stupid re-design of skill trees and boring quests = MoP. Also cross realm pvp was probably the worst ideas ever. Enjoy being camped constantly?
Sep 27, 2012Just want to echo what a lot of reviews are already stating. MOP is yet another release that fails to meet the high quality standards of the Blizzard we knew before the merger with Activision.
Sep 27, 2012I am literally cursing myself for buying this. The litany of fail in WoW and MoP has been stated up and down these reviews. Same old race to level cap, but this time through a soulless Disney-esque generic Asian continent. I will not be grinding my way through re-skinned dungeons or raids with the same boring mechanics. Buyer beware.
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Oct 27, 2012This game is just a re-hash. Boring grindfest to nothingness.
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Sep 27, 2012What a horrible expansion. Absolutely no innovation, just more of the same but extremely dumbed down this time around. The new talent system is a joke and insults our intelligence, and the pandas running around look really really stupid. Huge disappointment.
Sep 27, 2012Blizzard failed to deliver anything close to what i expected from a company that gets over 1 000 000$ a month. They cant do anything right these days. This was my last Blizzard game ever, im tierd of their ****
Sep 27, 2012Unless you live in China, you're a massive weeaboo or your IQ is lower than the amount of money you would pay for this game, don't buy it. The game has become a simplistic MMO that requires very little time and effort to play, which is not what I'm looking for. A dumbing down of a genre is what were seeing here.
Sep 27, 2012Game is just too old now. Everything is a never ending rinse and repeat. I try to come back to love it like the old days but it's too late. Maybe it's a genre burnout or the games been around longer than it should have been. Thats the problem with mmos. They are all the same and offer nothing exciting and new. Its just regurgitated garbage from a decade ago.
Sep 27, 2012Same old boring world of warcraft now catered for even younger kids in the 10-12 year age, god what has happend to MMO's these days...Blizzard is panically milking the last money possible out of their costumer base before everyone leaves.
Sep 27, 2012From bad to worse. Blizzard has hit a new low. Anyone giving this a 10 must be a blizzard employee or completely delusional. After seeing what people in-game are saying, there's no way there are this many people who actually think this garbage deserves a "10". Whatever, I'm done with WoW for good. Enjoy your pandas and 8 year olds.
Sep 27, 2012
Sep 27, 2012Been playing since vanilla and I can honestly say that this is the worst expansion ever. Loads of bugs, lagg, disconnects, rude customer support, the list goes on and isnt worth my time. They have lost me as a customer and I will boycott anything this company sells.
Sep 27, 2012It's sad to see how far World of Warcraft has fallen. WoW used to be an amazing game. Even up until the beginning of Cataclysm it was still the best MMO and the obvious choice for serious gamers. Now it's just not the same game we fell in love with over 7 years ago. "Jumped the shark" can't begin to describe what Actiblizzard has done to the masterpiece that was World of Warcraft.
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Oct 14, 2012Waste of money, i did not like anything about this "pvp expansion" The leveling was fun i guess but its all the same old same old with dumbed down game mechanics this does not truly feel like a MMO anymore.
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Nov 4, 2012Yeah Kung-Fu Panda... seriously? Blizzard it's time to show the world your project titan.
World of Warcraft has a special place in my heart, and I was thrilled by the original, Burning Crusade too, but then it started to loose it's self, and this expansion only proves the point. -
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Oct 3, 2012Activision was the death of blizzard as we once knew them. Everything they release is an obvious attempt at getting as much money from the consumer as possible. This isn't as bad as diablo 3, but it's a very close second. Nothing innovative with this expansion. Hit the level cap in a day or two, and back to the same old stuff. Sorry but this wasn't fun during WOTLK and it isn't now.
Sep 28, 2012honestly, i didn't expect any better, just another pointless expansion with no texture or graphics updates, i think WoW has had it's time and needs to rethink there style and what makes an MMO fun. gameplay is dull , nothing new brought to the MMO genre. However, i did enjoy the dungeons.
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Sep 26, 2012Demasiados haters. Una de las mejores expansiones de World of Warcraft. Mucho fanboy de GW2 y TOR por aqui, con ganas de que Blizzard caiga, pese a que se sabe de sobra que eso es imposible.
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Sep 27, 2012The best expansion so far, and still by far the best MMO. I've played all of the recent MMOs in the last two years. The level of innovation and fun in MoP just blows them all away. A major improvement on Cataclysm, and a must buy for MMO fans.
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Sep 27, 2012This game completely sucks now. WoW was once one of the best mmos on the market, but now it's one of the worst. There are free to play games that trump WoW these days, and paying $15 a month for this terrible game just seems stupid after the MoP debacle.
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Dec 29, 2012WoW is 8 Year old, and its the the best MMO Game on the Markt. Warhammer, AoC, Tera, Aion, Rift GW, GW2, LodR, etc.....no one is so good like Warcraft. But i understand the 0 Raiting, its now "cool" to hate Blizzard and his Games. Its cool to hate EA, its cool to say Bioware is dead and now its cool to say every Blizzard Game is horrible.
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Sep 28, 2012This game deserves nothing higher than a 0. It's graphics are dated back to the stone age, the lore is **** and the community is made of children. The class mechanics are all blending together in a horrible mush.
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Sep 29, 2012Blizzard really needs to re-learn how to make fun games. Nothing new, same old stuff with more ilvl, same old crafting materials, and questing is still boring.
Sep 28, 2012Pandas... Excellent, here's a 0 for blizzard. If i could I'd give it -1000. The graphics look like a turd, I have seen PS2 games look better than WoW. Good job blizzard.
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Sep 28, 2012This game is horribly disappointing. I felt like a 10 yaer old girl playing it. Really, pandas and pokemon? After Diablo 3's rip off Blizzard really needed to hit a home run with Mists of Pandaria and they failed miserably. Never buying another Blizzard game. Burn me once shame on you, burn me twice shame on me. Off to GW2 I go.
Sep 28, 2012I played WoW back in 2006 and was surprised when I resubbed that the game did not age well at all. The questing is dated, the graphics look terrible, and the community is probably the most vile I have ever seen anywhere. Got my refund after one day of playing.
Sep 28, 2012Have the people leaving 9s and 10s even played this? "Beautiful scenery" and "immersive questing" or how about "fascinating storyline" WTH??? Seriously? Are we talking about the same game here?? The positive reviews have got to be from bitter fanboys or blizzard corporate shills. Seriously this game is trash through and through.
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Sep 29, 2012Ummm no. Just no. Huge waste of $40. All I have to say to anyone who would actually pay $15 a month for this game after MoP is: BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WoW is now the joke of the gaming world!
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Sep 29, 2012This is by far the best content Blizzard has ever put out. The questing is superb, the story, the mechanics, I once again have that feeling of AWE I have missed since Vanilla. Kudos Blizzard, this is the best MMO out there.
Oct 1, 2012horrible just horrible
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Oct 1, 2012Pet duels? Pandas? What the heck is this crap. After the fiasco that is DIablo 3, this game seals it for Blizzard's demise. The collector's edition is ok, but the included digital addons for their other games are just a major disappointment.
Oct 6, 2012After playing a vanilla wow private server and then playing this and comparing the two games, I can really say Blizzard has completely ruined wow, this game really sucks now and there's no point playing it. I used to be so addicted to this game , I would play every day and it was all I thought about, now it's a piece of crap.
Oct 1, 2012Once again Blizzard goes backwards. World of Warcraft mist of Pandaria has been dumbed down so much it feels more like Kitty online then actually world of warcraft. If you are between 2 and 6 years old this game is for you
Sep 27, 2012If you left cause there was nothing to do in Cata check out MoP cause theres a over whelming amount of content. Reminds me a lot like the burning cruesade, also dont believe the people that give the game a zero there either GW2 fans or just haters cause this xpac is so much fun.
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Sep 27, 2012A very good game that brings the fun back into gaming for me. I love being able to group up with my friends from other realms and love the new story-driven expansion. It's very much what I love about Warcraft, intrigue, action, war, history-rich and it also has many new features I can enjoy for a long time. Thanks Blizz.
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Sep 27, 2012Please do not listen to the fanboys on here. This expansion is awful. The same people that are giving 10s are the same people that will be whining about how much they hate it an a few weeks. Same thing happened with Cataclysm (which I didn't think was all that bad), except Pandaria is waaaayyyy worse. What a trainwreck! Blizzard what were you thinking?
Sep 27, 2012
Sep 27, 2012Mists of Pandaria sucks! The Pandaren suck, the quests suck, pandaria sucks, talents suck, monks suck, pvp sucks, crz sucks, ect. ect. Fun fact: Pandas are so lame they won't even mate with each other to save their own species.
Sep 28, 2012Tons of new thinks. The new pet system is awesome. Until now i think its so much better then cataclysm. It brings a lot of new things, systems, raids.
Oct 1, 2012Everything about this expansion is sub-par. Can't believe they put this much effort into making WoW worse. It's obvious their target demographic is now children and those who aren't used to playing games of any kind. Thankfully there are much better mmos out there for the adult gamer. The Pandas look EXTREMELY stupid and out of place.
Oct 1, 2012A lot of people are comparing the new pet battles to Pokemon.......well that is insulting to Pokemon! The pet battle system is like an ultra dumbed down version of Pokemon. Of course rest of the xpac is pretty lame, but that's obvious.
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Feb 6, 2013An expansion worthy of the franchise's legacy that, according to sales and subscriptions data, pulls the series back on the right track, in a spectacular way. On the other hand however, the limitations of the World of Warcraft platform are similarly underlined. There's no room for fundamental restructuring of the game. [November 2012]
Nov 25, 2012The fourth World of Warcraft expansion set is trying to get back all of those souls lost in last months, even years. At the end of the day it manages to get them back, letting them forget Cataclysm that's been dull as ditch water.
Nov 25, 2012Another great excuse to delve back into this massive world, though archaic gameplay grates. [Christmas 2012, p.92]


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Creatine supplementation combined with strength training has been shown to cause dramatic improvements in muscle hypertrophy (size) and strength through cell volumization and increased protein synthesis. Cell volumization is an increase in muscle volume (size) caused when water follows creatine into our muscles. Cell volumization can increase strength by increasing the amount of force a muscle can contract with. There is also research that indicates that cell volumization and creatine supplementation can signal muscle cells to grown and increase protein synthesis, while preventing protein breakdown.
Creatine monohydrate has proven effective in increasing muscle mass, strength and all around athletic performance and long-term clinical studies have also shown that creatine monohydrate is safe for use by people without medical conditions. However, creatine supplements are only as effective as their transport system.
Where Regular Creatine is Lacking Traditionally, creatine monohydrate has been taken with large amounts of carbohydrates and sodium to help shuttle the creatine into muscle cells. This is due to the relatively poor absorption rate of creatine without sugar and sodium. A loading phase of several days was necessary with traditional creatine monohydrate in an attempt to saturate muscle cells. Unfortunately the loading of creatine monohydrate along with high doses of sugar and salt can lead to bloating, cramping and dehydration.
Increased Bioavailability and Effectiveness Instead of saturating your system with creatine, sugar, and salt hoping for absorption, Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL directly penetrates the muscle cell resulting in dramatically more functional creatine per dose. This means no more loading, bloating, cramping or dehydration. Most users notice a difference in their first dose. Now you can have all the benefits of creatine supplementation without any of the side effects. Hold on tight! You're in for a ride!
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