Chasing the sunset
http://i.imgur.com/klFiNAA.png
It doesn't always look like this, but when it does you just have to stop and admire it for a bit :).
Flying the JRollon CRJ-200 in X-Plane 10, somewhere over northeast Georgia, USA just before sunset.
Posted Jan 14, 2014, 5:53 AM UTC
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X-Plane 10 is gorgeous and it would look even better with addons! I can't believe we haven't moved on from FSX yet...
Edit: My only gripe with it is that it does not detect my joystick very well thus causing the surface controls to go into spasms. I also dislike having to set each button, trigger and axis manually whereas with FSX it's just Plug n Play, although that's more to do with the manufacturer than it is with X-Plane.
Joystick issue sounds like more of a hardware/software thing than x-plane. Have you looked at the axis movement in the joystick menu? Do you need to set a nullzone to account for inaccuracies with your joystick itself?
As far as addons go, there are definitely some good ones out there. Skymaxx (when it works) is pretty damn gorgeous. There are some texture replacements like Urbanmaxx. Lots of great payware/freeware airports. I haven't seen anything hugely detailed like some of the Aerosoft/FTX offerings, but out of and with little investment the sim is visually much more appealing to me than FSX was. It's rather refreshing to not feel obligated to spend hundreds on addons.
Yes, I have checked the axis in X-Plane 10 and it yields the same result. Nothing but spasm. I know this is an issue with X-Plane because my joystick works great for FSX and ARMA II and III. It's odd because my joystick used to work great with X-Plane!
I've seen quite a few visual X-Plane 10 addons! They look decent but I'm talking FTX Global level here. That's one thing that really changed my FSX experience as a VFR pilot (most of the time).