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Microsoft Flight Simulator EVOLUTION 1982-2024
- Thread starter gray eagle
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Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
Weird looking at 5.0 and reminiscing how I thought that was the greatest thing since sliced bread!
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
Perhaps what may be even more strange is looking back from the future to what is is today.
I still have the original comparison video someplace in my backups. This one is cool but missing 2020.
The jump from 4 to 5 is pretty dramatic visually and sounds.
I flew version 1 or 2 in our local library. At this point I don't remember which one.
Personally I owned 95, 98, Fs9, fsx and 2020.
The jump from 4 to 5 is pretty dramatic visually and sounds.
I flew version 1 or 2 in our local library. At this point I don't remember which one.
Personally I owned 95, 98, Fs9, fsx and 2020.
I started with 5.0 then 5.1 > 98 > 2002 Pro > FSX > 2020, & soon 2024.
I can't remember the difference between 5.0 & 5.1, but apparently, they were different enough that I have both on my list of flown sims.
Found this on MSFS 5.1 right after I posted:
"In reality it is a beefed-up version of FS 5.0, with more and bigger sceneries in a 32 times enhanced resolution and much better textures. A cache system was included for faster loading. Better coastlines, night effects, clouds, textured and especially the addition of haze made the FS-world again look more realistic. More that 350 airports were now included and worldwide airport refuelling made round the world trips feasible. Finally, a performance switch was added, giving the user a trade-off between higher frame rates or better looks."
Forest
I can't remember the difference between 5.0 & 5.1, but apparently, they were different enough that I have both on my list of flown sims.
Found this on MSFS 5.1 right after I posted:
"In reality it is a beefed-up version of FS 5.0, with more and bigger sceneries in a 32 times enhanced resolution and much better textures. A cache system was included for faster loading. Better coastlines, night effects, clouds, textured and especially the addition of haze made the FS-world again look more realistic. More that 350 airports were now included and worldwide airport refuelling made round the world trips feasible. Finally, a performance switch was added, giving the user a trade-off between higher frame rates or better looks."
Forest