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I usually play on my PC with gamepad, but is it possible to play X-Plane with only a keyboard and mouse?

No info available so far at the Devs blog.

Anyone know what addons they're using in this shot? I probably couldn't run them anyway since I run textures on high or normal But I am curious - they look sublime

I'm getting ready to purchase my first payware plane for X-Plane. I'm looking to get a 737 with a 3D Cockpit. It would be nice if it also had built in shared cockpit functionality. I understand the latter is unlikely for X-Plane because I haven't heard of it. Anyway I'm hoping to have recommendations from other experienced users of which ones to look at and why. So far I'm looking at http://store01.prostores.com/servlet/x-planestore/Detail?no=556 . I guess it's not exactly a 737, but it looks like one and the description says it's modeled off the 737. I"m very impressed with the looks of the 3D Cockpit. Thanks in advance for any input. -- L. James …

With the re-install of xp10.30, which rapidly brought beta 4 for me :), also came the re-install of many add-ons. Yesterday I re-installed my only payware helicopter, the AS350 B3. Two things that I had forgotten about it: 1) When landing it, well, crash-landing it, or landing on a slope, the aircraft you load afterwards, even after restarting XP10, have the outside view tilted ???? How to solve this? - Simply reload the AS350 B3 on a flat, straight surface :-) 2) I can't fly this helo unless I set the ARCADE mode On! One of the main problems I have is the extreme sensibility in roll. The cyclic is so sensible that we can easily make a tunneau with it, as …

Hi all. Trying to nail down a really frustrating part of X-Plane for me....the water reflections. For whatever reason, the reflections in the water shimmer for me (very annoying amount of it too) and I'm always left having to turn water reflections totally off -- which of course makes the water look terrible (to me anyhow). I'm on Windows 8.1 and routinely use Nvidia Inspector for my P3D install. Does anyone know of any settings in NI that might help with the reflection shimmering? I use HDR=On I've tried everything - Including absolutely maxed out AA and AF in the Sim itself. I just can't believe with literally every setting on absolutely maximum th…

So, I recently got X-Plane 10 with the money I saved up with. The DVD's came to my house. I installed everything following the manual. After 2 or 3 hours of clicking and waiting, installation completed and I clicked on run X-Plane now. Now, after all the waiting, it returns with: Trying to load a aircraft that's not default or net! WHAT? That doesn't make sense at all as I haven't altered anything in the files. No addons installed. I'm very annoyed now. So, I completely trash the folder and do the install process again. This time, it came up with something about udp sockets. Just great.... Someone, please help!

With the re-install of xp10.30, which rapidly brought beta 4 for me :), also came the re-install of many add-ons. Yesterday I re-installed my only payware helicopter, the AS350 B3. Two things that I had forgotten about it: 1) When landing it, well, crash-landing it, or landing on a slope, the aircraft you load afterwards, even after restarting XP10, have the outside view tilted ???? How to solve this? - Simply reload the AS350 B3 on a flat, straight surface :-) 2) I can't fly this helo unless I set the ARCADE mode On! One of the main problems I have is the extreme sensibility in roll. The cyclic is so sensible that we can easily make a tunneau with it, as …

Well, with my XP10.30b3 install came the will to try those new scenery assets of World2XP. I visited SIMHEAVEN, and from the experimental folder I downloaded the files: world-models-master_beta5.0.7z and w2xp_Portugal_beta5.0-sd.7z I noticed that in the same folder there are two other files, beta 4.1.7, that I would admit are older, but have a more recent date ? Question: Do I simply drop it in my Custom Scenery folder and update the scenery_packs.ini? Can it coexist with the HD Mesh v2 scenery, or ( exclusive ) photo sceneries?

Who uses HDR on in XPX? I have been using it for some time, and last night while playing with a profile in NI (I got the information for the profile from another thread here), I tried turning HDR off. I was actually quite amazed with the lighting effects of having HDR turned off, the lights were larger and seemed more realistic. I really don’t understand what HDR does, so what am I missing (in eye candy and/or performance) with it turned off? Thanks, Bruce.

I have a need to direct the ATC sounds (Comms, ATIS) to a separate channel/System/feed... I am using a G/A 4-place Aircraft headphone adapter and need to feed ATC comms into it via the 'Music' input. That means I somehow need to isolate the voices in X-Plane (Not the voices in my head, they never shut up!) to send it to the 4-place adapter. Some roads I've traveled: 1. Setting up a slave X-Plane computer to play just the COMMS. 2. Running the X-PLane Audio through a software bypass filter to isolate voice and send to alternate source 3. Slave an iPad to the main X-Plane box and feed the iPad audio to the adapter. Anyone ever done this?

Well, the next in-line for Carenado (X-Plane) will be the Cessna CT206H Stationair.

I read this at another thread in the forum, and decided I should probably start a new topic and ask... Has it been withdrawn from the list of fixes? Why?

Yesterday, 1 day away from my return to work :-( I decided to re-install XP10.30 in my main rig, the one where I installed XP10 for the first time more than 1 yr ago. I had it installed on a notebook for a few weeks, but used it just twice to test that Sequashto's suggestion of using only the default autogen, with HD mesh and the european objects library and rendering settings near max for the scenery elements. I did notice quite an improvement from what I remember had been my frames before, That's for sure. The smoothness continues to be one of the main characteristics of the sim, and with it comes the better flight sensation. I rapidly picked & installed…

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Hi everyone :-) As some asked me how this or this works, and I remember how difficult my beginning were on modifying xplane sceneries a time ago, I thought I'd make a very simple video, taking as example a badly-placed scenery. It's not an A-Z tutorial, but just covers one method... sounds simple, but it took me time to find out how to do that, last year ^^ The rest is english spoken inside the vid... If you have sugestions on what a video would be usefull too, don't hesitate, always open to new ideas and constructive critics

... because they haven´t been populated with buildings...YET. Hi Everyone, As most of you will know, most airports in default X-Plane are just barren runway, taxiway and apron layouts of various quality. The basic level is just a runway and a default, computer generated taxiway. A more realistic layout will only appear if someone worked on and submitted a better layout to Laminar Research for inclusion in the database. For a while it has been possible to enhance these layouts with objects from Laminar Researchs´ object library, submit them to LR and have them included in the database for everyone. These are called "global airports" and not very many are there …

I noticed the on sale Boeing 757-200 on sale through today from the Org store. How is it? Is the customer service good there? Worth $40?

Now THIS is what I'm talking about!

Hi As there is no photoscenery areas for south america in simheaven.. I'm looking for tools to create my own photoscenery, I've found several tools like Photoscenery X , g2xpl , etc. 1) Which is the easiest way to create them , which tool ? 2) Could I use google earth ? i've read over there are licensing issues. Thanks

Just had to come back here and state that as far as I am concerned, SimHeaven's continent OSM+AUTOGEN scenery files, are not only a ***MUST HAVE*** for any XPX.21 installation, (see instructions in the North America zip file for proper order placement of your scenery files...) but will transform XPX.21 into what FSX will look like with the soon-to-be-released ORBX Global! That is a fact! I am getting with rez set to VERY HIGH, a constant and stable 30 FPS and with flying around the Bay of Fundy (took off from Moncton International), I can't believe how those two OSM+AUTOGEN files have TOTALLY transformed the view-scape of XPX. This is another sim, upon my hard dr…

Hi, several years ago I flew a little bit on IVAO with FS2004. Now with X-Plane my question is not about the networks, but about the software connecting to them: Do both X-plane plug-ins for IVAO and VATSIM work and function stable and well? Or is there one that works, better, more stable etc than the other? Are both working with 64 bit? Thx!

I have launched my MD-80 project here: http://forums.x-plan...&showfile=19518 --PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FILE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED IN ABOUT A YEAR! IT IS NOT THE MOST CURRENT VERSION, I HAVE ADDED MANY IMPROVEMENTS AND AM WAITING TO RELEASE A MORE UP TO DATE VERSION-- 5/30/14 Currently it is a developmental stage. It has parts of a virtual cockpit so far and a simple 2D cockpit. The fuselage is completely modeled in Blender. I will continue to use the 0.X version numbers until the following minimum requirements are met: -Complete 3D Cockpit Enclosure -Realistic 2D Panel -More Realistic Flight Dynamics -At Least 2 Real World Liveries (Currently…

Hi, I just bought the 757 and I,m having an issue with the windshield, it shows the reflection of cockpit on it but its imposible to look outside trough it. Like black windshield with reflections only. If any one could give a solution. Thank you. ( I.m running with x-plane 10 b3 64 bit)

A long time waiting, and so far, holy goodness- she's a BEAUTY! The scenery, the new default USA airports... the weather (and yes, works just fine with Skymaxx Pro 1.3.3 thank you) and the FRAMES, Da Frames! Even Tatoo had to point to the screen refresh rates in amazement! Thanks, everyone on the team at Laminar! And the view from FL370 LA to Las Vegas? Priceless! Superlatives fail me, but you throw the new 10.3 artwork, and team it up with OSM North America and HD Textures - and you'll think you died and went to heaven. This is FAR FAR FAR superior to any flight experience I ever had on the competitors. And the frames are insane! Throw the new EADT x737 up…