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From: Looking Glass Aviation <pjames@lglass.com>
Subject: Re: FS98 vs. FUII
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Your observations are correct! FU3 will address and fix the downfalls of FU2.

Peter James
FU3 Lead Designer & Commercial Pilot

Robert Young wrote:

> FU2 :Nowhere near the standard of navigation facilities, suspect visual
> models (to be fixed in FU3). Flight modelling quite impressive but no jets
> available and piloting slow props can be wearisome in a virtual world after
> a while. ATC is fair but not very accurate (FS98 addons are better). Terrain
> graphics are outstanding (especially if you have the hardware to run them).
> One huge plus is that the sky is full of other aircraft which really do
> interact with you, and you with them. FS98 can be a mighty lonely sim.
>
> I do find myself going back to fs98 for a good "fix" every now and then, but
> the scenery implementation is getting very long in the tooth. If you tried
> Falcon 4 even without actually engaging in a war, there's enough complexity
> and wonderment there to stimulate a lot more than FU2. Many of FU2's
> weaknesses will be addressed in FU3 which is expected sometime in 1999.
>
> MCL757 wrote in message <19981220073059.21356.00001563@ng-fs1.aol.com>...
> >I am a die hard FS98 pilot, but I am wondering how FU II compares...
> Anybody?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >
> >Matt
> >Student Pilot
> >Seattle, Washington
> >I love my '90 240SX!
> >Wanted: Hawker 125-800XP and a credit card for Signature Flight Support.
> >



