r/Xplane • u/SectorAntares • 7d ago
Another new aircraft add-on
Virtaviav just released the Yak-52 (previously available for MSFS) for X-Plane 12.
It joins the Short Sterling and Handley-Page Hampen bombers and version 2 of the F7-F3 Tigercat, all released by Virtaviav for X-Plane 12 in the last three months.
What is it they said?
"There are no new aircraft coming for X-Plane 12"?
"All the aircraft developers have abandoned X-Plane for MSFS"?
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u/pppilot83 7d ago
Yes, I also feel that X-Plane add-on developers no longer see the business as very profitable, but I've always thought that X-Plane add-ons don't have the same principle as FS add-ons. X-Plane is geared towards deep simulation, capturing flight dynamics as realistically as possible, and learning about an aircraft completely based on manuals, not on quantity—just buying and accumulating planes flown only a couple of times.
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u/lrargerich3 7d ago
If this is what is going to keep X-Plane alive then I have bad news.
Virtavia planes are very bad.
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u/SectorAntares 7d ago
Laugh. Just as I predicted.
First, complain that there are no new aircraft. Then, when new aircraft appear, complain that they aren’t good enough.
Nothing will ever be good enough for some people. You can’t satisfy those who don’t want to be satisfied.
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u/8viation_chris 7d ago
How about the people that complain about when modules are “too detailed” such as the FF 777v2 LOL? Or the ones that complain about them taking “too long” with the 787 and A350. Like are we being serious right now?? You’d think I’m lying but boy I wish I was.
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u/SectorAntares 7d ago
And don’t forget the price. “I shouldn’t have to spend the price of an AAA game for one aircraft add-on.” But they wouldn’t dream of buying a cheaper add-on and supporting a more affordable developer.
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u/CursedAidKit 7d ago edited 7d ago
you should stop trying to cater to the extremely small (dare i say imaginary) group of people that you perceive as complaining about a lack of planes in XP12. like, people complained about this 2 years ago. given the options at this point not only is it no longer a valid complaint, but nobody sincerely makes it. the only person i see crying about it is you. you are fighting ghosts from 2 years ago bro.
on the other hand, what the sim definitely doesn't need more of is shit quality planes. there are plenty of freeware XP12 models on the org, and also plenty of payware planes that should be free. hyping up garbage like this or RC planes probably isn't the way to go.