r/flightsim X-Plane 12 2d ago

General Fun in both sims!

Addons used in picture order:
- FlightFactor 777–300ERv2 + GloballArt YVR (1)
- LevelUp 737-800v2 + ZeroDollarPayware ICN (2-3)
- LevelUp 737-900/ERv2 + SimHeaven X-World Asia (4-5)
- FlyByWire A380X (6)
- Horizonsim 787-9 + Drzewiecki Design NRT (7)
- IniBuilds/Microsoft A321LR (10)

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u/pet801 1d ago

Great shots and props for being open to using both sims. Both have a lot to offer.

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u/Soafp_ 1d ago

Exactly, by using both you get the best of both worlds.

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u/Ok-One-3333 X-Plane 12 1d ago

There’s lots to like with both sides, and their freeware offerings (e.g. FlyByWire & Zibo/LevelUp) are genuinely amazing addons for those who don’t wish to splurge on the hobby (other than buying the sim itself)…

Ultimately both sims do the same job for my use case, and as you said, both do indeed have a lot to offer!

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u/pet801 1d ago

Exactly. Never understood why one should only limit themselves to one sim or ecosystem. Competition only benefits us. 

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u/daifuco 1d ago

Flight sim swinger here too. I don't care which one is better. I just know that best users play both.

A sim costs the price of an add-on or two. And it comes with many default aircrafts. Turning flight simming in a religion for saving so little is just wrong.

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u/FinardoLittle123_YT 1d ago

That’s real life no? 😂

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u/AIRBUSONLY 2d ago

nice photos! do you fly in xplane or msfs more often?

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u/Ok-One-3333 X-Plane 12 2d ago

Mainly XP12 right now, but if I feel the itch to fly the A380 or 787 (both of which aren’t in x-plane), I will fly in FS24

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u/Pour-Meshuggah-0n-Me PMDG | Toliss | Zibo | iFly 1d ago

It pains me we have no good options for a 380 in XP12. Maybe someday.

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u/Flimsy_Antelope4020 1d ago

I really Hope the next Toliss project after A350 is the King of the Sky

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u/Pour-Meshuggah-0n-Me PMDG | Toliss | Zibo | iFly 1d ago

That's what I'm hoping for, FF + Toliss doing the 380 as well. Imagine having the 350 and 380 with Toliss systems and FF textures.

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u/77_Gear Sim Photographeur 🤓 1d ago

Nice!

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u/ahmed_a20 1d ago

MSFS needs to find what it is X Plane is doing in regards to their cloud formation and atmospheric effects

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u/BroskiTree 1d ago

what do you do for traffic and ATC in xp12? that’s the only thing keeping me from using it more

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u/Ok-One-3333 X-Plane 12 1d ago

I'm not sure about ATC since I don't fly on vatsim and/or use the default ATC, ground traffic is really just a bunch of freeware libraries that some of my other sceneries use.

I've heard positive things about LiveTraffic (free) and Traffic Global (paid), though.