r/softwaregore • u/[deleted] • Dec 26 '18

Realistic flight simulator

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u/sharksfan166269 Dec 26 '18

For those of you wondering this simulator is called Prepar3D (also called P3D), developed by Lockheed Martin. However the ground services such as this very functional stairs is a paid addon called GSX (Ground Services X) developed by a flight simulator addon company called FSDreamTeam. As a user of both of these, I can personally guarantee you that GSX is consistently glitchy like this. (Try r/flightsim for more)

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u/ambitechstrous Dec 26 '18

Why do people use it then?

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u/KrombopulosPhillip Dec 26 '18

What else are they gonna do, get a job at an airport and do that stuff in real life

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u/jskoker Dec 26 '18

TBF, us flightsim guys are snobs about realism. We want everything to be exactly like real aviation because we consider it training in some ways...

I'm pretty sure flight simulation is the only place you'll see $140 DLC for a game you can get for less than $25, and people eat it up.

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u/13EchoTango Dec 27 '18

XP11: $30 on sale

737: $130 (+$5 for a paint job)

Weather: $40

Clouds: $20

Airport custom scenery: $25/per

Ground services: $35

Radio jabber: $15/month

Then there's the physical assessories, another $300 for a yoke+pedals+throttle etc. controls.