Sponsor Message:
Aviation Hobby Forum
My Starred Topics | Profile | New Topic | Forum Index | Help | Search 
FSX - Acceleration Addon Pack  
User currently offlineYEGspotter From Canada, joined Dec 2003, 187 posts, RR: 0
Posted (2 years 2 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 4570 times:

So, now that the Acceleration expansion pack is available, what does everyone think?? Here's a few of the things I like/dislike:

Likes:
- Slight framerate improvement
- Blurries problem isn't quite as bad as it used to be
- New aircraft and missions are excellent (especially carrier op's and the F-18)

Dislikes:
- I seem to have a problem using the autopilot and time compression. If I use anything higher that 4x time compression, my aircraft starts gyrating up and down (can someone else try using autopilot and see if they get the same problem?? Set your autopilot to hold heading, airspeed and altitude then crank up the time compression to 8x or 16x and see what happens.)
- No uninstall for Acceleration
- No fix for the "blocked" 2D cockpit views. We still can't look behind the aircraft, unobstructed.

As expected, there are still some annoying quirks but in general, I think it's a fairly decent addon. I've also read on another forum the Microsoft/Aces may still address some of the lingering quirks, before releasing the free, standalone version of SP2. Hopefully that's the case...


What does everyone else think???




cheers

29 replies: All unread, showing first 25:
 
User currently offlineDL767captain From United States, joined Mar 2007, 1689 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (2 years 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 4547 times:
Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

What new planes came with the expansion

User currently offlineYEGspotter From Canada, joined Dec 2003, 187 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (2 years 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 4492 times:

Quoting DL767captain (Reply 1):
What new planes came with the expansion

F/A-18A Hornet, EH-101 Helicopter and P-51D Mustang. Multiple liveries for each....


cheers

User currently offline9VSIO From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 432 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (2 years 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 4457 times:
Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Quoting YEGspotter (Thread starter):
- I seem to have a problem using the autopilot and time compression. If I use anything higher that 4x time compression, my aircraft starts gyrating up and down (can someone else try using autopilot and see if they get the same problem?? Set your autopilot to hold heading, airspeed and altitude then crank up the time compression to 8x or 16x and see what happens.)

Hmm, I sometimes get that in regular FS. I thought it was due to the way it tries to maintain a fixed FL. Where you straight and level? It doesn't always happen though. Plus, don't forget any oscillation is far more obvious with time compression.

Personally, I think it's rather good, except I can't seem to use the 2D cockpit so I can't find the switches for anything (too blurry on VC). Anyone know how to get around this?


Flight Instructor: So, do you have a level 60 character as well? (Best thing I have ever heard a flight instructor say!)
User currently offlineGEG From United States, joined Oct 2004, 278 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (2 years 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 4452 times:

I just installed both FSX and acceleration and I do not have any interior lighting nor do the taxi lights seem to work, also I get blurry textures when sitting at an airport for a few minutes.

-Dan  Smile


Late to the party...
User currently offlineJamesbaldwyn From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (2 years 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 4443 times:

Quoting YEGspotter (Thread starter):
- No uninstall for Acceleration

I've been told that you can uninstall it from Add/Remove Programs off the Control Panel.

User currently offlineEbs757 From United States, joined Jul 2006, 751 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (2 years 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 4441 times:

post some screen shots!


Viva la Vida
User currently offlineNwAflyer07 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (2 years 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 4424 times:

I'm looking forward to getting it. This wont affect the aircraft ive already installed, right? I'd hate to go through and re-do everything ive done to FSX so far.

User currently offlineBurkhard From Germany, joined Nov 2006, 1587 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (2 years 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 4411 times:

It will behave very differently whether you switch DX10 preview on or off. If you switch on, no DX9=FS9 content will display properly.

With DX9, I personally am very happy and found no new problems, but many fixed, but others I know were less lucky...

User currently offlineYEGspotter From Canada, joined Dec 2003, 187 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (2 years 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 4376 times:

Quoting 9VSIO (Reply 3):
Where you straight and level?

It happens at any point during a flight, for me. Level flight, climbing, descending - it does not matter. I did not have this problem prior to installing Acceleration.

Quoting Jamesbaldwyn (Reply 5):
I've been told that you can uninstall it from Add/Remove Programs off the Control Panel.

I checked that - unfortunately FSX is no longer on the list, just FSX Acceleration. I have to assume that means it will do a complete uninstall of FSX.


cheers

[Edited 2007-10-31 12:20:41]

User currently offline9VSIO From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 432 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (2 years 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 4352 times:
Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Can anyone else land on the carrier ok? I catch the wire, but then my nose slams down into the deck and I crash...
tips please!


Flight Instructor: So, do you have a level 60 character as well? (Best thing I have ever heard a flight instructor say!)
User currently offlineMsl747 From United States, joined Jul 2004, 408 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (2 years 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 4348 times:

I just installed Acceleration. I really like it. It has fixed multiple problems that were present in in FSX after I upgraded to Vista, and as others have said the frame rates are better. Plus the F/A-18 is a load of fun to fly!


PP-ASEL
User currently offlineJamesbaldwyn From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (2 years 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 4327 times:

Quoting 9VSIO (Reply 10):
Can anyone else land on the carrier ok? I catch the wire, but then my nose slams down into the deck and I crash...
tips please!

I've seen that on a few videos on youtube.

User currently offlineJutes85 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (2 years 1 week 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 4295 times:

The A model Hornet?  Silly

User currently offlineRyan h From Australia, joined Aug 2001, 1220 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (2 years 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 4222 times:

I have found when landing the F/A18 on a normal runway, if you apply the brakes too hard it will end up on it's tail.

I have not tried landing it on a carrier yet.


South Australian Spotter
User currently offlineOB1504 From United States, joined Jul 2004, 2278 posts, RR: 10
Reply 15, posted (2 years 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 4216 times:

Quoting Jutes85 (Reply 13):
The A model Hornet?

Apparently so. For an expansion pack that includes the as-of-yet not-in-service EH-101/VH-71, you would think their F/A-18 would at least be an "E" model.

User currently offlineJamesbaldwyn From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 16, posted (2 years 1 week 5 days ago) and read 4189 times:

I've found this on FSW, has some great shots of Acceleration and DX10. Its 40 pages big so just keep going until you get bored, the better shots however, are on pages 25 >

http://www.flightsimworld.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=128136

Enjoy Big grin

User currently offline9VSIO From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 432 posts, RR: 2
Reply 17, posted (2 years 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 4177 times:
Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Quoting OB1504 (Reply 15):
as-of-yet not-in-service EH-101/VH-71,

The EH101 has been in service with other countries for ages. I believe that the reason Boeing licensed out the F/A-18A only was that it too has been around for quite a while...


Flight Instructor: So, do you have a level 60 character as well? (Best thing I have ever heard a flight instructor say!)
User currently offlinePJFlysFast From United States, joined May 2006, 455 posts, RR: 1
Reply 18, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 3876 times:
Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Should I get this add-on?

User currently offlineOB1504 From United States, joined Jul 2004, 2278 posts, RR: 10
Reply 19, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 3872 times:



Quoting YEGspotter (Thread starter):
- I seem to have a problem using the autopilot and time compression. If I use anything higher that 4x time compression, my aircraft starts gyrating up and down (can someone else try using autopilot and see if they get the same problem??

That happens at higher time compression rates with just about every FS aircraft. It's just a limitation of the sim.

Quoting 9VSIO (Reply 17):
The EH101 has been in service with other countries for ages. I believe that the reason Boeing licensed out the F/A-18A only was that it too has been around for quite a while...

I meant in service with the United States armed forces as the VH-71 Kestrel.

User currently offlineYEGspotter From Canada, joined Dec 2003, 187 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 3842 times:



Quoting OB1504 (Reply 19):


Quoting YEGspotter (Thread starter):
- I seem to have a problem using the autopilot and time compression. If I use anything higher that 4x time compression, my aircraft starts gyrating up and down (can someone else try using autopilot and see if they get the same problem??

That happens at higher time compression rates with just about every FS aircraft. It's just a limitation of the sim.

This never happened, prior to installing Acceleration. Time compression is limited to 16x, when using the autopilot, but the gyrations I've experienced are something new. I've since uninstalled Acceleration, and everything is back to normal.


cheers

User currently offlineLTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 12126 posts, RR: 57
Reply 21, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 3837 times:
Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!



Quoting 9VSIO (Reply 10):
Can anyone else land on the carrier ok? I catch the wire, but then my nose slams down into the deck and I crash...
tips please!

Deactivate crash detection. I doubt MS bothered to improved the crash detection in FSX.


Zu fettigem Käse und kalorienreicher Kunstmarmelade, nehme ich einen Doppelkorn.
User currently offline9VSIO From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 432 posts, RR: 2
Reply 22, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 3828 times:
Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Yeah...but then I won't get the medal...  Sad

Does anyone else have problems with the gauges in the Maule mission?


Flight Instructor: So, do you have a level 60 character as well? (Best thing I have ever heard a flight instructor say!)
User currently offlineAviator1990 From United States, joined Mar 2007, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 23, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 3805 times:

I found it a waste of money.

User currently offlineQFA380 From Australia, joined Jul 2005, 1779 posts, RR: 2
Reply 24, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 3798 times:

How big is the package?


Living in the Buff..... Michigan on exchange
User currently offlineNicholaschee From Australia, joined Oct 2005, 601 posts, RR: 0
Reply 25, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 3791 times:

Just picked mine up today. Love the carrier ops missions.

26 Post contains images Jamesbaldwyn: I got it a few days ago. I was doing some Red bull racing online last night - Fun but very hard
27 B727-200: Woohooo, finally succeeded in my first carrier landing, and managed to do the F-18 UFO mission (man that was hard). Has anyone completed all the missi
28 Chksix: What's wrong with this forum (Hobby)? I can't add a new topic and see a lot of topics with -1 as postcount as if they were deleted. Is the server data
29 YEGspotter: I discovered a few weeks back that you can in fact uninstall Acceleration. I wouldn't recommend it though - FSX never ran the same after I uninstalle
Top Of Page
Forum Index

Reply To This TopicFSX - Acceleration Addon Pack
Username: 


No username? Sign up now!
  • Aviation hobby related posts only.
  • Back all your opinions with facts.
  • No adverts of any kind. This includes web pages.
  • No hostile language or criticizing of others.
  • Do not post copyright protected material.
  • Use relevant and describing topics.
  • Check if your post already been discussed.
  • Check your spelling!           DETAILED RULES (NEW)
  • Password: 


    Forgot Password? Be reminded.
    Remember me on this computer (uses cookies)

    Add Images Add SmiliesPosting Help
    FORUM RULES HAVE CHANGED - READ THEM HERE

    Please check your spelling (press "Check Spelling" above)


    Similar topics:More similar topics...
    FSX Service Pack 1 Released. posted Sun Jul 29 2007 00:04:33 by BrianW999
    FSX Service Pack 1 Released posted Wed May 16 2007 14:10:23 by Sinlock
    Addon Aircraft For FSX posted Sun Nov 19 2006 03:06:55 by PJFlysFast
    Updating Ultimate Traffic With EditVoice Pack posted Sat Oct 6 2007 03:33:01 by JoKeR
    Feelthere/Wilco 777 For FSX Paintkit posted Sat Oct 6 2007 03:18:50 by AcroAirFun
    FSX Door Points posted Fri Oct 5 2007 21:07:31 by NWADC9
    Almost No Freeware FSX Add-ons posted Wed Oct 3 2007 10:25:19 by TrijetFan1
    New Fsx Server... posted Tue Oct 2 2007 03:54:18 by JamesJimlb
    A321 On FSX posted Tue Sep 25 2007 18:05:38 by Adman737
    Birds In FSX? posted Mon Sep 24 2007 03:42:40 by Malaysia

    Sponsor Message:
    Printer friendly format