You might have already heard some buzz about a new simulator out there in the world and it’s true. The NOR Platform was unveiled at an industry trade show and it showcases a series of scenes of modern combat aircraft including several shots from the cockpit of an F-16 and a Eurofighter Typhoon. So what…
Tag: Flight simulation
New CPU’s are changing the market for flight simmers now and in the future
For the last decade, if you wanted to get the best flight sim performance, you pretty much had to get one of Intel’s popular Core series of CPU’s and make that the heart of your simulation rig. AMD has had its time in the limelight before with the Athlon 64 but they haven’t been able…
Stormbirds Podcast Episode 3: DCS WWII with Philstyle
The Stormbirds Podcast is back with a new episode! This time the subject is DCS WWII and I thought the best person to bring on to the podcast to talk all things DCS WWII is YouTuber Phil from the Philstyle YouTube channel. We talked the good, the bad, and the interesting points of both DCS…
Stormbirds Podcast Episode 2: A Q&A with IL-2 Lead Producer Jason Williams
Episode 2 is live and ready for you to listen in as Jason Williams, IL-2 Lead Producer, and I do a Q&A on all things IL-2: Great Battles and even a little on Team Fusion and the Cliffs of Dover series. Listen in! Jason and I talked about past, present, and future of the IL-2…
Stormbirds Podcast Episode 1: Getting into IL-2: Great Battles multiplayer
I’m very pleased to be able to take the wrapper off of the first episode of the Stormbirds podcast. The first episode brings together four members of the community and I to talk about how to get started in IL-2: Great Battles Series multiplayer. Listen in! Episode background There’s a couple of reasons I wanted…
Deadstick dev update shows plenty of progress
REMEX Software’s Deadstick bushpilot simulation is underway and while we haven’t seen too much from the team recently, on Friday that changed with a major developer update showcasing the work they have been doing to bring their simulation to life. Here’s some highlights from that update! Building a sim from scratch Deadstick is being built…
Community Q&A with Roger Meatball developer Jon Coughlin
It’s time for another Community Q&A and this time I turn to indie game developer Jon Coughlin who I met at Flight Sim Expo 2019 in Orlando last year. Jon is both flight sim developer and an avid flight sim fan and one whom I have the pleasure of flying multiplayer scenarios with on a…
What I’m excited about for flight sims in 2020
With our first few days into 2020 I wanted to write a little bit about what I’m excited for in 2020 and the kinds of things that I’m looking to see from some of the flight sim developers this year. There’s a lot to get through so let’s get started! Flight Simulator is back The…