DocBird Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 … at the offices of Orbx: They are (among others) the beta-testers for the P3D 2.0 with all its new DX11 capabilities and other big improvements over FSX. JV confirmed it in a post here in the P3D-section (http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/65210-prepar3d-v-20-in-beta/). The list of features is posted in another forum (http://www.simflight.de/2013/09/23/prepar3d-v2-0-ist-in-beta/#comments). My impression is that the developers are very quiet since a couple of days: Only few posts and no new Preview screenshots. I assume that they all sit in front of their computers with a big smile on their face looking at the new world flight simulation. Enjoy it Orbx-Team! You have certainly deserved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capnsully Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Good post, yes all the beta testers must be bursting to post screenshots and impressions. Can't wait for it to go public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaseman007 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sounds great but will they ever allow it to be used for entertainment purposes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capnsully Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 And I just read the tiny list of improvements (!!!!!). Good find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocBird Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sounds great but will they ever allow it to be used for entertainment purposes? As I have stated in the P3D-forum linked above: I hope that MS will waive its objections since they have finally left the business of flight simulation. So they are no longer a competitor of LM in this field so why should they bother... But I think we should refrain from any discussion on their licence policy and see what comes across! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arismac Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Hey guys, learn to fly with P3D and get your entertainment in this forum. Happy, happy days are near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennH Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sounds great but will they ever allow it to be used for entertainment purposes? IMHO, no they will not. We are all students of aviation in some way. LM have given us everything we need with the current Eula and have made it very clear with their support of Fsx developers. For obvious reasons, it will never be on the shelf in GameStop or best buy. LM are actively encouraging you to use it so why get hung up on being an armchair lawyer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmerhead2 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Things are moving in the right direction for sure, although I'm not sure P3D 2.0 will be a revolution. P3D will remain a tool tailored towards professional users and not casual simmers, hence we will not see P3D transform into FS11 just yet. Still, any improvement is better than no improvement, so hats off to Lockheed Martin. In the meantime I've bought the Outerra demo (Anterworld) and aerofly FS to support the ongoing development in these two alternative platforms. aerofly FS had so many great features, and I can't wait so see what those guys can do in aerofly FS 2.0 which will be open to external developers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaseman007 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 IMHO, no they will not. We are all students of aviation in some way. LM have given us everything we need with the current Eula and have made it very clear with their support of Fsx developers. For obvious reasons, it will never be on the shelf in GameStop or best buy. LM are actively encouraging you to use it so why get hung up on being an armchair lawyer? Glenn, Don't get me wrong. I'm not being an armchair lawyer at all. In fact I would love to one day download a copy and check it out. I guess the only issue is that there are developers out there (one in particular) that develop quality aircraft that simply just don't work in p3d. I suppose that should it become the new replacement of fsx with all developers producing software for the platform then it's a no brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sounds great but will they ever allow it to be used for entertainment purposes? You can use it to learn and practice flying. You can do this at home, that's pretty legal and nobody will tell you that you don't be allowed to have fun too. Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmiG Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sounds great but will they ever allow it to be used for entertainment purposes? Only for learning and education. If you smile, the computer will detect it and send out a SWAT team to your house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnG Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Only for learning and education. If you smile, the computer will detect it and send out a SWAT team to your house You forget that we are dealing with Lockheed Martin, they have far more damaging things than a swat team at their disposal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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