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I like it!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Though the framerates took a big dive, flight sim 2000 Pro is, in many ways, much better than flight sim 98. The sceneries are photorealistic, and the accuracy of the panels and airplanes are just flawless! However, I did have to spend 80 some odd dollars to get 64 more megs of ram to have 128. I have a 300 MHZ pentium II, and the framerates i get doesn't usually exceed 15 to 20. When i am high up in the sky, or when visibility is zero-zero, the framerate would go up to 35.

Totally Stunning!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: July 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This sim is great! It has got to be the BEST one ever made on planet earth, and probably has the same distinction in the universe too. The computer I run it on is a PentiumII, 256 meg RAM, and a 17 inch screen in 1152x834x16bpp. I have the display settings in the Flight sim set Pretty high, and I get Frame rates at about 9 per second. If I set the display settings all the way down, I get anywhere from 25 frames per second, to 65 frames per second. I don't think-myself-that 9 Frames per second is not flyable, I think that it is really very nice. I hope this helps you!

I wish I could have gotten more out of this

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

>This game, all in all is terrific for anyone who wants to become a serious pilot or have some real fun finding out what it's like. The instrumentation is all correct, the exact method of navigation pilots use is correct as well as landings, weather ETC.

>But the largest problem with the game is that it constantly reminds you that you're not really in to the pilots seat, you're behind your desk looking at a monitor. How does it do this to you? The slow load ups as you switch from view to view and the dispicable frame rates that can occur when viewing certain types of weather. I am on A PII 450 MHZ 128 RAM with an ATI-RAGE PRO 3D with the latest drivers. >Basically, my regular frame rate for this game 15 fps. When i was right up close with dynamic scenery my frame rate dropped to a mere 8-10 fps. And when I was viewing light clouds or transparent clouds, my frame rate dropped to an unplayable 1-6. I was really disappointed to find this because I really wanted to experience this game fully, but constant slow loads and almost unplayable frame rates caused me to turn this game off in frustration many a times. If any microsoft staff are looking at this MAKE NOTE OF IT FOR FS2002!!!

Awesome... AND, on a PII 300mHz machine!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Everyone knows the vast improvement of FS2000 Pro over 98, so by all means get it.

NOW, you CAN get good results with a slower machine! I have a P2 300mHz on a 66mHz buss (That's IT!), and it cruises. Here's how: 32mb AGP NVidia card (not even running at 2x or 4x!) with the latest driviers from NVidia.com. You need to get a minimum of 32mb, or forget it. The card was less than 50 bucks! THEN, go to Options --> Display, and click on Enable Hardware Acceleration. THIS IS ESSENTIAL. I run Win2K Pro (runs faster than 98 in my world), DirectX 8.1, and 192mb Ram. I do have the Scenery Complexity cranked all the way up. BUT, TURN OFF the ground shadows, and you'll have a great flight. If you have a faster processor or buss (or both), it'll all be that much better. But the graphics card is the big one. They're cheap right now, so get 32mb minimum. I have a VAIO I use with a 600mHz P3 but only 8mb video ram, and FS2000 runs on that like a truck with square wheels, so don't bank on the processor speed.

Happy Flying!

It runs great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: August 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Some people say they have trouble running on some systems. I have not had any problems. I run it on a Cel. 400 with 128 meg RAM. It is smooth. I love flight sims and this is one of the best. I wish they would add more for you to do while flying long runs on auto but I guess sim restroom breaks would be a bit much. If you like to fly and want to try several aircraft give this one a try.

It's a good game with a few problems...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Everybody complains about the frame rate (speed) of this game, saying that it's just too slow for their system. But how many people have configured their system correctly? No matter what the speed of your computer, graphics card, etc.,.. to run this game better you need to optimize your system and free up RAM (yes, your system is using up RAM even if you don't have programs actively running, so you have to free up your system resources - the items on your taskbar are using up RAM, turn them off!) This will speed up the game.

About the game itself, here's my opinion:

GOOD: GPS is awesome - you can fly from city to city with ease, flight realism is good, has all types of planes including big commercial jets, has a decent manual(unlike FLY! II), Rod Machado teaches you how to fly, easily supports multiple monitors, real-time weather works great (if it's raining outside, it's raining in the game...cool!) accepts and lets you program any joystick or other hardware add-ons, there are a zillion *free* add-ons such as planes and scenery all over the web, and it is a very complete package overall.

BAD: The scenery still needs work, and sometimes appears patchy and even "fuzzy..." The cockpits are Ok but do not compare to the FLY! series (the amber night light is annoying), the planes' exterior lights look are not realistic (sometimes looking like ice-cream cones), and yeah, you need a fairly fast computer and good graphics card to get the game working well. [If you want to compare scenery to see what I'm talking about, check out the San Francisco scenery from Flight Unlimited II or Seattle from Flight Unlimited III - no other scenery in any flight sim game has ever compared to the stunning realism of that series...]

However, this is a good game and a must for any flight sim fan. It is currently the leading game in the industry so it has the most available add-ons, and this is good. Microsoft REALLY needs to improve scenery (I can't stress this enough...)and (in some cases) panels, and figure out a way to make the game run smoothly on the average computer. Note that FS 2002 will be coming out this FALL, and should (I hope) address these concerns. If you don't know anything about flying, read and follow the manual and included lessons in the game and you'll be off in no time. Bottom line, I really recommend FS 2000 despite its problems becuase it is the most complete sim out there, and when it comes down to it, it's just a lot of fun.

Wonderful Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have a Pentium 266 MMX with 84 megabytes of RAM, and the game runs like a charm! I get framerates no different from 98. Fullscreen mode really helps out the performance, and increases the realism and texture smoothness. The scenery realisim has been increased a little, but the thing that makes this a stellar app is the cockpit detail. I have the quality on 3 and it works fine for me. Wonderful Game!

slide show

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: January 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

i wish i knew how these people with 266 machines are getting this hog to run well....i have a 300 with all the bells and whistles and FS2000 doesn't even get off the ground. the frame rate is a freakin' slide show. it takes minutes at a time to load or change scenarios. putting a 166 as the minimum requirement is blatant false advertising. but i'm sure it's a great sim. someday i'll buy a 500 and check it out.until then i'll be satisfied with 98 and some of the excellent add ons available for it, or pro pilot 99 which has better atc than either game....

My black box said I crashed because of graphics turbulence..

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: June 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

"De plane! De plane! It's stuttering! De plane!" First of let me say that you need a computer the size of the Empire state building to run this game. I got a PIII 800 with a GeForce 256 card and a 256 memory and this game tore it to shreds in a matter of minutes. This made me think again about upgrading my system. As long as you fly straight it's ok; that is if you want to fly to the North pole or the South pole everytime you boot up this game. But once you turn the aircraft, you'll experience graphics turbulence. You'll feel your computer shudder and shake as it battles it's way to redraw the scenery. You'll see your frames slow down really bad. Lower the graphics settings? Try it and you'll just make this game laugh in your face. Download the patch? Yes, I did and it was still stuttering. You can make every upgrade you want on your computer but if the game is the problem then it's a lost cause. If you're thinking about picking up this game, make sure you have a powerful computer that runs on nuclear energy. Like most other Microsoft Flight Sims, this one is geared more towards the gamer side and not so much on the real simulator enthusiasts. The planes are just too easy to fly. You could ask your kid brother to do the take-off procedure. Realism is not that all real as the game boasts itself to be. The game does have its own pluses though like a huge database of airports, downloadable Jeppesen weather reports, and of course there's a lot of third party support on this. If you're a gamer who wants to try flight sims then pick this game up. If you're a simulator , then pick up something else like Fly 2K! (very realistic) or Aerowinx 744(very very realistic).

AMAZING!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: January 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I just recieved my copy of FS2000 an I was amazed. I have a P3 500 mhz system with a 32 mb vidio card and this game runs smooth and flawless. I also have a copy of FS98 and FS2000 is a big step forward! I only have two complaints about this game. Both of which have nothing to do with the performance I recieved. First it is a memory hog! If you have a 2 gig hard drive don't plan on installing much more after this game. And two at least I think the price is a little steep compared to FS98 which is only $15.00. I think if you have the comuter to run it and are willing to spend the money this is an exellent game to buy!

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