Comments on: 'X-Plane' v9.02 Update to Bring More Airports, Map http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:33:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 1337brian http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4778 1337brian Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:13:11 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4778 @blake I 100% agree a shadow effect would be awesome! I have sooooooo much trouble making a smooth landing it's ridiculous. It is a very impressive game but if your not a flight sim fan it wont' be for you, trust me. I Love it and can't wait for more airports to crash into! Hopefully they add some more terrain detail and i would love to see a few more planes as well. @blake

I 100% agree a shadow effect would be awesome! I have sooooooo much trouble making a smooth landing it's ridiculous. It is a very impressive game but if your not a flight sim fan it wont' be for you, trust me. I Love it and can't wait for more airports to crash into! Hopefully they add some more terrain detail and i would love to see a few more planes as well.

]]> By: NotYou http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4744 NotYou Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:08:14 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4744 After playing around with it for a while, I found it to be pretty realistic, even with the lack of rudder control. Now that I've tried it, I'm really hoping for a dogfighting game or something similar. I'd be thrilled if I ever saw something like WWII flying game for the iPhone. I'd even be happy with a port. After playing around with it for a while, I found it to be pretty realistic, even with the lack of rudder control.

Now that I've tried it, I'm really hoping for a dogfighting game or something similar. I'd be thrilled if I ever saw something like WWII flying game for the iPhone. I'd even be happy with a port.

]]> By: Barry Ward http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4742 Barry Ward Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:50:48 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4742 2kitties, I am inclined to strongly disagree. I have played flight sims on the PC and actually find this app a lot easier to control. I certainly don't accidentally tilt the device when adjusting throttle/flaps as you do. I don't know how they could have made the control any more easier and intuitive. Perhaps you need more practice. 2kitties, I am inclined to strongly disagree. I have played flight sims on the PC and actually find this app a lot easier to control. I certainly don't accidentally tilt the device when adjusting throttle/flaps as you do. I don't know how they could have made the control any more easier and intuitive. Perhaps you need more practice.

]]> By: 2Kitties1Cup http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4729 2Kitties1Cup Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:39:49 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4729 Bloc Party: BTW... Awesome band... :) Yes i did calibrate it. I find its just way to hard to line up for approach when landing. In a real plane you have rudder pedals and on the iphone the plane's roll response seems very odd. That may be due to the fact that when you reach for throttle and flaps with your fingers, you end up tilting the phone in unwanted ways... and that just translates to to steering movement. In real life this doesnt happen :) It makes it hard to stay on glide slope when landing and on course for landing... And speaking of glide slope... it seems like the dam plane is full powered when the throttle is OFF. Its hard to get into a decent glide slope in the game without turning thottle off... and even then you're coming in way to hot for a landing. I'm basing this off the "long approach" situation under the Set menu. I'd almost like a replay option so i can see how ridiculous my plane looked as i tried to deal with the iphone's controls. Its ok, but its really a toy... Xplane is a pretty realistic sim on the pc... (although i havent played it in some time). I just dont think a realistic sim can translate well to very unrealistic control inputs. The iphone is a huge compromise and there is a reason why planes arent flown with touch screen cell phones with throttle and flap controls on the screen :) Its a very poor design. I understand that the developer is making the best of the available hardware input features... but... its just not for flying a plane. I mean come on. Its a bit silly. Bloc Party:

BTW… Awesome band… :)

Yes i did calibrate it. I find its just way to hard to line up for approach when landing. In a real plane you have rudder pedals and on the iphone the plane's roll response seems very odd. That may be due to the fact that when you reach for throttle and flaps with your fingers, you end up tilting the phone in unwanted ways… and that just translates to to steering movement. In real life this doesnt happen :) It makes it hard to stay on glide slope when landing and on course for landing…

And speaking of glide slope… it seems like the dam plane is full powered when the throttle is OFF. Its hard to get into a decent glide slope in the game without turning thottle off… and even then you're coming in way to hot for a landing. I'm basing this off the "long approach" situation under the Set menu.

I'd almost like a replay option so i can see how ridiculous my plane looked as i tried to deal with the iphone's controls.

Its ok, but its really a toy… Xplane is a pretty realistic sim on the pc… (although i havent played it in some time). I just dont think a realistic sim can translate well to very unrealistic control inputs. The iphone is a huge compromise and there is a reason why planes arent flown with touch screen cell phones with throttle and flap controls on the screen :) Its a very poor design.

I understand that the developer is making the best of the available hardware input features… but… its just not for flying a plane. I mean come on. Its a bit silly.

]]> By: Bloc Party http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4728 Bloc Party Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:57:26 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4728 2kitties, are you sure you have calibrated it properly for the position you are playing in? And are you sure that your accerlerometer is not defective? I have to say, after a tiny bit of practise i find the controls to be just about perfect. Having said that, i finished Super Monkey Ball pretty easily, so maybe i'm just a legend :P 2kitties, are you sure you have calibrated it properly for the position you are playing in? And are you sure that your accerlerometer is not defective?

I have to say, after a tiny bit of practise i find the controls to be just about perfect.

Having said that, i finished Super Monkey Ball pretty easily, so maybe i'm just a legend :P

]]> By: NotYou http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4725 NotYou Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:55:12 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4725 I answered my own question. I went Ahead and bought it and I'm glad I did. BTW, my new favorite timewaster is flying while listening to some ambiant Sigur Ros. I answered my own question. I went Ahead and bought it and I'm glad I did.

BTW, my new favorite timewaster is flying while listening to some ambiant Sigur Ros.

]]> By: NotYou http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4723 NotYou Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:59:37 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4723 Does the app let you keep your music playing? If so, I'm buying right now. @2Kitties1Cup Yeah, flying a small plane in real life isn't very hard, but if it's just going to be on a small screen it might as well have a little challenge. I don't fly myself, but I've flown a few times. It seems whenever I'm in a 4 passenger plane the pilot thinks it's funny to watch me try to fly. Does the app let you keep your music playing? If so, I'm buying right now.

@2Kitties1Cup
Yeah, flying a small plane in real life isn't very hard, but if it's just going to be on a small screen it might as well have a little challenge. I don't fly myself, but I've flown a few times. It seems whenever I'm in a 4 passenger plane the pilot thinks it's funny to watch me try to fly.

]]> By: 2Kitties1Cup http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4712 2Kitties1Cup Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:09:17 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4712 I hate this app and i'm sorry i spent $10 on it. The iPhone is just a very poor device for precise input controls. Xplane is great on the PC but the iphone is rather overly difficult to fly. I'm a long time hardcore flightsim fan... think JAnes F/A18, Janes F-15, Apache Longbow, Flanker, Falcon 3 and 4... And i have family that owns a plane. Its nothing like flying a real plane. The iphone just makes it too difficult. Bravo to the xplane team for making it on the iphone and showing that the iphone can power such apps... but its just too hard to control and nothing like the real thing. Beleive it or not, flying a plane is quite easy in real life. I hate this app and i'm sorry i spent $10 on it.

The iPhone is just a very poor device for precise input controls. Xplane is great on the PC but the iphone is rather overly difficult to fly. I'm a long time hardcore flightsim fan… think JAnes F/A18, Janes F-15, Apache Longbow, Flanker, Falcon 3 and 4…

And i have family that owns a plane. Its nothing like flying a real plane. The iphone just makes it too difficult.

Bravo to the xplane team for making it on the iphone and showing that the iphone can power such apps… but its just too hard to control and nothing like the real thing. Beleive it or not, flying a plane is quite easy in real life.

]]> By: Bloc Party http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4698 Bloc Party Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:05:45 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4698 I'd love to see a WW2 fighter/bomber. Maybe a P-47 or Spitfire. Thanks for the info re: shadows Blakespot. I'll keep my fingers crossed! I'd love to see a WW2 fighter/bomber. Maybe a P-47 or Spitfire.

Thanks for the info re: shadows Blakespot. I'll keep my fingers crossed!

]]> By: aawil http://toucharcade.com/2008/10/09/x-plane-v902-update-to-bring-more-airports-map/#comment-4686 aawil Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:04:50 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=849#comment-4686 The map idea will be quite useful. I bought this about a week ago and I'm just starting to get into it. A few extra airports will be nice as well. A more varied scenery is really needed. If it isn't possible to add different options perhaps through a city on the other side of the mountains or something. I'd also really like to see more planes. Two of these that are included seem too similar to me. Perhaps 1 airbus or 747 would be cool. I think variation of planes is more interesting that just quantity. One thing I'll say is it will be interesting to see this app evolve on the iphone. The map idea will be quite useful. I bought this about a week ago and I'm just starting to get into it. A few extra airports will be nice as well. A more varied scenery is really needed. If it isn't possible to add different options perhaps through a city on the other side of the mountains or something. I'd also really like to see more planes. Two of these that are included seem too similar to me. Perhaps 1 airbus or 747 would be cool. I think variation of planes is more interesting that just quantity. One thing I'll say is it will be interesting to see this app evolve on the iphone.

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