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by **Adamski** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:17 pm

Just had my first test flight. It beats any other FS add-on by a factor of about 100! It really is an amazing achievement.

Was it really a DOS attack or just heavy load?

by **Nzeddy** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:36 pm

Adamski wrote:
QUOTE (Adamski @ Aug 5 2011,6:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Was it really a DOS attack or just heavy load?

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/341392-ngx-re...p-to-date-here/

DDOS attack from China.

by **Adamski** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:45 pm

Nzeddy wrote:
QUOTE (Nzeddy @ Aug 5 2011,6:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
DDOS attack from China.

I wonder why they bother - unless it's to give them a chance to get their hacked copies out sooner. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

by **kcgb** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:38 pm

by **Splitpin** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:29 pm

Must be good....i haven't seen the word "Stopgap" yet

by **Jamessx** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:41 pm

Whats its like on the FPS??

Thanks
Jamessx

by **raddragon** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:50 pm

I think I need to tweak my FSX. Im getting hit on the NGX. Running a Phenom X4 965BE, 8GB Ram, 1gb overclocked GTX460 on W7 64Bit.

Anyone got any tips on FSX tweaks?

Jamessx wrote:
QUOTE (Jamessx @ Aug 5 2011,8:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Whats its like on the FPS??

Thanks
Jamessx

by **deeknow** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:58 pm

raddragon wrote:
QUOTE (raddragon @ Aug 5 2011,8:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think I need to tweak my FSX. Im getting hit on the NGX. Running a Phenom X4 965BE

Lots of threads here on tuning, nice list here for some bedtime reading...
http://nzff.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15428

Think I'm gonna hold off on the NGX till I upgrade my rig, even though it sounds like they've done a good job on this release exploiting the engine where they can.

by **Adrian Brausch** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:31 am

kcgb wrote:
QUOTE (kcgb @ Aug 5 2011,2:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They are under DDOS attack from china, thats why its slow

what is a " DDOS" attack ?

by **ZK-MAT** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:10 am

Looks blimmin lovely!

DDOS attack info

by **NZ255** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:56 am

Adrian Brausch wrote:
QUOTE (Adrian Brausch @ Aug 6 2011,9:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
what is a " DDOS" attack ?

To put it in a real world example ,here it is explained in the news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbiKXnA64Wk

Or a quick video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF_FkWYz2ow

by **brad63** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:13 am

Wow PMDG really raised the bar on this one.

by **cowpatz** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:13 pm

kcgb wrote:
QUOTE (kcgb @ Aug 5 2011,6:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Its got a full 2D panel

Great. Lack of 2D was why I didn't purchase the Jetstream.

by **Adamski** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:38 pm

deeknow wrote:
QUOTE (deeknow @ Aug 5 2011,8:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Think I'm gonna hold off on the NGX till I upgrade my rig, even though it sounds like they've done a good job on this release exploiting the engine where they can.

I really don't think you'll have much of a problem. I have a fairly average system - already bogged down by REX and UT2 - and don't find the NGX any worse than any other aircraft.

The MCDU has a menu for tweaking screen updates for all the gauges (though I haven't fiddled with them yet).

by **Splitpin** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:12 pm

How do you think it stacks up against the IFLY model ?.....would be interesting to hear your thoughts .

by **Ian Warren** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:19 pm

Guess you had better pop around here some time , never interested in the IFLY , oh boy pretty hot diggly dang

by **Splitpin** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:29 pm

oh boy pretty hot diggly dang .......I really enjoy your reviews Ian ....

will catch up soon.

by **deeknow** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:03 pm

Adamski wrote:
QUOTE (Adamski @ Aug 6 2011,12:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I really don't think you'll have much of a problem. I have a fairly average system - already bogged down by REX and UT2 - and don't find the NGX any worse than any other aircraft.

Cheers Adam, good to know, cant be any worse than the Wilco733 running in FSX

by **Splitpin** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:38 pm

Come on boys....where are the screen shots..

..only KC so far.
Adam you had a fly.....show us...and you Ian.....come on, sell it to me

by **Adamski** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:54 pm

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Aug 6 2011,1:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How do you think it stacks up against the IFLY model ?.....would be interesting to hear your thoughts .

For some reason I've yet to fathom I bought the iFly 737 a week or two ago. I suppose I thought the NGX was to be vapour-ware for a while yet.

To answer your question though - good as the iFly 737 is, the NGX really is in a totally different league. 10x better at least. When you see comments like "raises the bar" etc. you tend to take them with a pinch of salt, but in this case all the superlatives are fully justified. There's incredible attention to detail - and it just feels professional from the moment you use it. I don't think I've *ever* seen a jet in FSX like this one.

Considering the depth to which so many of the 737 systems have been modelled, I was amazed that I could jump in with a "hot" start and just GO. They've managed to make it easy for noobs like me (haven't RTFM yet) and still not compromised the full thing. Some developers either settle for something in-between, or just create an "easy" model. How PMDG managed to kill both birds I don't know, but it's quite an achievement.

I've never been near a 737 cockpit, let alone fly one, so I can't say how "realistic" it is. I'm sure feedback from real 737 pilots will be plentiful - and with the undoubted popularity of this add-on, I'm sure their criticisms (if any) will get integrated into updates pretty promptly.

Also, it's ended up being nowhere near as expensive as I thought ($81 NZ).

EDIT: I'm excused screenshots ... gotta note from my mum. Anyway - no screenshot will do it justice. Just sit through those videos again!

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