Sometimes games get....um....big.....

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I remember one of my first games for PC ...that I was eager to try....Mechwarrior II the demo..... it fitted on 4 floppies [1.44 meg each - for those who might not know what a floppy was....I'm sure there's some]...

 

I just checked my FSX install [Microsoft's Flight Sim 10]....

It's 143 GIG .....255,137 files.  Now ignoring 1024 and just going with 1000 [I'm lazy] that's about twentyfive THOUSAND times larger.

Like I said.....big ....;)

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Lots of maps or something? Odd.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

wow....looks like it would require it's own dedicated disk, I mean really, 143 gigs isn't big....it's HUGE !!!     --Ace --

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Is FSX really classified as a "game" though? I would expect a simulation program to  contain vast amounts of data with far greater detail than the average game.

One that can be user modded would naturally grow in size with use. Even so, that's a lot of aircraft and skins!

Out of curiosity, how large is the base install of the program without any patches or expansions installed?

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Lots of aircraft....and one single image [skin] on one aircraft [one I'm doing at the moment] is 4096x4096 ....as an extended bmp it's 64meg.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Let's do a comparison:

vs.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

a yet somehow I find the top one more alluring ...

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting tazgecko, reply 7
a yet somehow I find the top one more alluring ...

Well, let's look at your options.  You can either:

1) Pilot a plane, in beautiful, realistic environments and scenarios.

or

2) Pilot a mech with lasers, missile launchers, and rocket boots.

Not exactly a tough choice for me, really.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 3
Out of curiosity, how large is the base install of the program without any patches or expansions installed?

Drat...I only just deleted an early install backup that would have been representational.... but the proggy fits on one disk so it's only going to be a dozen gig or so...;)

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Rosco_P, reply 7
Well, let's look at your options. You can either:
1) Pilot a plane, in beautiful, realistic environments and scenarios.
or
2) Pilot a mech with lasers, missile launchers, and rocket boots.
Not exactly a tough choice for me, really.

FSX has addons.....

An A380 got in the way of my L-39 ....;)

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

I don't see any lasers on that plane...  ;)

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Rosco_P, reply 10
I don't see any lasers on that plane...

It was an AIM9 ..... smarter than a laser....;p