An awesome and relaxing simulator that looks and performs beyond my expectations on Linux.

The modding community is great, and there's plenty of add-ons for the game. The default FMC is a little ridiculous during VNAV climb/descent, but there are FMC add-ons that can replace it. The default GPSes work great too. You'll have to find and supply your own AIRAC cycles for up to date navigation data, as the game does not update to the latest.

Coming from FSX, the skies are much more beautiful, especially around dusk/dawn (baring the occasional graphical shading glitch). Unlike FSX, turbulence feels much more jarring, and crosswind landings much more challenging. No builtin shared cockpit is a bit of a bummer though. Like FSX, there's an option to fly with real world weather, and in this game it feels more accurate.

I'd definitely recommend using something besides a mouse as a yoke. An xbox controller is sufficient for me, and you can map every button/trigger/stick to your liking.

Specs: Xubuntu 16.04, FX-6300, GTX 1060 3GB w/ nvidia-410 driver, 16GB DDR3 - gets me 40-60 FPS in flight at medium settings, and very smoothly. Used between 5GB and 12GB of RAM, depending on what continent you're on.

edit: This is a CPU intensive game. Seems to perform best with a CPU with strong single-thread performance.

An awesome and relaxing simulator that looks and performs beyond my expectations on Linux. The modding community is great, and there's plenty of add-ons for the game. The default FMC is a little ridiculous during VNAV climb/descent, but there are FMC add-ons that can replace it. The default GPSes work great too. You'll have to find and supply your own AIRAC cycles for up to date navigation data, as the game does not update to the latest. Coming from FSX, the skies are much more beautiful, especially around dusk/dawn (baring the occasional graphical shading glitch). Unlike FSX, turbulence feels much more jarring, and crosswind landings much more challenging. No builtin shared cockpit is a bit of a bummer though. Like FSX, there's an option to fly with real world weather, and in this game it feels more accurate. I'd definitely recommend using something besides a mouse as a yoke. An xbox controller is sufficient for me, and you can map every button/trigger/stick to your liking. Specs: Xubuntu 16.04, FX-6300, GTX 1060 3GB w/ nvidia-410 driver, 16GB DDR3 - gets me 40-60 FPS in flight at medium settings, and very smoothly. Used between 5GB and 12GB of RAM, depending on what continent you're on. edit: This is a CPU intensive game. Seems to perform best with a CPU with strong single-thread performance.