Platform Cross-platform Development status Active (1999-) | Available in English, Japanese Initial release 15 April 1999 Developer(s) Soji Yamakawa | |
Size 20 MB(varies from the amount of addons you have) Stable release 20150425 / April 25, 2015; 22 months ago | ||
YSFlight is a freeware flight simulation game for Windows, OS X and Linux-based operating systems such as Ubuntu.
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Ysflight game review
History
Development of YSFlight began in 1999, developed by Soji Yamakawa. He first started working on the simulator as a school project in which it further developed into a flight aid for others who need assistance understanding aircraft flight instrumentation and flight physics. He worked on the flight simulator by himself, and continues to release test and stable versions about once a year. Initially catered to lower end computers, the flight simulator has begun to switch to modern drawing methods to improve its graphics. Functions and GUI overhauls have also taken place over the years.
Features
YSFlight differs from other simulators such as Microsoft Flight Simulator X since it lacks the high resolution textures other priced simulators have to offer. It also sacrifices the intricate cockpit designs and other realistic features of other simulators for a simpler design that is much easier to fly. It also allows for to YSFlight clients to join a multiplayer server. It is able to run on lower-end computers, with system requirements being much less than most other flight simulators.
The program comes with 16 default maps, which range from real life maps (one such map includes both Heathrow and Gatwick) to fictitious maps.
YSFlight also comes with customizable missions where you can complete a given task.