Users can re-enable the damage effects through modifications. While the visual damage effects were still in the game, Microsoft disabled them through the game's configuration files.
Also, the visual damage effects introduced in FS5 were disabled, and continued to be unavailable in versions after FS2000. However, even on a high-end system, stuttering framerate was a problem, especially when performing sharp turns in graphically dense areas. Although many users had high expectations when this version arrived, many were disappointed when they found out that the simulator demanded high-end hardware the minimum requirements were only a Pentium 166 MHz computer, although 400–500 MHz computer was deemed necessary to have an even framerate. Gameplay įlight Simulator 2000 (version 7.0), abbreviated as FS2000, was released as a major improvement over the previous versions, and was also offered in two versions: One version for 'normal' users, and one 'pro' version with additional aircraft.
It added two airplanes, six cities, and a flight model/instrument panel editor.
A Professional Edition was released alongside the standard edition. It was released in late 1999 for the Windows. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000, abbreviated commonly as FS2000, is a flight simulator video game. 1999 video game Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000