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Q100696: Flight Simulator 5.0 Compatability with Version 4.0

Article: Q100696
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

kbusage

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator for MS-DOS, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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Flight Simulator 5.0 is backward compatible with some features of Flight
Simulator 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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1. The Flight Simulator 4.0 default scenery, Aircraft and Scenery Designer .SC1
  files and Sublogic/Mallard scenery files in .SCN format are compatible with
  version 5.0.

2. You can use the Microsoft Flight Simulator Aircraft and Scenery Designer 4.0
  files in conjunction with the Flight Simulator 4.0 database, but these files
  will not work with the Flight Simulator 5.0 scenery database. In other words,
  you will be looking at Flight Simulator 4.0 scenery in Flight Simulator 5.0
  if you use the Flight Simulator Aircraft and Scenery Designer 4.0 files.

3. Old "Mode" and "Demo" files are supported (MOD and VID files).

4. Microsoft Flight Simulator Aircraft and Scenery Designer will be updated to
  take advantages of Flight Simulator 5.0 features.

As we receive more information, this article will be updated.

Additional query words: 5.00 fs4 fs5 compatable aircraft airplane and Scenery Designer ASD Airfield Factory AAF add on asd4

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim400DOS kbFlightSim500DOS kbSimSearch
Version           : :4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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