Microsoft Flight Simulator Version 5.1
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| Developers | |
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| Bruce Artwick Organisation | |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1995 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time, Relaxed |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Open world, Vehicle simulator |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Series | Microsoft Flight Simulator |
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Version 5.1 is an enhanced version of Microsoft Flight Simulator Version 5.0 distributed by CD-ROM, which allowed for new weather effects, using satellite imagery, better performance, handling scenery libraries and 3D clouds.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Expansion pack | The expansion packs can be used to get more scenery and aircraft |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Scenery Pack | A compilation of the Microsoft Hawaii, Japan and Caribbean scenery packs. | |
- Also compatible with all scenery packs from Version 5.0.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA |
Middleware
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System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel i386 SX | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | |