Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002
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Developers | |
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ACES Game Studio | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Game Studios | |
Re-releases | Ubisoft |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 19, 2001 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Relaxed |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Simulation, Open world, Vehicle simulator |
Vehicles | Flight |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | Microsoft Flight Simulator |
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person simulation, open world and vehicle simulator game in the Microsoft Flight Simulator series.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | 25-character product key. Released on 3 CDs. |
Version differences
- The Professional Edition includes additional planes, the Flight Instructor's Station feature and a plane/building editor.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Microsoft Games\FS2002\FS2002.CFG |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Main menu is always 800x600 (larger resolutions letterbox the main menu when exiting a flight). HUD is stretched. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | UI does not scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Framerate cap is fully configurable. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Engines, cockpit, environment, navigation, lessons/flights, and air traffic control. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Subtitles for Air Traffic Control messages only. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Subtitles for Air Traffic Control messages only. | |||
Japanese | Japanese release. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 | The official MSN Gaming Zone service was shut down on June 19, 2006. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | MSN Gaming Zone |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, Me, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II (300 MHz) | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1a compatible |