[meheleventyone]

This is not how HN tends to work with discussions. The parent I originally replied to said what they liked about YSFlight but that they've since found multiplayer to be too quiet for them. I suggested an alternative which does what they seem to be interested in and has a more lively multiplayer population.

You seem to be taking this as a slight on YSFlight which is not the intention and perhaps a bit overly defensive.

[runjake]

The irony here is that app4soft themselves bring up other flight simulators in this post discussion. Somehow, in their logic, it's okay for them, but not you.

[app4soft]

The irony is that I'm telling about open-source software flight simulators[0] and comparing them to YSFlight (which is partially open-source) from point of software.

Where 'meheleventyone' droped IL2:Sturmovik in actual thread just as "alternative game to play" — there is nothing about its software development described here and IL2:Sturmovik is not in whole or even in part open-source app.[1]

Lets not manipulate in the middle here.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30299850#30302334

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30299850#30301295

[app4soft]

> This is not how HN tends to work with discussions.

To be clear, I posted YSFlight on HN to look on it from software developer point of view — not as a game suggestion.

That is Hacker News, not a Game Wiki.

[throwaway675309]

For crying out loud, since you seem to be being willfully obtuse on this, he suggested a game with a thriving multiplayer experience which is where the original poster found this particular game to be lacking.

[app4soft]

> This is not how HN tends to work with discussions.

Of course no, but I'm really not seeing any relation between YSFlight and IL2:Sturmovik, except both are in "flight simulators" category — those two software are totally different, from hackers point of view.

Also, YSFlight is freeware & partially open-source personal/hobby project, IL2 instead is a commercial product made by big company with a lot of devs specially for selling and marketing.

[meheleventyone]

The relationship to the discussion I've pointed out twice to you. Let's hope a third time helps:

> The parent I originally replied to said what they liked about YSFlight but that they've since found multiplayer to be too quiet for them. I suggested an alternative which does what they seem to be interested in and has a more lively multiplayer population.