When comparing OpenRCT2 vs FlightGear, the Slant community recommends FlightGear for most people. In the question“What are the best open-source games?” FlightGear is ranked 4th while OpenRCT2 is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose FlightGear is:
FlightGear has scenery that contains environments to fly in from the whole globe.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Expands on the original game
This game expands on the original game by fixing bugs and removing limitations.
Pro Higher & widescreen resolution options available
It even supports high DPI displays.
Pro Online multiplayer mode added
Unlike the original release OpenRCT2 lets you play online with others.
Pro Supports Linux & Mac
The original RCT2 game was written in Windows assembly so it would only run on Windows. OpenRCT2 can be played on Linux or Mac natively.
Pro Uncapped FPS
The original game is capped at 40 FPS - it was written in assembly and it's from 2002 but with similar engine from the original from 1999 - but with OpenRCT2 you can remove this and play uncapped giving much smoother animations, transitions and camera movement.
Pro Auto-save feature added
Should your computer shut off unexpectedly, the auto-save feature ensures you don't lose your glorious park completely.
Pro Game engine now does hardware rendering
The original game only had software rendering, OpenRCT2 allows hardware rendering.
Pro More languages supported
OpenRCT2 allows to translate the game in any language. Expanding from the original 6 languages to 20 as of version 0.0.8.
Pro Worldwide scenery
FlightGear has scenery that contains environments to fly in from the whole globe.
Pro Free and Open Source
All code written for FlightGear is opensource and available for anyone to use.
Pro Crash animations in some aircrafts
Pro It has world-wide multiplayer
Pro Live cockpit
Pro A lot of aircrafts to add
Pro It has amazing graphics
Pro You can almost recreate real incidents
Pro No bugs
Cons
Con Requires original Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
Quoted from its home page "An installation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 is required in order to play. RCT2".
Con Not as graphically advanced as commercial competition
Con Getting stuck upside down
After a crash a pilot may be stuck in an upside down position with no way to recover.