My Last 3 Questions of 2020

[Mac6737]

1. On my first flight back in August, I saw 2 ships near the Golden Gate Bridge. Since then, I have not seen a single ship or boat on the ocean. Where are they?

 

2. ATC sends me typed messages, but no voice. There must be a setting somewhere in Options, right?

 

3. The MSFS Trailer shows impressive wave action. How do you get this? (Or maybe you can't.)

 

Thanks all,

 

Mac6737

[Cavulife]

1. On my first flight back in August, I saw 2 ships near the Golden Gate Bridge. Since then, I have not seen a single ship or boat on the ocean. Where are they?

 

2. ATC sends me typed messages, but no voice. There must be a setting somewhere in Options, right?

 

3. The MSFS Trailer shows impressive wave action. How do you get this? (Or maybe you can't.)

 

Thanks all,

 

Mac6737

 

I would try tis:

1. General/Traffic/Land and Sea Traffic. Increase it.

 

2. General/Sound/Text to Speech = Azure.

 

3. General/Graphics/Water Waves = High.

 

Hope that helps.

[shb7]

For some reason I only got boats when I set the overall graphics level to medium. To get waves turn the wind up to 50 mph.

[cianpars]

You also need to turn your wind up to 25 or 30 mph before you see decent waves.

[Mac6737]

I would try tis:

1. General/Traffic/Land and Sea Traffic. Increase it.

 

2. General/Sound/Text to Speech = Azure.

 

3. General/Graphics/Water Waves = High.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Thanks, but it didn't. Increased ships and boats way up there. Still none of either in the sim.

The other 2 setting were already as you recommend.

 

As for other suggestions, I don't want to fly GA planes at 50 mph at low altitudes (where you can see the waves).

 

And 30 mph has zero effect: it's still all calm as a millpond.