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56 minutes ago, danbiosca said:
Hi loki, thanks but I'm afraid you may have misread my messages.
It's X-Plane what I'm wondering about,
As for MSFS 2020, I've been using it since minute 0
Sorry, my apologies! Somehow hit reply to the wrong thread.
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If you want to give MSFS a try, you can sign up for the Xbox PC Game Pass trial for $1 for 14 days. This will give you access to the base edition of the sim. If you decide to go with MSFS, you can cancel the subscription and buy the sim outright.
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/game-pass/CFQ7TTC0KGQ8?rpid=9NLV3X229LG1
Note that while there is a boxed edition of MSFS, it doesn't remove the need for an online connection and will still require you to download every update since the discs were printed. Best to stick to the MS Store or Steam online stores.
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5 hours ago, nicb said:
did recently re-install Windows 10 to the
drive so maybe I lost some shortcuts or links maybe. I would like to avoid a re-install as it takes ages.
Sounds very much like you need to do a reinstall. As the terrylawdin notes, with the many updates that have come out, it would have essentially been the same as a new install anyways. Also note that the fsx.exe file isn't the correct one for MSFS.
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56 minutes ago, jgf said:
Climbing out isn't difficult, just stay between the mountains
Easy to do when you can see the mountains. NZQN can get a little cloudy.
Can highly recommend a visit if you like mountains and outdoor adventures. They also filmed parts of the Lord of the Rings movies in the area.
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20 minutes ago, hjwalter said:
Thank's very much Loki for finally clearing up this last technical question, also via your explanatory link. I had already thought that it just had to be something like that but it was the "60Hz" in both Defaid's monitor and in my TV (monitor), which quite evidently got us both confused.
LCD monitors were capped at 60Hz from their introduction and, other than ones typically aimed at gaming, most still are. This is why you will often still see 60Hz in the display settings. The variable refresh rate support is more recent. With a 60Hz monitor it is still useful to try and match the frame rate from the sim or game to a multiple of the monitor's refresh rate to avoid tearing as defaid describes above.
On 5/1/2024 at 8:50 AM, hjwalter said:My basic knowledge about any kind of electronic apparatus with a picture screen, is that it's frame (or refresh) rate was always standardized at the 50 FPS (European) AC frequencies or 60 FPS (USA) and which needed to be synchronised with the so called "frame pulses" contained in the incoming picture signal. Between each such "frame pulse" 650 (European) picture lines were written on a screen from top left to bottom right corners and if I remember correctly, it was 465 lines in the USA.
Note that LCD monitors do work differently than CRTs. An LCD can basically draw the entire image at once as there is no electron gun scanning from top left to bottom right. The term "refresh rate", while commonly used, doesn't really apply to an LCD. Refresh rate referred to how fast CRTs would redraw the image on the screen. An LCD doesn't have to redraw and could just display the same image as it is told to. What does matter, however, is the response time of the liquid crystals that make up the screen and how fast each one can respond. This is why reviews of LCD monitors look at things like ghosting.
For a fun fact, the game Duck Hunt on the original Nintendo NES doesn't work on LCD TVs do to the differences in the way they work.
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On 5/1/2024 at 8:50 AM, hjwalter said:
Defaid, you may have a very good point there about synchronising maximum FS9 FPS with our monitor's or TV's refresh rates and I'm all ears about any further developments in those very technical new possibilities.
Many, if not all, monitors with a high refresh rate these days also support variable refresh rates. In other words, the refresh rate of the monitor can change to match the incoming video signal. Nvidia's implementation is called G-Sync and AMD calls theirs FreeSync. Both the GPU and monitor have to support it though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_refresh_rate?useskin=vector
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13 minutes ago, ViperPilot2 said:
Now that sounds pretty bizzare... asking for the Disc when there isn't one!
It's related to the MSFS disc set available in some regions. The licence validation isn't working somewhere, and the sim seems to fall back to looking for a disc. Not very a very clear error message.
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Microsoft has some tips to try in the help article below.
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2 minutes ago, tres2 said:
I'm happy to defer to your, undoubtedly, much greater experience with this. I have looked in detail at two areas: Wheeling, West Virginia where I currently live, and Westhampton Beach on Long Island, where I grew up. As I said, the hills and streams and roads are all pretty accurate, but the buildings are just not even close.
The big factor is whether they have photogrammetry data for the area or not, and whether or not they have hand built scenery. Larger cities in Western countries are more likely to, while smaller towns and other countries are more hit and miss. If they don't have the photogrammetry data for an area, they have an AI process for generating buildings.
For places that aren't covered well with the default scenery, look for an add-on. Don't see Wheeling, but there are others for West Virginia.
https://flightsim.to/discover/Wheeling?s=West+Virginia&category=0&sorting=0&page=1&filter=
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11 minutes ago, tres2 said:
I smeer at the discussions of "finding your house", anybody who bought it thinking they were going to get that was in for a bitter disappointment.
That does depend on where you live and whether they have the data for it. I was able to find my place quite easily.
12 minutes ago, tres2 said:I can't get over the fact that they didn't even model the airplanes with door
Yep, the default aircraft missing opening doors is a bit of a miss, though third party aircraft have them.
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1 minute ago, Sirrus said:
And I put hours of work into repainting my Mitchell. So you're asking me to dump all that?
Umm, that's not what I said at all. I was responding to the idea that MSFS doesn't have any vintage aircraft available, and never will.
If your current sim works well for you, enjoy and have fun! And if you ever do want to check out MSFS, know that there are plenty of older aircraft available, including a B-25, with more on the way.
https://flightsim.to/file/54276/north-american-b25-mitchell/419903
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53 minutes ago, jgf said:
I doubt the MSFS crowd will get to fly WWI aircraft or experimental planes or Star Trek shuttlecraft.
Why would you have doubts when there are more and more historical aircraft coming out for MSFS all the time?
https://wing42.com/product/bleriot-xi/?v=3e8d115eb4b3
On a different tangent, how about a cardboard Spitfire? Plenty of different add-ons for MSFS out there.
Do FS9 and FSX have more add-ons available? Sure they do, but that's because they've had a bit of a head start.
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Firefox worked fine but Edge blocked a file for me. Something about the site triggered Microsoft's Defender SmartScreen. While it is possible for those of us downloading to file a report through Edge to say the file is safe, the best solution is for the owners to file a report with Microsoft to get the site cleared. Telling people to simply ignore the warnings isn't a great long term solution as sooner or later someone will ignore a legitimate warning.
QuoteIf I am a website owner, how do I correct a warning on my legitimate site?
You can immediately submit a request for a correction. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has a built-in, web-based feedback system in place to help customers and website owners report any potential false warnings as quickly as possible. In Windows Internet Explorer, from a red warning, click More information then Report that this site contains no threats. This will take you to a feedback page where you can indicate you are a site owner or representative. Follow the instructions and provide the information on this site to submit a site for review.
To report feedback from the Internet Explorer Download Manager, Right-click on the blocked download and choose Report that this file is safe. This will take you to the feedback page.
Once a dispute is submitted, a team of graders inspects the site in question. All disputes should be submitted through the website reporting process to ensure the quickest resolution.
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11 hours ago, jgf said:
Quite relative.
(There was a time I didn't think a Porsche Turbo and a Lamborghini was spending a lot, now I'm a retired geezer getting a senior discount on a 10meg internet connection.)
Sure, everyone has a budget and it is relative. However, to characterize MSFS as requiring a supercomputer costing many thousands of dollars to run well is far from accurate. $1,500 would get you a very decent system for the sim. MSFS has never required the Lamborgini of PCs to get good performance.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/2PTwrH/enthusiast-intel-gamingstreaming-build
Or, as I mentioned above, an Xbox Series X for $500 and a set of Thrustmaster controls would work quite well too for under $1,000.
The minimum internet connection speed for the sim is 5mbps, though I wouldn't realistically want to run it on anything below 20mbps. This is certainly one of the biggest limits to the sim, and anyone with a slow connection, or no connection at all, would want to look elsewhere.
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53 minutes ago, PhrogPhlyer said:
Well over half of NJ,, one of the most densely populated States, does not have access to fiber internet.
We're lucky to get a reasonable rate for 200 or 300GB speed through a cable provider, with no other option.
Wherever you are, consider yourself lucky to have such economical speeds.
I think you missed my point. MSFS only needs about a 50Mbps connection to run well, and those 200Mbps or faster options would be more than enough for the sim. My comment about fiber was in response to the claim one needs the fastest internet connection possible.
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1 hour ago, jgf said:
Xbox? I've not had a console since the days of Atari. Desktops only for me.
The point is that you don't need to spend a lot to run MSFS 2020. And Xboxes are basically specialized PCs these days too, and not like Nintendos or Ataris of ages past. If you want to run the sim on a desktop PC, you also don't need to spend a lot either.
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6 hours ago, jgf said:
Obviously, "new" equals "better". And if that requires diplexed Crays in the basement and an internet connection which would impress the NSA, so be it.
A $500 Xbox and a 50Mbps internet connection can run MSFS2020 quite well. You don't need a Cray super computer to run the sim at reasonable rates or a 1GBps fibre internet connection.
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I don't believe content purchased through the Marketplace can be transferred.
QuoteQ: Is there any differences between the Steam and Microsoft Store version?
A: There is no difference. The sim shares the same multiplayer world and services. However, content is tied to the platform you are playing on—if you purchase a DLC on Steam, you cannot transfer it to the Microsoft Store version and vice-versa.
https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017706059-Microsoft-Flight-Simulator-FAQ
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17 minutes ago, Steverino said:
I don't know why, but it worked!
32 bit apps, like FS9, are capped at using 2GB of memory by default. When you start loading up more detailed scenery, aircraft etc. in the sim, it can quickly fill up this 2GB, leading to the OOM error you got. The 4GB patch lets the sim use up to 4GB of memory, the max for a 32 bit app.
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On 2/21/2024 at 2:31 PM, SebPilotB738 said:
I have a 6 GB ASUS dual OC graphics card today and flying with 4 monitors, or 2 TV monitors 32" and two projectors for co pilot and right side view.
What's the full name of the GPU you currently have? You've left out the key part of the GPU model to know where you're starting from.
A GPU with more video RAM would help, but the main spec to focus on is the actual GPU used on the video card. A low end GPU with 16GB can quite easily be outperformed by a higher end one with 8 or 12GB, for example.
What's your budget range? What version of P3D are you running? With multiple monitors a higher end GPU, like a Radeon RX 7700 or GeForce RTX 4070 or higher, would probably be better.
As for refresh rates, more than 60Hz is only relevant if the sim will be running at more than 60FPS. Monitors or TVs with AMD's Freesync or Nvidia's G-Sync variable refresh rate features can be useful though (you need to match the monitor to the GPU though).
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Good to see you found the sim that works for you!
For reference, which version of P3D were you using? I wouldn't expect an RX570 to handle the latest versions very well.
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While some developers/publishers do allow for transferring non-Steam licences to Steam, FSX isn't one of them.
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Not sure what is causing it, but others have reported the same issue in the New Forum Software forum.
New to Flight Simulators: Which One Should I Start With?
in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - Early Discussion
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If you want to give MSFS a try, you can sign up for the Xbox PC Game Pass trial for $1 for 14 days. This will give you access to the base edition of the sim. If you decide to go with MSFS, you can cancel the subscription and buy the sim outright.
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/game-pass/CFQ7TTC0KGQ8?rpid=9NLV3X229LG1
Note that while there is a boxed edition of MSFS, it doesn't remove the need for an online connection and will still require you to download every update since the discs were printed. Best to stick to the MS Store or Steam online stores.