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  1. Hi David, if you're using TrackIr, you must put that in virus exclusion as well. In fact, I had exactly the same thing a while back which also affected DCS World and yes anti-virus exclusion is definitely step one. But put everything else that run in or hook into MSFS in the exclusion list as well. If you have spam software such as Malwarebytes, that needs to have exclusions also. You need to exclude EVERYTHING that may interfere with the running of these flight sim programs. I typically exclude the whole folder of these programs, not just the single exe files and my micro-stutters are completely gone.
  2. I know this is about add-ons, but I'm a faithful user of CH Products devices (Fighterstick, Pro-Throttle and Pro-Pedals) and find that their software called CH Control Manager doesn't work properly in Win10. I believe the reason is that Win10 is a 64-bit operating system whereas CH Control Manager is 32-bit. It works about 50% of the time and the other 50% would simply freeze up. The compatibility settings trick doesn't really help.
  3. Yeah this is where I am with MSFS too, but I'm somewhere in the middle of the FS landscape. Haven't bothered to install FS9 or FSX on my new PC build, as they are now getting very old. But also too frustrated with MSFS 2020 to adopt it (still only using my XBOX GamePass subscription to try it out.) At the moment I have P3Dv4, XP11 and DCS World and that is enough. Also sick and tired of the (1) huge and frequent updates of MSFS 2020, as well as the (2) enormously long start-up time, (3) still no fly-by view after more than a year and (4) inability to switch aircraft, liveries or airfield in-flight
  4. The opening question of this thread was literally "Any non VR flyers left?" So, you essentially invited the guys with the negative attitudes to comment here, right? ;-)
  5. I use VR on-and-off and while enjoyable for short periods and the novelty of it, I still prefer my 1440p monitor and Track-IR for "serious" simming, where I need to see all the keys, a second screen and/or the odd note. The most frustrating thing in MSFS 2020 in VR is the lack of a VR keyboard to type the name of an airfield to depart/arrive. Perhaps someone can illuminate me on a method besides having to lift the headset and physically type it on a keyboard? The most frustrating thing in P3D v4 in VR, is that I have to physically lift the headset and look at the 2D screen to change the aircraft or airfield with the drop-down menu, not accessible in VR. Again, would appreciate if anyone can tell me what I'm doing wrong. The most frustrating thing in DCS World in VR is the overwhelming number of commands needed to properly execute a mission. Even with a CH Products HOTAS (and secondary functions), I also need two Thrustmaster MFD's (not visible in VR) and the odd keyboard command to quickly and effectively manipulate all of the weapons, views, labels, aircraft functions, wingmen commands, comms, etc. Doing everything in VR is certainly possible, but feels clumsy and not nearly as slick as a quick button or keypress on a physical real-world device.
  6. The default haze or fog setting is too high in X-Plane. Have a look at the following forum where it describes how to tone down the haziness, with a "fog-be-gone" setting: https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/124546-haze-issue-solved/
  7. I agree with this. I was also a real life pilot (Cessna 172 and Tiger Moth). I used FSX to practice circuits and cross country flights (P3D wasn't available back then) and I could emulate closely what my upcoming flight in real life would be like, eg speeds, times, altitudes, checks, turning points, radio frequency changes and calls. So I was well prepared and there were seldom any nasty surprises. FSX/P3D simply has the best combination of flight dynamics, ground handling, ATC, etc. Ground handling and ATC in X-Plane is a joke, especially for tail-draggers and MSFS simply has too many issues at the moment, plus the camera system is atrocious and frustrating. While I like the nice scenery in MSFS, whenever I want to do a few circuits or feel what an aircraft really flies like, I go to P3D.
  8. Does anyone have the Milviz PC-6? I would like to know how the Asobo one compares, given that it is free vs $30 for Milviz.
  9. Yep I'm 100% with you on this and while I was very impressed with MSFS when it just released, I was disgusted with the large number of glass-cockpit aircraft. Luckily I decided to just "try-out" MSFS with my XBOX GamePass for PC, so for me it is a relatively small monthly cost so far, plus I have access to a very large library of other games. I will wait another year before even considering paying full price for MSFS and hopefully by that time there will be more steam gauge aircraft, a flyby view, and significant discounts to upgrade to the Premium version or perhaps even a merging of versions. Even in real life I far prefer steam gauges, to the extent that when I recently did a conversion to a Sling 2 (a slick little LSA), which comes equipped with EFIS instrumentation (essentially an iPad screen, cluttered with an enormous amount of information squashed into a tiny space), I almost always switched the EFIS to a mode which only displays the usual "six-pack" dials on the glass screen. That was the only way I could enjoy flying instead of trying to manage a computer.
  10. The other thing that irks me is the long time it takes from clicking the "play" icon to start the game and something appearing on the screen for the first time (about 36 seconds for me despite having a fast SSD). Often I click two or three times and the game starts two or three instances with a warning box (unknowingly) remaining in the background. If I then get the prompt for an update, the store app simply wouldn't update and it is only when I close everything that I discover the little box saying "another instance is running already". Close that down and I can proceed with the update. This update system of MSFS is utterly clumsy and frustrating and I hope it is high on the priority list to fix.
  11. rooitou

    HD vs SSD

    As Skywatcher said, the SSD should vastly improve disk access and transfer times, ie eliminate stutters and pauses. Don't forget to do exclusion for your FS9 folder in anti-virus and anti-malware software. That was always the solution to pauses in FSX and DCS World for me.
  12. I thought Microsoft/Asobo did say that it was still in development when they launched it last year. That is exactly why I did not pay the full price upfront, but rather accessed it through my XBOX Game Pass for PC subscription (which I use for a multitude of other games as well), so that I could TRY IT OUT first. It does seem to be a new disease of all software companies, to release a beta product and then fix and refine it over the next two years. That is why I generally wait with AAA titles and then buy the GOTY version (Game of the Year) version two years later, with all the updates, fixes and DLC, at a large discount. I will do exactly the same with MSFS and will only buy-to-own the full version in another year's time and only after they added the FLYBY VIEW, which is still sorely lacking after a year. Having said that, I'm glad that Microsoft/Asobo released it when they did, as there was so much hype and innovation involved and the flight-sim world was overly curious and well-overdue for a new product. At least we could see for ourselves what this new technology was all about and I think it impressed most of us. It was a fully-functional product from day one for me, but I also find myself reverting to old FSX and P3D more and more often again, due to the deficiencies in MSFS (mainly the lack of a flyby view, extremely long loading time and inability to switch aircraft/liveries in mid-flight.)
  13. I think the webstore has a built in currency converter, but doesn't show the denomination correctly. For example I'm in South Africa and the price shows as R221, which is about right for the Rand value. Perhaps you're in Canada or Australia and it shows that currency instead of US$. Just a theory...
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