Shimmer in FS9

Hi Steve

Thanks for this.

I’ve already got the anti aliasing application controlled and switched on in the simulator but I’ll try the anistropic filtering and will let you know the results.

No cricket in this weather for you mate. Got a job yet?

John Y

FSX instability

Hi

It’s just happened again. FSX just wouldn’t open and the Logbook was empty, not only in FSX itself but deleted from the My Documents folder too!

I don’t think it’s the logbook. I think it’s the whole Pilot Records folder perhaps or something entirely different.

At least this time I was able to end the program, restart the computer, put in disc number 1 and reinstall using the repair option. Now it works just fine again and I think SP1 is also working. At any rate, it’s still in the programs list but how would you know? To be honest, I’m not sure I’ve been able to tell the difference even before this latest spot of bother.

How PC Pilot can say SP1 helps to increase performance upwards of 20 – 40%I don’t know. It still seems to me to take a hell of a long time to open! Plus, I’ve still got the same frame rates (around 20) and the bars far more left than right, so what really does it do, or perhaps I should ask; ‘what’s it done that we haven’t had before?’

I’m moanin” again I know but this could have been such a great flight simulator. I’ll probably be dead before they iron the bugs out and produce a graphics card that can allow stronger settings. But then again, I don’t want to return to using FS9. Does that make sense?

John Y

FSX upgrade

Now you tell me! Thanks anyway for the info, but why couldn’t Microsoft have made that clear in their home page? I don’t think it was unnatural for me (an innocent) to assume from their blurb that it was a proper up-grade of the flight program.

After all the trouble I went to getting it on and not being too short on memory I think I’ll keep it there for for the time being. It’s not doing any harm. One day it might prove useful and I certainly wouldn’t want to go through all that again!

Thanks once again to you both for your help.

John Y

FSX vs FS9

Now here’s another thing. All you wise guys who are holding on before upgrading, and make no mistake, you will be upgrading, are very wise and don’t I wish I had held on a bit longer too!

The reason is Microsoft have launched a free up-grade download for FSX which pretty much improves everything. Unfortunately, only those with a powerful broadband connection will be able to benefit from it. It’s 90 odd MB! How do they expect us dial-up connectors to get it? Well, I did try. After two and a half boring hours and with another five or six hours to go my server decided enough was enough and cut me off!!!

I’m hoping that Microsoft will take up my suggestion that they offer it on disc but I’m not holding my breath.

I tried the real photo scenery too, and my advice would be to hold before you get those add on’s because if Just Flight is anything to go by, you have to get a download from Microsoft before that will work properly too.

Despite all this, I still prefer FSX with the traffic features making everything so busy and the more vibrant and accurate scenery. I’m glad I’ve got it. I use FS9 occasionally, usually to learn to fly a different aircraft, then I go on to FSX to brave the turbulance and enjoy a rather more realistic flying experience.

Seeing runways

Dean

I might have known you would come up with the answer. A million thanks mate

Best wishes. How did you get on with your test by the way?

John Y