**** Official Microsoft Flight Simulator Thread ****

[MichaelAwkward]

Bit more tweaking - (I know you're probably all getting tired of my posts haha).

Looks like 16GB DDR4 3200MHz makes a big difference over 16GB DDR3 1600MHz - I still don't think 32GB is necassary unless you're trying to play with all settings maxed out.

Whilst during the initial loading screen, usage can spike up to 99%, it then quickly settles back down to what you see above.

Average frames are now 30fps on the ground (both internal and external) (KSEA), and up to around 50fps in the air:

And loading into NY:

Even here RAM usage settles down after a few moments:

This is 1440p in the settings, with render scaling down to 80 (1152p). Leaving it at 100 knocks off around 10fps from the averages. The rest of my settings are as per here: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/how-to-graphics-settings-and-performance-guide-8-18-2020/132407 except I also have my Level of Detail sliders at 80 for both. V Sync off. Live weather, time and traffic at default levels.

 

[chaparral]

Bit more tweaking - (I know you're probably all getting tired of my posts haha).

Looks like 16GB DDR4 3200MHz makes a big difference over 16GB DDR3 1600MHz - I still don't think 32GB is necassary unless you're trying to play with all settings maxed out.
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I noticed last night mine was using all 11GB of my GPU Vram then it dropped to 10.5GB of Vram

This was at 3440 x 1440 with almost all the settings maxed out..

 

[Ur round next]

Iv just had a quick flight from Heathrow to Charles de Gaulle my RTX2070S struggled landing there at max settings

I hope we see the 30 series cards soon

 

[r22snapper]

I'm getting around 35-38 fps flying through New York (3440 UW at Ultra settings), gets up to 50-60 over quieter areas and seems fairly steady. The new nvidia driver looks to have solved an issue I was having with periodic low GPU usage as well.

 

[MichaelAwkward]

I noticed last night mine was using all 11GB of my GPU Vram then it dropped to 10.5GB of Vram

This was at 3440 x 1440 with almost all the settings maxed out..

Yep it loves VRAM, my Vega 56 is struggling now that my CPU isn't holding it back. Will be good to see what improvement the new Nvidia and AMD cards bring.

 

[Cavallino]

I think we have a new meme.

Yes. But can it run Flight Simulator 2020?

 

[andy_mk3]

Difference between IAS and TAS?

No, wind was minimal. It's a known problem with the performance apparently.

 

[smr]

Trying to install on someone else's computer and it downloaded 90gb yesterday and just seemed to freeze at around 86gb, so I put the computer to sleep last night as I didn't want it on whilst I was asleep. Woke up this morning and restarted the game, it then comes up saying 3gb needs to be installed, but has been on this screen for 45 minutes now... any ideas?

 

[chaparral]

Yep it loves VRAM, my Vega 56 is struggling now that my CPU isn't holding it back. Will be good to see what improvement the new Nvidia and AMD cards bring.

Just been flying around St Malo and it was only using 8GB around there

If i remember right it was using the 11GB of Vram last night when i was flying around where the Twin towers in the US used to be (can't remember the name of the new tower)

 

[mid_gen]

Err... but you're not playing at 4K, that's my point.

Thanks Captain Obvious, I know what render scaling means

Is the AI control completely useless for everyone? Turned it on a couple of times and just bangs the throttle fully open and tries to destroy the aircraft.

 

[Chaos]

Absolutely loving this game... finished tutorial 7 and onto tutorial 8.
What can I do next after the tutorials? Is there any resources to teach the ABC of flying and all thats involved?

This tutorial series looks good for beginners although its a different game I think the same concepts apply.
I was going to follow it in the Cessna 152

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqSrWIZDAi8IsbmFdGfJBVJ7jYSxAt26

152 Training Manual -

https://www.redskyventures.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/C152-training-manual-Sep-2013.pdf

152 Pilots Operating Handbook -

https://www.cpaviation.com/images/downloads/Cessna 152.pdf

152 Checklist -

https://www.puc.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/9058/C152Checklist.pdf

And for learing planes with Glass Cockpit Garmin G1000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu3Fc1zeqjU

 

[MichaelAwkward]

Thanks Captain Obvious, I know what render scaling means

No need to be an ass - was just pointing out that you weren't in fact playing at 4K like you said, because of that setting. Someone else with a 1080 might have been wondering why they couldn't play at 4K whilst you were claiming you could.

 

[Toekiller]

Annoying bug I'm suffering with. After a flight from airport to airport, I chose another and I can no longer control the aircraft. I can select the menu at the top and escape out into the menu but all keyboard and HOTAS commands no longer work until a restart of the sim.

 

[LeMson]

Thanks Captain Obvious, I know what render scaling means

Is the AI control completely useless for everyone? Turned it on a couple of times and just bangs the throttle fully open and tries to destroy the aircraft.

Don't pass it off as 4k then fella

 

[On Holiday]

Trying to install on someone else's computer and it downloaded 90gb yesterday and just seemed to freeze at around 86gb, so I put the computer to sleep last night as I didn't want it on whilst I was asleep. Woke up this morning and restarted the game, it then comes up saying 3gb needs to be installed, but has been on this screen for 45 minutes now... any ideas?

SNIP

I had the same issue, as have many others. Ended up having to delete some of the "temporary" download files for it to get going again (which meant downloading a further 60GB).

https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftF..._on_please_wait_my_download_was_at_87gb_when/

 

[mid_gen]

No need to be an ass - was just pointing out that you weren't in fact playing at 4K like you said, because of that setting. Someone else with a 1080 might have been wondering why they couldn't play at 4K whilst you were claiming you could.

Don't pass it off as 4k then fella

4k is fine on my 1080, with the render scaling dropped to 75-80%, so you can get a sharp UI and there's very little blurriness.

I've emboldened the relevant text here to make sure no-one else is getting confused.

There are probably a lot of people running 4k monitors that are interested in running the game and want to know if there is a way to get satisfactory performance on a relatively modest GPU. The answer is yes, with the game set to native 4k, and render scaling turned down, it's very playable, and you still keep a nice sharp UI.

 

[chaparral]

I've emboldened the relevant text here to make sure no-one else is getting confused.

There are probably a lot of people running 4k monitors that are interested in running the game and want to know if there is a way to get satisfactory performance on a relatively modest GPU. The answer is yes, with the game set to native 4k, and render scaling turned down, it's very playable, and you still keep a nice sharp UI.

I got that render scaling thingy set to 160 (If i set it to 200 the game play not smooth) everything else i just leave set on there maximum or ultra setting..
(This is when playing at 3440x1440)

Not sure what it actually does

 

[LeMson]

I've emboldened the relevant text here to make sure no-one else is getting confused.

There are probably a lot of people running 4k monitors that are interested in running the game and want to know if there is a way to get satisfactory performance on a relatively modest GPU. The answer is yes, with the game set to native 4k, and render scaling turned down, it's very playable, and you still keep a nice sharp UI.

Try 8k with 35% scale, better bragging -> 8k is fine on my 1080

 

[dirtybeatfreak]

I've emboldened the relevant text here to make sure no-one else is getting confused.

There are probably a lot of people running 4k monitors that are interested in running the game and want to know if there is a way to get satisfactory performance on a relatively modest GPU. The answer is yes, with the game set to native 4k, and render scaling turned down, it's very playable, and you still keep a nice sharp UI.

Isn't render scaling essentially dropping the res' though if it's under 100%. So you're not actually at 4k anymore, regardless if you set it as that initially?

 

[Devrij]

if you’re enjoying VFR flying, get yourself some free charts here - https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/vfr/

They’re large PDFs, the sectional ones cover the whole of the USA. The terminal charts are higher scale and cover the more congested areas. The detail in Flight Simulator is perfectly good enough to find most of the details that these charts show and allow you to do VFR navigation just as you would in the real world.

Awesome idea, thanks!

Completed my first ILS flight today in the A320. For some reason ATC insisted I stay at FL300 and then drop to 3000ft for the next way point right before approach. That clearly didn't pan out as I flew over the runway at FL120