Caporegime
Is it possible to access DX12 preview?
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Caporegime
It's a shame Microsoft don't have an insider preview for FS2020 as they do for Windows.
Could be referring to a closed beta flight beforehand I guess… they’ve been doing that for recent updates and I don’t see why this one should be different. They are usually very limited in number so not like an open beta.
However regarding the latter part in the sense of DX12 being in a “preview” state (rather than just a beta flight), it will be user choice at first and they won’t force everyone on to DX11 immediately… the plan is to initially keep DX12 optional at first and then at some point in the future once they are happy with how stable everything is they will likely make the switch mandatory.
Edit - dev Q&A at 6:30pm on twitch, could be an interesting one this month with all the upcoming content in November and should probably answer quite a few questions.
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Man of Honour
How did you get on? I tried taking off from Heathrow at 400 and it was like a slideshow; this is with a 3080TI and 5800X
Caporegime
Still say they are missing one vital option in this game and that’s multiple graphics profiles. It would be lovely just to switch between settings with one click depending on which aircraft you’re flying, just like you can do with controls.
Caporegime
After the update, I noticed 2 new options, the LOD slider and a cube map slider, maxed these out and at 4k with a 3080ti flying over Berlin was down to 27fps.
Is this normal and expected in FS2020 for such a card? If so fair enough, just paranoid my PC isn't performing correctly.
And if it's normal what level do you think LOD and cubemap should be set at for minimal changes in detail? The new settings really do seem to improve the quality, looked better than it ever did.
Is this normal and expected in FS2020 for such a card? If so fair enough, just paranoid my PC isn't performing correctly.
And if it's normal what level do you think LOD and cubemap should be set at for minimal changes in detail? The new settings really do seem to improve the quality, looked better than it ever did.
Iirc LOD used to be 200 and I set it to 100 after reading some stuff online that said it barely made any visual difference but higher resources.
I have a 3080 and have everything at 80% of 4K ultra, 100 lod and get a solid 60fps in most areas but not all and even then it’s mainly cpu limited.
I suspect with every update of this game the minimum requirements move northwards and I honestly think a 3080/3090 isn’t remotely good enough to play this game at max settings. That’s good news though because it’s like the new crysis.
Can't say I agree with this at all. This game doesn't need 60fps. I'm running it at 3440 x 1440 but supersampling that up (not sure what the actual resolution is but it's high), settings as far as they will go and enjoying a steady 45fps which for this game is perfect.
Caporegime
I've never seen 60fps in FS2020, my 3700x must be limiting it.
It will be even a 5800x doesn’t get you much more.
Ironically you have agreed with me! I said a 3080 wasn’t good enough to run the game at max settings and you said it runs just fine at lower settings
where did I mention lower settings?
Caporegime
I find anything above 25 tolerable, above 30 is very smooth.
With my 3080, I can max it out at 3440X1440 using GA aircraft, but need to tweak for airliners.
With my 3080, I can max it out at 3440X1440 using GA aircraft, but need to tweak for airliners.
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It’s amazingly good imo - beautifully modelled, high fidelity systems, absolutely the best audio I’ve heard in the game so far, and flies great.
Not really a casual hop in and fly thing, requires a little bit of effort as it needs things to be done properly, but it is well featured with checklists that can be autocompleted and the tablet can put you in particular states.
If you’re in the market for something to put a few hours into and fly it properly though I can highly recommend it.
https://www.justflight.com/product/hawk-t1a-advanced-trainer-microsoft-flight-simulator
FAQ with link to manual too https://support.justflight.com/support/solutions/folders/17000139905
It’s amazingly good imo - beautifully modelled, high fidelity systems, absolutely the best audio I’ve heard in the game so far, and flies great.
Not really a casual hop in and fly thing, requires a little bit of effort as it needs things to be done properly, but it is well featured with checklists that can be autocompleted and the tablet can put you in particular states.
If you’re in the market for something to put a few hours into and fly it properly though I can highly recommend it.
https://www.justflight.com/product/hawk-t1a-advanced-trainer-microsoft-flight-simulator
FAQ with link to manual too https://support.justflight.com/support/solutions/folders/17000139905
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45ps == lower settings? OK o_O