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Caporegime
I'm getting lots of lag now, game is unplayable?
Dx11 is better frames than dx12 but overall a performance drop
Dx11 is better frames than dx12 but overall a performance drop
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I’m going to wait for the inevitable patch that follows each update. Should be here by Wednesday next week
I tried out the F18 today.
Upfront, I wasn’t expecting much as it’s only just been released, and my benchmark is the DCS F18, which I’m reasonably
competent with.
Getting the bad out of the way, there’s no:
- weapons
- stores (even drop tanks) or smoke makers
- radar
- Headmounted visor
In addition, there’s a lot of controls that are inoperable (being fair, many are weapon related) and it’s not possible to directly map say the MFD buttons to my Thrustmaster MFD panels.
camt really comment on the flight model, too early to tell.
On the positive side:
- it’s free. The DCS F18 costs around as much as FS2020 std edition
- looks ok. I prefer the DCS model to look at, but it’s certainly not bad
- As I’m familiar with the DCS F18, flying it felt like slipping into a pair of used and comfy slippers. Just dead easy to get into and go for a wander around.
In short, I rather liked it. Great way to go sightseeing. In fact my first flight was out of Changi and up to KL to checkout the causeway and scenery, NOT something that I can do in DCS.
So after all that, it’s not a question of which one is better. One does the the systems and combat authentically, the other lets you see places you’ve never been to before. Have BOTH
Upfront, I wasn’t expecting much as it’s only just been released, and my benchmark is the DCS F18, which I’m reasonably
competent with.
Getting the bad out of the way, there’s no:
- weapons
- stores (even drop tanks) or smoke makers
- radar
- Headmounted visor
In addition, there’s a lot of controls that are inoperable (being fair, many are weapon related) and it’s not possible to directly map say the MFD buttons to my Thrustmaster MFD panels.
camt really comment on the flight model, too early to tell.
On the positive side:
- it’s free. The DCS F18 costs around as much as FS2020 std edition
- looks ok. I prefer the DCS model to look at, but it’s certainly not bad
- As I’m familiar with the DCS F18, flying it felt like slipping into a pair of used and comfy slippers. Just dead easy to get into and go for a wander around.
In short, I rather liked it. Great way to go sightseeing. In fact my first flight was out of Changi and up to KL to checkout the causeway and scenery, NOT something that I can do in DCS.
So after all that, it’s not a question of which one is better. One does the the systems and combat authentically, the other lets you see places you’ve never been to before. Have BOTH
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I haven’t even installed update yet but a good review of F18 here. He did say the flight model was crap (way too light). https://stormbirds.blog/2021/11/18/first-impressions-of-msfss-f-a-18e-super-hornet/
Caporegime
WTF! My mouse wont move the map any more!
I had to re-bind mine. I think that it's called something like primary interaction, or similar.
make sure you set mouse profile to default, should fix it.
For anyone unable to use the toolbar in VR, press Ctrl-0 as a workaround.
Some silly bugs in this update!
Caporegime
Anyone else lost performance?
With DX12 the game became unplayable for me. I switched back to DX11 and performance is on par with before the patch.
I bought the basic Reno pack over the weekend. Not that I intend getting involved in the racing, rather that I'd like to have the 4 aircraft that are in the pack. I'm a big fan of the P51 within DCS, so wanted to use one in FS2020 for sightseeing.
Took the Mustang for a little wander yesterday. Yep, nice way to see the world.
Took the Mustang for a little wander yesterday. Yep, nice way to see the world.
Caporegime
Went back to FS2020 yesterday after my previous control woes, everything back to working just fine!
No idea what the update fixed for me but it fixed something!
Now to get some air time in before it breaks again…
No idea what the update fixed for me but it fixed something!
Now to get some air time in before it breaks again…
Caporegime
I’m not happy with this update. It has destroyed performance for me on DX11 and 12. Just can’t understand it.
Caporegime
DX11 is better for me, but my frames still lower, 18fps over Newcastle.
Associate
Have you tried getting rid of any custom mods/addons to see if one of them is incompatible?
Soldato
Check AA settings mine got turned onto fxaa somehow by the update and it was tanking my performance
Also dx12 was worse FPS for me
Also dx12 was worse FPS for me
Caporegime
Mine are on TXAA
Soldato
sorry i meant txaa was tanking performance
i moved it back to fxaa and got thems fpss back