The 'Official' Screenshot & Tips thread 4 FSX enthusiasts & flight simmers.

Dappo · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:20

Vuvuzela said:
do you have a link please mate?

There are a few ENB sets up for free on the REX forums.

Natural 24Hr ENB: All round for all weather types
http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.co...opic/14771-natural-enbplus-download-included/

Sunlight ENB: For sunny days
http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.co...pic/16014-sunlight-enbplus-download-included/

Bluesphere ENB: For rainy weather and cold days
http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.co...ic/6396-bluesphere-enbplus-download-included/

Vuvuzela · 26 Apr 2013 at 18:19

Dappo said:
There are a few ENB sets up for free on the REX forums.

Natural 24Hr ENB: All round for all weather types
http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.co...opic/14771-natural-enbplus-download-included/

Sunlight ENB: For sunny days
http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.co...pic/16014-sunlight-enbplus-download-included/

Bluesphere ENB: For rainy weather and cold days
http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.co...ic/6396-bluesphere-enbplus-download-included/

Many thanks for that. So a noob question. You can add all 3 to your folder?

!bluetonic! said:
Those shots look great!

cheers mate.

Dappo · 26 Apr 2013 at 19:13

Vuvuzela said:
Many thanks for that. So a noob question. You can add all 3 to your folder?

No problem. You can only add one ENB set at a time. Whenever you want to change the set you have to copy the new files over the old ones.

uk_viper · 26 Apr 2013 at 20:04

I'm currently using the Natural 24 hour but seems quite dark in certain areas, so gonna try some of the others

stevie_vee · 26 Apr 2013 at 21:35

So these files drop in the fsx root folder right??

uk_viper · 26 Apr 2013 at 22:03

Distorted84 · 27 Apr 2013 at 01:49

Flying into Geneva.

Vuvuzela · 27 Apr 2013 at 10:56

uk_viper said:
I'm currently using the Natural 24 hour but seems quite dark in certain areas, so gonna try some of the others

Tried the Bluesphere and its too blue. Will try the sunny one next even though there is lots of cloud around London today.

Soya · 27 Apr 2013 at 12:18

Hey guys,

I have been trying to find out if the new AMD HD7990 card is any good with FSX. From what I have read, the specs on the card outshine even the Nvidia Titan, esp in memory bandwidth and shaders. From reading its specs, my guess is that it should be awesome for FSX. But cannot find info yet on how this card performs on FSX, if anyone finds any info or a link, please share.

Regards

thingemajib · 27 Apr 2013 at 12:33

Soya said:
Hey guys,

I have been trying to find out if the new AMD HD7990 card is any good with FSX. From what I have read, the specs on the card outshine even the Nvidia Titan, esp in memory bandwidth and shaders. From reading its specs, my guess is that it should be awesome for FSX. But cannot find info yet on how this card performs on FSX, if anyone finds any info or a link, please share.

Regards

The 7990 is a dual gpu card, so i doubt it would work well in fsx, you would probably be better off going with the titan. Alternatively theres supposed to be a titan 2.0 of some description coming in the next few weeks so it may be worth while holding off a bit

ringo747 · 27 Apr 2013 at 13:28

CPU power is much more important for FSX than graphics.

Vuvuzela · 27 Apr 2013 at 13:44

ringo747 said:
CPU power is much more important for FSX than graphics.

I always thought that was the case too?

Vuvuzela · 27 Apr 2013 at 14:47

I'm online now doing some VFR flying around Cornwall.

thingemajib · 27 Apr 2013 at 14:59

ringo747 said:
CPU power is much more important for FSX than graphics.

This also

ralv585 · 27 Apr 2013 at 19:11

Hey guys, ultra noob question, but is there an easy way to plan your flights?

I remember printing off hundreds of sheets explaining how to input the proper numbers of the airports and runways etc, but that seems like really hard work!

I just want to fly around a bit and do a short flight from say London to Paris, is there an easy mode?

Ideally i'd like to follow the satnav, not hoops in the sky.

Cheers

ringo747 · 27 Apr 2013 at 19:28

ravl585 said:
Hey guys, ultra noob question, but is there an easy way to plan your flights?

I remember printing off hundreds of sheets explaining how to input the proper numbers of the airports and runways etc, but that seems like really hard work!

I just want to fly around a bit and do a short flight from say London to Paris, is there an easy mode?

Ideally i'd like to follow the satnav, not hoops in the sky.

Cheers

For UK only use SimSRD which uses up to date standard routings. I'd recommend looking at vRoute for a good easy to use flight planning tool.

!bluetonic! · 27 Apr 2013 at 20:59

ravl585 said:
Hey guys, ultra noob question, but is there an easy way to plan your flights?

I remember printing off hundreds of sheets explaining how to input the proper numbers of the airports and runways etc, but that seems like really hard work!

I just want to fly around a bit and do a short flight from say London to Paris, is there an easy mode?

Ideally i'd like to follow the satnav, not hoops in the sky.

Cheers

The inbuild Flight Planner in FSX will give you all you need for basic flying. Either direct GPS or VOR to VOR flying.

This will feed into your GPS unit on the plane.

If you're using a plane with an FMC or equivalent, then try http://vataware.com or the awesome Aivlasoft EFB.

!bluetonic! · 27 Apr 2013 at 21:02

ringo747 said:
CPU power is much more important for FSX than graphics.

I thought people were changing their tune on gfx cards. With new hi-res textures, clouds, pin sharp scenery, then the GPU can aid rendering? :confused:

ringo747 · 27 Apr 2013 at 21:23

!bluetonic! said:
I thought people were changing their tune on gfx cards. With new hi-res textures, clouds, pin sharp scenery, then the GPU can aid rendering?

Obviously GPU is still important but CPU more so. Best GPU money can buy will be no good if the CPU is lagging behind.

EyepodI · 28 Apr 2013 at 08:21

There used to be a an awesome mod for FS9 called FSNavigator where you could plan the flight using GPS waypoints, it would take control of the autopilot and you could run it on a second screen.

Is their anything like this for FSX, preferably free?