These two comparisons are the best I could do so far. In Alabama

 

 

 

 

The verdict is still out as far as I am concerned. Yet to fly enough in 1.099 to really catch on, but then it will be the norm anyway....

 

 

Conclusions:

1.096 is basically green, more green, and less green = plasticky

 

1.099 is basically green, and brown*ish,and grey*ish = more real(????)

Hey thanks for this, I've been wondering about the update.

Still don't like any of it, Im going to wait for ORBX Global.

Hmm seems to be some improvement at least, I guess I got to download these new versions from Flight 1 then.

I bought GE Tropics last week and noticed the difference when I fly over North America. I like the changes Tropics made to North America.

I am up in the air on there, but the new version is definitely an improvement. I am only worried that Orbx World will just kill overall performance as a whole. That is something I will have to read about, as I tend to fly complex planes over default and GEX and notice performance loss as one would expect over Orbx. I just would hate to see that no matter where I fly it is the same slower performance.

I am up in the air on there, but the new version is definitely an improvement. I am only worried that Orbx World will just kill overall performance as a whole. That is something I will have to read about, as I tend to fly complex planes over default and GEX and notice performance loss as one would expect over Orbx. I just would hate to see that no matter where I fly it is the same slower performance.

 

Shoulnt be any different than GEX or default since its just texture replacements that are the same size as default. The only difference is that the ORBX has night lights annotated as autogen that could effect performance. Although they will probably include a switch to turn them off. Otherwise it should perforn better than their region packs and similar to default.

 

I dont notice any performance between GEX and default in any a/c.

I believe the only reason the Orbx scenery slows down so much is because of the custom autogen. I don't think regular textures on their own will cause any big performance hit. And the night lights won't be part of Orbx World I don't think, it's just a texture replacing set. I personally am not sure how well it will work with Ultimate Terrain. GEX works perfectly and I am very happy with it. I have all their regions as well as all the regions for Ultimate Terrain. I hope they add Africa, the Middle East, and Asia to GEX and UTX to cover the whole world!

I hope they add Africa, the Middle East, and Asia to GEX and UTX to cover the whole world!

 

And UTX South America! Pleeeze :Praying:

Meh...Orbx global will destroy.

...destroy your performance..?

.....the world......literally!

And the night lights won't be part of Orbx World I don't think, it's just a texture replacing set.

 

Yes they will be included, but they aren't vector based lights, just autogen annotated lights that dont follow streets or anything like that. JV has posted some screens of them.

...destroy your performance..?

 

Actually I find Orbx rural areas no more demanding than crappy default, sometimes even better performance. Orbx global will most likely be even lighter than Orbx regions. As one said earlier, performance is really related to autogen.

Well interesting screenshots as the man said one greenish the other brownish - take your pick but no apparently earth shattering improvement with 1.099. Guess i'm too used to Orbx. Maybe screenshots don't do 1.099 justice but unless upgrade arrangements change I won't be finding out.

 

Bruceb