Hi guys,

 

I have always wanted to dabble with the DX Preview and so after a recent Windows 7 + FSX complete reinstall I thought now is the opportunity.

 

Have to say it's kind of a "leap of faith" but if you follow the instructions on the "DX10 Notes" pdf it all works well.

 

The result? I love what I see. Almost constant 30fps and no stutters. I haven't pushed it hard yet with an NGX flight but from just some random flying around in the trike TrackIR does not stutter once. Very impressed. I get the feeling I can push the autogen up to Dense even Very Dense and get comparable FPS with say DX9 + Autogen Normal. That's the feeling.

 

I am prepared to live with the few remaining DX10 gremlins (eg 3d lights flashing, etc) to have this sort of smoothness.

 

After adding SweetFX to the mix it's looking very nice. What is everyone doing with water? I use Low2.x or Mid2.x and it seems very bright and shiny almost unrealitic at altitude, especially where rivers are.

 

Anyway thought I'd share this info here for others who are interested in taking the plunge! I will push it harder over the weekend and see how it performs.

 

 

Hey, Max! Welcome to the club!

 

Water? - Mid 2.x is normal for me: combined with either REX Sparkling Waves or ActiveSky Frequency Waves, both with slightly darkened Inland Brown/Inland Blue. Patch 3.2.2 comes with a Bonus folder where you will find a "Water v1.0.0" setup. This will also add a measure of darkness, too.

 

I had removed the documentation which described how to darken water a while ago, as Steve has it in the current series of patches, but if you want to play some more - it's here: just remember to delete the shader10 cache folder when you're done. Also this is likely going to be a configurable setting when Steve's actual "DX10_Fixer" app is released... "soon"....  :lol:

 

All the Best,

It works great. With Sweet FS it is magnificent. B)

 

Kind regards,

im using Mid2.x also higher settings may causing performance problems at some scenerys for exaple at venice im using rex also dx10 optimized 512x512 textures at water looking cool