Hey Mitch,

 

 I fly even at 15 fps it's fun , yeah it does cause dizziness

 

I am trying it on the laptop have just loaded up Zurich it took hell of  a time and almost ate my laptop.

 

@Zurich the memory usage is 7GB

I just downloaded the ALPS file myself, Iron, in the last few minutes, and as soon as I end my AVSIM session here...will fire up XPX and head out over them....let's see what my poor old girl can dish out.   :Praying:

 

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Wow...started off around 12 FPS at the airport...and as you will see...as I headed over towards the Alps proper...my FPS started recovering, to 20-27 FPS!  Good stuff,....will post a few more as I do a fly over of the peaks...and let's see what my system can handle...(this is the exact same settings as my Grand Canyon picture shoot, yesterday...).

 

Here is an ALPS shoot starting at Zurich, Switzerland;

 

1  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJT

 

2  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJ0

 

3  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJF

 

4  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJJ

 

5  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJS

 

6  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJm

 

Stunning performance....( for the system loading, considered!) look at those climbing FPS!  WOW.....over the ALPS...with clouds...the whole shezam...:  ^_^

 

7  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJy

 

8  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJ3

 

9  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJ8

 

10  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJC

 

11 http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJO

 

12  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJV

 

13  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJp

 

14  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJA

 

15 http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJk

 

16  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJ2

 

17  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJB

 

If you can match or beat my 6 year old system..then you are good to go ALPS flying...!

 

See ya...have places to go...people to see.... 

I am getting 7-9 fps    @zurich, this is on the laptop, but once home I will check it on the desktop.

I am getting 7-9 fps    @zurich, this is on the laptop, but once home I will check it on the desktop.

I am now over the ALPS proper, Iron..and as you can see in my post with added pic content...blowing past 25 FPS on some of the last shots.  When I was over large OSM autogen ouput, I was in the 13-20's...but as soon as I cleared that ground cover..and onto the ALPS proper...I went right back up to 20-27 FPS!!!   So...the UHD Alps stay...alongside Colorado, Arizona..and the whole UHD enchilada.....

 

Feet doing the two-step dance across the floorboards....and the C377 is a'shakin! 

@Mitch

 

I have not even taken off , maybe I will get around 15-20 over the Alps.

@Mitch

 

I have not even taken off , maybe I will get around 15-20 over the Alps.

Then you (in my opinion) will be good to go....have a blast, Iron!

Then you (in my opinion) will be good to go....have a blast, Iron!

 

I am going to Mont Blanc because that looks the closets to the alps.

I am going to Mont Blanc because that looks the closets to the alps.

OK...right behind you, lol  Keep it at 120 knots..and we should have no problems.... :rolleyes:

 

Mont Blanc:

 

1  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJH

 

2  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJI

 

3  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJq

 

4  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJu

 

5  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RJ9

 

6  http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/RSm

 

OK...right behind you, lol  Keep it at 120 knots..and we should have no problems.... :rolleyes:

 

Mont Blanc:

 

 

 

Nice snaps.

 

I think you will need to head west.

 

in Mont blanc i am getting around 10-12 on ground. Got to get up in the Air.

 

 

Well, let me say, that this is NOT the normal behavior of the sim! Usually - for most users and definitely on my system - X-Plane never re-orders the scenery_packs.ini just for the fun of it. There are strict rules, when it touches the scenery_packs.ini (when you add / remove / rename scenery to "Custom Scenery")  ... and in all other cases it does not touch it!
 

Andras,

 

Call me stupid.  Yes, the scenery_packs.ini is keeping things in the correct order.  It is only the listing under "Custom Scenery" that is trying to align itself alphabetically.  I took the "a" out and things are flying fine.

 

I believe, however, that my error in not seeing the full picture may be the cause of others having problems with the alignment... or at least thinking they are having problems.  As I understand it, it doesn't make any difference how Windows lists it as long as scenery_packs. ini knows how it goes together.

 

Once again, thanks for your help and for your work.

 

John

 

Nice snaps.

 

I think you will need to head west.

 

in Mont blanc i am getting around 10-12 on ground. Got to get up in the Air.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL 

 

Ok..you need to source out my Dell....lol!!!   

 

Let me fly around Mont Blanc...and then will meet you for a beer at Grand Canyon State Park. I'm the guy that looks like everybody else...you can't miss me...LOL!  Happy chattin' with ya...and good morning!

I KNEW there was some reason I put 32GB in my new build...  just didn't know it at the time.   :rolleyes:

LOLOLOLOLOLOL 

 

Ok..you need to source out my Dell....lol!!!   

 

Let me fly around Mont Blanc...and then will meet you for a beer at Grand Canyon State Park. I'm the guy that looks like everybody else...you can't miss me...LOL!  Happy chattin' with ya...and good morning!

 

In the air around 15 fps (this is on the laptop)

 

good evening

I KNEW there was some reason I put 32GB in my new build...  just didn't know it at the time.   :rolleyes:

 

:angry:

As I understand it, it doesn't make any difference how Windows lists it as long as scenery_packs. ini knows how it goes together.

 

 

That is how I understand it as well.  What I do is keep the scenery folders in the order that I want them in the scenery_packs.ini by changing the first letter of the folder name accordingly and sort them by name.  Then, each time I add new scenery I just delete the scenery_packs.ini file and let it recompile itself.  It will recompile itself in the order of your custom scenery folders.  No opening and modifying of the scenery_packs.ini needed and if it ever gets corrupted, accidentally deleted, etc. all I have to do is simply open XP and I'm back in business.

 

Here are the shots I posted in Mitch's Grand Canyon Thread.  I was getting a solid, smooth 50 FPS in these shots.  Sure there isn't much autogen, roads, etc. but still this scenery is demanding.  Specs are in my profile.  Alpilot has really outdone himself with UHD!

 

 

 

 

What I do is keep the scenery folders in the order that I want them in the scenery_packs.ini by changing the first letter of the folder name accordingly and sort them by name.

 

Actually rjack1282, the thing here is not to delete scenery_packs.ini.  Find the new file (zzz.......scenery1) and highlight it and copy it. Then go to the old scenery file.  Actually go to the end of the line just above it and place your cursor there and left click and hit enter to create a space below it.  Go to the front (left side) of that blank space and paste the .......scenery1 folder there.  This should align your new zzz folder just above the old one.  Go to the top of the page and click on file and then save.  This should do it.  After flying, go back and make sure .ini has not changed.  As Andras said, it should not - but check anyway.  Do not delete scenery_packs.ini after having done this or it will reverse the order.

 

Renaming the folder to auhd instead of uhd seems to work, but this does as well.

 

John

I believe, however, that my error in not seeing the full picture may be the cause of others having problems with the alignment... or at least thinking they are having problems.  As I understand it, it doesn't make any difference how Windows lists it as long as scenery_packs. ini knows how it goes together.

 

Yes John, thats correct. The only - and ultimate - relevant sorting order is the one in scenery_packs.ini ... everything else (what you see in the file system9 is not - anymore - relevant for X-plane (it was only important before XP10.10 .. when there was no scenery_packs.ini)!