December 8, 20169 yr Hi everyone, I spotted a thread somewhere a week or so back about using a second computer to run P3D add-ons such as Active Sky. But I can't seem to find anything to suggest how it works and how you set it up. Could someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks, Ady Corsair Obsidian 900D, ASUS Maximus XI Formula Motherboard, Intel Core i9 9900K @ 5.2GHz (HT off), 32GB G-Skill Trident Z DDR4 @ 3200MHz, 2TB SeaGate FireCuda NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO M.2 PCIe SSD, 2 x 6TB WD Black 7200rpm SATA, nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, ASUS ROG curved ultrawide 1440p monitor. All water-cooled with EKWB blocks.
December 10, 20169 yr Hi everyone, I spotted a thread somewhere a week or so back about using a second computer to run P3D add-ons such as Active Sky. But I can't seem to find anything to suggest how it works and how you set it up. Could someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks, Ady yes Ady, I totally agree with you; it's been something that's interested me for years… But I cannot, at this point, really say, nor have I read that the practice significantly improves… "Frame rates". Chas My first sim flight simulator Take a ride to Stinking Creek! http://youtu.be/YP3fxFqkBXg Win10 Pro, GeForce GTX 1080TI/Rizen5 5600x OCd,32 GB RAM,3x1920 x 1080, 60Hz , 27" Dell TouchScreen,TM HOTAS Warthog,TrackIR5,Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals HP reverbG2,Quest2
December 10, 20169 yr It depends on the add-on. A CPU-intensive add-on like Active Sky moved over to a second PC takes the processor load off the sim machine, and can improve frame rates and/or smoothness. In the case of Active Sky, HiFiSim has included good detailed instructions on networked operations in their docs. It basically entails setting up a couple config files on the machines, setting up and configuring the program for the necessary network shares, and you're up and running. Not hard at all. For a number of add-ons that use FSUIPC to interface with the sim, you can use WideFS...you run WideClient on one or more networked PCs and the add-on running on the client machine(s) interfaces to the sim using FSUIPC via the network. Add ons like Radar Contact, PF3, Quantum Leap, and Air Traffic Manager use that method. You'll need to set the appropriate config options in both the FSUIPC.ini file (on the main FS machine, aka the "server") and WideClient.ini file on the second machine(s) (aka the "client"). You start WideClient to set up the network bridge, then start the add-ons that use it. Good documentation in the FSUIPC/WideFS documentation. (Note: WideFS is a payware addition to the registered (payware) version of FSUIPC--you need both to use WideFS). Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
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