November 28, 20178 yr Hi Folks, Long time Ultimate Terrain UTX user - but due to the sale - figured I'd spring for the global coverage of Vector... Is it my imagination or is UTX terrain far more detailed and precise than that provided by Vector ? It seems that many of the shorelines are extremely blocky or almost look hand drawn in Vector... Is it me or has anyone else done a comparison ? Thanks... Regards, Scott
November 28, 20178 yr Hi I would go for UTX. I have both and with Vector, it creates many elevation problems that can't be solved by simply using the config tool. All the best. C Z Mulgrave
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November 28, 20178 yr 40 minutes ago, mulgrave said: Hi I would go for UTX. I have both and with Vector, it creates many elevation problems that can't be solved by simply using the config tool. All the best. C Z Mulgrave Strange, I have both and now I only use Orbx with my current build and I don’t have any elevation issues that couldn’t be fixed with the config tool. I’m even using Mesh by Pilot and still no unfixable issues. Dan i9-13900K / Asus Maximus Hero Z790 / RTX 4090 FE / G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB DDR5-6400 CL32 / Artic Liquid Freezer II 360 / Samsung 980 PRO SSD 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 / Samsung 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 / Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 / EVGA 1000W G3, 80+ Gold / Phanteks Eclipse P600S ATX Mid Tower / Arctic P14 PWM Case Fans / LG C2 42 Inch Class 4K OLED TV/Monitor / Windows 11 Pro / 1Ghz AT&T Fiber
November 28, 20178 yr I've switched away from Vector to UTX. Since I only fly in the US, it wasn't that expensive of a move.
November 28, 20178 yr I had UTX for a long time and contemplated if I should buy ORBX. Finally, I did, flew around with it, and decided to go back to UTX. Spent money for nothing. With UTX I have way more precise streets and coastlines. I know couple of cities relatively good, and I can say that UTX rivers and coastlines are way better, roads are better placed. Autogen looks better, realistically placed. And performance with UTX is marginally better (not that it really matters, but it's why I said marginally). Since I generally fly airliners, and most of my airports are in EU and USA, I couldn't care less if I had more or less coverage over any other area. Being at FL350 doesn't really depict much of the scenery. And I can tell you it was quite a fast decision.
November 28, 20178 yr Author Hi Folks, Yeah - I have UTX v2 - for the US and Caribbean - wanted to do some flights into Canada and Alaska - probably should have went the UTX v2 route on that as well (no v2 Alaska)... Lesson learned... I think I may remove Vector - pick up UTX Canada and wait for UTX Alaska... Aside from the better resolution in UTX - I think the roads in Vector looked better - didn't stand out as much as UTX and blended with the terrain - but what's up with those railroad textures in Vector - they're awful... Regards, Scott
November 28, 20178 yr 57 minutes ago, scottb613 said: Aside from the better resolution in UTX - I think the roads in Vector looked better - didn't stand out as much as UTX and blended with the terrain Just as an FYI, the road widths and textures can be adjusted in UTX. Nick Needham provides some very good guidance on configuring UTX here: http://www.simforums.com/forums/setup-utx-all-versions-update-new-lights-settings_topic46147.html#277860
November 28, 20178 yr Author Hi... Thanks - I'll take a look - as I didn't really care for the default ones in UTX - the roads and tracks always seem to be a tad overdone in the sim... Honestly - other than the initial install - I haven't looked at the interface much - seemed more complex than the one we had in FS9... OBTW - didn't really care for the "wave" effects in Vector either... LOL - I know - I'm picky... Regards, Scott
November 28, 20178 yr 2 hours ago, mulgrave said: Hi I would go for UTX. I have both and with Vector, it creates many elevation problems that can't be solved by simply using the config tool. All the best. C Z Mulgrave Hi, I am not familiar with UTX, so need to investigate. I have Global, Vector, and LC + regions. And i do have lots of elevation problems with some airports, especially FSDT. Should I uninstall vector, and install UTX - or how does that work? Thanks for any info or recommendations. Lennie, Henderson, North Carolina. Piper Warrior II pilot; Volairsim cockpit; Corsair 750D case; Corsair 850W PS; Maximus IX MoBo; Samsung EVO 850 SSD; Toshiba 3TB ExtHD; 3-ASUS Proart 24" monitors; 2-GTX 1080ti video cards; I7-7700k CPU; Saitek instruments and panels - SPAD, MFG Crosswind rudder pedals; Brunner CLS-E yoke and Virtual Fly throttle; Win10 Pro; MSFS.
November 28, 20178 yr Author Hi Lennie, I only started with Vector last weekend - however - did you go into the control panel for Vector and disable AEC (Airport Elevation Corrections) for the airports you are having trouble with - this fixed the ones I was having trouble with - so far... Regards, Scott
November 28, 20178 yr Hi Scott, Yes I ran AEC several times. Did not help KSDF and KDFW, both are useless for me. If I uninstalled vector and loaded UTX would that possibly help? Lennie Lennie, Henderson, North Carolina. Piper Warrior II pilot; Volairsim cockpit; Corsair 750D case; Corsair 850W PS; Maximus IX MoBo; Samsung EVO 850 SSD; Toshiba 3TB ExtHD; 3-ASUS Proart 24" monitors; 2-GTX 1080ti video cards; I7-7700k CPU; Saitek instruments and panels - SPAD, MFG Crosswind rudder pedals; Brunner CLS-E yoke and Virtual Fly throttle; Win10 Pro; MSFS.
November 28, 20178 yr 4 minutes ago, lennie said: Hi Scott, Yes I ran AEC several times. Did not help KSDF and KDFW, both are useless for me. If I uninstalled vector and loaded UTX would that possibly help? Lennie Also a local airport that I flew to often in the Warrior, KCHO sits on a plateau about 30+ feet high all around. Really comical!! Lennie, Henderson, North Carolina. Piper Warrior II pilot; Volairsim cockpit; Corsair 750D case; Corsair 850W PS; Maximus IX MoBo; Samsung EVO 850 SSD; Toshiba 3TB ExtHD; 3-ASUS Proart 24" monitors; 2-GTX 1080ti video cards; I7-7700k CPU; Saitek instruments and panels - SPAD, MFG Crosswind rudder pedals; Brunner CLS-E yoke and Virtual Fly throttle; Win10 Pro; MSFS.
November 28, 20178 yr Moderator I have both and prefer UTX also. Vic RIG#1 - I9 14900K MSI Pro z790 RTX 5070Ti 40" 4K Monitor 3840x2160
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