March 12, 20197 yr What are the basic 'must have' plugins for XP if I wanted to evaluate it? Things move along pretty quickly and I have seen older videos. Looking for more up to date opinions. I have: Zibo AS XP Better Pushback Is there a shader utility which gets rid of the awful brown haze? Anything else I should install to get the best out of it? cheers
March 12, 20197 yr One free MUST have IMO: LiveTraffic ... . It does what it claims to do, with all its quircks, but if you are on a fully covered airport, like say EDDM, it is incredible. (BTW, EDDM by Short Final Design, as all misterX airports, is highly recommended also. Now I think of it, everything with his nametag on it is... ).
March 12, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, ErichB said: Is there a shader utility which gets rid of the awful brown haze? Anything else I should install to get the best out of it? xVision has an anti-khaki option and given proper configuration transforms the whole ugly duck into a beautiful swan. You can find pretty settings in the ORBX forum. xVision is payware. There are freeware solutions as well, but I like xVision because of its configurability. Besides, I would recommend xOrganizer for organzing scenery/files. Otherwise you just have to hand-edit the scenery_packs ini, which is error-prone, notably for the XP beginner. I agree to soaring-penguin, LiveTraffic is really cool. Kind regards, Michael Edited March 12, 20197 yr by pmb Intel i7-13700K / AsRock Z790 / Crucial 32 GB DDR 5 / ASUS RTX 4080OC 16GB / BeQuiet ATX 1000W / WD m.2 NVMe 2TB (System) / WD m.2 NVMe 4 TB (MSFS) / WD HDD 10 TB / XTOP+Saitek hardware panel / LG 34UM95 3440 x 1440 / HP Reverb 1 (2160x2160 per eye) / Win 11
March 12, 20197 yr Definitely "XP Realistic". - Currently giving X-Plane 12.10 a spin on Shadow PC. 10 years with X-Plane now, since 10.20
March 12, 20197 yr Author 47 minutes ago, soaring_penguin said: One free MUST have IMO: LiveTraffic .. Can Live Traffic models be used for xSquawkbox and VATSIM? If not what are the best VATSIM models available the the latest VATSIM client?
March 12, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, ErichB said: Can Live Traffic models be used for xSquawkbox and VATSIM? If not what are the best VATSIM models available the the latest VATSIM client? I don't fly at VATSIM myself, but I think so. LifeTraffic uses models from CSL (details are documented at the excellent LifeTraffic manual at the x-plane.org LifeTraffic page). The CSL package readme states ------------------------------------------------------- This is a package of animated X-Plane CSL models for XSquawkBox. They were converted from Bluebell's package of AI models for WorldTraffic. ------------------------------------------------------- Kind regards, Michael Intel i7-13700K / AsRock Z790 / Crucial 32 GB DDR 5 / ASUS RTX 4080OC 16GB / BeQuiet ATX 1000W / WD m.2 NVMe 2TB (System) / WD m.2 NVMe 4 TB (MSFS) / WD HDD 10 TB / XTOP+Saitek hardware panel / LG 34UM95 3440 x 1440 / HP Reverb 1 (2160x2160 per eye) / Win 11
March 12, 20197 yr Author Just now, pmb said: I don't fly at VATSIM myself, but I think so. LifeTraffic uses models from CSL (details are documented at the excellent LifeTraffic manual at the x-plane.org LifeTraffic page). The CSL package readme states ------------------------------------------------------- This is a package of animated X-Plane CSL models for XSquawkBox. They were converted from Bluebell's package of AI models for WorldTraffic. ------------------------------------------------------- Kind regards, Michael Thanks Michael.
March 12, 20197 yr 2 hours ago, ErichB said: What are the basic 'must have' plugins for XP if I wanted to evaluate it? Things move along pretty quickly and I have seen older videos. Looking for more up to date opinions. I have: Zibo AS XP Better Pushback Is there a shader utility which gets rid of the awful brown haze? Anything else I should install to get the best out of it? cheers Xvision (will fix your haze layer depending on preset used), Ortho4XP, up to date scenery libraries, FlyWithLua NG, 3jFPS-wizard11, and AviTab. Make sure you have the latest Zibo version. Matt Wilson
March 12, 20197 yr Author 2 minutes ago, mpw8679 said: Xvision (will fix your haze layer depending on preset used), Ortho4XP, up to date scenery libraries, FlyWithLua NG, 3jFPS-wizard11, and AviTab. Make sure you have the latest Zibo version. Super.
March 12, 20197 yr The beauty of x-plane is add-ons are, generally, simply copied into the plugins directory. If you don't like it, just delete the plugin's directory. I'd add Airport-Navigator, Headshake, x-RAAS2 and x-Camera to the list. Richard Chafey i7-8700K @4.8GHz - 32Gb @3200 - ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero - EVGA RTX3090 - 3840x2160 Res - KBSim Gunfighter - Thrustmaster Warthog dual throttles - Crosswind V3 pedals MSFS 2020, DCS
March 13, 20197 yr To go with zibo’s excellent 737, the terrain radar add-on/gauge. (Also as well as the 737-800, there is also the Ultimate 737-900) Alaister Kay
March 14, 20197 yr Be aware that the Zibo is, unfortunately, a massive FPS hog. Alternatively, use AviTab, FMOD soundpack and the Terrain Radar on the default 737. Laminar is updating the plane frequently, and contrary to Zibo's updates, they won't break something with every damned update. - Currently giving X-Plane 12.10 a spin on Shadow PC. 10 years with X-Plane now, since 10.20
March 14, 20197 yr You can use the 2k version of the Zibo tho, that should be a bit easier on the fps. Chock 1.1: "The only thing that whines louder than a jet engine is a flight simmer."
March 14, 20197 yr 26 minutes ago, france89 said: You can use the 2k version of the Zibo tho, that should be a bit easier on the fps. Not really, texture res doesn't have an effect on performance as long as you have enough VRAM. - Currently giving X-Plane 12.10 a spin on Shadow PC. 10 years with X-Plane now, since 10.20
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