January 10, 20206 yr Hi folks, Reinstalling v4.5 at the moment and seeking advice on the following for shades. PTA Tomato Envshade All I want is the most realistic visuals. Many thanks. Stephen Simpson Systems: Flight System: AMDRyzen7 7800X3D, 32GB DDR, RTX4090,Windows 11. Utilities System: I7 8700K 4.8Ghz,32GB 3000 DDR4 RAM,1x1TB SSD,Geforce GTX1080ti 11GB,Windows 11.
January 10, 20206 yr I have used them all and am currently with Tomatoshade. I’m using the R&D preset and my sim never looked better. I would rank them: 1. Tomatoshade 2. Envshade 3. PTA Another bonus with TS is the reflection maker, which allows you to add PBR like effects to non-PBR aircraft.
January 10, 20206 yr I think it's all down to personal preference and what interface and "look" you're after. I use PTA with Matt's latest preset (included in the download) and am a very happy camper. I use a fairly old computer and have no performance issues. I have never tried Tomato or Envshade so I wouldn't know how they compare, but life's too short for me to bother. Edited January 10, 20206 yr by simmerhead Simmerhead - Making the virtual skies unsafe since 1987!
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January 10, 20206 yr Tomatoshade is my recommendation. It is free, and does basically everything PTA does including a dynamic reflection addon. Envshade is nice, but little simpler PTA would be my last choice. Matt's provided profile is nice, but I am not sure how well supported PTA is nowadays. EASA PPL SEPL + NQ / CB-IR in progress MSFS24 | X-Plane 12
January 10, 20206 yr I used to use TS but switched back to envshade. When i used tomatoshade I found that I got more jagged lines that required higher AA settings. I didn't like the weird blue look all the time. Didn't like how it looked at night all the time. Some VC's were too dark. Env doesn't always look as good as TS, but it works just fine for me. In my non scientific opinion, env gets better performance. 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
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