Hey guys,

I did some test on the manual caching after installing 1.9.3.0. First weird things is the size of all area downloaded, a total of 7.26 MB for 7 high details regions on the cache tool but on the current data consumption I used 1 GB.

Secondly, if after the cache is full of the regions I want, and my internet is fast enough, no problem, I got this : 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jjykh1_91QnSqtTkto4L49XV_JmPh4Kq/view?usp=sharing

But, if my connection is too slow I got this : 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z1cbdMkXI6zyUz-A0T-o79UprMAYmR__/view?usp=sharing

If i am disabling bing data world graphics and photogrammetry, I got the same as above, this : 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14xRjRoJzE2SFJDeUOfS_7ULXIntbPRRC/view?usp=sharing

Finally, if I have no cache and no connection, I have the same results as the last two.

Caching is supposed to make you able to play offline with the online render, or is it useless?

BTW : pictures are bright because of HDR

 

 

OK, after talking a bit on the flight simulator forum. Only photogrammetry cities and POI can be cache. So it's useless to cache a local airport and the scenery around it sadly

26 minutes ago, bendead said:

OK, after talking a bit on the flight simulator forum. Only photogrammetry cities and POI can be cache. So it's useless to cache a local airport and the scenery around it sadly

Really ? does this means that even rolling cache has no effect when it comes to non-photogrammetry scenery ? 

what might be helpful then is if the Photogrammetry areas are highlighted on the map - or do away with the map and just have a box tick option to allow selection of photogrammetry Cities. 

I have not tried it because of my bad connection, but if it the same logical as manual cache it won't work

6 minutes ago, hanhamreds said:

what might be helpful then is if the Photogrammetry areas are highlighted on the map - or do away with the map and just have a box tick option to allow selection of photogrammetry Cities. 

Yes I agree, right not we don't know the exact limit of what can be downloaded

 

Here is a picture of Marseille, left is offline render and right is manual cache high

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fDzu7DWkC9FZw-pKwsozqQkHN5IJQqLq/view?usp=sharing

 

And also it seems that if you pickup a zone outside what can be cache the entire selected area won't work, only 1-2 MB

Edited October 1, 20205 yr by bendead

1 hour ago, bendead said:

OK, after talking a bit on the flight simulator forum. Only photogrammetry cities and POI can be cache. So it's useless to cache a local airport and the scenery around it sadly

Don't think this is true at all

 

CJ

51 minutes ago, CJ1045 said:

Don't think this is true at all

 

CJ

So please try, select a zone in the middle of nowhere, download at least 4 area of high quality, then select bing data world graphics off and photogrammetry will grey out but on

It's very different from live streaming and look exactly the same as offline mode

 

Now, select somes zones in Marseille download at least 4 area of high quality, then select bing data world graphics off and photogrammetry will grey out but on

It will look exactly as live/online mode, and not using internet data

 

You just need to test to find the truth

Disable any caching. Perfect experience.

1 hour ago, Colonel X said:

Disable any caching. Perfect experience.

If you have a fast connection, not everyone in the world get this chance

Ok, so even more tests.

NZMF, top : online, middle : cached in high, bottom : offline

LFVO, top : online, middle : cached in high, bottom : offline

So again, manual cache is good for flying above 0.1% of the world, for the rest it's useless

Also I have been watching this video again https://youtu.be/BZL5PCZO8cc?t=397

By arbitrary, did he meant not limited in choice or depending of their own selection? 

Edited October 1, 20205 yr by bendead

I don't think you have the right reason for the Cache system. It is to make the game smoother for areas you fly over a lot. It is not for playing offline.

9 minutes ago, CJ1045 said:

I don't think you have the right reason for the Cache system. It is to make the game smoother for areas you fly over a lot. It is not for playing offline.

And where did you hear this? The rest of us heard Asobo exlicitly say this mode is for people with poor connections or that might need to fly offline. 

Mmmmmm. Irrespective of the possible uses for the manual cache I did some tests on NZMF myself. I made a High manual cache of about 30x30 little squares centered on the airstrip.

I tried starting at the end of 29 still online and get the top pick.

I then exited back to the main menu, pulled my internet connection, game set me offline, then went back to NZMF from the world map and my view was identical just like the first pick with trees all down the side of the runway. I do have screenshots uploaded but the image url system here does not seem to want to share them.

My manual cache for around the airport is 797KB

CJ