Las Vegas graphics are disappointing

[raptor1 4]

After updating the FS2020 sim, I'm very unhappy with the graphics on the strip.

Buildings kook generic and have no signs or details on them, FSX looks better than this!

Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks

[MOD71 175]

https://secure.simmarket.com/flytampa-lasvegas-msfs.phtml

[fakeflyer737 992]

Photogam turned on? What is your internet speed? 

[raptor1 4]

What is Photogram?

[marsman2020 1,310]

Have you gone into the Marketplace and done a 'Buy and Download' on the free USA update content?  I believe Vegas was one of the areas that was improved in the USA Update, but it only shows up if you go get the free content in the Marketplace.

[rickjake 243]

May also want to check your graphic settings. MSFS updates seems to reset your graphic settings, and may have set everything on low or off.

 

[slait 169]

2 hours ago, marsman2020 said:

Have you gone into the Marketplace and done a 'Buy and Download' on the free USA update content?  I believe Vegas was one of the areas that was improved in the USA Update, but it only shows up if you go get the free content in the Marketplace.

Is that true? When those updates were released I did get a large download when MSFS checks for updates at load time. Did that not include the USA updates as well?

[sd_flyer 6,041]

I would recommend Fly Tampa KLAS

[marsman2020 1,310]

1 hour ago, slait said:

Is that true? When those updates were released I did get a large download when MSFS checks for updates at load time. Did that not include the USA updates as well?

Yes.  The World Updates (Japan and USA) both came with extra content that you need to go into the Marketplace and 'BUY AND DOWNLOAD' (but it's free)

This is things that are stored on the client side like the POIs (Mount Rushmore, etc).....  Making them separate gives users a choice in case they don't want to use up the disk space...... I agree it's weird it isn't automatic though. 

From the MSFS official press release about the world update:

"Once you download the latest update for Microsoft Flight Simulator, be sure to head to the in-sim Marketplace to claim World Update II: USA and partake in the majesty on display in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave."

Edited January 25, 2021 by marsman2020

[raptor1 4]

I checked my Marketplace folder and its all up to date with the USA  already installed.

I also checked my graphics settings were set to ultra. So now what?

[Steve Dra 7,588]

8 minutes ago, raptor1 said:

I checked my Marketplace folder and its all up to date with the USA  already installed.

I also checked my graphics settings were set to ultra. So now what?

..."So now what?"

Buy the FlyTampa Las Vegas scenery as a few have suggested.   Unequivocally the best rendition of KLAS and the strip you'll ever see....and for $20.03 cents....the best addon I've ever seen at this price (or most any price point for that matter)...This includes both the airport and strip and surrounding area....quite the bargain as well in terms of what you get scenery-wise.

The Bellagio fountains are animated beautifully, as are many electronic billboards down the strip (and even off-strip).  The Neon at the Flamingo is just as I remembered when we stayed there for the 2018 flightsim expo (seems like an eternity ago).

Nothing in the default scenery will ever look even 10% as good as this.

Simply phenomenal.   Read up on the boards if you happen to experience performance issues....but I believe they work out much of that by now.

Cannot recommend this scenery enough. 🙂 

[Dylanear 26]

The FlyTampa scenery does look great! But I few outa Nellis the other day and flew over Vegas the other day with just the standard stuff and it looked cool to me, I didn't get down too low, nor do I know Vegas well, only been there once, but it didn't look too bad to me?

 

[slait 169]

17 hours ago, marsman2020 said:

Yes.  The World Updates (Japan and USA) both came with extra content that you need to go into the Marketplace and 'BUY AND DOWNLOAD' (but it's free)

This is things that are stored on the client side like the POIs (Mount Rushmore, etc).....  Making them separate gives users a choice in case they don't want to use up the disk space...... I agree it's weird it isn't automatic though. 

From the MSFS official press release about the world update:

"Once you download the latest update for Microsoft Flight Simulator, be sure to head to the in-sim Marketplace to claim World Update II: USA and partake in the majesty on display in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave."

Well, thank you for mentioning it as I had no idea that was required. I've pulled down both world updates now and will give it a looksee. 

[rickjake 243]

23 hours ago, raptor1 said:

I checked my Marketplace folder and its all up to date with the USA  already installed.

I also checked my graphics settings were set to ultra. So now what?

The only other thing I can think of,  did you somehow inadvertently turn off the data streaming? or limit it in the options?  Preventing the sim from downloading the bing tiles and data when you load up your sim. 

[raptor1 4]

Where do I find Data streaming in the sim?