I would be happy if they made the Autogen blend a little better with the background textures. I agree with many of you such as LAdamson who say the autogen sort of "stands out" too much as it is.Maybe aftermarket autogen will appear that will blend a little better.Also the autogen tends to "pop" into and out of view, rather than fading in and out of view, which would be VERY nice if it faded. Maybe that is a hardware issue I have?RhettAMD 3700+ (@2310 mhz), eVGA 7800GT 256 (Guru3D 93.71), ASUS A8N-E, PC Power 510 SLI, 2 GB Corsair XMS 2.5-3-3-8 (1T), WD 250 gig 7200 rpm SATA2, CoolerMaster Praetorian case

>>i get smooth frames at 9 to 10 fps, but im also running>eight>>monitors to and that is a resource killer.>>> I am really tired of seeing this. Not one person in here>would say 9-10 fps is smooth. I dont care what game or sim you>play or fly, 10 is not smooth. 15 isnt either. If you mean>ACCEPTABLE than say that. I can understand that. Saying 9-10>fps is smooth is just false, incorrect, and bad information to>be handing out. No program does low frame rates smoother than>another. There is no such thing. Frame rate is frame rate,>period.>> Saying anything else is misleading. I dont find any fault in>folks enjoying FSX, just with this constant sponsoring of the>idea FSX somehow smooths out crappy frame rates.>>Hornit....needs at least 20 and likes over 30 fps in any game>:)Your saying that it's not so, doesn't make it not so. While I prefer to have the highest frame rate possible, the difference between a consistent 10fps and a consistent 20fps is not that noticeable. When there is no stuttering or wild fluctuation, it is very smooth. Before getting my new machine, I flew on an older machine with fps in the single digits, but it was smooth. Drivers, tuning your system and your installation of FSX helps as well. Just please don't make assertive statements that presume to speak for everyone. If your experience sucks, then I guess I'm glad I don't have your experience.

What I do know:Blending has been accomplished in other products without taking major fps hits.Whomever decided on final spec of FSX, grossly under estimated end user "acceptance".The hard decision wasn't made.Rob.