November 10, 20214 yr Okay if I can please ask that we keep this factual as best we can. What's the advantage / disadvantage of using this Google maps add-on Looking at things such as performance improvement/reduction... impact to other add-on... Obviously the reason for the add-on is scenery improvement.. so we can ignore that. I'll test that myself.
November 10, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, NZAA said: Okay if I can please ask that we keep this factual as best we can. What's the advantage / disadvantage of using this Google maps add-on Looking at things such as performance improvement/reduction... impact to other add-on... Obviously the reason for the add-on is scenery improvement.. so we can ignore that. I'll test that myself. pages long thread(s) on this already SAR Pilot. Flight Sim'ing since the beginning.
November 10, 20214 yr Author 17 minutes ago, Flyfaster_MTN002 said: pages long thread(s) on this already Sorry forum police
November 11, 20214 yr 45 minutes ago, NZAA said: Sorry forum police apologies for trying to point you in the right direction: SAR Pilot. Flight Sim'ing since the beginning.
November 11, 20214 yr Yeah, this has been covered extensively. All you need to do is use the search function and have a little less snark next time.
November 11, 20214 yr Just now, Bdub22 said: Yeah, this has been covered extensively. All you need to do is use the search function and have a little less snark next time. Use your nightstick on him. I've got my tazer as backup. The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
November 11, 20214 yr Author was looking for a summary over several pages of reading which branches off into sub topics. Apparently its easier to reply and be unhelpful than use the same key strokes to give a helpful one-liner
November 11, 20214 yr 24 minutes ago, NZAA said: was looking for a summary over several pages of reading which branches off into sub topics. Apparently its easier to reply and be unhelpful than use the same key strokes to give a helpful one-liner I'll give you a helpful one-liner .. "It is a waste of time .. my 2 cents.." Intel i7 - 9700K @ 3.60 GHz | Asus RTX 3080 | 32 GB RAM | Saitek ProFlight Yoke System and Rudder Pedals | X-Touch Mini | Honeycomb Bravo TQ
November 11, 20214 yr 38 minutes ago, NZAA said: was looking for a summary over several pages of reading which branches off into sub topics. Apparently its easier to reply and be unhelpful than use the same key strokes to give a helpful one-liner A new member with an attitude already.. LOL Edited November 11, 20214 yr by Bobsk8
November 12, 20214 yr It makes a great improvement in my flights. Mainly down low where you are getting a good look at the scenery. The benefit is Google textures are so much nicer than Bings. Using this add-on does not alter nor prevent Bing's photogrametry nor the Blackshark object building. Everything is the same except the textures are better, I mean the colors are realistic, never washed out. And the textures are in higher detail resolution. Paved roads look like paved roads, you can see the detail. There is a new version today 2.2.5 Nov.12, 2020 which cures the problems with the older versions. The Windows,System32,Drivers,Etc,hosts file now changes itself correctly as you select Run and Stop in the ap. To use it without issues: Start msfs first then run the app, then create your flight in msfs. Otherwise flights may stall and never load. You must also prevent Bing data from conflicting (CTD) with Google Earth data. There is an easy cure: First before doing anything else turn Rolling Cache off in MSFS General Options Data. Then delete rolling cache. Then leave rolling cache off, it makes no difference if you have good internet speed. If you don't have a decent internet speed then turn rolling cache back on and always fly with this ap on (run) or always fly with this app off (stop), in order to avoid conflicts being stored in the rolling cache data which can cause CTD. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
November 12, 20214 yr It won’t last long https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/add-ons-friendly-reminder/470558 Ivan Majetic ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO; 7900X3D; NZXT KRAKEN ELITE 360, GIGABYTE RTX 4080; G.SKILL TridentZ NEO RGB DDR5 64 Gb, WD HDD 2TB, SAMSUNG 980PRO, SAMSUNG 970EVO Plus 2x, ALIENWARE 3423DWF
November 12, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, Johnny19 said: It won’t last long https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/add-ons-friendly-reminder/470558 Quote Add-ons/Mods/Community content are not official Microsoft Flight Simulator products and may cause issues with the Build Can't have anything causing 'issues' can we? 😄 The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
November 12, 20214 yr Of course it won't last, but for as long as it does, it is a LARGE improvement in ground textures. Not a small one, but a very large one. There's literally no reason NOT to use it for as long as you can. I'm not actually sure that MS will be / can be the ones to put an end to it... but Google sure can and likely will, unless they enjoy the poke at Bing maps ;). Really, you answered your own question in the OP: reason to use it? Much improved ground textures. If there's any negative at all, I can't think of one. Zero difference in performance. Andrew Crowley
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