On 8/19/2022 at 7:56 PM, Cpt_Piett said:

True. I'm very happy with ReShade and I think there's a clear difference in the two screenshots I posted above. I'm also going to stick to the HDR settings on my OLED panel. 

I spent a couple of days experimenting with various reshade filters and comparing the maps in the enhancement tool. I have posted some screenshots on the screenshots forum.  I found Bing Maps Latest to be the most consistent for colours in the areas I tried.

 

6.0.6 released, now no longer considered alpha; 

In progress:
* High LOD

Fixed issues:
* After choosing the cache file, the server start will fail
* After choosing the cache file, after the restart, the config file will be lost
* Fix image check logic
* Add installer and uninstaller
* Add more logs to diagnose
* Speed up mod startup and game startup time
* When the mod is running, clicking the Close button will prompt the user to wait or exit.

6 hours ago, Sethos said:

6.0.6 released, now no longer considered alpha

I'm running 6.0.4 without any issues. So I'm reluctant to update. 

However there's tiles in the distance that are not loading. It's not a huge issue though. Anyone else got this? This is with TLOD 400 by the way. 

Edited August 21, 20223 yr by Cpt_Piett

30 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

However there's tiles in the distance that are not loading. It's not a huge issue though. Anyone else got this? This is with TLOD 400 by the way. 

6.0.5 alpha. 175 Terrain LOD. I sat in spot view and immediately noticed I wasn't seeing the pop in tiles.

I've constantly tried higher LODs but the quality vs performance degradation just isn't worth it. 175 - 200 hits my sweet spot for a compromise.

7 minutes ago, Twenty6 said:

6.0.5 alpha. 175 Terrain LOD. I sat in spot view and immediately noticed I wasn't seeing the pop in tiles.

I've constantly tried higher LODs but the quality vs performance degradation just isn't worth it. 175 - 200 hits my sweet spot for a compromise.

Seems I'm not the only one with the issue. By the way I'm only using 400 in remote areas. 

6.0.7 released;

* HighLOD is working now
Please be aware turn on high lod needs a perfect network and may occupy more GPU memory.

On 8/19/2022 at 8:56 PM, Cpt_Piett said:

True. I'm very happy with ReShade and I think there's a clear difference in the two screenshots I posted above. I'm also going to stick to the HDR settings on my OLED panel. 

Hello Cpt Piett,
I need your help if you don't mind.
I have installed FinalLight Reshade preset per your instructions on the Tips & Tricks forum and really enjoy it.
Today the app wants me to update ReShade but using MSFS Store version I can't use the ReShade_Setup_5.3.0.exe because of the encrypted MSFS.exe file which isn't selectable.
I am a perfect noob ReShade wise, so your help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

Edited August 22, 20223 yr by David Roch
typo

1 hour ago, Sethos said:

6.0.7 released;

* HighLOD is working now
Please be aware turn on high lod needs a perfect network and may occupy more GPU memory.

What is High LOD doing?

Wow Windows 11 doesn't like the latest version installer.  I tried to run it and got a popup about the file containing a virus and it was immediately deleted.

2 hours ago, rjack1282 said:

Wow Windows 11 doesn't like the latest version installer.  I tried to run it and got a popup about the file containing a virus and it was immediately deleted.

Yep.. Alpha be alpha.. 

It figures that hackers would luv to get their grubby fingers into a popular Chinese MSFS tool.

I still remember what happened to the Russian app, EZDOK for FSX.  It took me a long time to figure that one out.

sp

Edited August 22, 20223 yr by Sky_Pilot071

For anyone who gets a Windows Defender virus warning despite not installing the alpha because you can't because of the program error. 

Despite the directory not even existing anymore where it says the file resides in a temp directory. 

In Windows Defender. Choose offline scan. Your computer will reboot, scan, and it thinking the file still exists will go away. 

Well I tried the latest version, 6.0.7 I think it is. Although 6.0.4 has been working flawlessly, I wanted to test out cache and high LOD. Nope. Getting same problems as I’ve ever had with this mod. Slow to start downloading, need to start/stop several times. Then tiles with strange colored squares. Then eventually a CTD - the whole sim. With 6.0.4 the sim is stable. 

1 hour ago, Cpt_Piett said:

Well I tried the latest version, 6.0.7 I think it is. Although 6.0.4 has been working flawlessly, I wanted to test out cache and high LOD. Nope. Getting same problems as I’ve ever had with this mod. Slow to start downloading, need to start/stop several times. Then tiles with strange colored squares. Then eventually a CTD - the whole sim. With 6.0.4 the sim is stable. 

Frustrating because I am not seeing these problems.  I don't see that issue you have with a texture change line in the distance, and I use TLod 200.

I honestly don't know why anyone would make a obvious unstable alpha product publicly available as the main product and have to go to GitHub to get the stable legacy version.  This is the definition of backwards development