September 10, 20223 yr 38 minutes ago, JRBarrett said: I just downloaded XP12. I see the same menu as XP11 for setting the date, but only month and day - One would have to set the year to get correct moon phases. Perhaps I am overlooking something. If you set it to track real time, I suppose it would get the year “behind the scenes”, but I see no way to enter the year manually. Same question, and I myself didn't yet find how to set it and am guessing, just like you, that when real time is used it'll be fetched from the system date's year ( ? ). OFC I would rather prefer to have a proper calendar ... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
September 10, 20223 yr 46 minutes ago, JRBarrett said: I just downloaded XP12. I see the same menu as XP11 for setting the date, but only month and day - One would have to set the year to get correct moon phases. Perhaps I am overlooking something. If you set it to track real time, I suppose it would get the year “behind the scenes”, but I see no way to enter the year manually. I just checked and the moon position and phases are correct for year 2022. Maybe they haven't implemented the option to change year yet. But since they now have the calendar for celestial bodies, that shouldn't be hard to do for them, should they decide to do so. Also, the light levels at twilight seem to be finally quite accurate as well, compared to previous versions. "Society has become so fake that the truth actually bothers people".
September 10, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, jcomm said: Same question, and I myself didn't yet find how to set it and am guessing, just like you, that when real time is used it'll be fetched from the system date's year ( ? ). OFC I would rather prefer to have a proper calendar ... I will test this tonight. If the moon phase is accurate, the full Harvest Moon should rise locally at 7:32 PM Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
September 10, 20223 yr On 9/10/2022 at 7:46 PM, jcomm said: Same question, and I myself didn't yet find how to set it and am guessing, just like you, that when real time is used it'll be fetched from the system date's year ( ? ). Confirmed, the year is fetched from system calendar. I set system year to 2023 and the moon position and phase changed after reloading it. Good! They already have all the calculations in place, they would only need the option to specify the year manually in the UI. "Society has become so fake that the truth actually bothers people".
September 10, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, blingthinger said: XP AOA looks better, but after stall onset...yeah it's doing some wonky stuff. Though not unheard of in this overall category of airframes: XP decides to depict a docile C172 with that exaggerated sharp roll off after stall. Aye caramba, I just got home from doing airwork (incl stalls) with a C172. If my plane behaved like XP12 I would be very puzzled and ground the plane immediately. I have flown on complex aerobatic certified airframes that would love to snap as violently as the XP12 cessna. Luckily, default planes means very little when it comes to assessment of the overall platform. Edited September 10, 20223 yr by SAS443 EASA PPL SEPL + NQ / CB-IR in progress MSFS24 | X-Plane 12
September 10, 20223 yr Thx for the tests! Now I just have to ask Austin for a way to manually set the "full" date in the flight definition menu. Shouldn't be that complex... Another thing I miss is the screen data output showing the altimeter set on the kollsman Window. Edited September 10, 20223 yr by jcomm Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
September 10, 20223 yr 29 minutes ago, jcomm said: Now I just have to ask Austin Do you literally ask him directly?
September 10, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, SAS443 said: XP decides to depict a docile C172 with that exaggerated sharp roll off after stall. And it's consistently left roll, so there's a strong p-factor in there too. Seems as though many of the other single pistons behave similarly. Friendly reminder: WHITELIST AVSIM IN YOUR AD-BLOCKER. Especially if you're on a modern CPU that can run a flight simulator well. These web servers aren't free...
September 10, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Ianrivaldosmith said: Do you literally ask him directly? Quite surprising isn't it? I always email him directly and he almost always replies back. Baber My Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HDOnlive
September 10, 20223 yr On 9/6/2022 at 7:34 PM, carmined said: And can they be seen without bikini also on beaches? depends on what transparency level and bump mapping the re-painters choose. AMD 7800X3D, Windows 11, Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX Motherboard, 64GB DDR5 G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RGB (AMD Expo), RTX 4090, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 2 TB PCIe 4.0, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 1 TB PCIe 4.0, 4K resolution 50" TV @60Hz, VR: Pimax Crystal Light + HP Reverb G2 @ 90 Hz, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant, be quiet 1000W PSU, Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black air cooler. 60-130 fps. no CPU overclocking. very nice.
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September 10, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, Ianrivaldosmith said: Do you literally ask him directly? Yep ! Always did, since maybe XP2. Sometimes I get an answer in less tha 5 min ! depending on the time of day and on how busy he is... I guess Austin's days are really busy, and I admire him for always being open to suggestions, sometimes passing the problem to other team members. All that is required is that the answers / suggestions / requirements are well founded, preferably with proof of consistency, being it mathematical / experimental / etc... Edited September 10, 20223 yr by jcomm Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
September 10, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, blingthinger said: And it's consistently left roll, so there's a strong p-factor in there too. Seems as though many of the other single pistons behave similarly. But the c172 behaved exactly as violent in the power off stall and dropped left wing. P-factor should be a non-factor, pardon the pun. Or how many times have you experienced significant p-factor during power off stalls IRL? Maybe you have flown other types than me and have a broader perspective. Edited September 10, 20223 yr by SAS443 EASA PPL SEPL + NQ / CB-IR in progress MSFS24 | X-Plane 12
September 10, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, fogboundturtle said: I know this is work in progress. but when I look at this screenshot I just took. it's hard to imagine this is game/simulator that was made in 20222. I am not trying to be mean or anything but no amount of ortho can fix this. Which mean, it will take an insane amount of disk space and mod to correct this. If you ask me what is the worst part of Xplane 12, this is it. it's really hard to look at this and think this is Vancouver. What are your shadow settings? It looks like the autogen is not casting any shadows? Baber My Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HDOnlive
September 10, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, Baber20 said: What are your shadow settings? It looks like the autogen is not casting any shadows? this all sliders to the right. Max graphic settings except for MSAA , it's at 4x https://fsprocedures.com Your home for all flight simulator related checklist.
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