September 11, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, tonywob said: Does any sim do this out of curiosity? I've never noticed. It would be cool The closest I think was the much maligned Microsoft flight, which actually had complex physics between planes and trees and buildings, to the point that you could do things like lightly (or catastrophically!) clip tree branches and buildings with your wheels, wings etc, and get plausible reactions. EDIT: In fact, now I remember that even planes could collide realistically with each other, which caused much mischief. I don't think it extended to wind effects, though. I would have to fire it up to check. (Yes, I still have it installed) Edited September 11, 20223 yr by HiFlyer We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
September 12, 20223 yr 19 hours ago, HiFlyer said: The closest I think was the much maligned Microsoft flight, which actually had complex physics between planes and trees and buildings, to the point that you could do things like lightly (or catastrophically!) clip tree branches and buildings with your wheels, wings etc, and get plausible reactions. EDIT: In fact, now I remember that even planes could collide realistically with each other, which caused much mischief. I don't think it extended to wind effects, though. I would have to fire it up to check. (Yes, I still have it installed) DCS has collision with trees and objects Ryzen 5 1600x - 16GB DDR4 - RTX 3050 8GB - MSI Gaming Plus
September 12, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, rka said: MSFS has collisions as well. I remember a nice long thread on the org where many people explained that collision detection is impossible and it's rather stupid to even want collision detection in a flight sim. Good times. FLIGHT! did it by not being afraid to use proprietary tech. In that case it was Nvidia PhysX I asked a developer about this once, and was told that they were unwilling to be locked into such tech (from other companies) and would rather develop and own it themselves, which, because of resources, meant it was unlikely to ever happen. We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
September 12, 20223 yr Along with ATC Air Traffic. Collision avoidance is also integral to the "large picture" operation of an aircraft.
September 12, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Gary1124 said: Along with ATC Air Traffic. Collision avoidance is also integral to the "large picture" operation of an aircraft. Do even the vaunted "Level D" sims portray sophisticated ATC of the complexity we seem to demand on our desktops? (I have no idea) We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
September 12, 20223 yr Somebody posted a BAD point of XP12 was having to compete with MSFS, but as far as realism is concerned I don't think that is quite true imho. Admittedly XP12 has to have some downloaded ortho to compare to MSFS in autogen areas. Take a look at these images - they look less realistic now XP12 is out. I am not suggesting MSFS is suddenly a bad sim though! I have 1700 hours in it and will carry on using it, but if Laminar Research can sort the weather and add ground shadows, XP12 is going to be hard to beat! CPU Ryzen 7800X 3D RAM 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz GPU GEFORCE RTX 4090 Monitor AOC AGON AG352UCG UltraWide G-Sync @ 3440x1440 Internal Storage 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD External Storage Three 4Tb HDs
September 12, 20223 yr 38 minutes ago, MrBitstFlyer said: they look less realistic now XP12 is out. How so?
September 12, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, Ianrivaldosmith said: How so? The atmosphere has better haze leading to a more realistic look. I must stress I love MSFS but the pictures I linked to have an atmosphere too clear. MSFS does have some excellent low vis effects near the ground, but at altitude the visibility in general is too high. Wouldn't you like the XP12 haze effects in MSFS? I would. CPU Ryzen 7800X 3D RAM 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz GPU GEFORCE RTX 4090 Monitor AOC AGON AG352UCG UltraWide G-Sync @ 3440x1440 Internal Storage 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD External Storage Three 4Tb HDs
September 12, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, HiFlyer said: Do even the vaunted "Level D" sims portray sophisticated ATC of the complexity we seem to demand on our desktops? (I have no idea) No, they don't do ATC at all. Generally the sim instructor plays the role of ATC controller. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
September 13, 20223 yr I feel like the shadows could use a bit more depth. Is there way to increase the intensity of shadows ? Baber My Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HDOnlive
September 13, 20223 yr wow just flew into EKCH with flytampa's scenery (XP11 version), we need scenery like this everywhere!! It's quite stunning in XP12.
September 13, 20223 yr On 9/8/2022 at 1:47 AM, FlyingGoose said: 1. Works without internet access (after initial install). No need to download large amounts of data as you fly - you can use it offline, the experience doesn't degrade. This is a big deal if you're limited by speed/data. I'm not (symmetric gigabit fiber), but I do like that I can use XP 12 even if my internet gets knocked out. Yes, in a way... but not entirely true i am afraid. A few months ago i had my PC offline for a few days/weeks and x-plane 11 demanded to be re-activated because of it. I needed to look in my archives to find that word not allowed license key. If I'd lost it i would have been kicked out and forced to seek help from their support. So, do not loose that license key folks ! Antoine v Heck --- Ryzen 5800X3D, 32Gb DDR4 RAM@1600 Mhz, RTX3090 (24GB VRAM). 2TB SSD - VR with Quest 2 via link cable
September 13, 20223 yr I feel LR should at least have trees with collision , this would be a great effect for heli riders trying to land in forest areas. Ryzen 5 1600x - 16GB DDR4 - RTX 3050 8GB - MSI Gaming Plus
September 13, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, Baber20 said: I feel like the shadows could use a bit more depth. Is there way to increase the intensity of shadows ? I feel this is the biggest area XP12 needs to be improved. There is the new lighting model which is superb, but ground features lack depth because there are no shadows. CPU Ryzen 7800X 3D RAM 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz GPU GEFORCE RTX 4090 Monitor AOC AGON AG352UCG UltraWide G-Sync @ 3440x1440 Internal Storage 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD External Storage Three 4Tb HDs
September 13, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Humpty said: I feel LR should at least have trees with collision , this would be a great effect for heli riders trying to land in forest areas. For my heli skills, the ground is a formidable obstacle already. 7950X3D + 7900 XT + 64 GB + Linux | 4800H + RTX2060 + 32 GB + Linux My add-ons from my FS9/FSX days
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