Vertical Sim releases Tampa TPA for MSFS

[raymar 969]

I bought KTPA at Contrail tonight. Updating IFR approaches and departures now. Nice addition, loaded with details.

Regards,

Ray

[cavaricooper 2,615]

Still miss your reviews Ray! Hope you really enjoy my back yard… I’m delighted to have it back in the Sim and Andrew (VS) seems to have done a really great job at re-creating the feel of the airport. Very pleased.

[raymar 969]

21 hours ago, pmb said:

This will be my first purchase from Verticalsim, and I am pondering. While on their website I found a nice 4 GA airports bundle (some close to Tampa) on sale which no other shop seems to offer.

Kind regards, Michael

Was the GA bundle at Verticalsim site?  Link?  I haven’t found it.

Regards,

Ray

[BrammyH 447]

12 minutes ago, raymar said:

Was the GA bundle at Verticalsim site?  Link?  I haven’t found it.

Regards,

Ray

https://verticalsims.com/shop/mfs/msfs-ga-fields-bundle/

[raymar 969]

19 minutes ago, BrammyH said:

https://verticalsims.com/shop/mfs/msfs-ga-fields-bundle/

Thanks. Got it.

Ray

[regis9 4,020]

FYI I checked my VerticalSim account today and there is a key in there that can be used on Contrail so all good for easy future updates even if you purchase direct from the dev.

[pmplayer 9,497]

Frames and fluid a very bad on this Airport ( at least for me ) hope they can optimise this with future updates..

cheers 😉

[NovemberUniform 156]

2 hours ago, pmplayer said:

Frames and fluid a very bad on this Airport ( at least for me ) hope they can optimise this with future updates..

cheers 😉

I did a flight from TPA (VerticalSim) to BOS (flyTampa lol) and I agree, performance for me wasn't great at TPA. Fps ditched to mid twenties at times, whereas in BOS I can keep around 50 fps almost always, except briefly when the scenery is loading during approach, which I can live with. I just love going to KBOS and CYYZ from flyTampa. They are so nicely done and yet very light on performance. Same is true for flightbeam airports.

[cavaricooper 2,615]

Agreed- performance optimization is still something Andrew needs to work on for TPA and a few other of his airports.  I hope he reads all this and goes back to work on his prior releases.  Too many developers just release and forget- moving on to the next cash cow.  Hoping VerticalSim is different.  Still, I'm very glad to have this in Sim and it is visually beautiful.

C

 

PA- ANDREW HAS ALREADY RELEASED AN UPDATE TO TPA- GO INSTALL YOURS NOW!

Edited February 17, 2023 by cavaricooper

[StPete17 7]

Any idea when this may be available at MSFS Marketplace?

[cianpars 1,170]

Looks very detailed.  What is the FPS like and how much stuttering does it cause?

If performance is OK, it looks like it will be worth buying.

[pmplayer 9,497]

4 hours ago, NovemberUniform said:

I did a flight from TPA (VerticalSim) to BOS (flyTampa lol) and I agree, performance for me wasn't great at TPA. Fps ditched to mid twenties at times, whereas in BOS I can keep around 50 fps almost always, except briefly when the scenery is loading during approach, which I can live with. I just love going to KBOS and CYYZ from flyTampa. They are so nicely done and yet very light on performance. Same is true for flightbeam airports.

 

2 hours ago, cavaricooper said:

Agreed- performance optimization is still something Andrew needs to work on for TPA and a few other of his airports.  I hope he reads all this and goes back to work on his prior releases.  Too many developers just release and forget- moving on to the next cash cow.  Hoping VerticalSim is different.  Still, I'm very glad to have this in Sim and it is visually beautiful.

C

 

PA- ANDREW HAS ALREADY RELEASED AN UPDATE TO TPA- GO INSTALL YOURS NOW!

I think this most has to do with the LOD settings for each set you build in that airport ( and always use the newest SDK ) .

The best example of excellent update work is inibuilds with for example EGLL and the KLAX Airport. When they came on the market they were useless at all, now they are absolutely TOP even with traffic. Best update developer i ever had seen  👍  - IMO!

And all Vertcalsim Airports that I have are very FPS heavy, they could all experience some optimazion..

cheers 😉

 

[NovemberUniform 156]

On my first test after the update, it seems that performance has improved significantly. Very quick optimization efforts. This is really nice.

[raymar 969]

I was impressed that more than the airport proper has been modeled. Downtown buildings, hotels and stadium add a nice touch. Contrails came through with the first update - v1.1 smooths out a few of the rough edges and runs a little better.

Regards,

Ray

[Sunshine13 234]

what update are we talking about? I just bought it yesterday with Contrail vol 1.0.