I have yet to complete a flight with the Concorde or even reach cruise level.

Third time I’ve tried to complete the tutorial flight and my computer just turned off while initiating the Transonic checklists. After I’ve tried to reload a FSUIPC save, I just could not reach M1 while climbing at a satisfactory rate.

The very scripted approach of this simulation is also not a highlight for me. Missing a specific switch or not doing things exactly as planned can lead to a complete loss of situational awareness. If only I could ask my virtual colleagues what the heck is going on…

Edited August 19, 20232 yr by GCBraun

On 8/18/2023 at 11:12 AM, Ray Proudfoot said:

One utility that’s invaluable is ChasePlane. In Concorde-X you had 2D popup panels for the various parts of the FE panel. Those have gone now and we have a fully operational FE panel in the VC.

Being able to setup views of it makes life so much easier. A mandatory purchase for Concorde I would say.

Ahh so another purchase is necessary for this plane. Said plane is quickly becoming very expensive relative to others.

Edited August 20, 20232 yr by MrNuke

4 hours ago, MrNuke said:

Ahh so another purchase is necessary for this plane. Said plane is quickly becoming very expensive relative to others.

Not necessary, desirable. Many P3D users have had ChasePlane for years.

A few interesting New Concorde videos:

FSLABS CONCORDE | Short Final at Dakar (GOBD) in bad weather | P3DV5 | 4K - YouTube

FSLABS Concorde | Take Off - Subsonic & Supersonic Climb unrestricted from Boston (KBOS) | P3DV5 - YouTube

Fslabs Concorde | Transonic and Supersonic Climb | P3DV5 | 4K - YouTube

FSLABS Concorde | Landing at St Maarten (TNCM) | P3DV5 / 4K - YouTube

FSLABS Concorde SINGAPORE to HONG KONG! (P3DV5) | Livestream Export - YouTube

 

Edited August 20, 20232 yr by jcomm

On 8/18/2023 at 12:08 PM, Ray Proudfoot said:

Usage appears to be linked to the HP computer. Despite the very high RAM usage and my 1080Ti working at 98% I haven’t had a single CTD.

Lol the real hp only had like like 4MB of ram max lol and ran on MS-DOS 5.0 HP 200LX - Wikipedia and virtual one is consuming gigs lol .  Are they simulating dos too? lol - just run dos emulator from dosbox (isn't it open source).    

I did see the real Concorde today at the museum today.  Really tempted to get this bird but my 8GB video card just won't cut it with 4K / VR....sigh

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by Skywolf

5 hours ago, Skywolf said:

Lol the real hp only had like like 4MB of ram max lol and ran on MS-DOS 5.0 HP 200LX - Wikipedia and virtual one is consuming gigs lol .  Are they simulating dos too? lol - just run dos emulator from dosbox (isn't it open source).    

I did see the real Concorde today at the museum today.  Really tempted to get this bird but my 8GB video card just won't cut it with 4K / VR....sigh

Despite of years of development this bird is still not fully baked.

Luckily FSL is working hard about updates - micro updates are released every few days.

I think after few weeks, maybe months she will be a different beast and more people will enjoy her, including me.

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by Beardyman

For his price range i expected a bit more previous work on optimizations. For the descriptions here about ram usage and vram minimum need it looks that it was made with BMP files with 8K resolutions 😄

8 hours ago, jcomm said:

A few interesting New Concorde videos:

FSLABS CONCORDE | Short Final at Dakar (GOBD) in bad weather | P3DV5 | 4K - YouTube

FSLABS Concorde | Take Off - Subsonic & Supersonic Climb unrestricted from Boston (KBOS) | P3DV5 - YouTube

Fslabs Concorde | Transonic and Supersonic Climb | P3DV5 | 4K - YouTube

FSLABS Concorde | Landing at St Maarten (TNCM) | P3DV5 / 4K - YouTube

FSLABS Concorde SINGAPORE to HONG KONG! (P3DV5) | Livestream Export - YouTube

 

Why do 4 of those 5 videos look like they have been shot in high fidelity blue-o-vision??  The last one looks much better.

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by Christopher Low

9 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

Why do 4 of those 5 videos look like they have been shot in high fidelity blue-o-vision??  The last one looks SO much better.

I thought it myself, but CMBelite-FR is a very credible simmer I've been following for quite a while.

Maybe his video card, just like mine, is not up to the level required for this addon (my TRX 3060 Ti is 6GB "only") and he had to significantly downgrade the graphics settings?

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by jcomm

Maybe, but it is not a great advert for the product. I hate to use this term, but it makes the VC look like something from FS9.

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by Christopher Low

30 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

Maybe, but it is not a great advert for the product. I hate to use this term, but it makes the VC look like something from FS9.

A few pages back i have commented 3D modeling quality - unfortunately it is a decade back level

I have pointed out quite a few graphic mistakes/sloppiness on FSL forum, wondering if and how they will rectify those.

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by Beardyman

2 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

Why do 4 of those 5 videos look like they have been shot in high fidelity blue-o-vision??  The last one looks much better.

EA off?

Does it have a 2D cockpit? Or VC only? 

27 minutes ago, Doug47 said:

Does it have a 2D cockpit? Or VC only? 

VC only although the 3 INSs can be shown in 2D popups. Takes some adjustment after 2D popups but with the help of ChasePlane I'll get there. This is part of the FE panel...

 

 

 

Edited August 21, 20232 yr by Ray Proudfoot
Smaller image used.

It does look like it's missing some ambient occlusion, some shadows, some 'depth'. At first glance, it does almost look like a 2D panel based on how flat it looks.