Map Enhancement

[Christopher Low 5,416]

How do I use the Map Enhancement software? It says to click on START, and the status will change to STARTED. However, I only see "calculating...." in the bottom right hand corner, with "Load 0" and "Write 0". I have selected BING (LATEST) as the server. What am I doing wrong?? Or is it waiting for me to run MSFS?

I need this to be able to fly from UK2000 EGNS Isle of Man, because those lime green and purple textures that load at low altitude are an abomination.

EDIT: On a side note....why is MSFS not using the latest Bing images automatically?

Edited December 27, 2023 by Christopher Low

[phmcr 95]

3 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

How do I use the Map Enhancement software? It says to click on START, and the status will change to STARTED. However, I only see "calculating...." in the bottom right hand corner, with "Load 0" and "Write 0". I have selected BING (LATEST) as the server. What am I doing wrong?? Or is it waiting for me to run MSFS?

I need this to be able to fly from UK2000 EGNS Isle of Man, because those lime green and purple textures that load at low altitude are an abomination.

EDIT: On a side note....why is MSFS not using the latest Bing images automatically?

When Map Enhancement is running, start MSFS. You won't see anything else happening, it just works in the background. At the end of your flight and you close MSFS you should see the number of images it has downloaded and used during your fight. Then you close the app.

[Christopher Low 5,416]

That is what I did with the Bing (Latest) images, but when I was departing EGNS Isle of Man, I noticed a couple of tiles that appeared darker on the terrain, and these changed position as I moved. I have no idea if this is related to the Isle of Man texture problem, or something else....

[phmcr 95]

Yes, tiles may differ from colour. Just select a different option the next time to see what you like most. I use Google most of the times because I feel the serverspeed is better. Also, if you have DX12 selected, it may lead to some effects sometimes.

Edited December 27, 2023 by phmcr

[Christopher Low 5,416]

I am running MSFS in DX11 mode.

[cj-ibbotson 82]

1 hour ago, Christopher Low said:

That is what I did with the Bing (Latest) images, but when I was departing EGNS Isle of Man, I noticed a couple of tiles that appeared darker on the terrain, and these changed position as I moved. I have no idea if this is related to the Isle of Man texture problem, or something else....

If you start the map Enhancement prior to the sim and a flight you shouldn't see tiles changing as you fly. That is unless you are experiencing the increasingly problematic tile swapping problem which is spreading increasingly across Europe and the US. Its a Bing problem and there is a huge thread on Asobo forums about it. Using Google maps removes the issue. It's basically a ring of different LOD ground imagery around the aircraft when flying at low levels. Similar to the problem on the Isle of Man, which was one of the earliest locations noted as having a popping problem

[AnkH 2,290]

17 minutes ago, cj-ibbotson said:

Using Google maps removes the issue. 

Bing «latest» also alleviates the issue, at least around my hometown Bern. That is why I use the map enhancement tool when flying in this area. 

[cj-ibbotson 82]

10 minutes ago, AnkH said:

Bing «latest» also alleviates the issue, at least around my hometown Bern. That is why I use the map enhancement tool when flying in this area. 

Yes it works in certain areas. I know in the valleys to the south east of Geneva Bing default or latest still displays problems. Corsica is apparently awful on default Bing. Asobo recognise there's a problem but I do not think they have made an official statement 

[Christopher Low 5,416]

56 minutes ago, cj-ibbotson said:

If you start the map Enhancement prior to the sim and a flight you shouldn't see tiles changing as you fly. That is unless you are experiencing the increasingly problematic tile swapping problem which is spreading increasingly across Europe and the US. Its a Bing problem and there is a huge thread on Asobo forums about it. Using Google maps removes the issue. It's basically a ring of different LOD ground imagery around the aircraft when flying at low levels. Similar to the problem on the Isle of Man, which was one of the earliest locations noted as having a popping problem

Do you have a link to that thread?

[cj-ibbotson 82]

6 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

Do you have a link to that thread?

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/aerial-ground-tiles-changing-popping-in/547197/1005

[Christopher Low 5,416]

Ah, now that is very interesting. I thought that a recent observation when landing at UK2000 KSNA John Wayne Orange County was shadows loading in very close to the plane, but it actually appears to be this tile loading problem, because what I am seeing in those videos is exactly what I saw in the simulator on my PC.

[neumanix 114]

11 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

shadows loading in very close to the plane

Dude, shadows aren't loaded. They are calculated and generated in real time.

?!?

[Christopher Low 5,416]

When I say "shadows loading", I mean a distance limit beyond which shadows are not rendered. That is how it was done in P3D. However, my problem does not appear to have anything to do with shadows.