I'm surprised to see 'Ideal' RAM at 64GB. In all my years of flying heavily modded MSFS, never seen it even use up 32GB. So either the engine is doing something differently or they are just creating a very, very wide 'buffer zone' for the most extreme scenarios.

2 hours ago, lwt1971 said:

As always keep in mind that any of the extra aircraft in the higher tier editions can get fidelity improvements in ongoing update releases like we got with the 787, Citation, SR22, etc by Asobo/WT for MSFS 2020. So as MSFS 2024 matures the higher tier packages really start to show their bang for the buck.
 

Yeah, and after the Longitude got updated, a lot of people regretted not having gone with the higher versions because upgrading after initial purchase costs more.

 

Just now, Sethos said:

I'm surprised to see 'Ideal' RAM at 64GB. In all my years of flying heavily modded MSFS, never seen it even use up 32GB. So either the engine is doing something differently or they are just creating a very, very wide 'buffer zone' for the most extreme scenarios.

 

Well, they've finally made the sim capable of using all the CPU cores, which means many of us are going to be turning up our settings since that bottleneck should widen, which means more ram will be used. Or that's what I'd guess, anyway.

 

 

Guys, don't be stingy. Grab Premium Deluxe, or higher.

Remember it's not a game. It's a four year sim investment opportunity.

5 hours ago, Krakin said:

You know what I've noticed? Compared to the 2020 preview event, there are far less reports of bugs this time around. Especially since this is just their first early build, I think we'll have a much better experience at launch.

As there should be, being the second iteration they've got no excuses to release a buggy mess this time around (not that the current sim was that bad on release, but it did have its problems).

Having had time to learn with MSFS2020, then rewrite code to better suit their needs, coupled with a much larger Asobo team to flesh out issues with new features they should be on top of most aspects in time for release day.

I do see some areas of concern that have carried over, but not knowing the settings used and the fact it's an alpha/beta build of course you'd expect to see bugs.

I just hope they've eradicated the worst of them leftover from poor Quality Control in the current sim, old UI bugs should be a thing of the past seeing as the UI is of course changed, VR issues leftover from SU5 & 7 we won't know until we get to play, same with the dreaded 'shutdown bug'...!

There will be issues though early on, i just hope the QC for Sim Updates has improved as at times (too many times) it was appalling with the current sim. 

1 hour ago, Sethos said:

I'm surprised to see 'Ideal' RAM at 64GB. In all my years of flying heavily modded MSFS, never seen it even use up 32GB. So either the engine is doing something differently or they are just creating a very, very wide 'buffer zone' for the most extreme scenarios.

The spec sheet makes no sense at all. There's no mention of what results these specs will produce and at what resolution which is particularly important. 

In what world is a GTX 970 equivelant to a 5700.

Why is the jump for Intel from a 6800k to 10700k, two whole generations whilst amd is just 2600X to 2700X.

64GB is the most ridiculous of all. Whilst simultaneously not recommending any X3D chips.

I really hope we get a updated spec sheet that makes sense with regards to PC components as well as defined what resolution and fps a defined spec would receive. 

Already having a lot of the market place aircraft, i have opted for the premuim deluxe again. Looking forward to the launch already lol.

1 hour ago, Greazer said:

Guys, don't be stingy. Grab Premium Deluxe, or higher.

Remember it's not a game. It's a four year sim investment opportunity.

Let's not assume the financial position of members of the community 🙂 everyone will buy what they can afford and Xbox game pass is also an option.

Let's hope that the upgrade path to different editions is possible for those on the fence but are convinced later down the line.

1 hour ago, Greazer said:

Remember it's not a game.

 

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6 minutes ago, EGLD said:

 

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We now have sim characters 😁

9 hours ago, Fiorentoni said:

Textures look the same, buildings look the same, PG looks the same, satellite photos look the sam

How would Buildings and PG look any different, unless they base the data on a different planet?

Satellite photos have to be the same, unless they are also taken of a different planet.

It's a couple of rounds of drinks at the pub really these days.

Oh man here we go... that special time where a sim is released.  I think I'm going to sit up on the hill and watch.

16 hours ago, RobJC said:

I will definitely buy the Aviator edition once the smoke settles. 

Only 5000 of those.  Get in early

i have seen my ram usage to up 25 GB in msfs2020, although i am using maxed sim, not flying heavies.

there is 5000 collectors or horders editions, not the aviators, which is just a software.

Edited September 20, 20241 yr by tmholopa

13 hours ago, jon b said:

Yes I was slightly put out by that, it’s not as though the standard 747-400 was exactly an underwhelming, mediocre aircraft. 

Freeware modders will quite easily be able to build any 747-400 variant. Similar like the 787 variants based on the -10 avionics.