Here another one : see the detail of the mountain on the left 

 

8 hours ago, GSalden said:

Keep in mind that adjusting RGB/Gamma in NVCP + NV Freestyle filters

Would you mind sharing the settings you use, G? I've dabbled with NV filters before but lost my settings after I updated the app. Cheers.

4 hours ago, GSalden said:

When using the Map Enhancement mod with Latest Bing in HD is really looks way better than the default MSFS 2020.

Much more ground detail and more realistical looking environment.

I completely agree with you.  I never used 2020 without the Map Enhancement Mod.  However, once the 4,000 percent increase in ground resolution has been seen in 2024, 2020 will always lose now imho.  After just a couple of weeks with a default 2024, the number of mods required to fix the poor lighting and colours in 2020 just doesn't do for me now.

9 hours ago, GSalden said:

Keep in mind that adjusting RGB/Gamma in NVCP + NV Freestyle filters and especially REX Atmos dramatically changes the “look and feel” of the sim.

And combine that with the Map Enhancement Mod ( Latest Bing - HD ) and It looks so much better than a vanilla MSFS 2020.

When MSFS 2024 is much more stable and both Prosim + Wideview + AIG have been made compatible than I will go to MSFS 2024 and do the same.

If 2024 hadn't been released I would be using it today and be very happy.

I have 3500 hours in MSFS 2020, but I just can't use it anymore because default 2024 looks as good or better without the need for all these mods to make it look good.  2024 completely vanilla - all looks good without a single mod or the need to change OS level settings to get colours and lighting more realistic.

Also the details in mountains in 2020 now show they can't stand up to 2024.  The Map Enhancement Tool adds detail to the terrain,  but 2024 details are REAL details, not something in a texture.

 

Very happy for you but I came to read and see videos of 2020 in the 2020 thread, not have someone tell us how it can't stand up to 2024 and start posting videos.  Plenty of 2024 threads for that... Do you see a bunch of people standing around the previous model car to yours and walk up to tell them how much better the later model is and how you can never go back to the one they are driving?  

Things also look a lot different in a bi-plane at 60 kts than in an airliner at 250+.  Not denying anything about '24 but this isn't the thread to start comparing them, it's a thread about 2020 and how it still looks great which it does...  

Some of us are still quite happy with what we have.  No map or lighting mods here either.  

 

Edited December 9, 20241 yr by psolk

12 minutes ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

If 2024 hadn't been released I would be using it today and be very happy.

I have 3500 hours in MSFS 2020, but I just can't use it anymore because default 2024 looks as good or better without the need for all these mods to make it look good.  2024 completely vanilla - all looks good without a single mod or the need to change OS level settings to get colours and lighting more realistic.

Also the details in mountains in 2020 now show they can't stand up to 2024.  The Map Enhancement Tool adds detail to the terrain,  but 2024 details are REAL details, not something in a texture.

 

So why do so many users on this forum the FS Forum, and Facebook say it looks like word not allowed?  

9 hours ago, History said:

Even FS9. Whenever I want to reminisce those days, I visit the Forum here on Avsim 😄

LOL. Username checks out! 😄.

3 hours ago, Bobsk8 said:

So why do so many users on this forum the FS Forum, and Facebook say it looks like word not allowed?  

No idea. You think the videos I posted show it to be poor?

3 hours ago, psolk said:

Very happy for you but I came to read and see videos of 2020 in the 2020 thread,

The author of the thread mentioned he will be going to 2024 as soon as it's stable.  

14 hours ago, GSalden said:

Keep in mind that adjusting RGB/Gamma in NVCP + NV Freestyle filters and especially REX Atmos dramatically changes the “look and feel” of the sim.

And combine that with the Map Enhancement Mod ( Latest Bing - HD ) and It looks so much better than a vanilla MSFS 2020.

When MSFS 2024 is much more stable and both Prosim + Wideview + AIG have been made compatible than I will go to MSFS 2024 and do the same.

I need to look up getting the mod for latest bing, about 80% of Virginia in the US is the green road type low res type. I’m hoping the latest data will improve it.

8 hours ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

If 2024 hadn't been released I would be using it today and be very happy.

I have 3500 hours in MSFS 2020, but I just can't use it anymore because default 2024 looks as good or better without the need for all these mods to make it look good.  2024 completely vanilla - all looks good without a single mod or the need to change OS level settings to get colours and lighting more realistic.

Also the details in mountains in 2020 now show they can't stand up to 2024.  The Map Enhancement Tool adds detail to the terrain,  but 2024 details are REAL details, not something in a texture.

 

Nice vids. MSFS 2024 surely looks good out of the box. Better looking ground surface with bolders and more detailed grass.

However, what I see onscreen looks ar least as good. Probably because I am a jetflyer and therefor I only see detail from a distance. And 3rd party airports probably look the same in MSFS 2024 right now as then are only ported over. 

And because I have tweaked the look and feel of MSFS 2020 It looks so different from the vanilla version. The Map Enhancement Mod’s Latest Bing HD textures looks so good and are 4x more detailed/sharper than the default MSFS 2020 textures.

When I switch to MSFS 2024 I will also try making it look even more realistic.

For now I am very satisfied and will wait for a more stable MSFS 2024 and for a few apps to become compatible.

Enjoy MSFS 2024
 

 

Edited December 10, 20241 yr by GSalden

10 hours ago, psolk said:

Very happy for you but I came to read and see videos of 2020 in the 2020 thread

Unfortunately there isn't a dedicated 2020 forum anymore so you may have to get used to being in the minority in the coming weeks and months. Most threads about 2020 here will turn to 2024 after a few posts pretty much every time. I see that Sim Outhouse has separate forums for 2020 and 2024 if you want to keep it pure. 

12 minutes ago, St Mawgan said:

Unfortunately there isn't a dedicated 2020 forum anymore so you may have to get used to being in the minority in the coming weeks and months. Most threads about 2020 here will turn to 2024 after a few posts pretty much every time. I see that Sim Outhouse has separate forums for 2020 and 2024 if you want to keep it pure. 

This thread is about 2020 so Paul is right about what he has written. 

Everything else you wrote is how you see it. 

Some made the switch the day MSFS 2024 was released and others are waiting till issues have been solved and their addons will work with MSFS 2024. And some are happy with their MSFS 2020 config and all their working addons and have decided to stay this way.

And seeing all those issues imho a lot of people are stil waiting to make the jump. 

Yes. I know. 

I see comments about the Map Enhancement Mod enabling higher quality terrain textures in MSFS 2020, but I have no need of them. The standard Bing terrain textures look excellent on my PC 99.9% of the time. Maybe Europe is generally of a higher and more consistent quality than other parts of the world?