Is there a setting in 2024 that makes the mountains look sharper (for lack of better terms)?  I have seen some videos on Youtube and the mountains look different than 2020 to me and have more of a realistic sharpness to them; particularly the peaks.  Could this just be the servers not rendering them well enough or do I need to adjust a setting?  Flying out of Salt Lake City and Jackson Hole felt a little underwhelming to me.  Still nice, but not like what I have seen.  I felt it looked like 2020 still.  Any suggestions?

2024 has higher DEM (basically more mesh resolution).

The setting is terrain LOD, but it also depends on the mountains: certain areas have lower resolution mesh than others.

I've gone back to 2020 with Map Enhancement.  

Flying around the Western Cape in 2024 it just looks like low resolution blur and mush with a capable system, LOD of 100-150, dynamic OFF. Absolutely not what I expected from the latest sim.  

Edited December 14, 20241 yr by Langeveldt

4 minutes ago, Langeveldt said:

I've gone back to 2020 with Map Enhancement.  

Flying around the Western Cape in 2024 it just looks like low resolution blur and mush with a capable system, LOD of 100-150, dynamic OFF. Absolutely not what I expected from the latest sim.  

Funny, I've never seen any blurries in 2024 no matter what area I fly in.

1 hour ago, Langeveldt said:

Flying around the Western Cape in 2024 it just looks like low resolution blur and mush

Thanks for the feedback - I also fly in Southern Africa and I was wondering of all the nice features and hype filtered down into the neglected continent. I am still thinking about upgrading to 2024. At least the ORBX Cape Town City pack is compatible at no additional fee...

14 hours ago, pinepix62 said:

Thanks for the feedback - I also fly in Southern Africa and I was wondering of all the nice features and hype filtered down into the neglected continent. I am still thinking about upgrading to 2024. At least the ORBX Cape Town City pack is compatible at no additional fee...

I think 2024 looks rubbish everywhere.  It all seems a bit low res past a few miles away from the aircraft and performs like a drain.  I went straight back to 2020.  However, I'm just one person and many report it looks way better for them.  

2 hours ago, Langeveldt said:

I think 2024 looks rubbish everywhere.  It all seems a bit low res past a few miles away from the aircraft and performs like a drain.  I went straight back to 2020.  However, I'm just one person and many report it looks way better for them.  

It looks amazing if you have a powerful enough PC to crank the settings way up. 

19 hours ago, Langeveldt said:

I've gone back to 2020 with Map Enhancement.  

Flying around the Western Cape in 2024 it just looks like low resolution blur and mush with a capable system, LOD of 100-150, dynamic OFF. Absolutely not what I expected from the latest sim.  

I had blurry textures during the first few weeks.  I then uninstalled, re-downloaded and haven't seen one since.

I simply can't go back now.  It has its bugs, many of them - but for me, it's superior in every way.

Edited December 15, 20241 yr by CBass

4 hours ago, Langeveldt said:

I think 2024 looks rubbish everywhere.

You obviously haven't been everywhere, or your definition of 'rubbish' is way different to mine. Your statement that it is blurry a few miles away from the aircraft doesn't hold up either.

 

Edited December 15, 20241 yr by MrBitstFlyer

1 hour ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

You obviously haven't been everywhere, or your definition of 'rubbish' is way different to mine. Your statement that it is blurry a few miles away from the aircraft doesn't hold up either.

 

It absolutely holds up.  "However, I'm just one person and many report it looks way better for them"

For ME it's far more crisp and stable in 2020.    

45 minutes ago, Langeveldt said:

For ME it's far more crisp and stable in 2020

The point of posting was to demonstrate 2024 does not fit your description, therefore there is something about your system, configuration or internet that is producing the negative aspects you describe.

3 hours ago, Langeveldt said:

For ME it's far more crisp and stable in 2020. 

Good, we get it, but there’s no need to jump into 2 threads every day and repeat ad nauseam, right?

I spent my time in 2024 today flying around Mallorca - a place I know very well indeed.

I was able to check out many of the climbs I’ve done over the years whilst on spring training camps. Many of these were instantly recognisable and the Island topography was spot on. 
 

areas of the world will vary depending on data quality - but generally 2024 is amazing imo at its portrayal of reality.

Edited December 15, 20241 yr by hanhamreds

1 hour ago, SierraDelta said:

Good, we get it, but there’s no need to jump into 2 threads every day and repeat ad nauseam, right?

So sorry Avsim police