3 hours ago, John Fields said:

Hi, everyone,

Is it "safe" to install the su1 beta update?

I mean... is there a risk of loosing settings, control bindings and so on?

I'm still fighting with partial settings that fs2024 does not save at all... so, I don't know if it is a good idea o a bad one!

Greetings

 

 

 

From the official forum page;

MS Store PC Users: There is always a risk that you may have to re-install the sim when joining/leaving a flight, so please keep this in mind before participating.

Also a perfect example of why calling the beta a "flight" is absolutely pathetic, you could read that as every time you leave a normal everyday flight it reinstalls the sim. What they actually mean is when joining or leaving the BETA you might have to reinstall the sim. 🙄

3 hours ago, John Fields said:

Is it "safe" to install the su1 beta update?

I expected the worst, but strangely nothing bad happened. Same settings including control assignments. Of course there’s no guarantee nothing will go wrong, but for me it didn’t.

Just now, MarcG said:

Also a perfect example of why calling the beta a "flight" is absolutely pathetic, you could read that as every time you leave a normal everyday flight it reinstalls the sim. What they actually mean is when joining or leaving the BETA you might have to reinstall the sim. 🙄

Yes, I wish they would stop using that term. Confusing! 🫤 

Edited January 27, 20251 yr by Cpt_Piett

8 hours ago, Cpt_Piett said:

Yes, I wish they would stop using that term. Confusing

It’s a standard term in software development- of course in this specific case it IS really confusing if you aren’t familiar with tech - just an unhappy coincidence.

Edited January 28, 20251 yr by JonathanC

Here's a reddit thread discussing the ground texture improvements:

And a link to a comparison image:

https://imgsli.com/MzQxNTIx

Definitely an improvement, even looking at the runway. I'm curious though - there was not anything that I could see in the release notes about this. Has it been improved server-side? Are they using updated ground textures? Is the LOD higher? Are the textures simply better as the beta servers are not as congested?

Japan - in the beta. Go to 4.30 or 6.50, etc for some ground detail. LoD at 250.

I don't think the beta itself presents many problems. I seem to remember getting out of the beta is where it can all go beef!

10 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said:

I seem to remember getting out of the beta is where it can all go beef!

IIRC, the chance of that happening is lower if you have a custom install location.

So far so very good in the Beta. Haven’t had any issues that would need a reinstall or leaving the Beta. Fingers crossed. 

Edited January 28, 20251 yr by JonathanC

1 hour ago, JonathanC said:

So far so very good in the Beta. Haven’t had any issues that would need a reinstall or leaving the Beta. Fingers crossed. 

Same here. There are still WAY too many trees everywhere but it runs very smoothly with nay a stutter at Ultra on my machine. Impressive.

7 minutes ago, TrafficPilot said:

Same here. There are still WAY too many trees everywhere but it runs very smoothly with nay a stutter at Ultra on my machine. Impressive.

Even at a heavy airport like Frankfurt or Heathrow? If that’s the case I too find that impressive and at the same time very hard to believe… 

1 minute ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

Even at a heavy airport like Frankfurt or Heathrow? If that’s the case I too find that impressive and at the same time very hard to believe… 

Some of us are plagued by a Vram bug. Something like a memory leak that will tank frames. SU2 is supposed address this.

1 hour ago, DD_Arthur said:

Japan - in the beta. Go to 4.30 or 6.50, etc for some ground detail. LoD at 250.

I don't think the beta itself presents many problems. I seem to remember getting out of the beta is where it can all go beef!

Looks great!

3 hours ago, Krakin said:

Some of us are plagued by a Vram bug. Something like a memory leak that will tank frames. SU2 is supposed address this.

I see 16GB used out of my 24GB, so can’t be that…

Just now, Ianrivaldosmith said:

I see 16GB used out of my 24GB, so can’t be that…

Did you get the SU1 beta? Or still using the release version?

Just now, JonathanC said:

Did you get the SU1 beta? Or still using the release version?

Beta, but it was the same in the release version… It’s smooth outside of large airports, I think it’s all The objects popping in and out with the terrible LOD that’s causing the stuttering. And the AI that magically appears when you’re 200ft above the runway. 

18 minutes ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

Beta, but it was the same in the release version… It’s smooth outside of large airports, I think it’s all The objects popping in and out with the terrible LOD that’s causing the stuttering. And the AI that magically appears when you’re 200ft above the runway. 

Can't help you with the LOD, but for AI, you know that FSLTL is now working, right? It fixed my AI issues, at least so far. I use BATC when I fly IFR, and FSLTL for one-off flights.