https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-12-2-0-release-notes/#_This_release_is_in_beta

I just tested 12.2 beta4.
Test setup: Toliss A320 aircraft, complex scenery (Alps), complex real weather (lots of clouds), graphic settings sliders repositioned quite high (as I had them in the previous 12.1).
Result: excellent!
Even though my PC was (intentionally by me) put in a "fatigue" situation, no Vulkan crash or memory loss occurred. 
Good job Laminar. 👏

Hi, I also guess XP-12 has vastly improved this past weeks, I just installed (and tested) the latest update 12.20 beta4 (all vanilla) and I felt a big drop in fps in the MMMX airport, much worse than EGLL in which I have no problems in terms of performance, that's why I thought a little strange.

Has anyone had problems with the default MMMX?

Thanks!

XP is geting impressive day by day. 

Just fired it up after the update, i can say wow.

Just installed the update.  No time for a flight today, but will have just enough to sit at the gate at KATL with live wx to see what fps/performance is like at that level. Waiting on it loading as I type this.  Very smooth performance on an old pc.  Toliss A321N at Nimbus KATLv3.  Can't wait to get a flight for a better idea.  Looks real promising.

 

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Fixed an issue when loading a customer aircraft (XPD-16767).

What the heck does that even mean?

1 hour ago, Bjoern said:

What the heck does that even mean?

I guess it means 3rd party aircraft. 

1 hour ago, Hamilton_ said:

C'mon mSparks, that was one YEAR ago and he said it was 99% ready, a year later and nothing. 

Look, 12 hours now since XP-12 update, but several developers like Felis, FlyJsim, Zibo, FF, etc. are making updates of their products during the beta phases of XP-12, those iXeg guys haven't made an update since the release, almost 2 years ago, with complaints from numerous customers, how can´t you see that?

Ok my friend, I'll stop here otherwise they'll lock this thread too. 😉 Take care!

Roger out.

Ever heard of the saying "dont fix what isn't broken"?

So the 733 dev is working inside Laminar, creating updates that benefit everyone and all aircraft, even those of us that don't own it, while, as you have implicitly stated (by not saying anything), there is nothing to fix on the IXEG 733.

And you think that is a bad thing?

 

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VERY smooth and beautiful flight around KMSP using the Carenado Saab 340 XP12-ified version and using Lossless Scaling set to get me to 60FPS.

I have to force myself to even boot up the other sim - it’s just so good!

And I’m not even using any ortho fixed or streamed (might try with the Orbx packages Tony built and I had fun beta testing years ago).

On 4/29/2025 at 3:30 PM, efis007 said:

I just tested 12.2 beta4.
Test setup: Toliss A320 aircraft, complex scenery (Alps), complex real weather (lots of clouds), graphic settings sliders repositioned quite high (as I had them in the previous 12.1).
Result: excellent!
Even though my PC was (intentionally by me) put in a "fatigue" situation, no Vulkan crash or memory loss occurred. 
Good job Laminar. 👏

"Re: clouds in beta 4" - somewhere in/over north Africa with real weather:

14 hours ago, Republic DC9 said:

VERY smooth and beautiful flight around KMSP using the Carenado Saab 340 XP12-ified version and using Lossless Scaling set to get me to 60FPS.

I have to force myself to even boot up the other sim - it’s just so good!

And I’m not even using any ortho fixed or streamed (might try with the Orbx packages Tony built and I had fun beta testing years ago).

Over all of the years I have had "both" sims, and for the first time *EVER* I am about to buy my first x-plane addon plane! I keep saying in the "other" sim forum how important the atmosphere is - and the "other" publishers just kind of ignore most of their customers. X-Plane is starting to pull way ahead in the atmosphere and I love the night lightning (airports especially). "Keep listening to us, x-plane devs - you are starting to gain more and more attention!" The other publishers cannot even seem to successfully launch an update, I am extremely unsatisfied with their professionalism and their team seems very  unengaged (sloppy) since about a year ago.

I confess that my patience to close my eyes to the inconsistencies and limitations of the other SIM is getting emptied...

Was watching a few vids of the "new" pmdg 772 and it feels so detached from reality when it comes to such basic stuff as the feel of inertia that it's simply not acceptable, at least for me...

Then the weather, it's effects and how they impact flight and systems, basic stuff like having popup instruments like in xplane which are a true mess in the other SIM, and so on and so forth...

This morning I loaded xp12.2 beta4, the Toliss 319, and did a short LPPT-GMMX... Wow, what a feel, what a smooth and gorgeous ride !

 

On 5/1/2025 at 10:42 PM, flying_carpet said:

"Re: clouds in beta 4" - somewhere in/over north Africa with real weather:

I'd say X-Plane has reached the point where it single handedly redefines the meaning of real weather.

 

2 hours ago, jcomm said:

I confess that my patience to close my eyes to the inconsistencies and limitations of the other SIM is getting emptied...

Was watching a few vids of the "new" pmdg 772 and it feels so detached from reality when it comes to such basic stuff as the feel of inertia that it's simply not acceptable, at least for me...

Then the weather, it's effects and how they impact flight and systems, basic stuff like having popup instruments like in xplane which are a true mess in the other SIM, and so on and so forth...

This morning I loaded xp12.2 beta4, the Toliss 319, and did a short LPPT-GMMX... Wow, what a feel, what a smooth and gorgeous ride !

 

Yes exactly.

The atmosphere in Xplane 12.20 is alive! The polar opposite in the other SIM.

8 hours ago, KERNEL32 said:

Over all of the years I have had "both" sims, and for the first time *EVER* I am about to buy my first x-plane addon plane! I keep saying in the "other" sim forum how important the atmosphere is - and the "other" publishers just kind of ignore most of their customers.

I bought XP12 a few weeks ago after hitting a wall with MSFS and just bought the HotStart Challenger 2 days ago.  The atmosphere is fantastic and really can't believe how realistic it looks.  Such a more natural view where...yes...the sky isn't always pretty pink and orange!!  Grey skies and haze can be pretty normal when flying and love seeing it in this sim. Now if I could just figure this Challenger 650 out....😆