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MSFS 2020 SU16 (released 5 Aug 25)

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22 hours ago, btacon said:

So many experts with so many opinions. 
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Yes and a lot of opinions without expertise.

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2 hours ago, filou said:

Yes and a lot of opinions without expertise.

Fully agree

This is how SU16 looks with the map enhancement mod on LOD of 200. 

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And this is what it looks like without the map mod, LOD 200.

Like we've gone all the way back to FS98.  

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7 minutes ago, blueshark747 said:

@Langeveldt Airport Location?


Cape Town, looking towards Helderberg from runway 01.

Granted I have zoomed in a bit.  I've also made it look a bit better with the sharpening hack (0.65, film grain 0.17), whatever that one is called.

I don't see these crisp refined mountain textures though, and I'm tweaking more than I ever did during the days of P3D to make MSFS 2020 look anything like it did at launch.  

How about showing the unzoomed picture?
You know, in real life the zoom on my Mk1 eyeballs is INOP.

No idea....my vanilla POST SU16 MSFS looks as good as it's ever been with PG ON. 

I never found a need to use a map mod with MSFS.

Even PG OFF far exceeds any visuals of FS98 or FSX.

To each it's own....good luck!

PG OFF

PG ON

 

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2 hours ago, Ojisan_alpha said:

You know, in real life the zoom on my Mk1 eyeballs is INOP.

People won't want that detail but the one they see in Airliners.net. And all these photos are zoomed in and cropped, if I understand correctly.

1 hour ago, blueshark747 said:

PG OFF

I admit autogen is OK and better than default FSX at least (not sure about FSX+Orbx), but there's definitely a problem with the base ground textures. At 0:59, it looks as if your internet connection was down or the Asobo data for Cape Town is a disaster.

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1 hour ago, blueshark747 said:

No idea....my vanilla POST SU16 MSFS looks as good as it's ever been with PG ON. 

I never found a need to use a map mod with MSFS.

Even PG OFF far exceeds any visuals of FS98 or FSX.

To each it's own....good luck!

PG OFF

PG ON

 


Nice  What LOD are you using here?  

Perhaps my bias is because I live half the year by these mountains and I'm so used to seeing them IRL.  I guess zoom out is the name of the game.  

12 minutes ago, Langeveldt said:


Nice  What LOD are you using here?  

Perhaps my bias is because I live half the year by these mountains and I'm so used to seeing them IRL.  I guess zoom out is the name of the game.  

I use

400 LOD in 2D 

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Comparing the terrain graphics in MSFS 2020 with FS98/FSX? What are you guys smoking? :huh:

As for the terrain textures post SU16 update, I have only had three quick flights (at three different Spanish airports) since the update was installed, but I have not noticed any problems so far. As for comparing PG on and PG off, the terrain graphics and autogen buildings/trees with PG off are light years beyond anything seen in the past. I think some people have this idea that PG off results in the overall scenery quality taking a nosedive, but it really does not. I never use PG. The autogen world with a handful of VFR landmark packages installed is excellent.

That video of Cape Town with "PG off" is not rendering Bing aerial images. Those are default terrain textures, and have nothing whatsoever to do with PG.

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I just got another small update.  Any ideas?

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1 minute ago, Dreamflight767 said:

I just got another small update.  Any ideas?

AIRAC (Nav) update.  

 

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On 8/5/2025 at 10:42 AM, jwhak said:

Will Rex Accuseason's still work ok with MSFS 2020?  Or need an update?

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