December 18, 2025Dec 18 4 hours ago, Farlis said: It's winter. Of course the colours will be mor subdued. Well, if you're in the half of the planet located south of the equator, it's summer. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
December 18, 2025Dec 18 5 minutes ago, Bob Scott said: Well, if you're in the half of the planet located south of the equator, it's summer. What do you mean? South of the equator? We all know the earth is flat. 😉
December 18, 2025Dec 18 55 minutes ago, Farlis said: What do you mean? South of the equator? We all know the earth is flat. 😉 Well, on the underneath then? Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
December 18, 2025Dec 18 12 minutes ago, andy1252 said: Well, on the underneath then? You'd be squished between the turtle's shell and the bottom of the planet. 9800X3d, 4090, 64 GB DDR5 6000 RAM, 4 TB NVME (2x2), 4K Ultra + Framegen
December 18, 2025Dec 18 15 hours ago, brucewtb said: Just installed MSFS2024 but compared to MS2020 seems very washed out and overexposed - rather disappointing and unimpressive. Is there something I am missing here that the MSFS2024 enthusiasts on this forum are seeing but I am not? Thanks. Bruce "Just installed....." How much of the world have you actually looked at? Did you install, load into one spot and then just decide MS2024 doesn't look good? As with MS2020 as well, some parts of the world look drastically better than others. Take time to spend a day or two looking at various locations and comparing. Or were you just too eager to come and say that 2024 doesn't look as good as 2020, within minutes of installing? 2024 has many features that lead to the surface quality being significantly higher than in 2020. Resolution, lighting, seasonal variation, etc. If you still don't like 2024 after spending a reasonable amount of time viewing the scenery, the option to return to 2020 is always available. Some people have already made up their mind they're not going to like 2024, before then even launch it. Edited December 18, 2025Dec 18 by JYW Bill 😎FS2024 • Currently in 'GA mode' : A2A Comanche 2024 & Aerostar • Black Square C208, Bonanzas, Barons, TBM850, Dukes • COWS DA40 & DA42 • FSW Legacy, C24R Sierra & C414 • Echo Falco F8L • FFX HJET, Visionjet and P180 2024 • Got Friends A32 Vixxen • FSReborn Sirius TL3000, Sting S4 and Piper M500 • Flyboy Rans S6S • Skyward DA50RG • SWS Zenith CH701, RV-8, RV-10, RV-14, PC12 • Milviz C310R • Air Foil Labs Bristell B23 TrackIR • BeyondATC • PMS GTN Payware • RealTurb • Axis & Ohs • FS Realistic Pro9800X3D • RTX 3080 • 64GB DDR5-6000NPPL licence holder in the UK
December 18, 2025Dec 18 6 hours ago, Georgleboui said: Yeah that's 100% adjustable through the EV slider in the display settings in the game. Just bump it up a little and it will match to 2020. EDIT: I know you're demonstrating the difference with winter, but my point is that if this is what OP is seeing and not liking he can adjust it. EV EXPOSURE = -.35 works well for me. dd Edited December 18, 2025Dec 18 by Sky_Pilot071
December 18, 2025Dec 18 7 hours ago, Farlis said: It's winter. Of course the colours will be mor subdued. That's the answer. While MSFS2020 had two seasons: "no snow" and "snow", MSFS2024 is actually having seasons that give you a quite realistic feeling of the actual month you're in. These days in December are grey, brown, without much colour and somewhat dull. So does it look like in MSFS2024 right now. Not having any leaves on the trees in winter is one of the many PROs of FS24. That buggered be on every flight I saw this in FS20.
December 18, 2025Dec 18 2 hours ago, Farlis said: What do you mean? South of the equator? We all know the earth is flat. 😉 Flatquator ! 🙂 Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
December 18, 2025Dec 18 16 hours ago, brucewtb said: Just installed MSFS2024 but compared to MS2020 seems very washed out and overexposed - rather disappointing and unimpressive. Is there something I am missing here that the MSFS2024 enthusiasts on this forum are seeing but I am not? Thanks. Bruce Dig in deep Bruce, you won't be disappointed. You might need to play around with HDR, monitor calibration, Desktop Colors in NVCP, etc etc. It's nothing short of fabulous! Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
December 18, 2025Dec 18 16 hours ago, brucewtb said: Just installed MSFS2024 but compared to MS2020 seems very washed out and overexposed - rather disappointing and unimpressive. Is there something I am missing here that the MSFS2024 enthusiasts on this forum are seeing but I am not? Thanks. Bruce I came from FSX, I know the horror right, and I noticed the same thing. It took awhile but I have it looking great. There are just so many options to adjust and see what works. There's in game setttings, monitor settings, AMD graphic card settings etc. I finally got it looking how I wanted it through some trial and error. MY advice keep adjusting your settings but go slow and keep track of what works. I went too fast and had it looking worse. I just wanted to fly. Sheldon "Bill" Williams
December 18, 2025Dec 18 Also beware of tinted windows in aircraft, I've noticed in MSFS2024 the different in whatever texture-thingy they've used for the windows in different aircraft can make the world look different with regards to saturation/contrast etc. As I run in VR I have set my colours and what not to a decent level with 2020, but I may have to adjust for 2024 now, but being plane dependant that might be a pain. Pico Neo3 Link VR - Windows 11 64bit, Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Mobo, i7-10700KF CPU, Gigabyte RX 9070 XT OC 16gb (AMD GPU), 32gig Corsair 3600mhz RAM, SSD x2 + M.2 SSD 1tb x1 Saitek X45 HOTAS - Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals - Logitech Flight Yoke - Homemade 3 Button & 8-directional Joystick Box, SNES Controller (used as a Button Box - Additional USB Numpad (used as a Button Box)
December 18, 2025Dec 18 I see that Steam has another 60% discount sale on MSFS 2020, but absolutely nothing on MSFS 2024 Not impressed. Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
December 18, 2025Dec 18 19 hours ago, brucewtb said: Just installed MSFS2024 but compared to MS2020 seems very washed out and overexposed Could we see a picture of the same location from each sim? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. - Carl Sagan
December 19, 2025Dec 19 Author It is a very hot summer where I live so maybe what I am seeing is the harsh light of an Aussie summer. However, this is just an initial impression although consistent with my impression of 2024 graphics from YT videos. Recently If flew in MSFS2020 from YSSY to WSSS over the Australian outback in the FBW A380 (QF1) and was blown away by the beauty of the landscape just outstanding and hard to see how it could be improved upon with MSFS2024 - but we will see. Bruce Bruce Bartlett Frodo: "I wish none of this had happened." Gandalf: "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
December 19, 2025Dec 19 31 minutes ago, brucewtb said: It is a very hot summer where I live so maybe what I am seeing is the harsh light of an Aussie summer. However, this is just an initial impression although consistent with my impression of 2024 graphics from YT videos. Recently If flew in MSFS2020 from YSSY to WSSS over the Australian outback in the FBW A380 (QF1) and was blown away by the beauty of the landscape just outstanding and hard to see how it could be improved upon with MSFS2024 - but we will see. Bruce Stick with it for a week. Fly in all conditions and see how you get along. 9800X3d, 4090, 64 GB DDR5 6000 RAM, 4 TB NVME (2x2), 4K Ultra + Framegen
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