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Just fired up msfs2024 and it gives a message saying the gamemode_name will be unavailable due to maintenance scheduled for (maintanence day) at (time maintenance) (local time). You can check your notification panel at any time to see the maintenance schedule. Never got a messsage like this before - what's it all about? Edit -Aha, I see - it's to do with career mode, so not an issue for me as I don't use it, I guess.

word not allowed it, I only installed the last one about an hour ago to run optiscaler. At least this one might have something related to msfs

Just installed optishade 0.21.6 and got an immediate CTD, I guess I now have to try to undo it. Edit - a PC restart seems to have resolved. Now to check how it runs Edit 2 - I dont see anything different in msfs after installing optiscaler and dlss5 files Do I need to do something else(I see something about presets but I don't have any or know how to create them)?

Just wondering how much succes users are having with this. Is performance still an issue? Does it really look that much better? What are your experiences? I've watched a number of Youtube videos and am not yet fully convinced. I'm also concened that some who have tried using dlss5 have had issues reverting back and completely messd up their msfs installations. At the moment, I'm waiting for ASOBO to impliment it properly, but I fear that may be a long wait.

I think it's one of those suck it and see settings that you have to try it both ways and see how it goes Bob. With a 500 connection, I would imagine you might be OK without a cache, but of course Microsofts servers probably never give you anything near that speed and during peak period slowdowns, you may be better off with a cache. With my mere 150 download speed, I've tried various rolling cache sizes from 0 gb right up to 128 gb and found I've got the best results at 24 gb. All our systems are different (and we use them in different ways) and it's often just a case of what works for you rather than what logic might often tell you.

Sorry, posted the wrong link OrbxBoris Audio Works Cessna 172 Sound Set - Microsoft Flight...The long-awaited Cessna 172 Sound Set for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is now here!

Just got this - I've been waiting for it for ages. Absolute bargain for £4 UK - makes such a difference for us 172 flyers. I had the MSFS2020 version and have been missing it so much since moving to MSFS2024. For me it is one of the best addons you can get for a really decent price and makes such a big difference to have a 172 that sounds like a 172 rather than a lawnmower.. Jet jockeys and those who like flying other things may not get any benefit of course. OrbxBoris Audio Works Cessna 172 Sound Set - Microsoft Flight...From the developer behind the sounds of the FlyByWire A32NX, FlightFX Vision Jet, and the Cirrus SR-22, comes the long-awaited Cessna 172 Sound Set for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Medium or high before TrackIR but now on ultra

That looks interesting - I will have to take a look at that. Does it have much impact on performance?

You can use autotune, AutoFPS or the inbuilt dynamic settings to help with landing stutters, all have their pro's and cons. The main issue is that the graphics card is hampered by the fact that the sim is generally CPU limited and cannot pass information to the graphics card quickly enough. The three options I mentioned are some of the ways to mitigate this as they will reduce the TLOD and OLOD where required to give a smooth experience at the expense of the visual experience. I've tried all three at various times, though am using the inbuilt version at the moment. TLOD and OLOD are the main culprits and I found that turning down OLOD seemed to help a lot at big airports as objects are not rendered until you get closer to them. Texture resulution is another big one. In SU5 I was able to keep it at Ultra but since SU6 have had to turn it down to high (I was rarely CPU limited in SU5 but am permanently CPU limited in SU6). Generally, settings like clouds, shadows and traffic can have quite a bit effect as well, though to get an idea of the best settings, it can be quite helpful to give Gemini or ChatGPT a cut and paste of your userCFG.opt file and system specs. That will give you close to the best settings to use and some ideas as to how you may be able to improve things. A final thought is off screen terrain precaching. I have to keep mine at ultra because panning with trackIR5 gives me paanning stutters if I don't, but I did notice before I used head tracking that this setting made a big difference.

Totally with you there. I've had to turn down texture resolution and one or two other things since SU6 to maintain the performance I was getting in SU5.

I've not installed it as I don't fly much in this area but it did seem to stand out when I was browsing through the latest files on flightsim.to. Looks like a really nice job and I may decide to give it a try if I do a little more flying in that loality.

I tend to do a lot of my sighseeing with this setting and a lot of testing too which keeps tests comparable. I do use live weather if it is reaonable for VFR, moreso in the summer than winter. On the subject of weather addons, I still use the inbuilt weather, though I guess a number of addons could improve that somewhat at additional cost (a price I have not yet been convinced I should pay).

Peerhaps you are thinking of the Balkans - World Update 14

I've run msfs2024 every day this week so i suspect a new airac update. I thought they were stored in the cloud rather than as a sim update but probably not then.