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See you in 2025 MSFS 2024! I think by spring most of the major bugs should be fixed. In the meantime , MSFS2020- Map Enhancement is as good as it gets. Those mountains in Canada 🙂

Looks like its MSFS2020 for me until SU1 comes out (which will be in year 2025!) Oh well, work in progress This may delay devs like PMDG Fenix, etc . MSFS2024 , see you in 2025!

I really wonder how soon users will be posting something like this " wondering if ( insert add-on here) will be FS2024 compatible by " Christmas" LOL 🙂 I think it really depends what the state of the sim is upon release. If bugs are minor and the sim is in a good working state, most devs will probably get on it right away. If not , many will probably wait until SU1 ( which could be early next year at the earliest) to release compatibility updates.

WIndows word not allowed again! Updates Updates Updates which are not beta tested properly. You are one " security update" away from not being able to fly. We use our PC"s for flying and gaming , not " office computers"

I tried if out for the first time last week. It is quite good , but it does take literally hours ( pack your patience folks) to get the right kind of scene ,especially when you want to get " as real as it gets" I really like the Cloud section ( cloud enhancement , cloud variety , thickness) . It really reduces the overblown colors when there are thick clouds around ( ground now looks real rather than some overly saturated painting). As for the Atmos tab ( Raleigh Scattering , etc). you have to be careful or else the sim will look like P3d v5 EA which looks like a hazy Smurf word ( way too blue). A few notches of RS to the right is more than sufficient. Raleigh Scattering is very usefull when flying dawn and dusk as the default colors are not that great. Would be great in future patches or versions that they could introduce the following Terrain Saturation/brightness Cockpit brightness ( kind of like we say in RDPresets in P3d). Avoiding the dark cockpit especially in HDR. Great price too.

I noticed a bunch of mods on Flightsim.to with tree removal in major cities ( mainly in PG areas). I just installed Orbx Trees and it does not seem to play well with PG. Coming into KSEA yesterday , my PG trees are blocky blobs ( when using Orbx Trees only) . IN non PG areas , it works fine. When i only use REX Accuseason , trees in PG areas are fine. Will Orbx trees show up even if this mod is used?

Ahh all this talk about activation is not TDFI's problem, Or PMDG or anybody like that Blame the word not allowed hackers and software pirates. Like they say " the actions of few impact many" There are the ones making your lives difficult. Makes me angry AF sometimes

I notice that too , however using HDR plus some Nvidia filters makes the terrain look much better ( upping contrast and vibrance)

Bing Map Latest

This is what is so good about this tool. Its location dependent. Certain areas are better default , and certain areas the mod is a game changer My last flight from LIPZ to EDDF , comparing the default to new Bing maps seem ok with default. Mod does color the textures nicely but not necessary especially if there are issues with baked in clouds and smoke . European data seems quite sharp and accurate Canada , on the other hand has quite unsatisfactory default data. Missing and low res satellite data in lots of places. With the mod and HD LOD , flying into CYYC is a sight to behold . Same with CYVR to CYXS flying over the Coast mountains. Generic FS5 textures seem to be 99% gone! Same with flights from CYWG to YUL. Don't know why Canada ( even with the World Update ) was just so bad :(.

Just tried this mod for the first time Using new Bing maps and high LOD Tried it out and seems like i have maybe have stumbled into the MSFS 2024 beta.. Flew over the Canadian Rockies and was completely blown away. Textures twice as sharp as before , looks like a new sim to me. So far so good ( there is a bit more color mis-matching than default but nothing show- stopping as of yet). Some of the generic ( i call them " minecraft") textures are gone. Its really ' as real as it gets". Mountains sharp to the horizon. LOD just blows me away!

Looking forward to trying this out Really hopeful it works with the Fenix ! It is nearly impossible to resume a saved flight with the A320 under the normal game save function. Same with the 787

as for the DX12 tile issue, i wonder if this fixes only the broken tiles at airports ( sometimes you may see grass on runways etc) . or just in general. For example , when flying from YYZ to LGA about 30 minutes in, you start to see popping tiles for about 10-15 minutes around NY state. It seems like Bing Maps tries to load fall textures in a specific area, then when you get closer to NYC, the popping stops. Happens west of Chicago ( when going west ) , again for about 15 or so minutes , and then ( was flying to KSEA that day) nothing else. No popping anywhere. Same thing , map tiles try to load . Maybe this is a map server issue and not DX12? Only happening in certain areas .

I just started MSFS and noticed an update to World Update USA , noticed a bunch of DFW files being downloaded. Seems like some of the issues that were present before ( e.g. disappearing runway textures) seem to have been fixed. Did a quick circle around takeoff/landing and seems to be working fine for me .

6 months after release