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That’s what I’m seeing in videos too. Very pretty in screenshots of distant clouds, but very distracting in proximity. Undoubtedly a great step forwards anyway, and good that the hobby generally is pushing forwards at speed now. Having said that, the XP cloud pictures in the MSFS forum are getting a bit much. I don’t have much time for simming or forums these days, but every time I do jump on to see feedback on the latest MSFS developments, I see XP pictures from @MrBitstFlyer. Sure, very pretty distant clouds, but not really doing anything for the topic at hand.

Thanks, but I’m specifically interested in cloud turbulence.

Oooh, is cloud turbulence working now in all types of cloud?

Hear hear to you too! I’m going through one of those life periods where I don’t get much time for simming, but from what I can see / tell, the devs are slowly chipping away at the stuff that might break the suspension of disbelief. I agree that there are a lot of things that can do that, and I do think the LOD in 2024 is way too aggressive on PC. You have to overlook a heck of a lot of incredible stuff to get so angry at taxi signs though, and if the LOD issues are your main takeaway from a 2hr cross country dusk flight with live weather then this platform might not be the one for you, because after the LOD issues are mitigated (and I’m sure they will be eventually) you’ll probably find another detail that you can’t forgive amongst all the good stuff.

Yep, it’s not what he said at all, but hyperbolists gonna hyperbole.

Have they made changes to the lighting and the weather?

If you could find some time to add the bug splats and walk around features 2024 offers that would also go down well😅

Well, as I say, it’s been a while😅

They really are. XP going from strength to strength, MS stretching the envelope in every direction, just great times to be in the hobby. Good to remember this from time to time👍🏻

Dunno mate, admittedly it’s been a while since I’ve been in a UK pub, but if the same punter pulled up a seat every few weeks just to lay out to drinkers of a beer all of the ways that it’s awful, how the brewery are incompetent and scamming them, tried to rally all the punters not yet drinking that beer to boycott it, and tossed in a casual remark about the moon landings being fake, I don’t think anyone calling him a prat would get hit.

TBH, I’m not sure I’ve experienced any cloud turbulence at all in 2024. Disappointing, as this was one of the features I was really looking forward to.

Could be worse, could be marshallers and an F5 parked in the tress.

No idea, I’m not even on nodding terms with good statistics methodology 😅 Just thought that Steam numbers are only one metric, but if we know roughly how many sessions people are playing for how long each week, that adds a bit more to that number.

If you’re good with that kind of thing, wouldn’t the heatmap of sessions / hours be interesting to port on the Steam data? Understand Navigraph survey respondents aren’t your average Steam user, but could give an idea of roughly how many users are likely to be using per week as a percentage of the total?

Ghosting / artifacts not too bad?

Keep a backup of your content.xml, then you can just replace it if you have to go the safe mode route.

How’s the native frame gen working out in the latest beta? I haven’t got much time for simming currently and not looking for beta stress😅

Utter garbage. You’ve been shrieking about what a disaster the whole platform is from launch and how it’s years away from being remotely worthy, and now just one SU a few months later and already it’s saved itself from relegation?! We all know as soon as VR gets fixed in SU2 you’ll declare it’s now ready.

It is a minor PITA, but worth it. The results are quite startling.

You can't throw a stone in this world without hitting a poor judge of character.

👍 He didn't know the FSR status, he checked, and you can just about hear him giving the table a couple of 'job done' slaps after he gave the status. He joked with Jorg saying 'ha ha, I knew you were going to say that'. There's definitely more evidence that he's engaged with his job and colleagues than not.

Having watched pretty much the whole stream, I don't get any feeling that Martial is being blase, or that he sees his work or the stream tedious, or his style shows lassitude, or he's suffering any kind of ennui or malaise. On the contrary, he's clear about what he does and doesn't know, and his explanations are marked by 'high rising terminals' (the fancy way to describe your voice rising at the end of a clause / sentence - a relatively new development in English communication helpful for showing inclusivity and openness to questions, a habit he almost certainly acquired unconsciously, and a sign that he's naturally a reasonably good communicator). I'm not saying that makes his utterances universally satisfying, but I don't agree that he shows any signs of being bored or not liking his job. I'm not saying it's the only, or even main, reason for the not-uncommon perception that Martial is bored, but there absolutely is a cultural stereotype in English-speaking communities that the French are a bit lackadaisical, until they're not and burning the world and cutting off their oppressors' heads. The first sentence in this post has 5 words connected to boredom or uncaring, all with French roots, and you may have heard of a 'gallic shrug'. Personally, I like Martial's style as I think I know exactly where I stand with him. I may not like where I stand with him sometimes 😅, but I'm glad he's on the team. Edit: and it's worth remembering that this is a very global, cross-cultural project. Frankly, that anything gets done at all is testament to Jorg's excellent project management #youmustbejokingwhatabouthebugs

Naturally 😅Spent over an hour chatting to a Norwegian guy in a bar in Japan many years ago assuming he was from Liverpool before he told me otherwise.

Your English is exceptionally good (and assessing / coaching English ability is kind of my thing!). I haven’t seen anything in your usage to suggest not native. What is your first language, if you don’t mind?

Disagree. Working in global business comms I’ve heard it said many times by native English speakers that French colleagues are unenthusiastic. Also Japanese, Scandinavian, Indian etc. etc. etc. Sure, it’s sometimes individually true, but the list of cultural expression that English speakers misjudge is long. Edit: and it’s endlessly irritating to hear people who can’t speak other languages criticize non-native speakers for not communicating in a style comfortable for them. (Of course, you may be right and he may not actually like his job, and you may speak other languages, but generally…..)