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Wow I might have to pick this up. Been using a free one off fs.to but now I've flown in/out of there 3 times since last year while on vacation over in Ireland/Scotland and might need to start simming there more. Also from that link, i had no idea there was a Gin bar and we missed it 😞 lol

I haven't tested the 300/310 (I forget, whichever was the free one) in a while, but I did test their new 320 out the other day and yeah it's bad as well. I'm on a 5950X with 4090 and with native 4000 series frame gen on, settings averaging high with a few medium and a few ultras, and FPS capped at 90 in the Nvidia control panel. I loaded up ORBX KSMF which is a fairly easy airport to run. In the FBW, Fenix, and PMDG 737 all are locked at 90fps cold & dark and also when powered up. The Ini A320 puts that setup in the mid-upper 60's before I even turn the batteries on both external and internal cockpit views. That means without frame gen I went from probably around 55-60 (what I would get in those other aircraft) to around the low 30's. I try to stay above 46 at all times to keep my LG Gsync compatible monitor in Gsync range. edit: also I tried with and without the free PC enhancement with the cabin and texture improvements and there was zero difference. It's badly CPU optimized for sure. Similar to the other free one. Maybe it has to do with it not actually running a wasm compile on first load like other 3rd party aircraft you install from external sources. This was a theory about the other free one at the time as well with its performance issues. At least with that it was a different enough aircraft that I put up with it to try it. With the FBW and Fenix available to us on PC there's just no reason to use it.

I'm skipping it for now. Performance reminds me of the A310 when they released it. Even without the marketplace enhancement to add the cabin and 4K textures I took a massive FPS hit. I normally run capped to 90 FPS in Nvidia control panel with 3440x1440 native resolution and at 115% in game render scale with TAA (NOT DLSS AA) and native 4000 series frame gen on. At an airport where the FBW, Fenix, and PMDG can ALL run at that when fully powered up etc, the Ini was down in the low 60's and even before turning on the batteries it was at like 68. Now of course that's still usable there, but it makes me wonder what's going to happen when I get to a demanding area of the sim. Anything that drops me below 46fps kicks my Gsync compatible monitor out of Gsync and it becomes instantly noticeable and distracting once you're used to Gsync.

My update went fine about 4 hours ago. Just re-launched the sim to go check out the new A320 and it's just sitting at "checking for updates" after the splash screen logo/videos. Guessing the servers are just getting hammered or something again.

Just a tip for the issue I mentioned a few pages back about a number of us with VKB devices having issues binding a PTT key to them. One user in the support thread for it in BATC's Discord figured out it was working after they flashed the latest VKB firmware release from September. I tried it as well on my Gladiator NXT's and it worked. Someone with a Gunfighter base also just reported the latest firmware fixed the issue. So if you're trying to use this with a VKB controller and PTT binding isn't working because it's not recognizing the buttons correctly, check if you need a firmware update.

never had any problems like that with my VKB's. Most of my controllers actually do go through a powered hub, but there's no switches for each port.

Just a heads up for anyone hoping to use VKB controllers to keybind a push to talk key to. Currently anything from VKB is bugged and doesn't work with the keybinding. Whatever button you try to use gets recognized simply as "hat switch/up" and doesn't work. There's currently a support thread going on their Discord for it.

Same, it's instantly noticeable when my LG drops below 46fps and pops out of Gsync/Freesync range. Rarely happens except maybe the end of a flight in a dense area like KLAX or EGLL now though. Also, two pages here and I think only one person mentioned their resolution. You can not have a conversation about FPS without mentioning what resolution you're running at.

nevermind, user error

After looking closer I realized that the factory cable actually has a longer tip, the housing still sits outside the unit. So I've decided to just go with an extension cable and use the factory one with it. I did find a couple long tip (9 & 12mm) cables on Amazon but they had mixed reviews about breaking or not working with data in some cases even though they support data transfer. Instead picking up a Monoprice male to female USB 3.0 extension. I know micro USB doesn't even support USB 3 speeds but I'm already using 3 of these same extensions in my rig for a couple years now and they've worked flawlessly. Bonus is I'll leave the factory cable connected unless I need to store the MiniFCU and reduce wear on the connector in the unit.

Has anyone found a good cable with a slim micro usb connector to use with the MiniFCU? The included cable fits well but of course is comically short in length. I bought a 3ft cable off Amazon which mostly works but I realized I can easly wiggle it and lose connection because the plastic around the connector is much chunkier and won't slide into the metal housing and I'd like to get a cable that just works instead of trying to shave down the one I bought.

The kickstarter just started shipping, I'm sure they'll have a storefront once that's done

Not till they finish shipping to all of us Kickstarter backers which from their last update sounds like mid-January. They're currently projecting to ship about 700 units a week and they're barely up to 2000 at this point if I read and remembered the updates correctly.

All of the 54x.xx drivers have been getting slammed with negative feedback in Nvidia's official feedback threads for them. 537.xx series is supposed to be the last "decent" one. Not sure I'd touch the 54x.xx ones unless it meant I couldn't play a new title at all.

Also don't forget it's only freeware if you already have Premium Deluxe since it uses the Asobo 787-10 as a base. If you don't have Premium Deluxe with access to the 787-10 from Asobo, you won't be able to run the 787-9 or the Kuro 787-8 mod.