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In all this topic what intrigues me is that "14+ hour flight". Wow, how exhausted it is to be on a real-life 14 hours flight. Now imagine sitting on a chair for 14 hours looking at a computer monitor of a flight simulation. Yikes ! Needs a lot of courage. (or other reasons) I find it comical when I read people go "Oh we finally have a long haul airliner for those long haul flights." Honestly, I have never flown my PMDG 777 more than 2 hours. In fact, I can take my Cessna add-on and fly it for 20 hours +- no difference!. Anyway, the point is the pointless reason of such looooong hours looking at a computer monitor- useless.

Ok, so the smaller the number- the sharper (less blurred) the textures are. So, I gave it a try and I like the sharp textures with a smaller numbers. As FPS, it decreased a bit in very 'heavy' sceneries. All in all a smaller number works best for me.; locked frames at 30 and boom, best experience yet. (on FSX-DX-10)

"Soon to be released" ? That would be nice. I feel they have taken really, really long.

Ok, so longer than 14 hours? Like 15 hours , now? I'll test it so I can believe you. (I'm being sarcastic, of course) But, wow, I cannot imagine sitting on a computer (or having it on), for 14 hours straight. Geez

I was wondering, if FSL is still in business ? I haven't heard form them in recent times. The only product I've heard from them is the Concorde. Their A320 has literally taken for so much, for years. Or maybe, their Airbus is a lot more complex than a Boeing to develop?

Hey guys, Even after following this thread, I'm a bit confused and will ask just these questions to better understand this all... -- What is the point of decreasing the number on FTF? By lowering it, does it removes the blurriness and decrease FPS? -- Or, does it increase blurriness? -- Or, does it increase FPS and removes the blurred textures?

Wow, for a common joe as myself (and 99% of us), trying to educate a master (or expert) in sim development products, as "meaningless" would be very, un-wise. Yes, we can all make mistakes, but I would trust Matjhis more than any other person on every sim forum there is.

It's you computer. it's your paid software. All you're doing is placing it on a different "room." Will any of the software companies keep track of where the box is sitting? Not one... In fact, they could care less.. You already paid for it- It's yours. However, (here's where it matters), if you were building computers and using the exact same license for reselling and making business; then, I'm sure no developer will be happy. (just my $1.00) For Example: You've had a laptop with Windows XP or 7, and you decide you want to buy a better laptop, and you sell the current one to a friend (or anyone). Do you call Microsoft and ask for their permission? Nope!

Some folks are just way too 'innocent' . They shoot themselves in the foot before they need to- in fact there's no need to. Yes, business is business; however, when you come out publicly and say things like : " Ohhhhh, no , there will be no discount" "Uhh, I'll be happy to pay as much as needed." What these things do is simply give the business owner an idea of what could be "acceptable" for many, and if there's enough of the same, then the business goes with it cause they feel, most people will agree. Look at what Aerosoft what did their Airbus? It's an outstanding product- at a reasonable price. And on top, they have included other products at no charge... Should I go back to Mathis and say: "Hey Mathis, you need to charge more for this; it's not worth $50.00. This should easily be $130.00" Then, I would be just too "innocent" There is no doubt PMDG is one of the top 4 sim developers in our sim world, and many will say that they will pay any price for it. However, there are others who don't think that way... This brings us to diversity. When waiting for a product- anything (car, house, food, clothes, FSX sim a/c etc.etc), the best thing we can do is listen, watch, and wait. Don't shoot yourselves in the foot... No need to. I am sure if the developer is wise (which I have no doubt PMDG is), he will charge a reasonable price for his product. That's it! Wait ! There you go!. If the customer wants it, and is willing to pay 'anything' for it... then give it to him. (or sell it to him) He'll be happy. At that price, you'd have enough to bring along all Avsim members for a swim in the beach. And, if you decide you want to save a bit, let the older guys we go on your private jet, and the younger guys go on a UPS 777.

Good deal , Dave. I'm sure pilots will find this info very useful.

Resolved: That did, Dave. I disabled KSEA in Vector and it's all back to normal. Goodness I spent several hours last night trying to fix it. Thank you both, guys. Yes sir- that fixed it.. Thank you.

Hi Jordan, yes I do. I did a search for KSEA and it comes up with 7 different ones; they are all under the ORBX folder... - ORBX\FTX_Vector_V - ORBX\FTX\_NA\FTX_NA_P Hi Dave, Last night I did a complete install of PNW but that made no difference. Let me try to disable KSEA in the Vector config tool.

Guys, I have an issue with KSEA. I recently reinstalled FSX on my system; however, KSEA has some horrific raised terrain on the taxiways and runways... This is the only airport with this problem. So, I was wondering if FSX comes with a default KSEA? Can someone please check their scenery library and see if there's a default KSEA on the list, pls? I currently have latest versions of ORBX PNW (and Global Base), and Vector. Everything else is fine except the very airport itself. Terrain is raised so high that the runways are buried. Not sure what's causing this.

Thank you for your understanding, Vic I did not want to make the other guys upset. In fact, I was about to reinstall P3D tonight to make these guys happy. But with your words of wisdom, I won't. LoL But it's true, the idea is that we need to go with what's best for us. Honestly, I fell in love with P3D when I installed and tried, but as I began adding more and more stuff, it turned out, sadly, disappointing. I couldn't believe my eyes seeing an OOM every 2 minutes. And if I lower the settings too much to make it run, then the sim was just too vague. Now, I must say, this came with heavy airports and aircrafts... no AI. I'm hoping with the new system I'll complete next year, and other improvements, I'll manage it. One o f the biggest VAS usage I noticed was with HiRes mesh.. it added about 800Mb to VAS quickly. Anyway, I'm glad it's working well for you. Maybe a little hiccup leaving and entering Burbank, I guess? Hopefully it won't be too long that I'll be back to P3D.

That's true Hey Vic, I agree. IT certainly is a better sim. The thing with my case is I enjoy the "heavy add-ons: and some are not compatible, and others cause almost sudden OOM. In the near future I should complete building my new system. Perhaps that would help; along with developers making more addons compatible with P3D. And also if P3D makes a 64bit version, that would be wonderful, as well. In the mean time, I'll be flying within FSX-DX10.

I believe you all add some good points into this topic. As I have mentioned previously, P3D is better than FSX in several terms. However, at this time, it does not fulfills my interests. P3D is still a "WIP" simulator and I am sure it will only get better; especially if they come up with a 64Bit version. I'm sure most of us will eventually leave FSX, just as we did way back since 1998.I'm also in the process of building a new system. I've had a delay but hopefully will get back to it soon. In the mean time, let's enjoy what we have and hope LM will improve our hobby as much as we desire. And, of course, other developers will make their products compatible with what's coming up, as well. Peace be with you (and also with me) :Batting Eyelashes:

The system I currently have is more than capable to run P3D. However, there is a cap of 4Gb on VAS. My preference is top quality addo-ns and use the top quality settings (or close to). I can do it on FSX- not on P3D. Some folks are fine with low settings; others are not, then there comes the decision making.

I'm trying to understand your comments. What was predictable? That anyone would have problems with P3D? Or, that I would be the only one with problems on P3D? Or.......... ? On the topic "Why p3d?," I was making a genuine interrogation in order to understand the benefits of the new platform. The idea of getting a new sim is to have better experience than the previous one. Or else, what's the point of leaving the one you currently have. I don't believe I have ever blamed P3D for not being able to use third party add-ons . Yes I can use some third party addons; however, not all of them. None-the-less, that is not the reason for not staying with P3D. There are a number of reasons why I felt, I was not able to stay. It's very simple.. There are several factors that determined my reluctance to stay. And the biggest reason on my experience is the difficulty I encountered with VAS. The idea to move to another sim is to have a better experience in both graphics and performance - Not to lower my settings to FSX or DS9 standards. This is the same reason why we move from a lower quality add-on to higher quality one. NB: As I repeat, this is my experience, and does not necessarily means it will be for everyone. That's all... I will go with what works for me; not what someone else wants me to believe that works, cause it may or may not work for me. How do I know (How can someone know?) Trying it.. I did...it did not work for me!

I think those gentlemen are trying to hurt my feelings. haha Before they succeed in doing so, let me explain. No where did I say P3D is no good- Nope!. It is in fact a great sim. However, the add-ons I have and the settings I prefer, does not currently meet my expectations. And, in further defense, it could very well be my hardware causing troubles or it could be something behind the scenes eating up my VAS. We could spend long hours discussing this; however, I'm not new to this. I'm not an expert either; but, I do have my little share of experience. I am 100% positive P3D will get much better; thus, I fully support it. Much better hardware and software will also come along which will help us a lot. Currently, I seem not to be ready ready for P3D. (or P3D is not ready for me)

Hi Noel, I hear you. I'm glad you're having a good experience. I battled with this long enough as it was getting me very exhausted. Been especially busy at work. I tried a lot of stuff. And, honestly it works for me to a certain extent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Simply put: In the beginning it was all love and romance- like when one recently marries...everything is sweet and fun, and long weeks of none-stop exercise, etc,etc. LoL But then, started demanding more and more, and Sandy just gave up. ( I hope my wife doesn't read this) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The problem is I enjoy the large complex aircraft. I enjoy flying in bad weather and in high detailed sceneries. Under these circumstances it will black-out. And this is where it disappoints me. Of course wasn't maxing out all my settings; but if I reduce them too low then it's useless... If that were the case in my situation, I would be better off going to FS2002. But then again, detail and performance are one for me... and they must get along very well. But hey, I'll be back. I'm sure P3D will only get better.

You my friend, are correct. However, I wanted to try P3D. 98% of my flying are "tube-liners" Mostly Aerosoft A321, BlackBox A330, PMDG full line of aircrafts, etc. I tried the MJQ. It's, a nice aircraft; however, that horrible spot view (set and static) they built into it, made me uninstall it the following day and burned it until no ashes were left. Why, why in the world would they encode that external static view? It's like a Lamborghini with 30 inch wheels- kills it. (Wana have a car with huge wheels? Buy a mule and a cart- nice big wheels) LoL

Ladies and Gentlemen, I've come to the conclusion that for right now, P3D is not for me. I have just way too many FSX add-ons that won't work within P3D in an acceptable manner. And, as I kept adding more and more high-detailed aircraft and sceneries VAS filled in and killed it. Yes, the sim is nice due to a more 'immersive feel' created by the clouds, shadows, and over all environment. However, it comes with a high price- works great only with low-end add-ons. ( works ok with high-end add-ons and low settings) I am a huge fan of high-end add-ons, and full eye-candy... P3D won't let me do this, unfortunately. I end-up with an almost instant OOM. Despite having tried many recommendations, it just doesn't fit my need- high performance and high "eye-candy." I am sure P3D will get better and better. Hopefully a 64bit version comes out or some other major improvement. Until then, I'll stay with FSX-DX10. I am positive I'll be back; I will not hesitate upon seeing more positive factors. A big thank you to everyone who pitched in to help me... I cannot thank you enough. Merry Christmas... and a blessed new year ! Rick

I will install Scenery Configurator. What is the exact path to link it to? Is it to the Scenery CFG? I seem to have 2 scenery CFGs.

Rob, I'm not sure where you get the time to help with all these issue; but, it is greatly appreciated. Your input to the community is incalculable. Thank you, very, very much! (and to the other guys, as well) I will try these suggestions later today.