DreamAero

Hi, I have FSX Steam Edition as a single sim setup. I dont have any ORBX Scenery except one (Friday Harbor) which is currently downloading from steam. Not yet installed Regards Dreamaero

Hi everyone, By AI Traffic problem I mean to say, there is some LOD (Level of Detail) problem I think. Take for example, I selected Ultralite Trike aircraft and the airport I selected was Dubai (OMDB) default airport, I was standing on runway 30 L and when I saw the gates in Virtual Cockpit view I could not see a single aircraft till I went near them but I switched to external views I could clearly see them even while I was on the Runway. It seems to be a LOD problem I guess, my LOD settings sliders are on extreme right. I did not suffer from this problem while using FSX boxed version. Anyways I will do some more research on this and revert back its too early to say what must be causing this problem. I have however enabled the "preview DX10" and disabled aircraft casts shadows on itself option. I encountered 2 other problems but have fixed them, they were reduced AI Traffic at the airport even though my AI Traffic slider was at 100%. But I will be installing World Of AI traffics soon so this is not a problem. 2nd problem was the flickering and disappearing of taxiway and runway markings at airports. but I managed to fix this issue as well by downloading a small patch called "FSX DX10 shaders". Apart from the above problems I am very much happy with the performance of FSX Steam edition. Still there is more to come as Active Sky Next and Rex 4 Texture Direct will be installed soon as they are currently on steam downloads. :-) Regards Dreamaero

Hi, Merry Christmas to everyone. :smile: I would like to thank all of you for all the help and advice you have provided me for installing FSX Steam. I successfully installed FSX Steam on my system and I am quite satisfied by the performance. It installed like a breeze and automatically installed all the simconnects and the legacy installers. I have not yet installed all the addons that I bought today from steam, I will install them one by one and check with FSX performance, I have kept the Scenery settings to extreme right with Billinear filter and Anti aliasing disabled I have also kept the level of detail slider to large (Extreme right) and checked marked DX10 Preview. But I have encountered a small problem I cannot see the Ai traffics parked at the gates till I go near them, the same happens with jetways. This is the case when I switch to VIrtual Cockpit. But when I switch to external view I can see the ai traffics and jetways even when I am far away from them. This never happened in the FSX boxed. Has this happened to anyone of you. I need help on this. Also should I use Scenery Config Editor with FSX Steam. Is it compatible with Steam. I am asking this because I used it with the boxed edition so I want to know if there is a need for this with FSX Steam as well. Merry Christmas to all of you and Thank You once again Happy Flying, Dreamaero :smile:

Hi all, Thanks for the reply Bill :smile: I will install all the addons in a phased manner. Regards Dreamaero

Piper Aztec panel images can be found here... http://www.airdailyx.net/fsnewsbreaker/2015/9/7/aeroplane-heaven-piper-aztec-update I have not yet bought the Aztec, I am planning to buy soon. Dreamaero

Hi all, I too believe that a single sim setup will be more beneficial. I came across this wonderful pdf which gives an insight into the detailed installation process of FSX Steam as a single sim setup or dual sim setup. It also outlines what consequences may arise of having dual sim on the machine. The pdf too recommends a single sim setup. I have gone through it and have understood that a single sim setup would be more convenient in the short and long term. You can find the pdf here: http://fsrijnmond.airworld.nl/FSX%20Steam%20se/How%20To%20Install%20FSX-Steam%20Edition.pdf The future lies in steam and many developers might discontinue their addon development for FSX Gold. In a day or two I will start the fsx steam installation process on my system. I will revert back soon. One small query, This is the first time I will be using fsx steam, so how many frames per second can I expect on steam, will I have to tweak it or is it already enhanced. Will it be able to handle addons like, FS2Crew RAAS Professional, A2A Accu Feel, Active Sky Next, Rex 4 Texture Direct, PMDG 737 Ngx (Steam Compatible) Concorde X (When it becomes steam compatible in the future) My system is: Intel Core i7 4790 @ 3.60 Ghz 16 GB RAM Nvidia Geforce GT 610 2 GB Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit Regards Dreamaero

Hi Mark, Currently my FSX boxed is installed on the F: Drive which is exclusively reserved for FSX. Its 195 GB in size. What I plan to do is, shift the boxed version to my H: drive which is 650 GB, yes...its too big :smile: , but FSX boxed wont be alone here, it will be sharing this drive with all my other games as I intend to only use it for Concorde X, I wont be installing any other addons to it. On the G drive (195GB) I will install my FSX Steam... but I have read on the steam forum that FSX Steam Edition requires continues internet connection to play. Is this the requirement for free flight as well. I think it must for multiplayer sessions am I right. I posted a message to Flightsim labs about the Concorde X steam release, they are busy with the A320X and Concorde X is currently under beta testing :-) Regards Dreamaero :smile:

Hi :smile: Thanks for the prompt reply Mark and Andy, The Pmdg 737 Ngx and Concorde X are the only addons I have for the FSX Gold Edition. Apart from them I use ai traffic packages from World of AI. I will use FSX Gold only for flying the Concorde X while my Pmdg 737 Ngx will be using FSX Steam. I read about the dual install on the steam forum and came across this thread, please have a look at this link: https://steamcommunity.com/app/314160/discussions/0/530646080866011815/ A small query, does World of AI work on FSX Steam?. Regards Dreamaero :smile:

Hi friends, :smile: I have FSX Gold and FSX Steam but I have only the Gold installed on my PC. I have PMDG 737 Ngx and Concorde X I want to migrate to FSX Steam as I have various addons lined up for the steam. Concorde X is still not steam compatible so I am a bit hesitant to move to steam without it. And since I have spent most of my time with the Gold I just dont feel like closing my association with the Gold Edition. So I have planned to retain my FSX Gold as my secondary Simulator and Steam as my Primary Simulator. This way I will keep Concorde X on Gold and rest of my addons except Concorde X on Steam. So my query is: 1) Can FSX Gold and FSX Steam be installed on the same system?. 2) I wish to keep FSX Gold on a separate drive with all my other games installed and steam will be on a separate drive which will be exclusively reserved for steam. Currently FSX Gold is on a separate drive reserved for it. 3) If the above 2 questions are "yes", which Sim should I install first, FSX Gold or FSX Steam as I fear steam should not overwrite config files meant for FSX Gold. Sorry for writing so long.. :smile: I need your guidance Regards Dreamaero

Hi Philipp, Thanks for the reply and sorry for replying so late. I read the review of both the products and found them to be very interesting. They are absolutely a must have. :-) Regards Dreamaero

Hi friends, I was planning to buy REX 4 texture direct for my fsx steam but after I saw Active Sky Next also available on steam, I have decided to buy both. But there is a confusion, I would like to know what they individually do? Are both of them weather simulations that enhance the weather in fsx. REX I think is related to textures and clouds, this is why I am very confused between both. Apart from the PMDG 737Ngx and Concorde X (will soon become steam compatible) I do not own any addons, these will be by first weather addons. I will be migrating to steam edition once the Concorde X becomes steam compatible hence I am purchasing these addons in advance. Will active sky Next work fine on my PC, my PC specs are as follows: Intel Core i7 4790 @3.6Ghz GPU : Nvidia GT610 2GB RAM: 16GB OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits FSX Steam Addons: Pmdg 737 ngx and Concorde X On FSX Gold I get 30 fps with Pmdg 737ngx and Concorde X after a minor tweak, before that it was 25 fps. What fps can I expect on steam with ASN and all above mentioned addons. Another query is, Will ASN work with REX 4 Texture Direct. FS2Crew RAAS Professional, A2A Accu Feel and FSX HD Trees are next on my purchase list so I want to know if ASN can work along side these addons as well :-) Happy Flying :-) Dreamaero

Hi Kyle, Thanks for the additional information on Accu Feel. I was planning Accu Feel because I want some sound enhancements on my 737Ngx like that of Tire Screeching, etc. I dont want to change the flight dynamics as I am very happy with the default FSX Flight dynamics. Is there any option in the NGX where I can get the sound of the Tire screeching on landing. Also I want to add some flight announcements to my NGX so I can make my NGX experience as realistic as possible. How can I achieve this if this is possible for NGX. Take care :-) Regards Zahed Bangdiwalla

My NGX sound problem has been resolved. I installed the 2010 Runtimes and selected my sound device (Realtec HD Audio) in the FSX sound settings and the sound was back :-) Happy Flying and sorry for the late reply. :-) Zahed Bangdiwalla (DreamAero)

Hi Kyle and Michael, Thanks for the reply, I agree reformatting is truly a waste of time but I keep format as a last resort when all other options to restore my PC fail. :-) 4 Months ago my PC suffered a "Bootbcd" error no idea what it is but some troubleshooting helped me overcome the problem. Otherwise the danger of format was looming high. Since then my PC performance has decreased. One of my HDD has developed bad sectors as well. However my FSX and NGX is running as smooth as cake :-) Just love flying this bird. Planning to buy FS2Crew RAAS Professional and A2A Accu Feel specially for NGX once I migrate to steam :-) Happy Flying Zahed Bangdiwalla :-)

Hi friends, Due to work commitment I was not able to access my FSX PC for a very long time. I did not yet download the 737ngx steam installer service pack 1D as I am waiting for my other bird (Concorde X) to become steam compatible. I plan to completely migrate to FSX Steam and set aside the box version. So I will install both the birds into steam and then start afresh once the Concorde X becomes steam compatible. I have a question relating 737 NGX . My Query for NGX is: After I install the 737 NGX installer service pack 1D will it permanently remain associated with my steam account like other steam games do or will I have to keep on reinstalling it every time I format my PC or so?. I own the boxed version of the NGX. Happy Flying, :-) Zahed Bangdiwalla