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Just for clarification, 3.2.1 did remove the ability to use both the lua script and SkyMaxx Pro together? Also I wonder what is in the aforementioned roadmap to cater for those who see this as a good combination if such functionality has in fact been removed? I have not read the X-Aviation fora because other than difficulties getting resets for downloads I've never had problems with X-Aviation, they are my provider of choice for XP products, offering what are simply the best products out there.

Another help is more cores/threads. I went from the four core i5 to a 6 core 12 thread i7 which dramatically reduced loading times with photoscenery etc. I used to have to wait 15 minutes too, down to about three now. No SSD here, too much scenery.

Tony, any chance you'd have a link to the version of W2xp earlier than 0.99? I couldn't get 0.99 to work. Currently using 0.74.

I'd like to see Laminar take the same approach to autogen as you did in your GBPro Tony, do you think it would or could work for them?

Personally I would think upgrading the card and RAM would be enough for the moment.

The XP aircraft market has really improved and gotten some life into it which is great to see. Will br buying this one as their previous have been excellent, some of my favorite birds.

Excellent, looking forward to this one!

Yes Elaine you are basically correct. Ortho is hard enough to install but I have the process down now. I installed it for two guys over teamviewer last night so if you need any help with it that's no problem. I find the effect is excellent, especially with rivers and coastlines. I used W2XP 0.74 for the OSM (couldn't get 0.99 to work), Tony is right the data is sparse but still the effect is excellent overall. I also use trees and farms (AlpilotX) which adds to the overall effect even if I wish I could get rid of the farms bit. To me it creates as close to the perfect VFR environment as can be had and it's more than close enough for me tbh, I can't speak highly enough of it.

Elaine, I seem to remember you being Irish, have you started on, or are you interested in Irish photoscenery? I got Ortho4XP working and it;s producing wonderful scenery for Ireland. I had it all done with G2xpl but Ortho is better.

As a European, it's hard not to think that America has seriously lost its way which is worrying for the world.

I'm quite happy with the updates, ever moving in the right direction. These guys are doing something that REX evidently could not and there is nothing else that even comes close to what they are doing in my opinion.

I don't think X-Plane needs saving, it's been running along for quite a while now under its own steam. I'm sure though that you are right about it drawing a lot of simmers of a certain demographic who might now be willing to venture farther than the Microsoft/Lockheed castle which can only help the cause. Quite how many will be tempted will be interesting to see.

Nice, cheers! :wink:

I followed much the same process, FSX to XP, some years back. I have bought all the versions of P3d as they came out more out of curiosity than anything else to find it was essentially still FSX. So whereas I've checked out the competition I've found nothing to compare. When I discovered I could make free photoscenery with autogen atop it there was never any chance of even having the two sims maintained together as many like to do, there was only one head and shoulders above the rest. Welcome to XP, you're gonna love it.

Have you used GPU-Z to check how much VRAM is actually being used? The indication you get from XP is just the size of loaded textures and should not be relied upon. I find you have to adjust things until your usage is below what's on your card or you get stutters. Worth a shot, worked for me though it looks from your screenie like it's unlikely to be the problem tbh. You really should reduce your cloud puffs to 10% though.

Thanks Tony. You did fantastic work but I completely understand. Without your work my sim wouldn't be half as good as it is. Thanks again!

Is the project dead? Please say it's not so! I can't get anything on the website or github. What I'm really looking for is the UK, is it no longer accessible? Edit: Oops, just saw the link to the latest. Where are the world models now, github gives a 404

I'm really impressed with this. Does what it says on the tin and does it well. I'd like to be able to add region specific aircraft models, CSL format for instance or Fruitstand aircraft. Does anyone know if this can be done?

I'm really happy with the combination, 3.3.1 and connector. Dramatic improvements have been made and the overall effect is exactly as one would wish it to be.

I would have expected it to complete a lot faster than that and unless anyone else has a reason to say different I would advise you to simply restart the process. I have known it to hang before.

Excellent! Good to see major names making the move.

For someone who is into modding, perhaps X-Plane 10 might be a better fit. The tools to build what you want come with the sim and there is a very active community, you can create your aircraft of choice in Planemaker. Also you can generate your own photoreal scenery for your area provided Bing or Google have good imagery in your area. Just a thought you might want to look into.

It's probably safe to say night flying in XP is hard to beat. For rural flying though there is always the option of G2xpl to create your own photographic scenery with W2xp for autogen if your area is covered. I just love to see what exists in real life as I fly over an area in the day. It takes a lot of disk space and needs ZL 18 and texture res at the highest setting but I have a comfortable 30fps that way with very nice settings. Finding the sweetspot took a while but I must admit I couldn't fly anything else. All the money I sunk into the others seemed to be worth it to get to the point where I can't bear to use them. I got the most recent P3d and did one or two flights just to confirm my personal bias.

Grim indeed. :p0128:

Is that a step backwards or am I entirely misinterpreting it?