Hey guys,
thank you so much for the latest update, 1.3.0 ! The effects are really awesome. As some may have noticed, i am using FSX in DX10 mode with Steve's DX10 Scenery fixer.
As it is written on the PrecipitFX homepage, all effects need conversion with the fixer software to show up properly in DX10. In the past, the contrails then had a very huge impact on performance on some systems.
The new contrails are longer and do not decrease performance as much as the version before, but only if you leave it UNconverted. So as a result, there is some flickering and under certain viewing angles, the contrails of the right or left side are not visible. If you choose to convert them via unticking "Exclude particle effects" in the fixer software, the result will be very dense, white, somehow "glowy" contrails with a significant drop in frame rates. Is it just my system or can someone confirm my findings?
Apart from these findings under the very special conditions of FSX in DX10, the effects are a great gain for FSX!! Keep on going with your work!
Matthias