December 21, 201510 yr With my testing of this new graphics setting for V3.1, and adding LM's information regarding this setting ... it can be VERY demanding on the GPU. It's look VERY nice when used and some existing aircraft and/or supporting surfaces do indeed make use of it (most aircraft glass windows will make use of it, PMDG, Majestic, etc.) but runways (with rain) and other uses are dotted around ... some 3PDs will make use of it "as is" and I'm sure other's will start to incorporate in their future updates. I'm currently running Dynamic Reflections = Low, suggest folks experiment, but if you see a big FPS drop or stutters, you might want to adjust this setting first. By default it is turned OFF. The setting is very GPU intensive so how this setting will impact your FPS will depend on the GPU you use ... you've been warning. Cheers, Rob.
December 21, 201510 yr This makes me think that if anywhere in your aircraft or scenery you have two mirrored surfaces facing each other, whatever you do don't get in between them and look into the mirrors. It's almost too much to handle in real life!!! So yeah, thanks for the warning! Disclaimer: [email protected] on Asus Maximus X Formula, G.Skill TridentZ RGB 4x8GB 4266/17 XMP, EVGA 2080 ti Kingpin (8400/2160Mhz), Samsung 960 EVO 250GB PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD , 28TB HDD total - 4TB+ photoscenery, Romex Software PrimoCache RAM and SSD cache (must have!), 3x1080p 30" monitors, Samsung Odyssey VR HMD, Pimax 4k & BE HMDs, Samsung Gear VR '17, Homdio v1, Cardboard, custom loop 2x 360x64ML Rads, Thermaltake View 71, VRM watercool, Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut CPU (naked die), Fujipoly / ModRight Ultra Extreme System Builder Thermal Pad on MB VRM. 8x Corsair ML120 (slight positive pressure). 🙂
December 21, 201510 yr Hi Rob, thanks for the tip, hope its not another case like FSX Bloom, its great its there but cant use it. could you please state what GPU you are using for this test Also CPU clock speed much appreciated cheers
December 21, 201510 yr With my testing of this new graphics setting for V3.1, and adding LM's information regarding this setting ... it can be VERY demanding on the GPU. It's look VERY nice when used and some existing aircraft and/or supporting surfaces do indeed make use of it (most aircraft glass windows will make use of it, PMDG, Majestic, etc.) but runways (with rain) and other uses are dotted around ... some 3PDs will make use of it "as is" and I'm sure other's will start to incorporate in their future updates. I'm currently running Dynamic Reflections = Low, suggest folks experiment, but if you see a big FPS drop or stutters, you might want to adjust this setting first. By default it is turned OFF. The setting is very GPU intensive so how this setting will impact your FPS will depend on the GPU you use ... you've been warning. Cheers, Rob. Did a quick test with the A36 60th ann'v , went from low to high, no problems with the 980TI, fps set at 30, actual frames 30/30.1 very steady. very smooth. No Addons yet. bob
December 21, 201510 yr With my testing of this new graphics setting for V3.1, and adding LM's information regarding this setting ... it can be VERY demanding on the GPU. It's look VERY nice when used and some existing aircraft and/or supporting surfaces do indeed make use of it (most aircraft glass windows will make use of it, PMDG, Majestic, etc.) but runways (with rain) and other uses are dotted around ... some 3PDs will make use of it "as is" and I'm sure other's will start to incorporate in their future updates. I'm currently running Dynamic Reflections = Low, suggest folks experiment, but if you see a big FPS drop or stutters, you might want to adjust this setting first. By default it is turned OFF. The setting is very GPU intensive so how this setting will impact your FPS will depend on the GPU you use ... you've been warning. Cheers, Rob. Where is this setting you speak of ? thanks Rob Rich Sennett
December 21, 201510 yr Commercial Member but runways (with rain) and other uses are dotted around Rob, Have not installed 3.1 yet. Do you know if REX4 runway textures take advantage of this feature? Thanks REX AccuSeason Developer REX Simulations
December 21, 201510 yr Did a quick test with the A36 60th ann'v , went from low to high, no problems with the 980TI, fps set at 30, actual frames 30/30.1 very steady. very smooth. No Addons yet. bob Anyone know where this feature is - thanks Rich Sennett
December 21, 201510 yr Anyone know where this feature is - thanks Lighting tab in P3D's settings. Best regards, Fritz ESSONO
December 21, 201510 yr Lighting tab in P3D's settings. Thanks I know that but its the same old same old tick boxes nothing new there - what am I missing ? This is what I see Wow just looked at about and it says I am still on 3.0 - thats crazy as I installed 3.1 off to install it again yikes Rich Sennett
December 21, 201510 yr Thanks I know that but its the same old same old tick boxes nothing new there - what am I missing ? Sounds like you're missing 3.1 and still on 3.0. Have not installed 3.1 yet. Do you know if REX4 runway textures take advantage of this feature? Sorry I don't know, perhaps the REX folks can chime in? I use REX 4 for clouds and sky textures. Did a quick test with the A36 60th ann'v , went from low to high, no problems with the 980TI, fps set at 30, actual frames 30/30.1 very steady. very smooth. 980Ti is a strong GPU ... it'll really depends on location and how liberal the 3PDs was with materials (runways, aircraft, building windows, etc. etc.) and other graphics settings being used. Like I said, expect to see newer 3PD releases to incorporate ... technically just about all surfaces can have some degree of dynamic reflection ... lets hope 3PDs don't make ALL surfaces that way Cheers, Rob.
December 22, 201510 yr Sounds like you're missing 3.1 and still on 3.0. Sorry I don't know, perhaps the REX folks can chime in? I use REX 4 for clouds and sky textures. 980Ti is a strong GPU ... it'll really depends on location and how liberal the 3PDs was with materials (runways, aircraft, building windows, etc. etc.) and other graphics settings being used. Like I said, expect to see newer 3PD releases to incorporate ... technically just about all surfaces can have some degree of dynamic reflection ... lets hope 3PDs don't make ALL surfaces that way Cheers, Rob. Yes Rob as you can see its not installing the latest version any help as to why would be appreciated - I installed the latest update but its not updating to the latest version - this is very strange As you can see I did install it Looks to me that there is no way to get new version without a fresh install as I have tried twice now still does not update - something is not adding up here Rich Sennett
December 22, 201510 yr Yes Rob as you can see its not installing the latest version any help as to why would be appreciated - I installed the latest update but its not updating to the latest version - this is very strange You did the wrong way. You were not suposed install over V3, instead you should have uninstalled V3 client and after that installed V3.1 client. 9800X3D@H150i // Msi RTX 5090 Trio OC // 64GB DDR5 6000mhz CL30 // 2TB + 1TB Nvme Dell 27" 2127DGF - 1440p - Gsync - 165hz Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick Airbus // TCA Quadrant Airbus // TFRP T.Flight Rudder Pedals // Logitech Flight Multi Panel
December 22, 201510 yr Looks to me that there is no way to get new version without a fresh install as I have tried twice now still does not update - something is not adding up here You need to reinstall the proper way, the way suggested in the previous thread doesn't add the feature.
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