Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Discussion
El stovey said:
Anyone got the T45? There’s some great red arrows liveries for it.
https://www.flightsim.to/file/10180/red-arrows-rep...
Just Flight are bringing out an actual Hawk T1 soon.https://www.flightsim.to/file/10180/red-arrows-rep...
Their Piper Arrow looks awesome, but I would probably go with the T45 as I like India Foxt Echo stuff
surveyor said:
Narcisus said:
Interesting ... Just done a small hop from Netherthorpe to Doncaster. I noticed when I undocked the ATC window and moved it to another screen my FPS jumped from around 88 to around 117...
Hope you waved as you were landing!
Used to fly from Netherthorpe when I was a kid. Still pop over now and then to watch them flying.El stovey said:
Yeah I’m sticking to the mb339, it’s great to hoon around in, and waiting for the B787 from quality wings which I think is coming in the summer, as the standard one isn’t going to get much love in the upgrade package.
I have bought the microlight and the piper Seminole as I’ve got a lot of hours in that and it’s pretty decent.
I’d likely be tempted by some helicopters and maybe some other seaplanes though.
There’s actually a lot in the store that temps me but I’m trying to wait until they’re on offer as it seems to happen now and then.
Yeah pretty much all my flying is in helicopters so I can't wait for them. Fire up some proper English gloom and creep about underneath it. Lovely stuff!I have bought the microlight and the piper Seminole as I’ve got a lot of hours in that and it’s pretty decent.
I’d likely be tempted by some helicopters and maybe some other seaplanes though.
There’s actually a lot in the store that temps me but I’m trying to wait until they’re on offer as it seems to happen now and then.
kowalski655 said:
There's a freeware helicopter available now, not sure how well it flies
This one?https://flightsim.to/file/8970/airbus-h135-helicop...
In low level flight its quite good but very difficult to control in advanced mode. I've tried it in VR and the outside world is very juddery when up high, to the point of feeling sick for the rest of the day.
- yes I have got everything back to normal again, my next step is a 3080 if they ever come down in price.
I have fond memmories of Netherthorpe, it was the first time I got to sit in a light aircraft, probably 30 years ago I'll probably visit it should I ever be allowed to take up my PPL...
FS2020 on the other hand gives me equal parts pain and pleasure. I keep getting hit by the blank screen bug after going through startup, which necessitates a flight restart. Irritating but then goes away.
Even worse I keep getting hit hard by the low performance bug. No matter where I am, my gpu won't go above 70% utilisation, or any one cpu core above about 75% either. The result is I never see more than about 15fps, the worst being stuck at 7fps at O'Hare when the gpu wouldn't budge above 20%. Very hard to land anything.
On the plus side I see the same performance when I throw everything onto ultra, so I do have the game looking oh so pretty instead
I'll probably visit it should I ever be allowed to take up my PPL...FS2020 on the other hand gives me equal parts pain and pleasure. I keep getting hit by the blank screen bug after going through startup, which necessitates a flight restart. Irritating but then goes away.
Even worse I keep getting hit hard by the low performance bug. No matter where I am, my gpu won't go above 70% utilisation, or any one cpu core above about 75% either. The result is I never see more than about 15fps, the worst being stuck at 7fps at O'Hare when the gpu wouldn't budge above 20%. Very hard to land anything.
On the plus side I see the same performance when I throw everything onto ultra, so I do have the game looking oh so pretty instead
strudel said:
I have fond memmories of Netherthorpe, it was the first time I got to sit in a light aircraft, probably 30 years ago I'll probably visit it should I ever be allowed to take up my PPL...
FS2020 on the other hand gives me equal parts pain and pleasure. I keep getting hit by the blank screen bug after going through startup, which necessitates a flight restart. Irritating but then goes away.
Even worse I keep getting hit hard by the low performance bug. No matter where I am, my gpu won't go above 70% utilisation, or any one cpu core above about 75% either. The result is I never see more than about 15fps, the worst being stuck at 7fps at O'Hare when the gpu wouldn't budge above 20%. Very hard to land anything.
On the plus side I see the same performance when I throw everything onto ultra, so I do have the game looking oh so pretty instead
I had some great times at Netherthorpe and some memorable flights ! I'll probably visit it should I ever be allowed to take up my PPL...FS2020 on the other hand gives me equal parts pain and pleasure. I keep getting hit by the blank screen bug after going through startup, which necessitates a flight restart. Irritating but then goes away.
Even worse I keep getting hit hard by the low performance bug. No matter where I am, my gpu won't go above 70% utilisation, or any one cpu core above about 75% either. The result is I never see more than about 15fps, the worst being stuck at 7fps at O'Hare when the gpu wouldn't budge above 20%. Very hard to land anything.
On the plus side I see the same performance when I throw everything onto ultra, so I do have the game looking oh so pretty instead
Not really had much chance to fly yet but it's certainly improved from my last install. I'm just getting upto speed on stuff. This site seems excellent : https://flightsim.to/
Performance has been goodso far around Sheffield / Donny with 85fps but jumping to around 117 after I discovered moving the ATC and Checklist windows to the other screen.
Only flying the 152 though i'm feeling pretty positive now i've put the experience of the Alpha / Beta behind me
Edited by Narcisus on Monday 22 March 12:05
strudel said:
I have fond memmories of Netherthorpe, it was the first time I got to sit in a light aircraft, probably 30 years ago I'll probably visit it should I ever be allowed to take up my PPL...
FS2020 on the other hand gives me equal parts pain and pleasure. I keep getting hit by the blank screen bug after going through startup, which necessitates a flight restart. Irritating but then goes away.
Even worse I keep getting hit hard by the low performance bug. No matter where I am, my gpu won't go above 70% utilisation, or any one cpu core above about 75% either. The result is I never see more than about 15fps, the worst being stuck at 7fps at O'Hare when the gpu wouldn't budge above 20%. Very hard to land anything.
On the plus side I see the same performance when I throw everything onto ultra, so I do have the game looking oh so pretty instead
You are not the only one - plenty of threads around with people having the same issue on all manner of hardware. Couple of suggestions are to turn off the AI air traffic and to reduce the terrain textures. I'll probably visit it should I ever be allowed to take up my PPL...FS2020 on the other hand gives me equal parts pain and pleasure. I keep getting hit by the blank screen bug after going through startup, which necessitates a flight restart. Irritating but then goes away.
Even worse I keep getting hit hard by the low performance bug. No matter where I am, my gpu won't go above 70% utilisation, or any one cpu core above about 75% either. The result is I never see more than about 15fps, the worst being stuck at 7fps at O'Hare when the gpu wouldn't budge above 20%. Very hard to land anything.
On the plus side I see the same performance when I throw everything onto ultra, so I do have the game looking oh so pretty instead
Einion Yrth said:
kowalski655 said:
At least in the MSFS Dundee you arent at risk of getting mugged by a toothless junkie chav speaking incomprehensible gibberish!
Its not that realistic...YET!
It's Dundee. Those chappies are neds.Its not that realistic...YET!
It’s not obvious from 1,000ft downwind in the circuit anyway.
gaseous clay said:
I did my flying scholarship at Dundee. I won't hear a word said against it. (OK, maybe 1 or 2)!
Dundee was home to the flying scholarship for many. For £6 you can relive that endless summer of flying.Such a shame that finished, it was an amazing scheme. I meet so no any people that benefited from it. In my day we went to biggin hill first for selection then you got just under the ppl free and had to pay for the last few hours I think.
Narcisus said:
Performance has been goodso far around Sheffield / Donny with 85fps but jumping to around 117 after I discovered moving the ATC and Checklist windows to the other screen.
My ATC / Checklist always start open on the second monitor, and I leave them open. Turns out if I close them, my on the ground FPS went from 13 to 29! In the air is a lot smoother now as well. So that's my fps fixed, I just probably need to take it off Ultra to gain some more strudel said:
Narcisus said:
Performance has been goodso far around Sheffield / Donny with 85fps but jumping to around 117 after I discovered moving the ATC and Checklist windows to the other screen.
My ATC / Checklist always start open on the second monitor, and I leave them open. Turns out if I close them, my on the ground FPS went from 13 to 29! In the air is a lot smoother now as well. So that's my fps fixed, I just probably need to take it off Ultra to gain some more El stovey said:
gaseous clay said:
I did my flying scholarship at Dundee. I won't hear a word said against it. (OK, maybe 1 or 2)!
Dundee was home to the flying scholarship for many. For £6 you can relive that endless summer of flying.Such a shame that finished, it was an amazing scheme. I meet so no any people that benefited from it. In my day we went to biggin hill first for selection then you got just under the ppl free and had to pay for the last few hours I think.
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