Flight Simulator

[VXR]

As mentioned in the Horizon 5 General thread, I get my Series X tomorrow, and I'm wondering what sort of photo options are available for console?

Is it a free camera that you can compose with and does it actually have a dedicated mode?

 

[Pearl Jam]

New update is fantastic,pre caching set to Ultra and no more pop in..took a flight from JFK to Manhattan and the city was clearly visible sat on the runway

 

[Pearl Jam]

All settings now on a mix of high and ultra and it’s buttery smooth and looking stunning, London is still not as good as other major cities like NY or Tokyo when it comes to photogrammetry but it’s smooth flying whereas before it was basically a slide show..it’s been acknowledged that it’s not up to par and it will be redone properly although not sure when, but hey..got the whole world to explore anyway

 

[Nielsen]

As mentioned in the Horizon 5 General thread, I get my Series X tomorrow, and I'm wondering what sort of photo options are available for console?

Is it a free camera that you can compose with and does it actually have a dedicated mode?

This article explains it better than what could be summarized in a post:

Flight Simulator camera views and 'photo mode' explained: How to go to third-person and use Active Pause

How to change to a third-person camera in Flight Simulator, and discover Flight Simulator 'photo mode' with Active Pause.

www.eurogamer.net

 

[SDSmurf]

Played Assetto Corsa Competizione last week and no Flight Sim, so maybe the ****** work week I've had is punishment hahaha?

So I've given myself leave for the rest of rhe week and will use that time to play a bit of FS. Well, after replacing the flat tyre I picked up on the weekend. Joy.

 

[John Wells]

Is only on Xbox?

 

[SDSmurf]

The updates? I think for both platforms.

 

[VXR]

This article explains it better than what could be summarized in a post:

Flight Simulator camera views and 'photo mode' explained: How to go to third-person and use Active Pause

How to change to a third-person camera in Flight Simulator, and discover Flight Simulator 'photo mode' with Active Pause.

www.eurogamer.net

Very handy. Thank you.

 

[SDSmurf]

So Copenhagen is lovely.... The game seems to be smoother. But weirdly, I seem to be flying 'faster' and the game sound seems louder.

 

[VXR]

The first thing I did was leave Exeter Airport and fly over my work place in the sticks. The AI did a superb job of rendering the building, although where I park is engulfed with trees.

 

[Gas12]

Just took the plunge with this finally on my PC, I was worried about 24 hour download.
Took 2.3 hours.
So far so good.... did a bit of training.
Had set it on non data streaming at first, did the Rio flight and was blown away...
So turned on the data streaming thing.... did the bora bora flight....

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Simply utterly stunning piece of witchcraft. I can't quite beleive what i am seeing to be honest.
Sorry to hijack a console thread....but i needed to share it.

I am only on medium preset locked to 30fps for gods sakes!

My plans tomorow once the wife takes to kids to London is to take a flight around my old stomping grounds, where i was born. Leicester!!
The little airport there is next to a kart track and its only present in the game isn't it!
From there i'll head to Donington Park and Mallory Park...

I am in love...

 

[Nielsen]

Has anyone on Xbox been able to tell any benefit in changing the rolling cache size? I actually think the game seems to perform best when left at the default 8 GB rolling cache.

Yesterday I tried increasing it to 100 GB, but afterwards the game started to feel sluggish. Then I deleted the cache file entirely and restored the default 8 GB cache. After a system reboot the game was smooth again. It seems weird but that’s what I noticed.

Sorry to hijack a console thread....but i needed to share it.

I’m quite sure this is thread is for both PC and Xbox players.

 

[daan]

The thread had an Xbox tag for some reason, but I've removed it.

 

[SDSmurf]

Has anyone on Xbox been able to tell any benefit in changing the rolling cache size? I actually think the game seems to perform best when left at the default 8 GB rolling cache.

Yesterday I tried increasing it to 100 GB, but afterwards the game started to feel sluggish. Then I deleted the cache file entirely and restored the default 8 GB cache. After a system reboot the game was smooth again. It seems weird but that’s what I noticed.

Will give it a try...

Copenhagen city areas seemed great, but the countryside was doing this last night...

 

[Pearl Jam]

If you have a fast internet connection then there really is no need to use rolling cache, unless you only fly in the same area over and over again which is ok for some but kinda defeats the purpose of having the entire planet to explore.
Having said that though I do fly ALOT around the Mach Loop in VR 😁

 

[imported_rik19]

 

[SDSmurf]

So now my flights (4 in a row) end in a collision with nothing there. I'm 1500ft above the ground over Dublin and boom, "You collided with an object. Do you want to restart"..

Also, when I went to settings, data it says something like "your Xbox settings won't allow you to play multiplayer."

Annoyed, I deleted the game and doing the long slog download.

 

[Pearl Jam]

Ahh the MB-339, one of my favourite aircraft in the Sim.

 

[imported_rik19]

Yeah it`s not bad, can`t believe I paid 20 quid for one plane..ha imagine if gt did that for cars....

 

[r_outsider]

So now my flights (4 in a row) end in a collision with nothing there. I'm 1500ft above the ground over Dublin and boom, "You collided with an object. Do you want to restart"..

Also, when I went to settings, data it says something like "your Xbox settings won't allow you to play multiplayer."

Annoyed, I deleted the game and doing the long slog download.

That would be bloody annoying....

 

[Pearl Jam]

It not real flight blah blah, the systems are all messed up and ATC has never worked, catching glide slopes is hit and miss and I want my real Sim that Microsoft promise….. of course it’s as real as it gets

 

[35mm]

Did the obligatory flight(s) over NY today.

I wonder if there's any other place or date which will gather this much people flying at the same time. Incredible.

 

[Nielsen]

Yeah it`s not bad, can`t believe I paid 20 quid for one plane..ha imagine if gt did that for cars....

Look closely and you can see Yellowstone erupting in the background. Some cloud formations in this game come a little too close to resembling volcanic ash.

 

[VXR]

With the mechanics set to easy and the flight model resembling GTAV, I've turned off the HUD and now I'm just gracefully soaring above South Devon and my hometown in awe of the technology.

Sad to see the lighthouse on Plymouth Hoe has been replaced with a small cottage by AI, though.

 

[SDSmurf]

Am I missing something or do you have to stay on the Contents screen while downloading the world updates etc?

If I go to xbox dash, it seems to stop. If I try watch YouTube on xbox while it's downloading, it stops.

Bloody stupid download system if true, or bloody stupid me if I'm missing something obvious.

Tried flying around Johannesburg and about 1/3rd of the city is 2D drawings on the ground, buildings not rendering.

I know it's Africa but the highways are not made of dirt hahaha

Getting mighty frustrated.

 

[Nielsen]

Tried flying around Johannesburg and about 1/3rd of the city is 2D drawings on the ground, buildings not rendering.

I have brought this up repeatedly. It happens in many cities.

 

[SDSmurf]

It didn't in this location, before this update.

 

[toastet]

Yeah also in other cities. Normal houses are fine in most cases but everything a bit more complex is really crappy. Same for Lighthouses, TV-Towers, Churches, etc. But I hope they keep improving it since it is a long term project, also the algorythm creating procedual buildings will improve over time.

 

[Gas12]

Not touched one of my driving sims all weekend.
Done so much, but also so little.
Just within 100 miles each way of my house is a game in itself...madness.
First shot is Asfordby in Melton Mowbray (bros area)
Rest are Stainmore in Cumbria, mum and dads old cottage is nestled in one of the pics...

 

[GTvsForza]

How hard is this game for controller? I recently got an S and am thinking about getting this just for fun. Can you have simple settings so you don't have to click all those buttons in the cockpit?