Flight Simulator remains the least refined title ever *complaint*

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06-13-2016, 01:15 PM

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I picked up a copy of Prepar3D V2 yesterday, basically I wanted to get back into flight sim again after giving it up for 2 years. I heard that it was more optimised than FSX was, took advantage of the latest GPUs, etc... Plus all my old DLC from FSX worked with Prepar3D as well, so I thought I may as well give it a go. So I downloaded a copy of Dubai Airport (not the most demanding scenery but it will still tax your system) as well as a basic add-on private jet (Carenado Phenom 100, I love it) Then came the exact opposite of what I expected. After turning the frame limiter to 60FPS, I was getting 14-20FPS during takeoff and similar results at default airports. Remember, this is at high settings with a 280X and i7. Honestly, I thought Arma 3 is unoptimised. It looks far better than Prepar3D too, depending on what scenery you use. It's off-putting as fuck, and obviously Lockheed Martin haven't got their act together. 14FPS. Same FPS as what I got in FSX. I hate it.

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imnotben
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06-26-2016, 05:24 PM

#2

@ AlwaysFSX would be furious if this were said.

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_UnicornMen_
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06-26-2016, 07:18 PM

#3

I really don’t have a way to put this into words. I’m completely stunned.

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gadi7
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07-04-2016, 03:32 PM

#4

It's possible you set it up incorrectly.

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4Makalii
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07-12-2016, 02:08 AM

#5

Hold off for the FSX Steam update. It will resolve a few issues there.

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BulaNNNN
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07-14-2016, 02:23 AM

#6

I certainly didn't, I just spent 15 minutes adjusting the settings.

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Henriquedc12
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07-14-2016, 03:34 AM

#7

Adjust to lower levels.

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1ncognito_
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07-14-2016, 04:37 AM

#8

I did lol

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MasMenno
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07-25-2016, 04:59 PM

#9

Have you considered using Google Earth Flight Simulator?

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natek2015
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07-26-2016, 08:30 AM

#10

these tools aren't built for high-performance setups like 280x's. sure, turning all NPCs on can cause issues. the game isn't optimized for maximum speed, which isn't a big deal compared to other titles. it's meant to feel realistic, not run on old Windows XP.