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~ Screenshots -- IPACS Aerofly FS2 ~
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Thanks HyFlyer. Went on a reconnaissance mission around Area 51 last night in search of the Easter Egg (am not going to spoil it for others by posting the shot) and afterwards departed that ultra-secretive area in an A320, flying for hour after hour while completely mesmerized by the incredible scenery flowing by across the *3 curved screens. Here's a capture from last evening, the shot being 5760 x 1080 before resizing it. Am flying at a magnification of 2x, giving a 67.5 degree of view across the 3 monitors. Seated at the center point at the end of the radius of the arc, am also physically positioned 67.5 degrees from between my eyes to the outsides of the aligned monitors. It's honestly the most amazing, immersive flight simming ever personally experienced. Am highly recommending this.
* 3 Samsung 32" CF397 curved monitors, 1980 x 1080 native @ 60 Hz, 1800R curvature, 35w max power draw each
Am seated 1.8 meters / almost 6 feet back from the screens @ magnification 2x with all views adjusted so, no pixels visible at this distance
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* 3 Samsung 32" CF397 curved monitors, 1980 x 1080 native @ 60 Hz, 1800R curvature, 35w max power draw each
Am seated 1.8 meters / almost 6 feet back from the screens @ magnification 2x with all views adjusted so, no pixels visible at this distance
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Seems to me that flying NYC and Chicago will be the truer tests after getting them installed. The GPU is strong, fans for it as well as for the CPU cooler don't even speed up while running AFS2. The full system runs pretty cool. AFS2 must be making fine use of multi-core processors as well as handing off part of the load to the GPU. The 3 monitors' combined total of pixels in native resolution, 5760 x 1080, is only 3/4 of the pixels of just one Ultra High Definition screen (my original plan). The system is easy on power comparatively, and somewhat "future-proofed" for higher-demand applications. A shortcoming of my system is that much larger storage drives were not chosen initially to house 64-bit flight sims, for it now seems to me that if one were to completely dress out the entire globe in AFS2 it might eventually take a 4, 5, maybe 6 Terrabyte drive? But if all done properly, oh what a sim! In many ways it already is.
southeastern Gobe Dessert shots
The sim's illusions are so immersive it's as if you can actually feel Sunlight moving across you as you bank. Really. And those reflections are top shelf stuff.
.The sim's illusions are so immersive it's as if you can actually feel Sunlight moving across you as you bank. Really. And those reflections are top shelf stuff.
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Am believing you, HyFlyer.
AFS2 balances out the workload mighty nicely throughout available cores. Some of my recent posting in the IPACS Forum follows (for others' information: Integrated Performance Analysis of Computer Systems, the brains and brawn behind Aerofly FS2)...
Am thinking that in the future, as more operational flight sim things get added to this software, that an optional 60 fps lock may be handy to have, even 30 fps as well. This is essentially what I'd tried to do initially by locking with G-sync using my 60 Hz monitors but AFS2 didn't like the setting on my system. As a consequence the stutters became quite pronounced, so 120 fps lock was re-selected and subsequently all was good. My rig, for reference: i7 8700, 1070 Ti, 16 Gb DDR4 3000, Samsung SSD"
Lear 23 on final in Arizona
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Am believing you, HyFlyer.
"A little follow-up on fps performance: Last evening heavier clouds were configured along with moderate winds and turbulance (very nice configurable turbulance effects), then flying the Lear 23 into the thick of them in an effort to bring AFS2 off of my present lock of 120 fps. It worked, the sim mostly performing between the 80s and 90s with occasional micro-brief readings of 70-something to over 100 fps at times. What was interesting to me is that when the sim fell below my 120 fps lock then there began to be ultra-rapid micro-stuttering.
Am thinking that in the future, as more operational flight sim things get added to this software, that an optional 60 fps lock may be handy to have, even 30 fps as well. This is essentially what I'd tried to do initially by locking with G-sync using my 60 Hz monitors but AFS2 didn't like the setting on my system. As a consequence the stutters became quite pronounced, so 120 fps lock was re-selected and subsequently all was good. My rig, for reference: i7 8700, 1070 Ti, 16 Gb DDR4 3000, Samsung SSD"
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Lear 23 on final in Arizona
The problem there is the current cloud implementation. The clouds are from a third party and are the cause of stutters. Ipacs is apparently not allowed to mess with them, and so will have to get rid of them entirely when they do their own weather engine.
Well, very minor, tiny cloud stuttering aside, will say that the clouds in AFS2 are the best ever personally flown in any flight sim. Flying into a cloud as well as exiting is a totally satisfying experience, the process smooth and consistent with reality. The clouds do not dodge out of the way as you get to the edge. The clouds do take a little "jump" in unison every so often, nothing drastic but noticeable.
The sole cloud graphics problem noticed so far was on final into KASE. The first cloud punched through was fine, though the second one revealed some darker things around the airport, like it is some scenery boundary that requires something to be able to display through clouds properly:
Oh yes, another screenshot is in order...
"Comin' into Los An-gel-ez - - - Bringin' in a couple of..."
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Downloaded and installed Northeastern USA. Wow, is it ever amazing! Set the sim for less visibility to match a cold NYC morning this time of year...
Across 3 monitors
and those window reflections move realistically, even the windshield wiper shadow is wonderful.
Awesome sim lighting
Aerofly FS2 are going places. Little by little, one goes far...
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Downloaded and installed Northeastern USA. Wow, is it ever amazing! Set the sim for less visibility to match a cold NYC morning this time of year...
Across 3 monitors
and those window reflections move realistically, even the windshield wiper shadow is wonderful.
Awesome sim lighting
Aerofly FS2 are going places. Little by little, one goes far...
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Pretty much their baby, it seems, though they appear happy to work with other companies, especially to make sure that speed of the program remains as uncompromised as possible by "rogue" code that might slow things down fps-wise.
I think X-plane has been the same with their universal gps, working to lessen the need for outside code that might tend to be slower than an alternative, "closer to the metal" solution from the developers themselves.
Thank you HyFlyer. Presently Aeofly FS 2 runs very well overall. It'll be interesting to see how the incredible performance holds up. Smooth is the keyword here regardless of fps. With most places flown so far that have decent scenery with my graphics set for "Ultra" terrain-wise (first 3 "Custom" selections) and on "High" for building, trees and such (last 3 "Custom" selections), AFS2 is giving me a solid 120 fps locked, though once getting to more complex scenery then it falls to as low as 65 to 75 fps. (example: LaGuardia in the B-90 with Northeastern USA installed averaging 65 fps so far, 75 fps after taking off). It seems sizzling good, and it is... but as ATC gets added plus things (hopefully) like weather, autogen, air traffic, more controls over aircraft systems, etc. then if we end up with, say, even 30 fps with everything on "sliders right" so to speak then I'll be truly amazed. We already badly need a 60 fps lock in AFS2 the way it is, the choices of "Unlocked, 240 fps, 120 fps, and V-Sync" are not enough. Would dearly love to have a 30 fps lock, as well.
Switzerland: Am seeing 70-80 fps range, same settings, though it frees back up to mostly 120 fps when flying over the Alps at higher altitudes...
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...plus the difference in all "Low" graphics settings to all "Ultra" graphics settings...
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graphics all set "Low" - 120 fps
graphics all set "Ultra" - 65 to 75 fps
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Aerofly really really likes powerful gpus, the faster, the better. Cpu's..... as I said previously, it doesn't care quite so much.
My 1080gtx at Aerofly ultra settings, stays pegged on my 2k monitors (non-overclocked) maximum 144fps in a 747 over New york. In other areas (over open desert terrain) I have seen 500+ fps.
My 1080gtx at Aerofly ultra settings, stays pegged on my 2k monitors (non-overclocked) maximum 144fps in a 747 over New york. In other areas (over open desert terrain) I have seen 500+ fps.
Now that is very interesting. Our CPUs are similarly performing, yet in many circumstances my EVGA GTX 1070Ti FTW2 has a better pixel fill rate than your GTX 1080 does. Would you think that my system has a configuration problem?
i7 8700, 1070Ti, 16 Gb 3000 Mhz SDRAM, Samsung SSD
Switzerland: Am seeing 70-80 fps range, same settings, though it frees back up to mostly 120 fps when flying over the Alps at higher altitudes....
...plus the difference in all "Low" graphics settings to all "Ultra" graphics settings...
graphics all set "Low" - 120 fps
graphics all set "Ultra" - 65 to 75 fps
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This could be a case where the relative CPU speeds are actually far enough apart to make a difference. On a hunch, I might suspect your cpu is bottlenecking your graphics card.
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Am doubting this, friend. My processor turbos to 4.6 Ghz, the same speed as your overclocked processor delivers.
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*edit*- Have just noticed that you've subsequently listed your GPU as being a 1080 Ti. On post #16 you say it's a "1080gtx".
A 1080 Ti will definitely way out-perform my 1070Ti. That is the likely difference, HyFyer, not the CPUs.
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