Posts by psionmark

  • congratulations!!!

    Quote from Slapped

    2. A map in VR - even if it's just on a disembodied floating window

    +500 for this. Nothing breaks the VR immersion more than having to remove the headset to refer to a map on an external device, or having to use the HUD to try and get some vague idea of where I am and where I want to go.

  • Missing high res textures

    Yep, totally get that's absolutely fine for those who want to do it. I was after a good out-of-the-box experience, and I'm not getting one, hence my disappointment.


    Also depends on the type of flying we're doing - I'm doing low and slow in helo's so every imperfection pops out at me. I'd notice it less having a blast along in a fast yet.

  • Missing high res textures

    Thanks for those Martin - I think I've established the problem from Tom's post above, but thanks for the additional comparison. I must've got spoilt from "other sims" but these don't seem hi-res to me. And if we need to provide our own textures, then I really don't think this is for me any more. I'll keep tinkering - I can't help myself, but I'm pretty disappointed so far.

  • Missing high res textures

    Thanks for that, TomSimMuc. I'm seeing the same as your first two, so, as I suspected, what they consider hi-res is very different to what I consider hi-res. In my mind, that second shot (which is what I see), is VERY low-res. Honestly, if I'd know that was the quality of the "hi res" textures, I likely wouldn't have bothered. If we need to use our own textures, what's the point?


    But thanks for the clarification. I can now at least stop looking into why I don't have them lol ;(

  • Missing high res textures

    Quote from MartinM

    Strange Machloop looks gorgeous to me

    Hi Martin - I think there's a disconnect between what I'm expecting and what I'm seeting. Would you be able to take a screenshot over an easy-to-find area showing a fair amount of ground texture so I can compare with what I'm seeing?

  • Missing high res textures

    Quote from Jet-Pack (IPACS)
    Thread
    Aerofly FS 4 - Changes compared to Aerofly FS 2
    For existing Aerofly FS 2 customers we would like to summarize what has changed in the new Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator and what new features there are in the new sim.

    System Requirements

    Aerofly FS 4 uses relatively new graphics features which may not be available on older hardware.
    • Quad-Core CPU
    • 8GB or more RAM
    • Graphics card with 4GB+ RAM, Vulkan support and OpenGL 4.0 (or higher)
    If you previously used high or ultra graphics quality you now need to bump that down a notch or even two. We…
    Jet-Pack (IPACS)

    As mentioned in Scenery & Cultivation, Greece and Turkey are not included yet. We haven't forgotten about it, it' just not done at the moment

    Jan - how do I get the UK which should be included? I’ve downloaded all DLC.

  • Missing high res textures

    Quote from jr6000dk

    Yeah and IPACS missed Greece, no airports in there - Greece is a part of EU, looks like they forgot ?

    Yes, it’s certainly a shame for all the areas missed. However, one of the main reasons I went for the new version was because it was stated the UK had high res textures and I currently don’t have them, so would like to know how to get what I’ve paid for.

  • Missing high res textures

    Quote from Kaneka1976

    I remember reading somewhere that Ipacs currently have access to hi rez photos for England and swiss only. Maybe they will release à hi rez pack for Europe later.

    To fly near Paris France I use the photos of the afs2 dlc Île de France. It kind of work in afs4. The cultivation is a bit messed up but the developpers told me they will probably update it for afs4 soon

    Okay, thanks, but London should be high, though and looks as low as Paris.

  • Missing high res textures

    I've got the main sim and all DLC installed according to Steam, but Paris is ultra-low res on the ground textures:



    And also London. I noticed here that they seemed to be fairly high res at the start of the flight and got progessively worse. 16Gb RX 6900 XT card.


  • Map in VR

    Quote from Kaneka1976

    I will try this with jpeg VFR maps of the area I Fly in.

    Thread
    VRK - a virtual reality enabled kneeboard with touch and ink support and it works flawlessly with Aerofly FS2
    Hi guys,

    I found a super cool tool, which is called VRK (stands for Virtual kneeboard) and I wanted to share the information with you.

    With this program you can use your own PDF's or JPEG'S for Checklists or Navigational Charts or you combine it with a pen tablet (like I did) and you can make notes directly on the virtual kneeboard during flight in VR.

    The software ist free (but you can give the author a little donation for it and I would suggest it, because it is really worth it). I tested VRK…
    Chiefkoch

    Its no "GPS like" moving map but it seems it's like having a paper kneeboard in VR wich is fine by me (I like dead reckoning)

    Thanks for posting. I'm aware of some of the workarounds from FS2 days. I'm just beyond disappointed they've not bothered to implement it by default.


    I know it's a small team but in some respects that makes it worse, as they need to use those resources optimally. How do the meetings go? Something like "Well, this feature has been requested so many times, we should really take a look at it", with a reply of "Nah, let's add this feature literally nobody has requested, ever, and makes it feel more like a game than a sim - that'll should make the customer happy".


    I know it's only a small thing, but it's the small things that makes me feel like even the dev team don't want to be taken seriously, never mind their product.


    I'll still use it for quick 5 min flights when I don't have time for anything else, but it's hard to look at it as anything much more than a novetly play thing if they insist on ommitting oft-requested features whilst at the same time adding seemingly worthless "functionality".

  • Map in VR

    Noooooooooooooooooooooo! ;(


    This just makes me sad. People have been asking for stuff like this for literally years. I don't recall anyone asking for missions, career mode etc. I'm a dev by profession so I know all the problems and issues that go with that, but developing stuff people don't request whilst ignoring stuff people consistently ask for really isn't good form.


    I love this sim, but they do make it hard to keep at it sometimes.

  • Map in VR

    I'm hoping I've just not found the button yet. Please don't tell me there's still no map in VR :(


    First impressions in VR are very favourable, though - a big improvement performance wise over FS2 for me.