Posts by KP164

I have found it. Thank you for help.

I have found this page, but there is only patch for main.mcf file in Windows file structure. I am MAC user and I can not find location of this file. Even system searching utility can not find it.

Hi. Could you tell me where is main.mcf file located? Is it inside Aerofly FS 2 application package, or in other place?

Hi. I am using mobile version of FS2019 and have question about using of autopilot (not copilot). In some planes like Cessna, Boeings or Baron, there is cockpit button alowing to turn autopilot on or off. But if I am correct in some other planes there is not such clickable button. In F-15 and F-18 I can simply turn on some of autopilot modes, like heading, altitude or attitude hold, but how can I turn it off to controll the plane manualny. In PC or Mac versions I can assign joystick or keyboard key to that function, but how to do that in mobile version. In Aermacchi I can not even turn autopilot on and have to fly all the route manually or use a copilot, what is totally unrealistic. So what am I doing wrong? Thank you in advance.

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I really like the app; but I have similar experience on an iMac Pro (8 core, 32GB, Vega 56).

Lots of crashes, video tearing (even when FPS is a solid 60), stuttering, etc.

Video drivers for Mac are provided by Apple - if the OS is up to date (mine is) then so is the video driver.

I found setting the graphics to 75% or less and ‘High’ quality (or lower) helps stability; but it sill dies quite often.

When it crashes send the report to Apple, hopefully these crash reports will be analysed by the developers and fixes will eventually appear (fingers crossed).

I’ve been a software developer for a very long time and worked on Mac apps in the past. If you want assistance with more in depth testing or capturing log files (if the app supports it) let me know.

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I have the same problem as desribet above with my iMac 2017 with internal rx 555 and external rx 580 GPU. Terrible tearing while constant 60 fps is in my opinion esespecially strange.

Thank you for replay. I have attached my tm.log file. After trying any possible graphic settings I have found that the problem that I described is not dependent on details level, screen resolution, pixel density. In every situation I have stable 60 fps. It is the same value as my screen refresh rate and so strong tearing is very strange for me.

I know, but if I am not wrong GPU drivers are part of MacOs (they are not installed separately) so all users of current version of OS Mojave with RX 580 should have the same experiences. If despite this this is a problem exclusively related to my computer, what can be a reason?

Hi. I have updated yesterday FS2 from Mac Appstore to the latest version, but problems with graphics, that I have noticed earlier are still present. Simulation often freezes and there is terrible stuttering (with constant 60 fps!), making the game completely unplayable. So maybe it is not related with my AMD GPU graphic card? So in this case what can be a reason? I have got 2017 Retina 21,5 inch iMac.

It looks strange in my opinion. In older Open Glide version of the sim overall performance was much worse. I was able to play only with details level set to low and 50% of pixel density. Even then i have had only about 55-57 fps (over populated areas 45-55). There was visible stuttering and permanent fps drops, but tearing was not present. Now fps are constant high, the same as refresh rate of the screen, so tearing should not appear, but it is very heavy. I have not noticed it in other applications using Metal.

In my case fps shown by counter varies constantly from about 59.50 to 60.15. Those values are independent from my graphic settings (from lowest to highest possible). Can those small variations of fps cause so visible stuttering?

command and F1 combination shows fps. In my case game is very smooth with constant fps but tearing is horrible. Maybe it is matter of the screen? Do you have RETINA display?

The same in my case. Stutter present in earlier version completelly disapeared and I have constant 60 fps on my iMac with 100% pixel density and high detail level. But after update heavy and very visible tearing appeared during looking around or maneuvering the plane. It is present both with internal ATI 560 and external ATI 580 GPU. Maybe someone noticed similar problem?

Hi.

I have just updated MAC version of the sim. Performance is excellent. Even on high settings I have 60 fps and the game is very smooth, but I have noticed very visible tearing, especially during maneuvering or looking around. It is present regardless of graphics setting and screen resolution, there is no option to turn on or off V-sync now too. How can I prevent this?

I have got iMac 2017 with 8 GB RAM, 3 GHz Intel Core i5, internal GPU Radeon 555 (2 GB) and external GPU Radeon 580 (8 GB).

Thank you in advance.

Hi.

Are maybe plans to release r22 along with current version of tye sim for Mac too?

Thank you for answer.

I know that there are not very powerfull cards, but strange think is that stuttering appears only when using external GPU and does not depend on my screen resolution or graphic settings. No mather if I am using the lowest or the highest possible graphic settings. Most of time I have very smooth 60 FPS, but every few seconds game freezes regularly for short time. Problem is present on FS 1 too, which dose not use even all of GPU power (basing on GPU monitoring utillity). Strange is that this problem does not appear when I am using internal RX 555 which is weaker than 580.

Hi.

I have noticed problem with FS 2, on my iMac when I am using external GPU (Blackmagic with Radeon RX 580) connected by thunderbolt 3. I have constant 60 FPS with Vsync, but every few seconds game freezes for about 1 second (no mather if I am flying over heavilly populated area or not). The same problem appears in FS 1, but other games, 3D applications or GPU benchmarks works correctly. When I am using internal RX 555 this problem does not appear but this card is a bit too weak for flying over some more populated areas. Have maybe anyone noticed similar problem.

Thank you for information.

Hi.

I am using current MAC version of FS 2. If I set graphic settings to medium or high, FPS drops when I am flying over big cities. When I lower settings to low, which lowers density of buildings, performance is perfect, but cockpit textures in some planes are too low and I am unable to read most of texts in cockpit. So I would like to ask, if it is possible to manually edit some config files to increase only resolution of textures without changing overall graphic settings (for example buildings density)?

Hi.

I would like to ask, if is Mac version of FS2 compatible witch eGPU (for example Blackmagic)? In the graphics settings menu of the game there in not ability to select graphic card (if there is more than one installed), so will the sim recognize eGPU automatically or will be using only internal GPU?

FS 2 is undoubtedly the best flight simulator for me, best matching my vision of this type of games. There are many things, that I like in FS 2 but here I would like to mention very clear, transparent and easy to use flight planning tool. I can simply create my flight route by two clicks without using printed maps of each region, charts, rulers or some external applications. I can easily locate navigation beacons with their frequencies too.