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I am really warming to v10 and beginning to compile a list of what I will need to move from fs9.I have tried xpushback latest version but it crashes v10 on startup.How does pushback work without an external plugin? I have tried searching the manual but nothing shows up.Any help appreciatedTed

Hi,I have the BK117 and when I try to fly it in the Xplane 10 Demo I get an error message stating the the airfoil.acf needs to be updatedHas anyone else seen this problem?

I don't know how to explain it but here goes: does anyone have a blending sky issue with xp10? Basically the sky will blend on to the menus and if i open a menu and close it will still be there but if i pan the camera and the clouds hit the menu it starts to disappear. If anyone can tell me how to take a screenshot with xp10 i happily provide one. Thanks in advance.

I've owned Xplane for awhile now and never gave it more than a passing install and then delete, but after seeing the above mentioned bird I'm seriously thinking about buying my first Xplane payware addon. Anybody here have it? Impressions?

Just fired up my XP9 and never noticed that my favorite Airports have no buildings KORF/KEWR). Is this the normal and will XPX follow the same suit?

and the plane will still respond to autopilot demands! Giving you extra time without having to restart the sim.It gave me a good chance to get some first impressions flying the 747 around.I love the cumulus clouds, but they're very heavy on frame rates.I've not been to Seattle, ever. But the scene taking off from Boeing Field, seeing the motorway viaducts, the railway sidings and how all the roads intersect each other was something I've not seen in a flight sim. It's pretty amazing.Frame rates at the default setting were smooth. But once the roads and building settings were set to "Tons", it was still flyable, but looking around the VC took its toll.High altitude flyi…

Night Lighting - XP10 has the best night lighting I've seen period. The night lighting hits the suspension of disbelief almost dead on and simply makes the lighting in FSX (and probably Flight) look amateurish by comparison. I'd say that night in XP10 can be down right breath taking.Day Lighting - Overall world illumination is a bit too dark and dull. Shadows do add a bit of dynamic and Laminar has nailed the sky / water reflections vs the ridiculous radioactive glowing water in FSX. The right mix of land and water can make for photo-realistic screenshots.Clouds - Worse than the default FSX clouds but XP clouds are no steroids and morph before your eyes. The clouds l…

Having been reading alot of the comments on here regarding the FPS of X-plane 10, I stopped my download half way through.A few hours later I thought I'd give it a chance with my own eyes and re-fired up the torrent ... and to be honest I wasn't dissapointed.Sure things need tweaking - especially in the lighter hours where there is more slow down, but at night this thing was as slick as oil on my machine (4.0ghz I7 / Nvidia 570)The flying sensation of the 747 was so much better than I expected. The ATC voices are also massive leap over FSX imoAll I can say is that this has shown me that this is potentially is going to be a fantastic platform for simming.The glaring starry…

Hi!This project looks good candidate to replace my age-old FS2004 setup.My biggest issue is of AI. I really like to take it with me - or at least have an ability to build it to the scale I'm used to.I have 1000+ Ai flight plans and adjoining paints and planes to support it. Is there any way to convert whole lot to X-Plane?

When I initially started up the demo the view started in the clouds around Seattle and came down to finally settle into the cockpit of the 747. Now it starts up on the ground. Does anyone know how to get that cloud startup like the initial demo startup back again?

Am just getting set up with the demo and so far, I can't get Track IR to recognize it. It runs fine with XP9 and FSX. Is this a known problem? Or just something on my system? Or am I missing something obvious (wouldn't be the first time)?Thanks in advance for any light you can shed.Best,Alan

Core 2 duo E6850 3.0 GHz. Win XP 4MB RAM; GTX460 video card with latest drivers (like 2.85 or something)Am getting a decent low 20s or so FPS with sorta-medium settings, but I get a God-awful, pause (maybe lasting 1 sec) every 15-30 seconds. It's one of those pauses where if you're panning around the the VC and you get the pause, the screen jumps to the new position once the pause ends.It's not something I can live with.Any ideas? James

Just my thoughts...If XPlane is going to compete with FSX, it needs in my opinion--a. A total rework of the interface and menu system. Simple user configuration 'presets' should be available, with the advanced settings left intact.b. A menu to choose the aircraft like FSX where you don't drill down/up through directories.c. The installer should create a desktop shortcut to the executable. Just the little touches... and this could be a serious contender.

Just posted an update of first AI observations and FLYING with them. What an experience!http://xplane10.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/xplane-10-ai-traffic-and-formation-flying/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TxTa20hytM

I am sorry to say that the visibility in this game is appalling. Here is the proof - http://youtu.be/6i8VMre2AiELooks like the problem with volumetric fog has not been resolved.

Anyone?

As the demo has been released, I think it would be good to have a topic where people can provide information that might help the optimization process along, as well as to give insight into possible hardware upgrades for community member looking to possibly purchase new hardware. I don't know if people will use this, but perhaps we community members can provide the following: System Specs: CPU, Graphics Card, Memory, etc. Simulator Settings Performance: Frame Rates, etc.

Is it me, or cloud shadows on the ground are acting weird. They are ok in level flight, but when I do a barrel roll clouds shadows are moving on the terrain. When I go back to the level flight they move back to their position. Same thing with moving my head with TrackIR, but it's less noticeable.Does anybody has this issue too?

Especially when you have to wait 5 for the program to even load.. I know that time isn't counted, it doesn't start (i have assumed) till you click OK acknowledging there is a time limit.. But as i have heard in other posts, its true that you can spend 5 minutes simply taxiing.. Control tweaking, calibrating, and then checking in the sim can take a lot of time as well.. I would assume/hope that when you are in menu's you aren't subtracting from your time limit, but messing around in the sim confirming your controls have been adjusted properly can take several minutes..OH WAIT, now you have to restart, your time limit has expired..We are not asking for unlimited, or several…

Below is a link for new screenshots of XP10.http://www.flickr.com/photos/35548943@N06/6386264991/in/set-72157628100526121/lightbox/

Hi,Just now fiddling with the rendering options and have a question or two. Coming from FSX I am a little confused about video card settings vs the in-game rendering options. The number of objects etc is understood, but the relationship between options such as HDR, AA and Aniso, and what do do with the graphic card settings via the Nvidia control panel or NvidiaInspector, I do not have a clue. So far on my i7 2600k OC 4.7 and a GTX 570, I am not really smiling too much. I am hoping that the lack of smoothness is cockpit error. There seems to be considerable detail in the sim for vehicles, roads, traffic signs, burger joints, ducks crossing the roads etc., and I am guessin…

Go to the X-plane website.. I hope i can sleep tonight.. :-)

One of my biggest peeves with XP9.

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