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[PhilTaylor]

If we can have an intelligent, rational discussion I will participate.

See http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor

[cyvr]

PhilTaylor, on Oct 3 2007, 12:12 AM, said:

If we can have an intelligent, rational discussion I will participate.

See http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor

Long read but thanks for explaining SP2 in depth. I'm happy that DX9 will get more updates because I haven't really switched over to Vista yet and I think I'll be flying FSX on WinXP a little longer with SP2 but the HDR does sound good. I guess a dual boot will let me enjoy both DX9 and 10.

Just one quick question, what do you mean by "3G"? Taken from your post "3G enabling FSX and Autogen memory use optimization". Will this increase FPS in regards to autogen?

Edited by cyvr, 03 October 2007 - 02:43 AM.

[PhilTaylor]

cyvr, on Oct 3 2007, 03:40 AM, said:

Just one quick question, what do you mean by "3G"? Taken from your post "3G enabling FSX and Autogen memory use optimization". Will this increase FPS in regards to autogen?

3G enabling has 2 parts:1)marking your OS boot, 2)having 3G aware applications.

Users have to mark their OS ( threads about this abound and can be found with a search )

Acceleration and SP2 are 3G aware now.

This expands the address space available and, hopefully, reduces out of memory errors.

[Captain-Amar]

Looks great! *blows dust of the Vista package*

[Mango]

Thanks Phil for your blog and post at FSW.  

Can't wait to throw in the first DX10 pics.




Let's all be silent for a minute and pray for good nVidia DX10 drivers...  

[flyhalf]

Interesting read.  Very good.  

FS9     FSX

*Thinks again about fully leaving FS9.....*
*Thinks again about fully leaving XP....*

[Mango]

Max, go get 64 bit Vista and 4 GB RAM. That's Aspirin for everything...  

[scotchegg]

Apologies if you covered it in your post but is SP2 the final update for FSX?

[PhilTaylor]

Scotchegg, on Oct 3 2007, 04:45 AM, said:

Apologies if you covered it in your post but is SP2 the final update for FSX?

That is the plan from the engine side, yes. We need to move on to Trains2 and FS11. Steam anyone?

[Captain-Amar]

PhilTaylor, on Oct 3 2007, 11:33 AM, said:

Scotchegg, on Oct 3 2007, 04:45 AM, said:

Apologies if you covered it in your post but is SP2 the final update for FSX?

That is the plan from the engine side, yes. We need to move on to Trains2 and FS11. Steam anyone?

Yes I am also waiting for MSTS 2   Will MSTS also have a kinda DX10 update? like HDR and shadows seeing its the same engine? or is to diffrent?

[Mango]

Well, i could imagine some Train Sim AI in FS11... No ?  

[scotchegg]

PhilTaylor, on Oct 3 2007, 04:33 AM, said:

Scotchegg, on Oct 3 2007, 04:45 AM, said:

Apologies if you covered it in your post but is SP2 the final update for FSX?

That is the plan from the engine side, yes. We need to move on to Trains2 and FS11. Steam anyone?

Thanks, will look forward to seeing the FSX screenshots section over the coming weeks.

[PhilTaylor]

Captain-Amar, on Oct 3 2007, 05:42 AM, said:

PhilTaylor, on Oct 3 2007, 11:33 AM, said:

Scotchegg, on Oct 3 2007, 04:45 AM, said:

Apologies if you covered it in your post but is SP2 the final update for FSX?

That is the plan from the engine side, yes. We need to move on to Trains2 and FS11. Steam anyone?

Yes I am also waiting for MSTS 2   Will MSTS also have a kinda DX10 update? like HDR and shadows seeing its the same engine? or is to diffrent?

Oh, Trains2 has already taken the integration from SP2 so they will have DX10 built-in.

[Granulf]

I have to say I'm really impressed with the enhanced water.

DX9


DX10

[PhilTaylor]

Granulf, on Oct 3 2007, 06:26 AM, said:

I have to say I'm really impressed with the enhanced water.

that doesnt even show off the whitecaps. turn the wind velocity up, and the waves and whitecaps build up.

[Cell]

Scotchegg, on Oct 3 2007, 11:04 AM, said:

PhilTaylor, on Oct 3 2007, 04:33 AM, said:

Scotchegg, on Oct 3 2007, 04:45 AM, said:

Apologies if you covered it in your post but is SP2 the final update for FSX?

That is the plan from the engine side, yes. We need to move on to Trains2 and FS11. Steam anyone?

Thanks, will look forward to seeing the FSX screenshots section over the coming weeks.

They'll be plenty of shots coming through as soon as we get the all clear for the NDA. Hopefully very soon

[kewlceo]

Thanks, Phil. Looking forward to the added performance and other enhancements!

[Heavy Metal]

I guess an upgrade is in my future, in the meantime I look forward to enjoying the DX9 enhancements, specifically the blurry fix.

Phil, I'm not disappointed with DX10, the water and HDR lighting look awesome, can't wait to see the other features in action.

[Metalex]

Hi Phil,

From your WebLog:

"And yes most add-ons should continue to work in the DX9 code path in Acceleration/SP2, as long as they don't depend on the old BGL compatibility path."

Can I take it from that statement that add-ons already released could potentially have problems functioning correctly in the DX10 code path, or am I misinterpreting or misunderstanding?  For example, would X Graphics or Flight Environment X function without issues when running with DX10?  If not, I take it they would have to be patched by the third-party developers.

To be honest, the answer will not be particularly relevant to me, as I don't own a DX10 card yet, but I know others have asked the question with regards to DX10 and the above mentioned add-ons.

Thanks

[Salsy1]

Phil,

Is there any fix for the 1 second white out screens that appear when you go to use the autopilot buttons or cockpit controls in 2D mode?  Thank you for posting on this board.