Who runs on DirectX 10?

[Henry]

it has been awhile since i used my desktopmachine if i recall,there was a reason i quitusing dx10
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[ThePlainsman]

Huge DX10 PReview Fan

DX10 preview mode only for me. Superior visuals, and the FPS gain on my PC is ENORMOUS!!! As much as 600%! The lowest gain is a doubling of my framerates in DX10 over DX9. I can turn the graphics, traffic, and density WAY UP in DX10. I fly small GA aircraft or helicopters, so I'm always 500 to 2,000 feet altitude. Ground scenery then is at premium for me. My A.I. Traffic programs, REX, GEX, ORBX and add-on planes are all DX10 compatible.

DX9 can't cut it at low altitude with the sliders all the way to the right. DX10 can. DX10 preview mode is amazingly superior.

 

[roger-wilco-66]

I see that DX10 flickering on run- and taxyways only on larger airports, those that have that yellow taxyway lines.
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Does anyone know what a developer can do to avoid these flickering textures? Or is this a certain configuration issue in the graphics driver, that could be avoided by setting a certain parameter (different mipmapping or AA setting)?

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Daube]

Does anyone know what a developer can do to avoid these flickering textures? Or is this a certain configuration issue in the graphics driver, that could be avoided by setting a certain parameter (different mipmapping or AA setting)?

Cheers,
Mark

The link to the solution was given by Kilo Delta in another topic:

Btw..there is a "fix" for the DX10 induced runway/taxiway flickers... http://forum.avsim.net/topic/267998-dx10-runwaytaxiway-flickering-fix/

Basically, you have to edit each airport with ADE to include a small portion of a certain type of taxiway.

 

[Meshman]

Basically, you have to edit each airport with ADE to include a small portion of a certain type of taxiway.

Not necessarily. But I would love it if someone who runs DX10 could grab a screenie or two or three of what the visual problem looks like. I'm on XP and don't have a 100% idea what's being discussed with the flickering, etc. And yes, I've followed the thread at Avsim.

I don't know if there is a cure for the problem yet, mainly because I haven't got fully unpacked from a move and am working through all that's involved with that. Once I can get settled down and get into some "pondering time" addressing the flicker issue will be on the list of things to ponder. :mixedsmi:

 

[ThePlainsman]

Not necessarily. But I would love it if someone who runs DX10 could grab a screenie or two or three of what the visual problem looks like. I'm on XP and don't have a 100% idea what's being discussed with the flickering, etc. And yes, I've followed the thread at Avsim.

I don't know if there is a cure for the problem yet, mainly because I haven't got fully unpacked from a move and am working through all that's involved with that. Once I can get settled down and get into some "pondering time" addressing the flicker issue will be on the list of things to ponder. :mixedsmi:

Hard to capture a flicker in a photo. It's literally a blinking or flashing which can be quicker than an eye blink. I've seen it occasionally, perhaps at 25% of the airport runways. It doesn't really amount to much. It's not that bad, and when it happens, I barely notice. So 75% of the airports THAT I FLY OUT OF there is no flickering. Maybe this is a problem for people who prefer to always fly out of the same airport (or two) and that one coincidentally has the flicker. But I don't have a favorite airport. I'm literally all over the world. Some runways I take off from don't even have asphalt or concrete, so definitely no flicker.

It's not a big deal unless, again, it happens at the one airport you always like to take off from and you like to sit on the runway admiring the scenery for an hour. And if it happens constantly, I suppose it could bug you a bit. Again, I see it only 1 out of 4 takeoffs (and maybe not that often), but I'm always taking off from different airports around the world. And once I take off, well...there is no flicker.