NZFF

Gidday,

When I get back to NZ I will have a new machine and will have upgraded from my beloved FS9 setup to FSX - and I will certainly get VLC.

Just wondering if VLC has a FPS impact compared to the default FSX scenery?

Is there a "typical rule of thumb" suggest how many FPS slower FSX will run compared to FS9? I get 50-60 FPS in FS9 with very high settings and addons. Is there a way I can predict how many FPS I wil get in FSX?

Cheers,
Scotty

No FPS impact on my pc.

ScottyB wrote:

QUOTE (ScottyB @ Jul 26 2011,6:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just wondering if VLC has a FPS impact compared to the default FSX scenery?

Can't say I noticed any change when I installed it on my machine so with the frame rates you are getting and your settings I would be surprised if you noticed anything either.

You won't get any frame hits at all with VLC , most strive for a reasonable PC and most have it , it adding the extra,s but then simply use the slider within FSX to adjust and temper your Flightsim .

Roads and rivers - VLC = Same good fps. Default FSX - VLC = Much better fps. For some weid reason, default NZ is very barron, yet very slow

The answer is....it depends: See here- http://www.vectorlandclass.co.nz/index.php...7&Itemid=41

Overall, framerates shouldn't be negatively affected but because the default landclass is so bad, comparing an area pre VLC with post VLC could see a drop. This is because, for example, the default data may display the horrible 'desert' texture with sparse autogen and frame rates will be good but in real life (and VLC) the area may be covered in bush with dense autogen placement and therefore lower frame rates.

I find setting your FPS limiter to around 30 gives the best balance between fluid frames and ability to stream the data off the hard drive

My frames are generally very good but can take a hit with the native bush autogen in areas where this is dominant but then I do have autogen turned up to extremely dense. I have a powerful machine (clocked 980X) but I've been running this slower in the summer because of higher ambient temps and find VLC is ideal scenery under these conditions. Overclocking with fast memory matching the processor speed really does make a difference with high levels of autogen but VLC is generally very forgiving here because there are few areas with excessive amounts of autogen.

Since changing to FPS limiter and running ingame at unlimited, I find whatever I've chosen in the limiter is invariably right there when I hit shift-Z.