X plane 10 clouds simulator#

(My town has many roads, but very few cars.) Sounds:ĪTC in X-plane 11 make work more realistically than in it did in previous versions of X-plane but I wouldn’t know because I haven’t tried it yet. For me this for cosmetic and a realistic stand-point. I would also like to be able to control the number of cars on the road separate from the number of buildings. And if fire and balloons still exist within the game (haven’t seen them yet in X-plane 11) a disable option for those too. For example I would like to be able to disable birds, deer and boats. While completely enjoy and welcome to new easier to navigate and appealing layout of the UI, I still find myself wishing I could control certain settings. Build/improve airports with World Editor (WED) Note for new users: Some default airports in X-plane 11 will not include buildings but updated airports which include buildings, hangers and terminals are being added to X-plane via updates. If you like tweaking, modding and using addons you will love X-plane 11 because adding custom content is a breeze in X-plane11. The trains/traffic have even been updated in X-plane 11 too! Addons and Tweaking With a decent graphics card (the more memory the better) visual settings and lights will look great in your sim. As mentioned before, HDR lighting makes street lights, runways, and aircraft lighting look real. Days (and nights) are more realistic than ever in X-plane 11 with the new haze (particle system?) that has been added to the atmosphere. Overall the default textures for terrain, buildings, road-networks, airports etc. At these settings within the Demo Area I was able to get around 22-23 fps, clear day and even better FPS at night. ) My system is quite old but even with my older processor and the GTX 750 ti 4gb I was able to hover around 30fps when flying in my hometown (KEKA, KACV)*. (Settings for my machine are 4x anti-aliasing, HDR High, Shadows on, Scenery Options Medium -Low, Reflections off. I have been pleasantly surprised by the improvement in frame-rates in X-plane 11 over X-plane 10. (As expected payware aircraft tend to be more realistic both visually and audio-wise) Clouds:Ĭlouds appear to be softer and whiter in X-plane 11 but my FPS did take at least a 10 point frame rate drop when flying in heavier fog/cloud layers. I have found aircraft audio mostly depends on the aircraft you fly and the original quality whether payware or free. Audio for default X-plane 11 aircraft is generally acceptable. Aside from ATC audio, general environment and aircraft sounds are quite realistic and pleasing. (Need a good graphics card for this at least 4 gb of ram) Sound: At night, HDR lighting adds more realistic vibrant lights on cars, buildings, aircraft and runways.

The sun is more dynamic and bright, with better rendered shadows as one would expect on a bright sunny day. I have been using X-plane 10 global the past few years and after first running the X-Plane 11 Demo, I immediately noticed a vast daylight improvement over the previous version of the sim. The lighting in X-plane 11 is amazing and in my opinion, more realistic than ever. I personally enjoy the new layout and views for displaying aircraft, airports, weather and the visual representations of various flight yokes and joysticks simply wonderful. Whether configuring a joystick, flight yoke or tweaking the sim’s graphics, the simple sliders, added search function and visuals make configuring X-plane 11 to your liking fun and intelligent. Old and new users will find the settings easier to navigate and understand. The UI in X-plane 11 has been given a complete and welcome overhaul from past versions of the sim. My Computer Specs: CPU- AMD Phenom II 945 Quad Core, MEMORY- 8 gb ram, GPU- GTX 750ti OC 4gb memory, HARD DRIVES- Two 500 gb, One 250 gb This quick review represents my experience after running X-plane 11 on an older computer.

X plane 10 clouds simulator#

I will list the pros and cons I found in using the X-Plane 11 Demo and ultimately purchasing the complete X-plane 11 simulator on Steam. X-plane 11 is an advanced flight simulator by Laminar Research which utilizes modern 64-bit architecture found in today’s computers along with the latest GPU’s and CPU’s. This post is a quick review of my experience using X-Plane 11.