Frame rate drop fix.

[gypsymoth]

A friend has a not very nice looking fs9 with jerky views at large airports.
I tweaked mine ages ago but can't find my printed 'how to' or find the original thread I read here.  Was it by NickN?   I'd be very grateful if some-one could point me in the right direction!
Thanks.

[Fozzer]

If it only occurs at large airports, and the rest of the Sim runs fine, I would suggest reducing the Traffic Density to 20%...or less...or even Zero!

I don't hang about at large Airports so my Traffic Density is set at Zero, and providing the Scenery is Default, I don't have any "stutter" problems.

With my complex, Add-on Airport Scenery, I just put up with the occasional "stutter"...no problem...it's a pain I can bear.....!

Frame rate locked at 25 FPS for "smooth" flying......!
Everything else, Maxed!... ...!

Paul....G-BPLF...FS 2004.... 8-)...!

P.S. ..don't forget to reduce the "Cloud" complexity in Weather Options...Clear Skies are the best!...... ...!

Socket A AMD 2600 MMX 3D now! Thoroughbred (2.1 GHz), nVidia 7800GS 256, 2.3 GB RAM..... ...!

[gypsymoth]

He's added WoAI airlines & get lots of traffic now & uses Gatwick & Heathrow a lot so avoiding them & reducing traffic to 20% will rather defeat the object.  His fr drops from the usual 24 to around 10.  I tweaked my fs ages ago & got a much improved looking & preforming sim from a how to here, if only I could find it.  

[Fozzer]

I find that installing Complex Airport Scenery with loads of traffic, has the same effect on the Frame Rates as abandoning cosy old FS 2004, and running FSX instead... .... ....!

Paul... ...!

P.S. ..never had to alter anything in my FS 2004 Flight Sim .cfg File to get it to run smoothly...
..a Frame rate drop to 8FPS for a short period, over a Large, complex Airport is what I would expect from my system... ...!

Paul...G-BPLF...General Aviation...Piston Props....and Grass Airstrips... 8-)...!

P.S When you see those amazing Screen Shots of that Fantastic Airport Scenery in the Screen Shot Forum.....notice that they NEVER indicate their poor Frame Rates at the time... [smiley=evil.gif]...!

[gypsymoth]

Just had a phone-call - he's put unlimited frame rates & is now getting 20+ so........!!??!!  ::)

[Fozzer]

Just had a phone-call - he's put unlimited frame rates & is now getting 20+ so........!!??!!  ::)

... ...!

That doesn't make sense!... ...!

I reckon he's un-installed all that Frame-Rate eating Scenery!...... ... ...!

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Paul...G-BPLF... 8-)...!

P.S. Note: Frame rates must be locked at 20 FPS for Multiplayer...which makes sense.....!

[gypsymoth]

No sense but I'll check it this afternoon.  

[ShaneG_old]

This helped me out, hope it helps you & your buddy!

http://www.flightsimworld.com/forums/in ... opic=28865

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http://www.wspilots.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=472

[gypsymoth]

Paul - locked at 100 when I checked but we played with the slider & have set it now at 35.  At HR & Gatwick, eg, FR drops to around 18 at times otherwise stays around 20+ but it also depends on the complexity of the panel I noticed.  In the VC of Rick Piper's lovely Jet Provost at 1250ft & 250 mph crossing Gatwick the FR was 21-24 & the passage looked smooth with 40 aircraft there.   Elsewhere FR is 30+.   I've got my slider at 35 now from 24 & mine looks a bit smoother too,   :-?

Thanks for the 2 links socialgarbage (!!) I'll check them out.

Terry.