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by HE11DUDE04
22 Jun 2022, 10:01
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Modified flight model
Replies: 14
Views: 2909

Re: Modified flight model

I actually reported this issue here years ago: Rudder Coordination and Crosswind Landings. Scott even replied and said they’d look into it. But so far, no updates have addressed it as far as I can tell. This does help some; it’s definitely better, but it still doesn’t feel “natural,” like a real pl...
by HE11DUDE04
18 Jan 2022, 06:12
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

Hi Memey, Please can you try replacing the current copy of the "Windshield.ini" file for the B-17 with this version which will hopefully eliminate the frame rate drop you've detected. The file in question is located in the "Documents\Prepar3D v5 Add-ons\A2A\SimObjects\Airplanes\A2A_b...
by HE11DUDE04
14 Jan 2022, 07:34
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

Hey Memey, please stop troubleshooting now and just keep running with no rain enabled in the meantime. Nick just posted to me that he is able to re-produce and he has similar system to yours, we are looking into it. thanks, Lewis That's great to hear!! and thanks for assisting, hopefully you guys g...
by HE11DUDE04
14 Jan 2022, 05:42
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

mmmm very strange, I wonder what it is about your system that's making this happen. When you updated P3D did you do a full reinstall or just a part update? Are your drivers all up to date from Nvidia? thanks, Lewis I know right it's very weird. I did a full reinstall to 5.3 and then only installed ...
by HE11DUDE04
13 Jan 2022, 12:44
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

Lewis - A2A wrote: 13 Jan 2022, 06:49 Can you try resetting your P3D shaders and rebuilding your P3D cfg by removing it to let a new one be built.

thanks,
Lewis
Yep, I did both and sadly nothing changed.
by HE11DUDE04
12 Jan 2022, 10:52
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

Do you run any other mods like shader mods or p3d cfg tweaks? As I just left my B-17 on the ground at Norwich for an hour and a half in the rain and could not replicate this even for that length of time. What are your PC specs, are you on the lower end GPU wise? my own test is in a stock P3D instal...
by HE11DUDE04
11 Jan 2022, 17:17
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

Thanks for the confirmation on the active sky just for clarification was it turned off or disabled from running in the sim altogether? Can I also ask what happens if you lower your display settings in the sim too. thanks, Lewis - A2A I'm a little confused between the differences of turned off and d...
by HE11DUDE04
11 Jan 2022, 06:24
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Modified flight model
Replies: 14
Views: 2909

Re: Modified flight model

I found a small bug with my flight model so have updated it and the original link should now give you the newest one.
by HE11DUDE04
10 Jan 2022, 12:23
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

Lewis - A2A wrote: 10 Jan 2022, 11:40 Try it without active sky weather on or running at all in the sim just using default p3d weather just to see how the results are.

thanks,
Lewis
I should've mentioned, I was testing it without activesky.
by HE11DUDE04
10 Jan 2022, 08:36
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

I've done more testing and I'm a bit confused to how I didn't notice beforehand but it's the gpu usage not the memory. My gpu usage is usually at 99-100% but when I'm sat in the B-17 in the rain and my fps is a bit lower than usual the gpu usage is at 100% but spiking down to 80% and then over the n...
by HE11DUDE04
31 Dec 2021, 14:03
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Modified flight model
Replies: 14
Views: 2909

Re: Modified flight model

Just be aware that a B17 DOES require a considerable amount of rudder entering and exiting a turn . Flying a B17 or any plane that size and made during that period was and remains a physical experience for the pilot. Our flight models reflect this factor of accuracy and realism. Dudley Henriques Du...
by HE11DUDE04
31 Dec 2021, 05:44
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Modified flight model
Replies: 14
Views: 2909

Re: Modified flight model

I tried the mod on my B-17 and it works like a champ. Flew IFR from Fairchild AFB (KSKA) to the B-17s home, Boeing Field (KBFI). Greased it in. Very happy. Seeya ATB That's great to hear! I've found myself flying it more often and enjoying it more now that it behaves more like it should. I remember...
by HE11DUDE04
30 Dec 2021, 08:13
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

Lewis, I did a test and made sure to watch the ram/memory usage and I think your on to something, after letting it sit for a couple of minutes the ram usage went up as the fps went down and then the sim kinda broke (see included pics). The ram usage seemed to bottom out at 70% which is probably the ...
by HE11DUDE04
29 Dec 2021, 14:10
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Re: Windshield rain effect fps.

Hello, which weather engine are you using and which P3D version? There was an old memory leak issue that would cause it, but was fixed in later version of the platform and the weather engine. From memory it was Active Sky that had an issue during a previous iteration. thanks, Lewis Thanks for the r...
by HE11DUDE04
27 Dec 2021, 07:32
Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
Topic: Windshield rain effect fps.
Replies: 18
Views: 3838

Windshield rain effect fps.

I noticed that when I fly my B-17 in the rain the windshield effect will slowly decrease the frame rate, I don't usually fly in the rain so just assumed it was rain in P3D or envtex being weird but after looking into it more it appears to be the B-17 only. I loaded into a rainy weather theme and aft...

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