Skymaxxpro 2.1.1 stutter every 5 seconds

[Kyle Sanders]

My sim stutters for a VERY SMALL SPLIT second just barely noticeable every 5 seconds.

Did some testing... doesnt matter what aircraft it is... but when clouds come up (at least OVC so far), it starts doing that.

more testing- only does it do this for SMP 2.1.1 (no $$ for v3)- I disabled SMP and put default clouds on at 100% in rendering settings and now smooth.

I will post my rendering settings... Yes- my settings are kinda extreme but my FPS stay above 45. Why would it stutter if my FPS are good?

this guy has the EXACT same problem as me... High FPS, stutters EXACTLY every 5 seconds and has tried all that I have with no resolve.
http://forums.x-pilot.com/forums/topic/7976-stutter-every-5-second/

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[Cameron]

Overcast in v2 was always heavy, Kyle.

Not sure there's much to say here other than upgrade to v3 when you can.

[Kyle Sanders]

1) thanks for the fast response

2) so it's only with OVC? So SCT and others shouldn't have that issue? (No time to test right now)

3) I plan to go to v3 as soon as $$ allows but will be a long while. Was hoping there was a fix for this within v2.

[Cameron]

55 minutes ago, Kyle Sanders said:

Was hoping there was a fix for this within v2.

You have the latest version of 2. As you can imagine, we no longer develop for it.

[sundog]

Actually it sounds like how cloud shadows used to work. Try disabling cloud shadows in the SMP configuration.

[Kyle Sanders]

1 hour ago, sundog said:

Actually it sounds like how cloud shadows used to work. Try disabling cloud shadows in the SMP configuration.

Will do. Thanks!

[DiggerD]

I've had the same effect with v4.0.  Stutters every 4 sec or so until I turn cloud shadows off - then no stutter.

Regards, Craig

[sundog]

Turning down your cloud draw area should also help with this. Sounds like you're just pushing your system too hard, and the cost of regenerating the cloud shadow maps is pushing it over the edge.