SkyMaxx porn

[JohnMAXX]

Almost died watching Canox first picture due to a heartattach, if this was the only post it would be porn

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He has a way man......Jedi of Screenshots if you ask me....

[Tom Knudsen]

True John, may be the only one that almost made me purchase this package LOL.. 

[JohnMAXX]

True John, may be the only one that almost made me purchase this package LOL.. 

Tough customer!  No problem with that at all.....

[Tom Knudsen]

Never say never

[canox]

Just a few.. with some new HD mesh

Vancouver/Madeira

Edited December 1, 2013 by canox

[canox]

You guys are probably getting sick of these.. but Im not.  And this is my only outlet!

 

Just departing Geneva.. 

For this one I tried putting the cumulus layer much higher, at like 20-25k.  That way my FPS would still be decent around the heavy Geneva area..and then once I got up into the clouds it was fine because It wasnt drawing so many ground textures.  Still using Very High res.. some cockpits are just too detailed for Extreme.  Also an important note with HD mesh my VRAM jumps up to 3000 easily even in mountain areas.

 

 

[JohnMAXX]

Post as much as you like!  

[Ben Russell]

Don't let the zenophobes at the org get you down. They have a seriously misplaced sense of value.

 

The most valuable thing the org has is NOT it's advertising potential.

 

The most valuable thing is BY FAR the user base that built the site.

 

 

The admins have put very little of value into it.

[Tom Knudsen]

You guys are probably getting sick of these.. but Im not.  And this is my only outlet!

 

 

 

 

 

With that quality, not a chance

[canox]

Hey Ben, check your PMs my friend.

 

Random ATR flight.  Im starting to get confused I hope I didnt post these already

 

As always, click to enlarge!

 

[canox]

Departing.. LSGG? for LFMN.

 

 

Climb through a cloud..

 

Passengers got some nice views. tinted windows?

 

Copilot admiring the skies

 

Approach to Nice.. aaaand we made it safely! Beautiful.. Still dont know how to land big planes, I do it traffic pattern GA style hahah.

 

 

 

[Colin S]

This is truly the greatest place to come and cry about how crappy my computer is

 

These screenshots are phenomenal, guys! 

 

Edit (PS): I sent one of these photos (one by canox I believe) to my friend who is a pilot in training. His response was "Wait is there like a new version of FSX or something?" I almost punched him.

Edited December 3, 2013 by Colin S

[JohnMAXX]

You haven't seen anything yet    Canox is going to have a field day soon......

[canox]

Hey, I want to say that it feels really great whenever someone posts about how they like my shots.  Plus the overall appreciation of SMP in this thread in general is awesome.

Its been a pleasure taking more aerial photos during my flights, some of those long legs can get boring.

 

Tbh my computer isnt that hardcore.  All the parts are newest generation, but I mostly have the lowest end of everything.  Not saying it was cheap though either.  

The GTX 760 is low end (the MSI version is slick though), the i5 processor  is mid range.  

You could add an i7, much more RAM, a beefier card, cooling system, and get waaaay better results.  For maybe only more 50%-75% the price.. depending on what you already have, and just estimating.  

My only real issues are with the anti aliasing settings with HDR on.. sometimes I can have them at 4xFSAA+FXAA.. sometimes I have to put it to none.

 

I do have an SSD which I recommend just for the increase in loading time, but get the 240gb version or whatever for all your HD mesh and orthophotos.  My 120gb is already filled up with just Windows, Xplane and my modest collection of planes and scenery!  Plus, Im really not a computer guy, I dont overclock or tweak like crazy. I use computers a lot but I dont follow performance specs or whatever.  My good friend works at a computer shop so I buy what he tells me.   I do know a fair amount, but Im just your average Xplane user who had some spare cash to buy some new parts and SMP (mostly all to make Xplane look better.  I like Arma3/RO2/BF4 as well but...xplaaaaane <3)

 

MrMaxx you're going to make me squeel

 

Edit: You will always have much better framerates inside the cockpit.  Outside shots draw everything around and including the plane, so think about that.  Getting solid rates inside the pit with SMP has been no issue for me.

Except that pesky overcast layer

Edited December 3, 2013 by canox

[canox]

Oh, you thought that was it?

 

Low alt over Nice in the BK-117 heli. Such an awesome cockpit.

 

 

[canox]

If you guys could suggest some new locations that would be cool. Im kind of stuck on the Zurich, Nice, Vancouver scene these days.

The scenery I have installed on my puny SSD is: West Coast of USA down to and including most of Mexico, most of Canada, most all mainland Europe..I like Spain/France/Swiss and the Medi tho. Canary and Caribbean Islands and New Zealand.

Edited December 3, 2013 by canox

[Tom Knudsen]

How about the moon?

[JohnMAXX]

How about the moon?

Might need to ask yourself Tom, you know that inner dialog, does this add anything to thr conversation....

[Tom Knudsen]

Only if there is pictures from the moon

[Colin S]

Head on out to Hawaii The new mesh has made Maui phenomenal, although the other islands aren't too realistic simply because X-Plane's scenery resources (primarily ground textures) seem to be tuned for temperate and arid areas, and not so much lush tropics. And Maui has lots of temperate and arid. 

[mtaxp]

well canox,after V1.1 you can show as some glory pictures with HIGH Overcast settings and some god rays

Edited December 4, 2013 by mtaxp

[canox]

I will for sure mtaxp.. hopefully sometime later today.  Yea hope I can get get some brutal weather working with good FPS.  Its sucks FPS bad even without SMP installed though.. I dont get it :/

These arent 1.1 yet, just a teaser.

 

 

 

 

 

Happy learned how to putt, uh oh! (canox learned how to control the camera)

 

Very little weather, few cumulus with SMP cloud size settings to lowest.  I was mainly testing HD mesh, Swiss scenery packs and orthophotos on this flight.

Livery from a French airline that sounds like an Austrian airline.. close enough to a Switz livery right?

 

My my.. Geneva you sure are pretty but youre killin' me babe. (I blame those 40+ stupid round fuel containers on the right)

 

Climbing through clouds with 1x.. 

 

Lust for Lausanne...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tom Knudsen]

Awsome colors and graphics

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[Colin S]

I'd love to see something like that last photo for Manhattan or something, with lots of skyscrapers. Those reflections are gnarly. Looking forward to seeing what the difference is with 1.1

[canox]

Sup ya'll thanks for staying interested.  Im sorry no 1.1 yet Ive just been busy IRL.  I will try to get in at least one more series of shots.

Colin I will try L.A. or San Fran.. I dont have anything on the East installed right now.  With Inside Scenery package Vancouver is really nice too.  

Edit: Dont worry Ill get to Manhattan eventually. I almost want to save it until I have everything tweaked perfect.  Its a gem of a city.

It might blow up my PC though, Paris with OSM didnt work for me.

 

To warn you after tomorrow there will be no photos from me for at least a month. I will be on holiday without any gaming computer.  Im really trying hard to convince myself not to take my clothes and sandals out of my luggage and pack my comp instead.  

 

Just a warning incase anycare cares (lol ya right) or was worried that I may have been kidnapped/assassinated etc

Edited December 4, 2013 by canox