Who runs on DirectX 10?

[spatialpro]

Sometimes I turn on DX10 along with a few extra features. Usually this is off though because I use NVidia's 3D shutter glasses, and that does not work with the DX10 preview feature (along with light bloom I think).

I've discovered this isn't the case on my system! Based on this post I didn't bother to even try DX10 with my nVidia 3D glasses... until today. What a fantastic result!! The 3D effect plus the DX10 shading makes for an unforgetable experience for me! My system specs are in my signature for those who are interested. When I first switched to DX10 the screen resolution was all wrong, but having corrected that it 3D workded just fine. I also find DX10 very smooth, which adds to my experience using TrackIR with 3D glasses.

Question: How can I get the optimum display settings for DX10? To start with, what DX should I be running on my OS? Should I be using nVidia Inspector for the settings, or should I use in-game? Either way, what are the best settings people know of??

Many thanks.

[expat]

Running XP with an Nvidia X275 card which I think is DX10 capable. I have never - ever - seen anything on the FSX UI menus to allow me to select DX10 or its "preview." Where does one find this exacly? Also, I don't recall actually downloading DirectX 10, so is that the issue?

Thanks

expat

[Daube]

DirectX10 is not available in Windows XP

[kilo delta]

DirectX10 is not available in Windows XP

Yep...you'll need Vista or Win 7.

[expat]

Thanks!

[Henry]

it has been awhile since i used my desktopmachine if i recall,there was a reason i quitusing dx10
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[ThePlainsman]

DX10 preview mode only for me. Superior visuals, and the FPS gain on my PC is ENORMOUS!!! As much as 600%! The lowest gain is a doubling of my framerates in DX10 over DX9. I can turn the graphics, traffic, and density WAY UP in DX10. I fly small GA aircraft or helicopters, so I'm always 500 to 2,000 feet altitude. Ground scenery then is at premium for me. My A.I. Traffic programs, REX, GEX, ORBX and add-on planes are all DX10 compatible.

DX9 can't cut it at low altitude with the sliders all the way to the right. DX10 can. DX10 preview mode is amazingly superior.

[roger-wilco-66]

I see that DX10 flickering on run- and taxyways only on larger airports, those that have that yellow taxyway lines.
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Does anyone know what a developer can do to avoid these flickering textures? Or is this a certain configuration issue in the graphics driver, that could be avoided by setting a certain parameter (different mipmapping or AA setting)?

Cheers,
Mark

[Daube]

Does anyone know what a developer can do to avoid these flickering textures? Or is this a certain configuration issue in the graphics driver, that could be avoided by setting a certain parameter (different mipmapping or AA setting)?

Cheers,
Mark

The link to the solution was given by Kilo Delta in another topic:

Btw..there is a "fix" for the DX10 induced runway/taxiway flickers... http://forum.avsim.net/topic/267998-...lickering-fix/

Basically, you have to edit each airport with ADE to include a small portion of a certain type of taxiway.

[Meshman]

Basically, you have to edit each airport with ADE to include a small portion of a certain type of taxiway.

Not necessarily. But I would love it if someone who runs DX10 could grab a screenie or two or three of what the visual problem looks like. I'm on XP and don't have a 100% idea what's being discussed with the flickering, etc. And yes, I've followed the thread at Avsim.

I don't know if there is a cure for the problem yet, mainly because I haven't got fully unpacked from a move and am working through all that's involved with that. Once I can get settled down and get into some "pondering time" addressing the flicker issue will be on the list of things to ponder. :mixedsmi:

[ThePlainsman]

Not necessarily. But I would love it if someone who runs DX10 could grab a screenie or two or three of what the visual problem looks like. I'm on XP and don't have a 100% idea what's being discussed with the flickering, etc. And yes, I've followed the thread at Avsim.

I don't know if there is a cure for the problem yet, mainly because I haven't got fully unpacked from a move and am working through all that's involved with that. Once I can get settled down and get into some "pondering time" addressing the flicker issue will be on the list of things to ponder. :mixedsmi:

Hard to capture a flicker in a photo. It's literally a blinking or flashing which can be quicker than an eye blink. I've seen it occasionally, perhaps at 25% of the airport runways. It doesn't really amount to much. It's not that bad, and when it happens, I barely notice. So 75% of the airports THAT I FLY OUT OF there is no flickering. Maybe this is a problem for people who prefer to always fly out of the same airport (or two) and that one coincidentally has the flicker. But I don't have a favorite airport. I'm literally all over the world. Some runways I take off from don't even have asphalt or concrete, so definitely no flicker.

It's not a big deal unless, again, it happens at the one airport you always like to take off from and you like to sit on the runway admiring the scenery for an hour. And if it happens constantly, I suppose it could bug you a bit. Again, I see it only 1 out of 4 takeoffs (and maybe not that often), but I'm always taking off from different airports around the world. And once I take off, well...there is no flicker.