DaveB
April 18th, 2016, 04:10
Hi Chaps:)
I recently cracked and bought TacPack for FSX. While it does many things I'll probably never use, I found the carrier and IFR options attractive enough to take the plunge. I already had the non-TP version of the Superbug so took the opportunity to update that. First thing I noticed was my FSX load time. Cold (first load) is always quite slow but subsequent loads are much quicker.. especially if the pc hasn't been allowed to 'sleep'. This wasn't happening with TP active. Each load seemed to take absolutely ages so today, I decided to time the event having found the never/prompt/always option in TP (set to prompt).
Using my normal startup flight.. default Cessna at Culdrose (no active weather.. just my settings).. it takes 28sec to get to the Free Flight page and 1m 19s before I'm sat in the Cessna ready to go. Same test situation but allowing the TP module to load.. it takes 2m12s to get to the Free Flight page and 3m44s before I'm sat in the Cessna ready to go!! Similarly.. load times to change aircraft are increased above and beyond the norm with TP active. I can repeat the test over and over and times are within the odd second or two.
I have to say it's good of VRS to add the never/prompt/always load option though one drawback of not having TP loaded while having the TP version of the Superbug installed is that the Superbug can't be used. It will load but with non-functioning gauges and an invisible exterior!! I'm hoping that my 'TP already included' MV F-4J/S won't turn stealth in the same manner:biggrin-new:
My system runs Win7 Ultimate on a 250gig SSD, 8gb DDR3 ram, FSX is on a 500gb Sata3 HD with scenery (GenX) on another 500gb HD. I'll add that there seems to be very little 'noticeable' overhead with TP active.. just that the load time is almost tripled.
An observation.. no more, no less;)
ATB
DaveB:)
I recently cracked and bought TacPack for FSX. While it does many things I'll probably never use, I found the carrier and IFR options attractive enough to take the plunge. I already had the non-TP version of the Superbug so took the opportunity to update that. First thing I noticed was my FSX load time. Cold (first load) is always quite slow but subsequent loads are much quicker.. especially if the pc hasn't been allowed to 'sleep'. This wasn't happening with TP active. Each load seemed to take absolutely ages so today, I decided to time the event having found the never/prompt/always option in TP (set to prompt).
Using my normal startup flight.. default Cessna at Culdrose (no active weather.. just my settings).. it takes 28sec to get to the Free Flight page and 1m 19s before I'm sat in the Cessna ready to go. Same test situation but allowing the TP module to load.. it takes 2m12s to get to the Free Flight page and 3m44s before I'm sat in the Cessna ready to go!! Similarly.. load times to change aircraft are increased above and beyond the norm with TP active. I can repeat the test over and over and times are within the odd second or two.
I have to say it's good of VRS to add the never/prompt/always load option though one drawback of not having TP loaded while having the TP version of the Superbug installed is that the Superbug can't be used. It will load but with non-functioning gauges and an invisible exterior!! I'm hoping that my 'TP already included' MV F-4J/S won't turn stealth in the same manner:biggrin-new:
My system runs Win7 Ultimate on a 250gig SSD, 8gb DDR3 ram, FSX is on a 500gb Sata3 HD with scenery (GenX) on another 500gb HD. I'll add that there seems to be very little 'noticeable' overhead with TP active.. just that the load time is almost tripled.
An observation.. no more, no less;)
ATB
DaveB:)