Hartsblade

I know that a number of folks have been reporting drops in FPS and impacts on performance with the launch of 2.7, but the one thing I noticed right a way was a loss of image quality and sharpness. I wholly understand that this may be an intended result of the current Cloud Tech and some sort of atmospheric effect, but I want to point it out just incase this is not as intended. The change in quality was so noticeable in 2.7 that I installed Stable just so I could make a direct visual comparison. I ran an Free Flight Instant Mission in the Spitfire on The Channel map with labels on, and the difference is immediate. Markers and aircraft that were visible on spawn in stable were not visible on 2.7 until closing the distance quite a bit, and once the chevrons or labels appear they are visibly blurry compared to Stable. Spotting distance has also decreased. And now some screenshots, with the note that seeing things in the mirror is not as obvious as seeing them in the HMD To be sure I was comparing apples to apples I copied my settings from BETA and dropped them into Stable. My machine specs are in my signature. In game settings: Stable vs Beta (you may need to zoom in to see the difference) If anyone can give me some pointers to get better images of what we actually see in the HMD, please let me know. These images don't really express how different the to builds are in regards to clarity and sharpness. If you have the time I suggest testing for yourselves.

Thanks for the quick reply! For the record, the other sim has the same rule for the same reasons. Not a bad policy at all if you ask me.

Any time frame for the pre-sale?

Concerning the "redo"

In Discord yesterday, Ninelines also mentioned that the Mosquito will follow the Hind in release. Looks like the wait is a bit longer still.

Thanks, I'll give it a try. I think I have 2xsAA set now.

Just put together a new machine - 5800x and 6900xt. Very happy with the results. I'm running with settings well above preset VR and SS set at 200% on my Index - getting 60 fps on the Channel Map on multiplayer servers.

@VitS can you please post you in game settings, or are you running the VR pre-set?

Wow, this is a great thread! Thanks to everyone that is putting the time in to do the testing. Has anyone been able to run these comparisons using the Index? I'm pretty sure @BIGNEWY runs an Index, has he had a chance to chime in? Like everyone else I'm trying to make hardware choices for a new build. I'm pretty set on the 5900x for the CPU, but on the fence for the GPU. I'd love to go with the 6800 xt for that whole AMD synergy, but really tempted to wait for the 3080ti. If the issues are really just software related, and are addressed the 6800 xt is back in contention. Contributors please keep the info coming. Not having access to the various hardware makes doing the test on my own impossible, you guys are doing us all a great service!