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#4110306 - 04/22/15 07:36 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Mdwa, you're pretty low over that dock. You don't own that plane, the tax payers do! Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash!

Nice screens. Keep them coming. I tried to tweak my settings to get closer to your screen caps but couldn't pull it off. For various reasons, I'm tied to a lower screen resolution. But still enjoying flying the sim anyway.

Wizard
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#4110444 - 04/23/15 06:32 AM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: Wizard43]  
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Originally Posted By: Wizard43
Mdwa, you're pretty low over that dock. You don't own that plane, the tax payers do! Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash!

Nice screens. Keep them coming. I tried to tweak my settings to get closer to your screen caps but couldn't pull it off. For various reasons, I'm tied to a lower screen resolution. But still enjoying flying the sim anyway.

Wizard


haha - I actually just watched that movie the other day.... just finished reading this book (I recommend it):

http://www.amazon.com/ROGER-BALL-ODYSSEY-MONROE-FIGHTER/dp/1605280054
So I had to pull out the old 1986 movie and see how it compared...

Be careful when you take screens with FRAPS, for some reason it doesn't show Antialiasing etc in F18, better option to use the TSH/F18 screen capture (ALT S mapped on my keyboard) then it includes all you video card settings as you see in game. If only I could get rid of that sky banding I'd be very very happy...

I believe SweetFX does not support DX7 and F18 is DX7 is that correct?

Regards,
Marto.

mdwa
#4110868 - 04/23/15 10:54 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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I have that book and loved it. Another good one is Topgun Days. Also several from Rear Admiral Paul T. Gilchrist: Feet Wet, Vultures Row, Sea Legs, The Grumman F-14 Story. I think I'm going to make my wife watch Top Gun with me on May 13th, Official Top Gun Day. She thinks it's a love story so she'll actually watch it with me. Glad you mentioned the tip about Fraps. I was toying with the idea of attempting an after action report and just using fraps. Not that I really have the time to spend on it, but one day I might.

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#4110943 - 04/24/15 03:02 AM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Yeah I've been thinking of doing an AAR soon too - I'm trying to complete the first mission of Just Reward campaign, but just with my self and wingman. It's the SEAD where you need the radars to light up and destroy the sam site. However the limited ordnance on two aircraft and the crap AI SEAD performance makes it hard to destroy everything at those SAM sites... and without losing a wingman... So I'm going to try with the full 8 aircraft as suggested in the mission briefing - might write that one up...

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#4111293 - 04/24/15 06:25 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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I love this sim, but yes, the AI is sometimes lacking. I eagerly await your AAR.

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#4111688 - 04/25/15 04:48 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Dark blue waters of the Persian Gulf:


Mk84 2000 pounder:







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#4111689 - 04/25/15 04:49 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: Wizard43]  
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Originally Posted By: Wizard43
I love this sim, but yes, the AI is sometimes lacking. I eagerly await your AAR.

Wizard


Standby for AAR coming soon, just trapped after more than 1.5 hours flying...

mdwa
#4112343 - 04/27/15 02:38 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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AAR will have to come another time unfortunately - gotta work the next 10 days...

Carrier deck:

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#4137803 - 06/22/15 03:32 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Zooming around with my new paintjob:















Going vertical:












Cruising at 40 000 ft:








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#4137917 - 06/22/15 06:03 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Another paintjob:










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#4138491 - 06/23/15 05:39 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Stormy day with very low overcast flying through valleys:






















Punching up through the overcast:








Enemy camp and 23mm AAA:


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#4175865 - 10/01/15 03:10 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Tangling with an Iraqi SA-2 site:


















Mk82 released - watching on FLIR:








Impact:
















CIA team in their RV in the desert:






BDA:








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#4205537 - 12/13/15 09:01 AM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Originally Posted By: mdwa

System:
AOC 27inch Gaming Monitor, 1920x1080, 1ms GtG, 144Hz, 80M:1 DCR
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming
Intel Core i7 4790K
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX760 Overclocked (Base:1085MHz,Boost:1150MHz), 4096MB (6008MHz) GDDR5
Creative Sound Blaster Z
Kingston 16GB (2x8GB), PC3-15000 (1866MHz) DDR3, HyperX Fury Black
Samsung SH-224DB/BSBE SATA Black Internal 24x Speed Plus DVD+-RW Drive
Samsung 1TB SSD, 840 EVO Series
Thermaltake 850W ToughPower Gold Power Suppl
Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Keyboard
Corsair Hydro Series H105 Liquid CPU Cooler
Razer Blackshark Gaming Headset
Corsair Vengeance M65 FPS Laser Gaming Mouse Arctic White
NaturalPoint TrackIR 5 Ultra Head Tracker Bundle
Saitek Pro Flight Combat Rudder Pedals
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
Toshiba 3TB DT01ACA, SATA III second drive
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Software running when flying F18:
Thrustmaster Target
FRAPS
TrackIR 5.2
VAC (Voice Activated Commands)
Saitek software for rudder pedals
Microsoft Security Essentials

Using TSHv3.06 One Click Updater

Settings while flying F18:
Desktop Resolution: 1600x900

TSH Manager settings: see original post

Running F18.EXE as administrator and Win 98/ME compatibility.

Nvidia driver version 9.18.13.4788
Nvidia settings: see original post

FRAMERATES: I don't seem to get any AA slowdown. Framerates are high (see above images) and stay high. Sometimes though when I start a mission it starts with a low framerate just sitting on the deck about to launch - usually in the 30s or high 20s. However if I ALT TAB to desktop and then return, or, alternatively if I restart the mission this gets rid of the lower framerates and they stay high during the whole mission. I think vsync has a lot to do with framerates...

I get no CTDs, F18 doesn't crash when I alt tab to desktop.

I get the sky banding - see above photos - can't get rid of it - does anyone know how?

Any advice on settings to try are welcome.


So I updated my NVIDIA driver to 10.18.13.5900 and now I get the AA slowdown when looking at the HUD in AtoA mode. It goes from 80 fps to 2 fps with Sidewinders selected and 4 fps with Sparrows selected. See pics below... going to roll back drivers...








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#4205541 - 12/13/15 09:44 AM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Rolled back to 10.18.13.5891 Nvidia drivers - no joy.

Will try latest drivers then 9.18.13.4788 as in original post...

mdwa
#4205545 - 12/13/15 10:36 AM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Latest driver 10.18.13.5906 - no joy.

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#4205551 - 12/13/15 10:54 AM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Rolled back to 9.18.13.4788 and wow.. everything back to normal!

84 fps in NAV mode
79 fps in AtoA mode with AIM-9 selected
81 fps in AtoA mode with AIM-7 selected
76 fps in AtoA mode with AIM-120 selected





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#4205595 - 12/13/15 02:53 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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I don't understand the driver versions you're talking about. I am running nVidia driver 353.30 with no a-a slowdown problems.



[Note: I am entirely aware that 353.30 is not the latest driver version. It is not necessary to pounce on me to illustrate that fact. I will update it when I have a reason to do so.]

"Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value."
- Ferdinand Foch, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces, WWI
#4205620 - 12/13/15 04:36 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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353.30 = 9.18.13.5330

For full driver ID go to Control Panel>System & Security>System>Device Manager
Double click Display Adapters then double click your graphics card then click Driver tab

I did some testing with Nvidia Driver versions (mine is GTX 760):
9.18.13.4788 (347.88) Good - no AA slowdown
9.18.13.5012 (350.12) Good - no AA slowdown
9.18.13.5286 (352.86) Good - no AA slowdown
9.18.13.5306 (353.06) Great - increased fps
9.18.13.5330 (353.30) Great - as above
9.18.13.5362 (353.62) Great - as above
9.18.13.5560 (355.60) NO GOOD - massive AA slowdown
...
10.18.13.5891 (358.91) NO GOOD - massive AA slowdown
10.18.13.5900 (359.00) NO GOOD - massive AA slowdown
10.18.13.5906 (359.06) NO GOOD - massive AA slowdown

Didn't test the ones between 355.60 and 358.91, but would hazard a guess that they are no good.

RhinoX55 - try updating to 355.60 or higher and see if you get the AA slowdown - would be interesting to confirm it is driver related. You can always rollback easily...

All driver versions:
http://www.nvidia.com/download/find.aspx

mdwa
#4205829 - 12/14/15 01:58 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Back in the seat... quick SEAD mission destroyed an Iraqi SA-3 site and 2x Iraqi Mirages. First trap in about 5 months.. caught the 4-wire... a bit rusty...










































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#4208209 - 12/20/15 05:11 PM Re: Janes F18 Screenshots [image heavy] [Re: mdwa]  
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Busy day in the air:





Clouds:



Hooking up to the tanker with just vapours left...

mdwa
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