Kian_Andrews Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Hello there everyone, I have a new pc arriving tomorrow which I have invested quite a large amount in! Anyway... Most of the flying I do on it through the winter will be in the dark. So I was wondering if anyone had the "ultimate" settings for the best night scenes. Is it just a case of putting the sliders as high as possible or is there a sweet spot? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Newman Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 One of the great things about flight simming is the massive variety of setups that can run it. One of the most annoying things about is flight simming is the massive variety of setups that can run it. The problem with giving you an answer for this would be that it's hard to know just what you can achieve on your new rig as each and every rig appears to be different and get different results. Additionally, FSX is not P3D and they too give different results to each other, even on the same rig. The variables are just too numerous. That said, a good rule of thumb is to start with all settings as high as they can go. Give the sim a try, and if you're not happy with the results, start tweaking things down. In the case of night flying, and therefore night lighting, I would suggest keeping the autogen sliders as high as you can (which will maximise the density of the lighting) and move other settings down as a priority, but that's about the best I can say. Let us know how you get on, and feel free to share some of your screenshots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kian_Andrews Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Great Thank you @Rob Newman I thought just as much! Would there be anything that could be tweaked using the ORBX lights configurator or should I just leave it at default? Btw I'm running P3D New rig - i7-6700K Skylake 4.2GHz, Nividia GTX 1080 8GB, 16GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM, 1Tb Samsung 850 Evo SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHaas Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I found this freeware the other day that makes the night sky look much better. Been using it a few days and its a major improvement over the default night sky. http://flight-sim-jewels.com/night-sky-enhancement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Newman Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Just now, KianA320 said: Great Thank you @Rob Newman I thought just as much! Would there be anything that could be tweaked using the ORBX lights configurator or should I just leave it at default? Btw I'm running P3D New rig - i7-6700K Skylake 4.2GHz, Nividia GTX 1080 8GB, 16GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM, 1Tb Samsung 850 Evo SSD That's entirely subjective. The Lights Configurator simply changes the size of the light globe effect, and the colouration to a degree. Some prefer more yellow lighting, some prefer more orange. View range can be slightly better if you use larger sized effects, but it's down to what you prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kian_Andrews Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Okay great will keep that in mind @Rob Newman! And @RHaas I will keep that link looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 You would save some resource availability by turning your Shadows settings right down as they would be less obvious at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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