Dario Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Yesterday I did this same flight on XP11. Tried it today on P3D to feel the pros and cons. After the flight, my first impressions are: 1) The airports are very much the same at either platform, all very beautiful and detailed. 2) I feel that TE Washington is light-years ahead from PNW/P3D. The difference between both is stunning. Even though I love ORBX PNW/P3D, IMO TE Washington provides the most realistic views I have ever seen. 3) For me, in P3D the weather representation is still better than in XP11 (including seasons, rain, snow and better turbulence effects) - this has nothing to do with ORBX. My conclusions: - It is a pleasure to fly across this region in both platforms, each sim has its weaknesses and strengths. - TE Washington is the most stunning product I have seen in years. Well done ORBX! - XP11 or P3D? For me, both!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Totally agree with your conclusions and love the shots mate . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, BradB said: Totally agree with your conclusions and love the shots mate . Cheers John Thank you very much, John! All the best for you! Dario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldboy43 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Thank you Dario, very nice shots. cheers Karoly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fltsimguy Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Totally agree on all points. Nice shots an can you please advise me on what weather/cloud package you are using? Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 A beautiful series of views. I too run both sims and still thoroughly enjoy the P3D scenery. I agree with your synopsis, the thing I miss most when on XP-11 is the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee H Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Great shots Dario. Just curious, you use TE Washington, but without PNW installed, is that not correct? Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 hour ago, oldboy43 said: Thank you Dario, very nice shots. cheers Karoly Thank you, Karoly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 47 minutes ago, fltsimguy said: Totally agree on all points. Nice shots an can you please advise me on what weather/cloud package you are using? Bryan On P3D I use Active Sky and Active Sky Cloud Art. On XP11, UWXP 2.5 and Active Sky. Regards, Dario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 20 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: A beautiful series of views. I too run both sims and still thoroughly enjoy the P3D scenery. I agree with your synopsis, the thing I miss most when on XP-11 is the weather. I hope that in the near future this point will be addressed. Both sims are amazing. Imagine me flying with the first FS in the late 1980s and 1990s..... What a distance from what we have now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, Lee H said: Great shots Dario. Just curious, you use TE Washington, but without PNW installed, is that not correct? Lee Hi Lee, I use TE Washington on XP11 and ORBX PNW on P3D. Regards, Dario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Excellent set of pics from the flight Sir, I can only compare with XP11 here on the forums as I do not have it, it looks great from what I see but I believe that if I had XP + P3D I would not have enough hours in the day to enjoy both to the full extent, I would be like a kid with too many toys, what do I play with now!!!! Enjoyed your shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, Wakashi said: Excellent set of pics from the flight Sir, I can only compare with XP11 here on the forums as I do not have it, it looks great from what I see but I believe that if I had XP + P3D I would not have enough hours in the day to enjoy both to the full extent, I would be like a kid with too many toys, what do I play with now!!!! Enjoyed your shots! Thank you for your words. We are really grown up kids, and the time available is unfortunately always less than what we would need to fully explore all these amazing sceneries. It’s no doubt an addicting hobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 A great comparison and a perfect set of screenshots I think overall Orbx has raised the bar on what is now possible with simulation reality. I believe that what we will begin to see over the next little while is that other speciality providers will "up their game" so to speak when it comes to weather representation as you are speculating as well. We say a brief insight into this a while ago with the superb screenshot that FILOU posted at Cardiff airport using XEnviro I believe. Thanks for doing this comparison. It was interesting and informative and by the way, your wonderful screenshots weren't half bad either !!! Cheers R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Beautiful as always Dario and I concur 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Great set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 8 hours ago, renault said: A great comparison and a perfect set of screenshots I think overall Orbx has raised the bar on what is now possible with simulation reality. I believe that what we will begin to see over the next little while is that other speciality providers will "up their game" so to speak when it comes to weather representation as you are speculating as well. We say a brief insight into this a while ago with the superb screenshot that FILOU posted at Cardiff airport using XEnviro I believe. Thanks for doing this comparison. It was interesting and informative and by the way, your wonderful screenshots weren't half bad either !!! Cheers R Thank you very much for your comments, Renault! Yes, I was very much interested in xEnviro, but some people reported a relevant FPS loss. So I decided to wait. I agree with you, this will be solved in the (hopefully near) future. So far, we keep enjoying both sims (or the 3 of them, let’s not forget Aerofly - I sometimes play with it a little bit). Best regards, Dario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Beautiful as always Dario and I concur 100%. Hi, Jack! Thank you for the comments! I see in your posts that you also love to fly both sims. As you once said, it’s a great moment for this fascinating hobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Iain Emms said: Great set of shots. cheers Iain Thank you very much, Iain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fltsimguy Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Dario said: On P3D I use Active Sky and Active Sky Cloud Art. On XP11, UWXP 2.5 and Active Sky. Regards, Dario Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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