Jack Sawyer Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 XP All Orbx, everything they make for XP I started out at KORS, flew around the mountain, even buzzed KVBS I think it was, then turned on ASXP, got all clouds. Wanted to land at KSEA. So I turned it off and wanted to manually adjust weather, bam CTD. Adios XP. I will post some XP shots I have banked but it's back to P3D 99% of the time. I LOVE what Orbx did but have no joy for X-Plane anymore. About the only thing it is now good for to me is comic backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NineMile41 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Still great shots Jack. I had a feeling a long time ago that you would come back to P3D. To many scripts to play with and no one knows what they cause. NineMile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, NineMile41 said: Still great shots Jack. I had a feeling a long time ago that you would come back to P3D. To many scripts to play with and no one knows what they cause. NineMile I never left P3D NM, I just don't post all my flights I make behind the scenes. Maybe someday XP will be better for me, who knows. Now if Orbx would ever come out with an Atlanta then it will be a major game changer. But I doubt that would ever happen, not in my lifetime anyway, despite me willing to pay privately big money, I mean real big $. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Even with your XP problems your shots look great. I have XP but I gave up flying it, I was constantly getting OOM errors and the CTDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Just now, lifejogger said: Even with your XP problems your shots look great. I have XP but I gave up flying it, I was constantly getting OOM errors and the CTDs. Thanks John, I feel your pain my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musterpilot Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Nice ones Jack John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 minute ago, musterpilot said: Nice ones Jack John Thanks John, they are kind of appealing and it was a good flight while it lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony96 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Splendid pictures jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 47 minutes ago, Anthony96 said: Splendid pictures jack Thank you Anthony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Dropped XP a long time ago Jack, to much of a pain, besides one sim is enough for me. Nice shots amyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Grand set of shots Jack. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauriebe Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Excellent set Jack. Sorry to hear of your problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 4 hours ago, adambar said: Dropped XP a long time ago Jack, to much of a pain, besides one sim is enough for me. Nice shots amyway! Thanks Adam, I can see that. If I run it, it will be fully expecting problems. Now if Orbx could create an Atlanta I’d be all over XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Grand set of shots Jack. cheers Iain Thank you most sincerely Iain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 2 hours ago, lauriebe said: Excellent set Jack. Sorry to hear of your problems. Thanks Laurie! I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Jack this may be a longshot, and this is a while ago now, but I had very annoying CTD's start happening on me. I couldn't fly XP without it crashing. Then I stumbled upon an old posting by an XP developer, one of the main dudes, who said that XP should NOT be installed in the default Programs Files or Program Files x86 folder on your drive. He recommended installing it in your desktop folder. This worked! Since then I have installed another version of XP 11.35. It is not on my desktop but I have it in it's own folder on my C drive. Both versions work fine now. Sorry for your problems. I know how frustrating it can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 32 minutes ago, BobT said: Jack this may be a longshot, and this is a while ago now, but I had very annoying CTD's start happening on me. I couldn't fly XP without it crashing. Then I stumbled upon an old posting by an XP developer, one of the main dudes, who said that XP should NOT be installed in the default Programs Files or Program Files x86 folder on your drive. He recommended installing it in your desktop folder. This worked! Since then I have installed another version of XP 11.35. It is not on my desktop but I have it in it's own folder on my C drive. Both versions work fine now. Sorry for your problems. I know how frustrating it can be. Thanks Bob, I appreciate it. Mine is installed in its own SSD far removed from the Windows drive. I think it’s just plug-in incompatibilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TymK Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hi Jack, I'm not sure how relevant it is in your case, but how much RAM have you got? I only have TE GBS for XP, but I've noticed that it chews through RAM like crazy. I was getting random CTDs until I started monitoring memory usage (unlike P3D, XP gives you no warning whatsoever when it runs out of physical memory). It turned out 16 GB simply wasn't enough, so I had to upgrade... HTH, Tym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Thanks Bob, I appreciate it. Mine is installed in its own SSD far removed from the Windows drive. I think it’s just plug-in incompatibilities Roger that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, TymK said: Hi Jack, I'm not sure how relevant it is in your case, but how much RAM have you got? I only have TE GBS for XP, but I've noticed that it chews through RAM like crazy. I was getting random CTDs until I started monitoring memory usage (unlike P3D, XP gives you no warning whatsoever when it runs out of physical memory). It turned out 16 GB simply wasn't enough, so I had to upgrade... HTH, Tym Hi Tym, 32GB. It CTD'd because I was messing with weather settings, one setting change too much and poof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TymK Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I see... It's just one of those things, then... I know the feeling, I've been trying hard to like XP, but there's always something. I still keep it installed for some casual flying in the UK, though, I just LOVE the Orbx autogen/custom objects in that scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Just now, TymK said: I see... It's just one of those things, then... I know the feeling, I've been trying hard to like XP, but there's always something. I still keep it installed for some casual flying in the UK, though, I just LOVE the Orbx autogen/custom objects in that scenery. I agree Tym, I like it only because of the Orbx stuff. It is good for casual flying but not what I really like to do. But just sightseeing it’s good. But like I keep on about, I hope before I fall off the twig someone will make Atlanta with my house. Probably not allowed to say this but $1K to Orbx for it in P3D. I can dream can’t I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodgerC Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Nice set Jack. I have XP on my last computer and flew it maybe 3-4 times. Then got a new computer and have stayed with P3d ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, RodgerC said: Nice set Jack. I have XP on my last computer and flew it maybe 3-4 times. Then got a new computer and have stayed with P3d ever since. Thanks Rodger, I plan on keeping it and "tolerating" its foibles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 39 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: But like I keep on about, I hope before I fall off the twig someone will make Atlanta with my house It's likely that someone will be FS2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Just now, BobT said: It's likely that someone will be FS2020 I doubt it, I have a better chance of, well, this is a family friend place Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I don't have any XP knowledge, so no comments to that. Just my compliments for the set of pictures you posted, where #3 is my favorite.....is it a sim or real...? -Fred- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TymK Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: But like I keep on about, I hope before I fall off the twig someone will make Atlanta with my house. Probably not allowed to say this but $1K to Orbx for it in P3D. I can dream can’t I? Well, you're much more likely to get your home represented in the sim than I am, that's for sure... Maybe the next MS product will help in that respect, but I'm not on the "MSFS will be the Holy Grail of flight simming" bandwagon, not yet at any rate. 1 hour ago, BobT said: It's likely that someone will be FS2020 I'm cautiously optimistic about that one, but that's still a long wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBend91 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Too bad for your issues , the shots do look fantastic Sir . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Sundancer said: I don't have any XP knowledge, so no comments to that. Just my compliments for the set of pictures you posted, where #3 is my favorite.....is it a sim or real...? -Fred- Thanks Fred! It’s hard to tell sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 3 hours ago, BigBend91 said: Too bad for your issues , the shots do look fantastic Sir . Much appreciated BigBend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Hi Jack! Though it’s sad to hear you’re leaving XP11, your shots are amazing! For me, XP11 has been a delightful experience on two aspects: excellent frame rates and amazing terrain. I particularly love TE GB for XP11 and all its airports. I don’t experience crashes on XP11. On the other hand, I am still far from happy with XP11 in the following aspects: very poor weather representation (even with Active Sky - I tried other products too, with no success), lack of perfect planes such as A2A or PMDG (Though I like IXEG and Carenado), lack of a more realistic ATC, lack of a good real traffic solution (I know one will be released soon), poor water representation, lack of moving people, leaves, animals etc like avaliable on ORBX sceneries for P3D. Lastly, the lack of winter and snow.... I think these are my main concerns, they really make everything feel less pleasurable due to the lack of realism. When I want to fly by the rules, and feel the “meat in the bones” as you once said, I opt for P3D. I recently bought ORBX Kiruna.for P3D. I put the visuals on 1 km, heavy snow, turbulence and winds and Oh My God! That was absolutely realistic and immersive. I love P3D. I am trying to love XP11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 13 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: I think it’s just plug-in incompatibilities And this is what I think as well. The plugin facilities offer a possibility to create and use system addons or so called "plugins". The most famous is the "Fly with Lua" which has endless capabilities. Plugins may be freeware or payware, professional software or a bit more simple. But it's up to the developers to check for all these incompatibilities also regarding Xplane itself. Laminar won't do this. So it may happen that a plugin is not really compatibel with Xplane or with other plugins. It may also happen that a special combination of plugins creates problems. If this all doesn't happen the sim is as stable as P3d. Your scenery looks good anyway Jack and to me it's a big and complete 64-bit sim and runs well just as P3d. So throw it all out and start again from scratch, possibly with a complete new download. And make a copy of the very first XP installation. One of the biggest advantages of Xplane is that everything sits in one folder and you can copy it anywhere and start it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Great shots anyway Jack. I gave up on X Plane a ways back, don't have enough time left in my life to mess with it, and pretty happy with P3D. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 9 hours ago, andiflyit said: And this is what I think as well. The plugin facilities offer a possibility to create and use system addons or so called "plugins". The most famous is the "Fly with Lua" which has endless capabilities. Plugins may be freeware or payware, professional software or a bit more simple. But it's up to the developers to check for all these incompatibilities also regarding Xplane itself. Laminar won't do this. So it may happen that a plugin is not really compatibel with Xplane or with other plugins. It may also happen that a special combination of plugins creates problems. If this all doesn't happen the sim is as stable as P3d. Your scenery looks good anyway Jack and to me it's a big and complete 64-bit sim and runs well just as P3d. So throw it all out and start again from scratch, possibly with a complete new download. And make a copy of the very first XP installation. One of the biggest advantages of Xplane is that everything sits in one folder and you can copy it anywhere and start it. Thanks Andreas, I agree 100%. I already have a plain vanilla install. Without Orbx stuff it’s boring and I don’t use plugins in itt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 10 hours ago, Dario said: Hi Jack! Though it’s sad to hear you’re leaving XP11, your shots are amazing! For me, XP11 has been a delightful experience on two aspects: excellent frame rates and amazing terrain. I particularly love TE GB for XP11 and all its airports. I don’t experience crashes on XP11. On the other hand, I am still far from happy with XP11 in the following aspects: very poor weather representation (even with Active Sky - I tried other products too, with no success), lack of perfect planes such as A2A or PMDG (Though I like IXEG and Carenado), lack of a more realistic ATC, lack of a good real traffic solution (I know one will be released soon), poor water representation, lack of moving people, leaves, animals etc like avaliable on ORBX sceneries for P3D. Lastly, the lack of winter and snow.... I think these are my main concerns, they really make everything feel less pleasurable due to the lack of realism. When I want to fly by the rules, and feel the “meat in the bones” as you once said, I opt for P3D. I recently bought ORBX Kiruna.for P3D. I put the visuals on 1 km, heavy snow, turbulence and winds and Oh My God! That was absolutely realistic and immersive. I love P3D. I am trying to love XP11. Thanks Dario, couldn’t have said it better myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Aussieflyer38 said: Great shots anyway Jack. I gave up on X Plane a ways back, don't have enough time left in my life to mess with it, and pretty happy with P3D. Don Thanks Don, my sentiments now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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