John Venema Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Hello all, We are working on a small V1.1 patch for FTX Global which mainly focuses on further improvements to the 3D lighting system (DX9 only until Steve Parson's tool is released). - Lights now 140% brighter - Better FPS again through model and texture optimisation - Now vector roads don't use .fx for much better FPS on vectors - Denser vector lighting, now 100% density versus 75% - Added intersection congestion traffic brake lights Here is an example at Boston including some intersection congestion llights: And another location with bloom on, which looks spectacular in motion! We are also going to address the "green desert" issues in SW USA since it has caused quite a stir. This would have been addressed by the openLC NA pack but we'll patch the base openLC scenery in the interim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Thanks for the information on this patch, JV. Looking forward to dusk flying Cheers Mallard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Blimey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleSter Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 That looks really nice! The night lighting just keeps getting better. Looking forward to this update. I believe night lighting is extremely important in any flight sim. It really adds a whole other level of realism when flying at night, dawn or dusk. Great work as always for you guys down at OrbX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramonb Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Thanks for the info. Waiting for Steve’s DX10 tool, but even now I’m a happy camper. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibidut Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Also thanks for the info (everything comes to they who can wait..) Best regards Henrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Also thanks for the info (everything comes to they who can wait..) Best regards Henrik +1 Thank you ORBX team for continuing to get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf2grey Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Wow....My frames have been great since Global but this will rock.......The lighting is awesome.....Thanks JV..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotjohn Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Any plans on providing texture replacement for the few UTX textures that do not blend with the FTXG texture, or supporting lights on UTX roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marith Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Thanks for the information and the patch John. I love the screenshot with bloom. This is one of the reasons I like Orbx. Not only do they produce great products but they continue to improve them afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordancollins Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Ya what about 3d vector roads for UTX users, thats what a lot of us really want please and thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 WOW nice improvements I look forward to the first update Might the patch also include the uninstaller? Not that I am wanting to remove FTX Global, but for reinstalling, moving, etc. Well an uninstaller should be included I think. Thank you, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 John, was on a late flight back to Houston last night, with a stop in Dallas. Flew over downtown on the way out and I was admiring all the pretty lights. Made me think of FTX Global... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ioan92 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Wow! More performance when it's already super fluid! Amazing work guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
member111333 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Looks absolutely insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namal245 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 wow this is awesome John is this patch going take to be quick release or we expecting other stuff to be done before it's released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjallen Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 FTXG is a real gem! The light improvements are a big plus. Cheers jja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derfsxpilot Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 pls, make them more silverish and blueish ... plssss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamJSS Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 +1 A color tweak would be fine with me. IMO whenever I have flown at night, it was a mixture with a little more light blue Sent from my Apple communications device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namal245 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 yes that is right we need more bit of blue lighting in it then will be perfect and bit of red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Thank you very much for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapsdown Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 We are also going to address the "green desert" issues in SW USA since it has caused quite a stir. This would have been addressed by the openLC NA pack but we'll patch the base openLC scenery in the interim. Very welcome news indeed - many thanks from the "arid flyers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFlyer Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 JV: Thanks for the update. Especially for considering a fix for the desert areas outside of the LC releases. Very much appreciated. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvette12 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 STUNNING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnR Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Looking great, thanks for the update JV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Thanks JV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeroflux Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Any reason to update to version 1.1 if I use DirectX10 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yes, because there will be LC fixes for the SW USA and also a fix for autogen missing from KWYS (which has not been reported yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeroflux Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Thank you for your quick reply John . Did I understood correctly that is a chance for Steve to release his payware fix for DirectX10 this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 No he won't, he's given me a list of things still to do and it will be at least 2-3 weeks yet. It's an impressive tool after reading his user manual so I expect he does not want to make any bloopers on such an important product for the DX10 community. Plus, we are still playing with the V1.1 lights which we have not given to Steve yet for final testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utley Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 John, can you envisage a stage where FTX Central can be abandoned, and scenery appear in the order in which it is layered in the Scenery Library. Your scenery is the market leader, and I am one of your faithful customers, but Central is not normal for add-on scenery. If for instant I layered your LC corrections appropriately in the Sib they should appear like any other add-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeroflux Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 ...let`s hope he is ready with it before Prepar3D 2.0, as I will go there the minute is out ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Harrell Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Oh, baby. And to think it couldn't get much better.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeroflux Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Oh, baby. And to think it couldn't get much better.... ...you should have spared that crab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utley Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Will this fix the blinking 3d lights that I currently see in FTX Global? On a similar note, will this also add 3d lights to areas like PNW, NRM, and the likes? I dont think Ive seen any of these lights floating around in any additional ORBX scenery at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 utley, I'm not seeing blinking lights anywhere and I can assure you that I've been all over the place in multiple day, dusk, night and dawn times, there must be something else that's causing this "effect" on your system, what I couldn't tell. as mentioned in other posts from John, yes new lighting system will also be retrofitted to the regions that where released before FTXGlobal, the Team just needs a bit of time to implement that and yes when it's ready it will be announced, as for the patch it will be released as it is thoroughly tested, we are now in the final stages of doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 None of our testers reported blinking 3D lights, nor did I see them in 9 months of development, so that could be a local problem for you. As I have already said elsewhere we will be adding the new zero-FPS-hit 3D lights to PNW and all other FTX regions progressively, but it's a big project since it requires re-annotation of thousands upon thousands of texture tiles to get it done. Not a trivial task I believe NCA Northern California will have the new 3D lights out of the box, but NIR Northern Ireland was too far advanced to implement it. Don't quote me on NCA though because the team are still waiting on the final 3D lights before doing the night lighting annotation for NCA. EDIT: Wolter posted at the same time, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friedi Gulder Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 of course the 3D lights flashing. They are obscured by trees and buildings and when you fly they are hidden or appear. This is 3D. Cheers. Friedi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utley Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 It possibly occurs outside of the LOD radii distance. Ill record a small video when I get home in a few hours to explain what Im talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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