Gauthier Malou Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Hi there, i just discovered the brand new free SimLauncherX http://forum.avsim.net/topic/453567-simlauncherx-the-freeware-tool-everyone-has-been-waiting-for/ it is awesome and it shows you all your Orbx Stuff installed on the map while you plan your flight. MUST HAVE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Wow! This looks pretty darn good! I'll have to give it a try!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Hi, actually, it's called SimLauncherX instead of SinLauncherX, maybe für a reason. And yes, it's a great tool. Kind regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauthier Malou Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 ooops lol yes , siM once launched , go to the Overlays tab , there is a KML section where you can show/hide all your FTX content , that is crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bakker Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 it is awesome and it shows you all your Orbx Stuff installed on the map while you plan your flight. It shows indeed the installed Orbx airports in a different color (green as opposed to the default blue) on the (moving) map. Also, you can switch Orbx regions in the program, and it also shows in it's menubar which region is currently active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Pugwash Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 This sounds great for use in Orbx world Couple of questions for those in the know with this program... do you need to run it on a networked pc like plan g? if so does it create any loss of fps? Or is it better utilised on the same PC as you sim?...or can it be used on the ipad? Many thanks to the developer of this wonderful freeware... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hi, SimLaucherX as such is network-enabled via Simconnect. At the moment, I still have a few issues with networked usage (e.g. starting the Simulator over the network), however the author is very responsive and I think we can resolve these finally. Running over the Network should not cause any fps loss (as with any other networked program - isn't this just the idea behind running networked?). The more important question is if running locally on the same PC does cause any fps loss. I made a few test flights yesterday. While it's certainly too early for final results, I did at least not detect a noticeable fps loss when running on the local PC. However, if you want to use it locally as a moving map you either have to display it on the same screen as the simulator (always on top, which can be done) or use a second screen, which can be done, too, but I'd expect a fps loss in the latter case just because of the burden of driving the second screen (at least this was what I observed with similar programs before). But it's freeware - you can just try it. Kind regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Pugwash Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hi, SimLaucherX as such is network-enabled via Simconnect. At the moment, I still have a few issues with networked usage (e.g. starting the Simulator over the network), however the author is very responsive and I think we can resolve these finally. Running over the Network should not cause any fps loss (as with any other networked program - isn't this just the idea behind running networked?). The more important question is if running locally on the same PC does cause any fps loss. I made a few test flights yesterday. While it's certainly too early for final results, I did at least not detect a noticeable fps loss when running on the local PC. However, if you want to use it locally as a moving map you either have to display it on the same screen as the simulator (always on top, which can be done) or use a second screen, which can be done, too, but I'd expect a fps loss in the latter case just because of the burden of driving the second screen (at least this was what I observed with similar programs before). But it's freeware - you can just try it. Kind regards, Michael Many thanks for your feedback...will give it at try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bakker Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 However, if you want to use it locally as a moving map you either have to display it on the same screen as the simulator (always on top, which can be done) or use a second screen, Running the moving map on the same pc and on the same screen as the sim ('window always on top') does not give fps loss on my system (i7-2600k - GTX 660). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmatov Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Looks interesting, but I can't get it to work. I think I have it installed, but when it goes to 'Loading FSX Database', 'Processing 201 scenery layers' it gets to 54% and stops. Thinking that with Orbx I have some large scenery files, I left it on overnight, no change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrhealth Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 mine goto 99% but took abt 20 min before moving on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 It takes a while, but not overnight. On my dated laptop over the network it took 10, maybe 12 minutes. This is with a pretty good filled scenery.cfg (see sig for FTX stuff). Maarten has a support Forum on AVSIM; perhaps you can get help there. http://forum.avsim.net/forum/722-simlauncherx/ Kind regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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