Phoenix v2 2.00 Beta C

[xygax]

Check out the multiplex easy star.....

http://www.phoenix-sim.com/downloads_models.htm

Available "December 2008" assumedly a little early

Steve

[Smoothound]

frame rate is fine on mine until I go online.....then it dives to 20 ish.

Same here, although my frame rate struggles to get over 10FPS

Absolutely fine on my 3 year old PC in single player mode so far...

[jboweruk]

I found a small bug with the wind compass, your heli turns the wrong way, if you yaw left, your compass goes right. So the heading is out of whack, if you get my meaning. Otherwise so far loving it. I love the ability to check all the helis with chicken legs on.

[xygax]

I just managed a loooop on pheonix wivout krashin it.... and thats a first..... am workin on stall turns.... keep overshootin wiv the tail....

[Taffage]

Just installed Beta B again, so now have the 2 latest beta's + 105.j

All set up exactly the same, everything set as high as it will go @ 1920x1200

105.j = smooth as u like 200-500fps
beta b = smooth as u like 140-170fps
beat c = jumpy and will not get above 64fps

Think they have set max fps to 64 which is screwing with high end or dual core gfx cards

( I know I am a being geeky bout this, but beats talking to the wife all night)

[Twister3D]

( I know I am a being geeky bout this, but beats talking to the wife all night)

Now here's a Man who knows what his talking about.

Hope she's not behind me.

[garynitro]

Think they have set max fps to 64 which is screwing with high end or dual core gfx cards

64 here too, all maxed out But i use v sync all the time so 60 fps would be good if it wern't doing that stepping thing needs motion blur

[jboweruk]

That wind bug thing is with wind too, it shows the wrong direction for the wind. Watch the wind compass, the blue bug, and watch ur smoke. They don't match.

Love the new thing with the recordings though, being able to fly with urself is cool, I had 2 helis (a rappy 50 and a TRex700) doing a display together. Cool.

[DooD]

What I find annoying about the wind, is the effect it has on heli's.
The slightest breeze pushes the heli downwind. That just isn't right!
And not just a little bit, either. It has a a very significant, negative effect.

For a crosswind to push an airplane away, yes. That's fine.

But not for heli's. Heli's just don't react the same way planks do it. Phoenix needs to get that right.

It's not a new problem either. It's been this was since the early versions (1.01 something is the earliest I have)

[Taffage]

64 here too, all maxed out But i use v sync all the time so 60 fps would be good if it wern't doing that stepping thing needs motion blur

Phoenix support been emailing me back & fro for last hour or so, Top guys!!!

Sent them screenshots showing the diff between ver B & C etc, also tried installing the latest DirectX but made no diff.

Sure they will get it sorted soon

[liaan]

anyone try slope soaring yet?

[Smoothound]

Yes, I did yesterday. Seemed OK. No decent planes though...

[liaan]

the lift banned just seems weird on the slopes... as soon as one go bit forward of slope, no more lift. real life, lift extends fair amount in front of hill....

L:

[Smoothound]

Lift seemed fine to me but I guess it depends what you are used to. I've not sloped for a while for real but our local slope the lift alters all the time.

[Frogfoot]

Hmm, all seemed well, except for having to restart after modifying the Trex450, but then all of a sudden my throttle stopped responding, it was stuck at max even if I hit throttle hold. The calibration menu showed that the tranmitter was working ok.