X-Plane, as it "Should" Look in 2024 | Ultimate Graphics X-Plane 12 | Settings / Mods User Guide

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

! WARNING ! - Both ShadeX and XP Realistic, have issues working correctly with X-Plane 12.1 PLEASE NOTE: All of the mods / settings in this video, are intended as a guide only and particularly with regards to ShadeX, some compromises have been made in order to create a good "all-round" profile. You may still need / want to adjust certain ShadeX values, depending on your sim's time of day, weather settings etc. This video is also not intended to be a review of the individual products mentioned so, please do research ShadeX / VisualXP, before purchasing. - ShadeX: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2eQYqqggdJor7ssi=1H8mUw8SpT0JwleZ - VisualXP: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXXGnYWBhbqneMUsi=Ccrz4lVZYA3yetjY Cheers!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you for covering X-Plane 12 on the channel and for the shout out. Appreciate it!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome, sir and thank you for the tips / vids! I realise Christmas might not be quite as poignant in Kuwait haha but, I do hope you and your love ones have had a nice time over the festive period : ) Cheers and all the best for 2024!

[@karamich75]

A few years ago, I got XP11 to look like that after paying for many Mods back then and spending hours learning how to generate osm driven scenery using scripting etc. I bought XP12 and I am sure XP12 can look loveley in specific (very) modded areas.Yet MSFS gives me out of the box immersive virtual flying fun not mentioning the free world updates etc.

[@activex7327]

Not to mention you don't have to spent money on scenery after scenery, mod after mod, time after time. Even after all this works and money spent MSFS scenery/graphics are superior.

[@goldgamer8446]

@@activex7327 Never had I have to purchase so many sceneries and spend that much money than for MSFS (deinstalled now btw. lol). Default airports are better modeled in XP. And simheaven/autoortho to improve the base-sim is free.

[@gozz7733]

@@activex7327 Look who's here. Our favorite troll. Like clockwork. And within hours of the video going up. MSFS crashing again? Updates not downloading? Can't find anything better to do? OrbX and every other scenery dev must be losing a ton of money if default scenery is so top notch in MSFS. Superior graphics? Gotta love those melted buildings and oversized trees with the oversaturated colors. 🤣

[@activex7327]

@@gozz7733I get 0 crashes, not my fault you can't build/buy a decent system, sorry Gozz you got this one wrong. If would not sleep under a rock you would know that majority users don't get crashes (should of watched the last MSFS stream). I take odd melted building over the the Lego block 1990s mesh. Too bad that cities in MSFS looks 100 times better that in Xplane and not to mention that they look exactly like in the real world (That's not my opinion, that's 12 million users opinion). ORBX is making money off scenery because there's 12million users, Ofcourse they going to make money, compare that with Xplane, ... You set yourself up for this one🤣😂 😂 Not a single thing you said is true, just trying to pull random things out of hat and hope it sticks .. If Xplane is so great and if everyone agrees with you where are the devs, where are the users. You got this one wrong too old timer🤣 Enjoy re-buying all your mods, and copy/paste aircrafts for double the price, you're ezy 🤣🤣 You are the troll and not a very good one, just a disgruntled old man.

[@gozz7733]

@@activex7327 when laughing emojis stand out in a long and boring rant, I never take the troll seriously. Instead of trolling xplane videos, why not go in the sim you enjoy? Oh. I forgot. Updates don’t download and servers don’t respond. My bad. Old timer.

[@dtrjones]

Facinating. When FSX was effectively retired, I played X-Plane11 a lot. However it wasn't until Orbx TrueEarth came along I felth the graphics for my VFR flying was good enough. I used ReShade to to fix some of the issues you've pointed out. Of course now we have MSFS, I've not felt the need to return to X-Plane, which is a shame as it was enjoyable, but who knows in the future maybe. Just to give some context on disk sizes, MSFS on my harddisk is around 200 GB and covers many areas in exceptional detail, X-Plane 11 with the UK TrueEarth was around 450 GB.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks, David! Undoubtedly, MSFS is a far more “complete” experience out of the box - I don’t think most would pretend otherwise. This video was really an exercise in; “can we make X-Plane look “good enough” to still be enjoyable by modern graphical standards” haha. Personally, I think the answer is yes. I still enjoy both sims but, for sure, my hard disk does not! XD Cheers for watching. All the best : )

[@hassobasso7067]

thank you for uploading your settings, i was waiting for this, went ahead and bought visual xp and shade x, it changed the night lighting dramatically, much more realistic now.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome HB! I’m glad you got some use out of the video : ) Cheers and all the best!

[@Rahhhhhnman]

I don't use or have X-Plane, just MSFS, but I'm always interested in any data like this for awareness sake, thanks as always for the upload.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Cheers Runman! Yeah, I think it’s always interesting to see what the alternatives are, even if you’re more than happy with the sim that you have : ) I hope you and yours had a great Christmas. All the best!

[@CaptainChairbus]

Your video inspired me to get back into some XP tweaking after a year on MSFS exclusively. I think your ShadeX plugin will work if you set your Xplane User Interface to 100% rather than a higher setting. That actually fixed it for me personally.

[@cadefoster9279]

Thanks for sharing these improvements Capt. Happy Holidays!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

My pleasure, Cade! I hope you and your loved ones had a brilliant time over the Christmas period : ) Cheers and all the best for 2024!

[@TrixityMcLight]

As you mentioned shadex first - as a beware for some of you, maybe not most, but apparently it has some issues with updates and authentication. Meaning, after some updates it will ask you to re-activate. Doing so however doesn't deactivate earlier copies and while still on the same machine you might end with the error message that your key has been used too many times - therefore not activating your product. On the XP forums they explained to just send them a quick email to reset the key for you. I have not had a response and it has been a couple months.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much for the heads up, TML - that’s certainly well worth knowing! I’m sorry to hear that the ShadeX devs have been unresponsive in terms of helping you out (that’s disappointing to hear). I do hope you mange to get things sorted. Cheers and all the best!

[@vasiliosgrekousis8192]

Since I started touching X-Plane, I completely forgot MSFS. When I fly in MSFS (due to the Fenix! if not, bye bye!) I do not get the feel, Indeed MSFS flight model is better than ESP platforms, but... no. Really bad on ground Physics... I just cannot touch MSFS any more (for now). What I like in XPlane (PRepar3D as well even if its EFP) its the dedication to the purpose of flight simulation foe real, and not gamish like MSFS.... uff. X-Plane's graphics, I really cannot complain, because In XP... you fly for real!

[@anton2495]

The same for me. Tried to get back into MSFS several times with no success. Super boring physics and cartoonish graphics after XP. Regret that one day I tested XP12 )). Add-ons like SimHeaven, Visual XP and Map Enhancement work just fine.

[@marsifire5216]

Completely same sameeeee only for fenix, the rest trash ,the physics SUCK. X plane physics are i think just GREATTT.

[@GabrielNeto500]

Thats just your opinion. NOT A FACT!

[@marshie1337]

not sure how i missed this one but excellent video. your efforts do not go unappreciated ItB. all the best old friend!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much, Marshie! I didn’t realise that you were into X-Plane as well. I’m really glad that the content continues to be useful : ) Cheers mate, all the best!

[@joshfredr7846]

Thank you so much ! great video

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome, Josh! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers and thank you very much for watching : )

[@Guerry-3]

Thank-you for taking the time for making this short but rather inclusive demonstration of X-Plane 12. I had all but forgotten it existed once I became consumed in MSFS. I remember reading that someone considered X-Plane had more realistic aircraft handling, but MSFS had better graphics and was closing fast when it comes to authentically replicating aircraft performance. But with the addons you demonstrated, I should give X-Plane another look. But with what I understand about graphics and other “geek” things when it comes to computers, I could get even the plain (pun intended)/un modified X-Plane 12 appearing great. But with these addons, I certainly could save burning up brain cells for the appearance I desire. I did take the time to view your computer specs. Good gosh! With that thing, you could start your own space agency and beat everyone to Mars inside a year! Truly, as one who has been fooling with MSFS for a little while, one does need a PC that matches yours in order to truly enjoy oneself without having to continually tweek graphics. Therefore, start saving those pennies, farthings, cents, yens, or whatever your country uses as coinage and get something similar to the host. Again, thank-you for the video. You are a great instructor.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks once again, Guerry! What you read, is a pretty fair assessment I think; MSFS is obviously the prettier sim but, X-Plane can be made to look fairly decent. X-Plane still has an edge on the flight modelling / realism front (particularly when it comes to the heavy jets) but, MSFS has been catching up there and it looks like MSFS 2024 should continue to advance in the flight modelling department. Haha, indeed; I would never ordinarily have spent so much on a PC but, I figured it was an “investment” for the channel (especially as I do plan to move to 2K content, one of these days. . .). I hope you had a brilliant Christmas! All the best to you and yours in 2024 : )

[@simontillman3463]

Been using Xplane 12 exclusively in VR since it was on sale in Steam a frw weeks ago and with tweaks like autoortho and simheaven its a fantastic sim in VR, the visuals in the Reverb G2 are sharp and the XP12 trees are stock 3D out of the box. The only problem is the payware Aircraft are much more expensive and there is less support than the more comercial MSFS but its all good for compitition.

[@dekuleader5372]

Amazing what mods can do these days. Also, the TF-104G came to Xbox. FINALLY! I was starting to get worried, but it's finally here! Hopefully soon the single seat varient will release too.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Indeed, Deku. X-Plane isn’t perfect but, it can still polish up pretty nicely. Haha! That’s great to hear. I do hope you’re enjoying the Starfighter then! Happy flying and all the best : )

[@jeddis92]

It's funny, because I think MS Scenery Simulator looks way too artificial and oversaturated. Some other things you can do, that are free, with the shadow edit, you can bump your Shadow Quality settings down one or two, with little to no quality loss, and a decent performance gain. In the same settings file, you can add FXAA on top of MSAA, then bump that setting down to 4x. In Nvidia's control panel you can enable MFAA to be applied on top of MSAA. Also, you can edit the registry to unlock a setting in Nvidia's Control Panel to add image sharpening. I've got a Ryzen 9 7900x and 4070ti, and Xplane has never looked better.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much for the tips, DB! Those are definitely a few suggestions which I shall have to try for myself. I do agree, that MSFS can look rather over saturated / artificial at times (it’s somewhat of an “artistic impression” of how the world looks haha) but, overall, I still think default MSFS is a more “consistent” experience than default X-Plane. My main issue with X-Plane, is that even at midday, on a CAVOK day, things can still (somehow) look dark at times (the same with the colours). Either way, a bit of tweaking can go a long way in either sim and I’m generally very happy with how I have XP at this point. Many thanks again! All the best : )

[@vasiliosgrekousis8192]

Indeed! I swear MSFS scenery/graphics are too overrated. To me, it rather looks cartoonish (not to mention the terrible avionic system performance and input lags) While even Prepa3D and XP, do give a more serious look, in my taste. Prepar3D also have bad avionic performances though. XP avionic performances are fluent!

[@Will-j8q1w]

Yea that's sweet and inspirational for sure...thanks! I'm using a 43 inch LG 4K TV as my monitor but running it at 1080 x 1920 with AA at 4 and Antriscoping filter at 2 and I'm blown away with how beautiful everything looks and I got a VERY BIG boost in FPS...cloudy and rain today at Chicago KORD at the Terminal in the default Cessna 172....60 FPS with most graphics settings maxxed including Clouds...almost looks like 4K...I have an nvidia RTX 2080 card....this is for those who may be struggling with graphics and FPS...you don't have to go 4K for things to look good.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Cheers Will, my pleasure on the video! Yes, I still sim at 1080p also (although, I am considering moving up to 2K, if only for the sake of my vids) and it’s obviously a nice way of balancing graphical detail vs performance. Personally, I have no issues with 1080p but, I know some simmers are stalwart 4K guys haha. Happy flying and all the best! : )

[@Will-j8q1w]

I was using 2K and it was ok but 1080 x 1920 is what X Plane is pretty much based on and I notice a BIG difference in performance. I think many people don't realize how good it can look at 1080 with a bit of anti aliasing. I was always having minor issues with the higher resolutions but now my problems are solved. Alot of people...myself included get caught up in the 4K stuff...yea it looks good but issues come along with it...not so with 1080 and my graphics are close to max....smooth as silk. Keep your videos coming....very nice and thanks!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Cheers Will! I shall try my best : )

[@hugopnabais]

Even with those settings MSFS looks so much better (at equivalent settings)

[@vasiliosgrekousis8192]

MSFS for eye candy, X-Plane for Flight Simulation :D

[@hugopnabais]

​@@vasiliosgrekousis8192 Keep telling yourself that 😀

[@smythablity9328]

That.. that is so beautiful

[@danevans3749]

Unfortunately, as stated, you almost need a Cray supercomputer to run X-plane 12 and even then, I see your rendering distance isn't maxed out. The latest bug of it raining in the sim constantly is a real pain. As a private pilot, I actually find little difference between the flight modeling, in the C-172 between MSFS and X-plane 12. In fact, the MSFS 172 seems more realistic in landing distance, etc. I'm becoming disillusioned w/X-plane 12 myself. Spending lots of $$ on add-ins and taking a hit on frame rate when they run is not acceptable in my humble opinion.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Dan, Yes, X-Plane 12 is, unfortunately, rather woefully optimised (at the moment). In fact, for the most part, a modded X-Plane 11, will give one a similar experience to 12 and with somewhat lower hardware requirements; MSFS is obviously king though, when it comes to graphical fidelity / performance. I rather tend to agree with you; I do still find XP to be the better sim, when it comes to flight modelling on the heavy jets etc but, for GA, there isn’t much difference between the two platforms and if anything, I actually prefer MSFS. XP certainly still has its benefits / place on the market but, Laminar would do well to bring the sim up to more “modern” standards. Cheers, all the best : )

[@TheHenkka65]

Thank you sir. :-) I have the XP Visual Ultra Edition, but at the moment it's not usable since XP12 is not final. I believe they'll get their stuff together just as the XP12.1.0 finalizes. When I used it, I found it a very nice addon for the atmosphere and cloud textures. ShadeX is something I'm concerning about also...

[@ohwell2790]

My X-Plane 12 is currently broken and returns an error after last update 12/16/2023. I did update my Nvidia 3060 Ti driver to 537.42 but did not work. This is bad

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

I’m very sorry to hear that, What If. I’m afraid, not being a massive XP user myself, I have no idea what might be causing such an issue. . . If you’re a Steam user, have you tried running a repair on your installation? I do hope you manage to get things figured out. All the best!

[@laminak1173]

The 4090 would be perfect for VR

[@agauerm]

I am pretty sure you get the same enhancements and more, for free, using the RXP XP12 Enhancer

[@countvonaltibar236]

Nice video

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much CVA, I’m glad you enjoyed it! : )

[@mateokaupmann3456]

Do you use Simheaven or AutoOrtho ?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Mateo, This particular scenery is Orbx True Earth (Great Britain); generally speaking / outside of the UK, I use AutoOrtho. I hope that helps. All the best : )

[@mateokaupmann3456]

Thanks for your answer !

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome! : )

[@flyjagz]

Competition is good so I hope someday X-Plane can partner with google or someone with access to streaming satellite imagery, but in it's current state I have no reason to get Xplane 12, and this is coming from a diehard Xplane 11 fan. I've just been spoiled with the ease of exploring new areas to fly in MSFS that it's hard to come back to the rather harsh and unrealistic Xplane scenery.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

That’s fair, FlyJagz; competition is indeed a great thing for the hobby. I gather “AutoOrtho” allows one to stream satellite imagery into X-Plane but, the program also creates its own issues (such as long load times). MSFS is indeed pretty special, in that (for the first time really) it allows the user to genuinely explore the world around us : ) Happy flying, all the best!

[@PorcelainKilt]

You have XP 12 looking beautiful. However I notice your video shows continuous microstutters, or did the video render the stutters during the KZbin upload maybe?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi PK, Cheers! It’s an interesting point that you raise actually; I’d be inclined to say that the stutters are mostly caused by my video rendering software / KZbin compression. I didn’t notice any such behaviour whilst recording (although I’m not always the best at picking these sorts of things up) but, I have had a few comments about stutters in some of my recent videos (MSFS vids also). I’ve been experimenting with editing techniques recently so, I think that probably accounts for the stutters. To be fair either way, at max settings, X-Plane does hit the PC pretty hard. I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best : )

[@SlosII]

This guy really does sounds as if "it's your captain speaking", lol

[@GunniesLetsFlyVFR]

Mate you need to sort the microphone. Sounds like it's clipping. All the best!

[@Dalamain]

I've noticed this ever since discovering the channel, I am beginning to wonder if it is done on purpose to mimic the cockpit headphone/mic equipment. Eitherway it is unpleasant to hear the clipping/distortion for those of us listening on decent headphones.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

I do, Let’s Fly. Logitech auto-updated my drivers and it’s screwed all my audio settings. I don’t think the audio is clipping, since I’m not even close to peaking out but, something is definitely up. I’m not much of an audiophile so, didn’t notice it as much as some of you guys but, I do need to sit down at get things figured out. I did some tweaking ahead of my last recording, is this video any better (in terms of the audio quality)? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGqphXamf8aikNUsi=qQ1vk_047FKjlSX1 If you’re able to take a quick look and let me know, that would be much appreciated! Cheers : )

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha well, I do very occasionally edit my audio to give it an “RT effect” but, that certainly wasn’t the case here, Dalar. When did you discover the channel, out of interest (so far as I’m aware, my audio issues have been prevalent for a couple of months)? As I mentioned to Let’s Fly, if you’re able to take a quick look at my most recent video and let me know if the issue still persists, that would be much appreciated : ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGqphXamf8aikNUsi=qQ1vk_047FKjlSX1 Cheers!

[@jetcat120]

Just watched this video. With regards to Shade X. Looks like its no longer available on the X-Plane Store when i clicked on your link.

[@smaze1782]

Visual XP is great, but it doesn't yet work with XP 12.1. Good video, Sir.

[@scobby47231]

not close enough on graphics vs msfs 2020 but i like the dynamics of the xplane

[@Back2TheBike]

Useful tips, thanks. Like you I'm using XP12 on a fairly hi spec PC. Presently working on creating scenery for all of my RAF Pathfinder dad's airfields, Sgt Pilot on Lancs. Very satisfying to bring them back in memoriam to the 55700 who gave the greatest sacrifice. Please keep the XP vids coming!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome B2TB, I’m glad you found the video useful! Once again, best of luck with your scenery project : ) I’m sure there will be some more XP vids at some point. Cheers and all the best!

[@CyberSystemOverload]

Great video thanks, totally agree that the sim has a strange lighting system. The view outside seemed over-bloom and washout. ShadeX seems to do the same things the free ReShade can. Is there something ShadeX does better? Thanks for the shadow fix!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

My pleasure, Wootle - I’m glad you enjoyed it! I preferred ShadeX previously, simply because it was an “in-sim” tool (and I hadn’t tried ReShade). That being said, it seems ShadeX no longer works with Xplane 12.1; I’ve been playing around with ReShade and getting some excellent results so, I may make another video on that at some point. Cheers! All the best : )

[@angelboylyfe]

@@IntotheBlueSimulationscould you make a reshade profile for us to use?

[@TalesFigueiredo]

How do I get the same trees as you do? I seem to always see the same kind of pine tree everywhere I go, no matter the biome... Also, is the ShadeX problem on 12.1 onwards solved?

[@roborat2000]

I just installed the MSFS 2020 mod and now I have awesome graphics!

[@fullstackpedro]

the best thing that could happen to X-plane 12 is to be bought by Microsoft so they can use the same model. Dont think this version nor any subsequent version will be graphically anywhere close to FS. from someone that detests MS but have to applaud their work on MSFS

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

That's like asking Ubisoft or EA to buy X-Plane...NO! They'll screw it up! MSFS is a toy, and always will be. We see the same crap time and again. FS2020 promised a "new" flight model, but Asobo themselves said it would use the FSX core. It didn't fail to disappoint. Fanboys said it was great. Now, they are saying the exact same thing about FS2024. Total BS. FS2024 is just FS2020 SU16 with a few things added. People are really ignorant about how games are developed, and how Microsoft works specifically.

[@EmeryE2]

@@paradoxicalcat7173I agree that Microsoft shouldn’t buy Xplane but calling Microsoft flight sim a toy is a little over exaggerated, especially by saying 2024 is the same. The flight model has vastly improved since release.

[@chipwilliams6236]

i will say the clouds in x plane looks better than the clouds in msfs

[@hedleyfurio]

such a pity that thy pivoted to external view taking priority and disregarded the fact that it is a flight simulator so cockpit and instrument graphics are what the pilot needs , alas dark panels with poor graphics are the domain of XP12 , so years later I am still using XP11 for flight training.

[@Skinny-me]

Thanks for great XP video. Looks very interesting! :) Is the stuttering due to the settings being maxed out VR, VR or Recording software?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much SF, my pleasure! The stuttering is an interesting one; I can’t really say that I noticed anything at the time and few others have made similar comments on other videos recently - I’m wondering if I haven’t for a little hardware / software gremlin that needs sorting out. . . For sure though, XP12 can still tax ones system pretty heavily (with the settings cranked up). Cheers, all the best!

[@vincebagadonis8016]

Unfortunately you need a HUGE amount of complicated mods to make X-Plane 12 look like its not from 15 years ago. But to be fair, the only advantage X plane has on MSFS a vastly larger choice in high fidelity premium 3rd party aircraft. MSFS is still pathetically lacking in this area with only about 5 or 6 available premium ad-ons, being that MSFS is almost 4 years on the market, this is kind of sad!

[@UrosMaksic]

The best advantage is more than 20.000 quite good default airports as opposed to MSFS ones that are complete and utter garbage. You can fly anywhere in the world and expect at least a decent airport. In MSFS, there is photo scenery but airports are shit.

[@davidwright8920]

Hi, Many thanks for the video but when following along with the various steps I noticed that my XP Graphics Setting window is different to yours and I have the latest update (today). For example I do not have a setting option for clouds, are you by chance using a beta version of XP?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hello David, Are you running XP12 (as opposed to XP11)? Otherwise, I’m afraid I’m really not sure what could account for the difference you mention. I am running the beta branch of XP12 however, older versions should have the same graphics options / menu also. I’m a bit stumped on that one but, if you can provide any further details, I’d be happy to mull things over a little further. I do hope you manage to get things sorted. All the best!

[@davidwright8920]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks for your reply. I don't know what I was looking at at the time either but definitely didn't see the cloud option but am running XR12. Maybe too much red wine! but thanks again for your reply

[@Val-hj3st]

Soooooo much better in looking more realistic than msfs!!! First, you should become an in house artist, or at least a visual art consultant for all flight sims corps, not just xplane. SECOND, and I really mean the second is clouds appearance. They are now the major downers on the screen. They look very nice (msfs term) and much more realistic than msfs, but fall out from the picture, as if it was taken by another camera, which was a bit out of focus, and therefore way too blurry and even a notch overexposed to make a visual dissonance with the rest of the image. In other words, xplane has to reduce cloud blur and exposure a bit, even though it may show some unwanted artifacts, but will make the scene complete and more brain tricking, not provoking, if you know what I mean. ANYWAY this is the best flight sim visuals I ever saw! The xplane is back in the leader position. Msfs is just getting the nomination for the amount of details, which is in category "too much of anything becomes a garbage".

[@oc10121989]

simming got too expensive, for RTX 4090 today you need to pay true fortune

[@kbuss10]

mate you have a gpu that has a price of a used car... doesnt it have built in like brightness saturation gamma etc?

[@lazytv363]

how did you get your landscape to look like this

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Lazy, The ground scenery is Orbx True Earth Great Britain (I was using the XP11 version however, Orbx are now offering an XP12 version). The rest of the graphical enhancements are detailed in the video. I hope that helps. All the best : )

[@piloto_loco]

not recommending shadex, stops working without a reason at any given day refering to trial license stuff, which should not happen if you paid for the program. i never buy aerosoft products for such reasons.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Sorry to hear that you’ve been having issues, Piloto. I did actually pin a comment to this vid - I’m not currently recommending ShadeX also. Thanks for the info. All the best!

[@FlyTechInsights]

Hey is this the only mods you use or you have anything else for xplane 12.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi FTI, These are the only visual mods that I use. I do also make use of HeadShake and Better Pushback. I think that’s about it though; otherwise, it’s just additional addon aircraft. I hope that helps. All the best : )

[@FlyTechInsights]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations thank you so Much 😁👍

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome! Cheers : )

[@FlyTechInsights]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations 😁👍

[@cptbaku6310]

I am only having issues when I use payware aircraft, and that is that the fps is good but the plane gets randomly blurry and then hd. this happens on even small default airports. is there any fix for this

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hello Cpt, I sometimes experience the same issues with X-Plane. I believe it has something to do with approaching the limits of you GFX memory. So far as I am aware, other than turning down your graphics settings within the sim, there is not much you can do to fix the issue (unfortunately). I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best : )

[@cptbaku6310]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations turning it down or higher doesn’t change it unfortunately 🥲

[@janschubert2321]

What ortho do you use?

[@justintriplett3453]

msfs 2024 is gonna be nuts

[@NobodyReallyKnows705]

How to u get the green cross during your flight in pfd

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Misha, Those green crosses are the flight directors. The FD’s can be turned on with the little switches at either end of the MCP (autopilot panel), located towards the bottom of the unit. I hope that helps? All the best!

[@Val-hj3st]

Just subscribed because of this and your other xplane video. Please more similar xplane videos! I hate msfs after this.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Well, thanks very much, Val - welcome aboard! I certainly plan to produce further XP content (I have another video lined up actually) however, based on general viewer preference, MSFS will likely continue to account for the bulk of my output. Much appreciated and all the best : )

[@Eggeroony]

What is are the tree plugins that you used?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Eggeroony, I think the trees are courtesy of the Orbx True Earth scenery : ) All the best!

[@Eggeroony]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Ah, I see! Thanks

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome! : )

[@NabeelGames]

What do you use for live weather? Defuault or Active Sky etc?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Nabeel, Personally, I use X-Plane’s default weather system. I would be keen to try Active Sky though, as it was certainly an amazing program for FSX / P3D! I hope that helps. All the best : )

[@kiyanooshC4D]

its all about purchasing if x-plane 12 will need add-on to be more looking real then I prefer Microsoft flight sim 2020 at least looking more real with just Ultra settings without any purchasing add-on and beside of all of this, quality and color its not comparable with MSFS 2020. lets face the true!

[@frankbyte]

MSFS needs tons of scenery-addons because the default ones are really bad. XP’s default airports look better in general. That means you will spend more money/time to have decent airport-sceneries than in XP for installing simheaven-autgen and autoortho. And the colours of the atmosphere are amazing. MSFS is also lacking the great precipitation effects like snow building up/melting that makes XP so immersive. Not talking about all other advantages of XP. For me XP12 with just a few addons gives me a better general-immersion. MSFS almost only real advantage over XP12 with autoortho are the landscapes below 5000ft (autogen, grass etc.) and the better optimized performance. For me not enough to switch it with XP12+AO. I stopped using MSFS because I was missng way too much things I’m having in XP12. But each its own.

[@droge192]

@@frankbyte - You must be on something!

[@frankbyte]

@@droge192 That's usually what people who cannot argue say.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Kiyanoosh, For sure, MSFS is the ‘prettier’ sim in its default state (I don’t think that most would suggest otherwise); X-Plane does have its advantages though and this video was really about seeing how far I could push XP graphically + a guide to which mods I used - as requested by viewers. Ultimately, most sims have their own unique strengths / weaknesses and it just comes down to user preference at the end of the day : ) Cheers, all the best!

[@groki30]

@@droge192 He sure is - he's on XP12 - very sensible!! 😉

[@MrChrisSax]

Nice to see the grafics But, when its stutterin AF with an 139k and 4090... Its not an option

[@droge192]

Yes, it was stuttering badly. And look at the jaggies and shimmering in the distance.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Chris, Yes, I can’t say that I really noticed anything at the time but, I’ve had a couple of similar comments on other videos recently so, I’m wondering whether I don’t have some sort of hardware / software gremlin that needs working through (it could just be XP though). . . Cheers, all the best!

[@retromeng3741]

If I take visualxp ultimate, do I still need shade x? Do you think the shadex/vxpbasic combination is better? Thank you!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Retro, ShadeX and Visual XP do different things. Visual XP adjusts sky colouring, cloud shape, ground shadows etc, whilst ShadeX can be used to adjust in-sim brightness, contrast, sharpness and general visual settings. You certainly don’t *need* both programs but, I find them to work well in combination. If you’re unsure, I would suggest first buying Visual XP (should you so wish) and seeing how you go with that. If you’re happy with the results, then great, otherwise, you can always reconsider ShadeXP thereafter. I hope that helps a little. All the best!

[@richardg8584]

The orbx site lists Truearth GB scenery as xp11 only, so it presumably has some problems in xp12?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Richard, Indeed; True Earth is technically only compatible with XP11 but, easy enough to install into XP12 (with no major issues, so far as I can see). Obviously, it’s a worthwhile “hack”, if you’ve owned the True Earth sceneries previously but, otherwise, I gather Orbx will be bringing True Earth GB to XP12 so, probably best to wait for that, if you’re interested. I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best! : )

[@groki30]

Just bought XP12 - my Orbx True Earth GB works perfectly - keep in mind that you won't see snow on the ground!!! I just linked the scenery files in my XP11 to XP12 - performance is much the same.... I am hoping my other Orbx XP11 scenery will work as well - really don't want to spend all that money again - have fun!! 🙂

[@Kreemerz]

can you use this with AutoOrtho?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Kreemerz, All of the addons featured in this video (other than Orbx True Earth), are also compatible with AutoOrtho, yes : ) I hope that helps. All the best!

[@Ado2234]

will it effect my FPS?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi AIA, ShadeXP should have little-to-no impact on FPS. Visual XP will have some impact, due to the enhanced shadows / clouds etc. I presume those are the 2 addons you were querying (as opposed to the other mods mentioned in the video)? I hope that helps? All the best : )

[@Ado2234]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations will it work on xplane 11 or only 12

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

ShadeX works with XPlane 11, I don’t think Visual XP does. Check out Enhanced Skyscapes though, as that offers a huge visual upgrade for XP11; it may affect FPS, but the dev offers a free trial (or at least they used to) so, check that out to get an idea of how things will run on your system : ) Cheers!

[@DavidR_192]

XP12 is completely let down by having AA/AF capabilities of 2012. No TAA, No DLAA, No DLSS, No Frame Generation. Every XP12 video is just a feast of nasty jaggies and shimmering.

[@activex7327]

Don't forget MineCraft clouds 😂🤣🤣

[@goldgamer8446]

@@activex7327 It's up to you if you prefer volcanic-ashes as clouds lol

[@activex7327]

@@goldgamer8446 Hey Gold gamer, long time, you must have been busy leading your failing campaign against MSFS . Yes, at times, there are Volcanic (fixed in 2024 ahhahaha) but 90% of the time they look like in real life and are still better then playing Mine-Craft 😂😂😂 Btw, those words are Laminar's, not mine see their dev blog silly Xplane fanboy and stop embarrassing yourself. 🤣🤣🤣

[@goldgamer8446]

@@activex7327 Having to purchase a new sim for that? Lol. XP will fix it in next version (for free). And at least clouds in XP have an impact. MSFS failed to simulate anything when flying into stormy clouds and also failed to offer a weather-radar (in developpement at for soon). Must hurt. And no need to keep trolling since you have proven again and again not being able to have a normal conversation and only spread toxicity and hate (the absence of likes speaks volume). You must be a very sad person in life. Have a lovely day.

[@marcoottaviano527]

@@activex7327 Only a loser like you could have such a sad life to waste his own time commenting on a product he hates. How pathetic.

[@erenataker4648]

How much Fps do you get with 8x msaa? I have a i9 13900kf and 4080 but with 8x msaa my fps average is 28 to 36.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Eren, I haven’t tested extensively but, at a quick glance, I’m getting around 70fps under the conditions / settings demonstrated here in the video (although, testing with the default Citation, instead of the Airbus). I’m afraid I have no idea what could account for such a huge difference between our numbers though (I can’t imagine a 4090 makes *that* much of a difference). . . I hope that clarifies things a little. Cheers and all the best! : )

[@erenataker4648]

@IntotheBlueSimulations Hello man, what an answer. Thank you so much ! I think that with the cessna, it's normal to get 70 fps, but if you change to an A320 or A321 from Toliss, fps drops a lot with a big payware scenery. I don't think there isn't so much difference between 4080 and 4090, so the fps is generally close to each other. Thank you so much for your great answer ! Waiting for new videos with the Toliss aircrafts. Best wishes from Turkey !

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome, Eren! Cheers : )

[@RD-hq3en]

Enhancing X-Plane is good but not necessary. Just one example, If you see the asphalt textures here on the apron, taxiway and runways they're extremely realistic. Grease spots, cracks, faded paint lines, all give a great feel of realism too. Even in X-Plane 11 they were good. MSFS is a JOKE. The textures look like a cartoon, and can't be fixed even with Orbx or 'Real Environment' products. That's just one of many problems with MSFS, if you insist on comparing these two simulators.

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

X-Plane should be compared to DCS as they are much closer to each other technically (I have developed for both platforms so I know what I'm talking about).

[@Bellthorian]

Have you ever heard the phrase, you can't polish a turd? No matter how hard you try to polish XP-12 it will always look like ass compared to MSFS 2020. With MSFS 2024 right around the corner X-Plane 12 is an obsolete platform.

[@tb46475]

you should get xprealistic its miles better than headshake

[@tb46475]

@@m3taleye you’ve clearly never used it then lmao

[@tb46475]

@@m3taleye No it’s not, you clearly don’t have both - this is like saying a moped is better than a Volvo, it’s day and night difference; you’re just picking arguments for absolutely no reason

[@tb46475]

@@m3taleye headshake simply moves your camera randomly, XPRealistic takes Gs into account and moves the whole aircraft mesh for the camera, not the camera - but sure keep waffling even though you’ve not tried both

[@tb46475]

@@m3taleye hahaha youre crazy its a 100 line lua script that hasnt been updated in like 5 years

[@tb46475]

@@m3taleye actually give a reason why then, because it’s not

[@gt7rcng568]

How can i get these graphics?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi GT7, Well, that’s really the whole point of the video; I explained, step-by-step, exactly what I have done to create these visuals within X-Plane 12. If you watch the video, hopefully it will give you some good pointers : ) Cheers, all the best!

[@BlueSideUp]

The best and most easy to use mod for XP12 is sadly payware. It's called MSFS 😉 Honestly, you can fiddle with it as much as you want, especially in VR, it's no use. I use XP12 because Torquesim has no SR20 with Entegra and DFC90 for MSFS, and that's our plane (although with IFDs instead of Garmin).

[@stacyhill5978]

Didnt see your pc specs just donation links

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Stacy, You just need to click “More” on the video description and then scroll down a little bit further (I’m not sure how this works on some mobile devices). I hope that helps. All the best : )

[@chopperskier]

I downloaded Visual XP and ShadeX after this video... unfortunately it made the sim look WAY WORSE! It flattens half the buildings, and makes the trees look like all shiny and plasticky/ something out of a cheesy christmas store: COMPLETELY UNREALISTIC! I've been playing with the sliders and settings for over 3 months and I cannot get it to look as good as the stock scenery. My home airport went from alive and happening to a flat plain with a couple lines of gray (I suppose those are supposed to be roads) running here and there... Waste of time, waste of money. At a certain point, I realized I have other things to do in life besides spend it tweaking settings. Like,... LIFE. Real life living.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Very sorry to hear that, Matt. What you’re experiencing is rather strange though, as neither Visual XP, nor ShadeX, should be affecting your ground scenery in any way (they are essentially only lighting / colouring enhancement tools (with some modifications to the cloud / shadows also). Are you sure you haven’t got some sort of scenery conflict / ordering error (that would be a far more likely culprit by the sounds of it)? You’re right, there are far more important things to be focusing on in life but, I do hope you manage to get things sorted (I’ve tried my best during this video, to outline the processes that I used and have also uploaded my ShadeX profile over on X-Plane.to, if that’s of any help). All the best!

[@droge192]

The quality of your vocal in this video is really poor. Super high frequencies, no bass and really distorted. I could feel it in my teeth! Couldn't get past a few minutes. You either need a new mic, or else you need to flatten out your EQ settings; if you're boosting the high freqencies (>6Khz) to make it sound like that, don't! Get some bass into the vocal. It never normally sounds like this in your older videos, which I used to really enjoy.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

For sure, Droge. I didn’t realise it was *that* bad but, Logitech (in their infinite wisdom) auto-updated my audio drivers some while back and it messed up all of my settings (it’s certainly not an effect I was going for haha). I need to take the time to sit down and set everything straight again. I did try and tweak things ahead of my last video - (if you get a chance) please let me know if this is any better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGqphXamf8aikNUsi=qQ1vk_047FKjlSX1 Cheers, all the best!

[@heklik]

Graphics is still below mfs2020.

[@JoelRomeu75]

Hasta que XP12, 13, o 25 no implementen DLSS, desgraciadamente seguirá teniendo un mal rendimiento comparado con 2020.

[@VeroIsAChild]

I'm gonna have to ask you to slow down on your videos because it hurts my little baby brain and I have no clue what I'm doing even though I have another channel called viro at fast times. But I'm just fooling myself and everybody else because I have no idea what I'm doing. Oh my god!!! I fly strictly in third person view because I can't fly in the cockpit view with first person because I don't even know what the first button is on the simplest airplanes like a cessna152!!!

[@leifandersen2756]

X plane does not meet the quality of MSFS and therefore I have erased my copy !

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

That's a shame as X-Plane is the technicaly superior sim. FS2020 can not have weather RADAR...why? Because of the stupid decision to generate eye-candy over realism. Weather matters more than pretty ground scenery, and FS2020 totally fails. FS2020 clouds are generated on the GPU, and the simulator has no idea where the clouds are! Madness.

[@raymondjolly282]

Do not buy Shade XP for X-Plane 12. It does not work.

[@addict2flight]

Video is good, BUT, im really annoyed with fact that you with those SPECs talk othjers about graphic settings. Anything you maxed out and do will have 50fps and more, specially with those specs. Cmon, your not the one who can talk others how to set things up., because on your PC all looks amazing. Another thing, only thing you show others here is shadow adjustment inside settings file. And off course, promotion of visual xp payware. Another words boys and girls, build up your PC as much as you can, and you will have decent FPS ;) But hear my advice, you must spend only one day, to make your XP nice fps with decent graphics, and all with free addons and little more time put into it. Combination of Nvdia CP settings and Xp12 graphical settings, removing unncesery things abnd lover them down, and reading and watching others non promotional videos. Trust me, you will manage it, it takes only one day, 0 $ and yit will be worth it. You dont need paywares for your sim to look amazing.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi A2F, I take your point but 1) I can only work around the hardware that I have 2) this video wasn’t intended to be a settings guide (I did make that point) rather, a guide on how to get the level of graphical fidelity that I have in XP12 - as per viewer request and 3) this video certainly wasn’t promotional (I paid for VisualXP / ShadeX myself and specifically made the point that one could achieve the same results by adjusting DataRef’s however, I find this option much simpler)! I made a previous XP12 video with the IXEG737 and a lot of viewers wanted to know what I did, in order to improve the sim graphically. This video was merely outlining that process. I hope that clarifies things a little. I agree, if you want an optimised setup tutorial, there are far better videos out there. All the best : )

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

MY GOD YOU NEED A BETTER MICROPHONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ITS HORRENDOUS Liek your speaking through a gazooo,

[@trgitw]

MSFS is still better

[@johnmaguire2185]

@ceilaz7861 The Fenix A320 is about to become the best airbus in any sim. The equivalent PMDG aircraft are better in MSFS. The A2A PA24 is as good probably better as any SEP aircraft in any sim. The JF B146 is better than any other B146. In general. Any best of type aircraft that’s currently available / about to release in XP, P3D and MSFS are just better in MSFS. Not just the visuals, but the whole overall experience in MSFS is better than XP or P3D. FSLabs late to the party, but I’m sure they will also add to the value of choosing MSFS. That doesn’t mean that XP doesn’t have a place in the market as the 2nd best simulator available. After all Ford still sell cars.

[@saminaneen]

The scenery is crap, looks worse than, the old FSX, here it is 4 years, since MSFS 2020, and X-Plane 12, is still using old graphics, like the 1980's video games. Don't waste your money, on this garbage. This UTuber, got the game, for free, and still many years, later, has to keep hawking this completely garbage, un-simulator.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Cerebro, To say that this looks worse than FSX, is being quite hyperbolic but, I get it; yes, X-Plane doesn’t look as good as MSFS. That’s not the point of the video though; X-Plane, as a sim, does do some things better than MSFS so, the point was to try and make XP12 look as good as it can (and provide users with a guide on how to do that). To your second point, I’ve never received a penny, or any free copies of the X-Plane, from Laminar haha. If I had, I’d be doing a pretty poor job as a shill - it’s taken me over 4 months since XP12 released, to actually produce a video on the sim. . . All the best

[@paulwblair]

Damn. Who hurt you bro?

[@saminaneen]

@@paulwblair Your channel and comments are irrelevant, no facts are in evidence, you are cautioned about "improper thinking", and all your comments will be stricken from the record, thanks for playing, you lose

[@paulwblair]

@@saminaneen You should probably take your meds.

[@saminaneen]

@@paulwblair Continue to talk smack, Babyboy, in yo momma's basement, where you can continue to play your favorite video game, "Call Of Booty", where you never score, with the chicks, you are now dismissed

[@egamez1]

X-Plane 12 still looks like shit.

[@shimizu67]

I just got X-Plane 12, and to be honest I'm kinda lost. The game is also terribly optimized, my rig is pretty good but I can't get it above 30fps with high settings. I'm also feeling relatively disappointed given all the paid mods and tweaks you need to put in just for it to look like MSFS. A lot of the sceneries don't even exist and just spawn me in the middle of the sea, and how the hell do you even spawn your plane at a gate? It doesn't even give you that option.