Smoke ON during AFPD... HELP....

TonyThomasian · 02-16-2006, 09:08 PM

OK my AFPD is pretty new and ever since i installed it and turned the smoke on, the planes would slow down, freeze but still work. It will be in a S L O W motion type.

Does that happen to you?

ShortBus · 02-16-2006, 09:10 PM

Happens to me also, You need a VERY high frame rate if you want to use the smoke

3Dkid330 · 02-16-2006, 09:20 PM

Same here, it slows down but still runs at about 30 FPS. It runs at around 60 or more for me with no smoke.

**Uncle Brett** · 02-16-2006, 10:36 PM

Tony
I have a very nice vid card in my computer and it runs the AFPD between 250-300 FPS but when I turn on the smoke it still slows the frame rate way down especially when I'm in close, so I leave the smoke off.

Edge540T_Flyer · 02-16-2006, 11:06 PM

Same here... getting about 200 FPS until I turn smoke on, then drops to about 20 FPS. Its much worse if I am hovering in close and the smoke accumulates.
It's not too bad when you are flying around.

TonyThomasian · 02-17-2006, 12:25 AM

Yea same with me durring the hovering which i think its the coolest part to use the smoke on. It gets worst when your in a hover or slow flight, but not that bad while flying around fast.

3DkId · 03-02-2006, 04:03 PM

why you dont change the grafics on it ?? that would not see it cuite as good but it will fly better and no slow motion

3DkId · 03-04-2006, 08:26 AM

and....?¿?

xtremeRCpilot · 03-04-2006, 08:40 AM

anyone try the sim with the top of the line video cards(what are you using). You would think this problem would be eliminated... Just wondering, I have a Gforce 5700LE and am getting over 130FPS. With smoke less than 30. Is it worth the extra $ for a better card? Just for the smoke.....I would love to use it in real time!!!

Shahid B · 03-08-2006, 01:28 PM

My set up:

P4 3.6 GHZ
1 GB of Ram

ATi Radeon X800XT 256 (Pretty high line)

get around 300-400 fps easily running at high resoultion, yet prophaning close with smoke on drops to about 30!

xtremeRCpilot · 03-08-2006, 01:58 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by Shahid B
	My set up: P4 3.6 GHZ 1 GB of Ram ATi Radeon X800XT 256 (Pretty high line) get around 300-400 fps easily running at high resoultion, yet prophaning close with smoke on drops to about 30!

WOW~! with that setup you should be getting over 100fps with smoke. I know that you can run some awesome games with your video card ( fog,smoke, explosions etc.etc.) so it must just be something within the AFPD that is prematurely bogging down our cards, Time for an upgrade Boys....

3DFreak576 · 03-11-2006, 03:18 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by xtremeRCpilot
	WOW~! with that setup you should be getting over 100fps with smoke. I know that you can run some awesome games with your video card ( fog,smoke, explosions etc.etc.) so it must just be something within the AFPD that is prematurely bogging down our cards, Time for an upgrade Boys....

yes, its def. a problem with the graphics engine in afpd. heres my set up....

pent 4 3.2 ghz
2 gig ram
Radeon x850 xt pe 256 mb

i get around 500-800 fps just flying around but as soon as i start hovering with smoke it drops to about 40.

I can run Half Life 2 and DOD:Source on max settings and get a good 60 fps avg and these games are the biggest recource killers out there for games especailly with things like HDR rendering and such.
So it def. has to be a big problem with the graphics engine in afpd that is eating up the resouces of our comps when the smoke builds up.

02-16-2006, 09:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
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ShortBus Fun Police Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mountain Top, PA Age: 17 Posts: 3,521 Blog Entries: 2 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Re: Smoke ON durring AFPD.........HELP....... Happens to me also, You need a VERY high frame rate if you want to use the smoke __________________ You want somethin?GO GET IT.

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3Dkid330 Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fremont, Ca, USA Age: 16 Posts: 236	Re: Smoke ON durring AFPD.........HELP....... Same here, it slows down but still runs at about 30 FPS. It runs at around 60 or more for me with no smoke.

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Uncle Brett Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach CA. Posts: 1,019 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Smoke ON durring AFPD.........HELP....... Tony I have a very nice vid card in my computer and it runs the AFPD between 250-300 FPS but when I turn on the smoke it still slows the frame rate way down especially when I'm in close, so I leave the smoke off.

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Edge540T_Flyer Does it always do that? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Confused,FL Age: 44 Posts: 794	Re: Smoke ON durring AFPD.........HELP....... Same here... getting about 200 FPS until I turn smoke on, then drops to about 20 FPS. Its much worse if I am hovering in close and the smoke accumulates. It's not too bad when you are flying around. __________________ www.triplecreekrc.com www.qqaircraft.com www.desertaircraft.com Florida Freestyle Aerobatics Association How'd I get down here??


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02-17-2006, 12:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
TonyThomasian Rollin', Rollin', and Rollin' Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tigard,Oregon Age: 17 Posts: 2,090	Re: Smoke ON durring AFPD.........HELP....... Yea same with me durring the hovering which i think its the coolest part to use the smoke on. It gets worst when your in a hover or slow flight, but not that bad while flying around fast. __________________ Fromeco.org ExtremeFlightrc.com

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3DkId G3 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Antofagasta Posts: 70	Re: Smoke ON durring AFPD.........HELP....... why you dont change the grafics on it ?? that would not see it cuite as good but it will fly better and no slow motion

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xtremeRCpilot MR.INVERT3D';) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 37 Posts: 680	Re: Smoke ON durring AFPD.........HELP....... anyone try the sim with the top of the line video cards(what are you using). You would think this problem would be eliminated... Just wondering, I have a Gforce 5700LE and am getting over 130FPS. With smoke less than 30. Is it worth the extra $ for a better card? Just for the smoke.....I would love to use it in real time!!!

03-08-2006, 01:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Shahid B Sideburn Shahid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 161 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Smoke ON durring AFPD.........HELP....... My set up: P4 3.6 GHZ 1 GB of Ram ATi Radeon X800XT 256 (Pretty high line) get around 300-400 fps easily running at high resoultion, yet prophaning close with smoke on drops to about 30! __________________ What does that switch do!?

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