Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

I have no idea how this game is supposed to run on the Reverb G2. I just tried it on my 2080 Super PC and I was getting 10 to 20fps in cockpit view on Ultra/1440p. Even if you lowered the settings to high or medium, I can't imagine any system handling it smoothly at 2160x2160p per eye on the Reverb.

 

Downloading now, 91 gig, hope it runs on the CV1 or Vive as they are already hooked up to the PC and i can't be bothered digging the WMR hmd out. lol

 

I think it's only a timed exclusive on the Reverb G2.

Tried lowering the settings to the high preset but still runs like complete ass. Definitely not going to be able to run on the G2, whenever that arrives.

 

This game downloads a 500 MB launcher on Steam then requires a Microsoft account and a further 90 GB download via said launcher before you can play the game. This download time counts as playtime on Steam so that means for most people by the time they have downloaded it the two hour refund period will have elapsed.

I have very fast 420 Mbps fibre connection but even so the idea of using Microsoft's crappy download service puts me off buying the game. I think I will wait until the issues - people are reporting problems with slow download speeds and so on - before I even consider buying this. Hopefully by then the issues will have been sorted out and perhaps there will be a proper Steam download in place. It's bad enough dealing with the Microsoft Store for downloads without having to endure it through Steam as well. Yuck, no, thanks.

 

Does this use steamVR or is it running natively from W10 on the WMR HMD?...i have the gamepass version so i am hoping it will run WMR hmds natively and cut out steamVR which can be a bit of a hogg for killing performance at times.

 

Not sure at the moment. VR isn't available with the game. It will likely be patched in when the G2 comes out.

 

For people having issues going from "click anywhere to start" page to login then back to click anywhere to start page, I did this and got it past the loop for the Xbox login page:

Changed MS account login from a local account to a MS account: Go to => Setting => Accounts and Sign In With Microsoft Account. ( I only did this to fix the MS Store issue I was having with Windows Hello so I could add Xbox app, sadly)

Went to MS Store, installed Xbox app

Now I was able to access the login page without the loop and begin downloading. Hopefully I can revert the changes later once it's all setup and get FS2020 to load without it but we'll see.

 

I bought mine via steam awhile ago, I saw that it was available on MS store so I restarted steam and there it was ready for purchase lol

Steam itself was 500Mb only download then you launch the game then it installs stuff of about 91.36Gb
Im now at 70% (hooray for 1000Mbps internet)

 

I know 2 other people who have tried the game with a 2080 super and they are getting the same 10 to 25fps as me so no idea how G3D are getting 44.

 

Having a right pain in the *** getting it installed via steam kind of wish i went for the windows store version, think i worked out my mistake trying to move the dir under %appdata%.

Having alot of problems getting the packages to install on my E drive.

 

Thank you HH for this. I have found it handles cpu cores/threads better than any program I have ever run. With an oc 2600 it evenly distributes work load and stays around 30% (but as you mention it does vary) and rarely touches 100% for me... being a first run of course. 16gig ram is a little slim imo and I recommend 32 as I'm hitting a page file some in Dallas area (clean optimized system w/min background tasks).

All in all, I'm impressed and thanks again Sir : )

Edit. At 1080P High graphics settings I'm getting 25-41 FPS on gtx1060 (still have my other 2 monitors on too but just desktop) and 442.19. Came here to get and try new drivers and thought I'd drop a line ; )

 

Well I was pretty excited about this. I pulled out my TrackIR and Sidwinder2 to dust them off and get ready but I looked at the different versions and noticed my local airport is one included in the Premium Deluxe version as a handcrafted airport. The place I will be flying around the most! Of course now I can't bring myself to get the standard version because I would be missing out. I'm also not shelling out $119 for the one single airport I want. I'm stuck. So I guess for now I'm passing but does anyone know if I can add only the airports and planes I want later? Also is there any comparisons of standard airports VS. the handcrafted ones, I can't really find any?

 

Specs : Cpu : Ryzen 3700x @ stock, GPU : Msi trio x 2080ti @ stock, Driver : 452.06, Ram : 2 x 8gb Corsair Vengeance @ 3200mhz xmp, Microsoft store version of the game installed on a Crucial mx500 ssd, OS : Windows 10 v2004, Internet connection : 200mb Virgin Media Fibre Optic via ethernet.

Looks amazing, but runs awful on my machine at 1440p especially in built up cities. Lots of stuttering when in New York at night time. It seems the Cpu/Gpu isn't being utilized much at all regardless of graphic preset chosen.

Framerate is displayed at the top right of the screen.

LOW-END preset (screenshot captured in game options)




LOW-END preset (screenshot captured in game, flying over new york at night)




ULTRA PRESET (screenshot captured in game options)




ULTRA preset (screenshot captured in game, flying over new york at night)

 

Runs reasonably smooth (unless I look at the framerate) on my machine

i7 7820x @4.5Ghz
GTX 1080Ti
32Gb Ram

Ultra Preset as suggested by the game at 3440x1440

Granted I only flew over my hometown (Davao, Philippines) and Singapore
its smooth, though FPS is below 60, i think its even on the mid 30 fps

PS

I turned off vsync and I have a gsync monitor, so maybe thats why?

 

Playtime affects only automated refunds, you can still request them and have a real person handle it.

 

So I figured out last night where i went wrong with the install, when it asks you where you want to store the packages don't copy the Microsoft flight simulator directory and everything over.

 

While the visuals are great.. Functionality sucks

The controls are WAY too sensitive, even after dialing back sensitivity.

My biggest gripe.. Is the complete lack of airway information.. There is zero way to find freqs (vor etc). You can't IFR for crap. For a VFR simulator it's great, but venture anywhere outside that and it's lacking extremely. To plot any actual courses using navigation aids I had to actually alt-tab out, open a browser and use air nav maps to find radio and vor freqs I needed.