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Hi! I just switched from FSX to FS9 and I am LOVING the performance gain so far! I could barely get 10 fps in high density scenery areas in FSX, and in FS9 I am getting over 30 fps. The only thing I miss is the accuracy of the roads in FSX. In FS9 the roads can only be made out when you're above 1000 ft, and I don't believe they are accurate to the real world locations. I saw a program called Ultimate Terrain USA for FS9 advertising that the roads are in their real world locations, but the program doesn't have much publicity and most of the reviews I find are for the FSX versions.

 

Does anyone know if the road accuracy is true and if it's worth the upgrade to UT USA? Also, how was your performance impacted? I am just able to keep above 30 fps in big aiports and anything lower than around 20 fps would be a little bit of a drawback.

 

Any screenshots of UT USA FS9 would be GREATLY appreciated!  B)

 

If you need more information, I would be glad to add it!

 

Thanks!

 

Adam

 

 

 

System Specs:

 

Model: Satellite L775D

 

Processor: AMD A6-3400M with Radeon HD Graphics 1.40 Ghz (2.3 Ghz Turbo)

 

Installed Memory (RAM): 6.00 GB (5.48 GB usable)

 

System Type: 64-bit Operating System

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Road accuracy? Yes

Performance affected? Not in my case (see my specs)

Can roads be seen from lower altitudes? Mmm.. not like FSX, but that's an FS9 limitation. You may search for road textures here at the forum, there are various suggestions.

 

Worthwhile? Your call. But if your flying is mostly in the US, you should try. It comes in the Flight1 wrapper, so you have a 30-day warranty period. If in those 30 days you don't like, you can return it.


Best regards,
Luis Hernández 20px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png20px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png

Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with PBO enabled (but default settings, CO -15 mV, and SMT ON), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX3060 Ti 8GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@23-144 Hz (locked at 120 Hz, FreeSync ON), Windows 10 Pro. Runing FSX-SE, MSFS and P3D v5.4.

Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there... sometimes on just battery! FSX-SE also installed, just in case. 

VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/travel.

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Road accuracy? Yes

Performance affected? Not in my case (see my specs)

Can roads be seen from lower altitudes? Mmm.. not like FSX, but that's an FS9 limitation. You may search for road textures here at the forum, there are various suggestions.

 

Worthwhile? Your call. But if your flying is mostly in the US, you should try. It comes in the Flight1 wrapper, so you have a 30-day warranty period. If in those 30 days you don't like, you can return it.

Thanks Luis that clears a lot for me. Do you know if the roads in UT are placed above the ground or if they are textures built into the ground? Most of the screenshots I see of UT are at night so it's a bit hard to tell.

 

Adam

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I understand they're drawn over ground, so they would have the same resolution (4.8 m/pix).


Best regards,
Luis Hernández 20px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png20px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png

Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with PBO enabled (but default settings, CO -15 mV, and SMT ON), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX3060 Ti 8GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@23-144 Hz (locked at 120 Hz, FreeSync ON), Windows 10 Pro. Runing FSX-SE, MSFS and P3D v5.4.

Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there... sometimes on just battery! FSX-SE also installed, just in case. 

VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/travel.

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Yes, if you're flying FS9, getting Ultimate Terrain USA and Canada is HIGHLY recommended - these addons are top notch and will vastly improve those regions - and they don't affect framerates if you don't install some of the more hyper-detailed options.

For Europe, Ultimate Terrain is a pretty good project, but like Jon_aus above, I prefer the freeware OSM Europe package available here at avsim.

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Thanks for the suggestions! Downloading the OSM pack right now to get a taste of what high quality scenery add ons will look like!

 

Just to confirm, this is the correct product I should be purchasing right? http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?product=utusa

 

So many scenery products out there, so I want to make sure I'm getting the right one  :lol: .

 

Adam

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