Comments on: Some Nerdy Under the Hood Stuff https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/ Developer resources for the X-Plane flight simulator Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:08:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Ben Supnik https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22786 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:08:51 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22786 In reply to Peter Schaller.

Vulkan is based on AMD’s mantle, but we’re _not using it yet_. We’re restructuring our current engine (still all GL) and once it’s restructured enough, the port-over will be easier.

AMD isn’t faster because as of b4, the optimizations are turned off on AMD GPUs due to crashes. We hope to fix that soon.

]]> By: Peter Schaller https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22781 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:12:22 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22781 Just been reading on what Vulkan graphics is, where X-Plane is apparently heading in its optimization. Or did I misread something? “Vulkan is derived from and built upon components of AMD’s Mantle API” is to be read on Wikipedia. So it is a bit strange that the only ones getting the speed benefits at the moment, are Nvidia users…? Whats up? Been awhile since I flew due to lot to do at work leaving little private time, and because I am waiting for native VR Support (Once you have flown VR, you will never want to Fly 2D anymore, even with the low resolution of todays headsets and the akward opperating of the Knobs and dials – at least in the demo of “FlyInside”), so at the moment it doesn´t bother me as I am not often in the cockpit anyway. But would be nice if the issue is solved at some time for us poor AMD users.
(AMD r9 RX480 8Gb user here…)

]]> By: Ivan https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22656 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:40:08 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22656 In reply to Jennifer Roberts.

I did not receive any message or a summary of the report. For sure, as I sent a video, that was the problem. Thanks Jennifer.

]]> By: sergio https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22645 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 03:21:20 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22645 In reply to sergio.

a consultation! I have problems with nvidia when loading

]]> By: sergio https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22635 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:24:47 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22635 Hello! very good job! a consultation! I have problems with envy when loading textures dds 4096×4096 and png 4096×4096 into stage buildings. I just apprehend structure and texture only gray. any suggestions

]]> By: Jennifer Roberts https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22634 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:45:05 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22634 In reply to Ulrich.

For now our process is totally manual and involves me reviewing every report and responding. I am starting a new process to respond to basically every bug report and providing “case numbers” (those XPD #s you’ll see in release notes) for you to track your bugs for if / when they get fixed & included. We’re discussing other ways to adjust our process for more transparency while also keeping enough privacy to work on Top Secret stuff. 😉

]]> By: Jennifer Roberts https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22633 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:41:26 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22633 In reply to Ivan.

If your submission is successful, the next page with have:

“Your bug has been filed successfully.” + a summary of the report.

Unfortunately, the form is very old and has not been modernized, so if you try to attach a file that is too big for our secret file size limit, it will eat your report and you will have no way to know it. 🙁

To avoid this possibility, only upload .txt files & screenshots. For videos, large files, etc, I recommend using a sharing link in the report body.

]]> By: Jennifer Roberts https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22631 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:34:54 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22631 In reply to Joseph Noe.

Why can’t I like this comment 1000x?!? 😀

]]> By: Claudio https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22627 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:39:57 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22627 In reply to Milan Popovic.

My point is that in the post they say to not report bugs here…and the first comment is a bug report!

Amazing…

]]> By: Sebastian Björk https:/2017/10/some-nerdy-under-the-hood-stuff/#comment-22620 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:28:27 +0000 http://developer.x-plane.com/?p=7904#comment-22620 In reply to Ben Supnik.

Thanks for the replay and the clarification. Looking forward to it!

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