Hello Ben:

Thank you for your reply. I just did another update via the installer, and by following Settings/General/About X-Plane, I am now able to verify that I have “X-Plane 11.50b9 (build 115020 54-bit, OpenGL)”. The line below it confirms “Your copy of X-Plane is up to date; you have the latest version.” On the graphics page I have the “Use Vulkan driver for faster rendiering” option which is unchecked by default.

Before I proceed further, I notice that my CPU is at 100% and GPU at 55%, right on the main menu. With the pre-vulkan version, these utilizations climbed only after initiating a flight, not on the main menu. I had read somewhere that upon starting Vulkan for the first time (which I am yet to activate), there would be a long initial setup activity. So, my question is, should I simply wait until the above settles before switching to vulkan or starting a flight ? I want to proceed cautiously, and don’t want to mess up anything this time around.

Thank you.

Everyone knows that already except you I guess 😀 😀
Jokes aside: probably, as that is the main goal besides less stutter.

If your next question is “how much better?” I suggest to read a few of the Laminar Research Staff posts (they’re easy to find when you scroll down the posts – they’re all with a big blue edge).

It all depends ( as usual)… what hardware you got, settings etc.
Noone can tell you a correct answer at this moment.

I love chaos and insanity! Keep the good work. I am also looking forward to be immersed in this mayhem of craziness!

Cheers

Ha ha, who am I kidding. You should expect chaos and insanity, although past performance is no guarantee of the future. 🙂

More stability, we hope.

Beta 7 is – not out – it’s…”missing in action” as the title says. We did not release it becuase it’s borked. the updater will get you b9 when i’ts ready.

Awesome!