Re: Xbox Games Like Last Day On Earth
Clotilde Wilks
I saw a lot of videos on youtube and I really like the sim. For me its more about sightseeing the world and the feel of controlling an airplane from a gamer perspective, than that it has to be a hard core sim in every aspect of flying. But I do like to learn more about flying a plane.
So that made me wonder, is this because the very beautiful videos have all sorts of DLC and add-ons downloaded to make certain parts of the world more detailed and realistic? Is that making the difference in graphics that I notice?
I also see videos on settings. How much of a role does that play on graphics and realism? Is this also a factor for Xbox? It does seem you need to have a video card and PC to alter these kind of things, like in this video: MSFS How To Make EXTREME REALISM in 5 Minutes! - YouTube
As a last factor, does having a 4K screen have any impact on it as well, instead of an HD screen? I saw some comparisons about that as well, but not with a lot of differences but maybe thats because I dont have a 4K screen
yes you can download add ons for the sim, if on PC there is www.flightsim.to where you can find great free scenery for all areas of the world. If on Xbox then you have the marketplace with purchasable content on there, though far fewer items work on Xbox compared to PC.
Ive read different opinions on quality of the photogrammetry. It should be very good in sunny areas, but not so good in cloudy areas or when you get close to buildings. So might me a matter of turning it of and on, depending of where you fly.
Ok so, can I conclude that, next to having a beast of a PC to get high enough FPS on Ultra settings in 4K resolution, add-ons for specific parts of the world and photogrammetry and screen setting is everything I can do to get the highest level of detail and graphics, to match the most beautiful MSFS videos I can find on Youtube?
One thing that helps greatly improve the look of the sim (game) immensely is to make sure you have a system capable of displaying HDR, then using filtering software to tune RGB colors,sharpness,detail, contrast, brightness, gamma and other parameters.
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