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INTRODUCTION
01OCT08
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PMDG MD-11
Display Frame Rate Tuning Menu:
In order to assist users in the quest for optimal frame rates, PMDG has
provided users with the ability to tune the update rates for the cockpit
display screens.
The cockpit displays in any Microsoft Flight Simulator based aircraft are a
key point of focus when it comes to detail and frame rates. Super-
smooth updates to the cockpit displays are useless if the scenery outside
the window is completely frozen. Likewise, fluid frame rates outside of
the airplane aren’t helpful if the cockpit displays are updating slowly!
To assist users with easily tuning and finding a balance between
smoothness and frame rates, we have provided a frame rate tuning menu
to provide users with the ability to quickly adjust and experiment with the
update rates of the cockpit displays.
A basic rule of thumb is that faster cockpit display updates will impact
overall frame rates negatively. A slower cockpit display update rate will
improve frame rates in the simulator.
It is up to each user to find the correct “balance” for their system.
You can adjust the selectors manually.
The check box on the lower right can be used to enable or disable the first
officer’s displays in the Virtual Cockpit. Some users have reported that
disabling the FO displays improves the FPS of the overall simulation, and
as such we have included this capability as an option.
We have set the default display rate to 15 fps for the 2D cockpit displays,
as we felt that this provided a good balance for the majority of customers.