leave this entire section out except for quad core and in some cases dual core. WideViewAspect=True (FALSE if you do not have a wide screen monitor)ĪffinityMask=xx <- affinity mask not needed for single core. UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=? You will need to experiment with your FPS setting. Here is a list of the ONLY areas one may wish to work with The best tweaks are now all in Windows setup and the correct use of O&O Defrag! Use it to copy/paste edits but do not overwrite the new file.
#Fsx deluxe sp3 install#
Install your addons one at a time, reboot in between and make sure you have the updates for them.ĭO NOT MIGRATE the FSX.cfg file you have! Start the sim, set up the sliders/checkboxes as you had them. (Many add-ons install this update now automatically. Make sure you have the C++ library update installed. Make sure you have the latest DirectX installed. If you want the Acceleration SDK install it from the disk. Boot the sim and allow it to complete the install and boot the default flight. Install Acceleration which will install SP1 and SP2 automatically. If you have the Deluxe version and want the SDK installed, install it off the DVD now.Ĥ. Install RTM, fire up the sim and let it complete the install and boot the default flight. The only tweaks that should be looked at are ones that are designed for dual/quad core, the light scale for the airports, the tweak which removes the sims ability to preload the default flight and only if the system is very slow, perhaps work with the added autogen lines, but otherwise Aces did a bang-up job of getting FSX to run without having to tweak the config as of SP2Īnd yes, a clean install getting rid of the old install and allowing FSX to update asĪces intended with SP2/Accell is the best way to go.ġ. Many of the tweaks used in the past, like what happened with SP1, are no longer helping the sim and in many respects cause problems. Yes, with the changes SP2 incorporates, you all need to be careful of editing the FSX.cfg file.