DX10 Fixer

[STRIDER]

Let me start off by saying WHY IN THE ACTUAL F*CK should I have to fork out an extra $40 AUD to fix something that dovetail should have sorted out already???

I'm actually fuming right now because i've spent over $200 on addons to improve scenery and graphics and overall gameplay but I'm stuck behind this DX10 problem..

Does anyone have recommendations on a solution or do I have to pony up the extra $$$

Seriously though @Dovetail, Eat Sh*t.... considering P3D at this stage.

[Nathan]

Do consider P3D, after many hours of simming I, myself am a bit disappointed that I didn't choose P3D at the beginning, I simply didn't know about it.. please, choose P3D the sim is much more stable and well optimized. You have been warned my friend :-)

[AstroCat]

FSX does not support DX11; the best it can do is DX10, and still needs the fixer to even do that nicely.

[Dreamsurfer]

Personally I combine with XP11. No sim looks better currently. But. I still use FSX, too much good stuff to drop. Also, Airliners are still king here. If XP11 gets something like World of AI, then FSX might hang a bit loose :D.

[AstroCat]

I'm super happy with P3D v4. \o/

[gspectre]

I'm not sure why you seem to be mad at DTG. They did not create FSX nore did they create the "FIX" not to mention, they are not the one charging for the FIX.

If anything, you should be upset that the person that created the FIX is still selling it for the full price after 10 years.

Also, DTG does not have the Rights to correct the DX10 issue.

If you want a newer Flight Sim that uses DX11, I would suggest Flight Sim World. Either now, while it's still being developed or wait for it to be completed but it is coming along well.

[Morag]

Originally posted by B U G:

Let me start off by saying WHY IN THE ACTUAL F*CK should I have to fork out an extra $40 AUD to fix something that dovetail should have sorted out already???

I'm actually fuming right now because i've spent over $200 on addons to improve scenery and graphics and overall gameplay but I'm stuck behind this DX10 problem..

Does anyone have recommendations on a solution or do I have to pony up the extra $$$

Seriously though @Dovetail, Eat Sh*t.... considering P3D at this stage.

It's not really anything to do with Dovetail, they made some basic changes to FSX, like fixing the multiplayer, but other than that have to sell FSX pretty much 'as is' by order of Microsoft. They are putting together a more modern (64bit, Dx11) sim of their own based on FSX but they can't touch FSX itself.

You either have to run FSX in Dx9, run it in Dx10 and put up with the bugs and glitches, get Steve's Dx10 fixer or switch to P3D, Flight Sim World or X-Plane.

There's a free version of Dx10 fixer you can get from Avsim which might be enough for you if you're not using older add ons or freeware based on FS8 or FS9 models.

edit: here, version 3.2.3
https://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=Steve+Parsons&CatID=root

[STRIDER]

Originally posted by Morag:

It's not really anything to do with Dovetail, they made some basic changes to FSX, like fixing the multiplayer, but other than that have to sell FSX pretty much 'as is' by order of Microsoft. They are putting together a more modern (64bit, Dx11) sim of their own based on FSX but they can't touch FSX itself.

You either have to run FSX in Dx9, run it in Dx10 and put up with the bugs and glitches, get Steve's Dx10 fixer or switch to P3D, Flight Sim World or X-Plane.

There's a free version of Dx10 fixer you can get from Avsim which might be enough for you if you're not using older add ons or freeware based on FS8 or FS9 models.

edit: here, version 3.2.3
https://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=Steve+Parsons&CatID=root

Haha sorry but I had to vent at someone! Spent my friday night trying to nut this stuff out and ended up nowhere.

I'll check this out though and see if it makes some improvement. Thanks!

[3 Wire]

Running FSX with Windows 10 64 bit and DX12 here.

No issues.

[AstroCat]

Windows 10 has DX12, not FSX:SE.

The games run the version of DX that they are made with, not what latest package Windows has.

[AstroCat]

FSX:SE has limited DX10 support built in. That's why it really needs the DX10 fixer to even work nice with DX10. It can only use the DX features that are built into it, no matter what other DX versions are on your PC.

[3 Wire]

Originally posted by Buffy Foster:

Windows 10 has DX12, not FSX:SE.

The games run the version of DX that they are made with, not what latest package Windows has.

OK.

Now, on the DX Fixer website it says....

"be sure that DX10 preview is working correctly on your system before installing DX10 Fixer"

Define "working correctly" if you would please.....

DX 10 preview "works" on my installation of FSX SE, but there is some flickering and flashing of runway edge lines etc.

[Morag]

Originally posted by shufordsc:

Originally posted by Buffy Foster:

Windows 10 has DX12, not FSX:SE.

The games run the version of DX that they are made with, not what latest package Windows has.

OK.

Now, on the DX Fixer website it says....

"be sure that DX10 preview is working correctly on your system before installing DX10 Fixer"

Define "working correctly" if you would please.....

DX 10 preview "works" on my installation of FSX SE, but there is some flickering and flashing of runway edge lines etc.

it's "working correctly" on your system, the flickering and flashing (and numerous other Dx10 bugs) can then be patched with the fixer.

[3 Wire]

Thanks for the info, it's much appreciated.

Now, to purchase DX10 Fixer and install.

This hobby is rapidly becoming a money pit...lol

Well there are worse things I could spend it on I suppose, like cheap booze and fast women... Or is it fast booze and cheap women...??

[Dreamsurfer]

One thing that is rarely discussed when it comes to PMDG. The license. They really have no license for consumer use. I do not know how/if they enforce it but that is a deal breaker for me. That is why I stick to the "consumer" sims. FSX/XP11 and perhaps FSW if they can sort it out. Lets not forget Aerosoft's contribution.

[Rogen]

FSX came out when DX9 was the norm, DX10 was so new at the time that Microsoft's development crew had trouble getting hold DX10 hardware for their developement purposes (so the rumour goes).

That's why the FSX DX 10 implementation is called a preview mode in FSX, because it is only partly implemented.

Yes your machine's maybe running later versions of DX but FSX-SE still needs DX9.

In fact if you browse to your Steam FSX-SE redistributables folder you'll see the DX9/10 installer that gets installed when FSX is inititially setup .

\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010

Enter Steve and his DX10 fixer, Steve was an FSX fan, he could program, he liked the improvements DX 10 could provide and he went about building an application to make DX 10 usable which he sells and I assume makes a living out of it.

Really it should have been Microsoft updating FSX, however MS being who they are decided to instead discontinue development of FSX. This is despite FSX selling well enough that it ran out of licesne keys at one time, but what more can you ask of a company who came out with the Windows 8 abommonation and burned 10 billion dollars on buying and destroying the Nokia phone company.

I personally have Steve's DX10 fixer and have never gone back to DX 9 since.

Cheers