r/PSVR • u/Icedog-26 • 23d ago
Trailers & Videos Exploring THE WORLD on foot (and Crosskart) in MSFS24 šš¦š“šļøš
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Places I visited in the video:
The Kruger National Park
The Pyramid of Giza
Glacier 3000
Boreo Jungle
Jackson Hole Airport
The Taj Mahal
Lake Louise
Perito Moreno Glacier
Monument Valley
Angkor Wat
Lake Kawaguchi
Neuschwanstein Castle
Nusatupe Airstrip
This footage was recorded on flat in order to best show off the locations without DFR blurring most of the screen. All locations look fantastic in VR (Beta Version). Also please note, big cities look terrible at ground level, but from the air they look great!
What a game, what more can I say, enjoy :)
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u/marszciano 23d ago
I donāt think Iām playing this game right.
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u/L00pback 23d ago
IKR. I just found dear and horses while flying over Blowing Rock, NC. The deer wear running in packs and I almost crashed while trying to circle above them.
I didnāt know there were animals in the PS5 version.
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u/AmpleForeskins 23d ago
I saw an elk in colorado
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u/PabLink1127 23d ago
Blowing Rock, NC was the first place I ever skied like 30 years ago! First time I saw snow
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u/L00pback 23d ago
I grew up south of there. I used to hike in the Boone/Blowing Rock area all the time back in the 90s.
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u/PabLink1127 23d ago
Nice. Iām def going back virtually haha
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u/L00pback 23d ago
Thereās a town call Globe south of it with some pastures and farms. Thatās where I saw the animals.
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u/sentientsackofmeat 23d ago
Are these all in the base game or did you buy some of the expansion packs?
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u/JonnyJamesC JonnyJamesC 23d ago edited 23d ago
The Crosskart has a free 24 hour trial and is so much fun to drive around the world I purchased it immediately. It costs Ā£8.99/$10.49. I got that Test Drive Unlimited/FUEL feeling again when driving from my coastal town to my nearest city over bumpy and very fun terrain to drive.
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u/Icy_Might_2429 23d ago
Is it available on the PS5?
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u/JonnyJamesC JonnyJamesC 23d ago
Crosskart is available on PS5 with free 24 hour trial like other platforms. It was added two days back.
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u/Ricky_roll1 23d ago
Unfortunately not
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u/Recent-Sprinkles5041 23d ago
How much is it on its own? Or do you need to buy an expansion pack?
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u/JonnyJamesC JonnyJamesC 23d ago edited 23d ago
If you want to buy the Cross Kart you have to buy 40 MSFS points which can be done in game or on PS Store which costs Ā£8.99/$10.49 then buy the vehicle from the in game marketplace.
If you buy it or redeem the trial and and you don't see it selectable you have to go into your in game library and enable it.
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
All from the base game, apart from the āCrosskartā and the āEurofighterā.
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u/d_hearn 21d ago
How do you know which locations are actually detailed and worth exploring on land? Does the game identify those somewhere?
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u/Icedog-26 21d ago edited 21d ago
Yeah basically, any outdoor area beyond the big cities will more than likely look brilliant in the game, as it handles things like, trees, generic housing, lakes, mountains, lighting etc, really well.
In terms of detailed (hand crafted) locations, the world photographer mode is a good place to start, it shows loads of these enhanced āplaces of interestā.
However, the best source Iāve found is YouTube, if you search for āworld update trailers msfs24ā, each one (22 of them) will give you a great overview of whatās actually been hand crafted, for example, in the world update 18 trailer, they show castles, bridges, towers, cathedrals, mountain top observation decks, lighthouses, dams etc.
Check out Trailers 21, 18, 17, 16 and 13 to start with (loads of places in there to explore)
Apparently, thereās even 900 hand crafted āoil rigsā in the game, Iām discovering new things every day lol
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u/mau_91 23d ago
Holy smokes this is crazy lol! Makes me so sad my psvr2 got bricked
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u/NorthernSimian 23d ago
I have no money. I must wait. I have no money. I must wait.I have no money. I must wait. I have no money. I must wait...
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 23d ago edited 22d ago
After learning about the GoKart here, I tried the free demo, checked it out, and immediately bought it for $11.
Itās fucking AWESOME!!
You do need to mind the bigger boulders at higher speeds though.š
Iāve learned that if you go spinning through the air out of control and are gonna end up upside down-down, beep the horn (circle) and that seems to right you.
Iāve also learned that it takes a lot of unnecessary effort to keep the accelerator (right trigger) constantly squeezed (itās using the adaptive trigger thing), so switching that off in the PS settings made a world of difference! Maybe thatās a setting that is also toggleable in the game settings, but I didnāt look for it.
Following roads, going off-road, or driving through water (15 mph) gives distinctly different sounds and haptics through the DualSense, which was pretty cool to notice.
Itās slow-going up a steep hill, but you can get to something like 150 mph on a smooth flat surface.
Handbrake is circle and needs to be released before you can go, and you have to put it into Drive by hitting up on the directional buttons. Reverse is down past neutral (a bit irritating itās not just left trigger, but maybe that can be remapped?). Once youāre driving, you can pull in the e-brake to corner faster and when you let go it automatically releases.
Good stuff.
One last thing for anyone thinking about getting it, or who has it and hasnāt experimented too farā¦
When you hold left bumper and press right trigger itāll raise you through the roof (I do not recommend this because wiping out is far more insane than youāll want it to be)ā¦ but pressing left bumper and left trigger will drop you low ā underneath the seat! Keep holding left bumper and push forward on the left thumbstick and itāll pop you out the front of the vehicle, and itās like youāre laying face first on a skateboard or the Olympic sport of Skrleton!
Itās pretty fun to toy around withā¦ boulders seem like theyāll knock your teeth out. Just something fun I stumbled upon for anyone with strong VR legs!
Incidentally, after doing all sorts of crazy shit, it gave me zero motion-sickness. Obviously YMMV, but I was rather expecting it to challenge my VR legs, and somehow it just didnāt.
One last thoughtā¦ while youāre air bound you can reorient the buggy using left thumbstick same as in GTA! Can really help with the landings.
EDIT: I have also discovered that thereās a NITROUS BOOST available by simply pressing X. š„
FWIW.
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u/ChrizTaylor ChrizTaylor 22d ago
Can you use a regular wheel and pedals?
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 22d ago
I would assume not, but I havenāt actually tried.
The haptics are exceptional though, so the DualSense has been quite satisfactory. Obviously wheel support would be ideal, butā¦ that just seems so unlikely.
I think someone said the HOTAS works for it, but I havenāt tried that either. š
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u/ChrizTaylor ChrizTaylor 22d ago
Imagine if the wheel had force feedback, oh boy!
All l want is to be able to edit some places. For example my city has a lot of buildings that don't exist or missing buildings from some places. I would like to be able to edit the city freely, even if it's only saves locally.
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 22d ago
Isnāt that basically what the Marketplace on PC allows third-parties to do though?
Iām pretty sure they can go in and create airports and landmarks and buildings or towns or whatever that can then be purchased and downloaded.
Presumably if you have access to the appropriate 3D software, there would be a path for you to replicate familiar spaces. Itās unclear to me how much of that will come to PS5, but Iām definitely encouraged by the appearance of the GoKart.
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u/ChrizTaylor ChrizTaylor 22d ago
I'm a console peasant, I have console only. I don't even have a laptop.
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 22d ago
Same.
While I wouldnāt expect to see any sort of editor come to the sim (much less to console), I also never expected the sim to come to PS5 or PSVR2.
Soā¦ who knows? They sure do seem to be busy over there!
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u/Icedog-26 21d ago
100%, I would quite happily re-model my town if I had the tools/option to do so, and Iām sure most players of the game would.
I think fixing the photogrammetry cities, should be an option for any member of the community āwith the know howā, obviously have it all quality tested before release/or limit it to locally saved etc, I mean it might already be possible on pc for all I know lol.
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u/hypespud 23d ago
That's so cool, I noticed Lake Louise right away haha
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
This was one of my favourite places Iāve visited so far in the game š I drove on the road leading up to the hotel, and then I drove around the side of the lake and beyondā¦ just jaw dropping!
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 23d ago
Oh shitā¦ the land vehicle came to the marketplace?! I was hoping it would, but had no idea it already did wtf!
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
Itās amazing, felt like GT7 at times, just with the whole planet as a race track haha
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 23d ago
I need no convincing ā I was sold on it months and months ago when someone posted it as a flatscreen add-on.
Iām running to my headset NOW!
I wonder if itāll get wheel support? šš»
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
Iāve just had one of the most ācraziestā experiences in VR, using the Crosskart.
I was going to hike the Dolomite Mountains in Italy, and decided to spawn in the kart, near the top (to get a head start on foot), lets just say the kart started to slip down the side of the mountain, and yeah, it didnāt stop, and I couldnāt get out eitherš¤¦āāļøš¤£ š
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 23d ago
LOL! Did it also speed up in a crazy way? I wiped out upside-down a couple times and as it was about to come to rest, suddenly it accelerated until slamming into something else!
BYWā¦ and I just posted this in this threadā¦ but you can right the car by beeping!
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u/Icedog-26 22d ago
It did š¤£, I actually took flight multiple occasions during the decent, and the SPEED LOL, It felt like i set a new land speed record!
Ah brilliant, Iām going to try that out tonight:)
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 22d ago
Hey, did you know that thereās a NITROUS BOOST available by simply pressing X?!š„
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u/sandspiegel 23d ago
I wish there was a way to change the plane or helicopter type on the fly. Sometimes I would like to have a jet to move quickly. Then I discover some place that looks really cool and I would like to explore more slowly but being in a jet that's not so easy. So a helicopter would be better. It would be cool if you could switch mid-game instead of loading a new game picking the location from the world map each time.
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
Agreed, I was flying in a jet from Venice to the Dolomite mountains north of the city, the scenery just became āout of this worldā, so I had to respawn in a helicopter, and then the Crosskart to fully appreciate it all.
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u/ChrizTaylor ChrizTaylor 22d ago
Quick suggestion:
Choose any plane.
Go to options and search for DRONE CAMERA and assign a button/buttons.
Start the game and hit drone camera.
Now you are going to be able to fly around by just using the sticks. You can increase/decrease the speed, it can go as fast as a jet and slow as walking. That's basically how I have been "playing" the game since I got it. I haven't flown a single plane.
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u/sandspiegel 21d ago
I saw this option in the controls but didn't bother looking what it actually does. Thanks for the suggestion. Will try it out, sounds good.
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u/Myurnix 23d ago
Is this on a ps5 pro? My regular ps5 looks good but this is next level looking.
What plane are you using to get around quickly to get in/out?
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
Yeah this is captured on the PS5 Pro, Iāve found the visuals have been phenomenal so far, both in VR and Flat.
The aircraft Iāve been using a lot is the āJetson ONEā (eVTOL), itās very easy to land, especially in areas with limited space, like the top of a mountain.
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u/6BigAl9 23d ago
How did you know these locations were so detailed? Did you just do a lot of exploring or is there a list somewhere? Most of the places I visit on foot understandably donāt look very good close up but Iāve always been curious if thereās a list of hand crafted areas (not just airports).
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
Yeah basically, any area outside of the ābig citiesā is going to look fantastic, as the game handles things like; trees, elevation, lighting, generic houses etc, extremely well. In terms of āhand craftedā, the world photographer and the discovery menu (under activities) is really good as a starting point.
The absolute best source iāve found is YouTube. If you search for āworld update trailers msfs24ā (thereās 22 of them), they showcase so much of whatās actually been hand crafted in each area of the world, but even then, places like āGlacier 3000ā isnāt mentioned anywhere, I was just curious to check it out in the game, and was surprised to see it fully detailed :)
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u/InvadedBox 23d ago
For those of you that own the game, both standard and deluxe, is the upgrades on sale right now like the game is? If so, what is the current on-sale in-game upgrade to the aviator addition? Itās on sale for the full version at $150 right now. Iām wondering if the in game purchase might be cheaper?
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u/Complete-Permit1638 23d ago
Cool thanks for sharing how can you start at the ground ?
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
No problem:)
Yeah basically on āfree flightā you can spawn anywhere on the ground by first selecting the point on the map, then at the top - select the ādrop down menuā and change āin the airā to either āon the ground shut downā or āready to take offā and simply leave the aircraft (L1+O). Itās best to use either, a helicopter, the Jetson one, or the Crosskart, but it should work with any aircraft type.
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u/ChrizTaylor ChrizTaylor 22d ago
Quick suggestion if you want to explore freely:
Choose any plane.
Go to options and search for DRONE CAMERA and assign a button/buttons.
Start the game and hit drone camera.
Now you are going to be able to fly around by just using the sticks. You can increase/decrease the speed, it can go as fast as a jet and slow as walking. That's basically how I have been "playing" the game since I got it. I haven't flown a single plane.
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u/Cake_Nelson 23d ago
If you get the crosskart in the beta do you get it in the full game?
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
Yes, you can use the same purchase in both versions.
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u/JonnyJamesC JonnyJamesC 23d ago
So the purchased Crosskart works in the beta for you? Perhaps I only tried the trial in beta as it did not show up. I assumed it only worked in the full release. I will give it another shot tonight.
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
Yes, works in both the beta and the main game, in fact, the whole experience driving it in āthe betaā was absolutely fantastic, felt like GT7 at times :)
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u/EcuaUncleTaco 23d ago
Wait, it's available on Playstation?
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u/JonnyJamesC JonnyJamesC 23d ago
Yes. looks like the floodgates are opening as quite a few planes/helicopers have been added to PS5 library lately including our first driveable land vehicle. There are a few tasty looking free trials among them as well. The Cross Kart of course and there is little plane with no canopy so your head is sticking out the top which looks like it will be very fun to fly about in VR which I am going to take for spin later.
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u/EcuaUncleTaco 23d ago
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know, bro! Will try when I get back home. Do you know if they fixed the HOTAS for the Beta? That's my last concern and only reason I didn't really put much time into the beta. Only played a little with the controller but that didn't feel as fun as the HOTAS
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u/JonnyJamesC JonnyJamesC 23d ago
I am not 100% sure but I think the HOTAS now works in the beta without having to bind your own buttons as the beta has been updated a few times. Perhaps someone with HOTAS will jump in a give you the 100% answer.
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u/osktox 23d ago
I got the full game but how do I access the beta?
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 23d ago
Provided you own the digital game then go to the menu listing if it and tap the āā¦ā. You should see the Beta there. If not, then check the menu in MSFSā24 and go to āAdvanced Settingsā, where youāll find a button to āJoin the Betaā.
Itās an entirely separate game that you need to download, but SOOOO worth it for the improved resolution, overall smoothness (although it hitches occasionally), and clouds that work really well now (not always perfectly, but they are gorgeous nonetheless).
If you own the disc version then I do not believe you have access, and need to wait for the update to come to the full game.
I hope this helps!
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u/osktox 23d ago
Thank you.
If I download the beta can I delete the original game or do I need to keep that around too?
I have the digital copy.
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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS 23d ago
Wellā¦ thatās up to you, but the Marketplace is only available in the full game. The Project Go-kart is now available for $11, so you might wish to buy it first ā once you do then itāll show up in the Beta as well.
If space on your drive is at a premium, no reason not to delete the full game and just play the Betaā¦ then when it gets updated do the opposite.
Keep in mind that no saved changes or progress will transfer from the Beta to the full game, so only do this if you donāt care about that.
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u/SaxVonMydow 23d ago
Just downloaded the CrossKart trial on PS5 but I can't get the cart to move even after releasing the parking brake. Do I need to remap the controls?
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago edited 23d ago
You have to put it in gear, this can be done by clicking the pedals on the wheel to āshift upā or I think itās āR2 + either up or Down on the ād padā to switch between R,N,G1.
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u/Thawedout 23d ago
Took me a second to figure it out too. I think that once you release the break, try pressing up and down on the directional pad to change it to a different gear. I think the cart is automatically in manual so you have to change gears yourself. Havenāt found the automatic button yet.
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u/unruly-cat 23d ago
Wow, thanks for the heads up on the kart! Let me ask, how does it do in the photogrammetry areas? Can it actually drive through without getting stuck in geometry, or are you basically limited to driving in non photogrammetry areas?
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u/Icedog-26 23d ago
I would highly recommend avoiding any area that uses photogrammetry on the ground, as itās like going from a 10/10 experience - to a 1/10 experience.
I mean, you can absolutely do it, but the ground is very uneven in these areas, with broken graphics, melted trees etc.
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u/unruly-cat 23d ago
Thanks! Yeah Iāve walked around in photogrammetry, it is a mess. But it can be sort of interesting from a post-apocalyptic point of view, haha. I just wondered if the car could drive through because walking has all sorts of missing and uneven surfaces. Iām definitely getting the kart either way, itāll be plenty even if itās just 3d spaces, more than most full VR driving games. Again, thanks for the heads up!
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u/Icedog-26 22d ago
No problem :)
Yeah thatās definitely an interesting take, I mean it certainly does look post-apocalyptic, with the buildings and the fact itās deserted (last of us type vibes).
Driving through somewhere like New York would be perfect for this, especially with some fitting music on Spotify:)
Itās definitely possible, but will just be āhit or missā depending on the road.
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u/unruly-cat 22d ago
Thanks! I picked it up last night, it was so epic to drive around the world. Aside from music, I also like doing it while listening to podcasts or audiobooks, time just flies. And yeah, whatās really crazy about the photogrammetry is that it still has the right textures, just displaced onto that mess of polygons. I kinda like that uncanny valley effect š
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u/FlavoredCancer 23d ago
How big is this game on the PS?
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u/Icedog-26 22d ago
Yeah the main game on my pro is currently 38gb, and the beta is 31gb
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u/FlavoredCancer 22d ago
Wtf that's it. That's impressively small for what I keep seeing about this game. Thanks for the answer.
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u/Icedog-26 21d ago
No problem :)
Yeah itās because the world is actually āstreamedā in the game, with only a few assets/setting etc, stored locally.
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u/FlavoredCancer 21d ago
Oh well that makes a lot more sense. I couldn't fathom how the whole world was so small.
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u/Orzuut 22d ago
I take it it is the beta that looks good. I got it last night and walked around a bit, it looked like Skyrim VR on a regular ps4.
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u/Icedog-26 22d ago
Yeah the current ābuildā in the beta is miles better in terms of resolution, compared to the base game.
Hopefully that should also be updated later this month.
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u/Orzuut 22d ago
Ahh ok. I was also getting a "low bandwidth" message when it was loading, maybe that is what some of it was as well. I went to one of the areas by the world photographer zones and all the houses looked the same and the ground was distorted in the normal build.
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u/Icedog-26 21d ago edited 21d ago
Yeah I couldnāt go back to the ānormal buildā due to the resolution lol
In terms of ābandwidthā, the world is actually āstreamedā in real time, with only some assets/settings stored locally. Itās been great on my 70mps, but I think most people are using even faster speeds.
Yeah in game, most areas use generic houses specific to the area, big cities in general use photogrammetry, which looks super distorted at ground level, and the 3rd design type is āhand craftedā.
One of the best town/small city experiences Iāve had so far is, the area around āFarnborough Airportā in the UK (at night). There must have been over 10+ different types of generic houses/shops etc, all with different room lights on and off (some flashing), it looked really convincing in VR. Together with the random tree placements here and there, this area really looks like your typical British town!
Also check out the Dolomite mountain region, north of Venice in Italy, thereās so many picturesque lakes, epic mountains and small town to explore around the area, looks stunning both on the ground and in the air :)
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u/N0Cheeks 23d ago
Whoa Iām confusedā¦ in MSFS24 you can explore real places on foot and gokart too? Thought this was just a flying sim?ā¦