A hints and tips guide
The arrival of X-Plane 11 (XP11) has finally pushed XP into the mainstream area of our hobby. While nerdy users like myself have been enjoying XP since version 6 or so, for many newcomers, XP11 is a revelation. Its rendering engine is a huge upgrade on FSX and leaves Prepar3D v4 playing catch-up in many areas. It’s powerful and will use all of your current hardware and then some. The flip side of this is that, just like the sims of old, to get the best experience out of XP11, a little tuning is required before we can guarantee a smooth flight. So, let’s dive in and get started.
X-Plane 11 has a few things in common with more modern software when it comes to adjusting settings. XP10 was notorious for its ability to change just about every part of the sim experience. It was a confusing, if powerful, mess. For XP11 the user interface has been redesigned and scaled back. Now the whole sim experience is controlled by just five sliders and two checkboxes. It’s streamlined to say the least. The first three sliders control much of the rendering settings and antialiasing. The other two on the right control the autogen and reflection options.
The two checkboxes, one on the left and one th…
