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Revision as of 18:59, 23 February 2025
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:# Open the 3D Settings tab. Now there's two options you can take: | :# Open the 3D Settings tab. Now there's two options you can take: | ||
:#* On the "General settings tab", set "Prefered graphics processor" to NVidia. The NVidia card will now be used for all software. This can decrease battery life significantly. | :#* On the "General settings tab", set "Prefered graphics processor" to NVidia. The NVidia card will now be used for all software. This can decrease battery life significantly. | ||
:#* On the " | :#* On the "Program settings" tab, locate <tt>fgfs.exe</tt> (eg. <tt>C:/Program Files/FlightGear/bin/win32/fgfs.exe</tt>) and assign the NVidia card to it. From now on the NVidia card will be used for FlightGear. | ||
* '''Linux users''': Many newer Linux distributions come with 3D enhanced, composite desktop environments (KDE4, Compiz, Fusion...) They're known to consume CPU and GPU resources, even slowing FlightGear down by 10 FPS. Choosing another window manager from the login screen, like XFCE, results in higher FlightGear performance. Setting "Compositing" to "off" in KDE4 might also help. | * '''Linux users''': Many newer Linux distributions come with 3D enhanced, composite desktop environments (KDE4, Compiz, Fusion...) They're known to consume CPU and GPU resources, even slowing FlightGear down by 10 FPS. Choosing another window manager from the login screen, like XFCE, results in higher FlightGear performance. Setting "Compositing" to "off" in KDE4 might also help. | ||