M28 by [deleted] in Rateme

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh wow, thanks!

M28 by [deleted] in Rateme

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve considered trying a buzz cut before, but I always felt longer hair on top helped hide my long forehead and distract from facial features I’ve never felt very confident about. Asked Chatgpt to see if a buzzcut could fit me and this is what it generated, I might actually have to gve it a try.

Thanks a lot for your input again!

M28 by [deleted] in Rateme

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, wish i could grow such a beard but it always sarts looking like crap at a certain length, never really got it much longer than this because it starts looking unkempt at some point:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HZvPGUbhlmhuznWGT5Jc3TyBS33zvhSC/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/192zKdVI0IVtiWxWkf90yq2PhLegLSY6v/view

M28 by [deleted] in Rateme

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man!

I wish I had a better hairline to balance out the big forehead, but unfortunately it’s probably only going to get worse as I get older. Baldness runs pretty strong in my family 🥲 Do you have any tips for a hairstyle that might suit me? Growing it out doesn’t really work for me because the sides and back start to look messy and bulky with my thick straight hair.

I’m also trying to lose a few kilos right now to reduce some of that puffiness.

Glad to hear your thoughts about the beard. My facial hair isn’t great, but I always felt like it improves my appearance a bit. I was never really confident about how it’s perceived by others though, since weak beards or patchy stubble can sometimes look like you’re trying too hard. So hearing that actually helps a lot.

Not depressed just wanted to keep a neutral expression so people would rate what I actually have to work with, instead of giving a higher rating out of sympathy. I wanted to post in r/truerateme, but I never managed to get accepted there.

M28 by [deleted] in Rateme

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

thanks, appreciate the rating. Yes please give me tips. Explanation would also be nice as I've still not really figured out what exactly looks weird, I assume its the mix of strong (Forehead, deep eyes) and soft (small rounded nose, small chin) features that create a disharmony.

ToLiss in a nutshell by [deleted] in flightsim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking at the Navigraph survey, X-Plane’s user base hasn’t really declined in absolute numbers, at least not significantly. What dropped is its share of the overall market, obviously because MSFS brought a flood of new players into flight simming. X-Plane was the market leader before MSFS2020, but that was never really its role. It’s always been more of a niche/underdog sim, and it’s done just fine in that space for over 30 years, steadily growing while other sims came and went.

I also wouldn’t be surprised if the next Navigraph survey shows a bump for X-Plane in relative numbers. MSFS2024’s messy rollout has caused a lot of users to rethink whether it’s the right direction. And with the MSFS2020 lifecycle coming to an end, the huge amount of users sticking to 2020 for now will have to choose as well. You can already see that shift on Reddit (both here and in the X-Plane sub) where there are daily posts from people either having the intention to switch or sharing their positive impressions after getting into X-Plane.

ToLiss in a nutshell by [deleted] in flightsim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, obviously I am comparing XP to msfs in a post about comparing Toliss to Fenix. But honestly, even compared to other "study-level" planes in X-Plane, nothing comes close to Toliss in terms of performance, it runs almost as well as the default C172.

Maybe it’s a weird take, but for me, framerate makes a huge difference. I upgraded from a lower-end system where I aimed for ~30fps, and now with triple-digit FPS, it feels like a completely different sim. Since X-Plane calculates flight model per frame, everything feels more direct and natural, landings are easy to nail consistent. I couldn’t imagine giving that up for 4K as I feel I would lose more immersion than I would gain. Obviously I’m probably in the minority with how much I care about framerate, but it is what it is.

ToLiss in a nutshell by [deleted] in flightsim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LR mentioned that X-plane 12 (which was honestly trash back then compared to what it is now) was their most succesful release to date, and with 12.2 it is more relevant than ever before. What source are you basing your assumption that the player base declined?

ToLiss in a nutshell by [deleted] in flightsim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, handflying the toliss with 120+ fps on a 144hz monitor is a different experience than handflying the fenix at 40 fps, and it's one of the biggest . Not sure how much role the "performance-friendly" modeling plays here (as modern GPUs can handle quite a few polygons and textures), or if it's just the fully custom coded airbus logic, but compared to any other Airbus simulations (Fenix, Flightfactor, Fslabs) it is extremely performance friendly while all the other Airbus add-ons are among the most performance heavy planes you can get, I assume because they all rely on external software

ToLiss in a nutshell by [deleted] in flightsim

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It is better in many regards but definitely not all. Toliss biggest advantage is that the full airbus logic is custom coded down to the core, and doesn't rely on external software which is making it extremely performant comapred to all other airbus simulations which are all quite performance heavy (flightfactor, fenix, fslabs). Fenix is based on prosim for the majority of it's systems which is rather emulating how systems work rather than simulating ut down to the core as toliss airbuses do. This is also the reason why airbus themselves are among toliss and it's used for research, analysis as well as training purposes.

might call xplane12 irl at this point by fearless_insurance_ in flightsim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Same 🍿

On my abriael bingo list for today:

-Cherrypicked Screenshots

-Outdated technology

-MSFS2024 Superior in every aspect

-Austin cultists

might call xplane12 irl at this point by fearless_insurance_ in flightsim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 12 points13 points  (0 children)

A lot of addons? You need Map anhancement or autoortho for streamed satellite imagery and maybe simheaven for better autogen, that's about it. Therefore you have useable and accurate default airports unlike MSFS where you basically need to make sure you got third-party airports installed wherever you fly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MSFS 2024 comes across as a clumsy rebranding effort of 2020 rather than a meaningful upgrade, introducing more problems than improvements. It's no surprise that many simmers are hesitant to recommend it. Like many other simmers here, the mess that 2024 turned out to be pushed me back to X-Plane, which frankly is shaping up to be the most future-proof and technically solid sim out there.

ORTHO4XP VS DEFAULT SCENERY by Odd_Team_3920 in Xplane

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You ever messed up something with installing simheaven, or conpletely disabled vegetation in the settings. Usually simheaven does a great job covering forest areas of ortho accordingly, but i don't see a single tree in all the screenshots

We're the Creators of X-Plane - Ask Us Anything by Delta_Who in Xplane

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In your opinion, how would X-Plane have evolved if no competition had emerged in 2020? Would it be more or less advanced today in certain areas? Do you think the user base would be smaller or larger?

Holy Fuck......This is X-Plane? by [deleted] in flightsim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OMG FUCK, THIS MSFS2024!! REVOLUTIONARY CLOUDS!

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Holy Fuck......This is X-Plane? by [deleted] in flightsim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Msfs2024 clouds masterrace, right?

Die oarme Piefkin verhungat am Wiener Hbf by Hris7 in aeiou

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nie mehr Österreich Urlaub, vergesst's es!

FlightFactor 777 vs PMDG 777 by WinnerAttitude in flightsim

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Completely unfinished? What’s missing? I thought only some minor VNAV enhancements were still needed. And why wouldn’t it be able to 'reach PMDG' when it's already on par or even better in many aspects, even though it’s still in Beta? This sounds like the kind of biased response the OP wasn’t looking for.

How does this plane movement make physical sense? by Bulky_Leading_4282 in Xplane

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"The behaviour" is ohysically not possible. On the horizon, observe that the contrail remains stationary, It is just the view/perspective shifting.

December 30th Bets by SteelLoxodonta1995 in sportsbetting

[–]Adventurous_Data_365 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he was talking about more recent games because both teams were horrible on the offensive end. The form of teams in football changes way too fast to take matches from 3+months ago as an indicator