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Products Support => Memphis KMEM Support FSX/P3D => Topic started by: virtuali on February 02, 2017, 06:07:58 pm

Title: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: virtuali on February 02, 2017, 06:07:58 pm
We released a major update for KMEM scenery, which focuses on performances and it also improves the visual quality of many textures, especially on ground. By doing a lot of careful optimization when possible, and redoing a lot of textures, we were able to obtain significant VAS saving, which will be helpful if using the scenery together with many complex addons.

Some testing results, using the default A321 with 0 traffic, sitting on the apron at KMEM:

Old version:

FSX SP2 with DirectX 9 1.7 GB
FSX SP2 with DirectX 10 1.3 GB
P3D V3.4 1.6 GB

New version:

FSX SP2 with DirectX 9 1.5 GB
FSX SP2 with DirectX 10 1.1 GB
P3D V3.4 1.5 GB

So, it's usually a 150-200 MB VAS saving over the previous version. Which hasn't been obtained by compromising the overall visual quality. In fact, most of the ground textures has been remade, so you'll find this version will look even better, in addition to be more optimized.

To install the new version, download the FULL KMEM installer. No need to uninstall the old version: the installer will know what to do and will remove files not needed anymore.
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: jscarano on February 02, 2017, 09:00:14 pm
Thanks
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: Gonzilein1970 on February 02, 2017, 09:22:43 pm
Hi, it´s good to read that mak a great Update about this Airport-maybe now you can use the Airport without Crashs.
But Why you did make Test with a Default Airplane (A321)-nobody use this Plane:(
And why you talk about the Update with around 200 MB with the Full KMEM Installer, if i can only find a Installer with more than 400MB to download??
Thanks a Lot for the Answer.

Michael
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: skyline223 on February 02, 2017, 09:28:51 pm
I also hope this increases the stability of KMEM. After having numerous CTDs on both mine and my friend's rig, we both made the decision to uninstall it. May give this update a shot.
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: virtuali on February 02, 2017, 10:00:55 pm
Hi, it´s good to read that mak a great Update about this Airport-maybe now you can use the Airport without Crashs.

The airport never crashed. Your sim crashed, because you have exhausted memory with some other memory-hungry airplane so, adding a detailed airport surely won't "improve" the memory consumption.

That's the whole point of the update: trying to SAVE some memory that was mostly already consumed by other addons, so users won't assume the crash was caused by KMEM...

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But Why you did make Test with a Default Airplane (A321)-nobody use this Plane

The airplane used doesn't make ANY difference. We wanted to show the difference between the PREVIOUS KMEM and the UPDATED KMEM, all other things being equal. It's not as if you use a different airplane, the difference between the previous and current KMEM would change in any way.

But of course, we post the figures with a default plane, so everybody will realize that, if they have something like 3.7 GB (almost sure it will crash) used at KMEM, the cause is NOT the airport.

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And why you talk about the Update with around 200 MB with the Full KMEM Installer, if i can only find a Installer with more than 400MB to download??

You are now confusing the size of the installer, with the expected memory SAVINGS. I said you can expect the VAS taken to be about 150-200 MB LESS than it used to be, not the installer is 200MB.
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: Morten on February 03, 2017, 12:08:25 am
Umberto, you and your FSDreamteam simply have most dedicated, engaged  and profound support within the whole SIM community - nothing like this....indeed also in terms of patience! Amazing!!!!  :)

Cheers
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: viperxbr on February 03, 2017, 01:14:35 am
Greetings,

Thanks for the update!

It seems, though, this installer cannot find my installation of FSX-SE.  All of your other installers worked find except this one.  Even the original KMEM installer has no problems.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Todd.
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: ahuimanu on February 03, 2017, 01:24:25 am
The installer says "kmem_fsx_setup.exe."  Does this also contain the P3D version?
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: dam942 on February 03, 2017, 02:02:05 am
After intalling it, I have to reinstall the P3D native update?
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: johnny_gitara on February 03, 2017, 09:59:04 am
Umberto,

First af all, thank you for the update. Hope you will do the same for the rest of the  newer airports. Performance is just amazing with fslabs A320, ngx, 777x, new 747. Amazing!
 What i noticed is the white runway markings are flickering when it the outside view. In cockpit view, i don't see flickering of the markings.

Thanks,

Ivan
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: virtuali on February 03, 2017, 12:18:36 pm
The installer says "kmem_fsx_setup.exe."  Does this also contain the P3D version?

All our installers supports all sims. That's why the download button says "Download FSX/P3D".
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: virtuali on February 03, 2017, 12:58:43 pm
After intalling it, I have to reinstall the P3D native update?

No, it's part of the installer now:

http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,14639.0.html

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The update is now included in the latest KMEM Full installer.
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: sticky1202 on February 03, 2017, 01:47:35 pm
Great work as always! One question. I tweeked the original AFCAD (if its still called that) for my own personal parking preferences. Can I just recompile my saved AFCAD, which is saved in ADE, or is there changes in the newly released AFCAD, that would make re-tweeking the whole new one necessary.

Jim
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: virtuali on February 03, 2017, 01:54:53 pm
Can I just recompile my saved AFCAD, which is saved in ADE, or is there changes in the newly released AFCAD, that would make re-tweeking the whole new one necessary.

There has been a few changes in the AFCAD, some parking positions has been moved a bit, and a single Ils hold short marker has been made transparent in order not to mix up with the custom one (but this would affect only P3D).
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: Hnla on February 03, 2017, 04:34:03 pm
Nice update. Hopefully this will fix a lot of the underlying issues that plagued KMEM.
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: seippg on February 04, 2017, 06:02:48 pm
Finally bought it today.  It's a beautiful airport.  Some stuttering with the 777 but the A320 is pretty darn smooth.  Brings back some old memories and I'm looking forward to flying in and out.

i7-4790 4.0Ghz, 16 Gig RAM, GTX970 4 Gig.

Gregg
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: Gonzilein1970 on February 07, 2017, 02:11:55 pm
Why i cant believe what i see all time if i try to using KMEM? Can anybody tell why the Design is very very good but the Airport works so bad??? And if FSDREAMTEAM believ to say "Yes, we have a new upedate" nothing works and nothing going on? Its such a bu . . .bad work-for what i did bougth it?? And the Update doesnt works also!!!!!
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: virtuali on February 07, 2017, 02:28:11 pm
Can anybody tell why the Design is very very good but the Airport works so bad???

The airport works perfectly, as the previous poster just confirmed.

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And if FSDREAMTEAM believ to say "Yes, we have a new upedate" nothing works and nothing going on? Its such a bu . . .bad work-for what i did bougth it?? And the Update doesnt works also!!!!!

The update works perfectly. I installed it twice right now, once with the installer I had on my disk, and another time by *downloading* again the installer from our site, in order to be 100% sure the file posted online is not corrupted somehow (and if it was, someone would have noticed it by now).

Of course, both installations worked perfectly with no errors so, the only possible explanations for your error are:

- You just got a bad download. If this is the case, delete the installer, CLEAR your browser cache, restart the browser and download it again

OR

- Your antivirus has a bug, and has corrupted the file because it mistakenly assumed it could be dangerous, when trying to "heal" it from a non-existent virus. In this case, you must re-download the installer as explained above, and DISABLE the antivirus while installing.

Our files are all digitally signed. The whole point of having a digital signature, is that you can be sure if they aren't been modified. If Windows is telling you the Publisher is Unknown, they you can be SURE the file you got is not the same we posted, because it has been altered/corrupted, or you got a bad download.
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: Butch on February 13, 2017, 04:04:06 pm

I plan on purchasing KMEM from another vendor (PCAVIATOR). I see that there was a recent update here and wanted to know if any updates would be
available from where I purchased it from (PCAVIATOR).

 When any future "updates" are offered for your sceneries, is there a place on this site that they can be obtained or would I have to redown load what I originally
purchased and hope that the update has be included in the download from the site I purchased it from?

 
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: virtuali on February 13, 2017, 04:22:59 pm
Regardless where you purchase from, the download link is always the same, the one on our site.
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: Jeff Turner on December 01, 2018, 03:36:41 am
P3D 4.4 and Memphis.... Here I am on the Tarmac in my PMDG 777 getting ready to head to Denver........ 
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: ulukito on January 04, 2021, 08:26:42 am
I am using PD3v5 and recently I purchased KSDF, KMEM and KSAN but KSDF works well except KMEM and KLAS. When I loaded up KMEM and KSAN the screen blank. I did installed KDFW on the demo and it is run well although for 5 minutes.
How can I make this problem KMEM and KLAS solved?
Thank you and I really appreciate it.
Regards,
Udhy Lukito
Title: Re: KMEM Performance Update
Post by: virtuali on January 05, 2021, 12:04:56 pm
When I loaded up KMEM and KSAN the screen blank.

KSAN is not a scenery we made so, it seems that if you have a problem with both a scenery we made ( KMEM ) and another scenery from another developer ( KSAN ), chances are there must be a problem with your sim settings.

Maybe you simply put your setting too high, and you ran out of VRAM memory, and this will result in the sim crashing, since in DirectX 12 ( P3D V5 works in DX12 ), exhausting VRAM is more dangerous than Direct X 11.