To get rid of them, do the following:

Go into the game, and turn MIP mapping quality to 4 in display settings, exit, and then go:

Start----->run---->type "%appdata%\Microsoft\FS9" without quotes----> press enter--->backup a file called fs9.cfg---> Open up fs9.CFG with notepad or wordpad.

Ok, now you need to find the following lines, and change them to the same ones as I display here.

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=20

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=900

TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1

TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.000000

TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=9.000000

TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=1

Since you are were flying in a fast jet, and changing areas quickly, you can try changing the Extended level value to 5.

I have noticed no slowdown when using this tweak, and my system is almost identical as yours, only my video card is faster.

Don't forget to tell us if it worked

90% of blurries are caused by the system being overtaxed and all resources going to the model and direct area around it. FS9 focuses on that part first, then, and resources left over goes to the extended visual radius. The rest of the problem can lie in the textures you are using not being correctly designed and taxing the system.

Speed also plays a role in that. With a slower video card and flying Mach 1-2, the velocity creates another problem for the hardware to deal with...

Assuming the ground textures were designed correctly, start thinking in terms of reducing the resource killers but keep in mind your hardware does have limits you may not be able to overcome in all situations.

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=20 <- Raise to 22

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=900 <--Bulls****, no such number, maximum setting is 400... Set this to 400

TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.000000

TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=9.000000 <---Also try 4.5 (no zero's)

TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=1 (5 does not exist on this setting and it cannot be any higher than 1 unless you have full buffer mesh installed from FSGenesis)

PAN_RATE=900 <---try 900

The TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT and the PAN_RATE must be set to balance each other. If you reduce the PAN_RATE you must reduce the TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT... a 2/3 to 1/3 ratio between those numbers is a good rule of thumb however those settings in combination with the TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS helps quite a bit with resource distribution and therefore helps clear up blurriness.

Also, ALWAYS set to TRILINEAR filtering. Mip to 4 and hardware lights 8. Global Texture to MASSIVE.

AA=OFF, never ON in the sim... set AA in you video drivers, generally a setting of 4 is fine.. Bump AF in you video drivers up to 16x. you can also try 2xAA and 8xAF ot 4xAA and 8xAF

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Why did you say to raise the framerate limit to 22?  I have mine set at 33 cause the sim was averaging about 32 so I made the limit 33 to give it a little buffer and yet try to acheive that unification (which, by the way, seems to have worked.  Still nowhere NEAR fsgs quality, but better)

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He will need to experiment with the frame rate lock... It may need to come up to between 24-30

As for 33 on an x700 ATI card... that would appear too high but every system is different. I would say 28 would be a better choice for that card... but it requires calibration and testing to find out.

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There are many, many things that cause blurries… Blurred visuals are a sign of the system not being in balance. It can be caused by everything from incorrect FS9 scenery settings, FS9.cfg settings,… to anything that sucks up CPU cycles such as hard drive access and sound issues. It can be cause by background services and programs if the system is not high end. Improper installtion (or not installed) FS9.1 update can cause them. They can also be caused by a developer who did not mip-map scenery or aircraft textures or (usually) a combination of all of the above.

The list goes on and on…

That’s what you are paying for with FS-GS… the elimination of things that cause blurred visual, stutters, overall low quality visual experience and learning how to keep your sim in order when you install new add-ons. You can only accomplish so much with the hardware you have. FS-GS teaches the user how to get the most out of what is installed and also recommends upgrades in hardware combinations before the service to ensure you will get what it is you are after. It is impossible to expect high frames and everything visually perfect without the right hardware. What you get is an education that provides answers that produce results… not trial and errors.

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Everyone keeps saying that the X700 sucks and I wont get  anything out of it, but I guess Im doing something different cause I have a good sim that with framse unlocked in clear weather hits 50 or higher FPS, and if I lock at 33 I hit it no problem except in large amounts of clouds with multiple layers

here we are... I did some trials today. only on FS9 setting didn't change anything to XP yet...


UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=22 

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT= 400

TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.000000 

TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS= 4.5
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=1

PAN_RATE=900
AA=OFF
trilinear filtering, mip map 4, and rendered lights 8

vid card AA 4X, AF 16x

the results is really better, I still have blurries but less and further miles forward of A/C.

I found out that mip map filtering set to bilinear on the video card settings in addition to trilinear in FS9 was better, not sure it is really, or it's a good thing to do.

tommorrow I'll change XP setting as you said and will make screenshots to show you the difference.

what about vid card setting? here are mines:
AA: 4x
AF: 16X
performance: Hi quality
vertical synchronisation: activated
mi mapping: bilinear
texture smoothing*: activated           *not sure of the translation

there are few settings I cannot control like trilinear optimisation, but I guess it may be for higher vid cards...

thanks for your help

vince