[Volksieg]

Cheers for the offer of help but only just got back on the PC.

Shouldn't need a verify cache as the installation is only a couple of days old, installed on top of a fresh Windows 7 install and then not even touched apart from a quick blast on multiplayer immediately after install. (Had a plane then. LOL)

I'm wondering if it may be because I am still waiting for Microsoft to drip feed their updates? (Why they can't just send a massive update bundle in these days of fiber optic broadband is anyone's guess? lol).

All that said, mind.... I'm seeing very slight performance increases in single player, multiplayer (When it is working etc) but still no improvement with the dust clouds etc.... I know I haven't got the most amazing PC in the universe but I frankly don't swallow the whole "There's so much going on under the hood" thing anymore when I look at some of the games I can play at, pretty much, full settings. (I say 'pretty much' because I rarely if ever bother with AA. I don't mind the jaggies.... and it isn't even an option with CloD. lol) Sure.. I'm no programmer but when I look at my heavily modded Total War games, for instance, with ridiculously huge armies, each individual soldier hacking and slashing away at his opponent etc... and then I see my PC grind to a halt because there are more than five planes in my view (Regardless of my settings etc!).... nah. Ain't swallowing it. The way the game used to look... I could believe a bit then.......

All that said.. it is great fun (ish) when you guys are on there as well but, when I load it up and play it without people on comms to chat to etc.... I'm finding I'm just losing interest rapidly. I start the engine, take off, get half way across the channel... press escape.. keep pressing it... load something else. lol I sometimes wonder if we would all be doing ourselves a favour if we all just met up for a pint instead. LOL

Of course, all that said, I'm still going to fly... am I a masochist? Probably. lol