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Options which are marked in blue are activated. The default settings should represent a balanced
state between performance and visual quality. Most settings should be self-explanatory, but we
want to explain some of the settings in more detail:
Markings: The real airport has no markings on the new, western apron. This is the case at
many Greek airports so marshallers have more freedom in squeezing the aircraft on the
ramp, especially in times of high traffic volume like summer / charter season. But this can
lead to confusion for flight simulator pilots since we don’t have real people guiding us to the
correct gate. Therefore the default state of the scenery represents fictional markings on the
ramp which are supposed to help you navigating around the airport.
People: These options activate static and animated people at the airport and around hotels
and beaches. The complexity of animated people requires more processing power than
standard animations such as a car driving around the airport. Therefore you should be
careful with these settings and if you experience performance issues, you should first
consider deactivating animated people.
Platforms: Prepar3D v3 introduced the “Avatar Guy” to the flight simulation community and
it is a great feature which helps us explore the places we visit in the virtual world. You can
even do stairs with it and walk around beaches, harbors and hotels. But this requires the
geometry of the 3D objects to be “hardened”. In order to achieve this, so called platforms are
being used. If you fly to Samos without the intention of doing a helicopter tour afterwards
and landing on a hotel plaza, you should have this option set to “Standard platforms” in
order to keep the framerates high.
FTX Global: If you have FTX Global by ORBX installed, you should download and install this
compatibility patch which ensures a perfect color match and blend of the Samos
photoscenery to the surrounding textures. If you want to revert to the default photoscenery,
you can download the Default patch in the same list.