Hi,
I know the low FPS issue has been frequently discussed on this and other forums. I too am experiencing this issue and, after researching it for several hours, have found that none of the solutions posted on this forum or others have worked for me.
I really enjoy the ERJ v.2 addon (which I'm running in FS2004) but this is what I experience:
FPS during startup/taxi: 50-60
FPS during takeoff/climb: 30-40
FPS during cruise: 10-20
FPS during landing: 5-10
As you can see, the addon works perfectly well at first but slowly, slowly starts dropping in performance until I can barely make a landing with such low frame rates.
I have tried the usual remedies: (1) lowering the guage refresh rates to bare minimums, (2) not using the VC for landing, (3) trying all kinds of variations on the compatibility mode settings (on/off for both FS9 and ERJ Config), (4) making sure my FS9 folder in Program Files has all security permissions "allowed." I don't have any addon airports installed and scenery and textures are default FS9. And I didn't install ERJ v.2 in compatibility mode.
I have a relatively new gaming laptop and don't experience any low fps issues with any other addons (Carenado, A2A, etc.). Here are my specs:
Windows 8.0
Microsoft FS2004
Computer: Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Gaming Laptop
Processor: Intel Core i7-3630QM 2.40 GHz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
Memory: 16.0 GB
I really like flying this aircraft but would like to fix this FPS issue so I can continue enjoying it! Please help... and thank you.
Alex