Question regarding scenery cache

[B787Pilot3222]

Hi,

Here’s a few topics regarding scenery cache…

What does manual cache do?

I was under the impression that this was meant to store the terrain files so that it would look the same or at least look good if the internet connection was spotty or off altogether. I tested with a small local area which I know well and I also made a note where the low, medium, and high quality transition areas are. I then started MSFS, turned off the internet, and went to take a look at the areas using the drone camera. The results were disappointing. I could not tell where the transition…

What does manual cache actually do?

There’s no explanation that I can find of what actually happens or how to use it. There are three levels of detail… low, medium, high. If you cache an airport at low quality, does that mean msfs won’t download the high quality imagery when I get close and I will be stuck at low quality, or does low quality mean long range scenery, and high quality means nearby and highest quality available? Does high quality mean higher than what I would get if I were flying around with normally downloaded scen…

Purpose of Manual Cache

What does manual cache do exactly? Can’t seem to find a clear answer anywhere. Reduce load times? Does not required internet while flying in a cached area? Does it actually improve the visual fidelity of the cached regions in game?

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