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I have only had time for a quick test using the QMB+ mission that I have where I always notice this. I'm flying along from the NE toward Malta getting about 75-80 fps but when I approach to within a certain distance where objects begin to render the frames drop to 28-31. Having never paid enough attention to what direction and area of Malta I'm looking at that makes this happen I can't say if it's different, only that my fps still get reduced by more than half when I approach to within a certain distance and get much worse with added action. This is on a Dual Core 6850, 8800GTX, 2gb RAM machine in 1600x1200 4x/4x AF/AA in Perfect with all settings (trees, effects, clouds, etc.) maxed in Config.ini for reference. This is on the plain Malta map.