The Prepar3d Forum

On the LM system requirements page, it says the minimum GPU memory is 1gb. I have this, but I'm a bit hesitant on moving to p3d from FSX before getting some feedback from those who already use it with a config similar to mine. The main concern I have about the switch is my ageing 560ti. My specs are GTX 560ti i5 4670k 8gb 1600mhz DDR3 Can anyone with a similar system comment on the performance of p3dv2 compared to fsx?

Ok so I just started getting into v2.1 and I was using Air Hauler as a way to randomly generate destinations. Then along comes 2.2 and now when air hauler tries to display the in sim text ie "taxi and take off" or "x amount of fuel loaded" it immediately crashes the sim. As I said before it was working totally fine in 2.1 for almost a month everyday. Any ideas for a fix or workaround. I tried reinstalling FSUIPC/WideFS and I have air hauler set to work through WideFS which worked in 2.1 but now this. Sent from my iPhone

Just used the P3D2.2 patch to upgrade 2.1. FSUIPC 4.929c is still there in the Modules folder but is not loading (no add-ons menu in game). Anyone else see this? I also see some of my controllers being reset with the throttle quadrant wanting to control the ailerons etc. gb.

Be sure you follow the patch instructions, these next steps are critical: While the uninstaller removes all files that are created by the installer, it does not completely remove content that was generated during program execution. New versions of Prepar3D use new config file options, etc. You need to delete these 4 folders(See *** below). You might want to back up your old scenery.cfg or the contents of these folders so you can restore pieces manually if desired. %PROGRAMDATA%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 %LOCALAPPDATA%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 %APPDATA%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Prepar3D v2 Files Now you s…

Hi guys, When mark cast shadow interior i have these "fireworks" in cockpit. This problem is not related to wheather or airplane. I play with shadow level and N.I. settings but without any success https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rQt8uqaCwYcGVKUkVWaWdsS2s/edit?usp=sharing Tks

A big 2 thumbs up to LM! ....and that's even without cloud shadows enabled!!! Yup, the combination of moderate to high detail settings and a sky full of ASN rendered clouds is a bit too much for this 2g card to take...oh, and 3 screens ! :-D But my settings are adjusted lower than 2.1 and yet I have never seen so many trees in my (sim) life! And blurries... My F16 and F22 break up long before I see blurries...great JOB! Oh, and the auto gen distance...it's way out as before.... I tried to catch it, but just the blurries...my plane stresses out long before. Haven't flen long enough to test OOM threshold...but I am happy already Flew in Seattle with…

Ok, after about 6 months of sitting on the sidelines and taking a break from simming, 2.2 has me convinced to give it a try. Can anyone recommend some good NI settings to start with? I've got a 3770k at 4.7ghz and a GTX 680 4GB. Thanks!

http://www.hifitechinc.com/downloads Have fun!

http://www.carenado.com/CarSite/Portal/index.php?accion=product&correl=111 I believe this is their 1st jet. Bob

Howdy, With v2.2 on the horizon, I thought I'd ask for some opinions on the P3Dv2 update process. For those of you who upgraded v2.0 to v2.1 using the "patch" process (versus uninstalling everything and starting over with the new P3Dv2.1 installers), can you describe if you had any problems related to the process? I'm aware that you need to delete some working folders in the AppData and ProgramData areas per Lockheed Martin's recommendations, but I'm primarily concerned with what the process does to any configuration settings which were in place, scenery library entries, and how the process may affect 3rd party installations in general. Right now, I do not ha…

I can just imagine the possibilities if P3D get ported over... http://www.neowin.net/news/directx-12-a-game-changer-for-xbox-one

The v.2.2 Beta thread has become very long and wandered way off topic lately, so I thought this info would be better served if placed in a new thread. Link: http://www.prepar3d.com/forum-5/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=6292.0 So perhaps we'll see v.2.2 on Monday.

Season changed to Spring and grass colors are no longer green. FSX Spring grass are green. http://imageshack.com/a/img829/585/sm8x.jpg

You probably will find this a bit premature moaning but I was thinking and wondering about the upcoming cloud shadows feature in v2.2 and how this would improve the illusion of light shining in the sim. I am starting to think that although it will be great, it won't be what I've been waiting for. After seeing various video's from v2.2 I still have the idea the sun isn't really shining. I think it has to do with the fact that the currently available ground textures all look like the sky is clouded already. Adding extra shadows to a ground already covered in shadows will help but what we really need is LIGHT. In real life when the sun is shining, I need sunglasses. …

I need to see if anyone can help. I have FTX Global & Vector also FSgenesis installed and tried to add FSDreamTeam DFW and GSX. I could not get either one to work. Now I have removed them and it seems ok. My question is this. I am not sure if the (AFM) aerodrome flattening meshes will help or if I am better off going to GEX UTX or FSglobal. Maybe a combination of some items but if it's a combination I do not know how to do that yet. I need to try making sure add on items are as compatible as possible. This needs to be for the US. The DFW worked but I was extremely far below where they were set. I was looking up at lights and taxi ways that were 10's of feet above me. …

P3D v2.1. Notice what a difference shadows make in the animated gif at the bottom of this post. 1. Some people don't have Terrain cast enabled: look what a difference it makes! It's the LEAST you should have enabled! 2. Notice how much difference vegetation shadows make: the shot was taken at the end of the afternoon on a sunny summer's day. 3. Notice how the trees stick out in the shadows when you have trees only set to cast! 4. Notice how real things finally look with both terrain and vegetation receive and cast enabled and how the transition from everything to only terrain receive makes everything look bland, flat and lifeless! 5. Take note that for…

I would like to hide the default mission flights so that they don't show up in the "choose a flight scenario" screen (or however it's phrased) whenever I open that screen. Is it acceptable to simply copy and paste them into some new folder inside the P3D main root folder or is it better to copy them into a folder within the P3D folder found in the "My Documents" folder? After doing the copy & paste I would then delete the flights inside the default Missions folder.

Good morning guys. If you're using FTX, here's a way to improve Prepar3d a bit, while waiting for P3Dv.2.2. Release thread at Orbx.

Hi! I just installed the FTX North America package for Hawaii, and it seems like at least some airports (PHMK, possibly PHJR although I didn't look too closely) are missing buildings. I mean, the control tower is not the only building at PHMK in real life or in the default scenery.

Today, I went to Prepar3d's website and noticed they have a "Store" page. Other than offering different licenses for their product (Prepar3d) there aren't any listed add-on for planes, scenery, etc. Aside for links to four developers, but otherwise that's it. Is this because flight schools, the military, airlines, etc develop their own planes for their clients/employees to fly with on Prepar3d? Since some excellent developers of FSX are hesitant to sell version for P3d, I wonder if, in time, Prepar3d will reach out to developers and commission them to produce more high quality add-ons. In this way, we would be assured of compatibility and wouldn't have to…

Let me extend my thanks to Lockheed-Martin for the huge improvements in the ContentErrorLog reporting! Because of that, I finally managed to track down that elusive error ") " because the expansion to include the following x number of characters pin-pointed the precise location of the error! :Big Grin: Previously, all I had was just ") " Now I got this instead: ") els{ (L:B737_Com1Stby_FRAC_TUNE,enum) }" That made the error quickly 'searchable' since I had more to go on. :rofl: Oh, and the cloud shadows and fantastic improvements with Autogen are simply indescribable! :drinks:

Hi, The Scenery Aerosoft BariX working on Prepar3D ver. 2.1 ? Have a Good Day, Roberto.

Hi all, I really want to give P3dv2.x another go. I have the patch and the prepared installed and sitting on a new 256GB SSD drive waiting to go, and you can see my system in my pc profile. I have the same problem I had with the 2.0 and 2.1 release, lots of micro stutters. I should point out I am on a fresh install of windows 7 too. I have X-plane 10.25 and Prepar3d on my SSD with windows, and that is all. I fixed micro stutters in X-plane (and previously FSX) by using a 1/2 refresh vsync tweak. Is there a similar tweak for prepared 2? I have tried the setting in the prepared menu, to enable triple buffering and vsync, but it doesn't fix my issue. I would app…

I just got back from an 8 day cruise and I saw some of the best scenery in the world yet its so overlooked in FSX. We have fly Tampa's St.Martin but that's about it. Don't get me wrong I love the PNW but when winter hits I like to jump in the Cessna 340 and head south. But why have devs ignored this area I don't even think there is any good photo scenery for the area.

Does anyone know what the next Orbx region will be? I know the Southern Rockieswere mentioned once. Is that still a go? Noel