The Prepar3d Forum

Different runway surfaces gives you different resistance, and you need more runway to take off in grass than asphalt for example. Is this modeled in Prepar 3d or is just a different color runway (green for grass , brown for dirt and so on). This shouldnt be difficult to model.

In FSX, if you have two monitors hooked up and switch to full screen mode, one of the monitors is blacked out allowing you to drag gauges into it. Does Prepar3D 2.X still behave the same way? I would rather put up charts on the second monitor but still use "full screen" mode. I know LM changed Prepar3D's full screen mode to border less windowed mode or something along those lines so I am curious of it still behaves the same way... Thanks!

Dear Alll, Nowadays most of us have not only one computer available but two, three or even more. I for example have an current desktop (i7 2600k @ 4.4 Ghz, 8 GB RAM, GTX 780) for flying and an “old” desktop PC (Intel dual-core @3.5 Ghz, GTX 460, 4GB RAM), a laptop (i3 dual-core, onboard graphic, 4 GB RAM) and an Android-Tablet. What are the possibilities to use all of this hardware and what do we need to link up several computer to share the tasks of simming? And do I need to buy additional licenses?

*Edit * Sorry found the info I was looking for in My Account at the P3D site.

Hi, I have beed trying to figure out how to best use multiple screens when flying. I tried using three screens wide, but together with trackir this got a bit much, and it had a significant impact on performance. My current test installation is to have two screens on top of each other, one for instruments, and one for the VC. My question is, how do you guys get this to work reliably? Is there any way of having the 2-D panels open up as undocked Windows placed on the correct screen by default? Or do I really have to click each panel, undock it, and place it manually? And I think the main screen got a bit high up, wonder how I can solve that... Here is how the current…

Hello Fliers, I am trying to decide which weather program to use? Thinking about Rex 4 for cloud textures and either Opus or AS for weather engine. Any ideas? Regards, Lamar.

Hey All, This might be a simple question but I haven't seen it. My FSX runs really good and I'm happy with it, however I would like to start playing with Prepar3d v2.2, can these both exist on the same machine without any conflicts? I will run Prepard3d v2.* as vanilla without any upgrades until I'm ready to make the switch and then use the migration tool. Thanks, Ray

Sad to say that flying with MSE photoscenery looks much better in FSX since we can have a higher LOD, I use 8.5 usually. How come there's a cap of 6.5 in P3D2? Why did they restrict this. This sucks for those who use photoreal. Has anyone brought this up to LM to see if they can remove this restriction. I've just tried using MSE2 Hawaii, and there's a ton of blurries, not sure why. But in FSX the textures loaded quick even at LOD-8.5, but in P3D2 with LOD maxxed out at 6.5 I am seeing extremely slow texture loading which results in a tremendous amount of blurriness on the ground. Really hope LM can do something about this.

Hello, I've lost all water animation, I don't know what I've done to loose it, but lost it is! Does anyone have any suggestions or answers please? Thanks Phil

Hi all, A question for users with a GTX TITAN: how much video RAM have you seen P3D use? Especially Rob, if you read this, how much usage are you seeing with the new features (e.g. cloud shadows) in 2.2 beta? The reason I ask is that I intend to replace my GTX670 some time this year, and I have the following choices: 1. GTX 780ti: Seems to fit the bill in most respects, but I'm worried that 3GB may be insufficient. I am easily able to reach the 2GB limit on my 670. 2. GTX TITAN Black: Looks great, but it's £300 more than a 780ti, and processing power seems only marginally better. The main difference is that it has 6GB VRAM (and the floating point support, but…

I am having this problem of texture no matter what stage this.

Hello, has anybody any news on an update to Simlauncher for use with P3d V2 by Maarten Boelens,I hope he hasn't given up on it ,I really miss this program ,I find the P3dv2 start-up screen is no where as convenient to me

Hi all Last night I tried to install the Orbx Southern Alaska area but got a 'Parse error' notice ? Has anyone successfully installed SAK, and if so, how does one get around the error? Thanks eric

http://www.prepar3d.com/news/2014/03/4904/

how can resolve this problem? https://www.flickr.com/photos/121311384@N04/13386974435/ setup as follow: P3D 2.1 My Traffic 2013 Orbx FTX-Global Orbx FTX-Vector Opus weather engine

Sadly, money needs to be no object if you plan on getting this... GeForce GTX TITAN Z is a gaming monster, built to power the most extreme gaming rigs on the planet. With a massive 5760 cores and 12 GB of 7 Gbps GDDR5 memory, TITAN Z gives you truly amazing performance—easily making it the fastest graphics card we’ve ever made. On a serious note though, this clearly shows how graphics cards are getting more and more computers in their own right, and it's nice to see P3D going in this direction too with it's increased use of the GPU. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j5WaLr0DJk http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/announcing-the-geforce-gtx-titan-z

I really like the Orbix scenery but Orbx is a litter bug that creates to many loaded garbage programs on my computer. You folks are a smart bunch; can't you create something similar to a single library program that loads into the users computer systems and security center to replace the dozen or so Orbx programs that allow people, other animal, Mosquitoes, and probably fish to flow?

I recently said goodbye to FSX and got P3D Academic version, but I am having major issues with water in P3D and nothing I try seems to fix it. Bascially the water looks awful, it has no animation, no visible normal map. It just looks like a water texture that is sliding across a plane. I've tried bumping the water settings to max but it doesn't make a difference, I have also reinstalled P3D several times, but nothing works. I think this problem was triggered when I installed REX4 and applied new water textures, prior to that I remember the water looking good. But wouldn't a reinstall fix whatever REX4 may have messed up? Any help would be appreciated as i'm at a loss fo…

Ive become a convert to Prepar3d; however, seems since I upgraded to V2, there seems to be a problem with the autopilot in the default regional jet. When I engage the APP button, the autopilot will track the runway but sends the plane into a nosedive, whereby I have to disengage and fly manually. Before upgrade, flights were smooth as glass. Has anyone else noticed this? Am going to to check it out in other planes to see if it does same thing. Thanks in advance John

After all of the initial teething problems with V2 and then subsequent V2.1, I kind of gave up on P3D for a while. Are we any closer to Nirvana yet? Is there still belief that this is the replacement platform for FSX? Have we found fixes for all the niggles? Or is everything still conjecture, trial and error, speculation and band-aids for now? Eric

Hi All, I have built a FS with FDS cockpit with 12 computer (server-client setup) with display setup using 3 wide angle projectors; I am currently on prepar3D v2; however I am facing the facing the following problems; any help would be appreciated; Black flashes appears on the simulation during the flight; intermittent and only last a second. P3D v2; crashed as soon as the scenery is changed . P3D v2 crashes after 1hour of simulation Has anyone had similar issues? any help would be great. regards rony

Mostly this is a hardware performance question. Hopefully others out there with similar system specs can give me feedback. I'm a long-time FSX user and aviation enthusiast. I'm currently running FSX with PDMG 737 NGX but no other add-ons on my system, which is: Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHZ Nvidia GT640, 2GB Video RAM 3 GB RAM Windows 7 32-bit Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 Joystick While I really enjoy FSX, I don't invest a ton of time. I'm a busy guy with a family. So that said, I don't want to drop lots of money on new hardware, a lot of add-ons, etc. So my question is: How would P3D 2.1 perform on my system at medium settings? FSX runs reasonabl…

I made a mistake and installed FTX Global Vector before FTX global Base. Now FTX Base will not install... How can i un-install Vector and start over???

Anyone know how to change the axis color from black back to the standard red. Thanks Nels

Since I always get lost at large airports, I use progressive taxi. Have you guys notice that it always takes you to the fuel depot, no matter what option you select? Thanks