The Prepar3d Forum

Saiteks X52 control does not work correctly for me with p3dv2. I have never used FSUIPC for joke configuration but now it seems I have to. Maybe someone could guide me how to start. Or posting the corresponding ini settings? Thank you Harry

We have just opened a P3D tips and tricks forum right below this one in the forum main page. Please post your tips and tricks there. We will be moving existing tips and tricks there over the coming four or five days. Thanks!

Hey! I think P3D is a lot better than FSX. But not all of my add-ons will work (AES, FSUIPC) in P3D.. So I'm going to buy P3D IF the PMDG 747-400X (and the PMDG 747-8X) are working fine 100% in P3D. Are they working in P3D? I know that the 737 NGX is working, and the 744X v2.0 will work too, but what about the 744X? Please help! Sazoga

Currently I have a clean windows7 64bit install. No FSX currently installed. I am going one of two ways now: 1.reinstall FSX or 2.Go for P3d. My system: Q6600 overclocked to 3.2 Nvidia 8800gt 4 mb RAM Triplehead monitors Its old but actually runs FSX pretty good. Now it seems like I have a good opportunity to go with P3d, Ive got a totally clean 500gb drive and a fresh windows install. So what to do? I need to know if the following addons work in P3d: Horizon vfr scenery Orbx scenery Aerosoft beaver and twin otter A2A 172 RealAir duke and Lancair FSCommander Carenado Mogwaisoft shade Opus weather Flight1 Cessna Mustang Constellation

Anyone else noticing that when you have volumetric enabled, it's always on in some form no matter the weather conditions? For example, flying SoCal with OPUS injecting 20 mi viz, if you have fog enabled it's more like 7 miles. When you turn volumetric fog off, the viz matches what ATIS/OPUS is saying.

The colors in P3D seem set to a cold palette - while in FSX they tend to be a warm color palette, any ideas on how to change it ? you can see how it looks in this short video I made

Hi everyone. After looking at the screenshots and reading the discussions about the new P3D I am really tempted to give it a go. However, I remember reading about the ATC window being an issue in V1- what exactly was the problem and is it fixed in V2 (from what I can gather it pops up randomly and is not transparent)? Also, does REX Essential+ work with V2? I heard about the Migration Tool from Flightsim Estonia- can I just install REX through that and not run into any problems? And one more quick question regarding licenses- Can I buy the 'Professional Developer License' subscription and pay $10 for a month as sort of a 'trial', then Go ahead and get the Academic Lic…

Dont' wont to moan, but I have spent thousands over years trying to get a realistic sim up and running. I confess I am obviously doing something wrong. I thought my problems of tweaking for hours and hours were over with the arrival of Prepar3d. I have a reasonable system: 16GB Corsair Ram GTX 780 Card 2 x SSD 450GB Drives 2 TB Hard Drive Haswell Processor and yet... 1. When I load Prepar3d it last s for about 10 minutes then I get a black screen 2. I can't change the time from say day to night, when I do I get a black screen 3. I find it hard to navigate around the sim, it doesn't seem as easy as FSX (maye I am not use to it) This all said I do…

So I am seriously considering of buying Prepar3dV2 ( hope to finish my pc build this week ). I will look into FtxGlobal - they have a p3dv2 installer I have FsGlobal Utlimate mesh all regions - P3dv2 installer available Airbus extended has a minor problem ( switching screen ), but will be updated soon..... Does someone know if Ut2 works? I know flight one does not support Prepar....... I need some AI around me :wacko:

Version 4.923 of FSUIPC is the earliest which should be used with the now released V2.0 of Prepar3D. It is available in the usual places. Using any earlier version is very precarious and will cause problems, even crashes. For every updated release of every supported FS version, FSUIPC ALWAYS needs changing. There are many hooks and patches into the actual code, and these things move around. Whilst precautions are taken to avoid crashes wherever possible, in some cases it just isn't possible, and in others the avoidance action means facilities just do not work correctly. There were 3 separate FSUIPC releases for the 3 Beta releases of P3D v2.0 which I actually saw (I w…

Since there's no UTX, and it's likely to be awhile before the whole world is covered in FTXG Vector and OpenLC, what are the recommendations for getting decent vector and landclass? Does anyone have experience with the Cloud9 XClass regions? And is waiting for FTXG Vector going to be the only option for coastlines and roads and such? Is there a list / map put together of what regions in the world are covered by freeware vector and landclass? I know of a few, but a list may be a good resource to anyone looking to improve their new P3D world. Of course there is an aggregate site listing all FSX freeware, but that's overkill if you just want to focus on vector and l…

This thread is really pointed toward one issue I've been having on long flights with FSX. I've got an Alienware M14x with an: i7 3.3g (4 real core, 4 virtual) GeForceGT 650M with 2gigs (DDR5) 6 gigs of RAM and enough hard drive space to run it comfortably With that said, on long flights with either the Majestic Dash 8 or PMDG 737, the sim would simply freeze/lock up. I would be getting decent frame rates of 20ish on complicated ground textures and up above 35+ high in the air. I had no complaints about smoothness however as I mentioned, the sim simply locks up while I would click around the virtual cockpit doing routine and simple procedures, or even sometim…

Hm, a disappointment in the shadow deparment. It's odd that when you test something you often do not look at things you look at when you actually fly. I did some tests yesterday and ended up with settings that enabled me to fly with buildings, vegetation and terrain shadows on. Today I wanted to do my first ever complete (short) flight in P3D. It didn't take long before I noticed that with the shadows set to anything below the max, you can SEE them being build up in the not too far disctance...! This is most apparent with the terrain shadows and mountains. I was flying over Norway and I could see a very hard line where the shadows ended, moving all the time (whenever …

FSX even with autogen on low I was stuttering around at 10-15 fps. Now it's 20-25fps with full autogen and vegetation a great look. Nuff said.

So I have an itchy trigger finger. After spending so much time over the last 3 weeks setting up my new pit I am a little apprehensive to get P3D....yet. Cockpit fellas what is your experience? What I have found out: Saitek Panels are all working now with SPAD Saitek FIP not working and waiting for answers from the big guys at P3D GoFlight - I have not found answers Remote Pilot (iPad app) I have an email in to him but nothing yet VrInsight - I have found no answers - but no biggy LINDA - Sounds like guys have it working Love all of the feedback you guys who bought P3D have been giving!

I am getting OOM failures after about half an hours flying. I have no doubt that is clearly my fault for setting everything at or near maximum (hard right). My question is which sliders are likely to have most effect on GPU and CPU running out of memory? I have started creeping the sliders back towards the left but it is a long slow job to judge which are having the greatest impact. Thanks.

Remember the days when recording a full frame FSX/P3D video w/ a ton of sliders to the right, 3rd party scenery, and decent frames was laughable at best? You should try it with v2.. If this doesn't show you how much work was yanked off the CPU I don't what will.. This is w/ Fraps set to capture full frame, 60FPS.. SunskyJet KPHL... Fullscreen and 1080p it for stats watching if you're into that sort of thing.. I am sooooo happy about this.. It's only about a 5-8FPS loss now when you hit the record button.. Before this would have sent you into single digits... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-hGLaKsZgM

Hey I was going to purchase the FS Global Ultimate bundle now that it says it's P3D compatible. However i'm not seeing an option to download it? I don't want a physical copy of the disk(s).. Am i missing something here or is it not possible to purchase it as an "instant download"? Was going to e-mail the guy but the link isn't working for me (tried 3 different web browsers!)

Seems that after two days there is an overwhelming thumbs up majority after ironing out some fixable issues on the first day. Awesome that it's panning out this way, and that the future and potential of this new platform definitely does seem bright. This is what the community has always wanted. 1. The legacy core ripped out of the old FS platform and rebuilt 2. an engaging and encouraging development team 3. The Dev team giving core access to 3rd party Devs to work their magic 3. hardware available today which can actually run the sim on day one 4. Backward compatibility with masses to come I said years ago that I would be willing to pay a few…

I've waited to make the switch to P3D long enough and plan to install it next week. When moving FSX aircraft to P3D, is it easier to re-install (using the Migration Tool if needed) or just copy and paste the necessary files from FSX? I'm thinking that if I copy and paste, I need to do the same with gauge, sound and effects files and will get a lot of old files that aren't really needed. But, a re-install will require finding all the original downloads and updates. What is the best way to go? Thanks!

For those that have this sim and enjoying it could you please share your experiences visually in the screenshot forum? As they say it's better to show people versus talking about it plus I'm curious to know how different areas around the world look in P3D v2. When FSX was released they overdid it with the desert texture. More videos would be nice as well if anyone can find the time... This gives all of us something to look forward to everyday until we can join in the fun. There's a whole world to take pictures/video of. Thanks in advance... ^_^

Hi Guys, I'm amazed at the latest version of P3D. I added REX O/D + and Orbx FS Global and this sim looks AMAZING!!!. I FINALLY feel like I'm getting my moneys worth out of my hardware. Just about two minutes of tweaking and she is running great. This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship, you couldn't pry this software from my dead hand. Yeah, its that good!.

:blush: I'm sooo ashamed..... I told myself I wouldn't buy it... I did, the Pro version, monthly subscription, installed last night ready for an immediate uninstall after reading most of what I read... Well, it definitely will stay! I like the smoothness and the graphics, and I believe I've got a win-win-win situation with X-Plane 10, FSX DSX fixed and now P3Dv2... I can't really choose one and forget about the other two. What is good in P3Dv2? Well, first I didn't have a single hint of OOM, had scenery almost maxed out, it's smooth, like the graphics, get a stable 30 fps with Vsync ( yes I had to re-enable Aero...) but I really like to be able to, co…

1) Tesselation factor - What does it actually control and is it best to just set to 'ultra'? Im having a hard time discerning what it actually does. 2) Setting resolution to 4096x4096? It looks as though all the ground tiles are still 1024x1024. Is there any need for this or just leave it at medium (1024x1024)? Edit - 3 questions! 3) LM devs said they support 1/2 refresh rate vsync. I dont see the option in the sim nor does the inspector option appear to work?

I have set the sounds in P3D like this. Primary playback device: Default...................... Voice playback device: USB Headphones Voice Capture device: USB Headphoines After saving, when I look at the settings they are all reset to Default........... Any suggestions?