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Slowly transitioning to V5, so far so good, but I'm badly missing PTA. Is there any similar utility for V5 on the market? Would appreciate your help!

hi all, If I just want the ability to assign keyboard/joystick for various look in the VC and does not care about the artificial effects, what are my options? Both EZCA V2 and Chaseplane provide the extra features which I don't need, so I feel that's both will be a waste of my money. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance

okay, has anyone ever seen this happen in P3dv5 before? For whatever reason, every so often this will happen where the screen is completely normal and then all of a sudden p3dv5 will turn into what I can only describe as a kaleidoscope. The screen flickers in these colors, however it is apparent that everything is working fine. They only single correlation I can find to this is anytime I try to watch something on Netflix while doing a flight, this happens. Weird right? The plane is still flying and I can still looking around, but not really see anything in the sim. Take a look at the screenshot, its an imgur post. It'll look like a bunch of blobs of color, just imagine th…

From where would I get REX SF version for P3D v5? I already downloaded SF from the shop using my REX credentials but in fact that was for P3D v4. Where do I get the correct version? It seems, that I'm again wasting my time with REX products due to lack of an appropriate support forum.

Hello everyone, hope you're doing well. I already saw some guides how to update/reinstall P3D and did it by myself for a few times, but recently I recognized that some scenery installs for example effects files in the P3D root\Effects folder (at least in my case) even when I use 'add-on.xml' method. Now that P3D v5.2 is out I would like to reinstall the sim complete, in the past I did this by uninstalling and deleting every folder from P3D (in AppData, ProgramData, etc.) and reinstall it. Through the fact that some scenery files are placed in the sim root folder I don't know how to do this now. My airports are actually installed in a separate folder outside…

Hat tip to @Rob_Ainscough for this one. The order you run the new (v5.2) .msi files is important--and has changed--when updating to v5.2:

Hi, Since a couple of days I have the problem that the ATC voice level in my P3Dv4.4 installation is much too low compared to exterior, interior and engine sounds. It is there but barely to hear. Exterior, interior and engine sounds are OK. Moving the sound slider in options to max didn't help. I have a few ORBX packages installed, A2A Piper Comanche and Active Sky for P3Dv4. Any ideas? Thanks, Thomas

As I was taking screenshots of my settings to prepare for my update to 5.2 I noticed I had dynamic reflections selected off. I'm sure there was a reason I turned it off but I can't remember. What's everybody doing with this setting?

I'm a newcomer from the 4.5 and was pretty much impressed by the job LM did with a landclass and terrain, and that makes me wonder whether we really need Vector OR ORBX Base and landclasses packs would suffice? Thanks

Basically, I have experienced CTDs caused by the atioglxx.dll not playing well with GTN trainer in P3Dv4.5. I'm sure it could error the same in version 5 also. I need a user who has ATI/Radeon drivers and RXP and successful crash free flying to check and see what version of atioglxx dll they have. Thanks

Hi, after updating to v5.2 P3D doesn't start. I have updated all three Components in the same root. After doubleclick the .exe the startscreen appears. Then i start the default flight, but the loading barr doesn't appear, instead the the Simulator closed back to Desktop. I followed the Instruction of LM and ORBX for updating. Any suggestions for help? Thanks Regards Joachim

Hi all, I've yet to get an answer to this, so I'd really appreciate any help. Since upgrading to 5.2 (I uninstalled everything and then ran the main installer program). I have these two problems: 1. ATC box appears on command, but I can't select anything in it. 2. Every time I switch to external view, the whole sim hangs for between one and 10 seconds. Are these known bugs and are there any workarounds? Cheers, Ben

For those doing module upgrades to P3D v5.2, be advised that if there are any remnant shader modifications left behind from earlier versions, they can cause severe performance degradation in v5.2 It's highly recommended to delete your ShadersHLSL folder (located in your P3Dv5 root folder) just prior to installing the new client module so that no previously modified shader files are left behind to booger up the new sim. If you've already installed v5.2 and find yourself having performance issues, uninstalling the client, deleting the ShadersHLSL folder, and reinstalling the client has worked for many others to eliminate the problem.

Hey guys does anyone know if qw is working on a fix to have lighter cockpit textures while EA is enabled ? cheers mike

P3Dv5 in conjuction with Little Nav Map ~~~ After creating/saving a new PLN for P3D5 - start P3D - go to Navigation\flight planner - select the saved PLN - 'Load' ~~~ an error window with options to close or wait until fixed - wait for 'fix' (takes from 2 to 6 minutes!) a very large blocky/pixelated partial map appears - after a further few minutes the PLN appears as expected and can be used! However, sometimes the system just crashes while waiting for the 'fix' to work So far I have uninstalled the P3Dv5 Client and downloaded/installed a 'fresh' Client ~~~ no difference - same issues! This is a 'new' phenomenon for me! I did install some new Orbx airports …

After working perfectly in v5.1 + HF it is now again a bit of a mess. The hill with the radar is high above the default hanging in mid air. Default buildings are coming through on parts of the scenery. This happens even after excluding all default scenery using Airport Design Editor and applying the available iniBuilds file for this airport. If anyone has managed to fix it in this new version of P3D some advice really appreciated.

For those who use or require FSL Spotlights the P3DV5.2 version has been released and is available via their website. Checked on my system and no issues noted with changing views, turning on lights or the GUI, worked as before.

Hi... I wanted to give this its own thread as people are addressing the black screen issue, but not the stutter issue I'm having. I'm in the PMDG 777 cockpit, getting 70 FPS with 4GB/11GB VRAM usage, tap S to change to external view and the whole sim freezes for between one and 15 seconds. Sometimes I even get the blue circle spinning. Is this one of the known issues? Is it linked to the html issue and would the workaround help with that? Thanks, Ben

I'm pinning this since it's buried in another thread. LatinVFR has identified an incompatible DLL that will crash the new P3D v5.2 if the older (v1.1) version of their Ft Lauderdale airport is installed. Simply disabling the KFLL scenery will *not* disable the offending DLL--the old scenery needs to be properly uninstalled prior to running P3D v5.2. From Ricardo at LatinVFR:

Hi folks, got my 5950X (for MSRP!) and had the opportunity to run a few benchmarks for you all. Hardware: 8700k (at 5.0 GHZ), Asus Z370-A Prime, 8x4GB DDR4 3200 CL 16-18-18-32, Noctua NH-u14s 5950X and Asus X570-E Gaming, 2x16GB DDR4 3600 CL 16-19-19-39, Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT GeForce RTX 2080 (both systems). Addons Prepar3d V5.1 HF1 FSL a320X (latest) ORBX (latest) Aerosoft Heathrow (Latest). Benchmark Scenario Take off from EGLL 9L, climb to 3000, turn right and intercept 27L for ILS CAT III Autoland. Entire flight on AP, no panning or changing views. P3D settings pretty much maxed out, but without EA. No weather, clear sky, Daytime. No GPU …

Check the RXP support forums here.

simply fully uninstalled 5.1 & fully installed 5.2 to same P3D directory, worked a treat!

Dear users. We (BETA Testers) are in contact with LM about this HTML issues and LM is making progress. We can´t say anything more. But we are allowed to tell you that LM is working on this and other issues at the moment. Also LM has given us BETA testers the approval of communicating this above. LM is aware of your issues and is collecting the most important things to work hard on solving them! Marcus

Just wondering if anyone has tried the Turbine Duke in 5.2? I have a fresh install of 5.2 and the elevator trim is stuck in the full down position. I've activated/deactivated FSUIPC, EzDok, reset key commands to default, reinstalled the Duke all to no avail. Any ideas/experience are welcome.

I recently upgraded P3D to v 5.2 and followed my update to a tee per these instructions: https://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/192424-installing-a-p3d-v5-hotfix-or-update-correctly/. However, whenever I install ORBX LC NA I get these black textures that bleed through. I am at a loss on how to fix.