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Hello, I just switched from P3D v3 to P3D v4.5 (after reseting my PC), I have the problem that every Add - On Airport has either blurry or default taxiways and runways...I reinstalled P3D, I also did the debugging steps, such as removing generated files and co. Unfortunately, without any results...I've tried everything from setting scenery airports to the highest priority, on to deleting the P3D.cfg. Currently I haven't installed any Environment/Vector Add - Ons, like FTX Global or Vector...I linked some pictures below to show the appearance of the airports, in those 2 examples I used Orbx Stockholm - Arlanda and Aerosoft Zuerich. Thanks for any help! Best …

Little help please, I have a 4- 4k monitor setup in a T ( 3 on top , one at the Bottom) powered by one Nvidia GTX 1080. I have followed Mark's ( AlmostAviation) instructions and setup the View Group for the top three monitors. With the default P3Dv5 settings , when all 4 Monitors are displaying views, my fps is at 19-20 at the Default KRND apt Question: In the P3DV5 sim , Will setting the [Job Scheduler] Affinity Mask = 4084 ( as I had in the PV4 environment be helpful? Best hari

I'm looking for a detailed 737 to purchase, that is somewhere near study level, but that doesn't turn my sim into a slideshow. My currect specs: P3Dv4.5HF3, i7 7700k 4.20ghz, GTX 1070 (running 3 identical monitors 1920 1080), 32gb DDR4 RAM at 3000mhz. My only additional scenery is ORBX Global Base. With these specs I currently run the Majestic Dash-8 with ease. Which 737 is best?

Here's a test flight departing KIAH. If you look out towards the horizon, the clouds looks a bit strange and seems to hover over the horizon. Not sure if its a bug or what, but I am pretty much using default settings for Active Sky with True Sky enabled.

https://www.prepar3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6312&t=137694 This is happening at the default Vancouver airport. I saw this yesterday for the first time and thought my graphic card was on the fritz.

This will be a fun probably useless thread but fun nonetheless. I have been huge fan of P3Dv4 wallpaper which comes in the sim root directory. To me P3dv5 wallpaper looks cutesy type. What is up with the bubbles etc. P3Dv4 one to me is very bold, military, technical etc. P3Dv5 is well to me more like Soda Pop Commercial....even my wifey agrees. Art is subjective....everyone has a taste...

Hello, I am experiencing this old FSX issue where a single mouse wheel rotate will increment the heading bug by 10 degrees. This happens with multiple addons and also when I use a joystick input. I know about the old FSUIPC setting FixControlAccel=Yes, but that seems not to be available since P3D V4. Anything else I can do to fix this? I have already tried to reinstall V5. Thanks

Just did my very first flight in this aircraft since I purchased it when QW had a sale, ages ago. Only snag, despite using the defaults F7-F8, the flaps refuse to budge. Is there something right under my nose with this particular aircraft that I am missing? Those F7-F8 settings work perfectly in other aircraft, viz. PMDG, Majestic, FSL Carenedo, CS, etc, etc

Hey Guys. Just installed this. I've noticed it before. But it asks to install a global texture map i believe it's called. I skipped it this time, but is this worth doing? Also I'm getting double jetways. I use gsx. Do I need to make some edits? thanks

Hello all, When I had FSX I had Active Sky Next and used it when flying with my VA, so it was flying in real time with the actual weather outside, which in the winter provided some interesting foggy approaches on the Lapland extras. Over time my PC lost interest in trying to keep up FPS, it got old and a couple of years later I return with a new machine and P3D v4.5 I was wondering whether to get Active Sky Next, but I read a few opinions saying that REX Sky Force blows ASN out of the water. The UI looks brilliant but takes some time to figure out. I went on a flight from London to Exeter, more less passing over where I live, at 16,000 feet I had scattered cloud…

Why does the scenery in P3DV5 (or 4 for that matter), morph under the aircraft? Even in a slow aircraft at 120knts, you can see the scenery shape shifting! It’s worse in mountains. Is there some sort of setting to change?

I am currently using Prepar3d v4.5. I have been following many threads to get an idea of if I should make the jump to version 5. We all know cleaning up the the PC for a complete upgrade requires many many hours of downloading, installing, and troubleshooting... With so many issues I was wondering if I missed something. Is this a beta release or is this the actually production release? Although I would expect there to be some kinks to be worked out as us simmers like a nice smooth sim with realistic graphics. However, the issues I see appear to be endless with freezing, CTDs, graphic anomalies, etc I don’t want to spend more hours fixing than flying this time…

Since FSX we've had cars and trucks on our highways/roads, also boats and ships on our water ways. I was wondering since railroad tracks are part of vector data, is there a possibility of ever creating moving trains on our railroads tracks ?

Thanks Michael Moe

I have noticed there a slight version number upgrade between the one I downloaded (Prepar3D_v5_Academic_5.0.21.34709), and the current one to download on the site (Prepar3D_v5_Academic_5.0.24.34874). Is the version to install worth doing now or should I wait? It's the Aerosoft Airbus I use which makes it relevant, really?

What the title says 🙂 I'm curious, because I can't remember the last time I've seen this addon being mentioned in any discussion. Personally Iv;e had it in my hangar for a long time before I finally decided to give it a spin last weekend. I've always been taken aback a little by the lack of autothrottle... Usually I don't have much time to fly, so when I do fly, I want to make it count, which typically means taken out an addon that I know how to use. Thus, I'm pretty much 'stuck' with a PMDG plane or the Aerosoft Airbus. Perhaps the Leonardo Maddog. But, come quarantine and I actually have extra time on my hands! So finally decided to face my fear and take out t…

Howdy, This is a very hard one to nail down but maybe someone has so I ask. I have fabulous performance w/ my current rig in v4.5 but have the occasional 'long frame', hang, or whatever you want to call it when flying thru busy scenery. Sometimes I'll have none for a whole flight, but other times for example in FTX ORBX regionals I might get 1 or 2 or 3 flying around LA or SF etc. I'm currently setup w/ HT disabled, and have 5 cores in the 9900K allocated as terrain texture loaders exclusively, well, more or less since Windows uses those for some processes, but I have all my other add-ons using processes outside of P3D using the two cores not being used by P3D. …

I started adding a few sceneries with the new v5 installers. I noticed something was off when Lorby Addon organizer advised my dll.xml contained an error. I tried starting P3D v5 and during the startup is crashes (disappears). I ended up deleting all of the generated files per Poppet's instructions and still the problem is not fixed. Any ideas on what do try next? Just reinstall the client?

Hello! I decided to buy P3D v5 but I can't add it to my Shopping Cart. This is what happens when I add it: ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED It works on my phone but I want to buy it using my PC. I don't know what is the problem - my PC or P3D website.

Does any weather engine change the cloud draw distance according to the reported visibility? Shame to waste fps drawing clouds that can't be seen.

In V4 we could use orbx global base lights to make them smaller. What's everyone doing to make these look a bit more normal? https://imgur.com/a/TIH5W4Y

..can someone point me to all the files I need to find, to overwrite my v5.24 files? Orbx Global LIghts has no v5 recognition... What are their names, and where can they be found in v4.5? Thanks!

Will PMDG 747, 737, 777, FSLabs A320, QW 787 be compatible with v5 or will we need to wait for updates? A2A, Carenado, etc.

I assume a fair few people are waiting for this one, so I figured I'd provide a quick update for those who don't check their Facebook page; Hopefully they don't hit any major snags.

Hello, I love to fly piston twins in P3D. I have the Carenado Cessna 337, Vertx Da62 and RealAir Duke B60. Is there any other plane for P3D that can go significantly faster than the Duke? Thx, Karl