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With P3Dv4 I bought and installed Pilot's Next Generation FS Global Ultimate Mesh (1 meter resolution) . I wanted the best. Now that I have all of the Orbx sceneries installed I began installing my Aerosoft sceneries, most of which work well with P3Dv4. Cuzco in Peru has floating runways and Lukla (Mt Everest) has a mountain slope covering half the airport and the village. I ran the Orbx Vector airport elevation tool but that didn't solve the problem. So I dumped the Ultimate Mesh and went back to my Pilots FS Global 2010 mesh (9 meter resolution) and both Cuzco and Lukla fit perfectly. I'm wondering if we aren't going too far with mesh resolutio…

Hi I have a 4K monitor and have enjoyed using it generally for gaming in 4K or QHD resolution without any issues. I've noticed something specific to P3D though which I can't quite understand. If I select 4K resolution in the settings, everything looks very crisp indeed, performance is more than adequate in most cases. However I was thinking of lowering this to 1080P or 1040p to see if I get a significant boost in FPS. Unfortunately what happens is that it makes everything look a little blurry. Nothing looks sharps ether it's the displays, the edges of the cockpit etc. The only thing that I've found to solve this is return the resolution to 4K. I don't experience this…

I don't know if anyone else has had this problem. I loaded through FTX Central the updated V4 version. First loaded FTX Global Base, Ran it for a while ( No Problems ) I then loaded the North American Land Class ( No Problem) I Then loaded the Northern California. When I ran it , the screen freezes every 2 to 3 seconds even though I am getting 40 to 50 FPS. I also Loaded the Central Rockies , Same deal ! If I go to an area where FTX Global and North American Land Class are the only scenery present, then no problem. Has anyone else experienced this issue ?

Hello, Just installed P3D V4 for the 1st time, and I am trying to setup MyTraffic 6 in P3D. I have it already installed in FSX SE, so If I try to install again it gives me option for Repair, Modify. So how can I easily make this work in P3D, if this is indeed the case. I tried already the instructions found here by a Poppet, but not having much luck. Any Help available please. Thanks, Helmut

Since the release of P3Dv4 I would say we're halfway there. Finally we have snow that actually looks like and behaves like snow. Unfortunately the same thing can't be said about the rain which IMO looks really bad and more like a mix of snow and rain. The rain in FSX and P3D versions prior to P3Dv4 with help from PrecipitFX or ENVTEX looked much better if you ask me. The detailed precipitation option found under the Weather section in P3Dv4 doesn't seem to help. I've also tried the rain effect provided by ENVTEX but still not much of an improvement if any. I found a tip how you can disable the rain effect all together but not sure I want to go that far. Instead …

I am just trying to understand this. If I have REX textures for weather, in this case REX Texture Direct (REX4) and Soft Clouds installed...can I use the new Active Sky (ASP4) for the weather engine?

Hi fellow simmers, I'm considering the move from FSX-SE to P3D v4. I figured avsim forum members would have enough experience to provide me with the answer I'm looking for, without me having to post on several different add-on forums. If possible, I would like to know which of the additional software I bought for FSX is directly compatible with P3D v4 out of the box, i.e. without requiring me to purchase a new license. I'm currently running the following add-ons. - REX Texture Direct + Soft Clouds - FTX Global EU - FTX Open LC - Active Sky 2016 - UTX Europe Thanks to anyone that can provide an answer. I was hoping I…

I'm just making the move to P3DV4 from FSX. Can anyone advise or point me to any notes on ways to do minor airport scenery changes (changing Gate Names, Airlines, Size, Pushback etc.) for P3DV4 airports, or is it possible to transfer airport scenery from FSX to P3Dv4. Will ADE work with P3DV4? Thanks John

Hi all, To run my P3D without shimmering, I am using Nvidia Inspector the 'Enhance' mode of 4xSGSS along with 2xMSAA in P3D. The combination gives me very good frames, however there are occasions where some specific cloud types will drop the performance a lot, maxing out my GPU utilization. I feel that my system can run this setting in all other occasions. I am using ASP4 and ASCA for clouds. To my understanding, there seems to be a specific type of cloud textures that forces the SGSS algorithm to use so many GPU resources and so I was wondering if anyone is aware of a cloudset that does not include this texture type. I suppose and hope that then I (and we…

So I installed my first FSDT airports into P3Dv4 with their new installers. They show up fine. But then I wanted to rearange my scenery.cfg. In P3D istself their entries are greyed out and can't be selected. I then opened the scenery.cfg both in notepad and with scenery.cfg editor. The entries don't show up in the document. Yet they are still active in the sim. It's magic. But I don't want them sitting at the top of my scenery library. So where are the entries? How do I edit them? This is all so confusing.

Hi, having just upgraded from v4 to v4.1, using the 'client only' approach, I am getting a 'content errors' log reported on sim closedown, irrespective of aircraft flown (addin or otherwise). The number of errors reported are circa 250, an extract is below, which is a selection of the type of errors. This would have been greater but I have deinstalled both the Carenado Phenom 300 and DA24 which were reporting a great many duplicates in the aircraft config file. I deinstalled these to see what the effect was. Before I resort to a complete reinstall of P3D, which I am loath to do, has anyone experienced this, and if so, was there a simple fix? Assistance g…

I have been using P3D V4.1 exclusively but it gives me CTD for unknown reason, no error message, no windows event was recorded (in most of the cases), that was with default airplanes and third party as well, had same issue with P3D V4. I searched the internet for a solution and read somewhere that memory mode XMP could cause such a problem, went to my BIOS and switched memory mode from XMP to (AUTO). I have tested P3D for a week now with all scenarios that I used to fly (had to be long time flight, not less than 2 to 3 hours in general, or let us say P3D had to be running for long time, with some take offs and landings) and everything seems to be working just fi…

hi all, I just made the leap to P3D v4.1 and now have to decide what to do with the GTN 750. I one I have currently is from Flight1, and I am aware of the 20$ upgrade. However, I have also seen that RXP also has an offering as well. Buying the RXP is an additional 25$ since I have their product before. Hence the ask, what the advantage of the RXP unit? I know that the RXP one support importing Garmin flt plan, but what else? Sorry I am really not an expert in using these units, but I am interested in getting one that is the closest to the real thing as possible. Thanks in advance.

I am learning the Majestic Q400 and I really enjoy flying it on short hops as I do not enjoy extended flights that much. Got most of the issues sorted. There is one thing that I am wondering about. When engaging the AP the plane seems to be in a constant slip with a wing low. I noticed in the Sample flight that they mention that you can should use rudder trim to trim the aircraft in order to align the slip/skid indicator and trimming a few degrees right does bring the wings level as well. My question is, is this normal behavior for the Q400. I would have thought that the AP would automatically trim the aircraft correctly.

I just looked at the hifi website and correct me if I'm wrong, but ASN is not compatible with p3d v4?

P3d v4.1 I'm not to concerned about depth I'm more concerned in performance. Which of the three is best on the frame rates? I have an old computer I7-930 o/c to 3.8 6 Gigs of ram on board GTX 960 w/4G memory sooo.... I have the PMDG 747 QOTSII and in v3.4 it was to much and I had to take it off. Everyone says performance is better in 4.1 but I haven't noticed anything to stunning, maybe overall smoother. What say you all. or should I forget it until I get a better/faster pooter. oh , lets not stop here: other planes like the Majestic Dash 8 pro, TFDI B717, Aerosoft CRJ I have some nice large airports that do well on my sys…

So after a fresh reinstall of Windows and P3D V4 I was able to narrow down what was causing my stuttering. I didn't get this in V3 with UTX but the moment I installed it in V4 the stutters returned on the fresh install. I tested default, ORBX base and OpenLC and all was good. I then added in UTX and the stutters came back. I uninstalled and tested it at several addon airports of FSDT and Flightbeam and it was still smooth. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have a possible solution? I did pickup ORBX vector at the last sale since it has global coverage so I have been waiting for that to become compatible. Hopefully that won't have the same issues when it's…

Could someone please help me with finding rob's guide to vr settings for 4.1. I tried to find it but no luck. I have major stutters with my rift and do not know what to do. Thanks so much.

Hi I don't post here often, but am feeling a bit desperate now. Here are my specs: - i7 - 6700K, not overclocked, hyperthreading OFF - 8 Gb of RAM - ZOTAC 1080 (nvidia) graphic Card - Windows 10 pro 64 Bit - ORBX add-ons (all legit) - P3d 4.1 First, lets just say I get some CTDs, random. Totally random. Sometimes after 5 minutes of flights.... sometimes much later. I've seen many different errors, ntdll.dll and more. Ive also seen BSOD. but the main problem I have, and the most puzzling one, is the jumping GPU. most times, I can easily get 60 fps locked in VSYNC. FPS will oscilllate between 58 and 62 and…

Hey mates, as in the title I'd like to know if its fine to upgrade to the latest V3 version available? I have read on release there where problems with OOM's and other stuff where users said they go back to another version. That's why I stayed till now on V3.2 So is it better to stay on my version or can I update without getting in trouble and getting problems? PS: Going to V4 is planned but not yet...

If you're looking to update your AI models, they released the 767 a couple of days ago. Some repaints are also already available. http://fsxaibureau.com/manufacturing/

Greetings all, Just saw their announcement on Facebook. Truly sad - but, in my opinion, not entirely unexpected. I couldn't find any post/thread about this, so I thought I'd make one here... Apologies to everyone, if this topic is posted in the wrong forum. MODS: Feel free to move it, if necessary.

I had Windows 10 update (3-4 November "Fall Creators Update") and after this G-sync stopped to work in myPrepar3D v4.1 (full screen, only on windowed mode it works). I reinstalled drivers, did clean install of 388.13 drivers (now) and the same. On FULL SCREEN G-sync dosen't work here. Tested few options - it works now in windowed mode only. Not at Full screen. Did You notice the same issues after this big update of W10 (if You are user of G-sync monitor)?

Hello everybody, I have a problem with Accu Feel on P3D V4. I have installed it and have wrote exactly the right code on the dll.xml but nothing happen. When I start the Sim, AccuFeel doesn't start... Any Idea ? Ludo

I recently got the Concorde X by FlighttSImLabs, however, the concorde doesn't wanna load. After reaching 100% of loading, P3D crashes. I've installed the Civa INS, and reinstalled and installed the Concorde numerous times. I've rebooted the computer when uninstalling and reinstalling. However, the game still crashes. I did an experiment where i put the FSL_ConcX.dll in my documents folder, then the Concorde loaded, but of course, there were no gauge textures. So i suspect that the FSL_ConcX.dll is corrupted?? I'm not too sure, but if i could get a response that would be great. Aaron (Edit) I loaded the Piper Cub then loa…