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LM/P3D made a deal with ORBX. (see John Venema in jan2017) Question.. Is it necessary to install FSGlobal into Version 4 included ORBX 64bits or is it completely redundant/overflowing ?

Has anyone experimented with different screen resolutions? I get no frame drop at all going from 1440p to 4K. Anyone else have the same results?

The following is a recent article in Simgazine by Robert Randazzo How not to mess up a perfectly good Prepare3D installation http://www.simgazine.com/how-not-to-mess-up-a-perfectly-good-prepare3d-installation-by-robert-randazzo/ Myself and others find it interesting that PMDG's 777 v4 still puts tons of files in Simobjects within P3Dv4 as Orbx doesn't install outside of P3Dv4 either. But my question is this: I recently added MT6 to my P3Dv4 install using the external my documents Prepar3D v4 Add-ons folder with the appropriate add-on.xml file and everything works well and I didn't have to edit any files within P3Dv4 at all. This process se…

I am currently practicing and perfecting my landing/approach techniques with the PMDG 747/777 in P3D v4. Is there a way that I can save the current state of the plane and flight and resume it later on with my plane and everything else in the same exact state? This would save me a lot of time from having to redo the entire flight all over again.

Hi, In order to get things going again nicely in P3D V4 I am cleaning it up. Unfortunately after leaving P3D I get certain content errors. This happened after removing my CFG file. I am also using the addon organizer for P3D V4. Does anyone have an idea why this happens? This is strange, as I only deactivated my sceneries via the organizer. But the report seem to contain things I did not alter personally (like UTL for example and aircraft.cfg files). Strange... Here is the report: [error.0] error=Key values exist outside of a section: File:C:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\Effects\fx_aerosoft_bergen_groundsplash_ctrl.fx …

Is it just me, or is it nearly impossible to see far away cities in P3Dv4? I have PTA with Thopat's preset, however, even by default I couldn't see far away cities. I have tried increasing "urban areas lighting at night" field in PTA, but this just makes the roads and highways unbelievably bright - It does nothing for the underlaying textures of urban areas at night. In v3, I could see the glow from cities out to the horizon and am really curious if any of you know how to achieve this in v4? Regards, Rob

Hello, I just purchased ELLX scenery from Justsim and installed it for P3Dv3.4. I noticed that the scenery is showing alongside with some default buildings. I checked for duplicate AFCADs but there are none. During installation I turned off my antivirus and ran the installer as admin. What else could cause this?

Kalimera fron HELLAS (GREECE). I installed after reformating my pc the newest version of P3D and found out that my graphics card (asus gtx970 strix) struggles to perform. While in forest or less dense areas it performs well (fps 50-120~) in cities it has stutters and frame drop to 11!!!. The load on the processor during the run of P3D goes to 65-100%. If i install another graphics card same as the one i have in sli mode will the performance be steady? The settings on P3D are those in the images below http://prntscr.com/fl4puc http://prntscr.com/fl4q1l http://prntscr.com/fl4q50 Until now i installed ftx global, landclass and trees hd. Weather provided by active s…

So I noticed that there was a 737 classic in the file library that was FSX native so I decided to install it. Problem is, it's crashing as soon as I load the simulator. I'm wondering if anyone else is having the same issues. I know about turning off the aircraft overstress option, but I'm using FSpassengers and I think it's turning it on automatically when I load up a flight. Just trying to figure out why it's happening so I can enjoy the classic plane in P3d. https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=fsxac&DLID=200021

Robin Corn, owner and very talented developer behind Godzone / RealNZ has started a Kickstarter campaign to help him in continuing his extremely good and high quality scenery addons for FSX and P3D. In addition he now also plans to also release his sceneries for AFS and XP. Robin is one of the often overlooked talents in the Flightsim developers scene. His sceneries are crafted exceptionally well with a high level of attention for detail as well as VAS and fps performance. Well worth to take a look at! his website: http://windowlight.co.nz/godzoneWP/ the kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1219982571/new-zealand-scenery-f…

Anyone else having issues with saving a settings profile. I save it and it reverts back to custom profile. Is LM aware of this? Randy

Hello, I just want to give everyone a heads-up. Coolskys is planning on making their Super MD80 and DC9 compatible with P3Dv4. There is no time-table for release, but it was said by Espen that he will be working on it very soon. I'm excited to hear this because I enjoy both of these aircraft and have missed them in P3Dv3, so I'm really looking forward to having them again. Bob

Hi everyone, Following problem: When trying to install the Global FTX Open LC EU and North America and also the Pacific NW scenery I always get, after a couple of minutes: "Retry the download? Your download for FTX Global openLC Europe has been interrupted. Would you like to retry downloading this product?" Klicking "retry" doesn't help. Clicking on "yes" or "no" gives me an error-log (see below) The progress bar is at around 10% at that time, 0 B downloaded. Installing all my OrbX products in FSX:SE was without any problems! It always seems to stop after a couple of minutes at "finding files to update..." I also tried the manual insta…

I installed for test the High Definition Environment v2.1 for P3D v4 clouds and during flights in real weather I have found weather conditions from clear sky to thunderstorm both in flight and landing without problems but when I tried to use the default weather of P3D v4, occasionally the clouds flashing.

I'm curious about what the Vsync/Triple Buffering options in Prepar3D actually do? Through various tests, I've confirmed that Vsync in Prepar3D is in fact being provided by Windows Desktop Composition (aka "DWM", aka "Aero"). I am also pretty confident that Desktop Composition is already triple buffered. This can easily be confirmed by turning off Vsync in Prepar3D and observing that there is still no screen tearing. Going a step further, disabling Desktop Composition in Windows (and reenabling Vsync/Triple Buffering in Prepar3D) will result in very noticable tearing in the sim (not to mention extremely smooth frames ). So what is the purpose of those options? I…

Has anyone been able to make the library file "200 AI Ships" and its associated, earlier file work in P3D4?...I have successfully installed it in P3D3, but can't seem to make it work in P3D4?...the author say it is compatible... Love the program and all the ships... Any help appreciated... Thanks, John Helms

I had this problem in V3 as well so I left HDR lighting off. It looks like in V4 this is still an issue for me. The AA settings do a decent job of getting rid of shimmering on objects that are a bit further away (I've tried up to 8x MSAA and 4x SSAA) but when HDR is on I get some pretty bad shimmering on skinny objects such as fences, jetway stairs, etc. Turning it off makes it much better. Once I get closer the shimmering goes away. Has anyone else had this issue still with V4? I suppose I can just turn off HDR during the day and use it for night since the shimmering on those objects isn't as easy to see if it's not lit up. Any real disadvantage to leaving it off …

Looks like the SPAI AI Traffic Pack which worked with Prepar v4 has been removed, I guess they were copying other's work. It's a shame since they had good looking models and the World of Ai is basically gone. Anything comparable, looks like the payware versions have poor quality models and paint. Darryl

Hi Everyone, I don't know if this has been addressed before, but I'm having elevation problems at KSEA, KDFW and KDEN with ORBX in p3d v4. I'm waiting on responses in their respective forums, but has anyone been able to come up with a fix until ORBX comes up with some kind of AEC utility? Thanks for your help, John

Hi people, I am a RW 320 pilot looking to set up FS labs A320. To that end, I have recently bought a copy of P3D V4 and I'm having a lot of trouble setting up my Saitek Pro thrust quadrant, MadCatz joystick and Saitek rudder pedals. I am looking for an idiots guide to FSUIPC5. Although there is indeed already a lot of information from Pete Dowson and others about this software it all assumes a certain amount of knowledge that I simply don't have. I have tried to register on Pete's support Forum so that I can ask this question but I never received the registration email despite the site saying that it's been sent (yes I've checked my junk mail folder) …

If the winds of fortune blow favorably in my direction, by this weekend I might be loading up p3dv4 for the first time. There seems to be a lot of consternation regarding what add-ons are and are not satisfactorily updated for V4. The pinned updates thread hasn't been updated since June 10, so I'm hoping to gather some more current intelligence so I can stay focused on what will work and not waste time with stuff that doesn't. I'd appreciate any guidance about the working or non-working status of these fine add-ons in V4: Orbx base, vector, openLC Active Sky Next Rex 4 TD Flytampa airports Flightbeam airports FSDT airports Uk2000 …

Just a quick heads up to anyone that bought the Comanche, 182 or T-6 from A2A directly, the updated v4 installers are available to download. Just spent about an hour in the T-6, install went smoothly to directory of my choice outside of sim and plane flies/performs great. Hopefully the Connie is next! Edit: Cherokee is available too, I just forgot to list it as I don't own it ha. Apologies!

Although I've been generally impressed with P3D so far, the water color (if you can call it that) leaves a lot to be desired. Looking across it at an oblique angle, it's acceptable (though dark); but when looking straight down at it, it looks like a black pool of death. Does anybody know of any tweaks that will remove the "black ink" from the water and make it look somewhat more realistic?

Hi all, Aerosoft Frankfurt has to be made 100% compatible yet , but to test fps in slew it is a very good area. The moment I start PSXseeconTraffic I loose 2 fps so that is almost neglectable. Autogen trees and buildings on top of photoscenery + AS EDDF.

Running at 3 x 1080 screen, at daylight, I can achieve 40 + fps, but at night with dynamics lighting, it drops to 8~10 fps. If I turn off dynamic lighting, FPS back to 30s at night. Anyone has the same issue? That makes me thinking moving to 1080 TI if that ever helps.