The Prepar3d Forum

I am a little lost with this software. How should it work correctly at places like EPWA and LOWS ? I have installed it to default location 1.31 and DD EPWA also installs in c:\Programdata\SODE and in my P3D folder (1.21) Is this how it work with you also ? I dont see any gates at EPWA Update : I see entrys in exe.xml and dll.xml but SODE is not loaded in the menubar Thanks Michael Moe

Hi guys, Flying at 37000 ft I saw that I could see the ground in the far distance further than the clouds. The idea is to have the clouds till they fade away in the haze. Settings P3D : - max clouds draw distance 90 mls Settings ASN : - max visibility 90 mls - max clouds draw distance 93 mls So I would presume that clouds fade in from the haze in the far distance. Only when setting the clouds draw distance in P3D to 110 mls I get what I want. I thought that the clouds draw distance from P3D and ASN were the same with the same setting.. All suggestions are welcome. The same as above with P3D set to 110 mls

Hello, When choosing the Prepar3d patch update only route (non-full reinstall), we are given the option to update the client only or, in addition, update the scenery and content components as well with separate individual patches. The official P3D installation guide only specifies to firstly uninstall the 3.1 client before installing the new 3.2 client, however there are no instructions to uninstall the scenery and content components in P3D 3.1 before installing the newer 3.2 scenery and content components. Does anyone know the correct procedure I should follow in order to fully update all components to 3.2? In other worlds, does only the 3.1 client…

ASN did it (after 3 days) .. REX is coming today (after 4 days) .. but the guys at ORBX? When I asked to have an approx time/date they replied "when it's ready" .. they must have forgot how much they are pricing their products (and I have them all). Does any insider know how long we should wait? I'm impatient OK, but I have my own reason that surely won't interest the forum... I just wanted to know why they need so much time to update their library... what are they doing exactly?

Good day. I have successfully upgraded my P3D v3.1 TO v3.2 using the client only upgrade. No problems and all went well. Checked my version and it's at v3.2 as expected with all the usual addon compatibility issues, object flow, etc. The only odd issue I noticed was that I was not required to reactivate my P3D license. When I upgraded from v3.0 to v3.1 I was required to reactivate. I have not performed a clean install, only the client update in both cases. The only difference with this upgrade was that I kept my PC linked to the internet during the upgrade. Would this make the difference? I've always heard the license will require reactivation, but it was not the case t…

Just run the update tool. Sorry if this is a double post.

Webroot SecureAnywhere is flagging a file in the SDK as infected with "W32.Malware.Heur." The file is named "xceed.dockingwindows.v2.2.dll." Anyone else, or a false alarm most likely?

See http://www.simforums.com/forums/could-it-actually-be_topic55159_page3.html Have fun. I know I will.

Followed the instructions in Elaine's sticky for a Client Only update. Rebooted after uninstall 3.1 client. disabled antivirus installed client ran V3.2....opened and re-registered, no issues. Open the app, no planes in vehicle window...its just black window where they should display, cursor spinning. app dead. exited, rebooted...NOW....desktop icon nor the .exe in the folder run the app...just see it blip in task manager, then gone. Running as administrator. Rebooted, rinse/lather/repeat. Refuses to open...no errors. Thoughts and or suggestions? Interesting.... In doing my own additional troubleshooting, I took out some questionable .dlls iin the dll.xml file..…

Looks like CS have been busy with their 777 and ready to roll for P3D V3.2 Update Info Cheers, Rob.

Hi guys, starting my real life aerobatics course soon in an alpha 160a (new version of the Robin 2160) and looking for a similar aircraft in p3d. Any recommendations? Thanks, rich

Hi all- Just updated P3D client only. Starting P3D, I get the ORBX oblect flow warning which I deline (to run once). P3D crashes with this error: Prepar3D.exe 3.2.2.16659 56d5aa12 VMCX_AP.dll 10.0.0.14 4ab4b581 c0000409 00003c5a dd8 01d17bb086699ad1 C:\P3D\Prepar3D.exe C:\P3D\VistaMare\bin\VMCX_AP.dll 8b5c0fae-30d7-4ead-87de-5c9dc2cf5b1e Any ideas? Thanks, Mark

Hi, I have flightsim estonia's migration tool and have migrated to p3d from fsx, but i have the captain sim 777 (v1.7) FOR FSX. I read that for this to work you need to start p3d in legacy mode. I can't consult their forums because they are down, and have been for the past week, nor will they reply to support tickets. But when I click on the link to open p3d in legacy mode, an error message comes up saying: "Migration Tool has disabled this simulator to prevent corruption of configuration files To run this simulator, set it as target in Migration Tool". Before anyone replies saying "set is as the target simulator then", I already have- i'm not thick! I have also tried…

Hi, I have tried everything to get the trim wheel adjusted. It turns way to slow and nothing seems to work One simmer said to assign another profile, but tried that and nothing. Anyone else experiencing this? Bob

I deleted the three files, Prepare3D V3 Content, Academic Client, and Scenery. I shut down the computer, then re started and was able to install the new Client file, but cant install the other two new ones. Each one starts and runs up until it says something like Installing new files, then I get a message that says it failed because "Source File Not Found". It shows an address in my computer in Users, my name, App Data, etc. but I don't know how to fix this. Can anyone help? Howard I should have said update instead of new install. Howard

Great to see some wave action now in P3D but...they are moving way tooooo fast! Does anyone know of a way to slow them down? Any edits in any xml files? EDIT: More info from FSX experiments here: http://www.simforums.com/forums/wave-animation_topic45105.html Seems to help. Will continue experimenting. If anyone else has success slowing down their P3D waves please post here! Thanks Adam

So here is an interesting one. I open P3D, shut down FXAA and MSAA leaving only AS16X and texture 2048. Then open NI and set AA32X and AATSS 4XSGS and Override the application settings. Result: No application of any AA and the sim full of jagged lines. It is like NI has no effect. Can anyone replicate this? Shez

There is sometimes alot of reference made in the forums to Nvidia Inspector. I just wanted to clarify what the difference is between NI and Nvidia's Control panel (Global) interface. The interface seems to be almost identical with the same options presented. Is there a functional difference between the two? Can I set 2x SGSS in NCP or do I have to set it using NI? Thanks

I've been so busy using A2A planes and GTN750 for testing purposes in 3.2, that I hadn't noticed that my Real Air Legacy is missing in action (if I could find it, I would give it some action). The Legacy configurator is still responding, I found its folders in the users\appdata\ roaming files, but it's missing in the main install folder in simobjects folder. Since Real Air made an official installer for it, I suppose the pointers to the plane is in an xml file somewhere, but I haven't found it. I'm guessing one of the updates made a new xml file for the one that the Legacy was listed in. It was that or my hard drive swallowed the Legacy's files in the main insta…

Hi, I'd like to hear some opinions on Aerosoft ASK21 with CumulusX, ASN and Prepar3D. I would love to hear opinions of everyone who owns it, and would be great if there would be some real glider pilots between you. I am not the one myself, but I own PPL, so I know something about flying. From the videos I've seen, virtual cockpit looks amazing, sounds are great and it feels VERY immersive. It looks like lots of fun too. I am curious about the flight dynamics and if they are very close to real. What I would like to know is this: 1. How close is it to real gliding? 2. How close to reality are flight dynamics? 3. Is it possible to use together Cumulus X a…

I have tons of addons in my current installation of P3D 3.1 and I'm a little apprehensive at this point about upgrading to 3.2. There seems to be just too many potential gremlins with various third part aircraft and scenery at this stage. Would I be able to maintain dual, separate installations of both 3.1 AND 3.2 on the same hard drive/computer without any conflicts or would I be asking for trouble attempting this? Thank you.

Hi all. I think that we all need a good ATR72 running on P3D. Probably F1 could upgrade its good FSX compatible model to P3D?. What do you think?. Cheers! Edward

Anyone using this with p3dv3? Bob

Hello, i've finally made the step to prepar3d but i'm experiencing a strange scenery/landclass problem which is really nagging me and i have never experienced anything like that in fsx before. First a screenshot to visualize the problem: http://postimg.org/image/anbo5px9l/ What you can see here is the "Harz" in Germany, a very large an continuous! forest area. in fsx the whole ares is just fores texture with a few cutouts, but in prepar3d we see that strange pattern of missing fores texture that seems to follow the elevation of the terrain. mist of the times you can find roads following those gaps an maybe they are the reason because (maybe) p3d removes the forest text…

Requested Features and Enhancements Implemented in Prepar3D v3.2 Release Notes The Prepar3D v3.2 update brings several new features and numerous platform, rendering, SimDirector, SDK, SimConnect, and multiplayer updates including increased performance for multiple views and touch gesture support. In addition, for Professional Plus users, Prepar3D v3.2 introduces two new advanced simulation capabilities: SimOperator, a native Instructor Operating Station (IOS), enabling real-time scenario creation and modification. Instructors can now control the simulation in real-time by freezing users, introducing failures, and much more. Distributed Interactive Si…