The Prepar3d Forum

Hi, I purchased the FTX PNW region and installed on a recently purchased P3D 2.5. P3D2.5 was working great before hand taking off out of Seattle getting fluid frames with almost everything pushed to the right (mid 20's to mid 30's with the lockheed F22). After installing the FTX PNW it got stuttery and the frames dropped into the teens. At the time I did not want to bother with trying to adjust sliders etc and looked at just uninstalling the FTX region. I was surprised their wasn't an automated way in which to do this. So I found a link on here which directed me to delete the ORBX folder and the PNW files from the scenery/world/scenery folder (I might have s…

HI all I'm going to uninstall 2.4 for the 2.5 version. How does everyone else approach this? How do I deactivate my P3D 2.4 version so that I don't have a problem activating my 2.5 version? When uninstalling, do you first uninstall all of the addons via the Windows Control Panel and then uninstall P3D, or can you just ininstall P3D clean the registry, and reinstall everything again?

Hoping someone can answer this quick...I'm looking at getting the v2 Turbine Duke for P3D. I bought a version for FSX back in November 2014. It's installer filename is RASDukeT_V12_Install.exe. Is that v2 or v1.2? I'm thinking it's 1.2 but am not really sure on their versioning and can't find it on their website. Trying to figure out if I qualify for the upgrade pricing or not. Thanks and sorry for the sort of dumb question. :unsure:

With all discussions in various threads lately with very mixed results I would like to dedicate this thread to you guys running an SLI setup with 2 970s and hear what your experience is now with the latest Nvidia driver(s)? I read someone saying there seems to be a problem specifically with 970s in SLI in P3D while others report great results...very confusing! First I was thinking going SLI hoping it would allow me to use 4xSGSS even when entering dense clouds without a serious FPS drop. I like to use SGSS to solve the bad AA seen without using SGSS when running P3D @ 1080. I then learned my motherboard (Asus Maximus Formula VI) doesn't support SLI @ x16 but only …

Hey Together, i hope this topic doesn't already exist. But with the new driver G-Sync is now also possible for Windowed mode. Has anybody already any experience? I will install the driver today in the evening. Info from Nvidia Page: GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER Version: 353.06 WHQL Release Date: 2015.5.31 Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit Language: English (US) File Size: 292.00 MB RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS SUPPORTED PRODUCTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Just in time for the highly anticipat…

I have had my share of bad cloud moments in P3D v2.5, but with the help of some folk here on the boards I currently have a good flyable compromise with ASN, REX4 & the cloud.fx size tweak. However! (of course :rolleyes: ) The odd time I see these double/duplicated cloud textures. Has anybody else seen them too? warning big pic* http://i.imgur.com/gKALtxB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/lhd9U4O.png These are my main ASN settings http://i.imgur.com/tUJKETd.png http://i.imgur.com/OShZCgW.png http://i.imgur.com/slzbrqV.png

Yesterday when I was driving home it was an amazing rainbow seen on the sky and I came to think of I've never seen a rainbow in P3D (or in FSX for that matter). Searching for rainbow in the P3D installation folder I did find some files with rainbow in their names. Anyone else ever seen a rainbow in P3D?

Good day everyone, I've been browsing P3d website, and I found many different licences! I don't know which is which! I just want to get regular sim just like FSX How to get it? Thanks

As the Maule is one of the very few aircraft that run smooth for me in P3D the bug that shows the right wing aileron turning the wrong way (in VC veiw) is quite annoying. I've googled it and see it's an ancient bug and don't really expect there to be a fix for it. But if any1 has an idea to solve it, that would be great.

Just wondering what people do when an update for P3D comes like going from 2.4 to 2.5? Is it a patch that updates the existing installation or is one required to start all over again, and if so what happens to all the add ons like scenery, aircraft, etc when you install a newer version?

How do you guys install lens flares in P3D? It works seamlessly in FSX. I put the textures in the texture folder, edited cameras.dll and suneffects.dll... nothing works. I even put suneffects.dll in my %appdata% roaming p3dv2 area. All I get is the ugly default lens effect.

This is what it looks like when i install gabriels sun mod... Every sun mod I download doesn't work at all. I even copied the sun textures from my fsx and my suneffects.cfg from fsx, and it still looks like this. This is with hdr on and off. The rex4 sun effects look off as well.

Hello All, I have been reinstalling my add ons for P3D but there is one that I need help with. The add on is World Ground Traffic, it adds service vehicles to P3D. It says that it works for P3D v2 and I thought I installed it correctly but the vehicles don't show up in the sim. I have tried sending an email to the developer but I believe they are no longer around and there is no forum to check as well. This is my last hope at finding a solution. I hope that someone else has successfully used this add on in P3D v 2.5 and can help me. I am afraid to fiddle around with settings because I just got P3D working the way I want it. thanks

I have Orbx EU:Scotland installed, the Orbx Libraries re-installed as I was advised to do, yet if one takes a look at the screenshot for a Scottish airport EGPF(Glasgow) I have AI aircraft going over the grass. It's as if there is an taxy-way underlayer. How do I rectify this?

I am using FSX:SE only for the visuals of Aerowinx PSX. I have installed ORBS FTX Global and it makes quite a difference, without being heavy on the frames, which I wan as high as possible. I have my graphics set at full left ( minimum ) scenery detail and autogen, because I am not interested on that, no traffics at all ( ground, sea or air...). Would FTX Global Vector make a signifcative difference ? WOuld it be heavier on FPSx ?

...disappointing. I had a 2gb Geforce 660ti and just spent £280 on a new 4gb Geforce 970 since I hear so much about P3D being more GC dependant. Before the upgrade I had just bought the Aerosoft A320 and taking off out of default Heathrow on my I5 running at 4.4ghz with sliders medium-high I was seeing 15-20fps and it was choppy at times. I therefore decided to buy a new GC card but the result is not very different. 16-22fps and still choppy (stutters) at times. I did the same flight above before installing the new card and after and struggled to notice any difference at all. Maybe i just wasted money on the new card or maybe the new card just means i can crank th…

After seeing the latest video from Robert there is one thing I just noticed that I had never seen before in any of his videos, the fps held steady within a couple of fps. There must be something wrong with my settings or a background app that may be running as my fps set at unlimited settings are fluctuating at least 10-15fps as in 25 to 40 fps at all times even without any cloud coverage! I am not on Avsim often so I may have missed something about a tweak? I thought this issue was a normal problem we all may have! Anyone have any ideas. Specs: Processor 4790K @ 4.6 RAM 16 GB 2133 EVGA Titan Mother Board ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO Z97

I've been testing my VRAM consumption in P3D using ORBX Global+England, Rex Soft Clouds, Aerosoft Heathrow and Aerosoft Airbus X. I start by taking off at Manchester, flying down the East coat of the UK to the Thames estuary. I noticed flying out to the ocean decreases my VRAM consumption. It went from around 2,000GB flying inland, to around 1.8Gb and decreasing the further I fly away from ORBX England scenery. I turned east, and fly down the Thames Estuary, and noticed that my VRAM quickly increased from 2,000 to 2,300GB. Before I reached London, P3D was OOM at only 2,500 GB used. I've done this route two times now, and both times this happens. I thought P3D had 4K to pl…

Enjoy folks! I just download it. It is an very easy install. According to the manual to disable the original Ai of Prepard3: - To disable the original FS2004 or FSX AI, you must do the following: FSX: navigate to: Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Scenery\World\Scenery and find a file called "trafficAircraft.bgl" rename it to "trafficAircraft.bak" and that is it. This way the original AI is dissabled but not deleted. (Note, the above system is the same in FSX SE and Prepar3D) NOTE: Name of software removed from title! by firehawk44

I often used Plan-G as a moving map and for instruments on my 2nd monitor in FSX. I'd like to do the same in P3D,but whenever I 'unpause' P3D, my 2nd monitor goes black. Windows 7 64 bit btw if it matters. Appreciate any input on what I'm missing. Thanks, Phil

I have just bought the Alabeo C404 Titan Cessna and downloaded it. Has anyone else gotten this plane for P3D? And if so, did you get the pdf files with it when you downloaded it. Seems like a nice flying plane, kinda like the C421 I used in FS2004. Paul

Hi all, Went flying locally yesterday, and it was a bit gusty, with some good lifty thermals starting late morning over the local fields.. not smooth. It took constant adjustment and while it was no big deal, it's a far cry from "riding on rails". I'm sure it's been discussed before, but what's the best way to enable/recreate this in P3D? Basically, the fluidity of the atmosphere. (I have Active Sky Next but have not tried tweaking anything) thanks Andrew

Dear simmers, I have several ORBX products installed (Global, Vector, LCEurope, FTX Australia, FTX England/Wales/Scotland and a bunch of airports) and am quite happy with the looks of it. But while using demanding aircraft ( e.g. PMDG777) I am experiencing sometimes OOMs, ironically especially when I approach ORBX airports. This is very annoying after a Long Haul Flight.... I learned that ORBX Vector uses quite a lot of memory, and I still only use the primary roads option (secondary, tertiary roads disabled) and therefore I would like to uninstall Vector to see the difference. But I am unable to find any uninstall-program within my data folders. Are there any ways t…

Hi all, Does anyone know if there is a MD-80 with a decent level of reality for P3DV2? I heard that the Maddog is not compatible to 2.5, but what about the Coolsky professional, worth to buy? Cheers Goose

As the topic says, are there any GA aircraft with a study level, or close to, G1000 for P3D? I'll be doing SE real flying in a G1000 equipped 172 and would love to get some practice in.