The Prepar3d Forum

I'm so fed up with this program in P3D it works and then it doesn't work, is there any payware alternatives to EzDok for P3D? Cheers!

Hey guys quick question. Often in tweaking videos you here the person explaining say " I set the clouds within the sim to medium because active sky next controls them for me " I was just wondering, I have always set the clouds in P3D, and also in the FSX days to the maximum in the sim. Is it possible to maybe turn down the cloud settings in P3D to maybe medium or something. And then have ASN maybe increase the layers? Or something so you still have that very overcast cloudy day?

Hi - Is it just me or are all the downtown skyscraper textures too bright at night?? The Hancock and Willis textures look good but not sure about all the blue buildings..??? Might there be a way to replace some of these textures? http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/image/w0K Thanks! Eric

How many people run two PC's/2 monitors for running ultilities like moving maps, Avliasoft EFB, or other applications while flying? I'm finally thinking about going down this route as dipping into and out of the main sim window is somewhat annoying. I'm not looking to spend a vast amount, but it would be great to have a second monitor to help with aditional functions related to the sim. I was thinking about this. Low desk real estate - looks perfect https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-098-AS&groupid=43&catid=2479

LM has released the newest Hotfix today, 31Mar2015 http://prepar3d.com/forum-5/topic/prepar3d-v2-hotfix-2-5-12945-0-2/ Lyn

Hi All, With more and more simmers trying P3D and feeling a little lost with setting up the in sim sliders, NVidia Control Panel settings, and general tweaking I thought I would take a shot at providing a framework to help these new P3D simmers. It can feel a little daunting migrating off of one sim platform onto another and even though at its core, P3D is FSX it's still a new platform and getting to know the nuances of it takes time and comes with a lot of frustration. Rather than post up all my screen shots in a forum thread, I've created a PDF file and saved it to DropBox - P3D Settings PDF This doc is by no means complete and as the title states, this is a…

I've been experiencing an issue, specifically a visual artifact in the sky (banding) as per the screenshots below. I've started observing this since v2.4 (no issues in v2.3 and earlier versions). The artifact tend to be more pronounced than what is depicted in the screenshots. The resolution is set to 1920x1080x32 in both Windows and P3Dv2. Any help to resolve this would be greatly appreciated. I should add that this happens with both default sky textures or with REX4 textures, but I'm convinced the problem isn't related to the textures.

It's a great software. I really like the chart integration and the maps. I am not sure that I like it enough at the current pricing. It's the price of a quality third party plane. I've tried other flight planner and none of them resonated with me. (FScommander weird UI or EFASS constant crashing). There is no sid/stars in simbrief. The only one I haven't tried yet is PFPX. I don't think they have a demo. I like to try before buying. I've been burn in the past with 3rd party software that doesn't work well.

The link to the 2.4 vertical cloud fix (Cloud.fx) is no longer available. Can someone that still has the fix please send me the file that Ron mentioned below: "Here ya go, new file direct from LM https://drive.google...iew?usp=sharing This IS NOT a v2.2 file, it is a modified v2.4 Cloud.fx ONLY file. If you've copied your v2.2 Cloud2.fx into v2.4, replace it with the original v2.4 Cloud2.fx." Thanks! sfm

I have yet to see Flight1 update of their GTN 750 to work with the Hot Fix 2.5.12945.0. Has anyone have information to the contrary?

... as the title says. My PayPal account was locked when they thought someone was using it without my permission. The paypal support is extremely slow so I given that up.

Is there a fix for this? Shooting the ILS, I can see the runway lights all the way out from the IAF... Then when I get to minimums, the runway 'finally' disappears. Is there a way to keep the runway 'behind the fog?' Thanks! Runway in sight (through fog) No Runway

Am I missing something in the setup or is the above normal. I'm using 2.5 and OS 8.1 Ron

So I finally decided to get P3D....And wow. I am beyond impressed. I am able to maintain the same FPS as FSX while cranking the sliders wayyyyy up! The best part was most addons (except my PMDG 737 which I ended up also just buying for P3D) were compatible. There really is no comparison. I wish I would have put more effort in to researching P3d sooner before rebuying FSX on steam. Could have saved the cash for more addons for P3D!

i am now just discovering all of this orbx freeware. The only thing is I usually only fly the Pmdg 737. Any of those free airports large enough for a 737? Thanks

Hi guys, I have some good news for you. For my latest flight on vatsim I happened to launch a copy of the prepar3d executable I had renamed to FSX.exe. Imagine my surprise when the EFB DataProvider Sun reported a successful connection to fsx. It would be great if someone else could try this and confirm if this was just a one-time event or if it is a permanent solution until a better one comes along. Best wishes, Frank

So I picked up REX4 Texture direct and its a great addon - I just have one question. I did the sky replacement (I forget which one Ill have to check) and Im doing a flight at 11:49p EST out of JFK and...the sky looks like dawn/dusk. Id imagine it should just be a dark sky at this timeframe but out in the distance in what appears to be North there is a nice orange to bluish purple fade. Looks fantastic if it were dawn and if this were the east but what happened to my night sky? -Chris

This is a cpl of weeks old but I only just heard and I havent read it here... Wes Bard [Prepar3D Program Lead], has apparently left LM, wonder whether that will result in, or was because of, any changes in direction with P3D? K

Posted v recently on LM forum...cant help but set a hare running...v3 in active development?? "Looking back at how the tessellation routine works, there are some approximations being used with regards to the proper surface normal of the world at a give point. Each tile has accurate position data for the corners of the tile at zero altitude. Elevation data is used to shift points up along the direction of normal. The surface normal approximations are likely the cause of the shift. I will create a ticket to address the issue in v3. Making a change to the core algorithm for tessellation is too risky for v2 at this stage of the game. I’m sorry we weren’t able to figure th…

I have read conflicting reports here, on the Prepar3D forums, and elsewhere. For example: www.codelegend.com/graphics/nvidiainspectorsettingsp3d2dx11.jpg Does anyone know the answer...does Nvidia Inspector work with P3D V2.5? Maybe there is no "simple answer." Thanks.

I know this may have been discussed before, but has anyone determined how to assign toga switch to a joystick button without the lua script. The default "Autothrottle TOGA" does not work. And I tried some autothrottle options in fsuipc no avail.

Hi all, One of the aspects still missing from Prepar3D is a good quality replay. FSRecorder in FSX was producing extra smooth results, sampling the simulation 4 times a second. It was the most fluid simulation I have ever seen. And while it was not possible to have that accuracy during the actual simulation, replays was a rewarding experience. I am aware that an older version of FS Recorder is workign with P3D, however I haven't tried it because of the SimConnect stuff that needs in order to work and I am not willing to break anything with P3D which is working nicely now. So, when I use the Replay function in P3D, the result is full of stutters and I also get …

Just a quick question. Is this a P3D issue...or an EZDOK issue...what's the problem here? Happens in the Majestic Q400 too...

"Hello everyone!!! I am back from yet another long lul away from AVSIM.NET. I guess that means FSX has few problems for me . So let's start: The Background Story: Approximately one year ago to the day (well, 355 days to be exact), I purchased ORBX's FTX Global BASE. I was a fairly seasoned user of FSX, but at the time, I was new to the whole Payware Add-on thing, and I wasn't too big on tweaking my FSX.cfg. So as you can imagine, by FPS was not entirely amazing. With that said, I happily downloaded FTX Global, pretty much everything went smoothly, and it installed, along with FTX Central, in which I could enable the "Vector Lights," and "ORBX Trees" (I'm saying…

So I keep hearing about Prepar3d and took a spin over on their website and am a little confused on all their license options. The developer ones are obviously self-explanatory but the difference between Acedemic/professional I dont really follow. Can you only be one of these categories to purchase? Do you lose an features from one to another? I guess the obvious question for me is where would the average flight simmer fall in to their license equation?