The Prepar3d Forum

Hi Guys, I am thinking of trying P3D, I have a very nice FSX setup using DX10 right now but I am thinking of the future and I know FSX currently isn't making the most of the hardware I currently have. I have been checking the addons that I have for compatibility and the only one that is really an issue is me 737 NGX & 777 which I know PMDG are working on. I know I can get a P3d license for Active Sky Next, my question is does it only work with one Sim? I guess I would like the flexibility to switch between FSX/P3d until I make the switch full time. I also use PFPX & Aivlasoft EFB and I wonder if it is the same for those products too. Any advice…

Hello everyone , how come with the program nvidia shadows play , I can not record on P3D 2.4 ?

Does anybody know when 2.5 is likely to be released? A post on the P3D website stated that it was in beta on 21 Jan. It is just that I am holding off buying it because I have been led to believe it will be a fresh install and not just a patch of 2.4. Thanks in advance.

I've searched far and wide on the Internet and couldn't find much help with my problem. My street lights are huge. Runway lights are fine, I'm using various tweaks for that, including the fsx.cfg changes + halo.bmp resizes and some other strobe.fx fixes. I'm using Orbx Global and Orbx Vector + REX. Please see the attached screenshot to see what I mean.

I thought I read a ways back that autogen in P3D was no longer "popping" into view. I can confirm that my autogen trees discretely come into view from way out in the distance. Can't even detect it, very nice. But for autogen buildings, that seems to be a different story. I see big 1.2km blocks (I think that's the size), of buildings pop into view out in the distance. Not quite as noticeable in the daytime but at night... pretty unsightly. So is this what LM meant by no popping autogen: trees yes but buildings no? Do I need to get my house in order (ha!) or is this still an issue hoping to be resolved? Clutch

Has anyone seen this post on the prepar3d forums from user David Rodriguez . Looks like he took some fsx steam optimisation settings and inserted them into prepar3d. http://www.prepar3d.com/forum-5/topic/question-better-fps-with-fsx-steam-optimization-in-prepar3d-cfg/#post-98405 Haven't had time to look into it yet but it might be worth a look. I'll try and see what changed if I get chance later but he seems to get better performance. Chris

Hi All, I noticed I got some pretty bad blurries in 2.4. I didn't think you needed to tweak in Prepar3d but I had an open mind today! I tried someone elses settings from ORBX forum who has gone through the tweaking process, the end result I have to say was a great success. I haven't tried any really long flights to see if VAS is ok, but in terms of blurries they are gone. Your mileage may vary, but worth a try. It took me only 10 minutes to backup my cfg and try the new settings: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/88427-p3d-the-ultimate-settings/ The only things I didn't apply were the affinity mask, left at default, and the anti-aliasing I dont need…

IMHO, this is one of the most beautiful airplane flying in P3d world. Vince

Anyone have any experience of the blackbox a330? I have the aerosoft airbus's and am aware that they are developing an a330 which will no doubt be as good as their others. However does the BBS a330 cut any ice in comparison? Thanks Tom

Hi I am at KPSP, I have the Orbx addon, (don't know if this makes any difference), and I am trying to get the ATC to direct me to a refuelling point. However when I press '8' for parking and fuelling options, I only am offered taxi to parking / gate options. I am using the A2A C172 addon, and to add another layer, the DK2 with the DCOC plugin. I COULD use the A2A fuel and load balancing, but this is not available in the rift, so I'd like to do it the proper way! Anyone come across this? Or can you just not refuel a cessna at Palm Springs?

I've hardly ever seen this.... I had google chrome browser open with about 6 tabs but other than that, just my Pilot Edge client and P3D 2.4... My perf went to crap and P3D was very stuttery, FPS variance ranged from 20-40%, FPS were around 8-22. Subsequently after the choppiness the thing OOMed on me lol. Is more RAM something I should consider (I've got 2x4GB)? I know a new rig would help (throwing money at the problem always does right?!) but a new rig is out of the question. I'm still planning a GTX 970, but maybe RAM would be more helpful?? What do the experts think? Is the system paging creating the stutters? (EDIT: yes I know RAM has nothing to…

I'm just curious what other members choices would be for the next Old School Aircraft in P3Dv2.++? I'm thinking pre-1980, but use your own discretion, no strict guidelines here. I can tell you that my current choice is already in production, PMDG's DC-6. The DC-6 is very closely followed by the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. At the time of it's first flight in 1954, an amazing aircraft. 2015, an amazing aircraft. I sure I'm not alone in stating that a HIGH quality C-130 would be a dream for many of us. And the rest of you would like to see??? Have fun at it. FYI, I was born in 1955, just a little insight into my perspective.

My default startup in P3D is, as I'm sure we have all seen, Langley KLFI. I am not familiar with the Chesapeake Bay Area, but have immensely enjoyed flying to other civil and military airports in the area (I'd be shot down by now in RL ). While performing a very short flight from Langley to Norfolk (KORF), it occurred to me that I am flying over what is probably the largest naval base in the world. Is there any add-on that simulates the ships and infrastructure that one would see in RL? Thanks, Bruce.

http://forums.vrsimulations.com/forums/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12730&p=92881#p92880 In "several months", VRS plans to release a "consumer" version of TacPack for P3d2, which allows Tacpack-enabled aircraft (and potentially naval vessels) to have working weapon systems, such as guns, missiles and bombs. There has been much talk about this recently, but this is the first post by VRS stating a timeframe. The FSX version of TacPack is incompatible with DX10, even with using the DX10Fixer, so this is welcome news.

Hello, I'm just a newbie with P3D. One striking difference for me with FSX is that all airports show a bright yellow backgroud (see example below) instead of the normal greenish one. It doesn't seem to be the case for other users, from posted pictures I've seen. Same result with or without Orbx FTX base. I have a rather low end system (for now!) with an AMD GPU, could it be related ? http://i.imgur.com/1UzAXvt.jpg Gérard.

Hello guys ) I just upgraded my PC and i was expecting a huge difference in performance but i'm a little bit disappointed . My PC : Processor : Intel i7 4790k 4.0 ghz turbo boost 4.4 ghz Graphic card : Nvidia GTX MSI 970 Twin frozer v Ram Memory : Kingston hyper X 16 Gb 1333 mhz SSD : 2x Intel SSD 160 Gb Mother Board : MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Water cooling : Cooler Master Seidon v120 My Software : Prepar3D v2.4 Rex essentials Rex 4 Direct texture GSX Orbx Global , Vector , OpenLC Fly Tampa…

Hey guys! I'm thinking about getting Prepar3D, but I have a few questions before I pull the trigger. I am an avid FSX user and know that program inside and out. My question is number one what was the main deciding factor for a lot of you guys who decided to get it and what version did you end up getting(because i noticed there were a few options? One final question I have is did you guys who got it notice a big difference between Prepar3D and FSX? Thanks for the help!

Hi everyone Outstanding forum, i hope this is the right section i'm new to FSX, i need an advice from more seasoned simmers. I have installed Orbx FTX addon (Global+vector+openlc) i'm satisfied, but i would like to add more details for some local area. Looking in particular to Africa Airstrip Adventures and similars cannot find community feedback on how they work together with AAA. Are they compatible and how they work together? in theory I think so because I do not think AAA replace any texture but only landclass... and it is not photoscenery... but if someone tested it i would like to know results and in particular if AAA replace FTX for the coverage…

Hello, I have both FSX and P3D and I only use photoscenery but in my opinion the rendition is not as sharp in P3d as it is in FSX. What are the best P3D settings for photoscenery? THX

I just did a full re-install using the uninstaller and install all my ORBX product but they are not loading in the game. It like I am still using the default mesh and texture. The scenary.cfg is also fine. I am spitting hair here. I need some help. This is with ORBX Global + OpenLC Europe + Vector. This terrible. It didn't look anything like that before. That's in summer daytime clear weather.

I am in the process of rebuilding my P3D from scratch and am to the point where aircraft, FTX Global, FS Global Mesh and Vector are installed. In addition, ASN and some other utilities are installed. Progress is slow, as I am doing a flight between each major install to determine if all is good. All was quite good until I installed Vector. I started a flight from KFHR in the A2A C172. ~3 minutes after departure, my screen went black for about 3 seconds. It then came back on and P3D was paused. This has never happened to me before in the 4 years I have been simming. Certainly not in the 6 months I have been using P3D. After the blackout, pause and resume; there were no…

I dont know why i never have thought about using FSDT addon manager inside FSX/P3D regarding TML 1024/2048/4096. It must be my lack of knowledge offcause B) . I did not know that you could change the TML during the flight but you can, because it writes to the memory directly . For instance if you cant effort 2 HD airports but only one then you could start ad a HD airport and land with no HD textures even if HD textures is installed in that destination airport. Switch between off/TML2048/4096 changes in real time VAS up and down (EKCH) with about 200MB on my system. This is great as i normal on approach would prefer 1024 textures (because of OOM) and after landing …

I own virtually every ORBX product. I don't visit the ORBX forums often, because I rarely have a problem. Today I tried to use the forums, and I was unable to enter. I was given the "You dont have permission ... " page. I know there is a mini fued between the AVSIM and ORBX administrations, but the only reason I could determine I was banned is because I am an ex-moderator here at AVSIM. Surely they aren't that vindictive. More likely, it's a bug of some kind, and someone from ORBX will read this and fix it for me. I did get an auto-email from ORBX about spamming, pirating, etc., none of which apply to me. I have the same username at ORBX. Dennis

do World Of AI aircraft work in p3d thanks.

Having a weird issue with ORBX PNG, I have very tiny airport lights... See the image... see the little tiny blue lights? Most of the other airport lights are not even visible. Seems to be only an issue with PNG. Other airports look great. http://i.imgur.com/eINZ9T6.jpg Any thoughts?