I have become a believer... P3D is the way forward!

I bought P3D at v2.1. I have downloaded v2.5 but will wait another week or so before I install it.
By P3D v2.3 I was 95% P3D and 5% FSX. With v2.4 i am 100% P3D. It's the future and dealing with
LM vs MS has been a dream!

CK
 
falcon409 said:
Many of us tend to post over here because it's more active. The P3D Forum is quiet because everyone is too busy flying in this amazing world to bother posting, lol.
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Well, go on, make it a bit more active over there! This thread is out of place here. I want to read about FSX stuff here, not about P3D. Really mr. moderator, can you relocate this thread?


Cees
 
Hdguy said:
No joy on my end with P3D.. Low frames, stuttering, etc. Pulled most everything back a bit.. Nothing over 24 frames but a time or two at 34.. Nothing installed.. vanilla.

On the other hand, the new rig I built runs FSX much better than expected.. 30 frames pretty solid, fluid movement with high settings.


Just goes to show nothing is perfect...

Very glad I only purchased the 10 a month thing...
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Remember that the sliders in P3D do not represent the same multiplication of settings as do the FSX counter parts. So increasing the sliders in P3D to where you think they should be based off of your previous FSX settings will actually get most into trouble. For most users who could get by with an adequate GFX card with FSX because the processor was a beast will find that they don't necessarily get the same performance out of P3D. Hardware Tessellation is a huge thing in P3D, in fact so much so that unless you do have a more robust gfx card you may in fact experience worse performance overall. Not sure what you have, but I would try again and work your way up slowly until you find a good balance between your CPU and GFX card for a smooth operation in P3D...once you do, it very rarely deviates from the FPS you are experiencing no matter the scenery etc. There is a "dance" so to speak...but it's new steps vs. FSX.
 
000rick000 said:
Remember that the sliders in P3D do not represent the same multiplication of settings as do the FSX counter parts. So increasing the sliders in P3D to where you think they should be based off of your previous FSX settings will actually get most into trouble. For most users who could get by with an adequate GFX card with FSX because the processor was a beast will find that they don't necessarily get the same performance out of P3D. Hardware Tessellation is a huge thing in P3D, in fact so much so that unless you do have a more robust gfx card you may in fact experience worse performance overall. Not sure what you have, but I would try again and work your way up slowly until you find a good balance between your CPU and GFX card for a smooth operation in P3D...once you do, it very rarely deviates from the FPS you are experiencing no matter the scenery etc. There is a "dance" so to speak...but it's new steps vs. FSX.
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Something else that maybe some first timers may not understand is that having "Tessellation" checked is a necessity. That moves all control of texture management to the GPU and removes it from the CPU. . .opening up the CPU to handle other functions in the sim. It's why a graphics card with at least 2gig is also a necessity. Anything less and your performance will likely suffer.
 
falcon409 said:
Something else that maybe some first timers may not understand is that having "Tessellation" checked is a necessity. That moves all control of texture management to the GPU and removes it from the CPU. . .opening up the CPU to handle other functions in the sim. It's why a graphics card with at least 2gig is also a necessity. Anything less and your performance will likely suffer.
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OK...so in theory I'll be fine...with a GTX980 ....the 16 'cores' of the 5960 can relax a bit...;)
 
falcon409 said:
Something else that maybe some first timers may not understand is that having "Tessellation" checked is a necessity. That moves all control of texture management to the GPU and removes it from the CPU. . .opening up the CPU to handle other functions in the sim. It's why a graphics card with at least 2gig is also a necessity. Anything less and your performance will likely suffer.
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Indeed, that and untick bathymetry. If you don't plan on driving submarines, it is useless and it takes a big hit on performance.

But except for the fluidity and stability of the new sim, the lighting, shadowing and overall image sharpness are something that FSX will never have. Remember that LM got into this game for professional reasons: building a sim for the customers who also buy airplanes. So where FSX is just entertainment, P3D is a professional sim.

I'm awed though by the percentages that Katoun mentionned: 25% marketshare after such a short period is immense!

For those who might consider moving on to the darkest side, make sure your GFX card is DX11 compatible! And like Falcon says: 2Gb is an absolute minimum!

Johan
 
Personally, I'm going to stick with my FSX setup as have it the way that I want it, with photographic scenery and autogen of my home area, in which I fly in real life. I purchased an Academic license on behalf of the Museum at which I volunteer as there it would be an educational item on which to instruct budding pilots (young and old), but its not for me.

The Shadows are lovely, but I fear that my configuration as it stands won't transfer over or the aeroplanes that I fly wont be compatible etc and so will remain with the older simulator. This again, will probably be my last version of any kind, as am now getting back into the real thing and can't see any reason to upgrade as am perfectly happy with what I have.

For those that take their simulations seriously, I truly believe that this is the future.

Happy Landings,

Martin
 
I've been using P3dv2 since release. FSX is only still installed as TacPack isn't P3d ready yet. As soon as it is, then goodbye FSX.
 
Cees Donker said:
Well, go on, make it a bit more active over there! This thread is out of place here. I want to read about FSX stuff here, not about P3D. Really mr. moderator, can you relocate this thread?


Cees
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I think we can give them a little leeway Cees:mixed-smiley-010: It is interesting for some of us FsXers to see what it could become in the guise of P3D and after reading how relatively stable P3Dv2.5 is, I may opt to go that way myself in the not too distant future. I want and extra SSD and a 4 gig video card first though.
 
Hey if I could afford the equipment it takes to run P3D 2.5 I'd be there but SS and part time job just don't cut it when it comes to expanding into new vistas! Let's keep this thread it's nice to dream!:applause: I've got FSX running smooth as a baby's butt and X-Plane 10.3 on my old Gigabyte X48-DQ6 with a GTX 285 video card and almost full boat on options but if Lockheed stays the course P3D is the way to go.
Ted
 
txnetcop said:
Hey if I could afford the equipment it takes to run P3D 2.5 I'd be there but SS and part time job just don't cut it when it comes to expanding into new vistas! Let's keep this thread it's nice to dream!:applause: I've got FSX running smooth as a baby's butt and X-Plane 10.3 on my old Gigabyte X48-DQ6 with a GTX 285 video card and almost full boat on options but if Lockheed stays the course P3D is the way to go.
Ted
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As luck would have it, P3D and it's advancements come at a time when I'm winding down my enthusiasm for Flight Simming. What I have as a system is all I'll have for the future. Like txnetcop, SS and a small Military pension are all I have now and that doesn't allow for any expansion. . .ever. I have V2.5 installed but it looks no different than what I had with 2.4. Most of that is because as with FSX, at that time I had that sim running at it's peak based on my system. P3D has reached that mark for me as well. My system is running at it's best and any advancements/improvements are lost due to limitations in what my computer can reproduce. In all honesty I would do just as well to revert back to 2.4 and be happy with that. V2.5 and above will be for serious simmers or those who simply have the money to continue chasing the perfect sim. I'm no longer in that arena.
 
I had to work Christmas day (night shift actually) so my pay packet was a little larger than usual so I took the plunge and so far it seems pretty good. The only niggle so far is re-assigning all the keys to as close to my FSX set up as possible. Don't seem to be able to assign the rudder to my twist grip Saitek Cyborg Evo as it has the same axis as the throttle!
 
NickB said:
I had to work Christmas day (night shift actually) so my pay packet was a little larger than usual so I took the plunge and so far it seems pretty good. The only niggle so far is re-assigning all the keys to as close to my FSX set up as possible. Don't seem to be able to assign the rudder to my twist grip Saitek Cyborg Evo as it has the same axis as the throttle!
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Why don't you just copy your control file from FSX to P3D?


Ian
 
Something strange going on with their website. I had trouble getting in there today (took two hours) and when I did get into the store and went to buy it I clicked on Cart and it took me to a website that said they were hacked or something to that effect.
 
TeiscoDelRay said:
Something strange going on with their website. I had trouble getting in there today (took two hours) and when I did get into the store and went to buy it I clicked on Cart and it took me to a website that said they were hacked or something to that effect.
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Yes I'm getting this

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Seems they have been hi-jacked or imploded or something. I dare say they will sort it out.
 
Naismith said:
Yes I'm getting this

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Seems they have been hi-jacked or imploded or something. I dare say they will sort it out.
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They are, this is what you get when going there now:

We are currently processing system upgrades. We apologize for any inconvenience and we will be back shortly!

If you have any licensing issues, please contact licensing@prepar3d.com.
Thank you,
The Prepar3D Team

Johan
 
falcon409 said:
As luck would have it, P3D and it's advancements come at a time when I'm winding down my enthusiasm for Flight Simming. What I have as a system is all I'll have for the future. Like txnetcop, SS and a small Military pension are all I have now and that doesn't allow for any expansion. . .ever. I have V2.5 installed but it looks no different than what I had with 2.4. Most of that is because as with FSX, at that time I had that sim running at it's peak based on my system. P3D has reached that mark for me as well. My system is running at it's best and any advancements/improvements are lost due to limitations in what my computer can reproduce. In all honesty I would do just as well to revert back to 2.4 and be happy with that. V2.5 and above will be for serious simmers or those who simply have the money to continue chasing the perfect sim. I'm no longer in that arena.
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I am going to be moving up to the 970.... would like to give you my 870....and can drive it up to you.
 
Here ya go Nick:

C:\Users\your user name\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\Controls\

And the FSX one:

C:\Users\your user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Controls\

Johan
 
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