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Just installed P3D to assess compatibility of our products and was very pleased to see that they seem totally compatible. I spent a few hours tooling around flying down the Hudson to NYC and back to KPOU. It seems very nice and worth keeping. My only concern so far is if there is any way for the Sim to start at a flight selection window as opposed to entering in the Mooney. I could not find any options to do that. Is that the nominal start up?
 
Hey Spad,

You would either start from that point, or change your default flight.

You can also save flights, then in the default flight, load your saved flight.

Another way is to access saved flights through Windows if P3D is in your Start menu. In Windows 7, it has a side panel where you can select your last 10 saves in P3D.

Yet another way is to download SimLauncher, made for P3D and FSX. It opens into a quick, fast program setup window and lets you set up planes and locations, load flights, etc.

And yet still another way is to simply save flights, and open them directly via clicking on the FLT flight file, where ever your flghts are saved, and boot up directly and quickly into the saved flight.

I stopped using SimLaunch and now use the Windows Start menu flights access from there.


When P3D launch version 2.0, I believe they may have their new start menu running. This is only a rumor. I do not know if its true. I know they are studying doing this and intend to come out with one because so many users are requesting one.



Bill
 
Any of you P3Ders out there have any knowledge about the use of the Flight Replicas Super Cub in Prepar3D? I haven't gotten P3D installed and running yet, but when I do I would like to have the FR PA-18 on board.

LA
 
I have the FR Super Cub in P3D and it works ok. Matter of fact 99% of FSX aircraft work in P3D.
 
What about...

... those of us that do not currently (and have never wanted to) have FSX installed? I am planning to do clean installs of both FS9 and P3D on my newly upgraded desktop 'puter. Is there going to be a problem with Prepar3D running all on it's lonesome (i.e. without FSX to link with)?


:eek: LA
 
No problems at all, though if you can I would advise not installing in the default places with either sim, for other documented reasons.
 
Thanks, Naismith. Since I started running Windows 7 on my computers I haven't installed FS9 in the default location. I won't do it with P3D, either.

LA
 
My advice to you is, try it for 30 days. Only $10.00. Sign up for the one month only plan for Developers. . .
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Hi
Saw it some other day in real 3d with those green.red glasses...a little bit strange but anyway, amazing...
Think maybe, just maybe will buy it but when I see those prices on their page...confusing 199 US? 44?, per month? which one shall I choose to have something equivalent to FSX?
meaning to have a complete program? don´t want to pay every month, want to have full property entitled to future upgradings if free...

thanks, regards
 
My advice to you is, try it for 30 days. Only $10.00. Sign up for the one month only plan for Developers. . .
QUOTE]

Hi
Saw it some other day in real 3d with those green.red glasses...a little bit strange but anyway, amazing...
Think maybe, just maybe will buy it but when I see those prices on their page...confusing 199 US? 44?, per month? which one shall I choose to have something equivalent to FSX?
meaning to have a complete program? don´t want to pay every month, want to have full property entitled to future upgradings if free...

thanks, regards

STOP !! P3D IS NOT 3-D !!! P3D is the same as FSX only better. If you want to use it commercially, it's expensive. I think you would be quite happy with the cheaper version.....NO monthly fee.
 
All of these questions are answered at the Prepar3D website.

We have all nicknamed the sim 'P3D', not 3D. There might be an addon out there called 3D, but its not the same as P3D. ;)

You have 3 (three) versions to get P3D by;
* Monthly (for developers or to try for 30 days, either the revolving montly fee (developers) or one time only 30 day purchase).
* Students; $50.00 USD
* Pro; $199.00 USD


You will get updates for versions up to the 1.9 version if they go up that high. Presently we are at Build 1.4.

The 2.0 version you will need to purchase new again.


No 3D glasses... :( At least not yet. That would be cool. I think (think) that they are calling the new 3D stuff 'Occular Rift' but not sure.



Bill
 
All of these questions are answered at the Prepar3D website.


No 3D glasses... :( At least not yet. That would be cool. I think (think) that they are calling the new 3D stuff 'Occular Rift' but not sure.



Bill

Thanks Bill, very kind of you...
Regarding 3D, talked with my friend and he just told me it has to do with Nvidia Graphic cards...and yes mine is a GTX 670 and has an option to activate stereoscopy 3D, just like he said. E-mailed me 2 3d photos (atached) will try when I get those red and green lenses glasses...but believe me, I saw Prepar3D in real 3d, despite the game is not a real 3d game. He told me that he is able to play several other games in 3D. Nvidia graphics...
Hope this helps...

Best Regards
 
Will P3D be offered on CDs at some point?

David

Negative. From what they say, they do not intend to have CD's or DVD's, just the one download service they have.


Regarding 3D, talked with my friend and he just told me it has to do with Nvidia Graphic cards...and yes mine is a GTX 670 and has an option to activate stereoscopy 3D, just like he said. E-mailed me 2 3d photos (atached) will try when I get those red and green lenses glasses...but believe me, I saw Prepar3D in real 3d, despite the game is not a real 3d game. He told me that he is able to play several other games in 3D. Nvidia graphics...
Hope this helps...

Beaufighter


Interesting. Good to know. That sounds like it will be pretty fun.
 
David, you might try a place that has ultra fast download speeds, like a business store that does shipping, faxing, has internet computers. Also colleges usually do as well at the libraries.

Or, just setup to download the 10Gig version, click start, and go to bed. Should be done half way through the night. Mine downloaded in just over an hour. I downloaded in chunks though, the 1 Gig packets.
 
My first impressions..

My first impressions of P3DV2 are wow!!! The graphics are amazing. I tried moving the FPS slider to unlimited, and it handled 30FPS consistently, with no problems.

The hardest thing so far is getting my Saitek controllers set up. I received Saitek pedals today. Never had them before. I had to move the sensitivity way down for the brakes; also for the elevators, as the aircraft was rocking too much.

I am very impressed so far. Once I am satisfied that my favorite sceneries, aircraft, utilities, etc... will port over, I will be saying adios to FSX!

NC
 
I installed P3D on my computer and it did not give me an option as to what drive I wanted it on. It installed it's self on C where FSX is and I want it on K. I have Three SSD drives and only 250GB each - so C drive is now only has 10GB free space. I need it to be on "K"

Any help. I've only rented P3D for one month so I can evaluate it. Wish I could do that with more of the software out there.

I asked this question on P3d forum but I thought here I would get a faster response!!!!!????

David
 
David

There is an option button on one of the opening screens of the P3D2 installer. Choose it and you can change the drive for installation.

I installed mine on the E drive.

VCN-1
 
I did get it reinstalled on the drive I wanted, however, it will not install and gives me a list a mile long as to what went wrong. It's too bad, thank God I only got P3D for $10.00 on the one month deal. I will try a couple more times but if it's so fussy I can't install it, it must be really hard to get all addon hardware and software working????? Oh well.

David
 
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