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Prepar3d v5 Hot Fix 2 Available

I updated the whole shebang, because why not. I've found over the years that updating just the client can leave out some important bits in other aspects of the overall experience. (and LM does recommend a complete reinstall). It can be a real PITA to add in all of the extras like ORBX and such, but every time I try just the client update I end up with a real mess on my hands. Bite the bullet.

As for this update. Holy cow! I can now put all sliders to the right with traffic and such set to a reasonable level and my GPU Memory is down significantly from hotfix 1. Just need to get a weather program to match real world conditions.
 
To get all the fixes and not reinstall everything, I usually do the following steps:

1. Download all the files from LM (I have a good speed so it does not take long for me)
2. Uninstall scenery
3. Uninstall content
4. Uninstall client and deactivate license
5. Install new client
6. Install new content
7. Install new scenery
8. Run P3D and activate the license

Then I run ORBX central and sync the simulator. I have most/all addons outside the root folder, including ORBX. Everything is working as expected and I have not wasted time reinstalling from scratch.
 
Managed to get my rig updated to WIN 10 2004, and the NVidia drivers updated through Geforce Experience. Running P3Dv5HF2 for my first flight, using ORBX TE Northern California, with Active Sky P3D Beta #6, and Active Sky Cloud Art for P3Dv5 Beta, my load time went from nearly half hour to just over 6 minutes, both on initial start up and on flight load. I only experienced one momentary "hiccup" about 30 secs after takeoff, with the rest of the flight being absolutely glass smooth. No stutter on takeoff or landing, and no slowdown to 2-3 fps about 3-5 minutes into flight, requiring pausing flight for scenery load to "catch up." Also, no "tearing" of scenery tiles nor low res tiles showing through. This was flying through mountain canyons on hazy day, with heavy vegetation autogen, in CR-1's new release of the Aeronca. Looking forward to a faster aircraft in a higher density area.
 
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