• Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

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  • IMPORTANT INFORMATION - ALL MEMBERS PLEASE READ

    Due to an increase in the number of new members who are trying to systematically download our entire Resource Library (one new member yesterday tried to download 3,000+ files AT ONCE!) we are being forced to implement some changes regarding who can download what, how many files at a time and at what speed. As the forums and Resource Library share the same bandwidth when the Library gets overloaded with demand like that the forums fall over, as we have all seen recently. It's sad that greed has forced our hand in this way but we must do something for the benefit of all our legitimate members (many of whom paid money for the upkeep of the site) and to prevent the files stored here being used for nefarious purposes. Many of our uploads have specific conditions tied to them that forbid uploading to any other site or deny uploading to any site that has a 'paywall' (i.e. a pay to download policy). Due to the number of mass download attempts recently we can only assume that somebody, somewhere, is attempting to stock up a new file library with our files and we owe it to our up-loaders to protect their files and intellectual property especially as many (like my own LDR Development projects) are made available at SOH only and are specified as such in the 'read me' files.

    The forums and Resource Library will be taken offline as of 13:00 EDT with the forums coming back online shortly after without the resources library while we work on setting up permissions on the new Library module.

    We hope our members understand why we need to do this and will bear with us while we implement the changes.

    Thanks in anticipation, SOH ADMINISTRATION

    Downloads are now active. You may proceed with downloading as desired

    The download limits are a work in progress. Some settings are likely to need tweaking in the coming days.

Version 4.1

Am new to P3D with v 4.0 which has been a huge success and have not touched FSX in several months now.

However, I have never been through an LM P3D upgrade and am finding this discussion daunting and confusing i) re having to move out add ons - but some are saying that is not necessary for 4.1? and ii) with Orbx FTX Global and Vector successfully installed in 4.0 whether I am going to have a regrettable problem by trying to upgrade. It seems this is a minor upgrade but the hi res VC seems well worth it.

re i) the one add on possibly affected is the F1GTN750 but I think they have an update to sort that. Otherwise, should I move all my simobjects and addon scenery addons out first (what a nuisance) or is that not necessary?

I am still leaning toward staying in 4.0 which isn't broke. But then I know I will start to fall behind and create even bigger upgrade challenges later. Not sure what to do . .
 
I just de-installed the client ("keep license info") and re-installed it. Same with the content to get the updated simobjects and other stuff. That was it. Went in minutes and like a breeze.

Because of the content update I had to re-install my predefined REX textures theme, but that's also only a mouse click. I think I also updated FSUIPC, but I don't know if that was necessary.


There's a nice step by step guide here:

http://www.prepar3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=120861

Cheers,
Mark
 
Montie said:
Is there any show stoppers in v4.1? I am a bit hesitant about updating from v4.0.
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If you fly the default aircraft, some VC rain effects. And it could just be my imagination, but my frame rates never drop below my set 40 now.
 
Beaufighter said:
Hi
About PTA is it worthy of the price? meaning is it good improving P3D v4.1?
thanks
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its just a visual change, there is no major significance, some people have reported some fps improvement while some have had the adverse

if you like the fly with a mood or atmosphere its a great addon, me im very critical of many addons, and I have say it does make the sim depending on your ini settings that more realistic looking or pleasing to the eye

worth the money, yes, because after a while using it, then you turn it off, the sim looks horrible and it reminds you of the limited fsx days
 
Beaufighter said:
Hi
About PTA is it worthy of the price? meaning is it good improving P3D v4.1?
thanks
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Simply answer "Yes". :wavey:
For me "must to have" addon like Active Sky, TacPack, Spad.next, FTX sceneries ect.

pn4vzsx.jpg
 
I used URP briefly but the use of reshade caused me issues with some addons and even with my own scenery object shading. I ended up keeping only the sun effect.
 
I don't use reshade either. The program has different settings for using with reshade and without. You are not required to use reshade.
 
Lost Joystick Button Programming w/ Update

My joystick buttons have lost programming (I have axis programmed in FSUIPC, buttons in v4). I can't seem to get some buttons to re-program. (Granted I am trying to use my G940 which is best described as difficult.) Anyone having a similar problem? Any suggestions? Thanks.
 
Is there an idiots guide to adding Aircraft and AI to this v4 somewhere? It's all been changed and I'm confused. :dizzy:
 
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