February 28, 201412 yr Had been having problems with FSX for a while ,so i took the plunge and moved to P3D V2.1. I'd read good things about it so got stuck in and read all i could about setting it up...3 days and i've had enough of it. My take on it was that it was FSX on steroids.for me it was FSX on hemorrhoids..basically a pain in the A*&(" The list is of problems to type in is too long..so after all the reinstalling of it i deleted it last night and am now returning to FSX and a complete reinstall of win 7 64 and FSX. I read about other p3d users who have no problems at all,for me it was a nightmare from start to finish. steve REX SKYFORCE 3D steve howlett
February 28, 201412 yr Prepar3D 2.1 is a nightmare for many unfortunately. What are the problems you're getting? If it's OOMs, then stay tuned for an upcoming hotfix.
February 28, 201412 yr Commercial Member My take on it was that it was FSX on steroids.for me it was FSX on hemorrhoids. :lol: Awesome. (Quote, not your situation of course!) Best Regards,Kyle SchurbDeveloper of Virtual Cockpits, Sceneries, and Liveries. Instrument-Rated Commercial Pilot AMEL, CFI/CFII/MEI
February 28, 201412 yr Commercial Member FSX on hemorrhoids :lol: I agree with you at some point, but clearly P3D2 is still young to be called FS11 or whatever. LM make two steps forward with some features and some major issues solved, than after a day or two when patch is released it looks they made a step back also. OOM's, stutters, more issues, etc. Looong way to go for LM nad P3D2 to be considered as stable platform that can push FSX to history. Current system: ASUS PRIME Z690-P D4, Intel 12900k, 32GB RAM @ 3600mhz, Zotac RTX 3090 Trinity, M2 SSD, Oculus Quest 2.
February 28, 201412 yr Once they make the 64bit version (and all the developers follow suit making the addons 64bit ready) it will topple FSX. Al Stiff
February 28, 201412 yr Author sorry..no offence to anyone at LM intended..i did stress that it's my situation and i do realize that it is early days in P3D 's life.i guess i thought that this was a Fixed FSX and i could jump in and off i'd go.no more OOM.s CTD.s ..for me it was a major setback. as for errors .i was plagued by runtime problems.sudden CTD's and terrible stutters I'm also long enough in this game to know 99% of it is system related.some people can load up a sim and run maxed out all day..some like me can't run a bath without a problem steve REX SKYFORCE 3D steve howlett
February 28, 201412 yr My take on it was that it was FSX on steroids.for me it was FSX on hemorrhoids.." Hahahahahahah! Best line ever!! :lol: We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
February 28, 201412 yr Author sorry..no offence to anyone at LM intended..i did stress that it's my situation and i do realize that it is early days in P3D 's life.i guess i thought that this was a Fixed FSX and i could jump in and off i'd go.no more OOM.s CTD.s ..for me it was a major setback. as for errors .i was plagued by runtime problems.sudden CTD's and terrible stutters I'm also long enough in this game to know 99% of it is system related.some people can load up a sim and run maxed out all day..some like me can't run a bath without the monitor filling up with water steve REX SKYFORCE 3D steve howlett
February 28, 201412 yr Hahahahahahah! Best line ever!! :lol: I couldn't agree more. This is the best one-liner in the history of FSX. Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
February 28, 201412 yr Author no wouldn't dream of getting my money back.this is more to do with my setup than prepare3d.besides i want to support anyone who invests in the future of flight simulators. at the moment i'm reinstalling after noticing that a hot fix has been released..maybe just maybe.... steve REX SKYFORCE 3D steve howlett
February 28, 201412 yr Not sure why this is in the fsx forum rather than the P3D2 forum?? You might be able to get more help there. My system specs: Intel [email protected] - 5.2 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 32GB DDR4 RAM, Noctua NH-D15 CPU Cooler,1TB Seagate SSD, 4TB Seagate HD, Windows 10, Asus 32 inch monitor, Saitek Yoke, Throttle Quadrant, Rudder Pedals and Trim Wheel Sims: MSFS2020 Preferred Aircraft Black Square Bonanza, and Baron, A2A Comanche, PMDG DC-6, Red Wing L1049
February 28, 201412 yr no wouldn't dream of getting my money back.this is more to do with my setup than prepare3d.besides i want to support anyone who invests in the future of flight simulators. at the moment i'm reinstalling after noticing that a hot fix has been released..maybe just maybe.... steve Hang in there Steve, it's worth it when you get it right... B)
February 28, 201412 yr Movie reviewer Roger Ebert had what he called his "guilty pleasure" movies; the ones where after it was over, everyone was saying, "That stunk. Hated it. Worst ever," and he was saying to himself, "Gee, I dont know; I kinda liked it." Thats the way I am with this post and P3d V2.1. I don't have a high powered machine (an old Dell XPS 420 I bought secondhand), and P3D runs great with no problems. But then, it's kinda been that way with most of the software and machines Ive purchased over the years, going back to C-64 days.. Guess Ive led a charmed computing life, and I certainly dont mean to gloat or to downplay your frustrations. Before you jump ship, let the good people on this web site help you get things to work. In fact when I first bought P3D, I got a refund the next day.... kinda freaked that I had bought something that was not much different than FSX. But after a week, I bought it again, did minimal tweaking and adjusting, and am now a happy camper; wouldnt go back. Hang in there.
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