Prepar3D V2.4 patch will be released Monday 9/29/14

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

Oh boy, don't blindly delete the 2nd folder especially. Arrividerci dll&exe.xml.

 

The second folder holds the Prepar3D.cfg, the logbook and some other things about cameras and controls. Nothing that cannot be rebuilt when you launch Prepar3D again.

[theskyisthelimit 48]

Maybe someone mentioned this, but with v2.4 i'm getting an error ("addon manager will not run") with the add-on manager for airports from FSDT.. i'm assuming they /it wont work until there is a patch or am i missing something? 

[vgbaron 3,716]

I don't use add on manager but IIRC someone posted that there is an update or fix for the issue. You'll have to search for it though, don't have it handy.

 

 

Vic

[Zgredd 4]

Maybe someone mentioned this, but with v2.4 i'm getting an error ("addon manager will not run") with the add-on manager for airports from FSDT.. i'm assuming they /it wont work until there is a patch or am i missing something? 

Just reinstall and everything works fine.

[hesynergy 67]

Oh boy, don't blindly delete the 2nd folder especially. Arrividerci dll&exe.xml.

Nope! I made a copy of my 2.3(Prepar3D v2) folder and renamed it Prepar3D v2.copy, thereby effectively deleting it. I then installed the 2.4 patch.

 

Once the 2.4 patch installed with no errors, I renamed the newly created Prepar3D v2 folder to ".2.4 install folder".

 

Then I renamed Prepar3D v2.copy to Prepar3D v2. Thus bringing back my old pre 2.4 upgrade files.

 

BTW...I don't know why you were so worried about the Dll.xml and exe.XML files. They are easily re-created.

 

Chas

[wiltzei 15]

^ Sure, if you've got a backup.

 

The point was one shouldn't fork with folders if you don't know what youre doing.

 

 

The second folder holds the Prepar3D.cfg, the logbook and some other things about cameras and controls. Nothing that cannot be rebuilt when you launch Prepar3D again.

Sounds like to didn't have the aforementioned files in the 1st place, which explains this.

 

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

^ Sure, if you've got a backup.

 

The point was one shouldn't fork with folders if you don't know what youre doing.

 

 

Sounds like to didn't have the aforementioned files in the 1st place, which explains this.

 

What are you talking about? I did have those files before, else how would I be able to delete them? Unless you don't want to lose your logbook and your Prepar3D.cfg settings (and those two can be easily backed up), it's safe deleting those files. Prepar3D will build them again when you launch it.

 

And I'll just let you know that deleting all those folders is what fixed the low FPS issue for me.

[jfail 2]

Maybe someone mentioned this, but with v2.4 i'm getting an error ("addon manager will not run") with the add-on manager for airports from FSDT.. i'm assuming they /it wont work until there is a patch or am i missing something? 

FSDT released an update to the add-on manager almost immediately after the release of Prepar3D 2.4.  Just go to the FSDT website, click on any of the products, scroll down the page and download the latest version of the add-on manager and then run it.

[hesynergy 67]

Me too! But , While keeping all my settings from 2.2 2.3,I've also noticed a distinct loss of frames per second…from 30 FPS in V2.3 to 6 to 9 frames a second in the 2.4.

 

Anybody else?

 

Chas

After Twiddling with my backup core files/folders....I am Up to 36 FPS with High to Ultra scenery....YAYYYYYYYY!!...btw....checked for my pilot logs cause I'm vain and found : 

 

one of my old Pilot Logs!!!

 

I know it's off topic...but...can the Pilot log be edited/merged?....I spent quite a few hours earning my PE I-11 this summer, and it's in a different log.

 

Chas

[zbtonse 0]

Guys, ask yourself how many % of your time you are actually flying, and how many % of your time your are spending on patching P3Dv2?  

 

I have v2.3 and I am very pleased with that version, and I have decided not to patch until v2.9  

[pmb 5,138]

I followed Robs excellent instructions B to the point and was up in the air again after one hour with 10-15 % added fps.

 

Kind regards, Michael

[spirit_66 2]

I have v2.3 and I am very pleased with that version, and I have decided not to patch until v2.9

:lol:

Spirit

[Paul K 1,371]

Rob Ainscough - thank you very much indeed for your guidance in installing the 2.4 patch. Normally I go down the full re-installation route, but the prospect was too daunting this time round. Your precise and well-written instructions were easy to follow and ensured that even I didn't make a complete arse of it. Thanks also for all the other help and advice you dispense here, on your website, and on the LM P3D forum. Much appreciated !

 

 

I followed Robs excellent instructions B to the point and was up in the air again after one hour with 10-15 % added fps.

I think I'm getting slightly better performance too. I wasn't going to bother patching to 2.4, but now I'm glad I made the effort.

[Novation 534]

 

 

Guys, ask yourself how many % of your time you are actually flying, and how many % of your time your are spending on patching P3Dv2?

 

 

Er, a tiny percentage, and I don't do long flights... Its should be more a question of how long you spend on forums, instead of flying

[nicksort 8]

Rob - thank you for the detailed instructions, unfortunately option "B" became a disaster after I accidently deleted a folder I should have not deleted, so I moved onto option "a thru h, then back to 5 thru 12" which worked perfectly..... Thank you, Nick