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

[n4gix 4,947]

So there will be not a full installer of v2.4?

Why would you even think that? Yes there will be (as always) a full installer of v2.4... B)

[spirit_66 2]

Thanks a lot for heads up.

Spirit

[NATK50 8]

Why would you even think that? Yes there will be (as always) a full installer of v2.4... B)

 

Did you read my quotation from Rob? I didn´t make sense, if there is a full installer of v2.4...

He wrote

 

full install of v2.3 and then install v2.4 patch

[Christopher Low 5,331]

 

1. Confirm 3rd party products you have will work in v2.4 and/or have updates that will allow them to work in v2.4 BEFORE proceeding

 

How on Earth are we supposed to know that before installing the patch?

[mike2060 4]

Weren't they also going to patch some shadow issue?

 

Gregg

 

• General fixes to terrain shadow artifacts

[Christopher Low 5,331]

A quick look at the patch procedure has 99% convinced me to stick with version 2.3 for the moment <_<

[TrafficPilot 121]

A quick look at the patch procedure has 99% convinced me to stick with version 2.3 for the moment <_<

 

+1 Not wasting another precious evening installing patches over their buggy software. I'll wait to hear how others get on. Or don't!

[JLuis 409]

Thanks!!! Rob.  :o  :o  :o

[Gregg_Seipp 565]

 

 

General fixes to terrain shadow artifacts

 

Doh!  How did I miss that??

[greggerm 312]

 

 

How on Earth are we supposed to know that before installing the patch?

 

One can ask their vendor or otherwise research if a new edition has been released for P3Dv2.4.

 

As an example - experience has shown that FSUIPC seems to be version dependent, so visiting that site to see if a new version is released on Monday may be beneficial. Same goes for ActiveSky, who's weather product seems to be P3D version specific as well. I don't know if there's an exhaustive list somewhere of addons which always require a new build when P3D updates, but I'm sure there are a few that might spring to mind just from experience with all the previous updates.

 

-Greg

[yorgosGK 7]

I have been doing full uninstalls and full installs of addons and I hope this guide really helps me and speed up the process come Monday....I'm scared to go to v2.4 but I trust you Rob!

 

I hope someone can confirm that ASN will work with 2.4 along with FSUIPC, any news from Mr. Dawson? Those are massive for me and I am sure to others as well...

 

 

 

Also, will the fix of the "quadruple" the size cloud rendering fix my crazy lag within a cloud body? My clouds at times introduce more lag then in 2.2.....

[jtwhite 36]

Ha... my eyes glazed over about halfway through the instructions for the patch. Not that I couldn't understand it, but,

Jeez Louise, save this, copy that, replace this ..... only software people would have you jump through such hoops to install an "incremental" update.

I really do like P3D, and I've installed all the updates (full installs only), but am I just getting old and lazy to think I shouldnt have to do this nor risk shooting myself in the foot for just running the dang patch?

Siggggghhhhhh. Oh well.

[FlyIce 354]

I agree with you. I'm not a programmer but I believe pretty much every step in Rob's procedure can be done by a simple script? It probably should take only 5 min for people at LM to write and include such script to automatically delete, back up and restore files and folder三 during patch update.

[Richard Sennett 2,499]

Thanks Rob for the heads up good to know as I was going to reinstall P3D due to the blurry terrain problem with the aerosoft 318/319 - can you confirm there will be a complete 2.4 installer - thanks

[ryanbatc 12,773]

Ha... my eyes glazed over about halfway through the instructions for the patch. Not that I couldn't understand it, but,

Jeez Louise, save this, copy that, replace this ..... only software people would have you jump through such hoops to install an "incremental" update.

I really do like P3D, and I've installed all the updates (full installs only), but am I just getting old and lazy to think I shouldnt have to do this nor risk shooting myself in the foot for just running the dang patch?

Siggggghhhhhh. Oh well.

 

Ditto except I'm young have and no excuse lol