I wrote a post on my P3D -> XP-11 experience here in case it's of use to others: http://www.ontheglideslope.net/2016/12/31/how-to-get-started-with-x-plane-11-for-those-coming-from-p3d-or-fsx/

Great article!

I'll give a read up on that. Anyone know where to download ortho4xp areas? 

Welcome! I also still have P3D installed but i stopped investing in it, ill also have a look when its 64 bit. I installed XP11 on a portable external hard drive and its working great, xEnviro is a must have add on though Ben Supnik mentioned recently on xp's blog he is working on improving default clouds performance during beta. Id like to see if this means better cloud textures/representation.

 

Hey Pilot83 - We share pretty much the same specs, wondering if you see any deficiency in XP/FPS due to the external HD?  Thinking about doing the same thing but, I hear conflicting advice on benefits. 

Hey Pilot83 - We share pretty much the same specs, wondering if you see any deficiency in XP/FPS due to the external HD?  Thinking about doing the same thing but, I hear conflicting advice on benefits. 

 

 

Seems to me you are better off putting X-Plane on an SSD than on an external hard drive...? I see no reason for putting it on an external drive? In my new PC I will even get a M.2 NVMe drive (something like the Samsung 960 Pro). That will certainly help loading times.  :wink:

Oh no....!  Now I've also been tempted by DCS World too.   Waaaaay to much for my overstressed brain cell;-)