PTA v2.60 Released (P3D v4.1 Compatibility & New Features)

[Jack_Sawyer 4,600]

10 minutes ago, tremor595 said:

Jack, in this case I also would give the ball to the devs or to the time... 

But what still counts, try if it works on your computer, if not... Acronis, or in my case Macrium, is our friend.

Thanks, then I'll just wait till I get a definite reply about that particular preset.

[vgbaron 3,496]

55 minutes ago, costamesa said:

ERROR: shader file C:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\ShadersHLSL\General.fx is not original Prepar3D shader and can't be used
ERROR: shader file C:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\ShadersHLSL\FuncLibrary.fxh is not original Prepar3D shader and can't be used
ERROR: shader file C:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\ShadersHLSL\PostProcess\HDR.hlsl is not original Prepar3D shader and can't be used
ERROR: shader file C:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\ShadersHLSL\PostProcess\FXAAResolve.hlsl is not original Prepar3D shader and can't be used
 

What to do? I have deleted the relevant folders and run p3d to let it create the files again but still getting this messages.

Thanks.

You can either uninstall and reinstall the client OR delete the ShadersHLSL folder and do a repair install to replace them. They will not be replaced by just running p3d.

 

Vic

[Gerardius 20]

10 hours ago, Mejjo said:

Hi all

Firstly thank you for the updated version Matt.

I've applied the preset i was using with the previous version but i'm getting this error: ERROR applying custom tweak [Clouds directional lighting 3] : the desired block is not found
Preset has been applied with errors. See log above.

It says the preset has been applied but with the errors, Does that mean it won't work? Or it this just because of the new features that have been added? 

Same problem here...

[alex 12]

48 minutes ago, vgbaron said:

You can either uninstall and reinstall the client OR delete the ShadersHLSL folder and do a repair install to replace them. They will not be replaced by just running p3d.

 

Vic

Thank you, Vic. This solved my two shader file problems. Uninstalled client. Rebooted. Reinstalled client. Rebooted. Ran P3D. Exited. Ran PTA. No red error messages this time. 

[signmanbob 592]

11 hours ago, MattDavies said:

What isn't fun is being blamed when it's nothing to do with us. Simmarket has the files, it just takes them a year to update things. However, we've made it so that when you buy from Simmarket, we create you an account automatically on the Simtweaks website - you can login with your Simmarket email and your PTA serial as the password - then you're free to download the latest version.

Hello Matt,

Do I have to return everything back to default before installing 2.60?

 

Thank you,

Bob

[jimcarrel 688]

I'm not Matt, but yes restore original shaders  using PTA, then you can delete old version and install 2.60

[Aviator1971 0]

PTA 2.60 Great product.

Just one thing: I downloaded it yesterday, all worked fine, then in the evening it was showing as version 2.52.

I was told to repair my client folder and retry. I even uninstalled and reinstalled client.

Did that, 2.60 showed up...yipppeeee...but my product key isnt working now.....

 

Any ideas anyone???

[costamesa 88]

10 hours ago, vgbaron said:

You can either uninstall and reinstall the client OR delete the ShadersHLSL folder and do a repair install to replace them. They will not be replaced by just running p3d.

 

Vic

Thanks! Repair worked.

[9GTurn 6]

Hi, this may have been asked before so my apologies, but have you Matt ever posted your P3D graphic settings, those that you set within the simulator? 

I would be interested to have a base point of where I should have saturation, bloom, AA etc so that the PTA renders look as realistic as your shots, then I can tweak from there.

[MattDavies 320]

1 hour ago, 9GTurn said:

Hi, this may have been asked before so my apologies, but have you Matt ever posted your P3D graphic settings, those that you set within the simulator? 

I would be interested to have a base point of where I should have saturation, bloom, AA etc so that the PTA renders look as realistic as your shots, then I can tweak from there.

My P3D cfg is here: https://pastebin.com/w7ygFead

[9GTurn 6]

Thanks, if a little tricky to understand.  Will try it out.

[GuilhermmePereira 3]

Hi MattDavies, how are you? Do you use nvidia inspector? If so, can you pass it on to us?
Thank you...

[aiRoNe_fx 0]

Hi gents! I have problem with terrain lighting tweak - it has no effort. 

Look at this screenshot: 

It have been taken with this numbers:

And now let`s check how it will looks with 3.0-3.5 numbers for lighting:

It looks absolutely the same way:

PTA 2.60, P3D 4.1. Any chances? Roman.

UPD: It`s okay! URP made the mess.

[Mark Niebauer 12]

MY P3d V4.1 is highly customized with alot of updates, addons, URP, PTA, ORBX, all of it!  MY cfg is also tweaked for just the right amount of performance and the xml files too! What is affected by uninstalling and reinstalling the client 4.1?  It scares me to death to think what would happen to lose months of troubleshooting and and testing that it took to get me where I am now. What files should I backup first.  The shaders files I know will go back to defaults but what else will?   In my humble opinion, the developer should think about configuring the files that are already there and not make people restore their defaults. It seems like a lot to ask of your customers. . . can someone provide a download of the default 4.1 shaders to help people out?

[Jack_Sawyer 4,600]

1 minute ago, Mark Niebauer said:

MY P3d V4.1 is highly customized with alot of updates, addons, URP, PTA, ORBX, all of it!  MY cfg is also tweaked for just the right amount of performance and the xml files too! What is affected by uninstalling and reinstalling the client 4.1?  It scares me to death to think what would happen to lose months of troubleshooting and and testing that it took to get me where I am now. What files should I backup first.  The shaders files I know will go back to defaults but what else will?   In my humble opinion, the developer should think about configuring the files that are already there and not make people restore their defaults. It seems like a lot to ask of your customers. . . can someone provide a download of the default 4.1 shaders to help people out?

Have you considered Acronis backup?  I use it before I make even the slightest changes to the sim.  This way if something goes south I can restore the entire PC in 30 minutes, registry included.