I have recently purchased the 737 NGX for P3D v4.3 running in Windows 10.

The installation went well and I can access manuals via the Operations Centre.

Unfortunately, they are dated 2015 and give details of how to set up the 32 bit version in Windows 7, with pages dealing with VAS issues for example.

I have since downloaded the manuals from the PMDG website, but these are the same.

Surely there should be updated and relevant documentation for the 64 bit simulator?

 

Dave Belsey.

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, dave belsey said:

Surely there should be updated and relevant documentation for the 64 bit simulator?

  

Not all all, there have been only minor code changes to the product and if one sets aside the VAS considerations all else is still relevant.  Most changes have been to the installer rather than the product, which was compiled for 64b but for the most part the source code is unchanged.

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Please read pages 18 through 35 of this manual even if you
don’t intend to read anything else in it – they contain very
important mandatory P3D settings and recommendations for
proper functioning of the product.

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While P3D is a wonderful and dynamic
platform for modeling airliners, there are some aspects of it that just do
not function as well as we would like, and we have worked hard to
overcome them while also enhancing the realism of the PMDG 737NGX
experience. To the greatest degree possible we have attempted to
document these shortcomings within this manual.

I am sorry, but your reply does not gel with the above quotes from the Introduction pdf file which I received with the product.

I moved from FSX to P3D v4 specifically to take advantage of the 64 bit platform, and that is why I bought this aircraft.  It was 20 dollars more expensive than the 32 bit version (and the most expensive aircraft I have ever bought), yet the manual is 3 years old and does not relate to the 64 bit environment.  

This is not what I would expect from a company which is considered by many to set the benchmark for quality.

Dave Belsey.

 

 

 

 

 

They changed FSX to P3D. What more do you need? 😉

Those changes were made when the original P3D version was launched. As Dan said, adding compatibility with P3Dv4 didn’t require any further changes to the manual.

It still flies the same. What you get for your (and my) money is the extra capacity within the simulator to address texture and other files and use the add on modules more effectively.