P3D 4.4 Released - Good Enough?

[bean_sprout 1,201]

I installed the full P3d suite and after about 3 weeks of fidgeting have come to the conclusion that it IS a good upgrade for these reasons:

1) Performance - Best since FS98
2) Scenery - Minimal popping settings mostly maxed
3) AutoGen - No Issues (Normal)
4) Camera System - Good - Still learning
5) Landclass - Default not bad but using Open LC
6) Graphics - Excellent with Default NVidia CP settings
7) Environment sounds - Best I've heard in any FSX related sim
😎

Cheers 
bs

[Mikelab6 89]

Approved ! Best P3D release so far !

Mike

[Boomer 1,619]

Agreed.  Once my system is rebuilt I will be flying it exclusively.

[madhouse1616 18]

Will second that … and looking forward to the next set of incorporated features as it distances itself more and more from the fsx codebase … I certainly am hoping that at the release of v5 it will have more core support

[Dreamflight767 312]

It was good but I'm still going to complain until they update the airports data base and scenery.

[ErichB 3,638]

Hands down the best overall sim experience.

[Sartanius 399]

2 hours ago, ErichB said:

Hands down the best overall sim experience.

+1

[Highmike 68]

It's the sort of milestone which makes you look back at where it all started from and glory in the vision on how far we've come. When FSX was released back in '06 I felt the same way, but v4.4 is way better than that.

It helps to have a high end rig to show it in a favorable light - so it' not just a software achievement. The hardware is becoming a monster now.

[kingm56 1,023]

28 minutes ago, Highmike said:

It's the sort of milestone which makes you look back at where it all started from and glory in the vision on how far we've come. When FSX was released back in '06 I felt the same way, but v4.4 is way better than that.

It helps to have a high end rig to show it in a favorable light - so it' not just a software achievement. The hardware is becoming a monster now.

I have to vehemently disagree, Highmike.  I use and enjoy P3D V4.4 very much; however, the gap between FSX and P3D isn’t as wide as some profess.  To illustrate this notion, I invite you to look up Flight Simulator 4.0 and compare it to Flight Simulator 2004.  The timeline between these simulators is similar to FSX and P3D 4.4.  Concerning the former, the evolution is stark; we can’t say the same about the latter.  IMO, the evolution between simulator versions is painfully slow, especially when comparing to Flight Sims history.  To that end, I scuff when I read that ‘we’re in the golden age of flight simulating.’ In point of fact, we haven't come all that far...

[Bert Pieke 7,584]

Glass half full, glass half empty..

[sal9000 210]

Say it as it is:

P3D 4.4 is only so good, as FSX had to be in 2006 when it comes out.

Or say it in Churchills way: P3D is a bad Simulator, but one of the best we got.😎

Edited January 14, 2019 by sal9000

[DaveCT2003 1,820]

Xplane 11... the best ever!  😉

 

 

[JLuis 409]

7 minutes ago, DaveCT2003 said:

Xplane 11... the best ever!  😉

 

 

😂

[DaveCT2003 1,820]

Someone Xplaner always seems to pop in and tell us that we're all dummies... I just wanted to be first at SOMETHING!  LOL!

 

[JLuis 409]

I'm always ready for the fight ... P3D vs XP11🤺💪