I'm tired of using scenery config editor to open preferred scenery.cfg & enabling & disabling simobjects and add-on xml method airports just to save some loading time and reduce micro pauses. I think that SimStarter is the answer to my prayers.

Is the latest version P3D v4.5 HF2 ready?

I know many AVSIM simmers use it, please give me your mini review and how you utilize the utility?

Thanks!

Jose

1 hour ago, DJJose said:

Is the latest version P3D v4.5 HF2 ready?

Yes, and works as expected. Takes a bit to set things up the way you want and can become as simple or complex as you care to make it. Author updates fairly fast after a P3D version change.

I setup North America, Europe and Oceania profiles with scenery and airports from the appropriate area. Also day and night profiles of each altho I don't use those much.

$15. Cheap.

Works very well with HF2. In addition to what Twenty6 wrote, you can also set up airplane profiles. I have different throttle axes assignments for jets and propeller engines and only need to click on the profile I want to use before starting P3D. Simstarter is really useful and saves a lot of time.

Peter

Just what I expected. I'be been don't it the old fashion way. I just want to choose and go.

Last question, as far as the add-on xml airports, does SimStarter allow you to also control those airports within the created profile?

Ex: only load my EU Spain airports both add-on xml & scenery.cfg. Right now I do it with a combo of scenery config utility and P3D add-on xml menu.

3 minutes ago, DJJose said:

Last question, as far as the add-on xml airports, does SimStarter allow you to also control those airports within the created profile?

Yes. You can set it up however you can dream it. Europe, Spain or Madrid airports. With or without OpenLC Europe or some other landclass. Default mesh or 3rd party.

Extremely configurable, which is what it does. XML method or scenery.cfg does not matter to a profile, either it's active or it's not.

Get it its like the Swiss army knife for flight sim. been using it forever.

 

Another endorsement from me. I've been using it a couple of years and find it extremely useful. I have it setup for region and flight type such as airline or GA. Different sceneries tied to different groups and the system enables and disables automatically base on your choice, supporting both the traditional or add-on.xml methods. Starts supplementary applications automatically, shuts them down again when exiting. Pretty handy.

Another recommendation for SimStarterNG. Just takes time to set up all the profiles but once done just a click and your personal configured P3D is ready to fly. I also have profiles for the P3D.cfg files which with a click start with the profiles to give you different levels of simulator details.

Got it!

For those who already had .cfg files for all your areas, how did you import the .cfg to your profiles?

All my .cfg are named as a region. I can rename them as scenery.cfg, but I was hoping to save a little time.

Thanks.

7 hours ago, DJJose said:

Got it!

For those who already had .cfg files for all your areas, how did you import the .cfg to your profiles?

All my .cfg are named as a region. I can rename them as scenery.cfg, but I was hoping to save a little time.

Thanks.

You don't import them. Just do it through the SimStarter interface and save them. Many configurable items to play with.

4 hours ago, ShezA said:

You don't import them. Just do it through the SimStarter interface and save them. Many configurable items to play with.

I'm trying to avoid having to go back to my scenery.cfg with all my add-on sceneries in it and start all over. I'm going to try an idea with the hope that it works. It will save me a lot of time.

35 minutes ago, DJJose said:

I'm trying to avoid having to go back to my scenery.cfg with all my add-on sceneries in it and start all over. I'm going to try an idea with the hope that it works. It will save me a lot of time.

SimStarterNG will import your entire scenery library including from the addon.xml. Then you are given options to create new profiles (say, USA, Europe, etc.). You can then go to another screen which allows you to just go down the entire list of sceneries installed and tick which ones you want in which profile. Very simple.

1 hour ago, ShezA said:

SimStarterNG will import your entire scenery library including from the addon.xml. Then you are given options to create new profiles (say, USA, Europe, etc.). You can then go to another screen which allows you to just go down the entire list of sceneries installed and tick which ones you want in which profile. Very simple.

I know, but, it still doesn't address what I want to do. I'm trying to avoid having to do this all over again.

Just wanted to drop a note to those interested that after a few days of trial and error, I am easily able to load my saved scenery.cfg files without having to modify any scenerySets with SimStarterNG. It saved me a lot of time. This add-on reminded me to always to be patient with new complex add-ons & to read the manual again and again until it becomes clear of what steps to take to achieve desired outcome. 😁

2 hours ago, DJJose said:

Just wanted to drop a note to those interested that after a few days of trial and error, I am easily able to load my saved scenery.cfg files without having to modify any scenerySets with SimStarterNG. It saved me a lot of time. This add-on reminded me to always to be patient with new complex add-ons & to read the manual again and again until it becomes clear of what steps to take to achieve desired outcome. 😁

The program is deep and there is allot of things you can do beside just scenery. Just go slow.