April 13, 20206 yr Will you guys be upgrading to v5 or starting all over from scratch? One thing I can't stand about P3D is the way it's installed. I know some developers are using the new install methods where it install the add-ons outside of the main P3D folder, but there are still 3rd party developers who install stuff inside it and this is where it gets messy. I wish the install of P3D was like X-Plane. Make's things so much easier. ASUS ROG Maximus Hero XII ▪︎ Intel i9-10900K ▪︎ NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE ▪︎ 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro ▪︎ Windows 10 Pro (21H1) ▪︎ Samsung 970 EVO Pro 1TB NVME SSD (OS Drive) ▪︎ Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SATA SSD ▪︎ Seagate 4TB SATA HDD ▪︎ Corsair RMx 850W PSU
April 13, 20206 yr Commercial Member I'll be doing a full, separate install as I keep a backup of each version in its default state. Plus I plan to use P3Dv4.5 and v5 concurrently. Intel i9-12900KF, Asus Prime Z690-A MB, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, (3) SK hynix M.2 SSD (2TB ea.), 16TB Seagate HDD, Gigabyte GeForce 5080 RTX, Corsair iCUE H70i AIO Liquid Cooler, UHD/Blu-ray Player/Burner (still have lots of CDs, DVDs!) Windows 10, (hold off for now on Win11), EVGA 1300W PSUNetgear 1Gbps modem & router, (3) 27" 1440 wrap-around displaysFull array of Bravo, Saitek and GoFlight hardware for the cockpit. Varjo and HP VR headsets for mixed reality.
April 13, 20206 yr I will be doing a full, clean install. In fact, I will go ahead and reformat and build back up -- a new version of Prepar3D is a good opportunity to reset everything and get rid of all the bloat acquired over time -- not just from flight simming. All in all about 2 full days of work! But, there is time, lots of time at home waiting for this viral storm to pass. So I am actually looking forward to it this time. MSFS 2024. Primary Planes: Black Square TBM850, Duke, Baron, Caravan; A2A Comanche; FSReborn Phenom; Fexix A321; PMDG 737-7, 777: Utilities: Active Sky (Passive Mode); BATC, FSLTL.
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April 13, 20206 yr 59 minutes ago, Clutch Cargo said: I'll be doing a full, separate install as I keep a backup of each version in its default state. Plus I plan to use P3Dv4.5 and v5 concurrently. Same here...for if your P3D v5 gets corrupted or flies south..., you have your v4.5 on the next mouse click. Then at your leisure, rebuild v5.0, or vice versa...
April 13, 20206 yr Separate installtion, but I guess most add-on secnery would work on both in the same folder just like P3Dv3 and v4 But not when sloped runway kicked in add-ons I guess...
April 13, 20206 yr 2 hours ago, captain420 said: Will you guys be upgrading to v5 or starting all over from scratch? There has never been an "upgrade" option from one major P3D version to another. Also, remember that v5 has tens of thousands of updated default airports, so I would expect some of our v4 add-ons to have potential issues related to exclude polygons that were sized and placed for the airports as they existed in the original 2006 dataset. I think signage poking through from the base scenery is going to be a recurring thing. Also, some add-ons placed navaids that did not exist in the 2006 data, so the new base dataset with current data might present issues with duplicated navaids in some sceneries. A careful and methodical process of adding and testing for these sorts of anomalies will likely save a lot of trouble later. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
April 13, 20206 yr P3Dv4.5 to P3Dv5 is the same as going from FS9 to FSX totally different product install. Raymond Fry.
April 13, 20206 yr Commercial Member 4 hours ago, captain420 said: Will you guys be upgrading to v5 or starting all over from scratch? As the others have said, there is no upgrade path. V5 is a new separate purchase and installation, in its own folders. You don't have that choice. Quote One thing I can't stand about P3D is the way it's installed. It is not the fault of P3D that developers and users are simply ignoring the platform specification. Best regards LORBY-SI
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