April 13, 20206 yr I plan to do a completely new installation of P3d v5. I am assuming that ORBX (among everything else) will have to be completely reinstalled. I mean ALL the Global stuff, the airports, the countries, the regions, etc. Am I right? Stan
April 13, 20206 yr I would also like to know this. I have a lot of addons from v4. Just the thought of having to start all over from scratch frightens me. 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 Maybe not, I did manual downloads after the update to Central. If Central changes again, then yes, were starting over. What fun would flight sim be without endless hours of downloading scenery. Don Nelson
April 13, 20206 yr 53 minutes ago, captain420 said: I would also like to know this. I have a lot of addons from v4. Just the thought of having to start all over from scratch frightens me. I'm prepared to do this again...yeah, that's what I keep telling myself.
April 13, 20206 yr If you have installed Orbx into your sim, then yes. I have all my products in a separate library (apart from FTX Global which I believe has to be installed into the root folder). I am hopeful that we will be able to just re-install Orbx Central, point it to the file library and let it do it's thing. Ian S
April 13, 20206 yr I'd ask on the Orbx forums, but I think their installers will locally copy any files that are shared in common between the platforms. Of course if you uninstall v4 first, then those files will be gone already. 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 I would hold off until clear guidance is provided. There is a good chance that you do not need to re-install, but can re-use the existing Orbx files. Bert
April 13, 20206 yr The installers can be (and are by default) saved on the customer's computer. In Central v4 check Settings>Downloader for the "Backups" section. If "Automatically backup product install files" is checked the installers are saved at the location noted, and redownloading is not neccessary. I just did a complete reinstall of P3Dv4.5HF2 and I installed all of my ORBX stuff this way... it was fast! Greg
April 13, 20206 yr Wouldn't it be just as easy as updating Orbx Central to include v5? Keith (CanAmRyder) Sacramento, Ca USA Ryzen 7 9800X3D | MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI | ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX™ 5090 OC Edition | CORSAIR VENGEANCE® 96GB (2x48GB) DDR5 DRAM 6000MT/s CL30 | Windows 11 Pro | MSFS 2020/ MSFS 2024/ Prepar3D v5.4.9.28482 / v6.1.11 | LG 34" Ultrawide Curved / ASUS 32" Curved
April 13, 20206 yr Reinstalling everything with a new simulator is part of the fun! Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
April 13, 20206 yr Author 9 hours ago, lownslo said: The installers can be (and are by default) saved on the customer's computer. In Central v4 check Settings>Downloader for the "Backups" section. If "Automatically backup product install files" is checked the installers are saved at the location noted, and redownloading is not neccessary. I just did a complete reinstall of P3Dv4.5HF2 and I installed all of my ORBX stuff this way... it was fast! Greg Just checked, and I do indeed have automatic backup CHECKED! I guess we'll see how this all works out! Stan
April 13, 20206 yr Automatic backup is not required, I think, if you still have the original orbx install folder (remains behind even when you uninstall p3d). i just reinstalled 4.5 today in a new location, after removing my original install. If still have the Orbx folder in your old P3D directory, Orbx products show up as installed in Orbx central. But they won’t actually be active in your new install. Solution: press the “validate files” button on each product - it will now be active in the new sim. for v5, if you can point Orbx central towards your v5 install and perform this step, I think the Orbx products will then be active. Would need to convince the registry that the v5 folder is really v4 to keep Orbx central happy. Alternatively, i am sure you can just activate your old orbx files manually if you like. Oz Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777. "There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
April 13, 20206 yr Hmm i just moved p3dv4 to an old none ssd drive so that i can have p3dv5 on a 1TB SSD. I have ORBX installed the Old way. I am hoping I can do it the new way with v5? Maybe not? Michael Moe Michael Moe
April 13, 20206 yr I've migrated my whole ORBX installation (scenery.cfg) to ORBX libraries (add-on.xml). It took me 3 hours but now I have 500+ GB in libraries and I hope that I can use them in P3Dv5 without much trouble after ORBX Central is ready for v5. - Harry 9800x3D (Strix x870e-E) - 64GB RAM (DDR5 6000, CL 30) - RTX 5090, 34'' 1440p OLED HDR - Windows 11 Pro (1TB M.2) - MSFS 2024 (MS Store, 4TB M.2).
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