spad.next 25% off all versions until Aug 22nd

[AlexZogh 1]

I was trying to get my autopilot and radio stack working in ms fs2020. recommendation to try spad.next. I tried the new version, and it worked. Also saw its on sale!
 

https://www.spadnext.com/home.html

from the website

For the timeperiod from Aug 19th 00:00 UTC+2 to Aug. 22 23:59 UTC+2 we will offer a discount of 25% on any purchases (Licenses/Addons/renewal). 
The discount will be applied automatically upon checkout

 

[flyinpilot212121 724]

Thanks for posting, I don’t have any panels but planning on getting a few in the future, so may pick this up while on sale and let it sit till I’m ready for it.

[Mgard78 141]

Not sure I understand the pricing...

 

The FSX/P3D version is 18.75, the X-Plane version is 18.75, but the "complete" version containing both is  67.50???? WTH?

[AlexZogh 1]

The expensive one gives you all of the addons, which is about 48 euro's worth of stuff (https://www.spadnext.com/buy/get-addons.html), and allows you use opencockpit devices as well as 'create your own' device support. None of it is interesting to me though.... just needed the FS2020 connection. 

[Mgard78 141]

So, for just assigining controls per plane, etc, does this pretty much do the same as fsuipc? i won't buy anything from that guy again...

[rooitou 119]

Just be careful with spad.next. I've never used it but there is a guy on the FS2020 forum here on avsim that complained about bad stutters on a high-end PC. He eventually narrowed it down to spad.next which auto-started for his P3D setup. He disabled spad.next and his FS2020 ran smooth again

12 hours ago, kaha said:

So, I found the problem!

It was SPAD.neXt. I use it to connect my Saitek consoles to P3D, so it was always running, starting up with Windows. I quit it and voila, MSFS2020 runs silky smooth on Ultra.

Thnk you all for your help, all valid tips to concider.

Pfffff....... I'm a happy guy now!

Karl

Edited August 20, 2020 by rooitou

[TonyD 131]

The stutters are caused by FS2020' implementation of simconnect.  This is proving to be an issue with multiple 3rd party apps, including I believe the FSUIPC Beta.

Spad.next' main value is that  it greatly improves the way in which the  Saitek (now Logitech) flight panels work.

[kaha 205]

1 hour ago, rooitou said:

Just be careful with spad.next. I've never used it but there is a guy on the FS2020 forum here on avsim that complained about bad stutters on a high-end PC. He eventually narrowed it down to spad.next which auto-started for his P3D setup. He disabled spad.next and his FS2020 ran smooth again

That was the issue indeed.

Thx,

Karl

[AlexZogh 1]

Spad.next is working great for all of my saitek equipment, but it is drastically reducing framerates to the point I had to turn it off. Also had to turn off vpilot, as it too causes stutters. Anything using simmconnect seems to cause stutters. 

 

https://forums.vatsim.net/topic/28685-vpilot-updated-to-26-with-msfs-support/