Must-have add-ons for Prepar3D v5

[GSalden 4,699]

32 minutes ago, BiologicalNanobot said:

I see, thank you.

At first I was planning to get the Orbx True Earth, but it looks like it doesn't have seasonal variants, which was something I've really wanted. So I am planning to stick to the Orbx Global, I guess.

Looks like a great plan to me.

Trye Earth Netherlands is the only version that has 4 seasons. Because it is a rather small but beautiful country.

 

[Bert Pieke 7,590]

5 hours ago, JoeFackel said:

Again "other-Sim-babble" nobody asked for. 
 

Whats wrong with you? OP asked for P3D addons. Is MSFS and P3D addon?

Nothing wrong with me.. in an earlier post the OP mentioned that he had msfs installed.

Edited October 11, 2020 by Bert Pieke

[vp49p3 216]

Scenery aside, for pure flight experience you should have FSUIPC, RXP or Flight 1 GNS and/or GTN, any good atc program and A2A aircraft.  I think these are all you need to get a truly outstanding flight experience.

[blaunarwal 433]

19 hours ago, BiologicalNanobot said:

I see, thank you.

At first I was planning to get the Orbx True Earth, but it looks like it doesn't have seasonal variants, which was something I've really wanted. So I am planning to stick to the Orbx Global, I guess.

ORBX true earth products are very demanding on the system and do only cover some regions of the world. As mentioned before, they have not seasons except the Netherlands. If you intend to fly airliners, the look of the scenery must be only like the country you overfly but not perfect like real world. That's cool for sightseeing in a GA aircraft. So better get two nice airports to fly from and to as well as ORBX Global for the better ground textures and later landclass products of the regions, you fly.

Also a weather engine improves immersion. I'd recommend Active Sky. I also have Rex, but these work only up to v4.5

Dan

[787flyer 633]

 

On 10/11/2020 at 1:58 AM, BiologicalNanobot said:

Currently I have FSLabs A320, Active Sky P3D and FlightBeam KPDX. What else do you think I need?

Apart from the scenery side of things mentioned in the thread above, there's a couple of other add-ons areas worth exploring for P3Dv5 depending upon the type of flying you are interested in :

 

Flight planning utilities: these come to mind PFPX, Simbrief, LittleNavmap, SimTooKitPro , EFB v2

Co-pilot utilities- the FS2Crew's range of products for airliners

 

For me, those line of products have definitely made P3D more immersive but this may not be your cup of tea.

[Ray Proudfoot 9,038]

Am I the only person who is recommending Ultimate Terrain X? There is a package for Europe, USA and the Caribbean area. They offer enhanced coastlines, roads, rivers and lakes. Together with Orbx FTX Global they transform the default sim.

Active Sky and ASCA for enhanced weather and LittleNavmap for a moving map. The alternative is Electronic Flight Bag for IFR flying but that’s not cheap but is excellent.

If you don’t want to be alone in the world AIG’s excellent Ai package will give you superb aircraft at al the world’s airports.

Finally, Radar Contact v4 for proper ATC instead of the awful default.

[GSalden 4,699]

4 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Am I the only person who is recommending Ultimate Terrain X? There is a package for Europe, USA and the Caribbean area. They offer enhanced coastlines, roads, rivers and lakes. Together with Orbx FTX Global they transform the default sim.

Active Sky and ASCA for enhanced weather and LittleNavmap for a moving map. The alternative is Electronic Flight Bag for IFR flying but that’s not cheap but is excellent.

If you don’t want to be alone in the world AIG’s excellent Ai package will give you superb aircraft at al the world’s airports.

Finally, Radar Contact v4 for proper ATC instead of the awful default.

You are absolutely right Ray. There is more than Orbx 🤗

[gaab 111]

3 hours ago, GSalden said:

If you don’t want to be alone in the world

I would add Global Ai Ships Trafic. I cannot fly without all these boats arround

Gérard

[GSalden 4,699]

46 minutes ago, gaab said:

I would add Global Ai Ships Trafic. I cannot fly without all these boats arround

Gérard

That is interesting if you fly low and slow 👍

[gaab 111]

2 hours ago, GSalden said:

That is interesting if you fly low and slow 👍

and take off or land near a sea...

which represent a LOT of airports in the world !!

Gérard

[dilore 126]

A better terrain mesh, like FS Global.

FS Economy or Air Hauler 2 will give you a purpose to fly.

FS FlyingSchool or FSCaptain if you want to get more professional.

 

[Lazer_cz 8]

23 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Am I the only person who is recommending Ultimate Terrain X? There is a package for Europe, USA and the Caribbean area. They offer enhanced coastlines, roads, rivers and lakes. Together with Orbx FTX Global they transform the default sim.

Active Sky and ASCA for enhanced weather and LittleNavmap for a moving map. The alternative is Electronic Flight Bag for IFR flying but that’s not cheap but is excellent.

If you don’t want to be alone in the world AIG’s excellent Ai package will give you superb aircraft at al the world’s airports.

Finally, Radar Contact v4 for proper ATC instead of the awful default.

Does the Ultimate Terrain X works well with OrbX Global? In P3DV5? Is it worth the money. I never heard about it before and not many youtube vids also (they are old).

 

[Ray Proudfoot 9,038]

Just now, Lazer_cz said:

Does the Ultimate Terrain X works well with OrbX Global? In P3DV5? Is it worth the money. I never heard about it before and not many youtube vids also (they are old).

Yes, they integrate reasonably well. I’ve used both for many years. The integration isn’t as seamless as with ORBX products but it’s good enough. You have to bear in mind ORBX’s GB South requires 45Gb whereas UTX for the whole of Europe requires just 5Gb. It’s ideal for IFR flights where you want the extra detail of coastlines etc.

It’s been around a long time but ORBX has tended to dominate the market. I use UTX in both P3Dv3 and 4 and FSX before that. They are generic BGL and texture files so remain compatible across multiple versions of anything based on ESP.

The beauty is you get a whole continent in one package. Ideal in both cost terms and installation. The system requirements now include P3Dv5.

https://www.aerosoft.com/en/flight-simulation/flight-simulator-x-steam/sceneries/1263/ultimate-terrain-x-europe

[fluffyflops 1,861]

Some high quality scenery from these guys. 

https://secure.simmarket.com/fsxcenery.mhtml

Worth every penny. 

[Boeingnut 72]

On 10/12/2020 at 3:13 AM, Ray Proudfoot said:

Finally, Radar Contact v4 for proper ATC instead of the awful default

RC v4 is still a masterpiece after all these years!