3 hours ago, G-YMML1 said:

The only regret (as opposite to "complaint") I have is that VolClounds are still unrealistic in depicting weather conditions. Meanwhile, with EA=on and VolC=off I'm getting a very good representation of weather. 

I have to agree with this. It's been 7 months (!) since my last flight so for the longest time I mostly just saw people comment on how they like or dislike this and that in P3D5.2HF1, and now finally last Sunday I got a look at it myself. I gotta say, I found the clouds and haze to be very disappointing. My feeling is that this used to look much better in previous versions. That said, it's a very stable and smooth sim for me so far. Did NZAA-YSSY with the PMDG 77W. That is, during my one 4-hour flight... So really, can't say very much about it at this point other than this one experience. But, that one flight did make me feel like LM has a massive amount of work still to do on EA.

Don’t understand the point of introducing EA and vol clouds. When it’s going to take 10 to 20years to have it looking right lol.

Mike

I fly both.  But I really DO love P3dv5.2.  I'm having great performance on my system, and EA seems so much better for some (unknown) reason.  I'm not seeing the monotony of clouds as I did before. I love the huge variety of GA, airliners, Regional and Business jets and helicopters.  I have fun every day flying IFR with P3d.  I feel that I'll never leave it for another sim, unless there's a revolutionary sim that gives me the flexibility that LM has built into this program.

I fly MSFS ONLY when I want to take a low and slow flight over a region in order to see it in quite realistic visuals.  Both live in harmony.

Stan

At this moment I am mainly flying with MSFS and occasionally with P3Dv5.

MSFS does not have all features (SDK) that P3D has that supports my home cockpit.

The cloud structures of MSFS look better, but the cloud textures of P3D are looking more real.

In P3D the default EA haze is way too much but the atmosphere “feels” very good.

P3D is more stable than MSFS and that is a very good thing.

LM need to adress 3 things :

- Improve EA cloud structures 

- Improve the overdone haze

- Overhaul the AG

How MSFS will continue to develop will have influence on how many new Addons there will be released for P3D.

If little to no Addons will be released for P3D in the future more people will switch to other flightsims, therefore what LM does with the 3 points above will be crucial for their succes in the hobby environment….

 

Well I gave up on MSFS and will stick with P3Dv5 give MSFS a couple of years (if it is still around) then I might have another look at it if I am still around 🥴

15 hours ago, Benjamin J said:

Did NZAA-YSSY with the PMDG 77W. That is, during my one 4-hour flight...

When FS Labs release Concorde that flight will take around 1h 40m. 😉

23 hours ago, Sesquashtoo said:

RTM!   

One word to describe P3D v5.2HF1...and that word is "fabulous"!

Interested in your Lighting Bright/Bloom/Saturation settings, & if you run with HDR ticked?

Also, do you use any other programs to enhance P3D visual appearance, such as Shaders??

T45

Edited August 3, 20214 yr by Treetops45
Brevity

I installed V5.2 a couple days ago, having decided not to put my copy of 4.5 on my new machine.  Last night, I flew out of KJAC headed for KMRY at dusk in a rainstorm.  When I picked my jaw up off the floor, I just kept repeating "oh wow"...  I've never seen a flightsim look so good, and without the slightest stutter or hesitation - all sliders maxed.  I've been around since the old FS9 days (if you discount all the Commodore 64 sims) and never, have I had an experience like that.

Thanks Lockheed!  Yes, MSFS will come to my machine once some more bugs are squashed, but for now, me and my thousands of dollars of addons are quite happy indeed with P3D.

Mark

On 8/2/2021 at 10:16 AM, w6kd said:

If you buy P3Dv5 now, you'll get the latest version (v5.2 HF1).  You do a full install with that.

No need to mess with any earlier versions, even if you could get them.  LM makes the earlier client modules available for those needing to backtrack...but it's *only* the client module, which wouldn't do you any good in any case.

I agree P3D5.2 along with ORBX is very smooth and looks amazing.

On 8/2/2021 at 1:29 PM, shivers9 said:

as many of us have learned the hard way when MS sticks it to you then you have been diddled by some real professionals. 

My gawd...that was funny!   Still laughing and snorting! 🙂

On 8/3/2021 at 7:56 AM, Ray Proudfoot said:

When FS Labs release Concorde that flight will take around 1h 40m. 😉

Ray, do you feel that P3D can properly model the MACH speed of this bird, and the FL's it operates at? What is your take?  I might buy it.

The other thing people have not mentioned is the huge load EA puts on you GPU. When enabled my 3090 goes into overdrive pulling nearly 400WATTS. So a reduction in power would also be nice. 

15 minutes ago, TurboKen said:

The other thing people have not mentioned is the huge load EA puts on you GPU. When enabled my 3090 goes into overdrive pulling nearly 400WATTS. So a reduction in power would also be nice. 

Not in the 2k 

1 hour ago, Sesquashtoo said:

Ray, do you feel that P3D can properly model the MACH speed of this bird, and the FL's it operates at? What is your take?  I might buy it.

Given v3 could I see no problems with versions 4 and 5. I asked Andrew Wilson of FSL which version was recommended and he said the PBR effects would look best with v5.

Have no fear about the accuracy of the flight model. The same programmer wrote the software for the Concorde simulator at Brooklands Museum near Heathrow. You don’t get more accurate than that.

The frustrating bit is they don’t provide any news on development so we have no idea how close to release it is.

You'll need to wipe all Boeing and Airbus navigation knowledge from your brain. Concorde is like no other. You’ll need arithmetical skills too so you can work out when to slow down and go down. 😁

8 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Given v3 could I see no problems with versions 4 and 5. I asked Andrew Wilson of FSL which version was recommended and he said the PBR effects would look best with v5.

Have no fear about the accuracy of the flight model. The same programmer wrote the software for the Concorde simulator at Brooklands Museum near Heathrow. You don’t get more accurate than that.

The frustrating bit is they don’t provide any news on development so we have no idea how close to release it is.

You'll need to wipe all Boeing and Airbus navigation knowledge from your brain. Concorde is like no other. You’ll need arithmetical skills too so you can work out when to slow down and go down. 😁

Oh man Ray, you with this post have me so hooked through the mouth...sold.....wow.