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  1. Posted

    I had the same problem which started a month or two ago.   My fix was to make sure I'm in FULL window mode (Not windowed mode)  ALT Enter will toggle between the two modes, . . . . before I hit the FLY button.

    Has been working for me, so it may well be a nvidia driver problem as mentioned previously.

    Maybe worth a try.

     

  3. Posted

    Hi,

    During my test I only let EF start auto with P3D, so I'll look into starting before P3D.

    What's the reasoning behind you having to start EF first?,  Also if its possible could you start P3D as normal, allowing EF to load, and then, LOAD a SAVED flight from within P3D, and let me know if you have any problems.

    Just something I'm looking at.

    Regards

  4. Posted

    Hi There,

    My findings so far, Using P3dv4.5+hotfix, Active sky and Rex ENVforce ONLY.

    The problem I have, appears to be related to Rex ENVforce.  I can replicate the Black screen and crash, and can also apply the fix and get P3Dv4.5 running as normal.

     

    1)  Completely UN-installed Rex ENVforce.  . . . . . . . . . . . (RESULT:  after PC re-start, P3D runs quicker and operates normally).

    2)  RE-load Rex ENVforce. (default programme NO updates)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (RESULT:  after PC re-start, P3D runs quicker and operates normally)

    3)  Install Rex ENVforce. (UP-DATE version 5.0.2019.0503)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (RESULT:  after PC re-start, P3D runs and operates normally)

    3)  Install Rex ENVforce. (UP-DATE version 5.0.2019.0517)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (RESULT:  after PC re-start, P3D runs slower and crashes with Black screen).

    4)  Have done the above, with Michaels advice regarding the de-bug button, but experienced the same results on my PC.

     

    Conclusion:  After UN-Installing Rex ENVforce,   My P3D operates great, with no problems.   I have since RE-installed Rex ENVforce and Updated to version 5.0.2019.0503 ONLY  (Not version 0517) and up to now P3D is working fine.

    No other SIm programmes were used during these tests APART from Active Sky which was used as the weather engine.

     

    Hope you can understand this and maybe help point you in a starting direction if experiencing similar problems.

    Regards

    John

  5. Posted

    Hi There,

    Is it, or would it be possible for a Camera to Start at a specific point and then follow a specific path.  (If the camera has to be physically attached to an object, then could the object be transparent).

    I'm thinking:

    1)  For the camera to be able to follow inside the gate walk-way, acting as the eyes of the crew/pilot,  . . . . so they could give the illusion of walking down the walkway and entering the cockpit.

    2)  Give the illusion of walking around the aircraft, doing the crews checks.

    Only ideas to create a bit more realism into the sim,  Thought as you guys know a thing or two about cameras,  it may or may not be possible.

    Thanks for your time.

    John

    Specs:  Intel i7700k, 32gb Ram, SSD, AORUS 1080ti Graphic card, running windows 10

     

  6. Posted

    Hi there,

    Thanks for your time helping out.

    The story so far, UN-installed everything (and I mean everything)  Checked all windows 10  is up to date, including the NEW update.

    1) Installed P3dv4.5 (complete with hotfix) +  installed FSUIPC and controllers + SPADnext. ……………………………..  Checked P3D with various default aircraft,  ALL works great.

    2) Downloaded and Installed PMDG 777 + ALL updates: ……………………………………………..  Checked P3D and PMDG 777,  ALL works great.

    So to conclude,  as stated above it is NOT a PMDG issue, or P3Dv4.5 issue.  ………………   I will report back ONCE I re-install the many Addons I've accumulated, and Identify the problem Addon.

     

    Regards

    John

  7. Posted

    Whoops!,  Having checked, I have in fact been  re-installing the Hot-fix (v 4.5.12.30293).  So I'm back in a pickle.

     

    Having completely un-installing PMDG 777, P3dv4.5 works great, I can swap all the available aircraft within the sim, all at different airport and it works fine.  But as soon as I install PMDG 777, and try to select it before launch, or indeed select it from within the sim having started  P3D with a default aircraft.  It just goes to black screen (with no Re-loading scenery window).

    Regards

  9. Posted

    Hi Everyone,

    Having re-installed P3Dv4.5 three times now.  Every time I select the PMDG 777, the aircraft selection pane,  (the one where the aircraft revolves/spins)   TURNS solid white, along with the OK button, to start the flight.  These remain solid white in colour for quite some time (10 secs)  but eventually P3D does start up with the Black screen as expected.  BUT the black screen just hangs, and I haver to restart my PC, However when I restart my PC,  P3Dv4.5 boots up and places me back at the selection window (Aircraft selection, airport, weather, time).  If I select any default P3D aircraft P3D operates and loads as normal. 

    Just for your information: I have also re-loaded  latest PMDG 777, several times now with same result, and have also deleted P3D.cfg file several times with no improvement.

    Any help or advice would be very much appreciated, thanks for your time.

    John

     

    Specs:  Intel i7700k, 32gb Ram, SSD, AORUS 1080ti Graphic card, running windows 10

  12. Posted

    Hi there,

    Thinking of buying 777, but just need to confirm if the T7 is compatible with P3D 4.1    (it states P3Dv3 and V4 on their web page).

     

    Many Thanks

     

  15. Posted

    Hello there,

    Does anybody know if its possible to change the density of the casting shadows within P3Dv4.   Basically I'm trying to find the most realistic shadows for my system and would like to make them darker if possible.

    Many thanks for any advice or suggestions

    Cheers

  16. Posted

    Hi James,

     

    Thanks for your suggestion. 

    I tried to open the whole zip file which I downloaded:   AIG_BritishAirways_Summer_2016.zip  via AIFP3/files/open Flight Plan File (.txt or .zip)

    I receive the same "unhandled exception has occurred in your application ERROR MESSAGE.  (STATING Invalid character in the given encoding.  Line 2.  position 1".

    Thanks for your advice though.

    John

     

    p.s.  forgot to say I'm running W10 just in case that has any bearing on the problem,  (but AIFP3 appears to open and work OK)

  17. Posted

    G/day Ian,

    Have now joined AIG and downloaded a British Airways flight plan Summer 2016 and saved it to a folder, along with, Airports and Aircraft files: -

    Flightplans_AIG_BritishAirways_Su16.txt

    Airports_AIG_BritishAirways_Su16.txt

    Aircraft_AIG_BritishAirways_Su16.txt

     

    However when I open AI Flight Planner v3.2.09 and choose files/open Flight Plan File (.txt or .zip) ..................... I receive the following OPTION with YES / NO / CANCEL choices

     

    Day-encoding scheme of "Flightplans_AIG_BritishAirways_Su16.txt" is not
    specified.  Is day-encoding 0=Sunday, 1=Monday,...6=Saturday? (i.e., for FS9)

    YES      NO      CANCEL

    Whether I select YES or NO, ....... I receive a unhandled exception has occurred in your application ERROR MESSAGE.  (STATING Invalid character in the given encoding.  Line 2.  position 1.

    Any ideas what I'm doing wrong.  In the mean time I'll search the internet for any related info.

    Many thanks

    John

     

  18. Posted

    Hi Jim,

    Thanks for the reply,  The post/link you highlighted is how I got started on this journey.  I thought I'd buy the A380 and give it a go.

    Hi Ian,

    Have just joined the sites you recommended and I will download AIFP3 and see if I can follow your instructions.

    I'll report back my progress.

    You've both been a big help, thank you

    Kind Regards

     

  19. Posted

    Hi there,

    Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong forum.

    Can anyone tell me how AI flight plans are used by P3D.  (which folder do I place them in P3D)  or If anybody can point me in the direction of a good tutorial for AI traffic.

    I'm struggling to find good information on how I can get AI traffic into my P3Dv4 world.  

    Having purchased several FSP AI aircraft from Sim market.   I've installed these along with several Liveries into P3Dv4, but I'm not quite sure how to get these aircraft working.  I know I have to find a flight plan and install it, but I don't know what format it has to be in or which folder it goes in within P3Dv4.

    Any help or guidance will be very appreciated.  (pity there's not a section here on the Avsim for AI traffic)  As you can probably tell I'm a bit of a novice regarding AI traffic, have always used UT2 in the past with FSX.

    Thanks for your help

  23. Posted

    Hi Nico, Guys

    Sorry for being stupid, but could you please explain what you mean by:

    Don’t forget to add the correct entries for your installed freeware and payware aircraft in P3D v4: C:\ProgramData\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\SimObjects.cfg

     

    Here's my current P3Dv4 Simobjects.cfg

    [Entry.0]
    Title=Default Airplanes
    Path=SimObjects\Airplanes
    Required=True
    Active=True
    [Entry.1]
    Title=Default Avatars
    Path=SimObjects\Avatars
    Required=True
    Active=True
    [Entry.2]
    Title=Default Rotorcraft
    Path=SimObjects\Rotorcraft
    Required=True
    Active=True
    [Entry.3]
    Title=Default Ground Vehicles
    Path=SimObjects\GroundVehicles
    Required=True
    Active=True
    [Entry.4]
    Title=Default Boats
    Path=SimObjects\Boats
    Required=True
    Active=True
    [Entry.5]
    Title=Default Animals
    Path=SimObjects\Animals
    Required=True
    Active=True
    [Entry.6]
    Title=Default Misc
    Path=SimObjects\Misc
    Required=True
    Active=True
    [Entry.7]
    Title=Default Submersible
    Path=SimObjects\Submersible
    Required=True
    Active=True
    [Entry.8]
    Title=Default Weapons
    Path=SimObjects\Weapons
    Required=True
    Active=True
    [Entry.9]
    Title=Default Countermeasures
    Path=SimObjects\Countermeasures
    Required=True
    Active=True

     

    Many Thanks

  25. Posted

    Hi everyone,

    I'm thinking of buying a curved 34" wide monitor, solely for Flight sim in P3D and was wondering if there would be any issues/drawbacks relating to the 21:9 scaling when using PMDG ,A2A aircraft.

    Basically is there any issues with the clarity of gauges (due to the screen curvature) or any visual impairment in the cockpit.  If anyone is already using a curved screen I'd be interested in your thoughts before I commit to buying. 

    Thanks for your input.

     

    p.s.  I think My specs should be OK running the monitor:    W10 64bit, I7-7700K, 36MB titanium ram, Aorus 1080ti card, Maximus Formula IX M/B, Be quiet water cooled, AX1200i P/S, NVme 960pro's.

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