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What a nightmare this ASN update is, I went from p3d2.4 to v3 and spent hours going dizzy with granting permisions and different errors at different times. I still really don't understand how i got it working but J van E advice looks similar to what i did if not exactly the same. Tis the problem with flight simming....an expectation from developers that everyone is advanced techno nerds that could do it all blindfolded. ASN forum didn't really shed light on what must be a common glitch.....is everyone scared to ask? So fustrating

NickN reminds me of "Gerald Ratner" a jewellery tycoon who thought he was far too important to worry about offending his customers or cared what they thought ...330 shops soon closed and the company went bust. That blunder of a post will haunt him.

That sounds about right.

SOLVED. p3d/orbx/ftx_vector/ftx vector_aec/scenery. aec_kord.bgl rename this file to aec_kord.off. worked for me.

I have a problem of either sunken taxiways with green banks everywhere or flat scenery with houses and trees all over the airport at KORD depending wether I disable or enable airport elevation correction with ftx global vector. I have no addons for KORD and no afcad changes and as far i have noticed this problem only applies to KORD.. well.hopefully anyway. Anyone else have KORD problems with ftx global and ftx global vector installed with p3dv2.4 This is driving me nuts. Tony

Well done Dave, its a brilliant guide and made me look again at REX4 and realise how much I didn't know about the program. Thanks for taking the time to produce it. Tony

PMDG737 optimize parts=0 29-31 fps optimize parts=1 35-40 fps above was my findings on an earlier post. since then i have done a flight and found VAS going twice as fast start 2.10 finish 1.60 for an hour flight. I would have expected the VAS to be still to be around 1.90. Its caused no problem for me and my "stats" are a rough guide and not scientific analysis. stutters if anything better but since I have turned sliders and such like down or off, they have been almost eliminated. I would be interested to hear other VAS findings when the sim is used for a flight

PMDG737 optimize parts=0 29-31 fps optimize parts=1 35-40 fps

134.99 $. after March 7 is a brave decision by PMDG, I personally believe even though they are the top brand, the best of the best, they have pushed up the price far too much. I opted for the Aerosoft Airbus 319 for 40$ and i'm very happy with it and just couldn't consider paying 89$ never mind 134$. The problem with very high prices isnt just wether the product is worth the extra money its also the worry that your system might not cope with it either, so its a big gamble. I have never owned a PMDG product even though I have invested heavily in payware, this new to be ceiling of $134 for a payware aircraft pushes other developers into higher prices, because their products will seem very much more inferior if they are a third of the price. Its one step forward when PMDG joins P3D and two steps back when they hike the price up like that.

Vatsim or Ivao are probably the most underrated parts of flight sim and are without doubt must try options for all simmers. I agree its a steep learning curve but addictive once you reach a fairly basic level, ...if you can handle FSX ATC then you are just about there...have a pen to write down instructions and put newbie in flight plan remarks and maybe avoid events to start with and select quiet areas to gain confidence where ATC may not even be there but at least you are getting familiar with the pilot client and seeing other simmers online. Go for it....join now. Vatsim has a FNO event every friday night and its kzfw tonight.....park up at kzfw and put monitor in the remarks and listen to the event on several frequencies. Vatsim and IVAO are easily the best freeware you will find and its human interaction with other enthusiasts..

I have read many positive reviews about FSX S.E, but autogen popup issues never seem to get a mention and is the main factor I have gone to p3d. Any improvements in autogen popping up? At the moment minor stutters in p3d seem easier on the eye than autogen popping up but no stutters FSX

I haven't been tempted by X-PLANE yet, at the moment I have ditched FSX just to lose the popping autogen in favour of small stutters with p3dv2.3. I'm trying to stop the never ending search for tweaked perfection and lose the FPS counter being displayed and just enjoy online simming with IVAO and Vatsim again as i used to do 6 years ago with a much inferior FSX...I'm not even updating to v2.4. When i get involved with an online flight the bloody stutters just don't get spotted and I enjoy the experience. New years resolutions...stop the tweaking and get back to what you addicted you to flight sim.

Has anyone got vasfmc 1.0 working in p3dv2.3?

I have global on both and I reckon its identical but the more washed out look of fsx dx10 against P3D dx11 autogen looks better in my opinion but the atmospheric conditions are improved in P3D I find hard to say one in preference over the other too, especially if you have a tweaked FSX with DX10 fixer and fiber accelerator.

After installing Aerosoft A319 In P3D, I had to turn off vsync to improve stutters and improve FPS which makes P3D less appealing , in FSX I have lower FPS but a smoother sim with no screen tearing. I prefer the FSX autogen look but prefer the atmospheric look of P3D, clouds appear better in FSX. My qualitywings BAE146 is easy on frames in P3D and i won't use FSX with that. Thats honest, my overall impression is there is not much difference when i weigh up the good and bad of both sims at the moment

I'm not bothering with the 2.4 update after the less than enthusiastic reviews on it, infact with FSX dx10 fixer and fiber accelerator i am undecided which is the better sim. I get a smoother running sim with FSX but more eye candy with p3dv2.3, to be honest its a bit fustrating to see so called improvements to simming and then be underwhelmed when they are installed, global 1.30 is the latest I can't spot the difference improvement. FSX or P3d....it depends on my mood, there really isnt much difference if we are honest,

looking like prom night.....lmao

Monday then tuesday then wednesday here in the UK. March always follows feburary even in a leap year.

Flight simming is my first, my last ,my everything....unless football is on the telly. I was guilty of getting sucked into tweaking and little else. I am making the declaration now that its FSX dx10 fixer with Word Not Allowed tweaks only, and to hell with P3DV2.2 and stutters and its bright and shiny graphics that just dosen't seem right to me. Back to online simming with Vatsim and IVAO and no more tweaking.

if you have IVAO listed under download rule sets then you have intergrated it. red error messages can still be had if wrong callsigns are used that won't match a model, i just ticked IVAO under availbale rule sets and clicked download checked box, vpilot then finds the ivao mtl and does its magic, I am a member of both Vatsim and IVAO for about 5 years and find the term "the other network" an unfortunately often used term instead of actually naming the other network, to keep the divison and unfriendly attiude alive amongst online simmers

I use IVAO mtl...join IVAO and download their model matching library. Shame about full screen, i find realism to be unmatched when it comes to real pilots and controllers on Vatsim or IVAO and will happily go windowed I have never seen the attraction of FSX without online participation. Its completely freeware, hobbyists giving up their free time and putting on a really professional show, A Vatsim event once tried and participated in opens up a whole new world in flight simulation. All simmers should at least have a look into it,download this simple pilot client and observe

For all those who stayed away from Vatsim becasue of the old pilot clients the answer is here with VPILOT a freeware connection software tool that works like a dream and is so easy and simple to install and use. Give Vatsim another go, Vatsim really is "as real as it gets" ,

I had the same problem with Ray Smths afcad update for 3rd runway at KSEA , i changed it for this" Seattle-Tacoma KSEA Upgrade" file from Simivation which is only 1 BGL file and the deep trenches problem vanished. I too have ftx global vector and did not use the configuration tool to solve it , but useful to know that works !

I can't make my mind up which I prefer FSX DX10 or P3DV2.2, both have similar performance, both similar mini stutters, P3D looks better from a weather view but FSX seems to have the edge on autogen and ground views, the slightly washed out look of FSX ground views seems easier on the eye than DX11 bright and shiny views, both have global base and vector and OPUS. Its not like for like, I have sliders further back for FSX, but my overall impression is that I can't choose between them and I certainly can't see FSX being ditched soon.

Thanks for the quick reply boddman, i will look into Airport design editor..this is new to me.