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So do I. Last buy was KMDT (sierrasim), just after release, so no discount. But normally I buy scenery during a sale. And I agree it's very nice to see that this forum is still active. I hope it will stay that way the coming years. P3D is for me still the number 1 simulator and I think it will stay that way. Running 5.4 but thinking of buying v6.

Okay that's fine that it's working. Happy flying.

Hi Andrew, I have AIG running on my system without any problems (P3D 5.4). I don't use AI companion, but as far as I know you have to run traffic controller! Without it you won't see any AI aircraft. TC is the software that injects the aircraft in your sim. If I were you I would look at TC and try to get it running. Look at the settings in it (injection level). Good luck. Rein

Thanks Ray for finding this spreadsheet. It is very usefull.

In my opinion; yes the NA regions are worth the money. I have all the classic regions (NA and Europe) and don't regret it. I think it's more accurate than Global or LC NA. There is a sale at ORBX; I thought until April 10. The discount is 30%.

YMML for P3Dv5 and v6 will be released soon. YMML Melbourne International Airport for Prepar3D v5 and v6 - Coming soon! - Orbx Preview Announcements, Screenshots and Videos - Orbx Community and Support Forums (orbxdirect.com) This is very good news for P3Dv6 users. And I think more airports, regions and LC areas will follow the coming months, because it makes no sense to release a single product (YMML) for P3Dv6 and then stop with it.

Hello Ray, The difference is remarkable. I think I'm right by saying that the second screenshot is taken by your friend and the first one is yours. The second one looks very, very good, almost real world. But I wonder is it really a P3D v5 screenshot, because I don't see "academic license" in the upper right corner. Or does your friend have the professional version? The bluish hue is something I don't have that much as in your screenshot. I think I have the same monitor as you: the Benq 32" 4k monitor. Very good monitor because I can set the vertical frequency to 30Hz or 50Hz and then vsync. The monitor has a little push button in the right lower corner to select or deselect HDR and BI+. Most of the time I have HDR off, although in the sim HDR is checked as on. I also have EA on (always). Beside the bluish hue it also seems to me that the two screenshots are from different simulators. Is the second one from MSFS probably? You also mentioned Spyder. I never heard of it. I did a lookup and found out that there are different models of it, and thus also different pricing. Which one do you have and is it really as good as they promise in the advertisements?

I had the same problem with SODE 1.8 via ORBX central. It wanted to update/reinstall every time I started ORBX central. By the end of December the problem was fixed. Not by myself, but at the ORBX central side. There is a thread at the ORBX forums about this problem. Orbx Central prompting for SODE upgrade everytime - Prepar3D - Orbx Community and Support Forums (orbxdirect.com) Everything is running fine here now. I use P3D 5.4

This is one of the things I like so much about P3D. There are so many resources at the internet where you can find nice scenery, aircraft or tools for the sim. But every now and then I am surprised with the name of a developer I never heard of. In this case Coolsky. I checked their website and their MD80 and DC9 look really nice. Don't know about the system depth in this AC, but it's worth checking that. I bookmarked their site. I think there are far more unknown jewels hidden somewhere in the internet for our beloved sim.

I bought KMDT from Sierrasim and installed it in P3D5.4. No problems at all with installing. In my opinion the scenery looks fine; not bad at all. It blends very well with ORBX OLC North America. I compared it with google earth in top view. It resembles the real airport good. Two remarks: The water puddles (shown when it rains) don't look good at all; very repetitive and night lighting is good, but I can't hardly see the taxi and landing lights of my AC. Tested it with A2A C172. Is it worth the price. 20 Euros is a little too much I think, 15 Euros would be better. On the other hand: I am glas there are still some developers who develop for P3D. So SierraSim: well done.

Sceenshots look good. Gonna buy it this week. Will be my first sierrasim scenery. Agree with Joseph that it is a nice surprise to see new P3D scenery. Perhaps more will come?

I had vector for p3dv5 disabled for a long time but since September last year I have it enabled again. I found out that without it structures like rivers or lakes don't show up. I started a post about this at September 8th last year. You can prove it for yourself. Start P3D with ORBX global base and OLC NA. That is wat I use. Go to the first airport in the dropdown list (TN 41 Aker Wood). Just a simple strip. Then select top-down look; first with vector off and then with vector on. And compare it with google earth. When vector is off the water (lakes, rivers) in the near vicinity of TN41 is missing. So I thought, if it can be there then it can be everywhere. Since that date I have vector alsways enabled.

Rogen, hhanks for this very extensive explanation of the AP and lighting. I will try it out. It will keep me busy for a few hours I think.😄

Okay. Thanks for the replies. I'll take a further look at it.

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