lazyPandora

Not a prob good luck with your experiment. And by the way a new PC for P3d is overkill, just install it on a separate partition with a different windows installation on the same machine :( . Doubt MS can just kill the agreement they have with Lockheed, LM is doing nothing wrong here but the $300 price reduction is really curious :( .

The NGX works pretty well in there. In terms of tweaks for add ons it depends on the installer of the add-ons. If the installer allows for a change of install folder you can just change it to the Prepar3d folder. In other cases where the installer strictly looks for an FSX/FS9 folder you will need to use TweakFS so that the installer gets 'fooled' into thinking the folder where you installed Prepar3d is the FSX/FS9 folder. Lockheed has a guide here http://www.prepar3d.com/products/add-ons/ . As for most freeware it's mostly a copy paste affair. Also remember to get the FSUIPC version that works with P3D from Pete Dowson's site (http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html) so you wont get any add on issues. If you feel you fit the EULA and you do decide to try it I recommend you install it on a machine that never had FSX/FS9 installed on it before (But dont dump your FSX install in case some addons fail to work or dont work properly with P3D). Regarding your interpretation of the EULA i think you have to strickly fall into the categories of Formal Training, Academic (Undergrad & below) or Software Developer (Thats my interpreation anyway). Thats why PMDG can't develop birds for it because P3D is not marketed for the 'Consumer'. That howeve hasnt stopped folks like Aerosoft, i see they have some birds and scenery specific for P3D. But like I said earlier, Lockheed Martin doesn't make any checks for any of this when you pay so it remains your call.

Prepar3d is based on the FSX engine and is pretty much FSX on a few steroids. It has a lean towards flight training but works well for a 'serious simmer'. It does support a multicore environment and you can pretty much import all your payware & freeware addons from FSX (With a few tweaks in some cases). Only thing is the end user license agreement does not support 'Consumer/personal entertainement' like FSX but Lockheed Martin doesn't exactly put checks to find out whether your a flight trainer/developer. If you've got the cash you can get it. That said FSX is still more than ok but if your looking for something that is constantly updated then Prepa3d might be good for you but then again you have to keep in mind that the EULA doesn't allow fow usage of Prepar3d as an 'Entertainement' platform but only training/academic/developer. Your call.Matt

An interesting note about Prepr3dFolks interested in Lockheed Martin's Prepar3d will be happy to find out that since the release of V1.3 the prices have reduced significantly. There is also an academic license available. Here's the summary:Professional Retail License - $199Developer License - $9.95 - $119.40 (Depending on the no of months you prepay)Academic License - $49You can chekc it out for yourself herehttp://www.prepar3d....repar3d-client/http://www.prepar3d....par3d-academic/http://www.prepar3d....oduct-overview/Hmm.. I don't know about you but $49 for students and $199 for everybody else is now in the range of way more simmers much better than the $499. I think Lockheed Martin is about to get a lot more friends.Reation to MS Flight or was this always in the works? Either way the NGX flies just fine here so maybe PMDG will drop one or two products in there (thinking 777 & 747-8i). Too bad for MS wanting to headlock 3PD, if it wasn't for 3PD FSX & FS9 would not be the great products they are now.EDIT: the EULA still states that P3D is not for 'Personal/Consumer Entertainment'