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Based on the size of AVSIM's library and the download libraries of other flight sim websites. I think we'll be fine. I used WOAI and updated flightplans and aircraft using AIG. I have up to date flightplans, models and paints. I have 2D panels and VC in my 787 that was a collaboration between freeware developers, and its great. Yes things don't always work out but hey I think the flightsim community is doing just fine. Just think when we go to 64 bit all this conversation will be absolutely worthless...lol

@simmerhead - Compiling of say the models and schedules is completely fine BUT you need to ask permission from the original developers. Its a simple email to them stating your intentions and that all credit will be given to them for their work, etc. I think most freeware developers are fine with that. The problem is when they don't ask permission and something goes wrong. Then people are knocking on their door saying "your item is broke", "fix this or fix that", and ruin their reputation because someone repackaged it without their knowing. If the person repackaging items and asked permission then the orig developer knows and can tell them that product A won't work with product B and thus avoiding issues. And sometimes freeware becomes payware for example Dino Cattaneo's F-35 or Alan Constable's AI Sounds. I think said AI pirateware group has been known for years. And shunned by the community.

Noticed this issue as well. Hadn't checked the FTX forums but will go there.

Yeah there seems to be no difference. My P3D has always been on a 256GB SSD. Load times are slow and occasionally have the microstutters but a new graphics card and tweaks fixed them down to really infrequent now. Load times are slow because I have a ton of aircraft installed and scenery. I also think because I have my Orbx and addon scenery junction linked to my HDD.

Yeah I try to use small and more precise as opposed to the glow effect. Can I say that the night lighting for FTX OpenLC NA is pretty ridiculous. It rivals Aerosoft's Night Environment and seems to have 0 FPS impact.

AIFP and Traffic Optimizer are the only two "control" type apps for AI in P3D. AI Smooth does not work in P3D. As Jay said AIFP will do pretty much everything you need for AI. Associates aircraft with flightplans, lets you know which aircraft are being used/not used by flightplans, parking, time tables, etc. Will let you know if there are any errors in flightplans or models missing paint. Traffic Optimizer just limits the number of AI in game in order to maximize FPS. Then you have Super Traffic Board (paid app) which will put all this into a visual representation with Arrival and Departure board for the airport you are located. Complete with time table, stats. It can also eliminate unwanted AI at other nearby airports, supposedly fixes landing animation (not sure I noticed a difference).

Tropicalsim does most of these I think. FSX versions but probably work absolutely fine in P3D. I have their KDCA and it still looks fine in P3D.

Definitely not PMDG standard but it is very functional. Has a P3D installer but not P3D supported. Although I just moved my folders from FSX to P3D and it seems to work just fine.

Works fine. Never noticed the above issues but maybe because my focus is on the airport and not highways and bridges.

Yeah MAIW is the way too go. Also a couple of nice downloads in AVSIM library for RAF bases. RAF Wattisham is one I can think of with nice AI traffic of F-4 phantoms complete with afterburner effect.

Chas, I get the same thing at KLAX and FTX SCA. I thought it was the amount of autogen in LA area but if you still have it when FTX is not applied then there is something else causing it.

When you installed P3D v3.3 did you re-install FTX Global? That was an important step. You didn't need to uninstall but you needed to run the installer again.

Dazza I have everything you have except MyTraffic 6. EGLC works great for me. You also may want to double check that you have deleted out any AFCAD in your P3D/Addon Scenery/Scenery folder. Sometimes when I buy new airports I forget to delete out the old AFCAD. Which can provide an overlap of scenery. Do you notice any default structures or items peaking thru?

Yeah I have run into that oft conundrum of what to fly, where to fly. I'm a member of a couple VAs so they run the staples of PMDG 737NGX, Aerosoft Airbuses, Majestic, Qualitywings 757 and a couple of the regional aircraft. Also get to do some VFR flying which rolls out the Carenado aircraft. But I always feel like I neglect all the other aircraft I have like CS 732, CS721, CS130, Twin Otter, A2A Spitfire & B17, Aerosoft F14X, Razbam A-7, Virtavia A-4, and well the list goes on. Ahh if I only had more than 2 hours to fly each day. lol. Won't even get started on figuring out where to fly each time.

I had to check off the Capture desktop box for shadowplay to work on my comp.

I think they've always been competing but it had become a known quality that Active Sky had the best weather engine but lacked good textures, and REX had great textures but the weather engine was not very good. So REX went to work on fixing the weather engine and producing other things that produced weather like Architect. I'm guessing Hifi has been working on enhancing their textures for implementation. Guess this is great for us flight simmers but we'll lead to the inevitable "Which one is better" arguments. Ugh can't wait for those to get locked within 20 min. lol.

I use STB as well. This does something very different. This will essentially reduce the number of aircraft being introduced by the sim. It will retain the aircraft on the ground at the Dep/Arr airports. I know STB has that sort of function but AI traffic manager optimizes this constantly as opposed to just once.

Shez KLGB is pretty nice but yes did notice it has some fps issues but I think it may be the lighting. Landed once during the day and FPS was fine. Shez has a KONT? i'll be looking to download that ASAP. Yeah sorry my post seems like its pointing at FSDT LAX which is not the case since I've flown in and out of there for a couple years with no FPS problems unless AI is turned up too high. I'm sure its the LA Autogen in Orbx all trying to load in. Its like tooling over London you'll definitely see the FPS struggle with all the landmarks and buildings.

well my first attempt using Orbx Socal was a flight from Tuscon to LAX. Over the CA mountains was fine at 30fps until descent into LAX then it dipped into the single digits. I use FSDT LAX. According to a post I saw by Rob A, we need to tone down the other factors such as Road Traffic, etc. I had AI traffic off because I was on VATSIM. It was also sunset so probably cost a couple FPS with that. I run a lower end system than you (GTX 760, 4790k 4.0ghz)

Guess you have to change your username then? lol.

Nope just pointed to my P3D install folder. Now I may have had the Migration tool on but can't remember. Was a while ago.

Feelthere Ejets 2 is the 175/195 and yes they work in P3D.

I recently was descending to a non-addon airport and it still occurred so don't think that is the culprit. Seems to mainly occur in the PMDG 737NGX. Aerosoft airbus, Majestic, etc don't seem to stutter on descent. Not sure why because I get great 30fps with the PMDG. Another possible culprit from what I hear may be Orbx Vector, even though I have everything turned off except primary roads. ASN may be the other since I don't have Prevent weather injection on approach checked off which means it can inject weather during descent.

Yeah I have 0 stutters until I start my descent to the destination then its stutters for say like 10-20 sec. Then its ok again.

It was about 3/4 thru my flight in the PMDG 737NGX for P3D, I decided it was getting too dark and really wanted to land during dusk. Reset the time back about 30 minutes and while the bar was loading I got the CTD g2d.dll. I then tried to reload the flight via Simstarter NG and P3D started up but I think when it went to load the flight it crashed. That error according to Appcrash was ntdll.dll. Started going thru the process using the AVSIM guide to eliminate the culprit. It seems its just PMDG related. Load other aircraft via SimstarterNG and they load fine. Load other aircraft not using SimstarterNG and they load fine. I load the default flight I have setup with the Carenado A36 and then after flight loading switch aircraft to PMDG and it loads in fine. Now I haven't tried a flight with it after doing it this way. But I will to test. I have uninstalled/reinstalled PMDG. I have checked dll.xml, exe, scenery.cfg and found no errors/duplicate entries. I do not overclock my CPU and have not upped my settings in the .cfg. And in fact just recently did a rebuild of my p3d.cfg. (maybe that is it but doubt it) If I have to load default then select PMDG and everything works fine I'll be happy doing it that way. But any suggestions on possible fix?