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Hello, so I want to start saving up to get a new computer that is able to run MSFS on medium settings but don't know what I can expect to spend for one. I run P3D v4 on my current setup but have to keep the settings at around medium to get decent FPS, and it doesn't meet the minimum requirements to run MSFS. I am starting a full time job soon so would like to get one prebuilt if possible. So can anyone give me some recommendations as to what I should get or where I can get it? Luckily I already have a TB SSD in my current computer that I can use to install Windows and the sim. Also, I live in the US if that helps. Thanks

So I am planning to do a flight from Anchorage to Amsterdam which I think takes you very close to the North Pole. I plan to fly the 747-8F which I think is capable, but I had a couple of questions. Is there anything special you have to do when planning a polar flight and what fuel rules would you use? I want to try to do it as realistically as possible. From what i understand the 8F switches heading mode automatically when reach the correct longitude. Is this correct? Thanks

So for a while now I've been hoping for a good SR-71 for P3D V4 after searching online recently I found out that Milviz is working on one however the most recent info I found was from 2019. So I'm just curious, has there been any updates since then and is the plane going to be released for P3D v4? Also, I was going to post this on the Milviz forums, but I couldn't find a button to register. Thanks

So I have P3D v4 and for the most part am ok with the frame rates I get. The only problem I have is that I live in LA which is very dense and if I try to fly out of KLAX I get under 10FPS, so I don't use the airport. What would be the best thing for me to upgrade, so I might be able to get enough FPS to fly around the area without lagging too much? I figure the CPU would probably be the best but don't know what is compatible since I'm not sure what the chipset is. Also, what site do you think has the best prices. My current specs are: CPU: Intel I5 quad core 4460 @ 3.2ghz GPU: Nvidia Geforce 750ti Memory: 12GB 2TB SATA SSD Thanks

So I have P3D v4 and would like to use Tomato Shade as I want to improve the look of the sky especially during the golden hour. The problem I have is that with the shaders installed, if I try to fly on a moonless night it is too dark to see the cockpit even using the night vision included in TacPack. For example, I've been flying the F/18 from VRS a lot lately and usually like to start the aircraft myself. Before, even on a moonless night I could see enough with the help of Night Vision to get everything started but now even with NV I can't see any buttons or displays in the cockpit. Is there any way to be able to keep the shaders but make it just a little easier to see the buttons at night? Thanks

Hello, forgive me if this is not the best place to post this since I am using P3D v4 but I don't see a scenery design forum specifically for that sim. Anyways I am trying to add an ILS to an airport in P3D using ADE and know the basics of how to create one but I'm not sure if it is set up correctly and need your help. So I posted a picture below to show how I currently have the ILS set up. My first question is why is the green arrow that shows the ILS so short? Usually on charts or maps it will be much longer but don't know if it really matters for this purpose. The second question is how do I find the correct course for the runway, so I know what to enter when flying. The runway is labeled as 32 but in the properties window it shows a heading of 335. Lastly do I have to connect ADE to the flight sim for everything to save or will it work as long as point it to all the correct folders that it needs. Thanks

Very Helpful Thanks. However, I have one last quick question. How reliable is cloning the drive? For example will I possibly have to reinstall any addons or anything like that or does everything usually work smoothly? The reason I'm asking is because I recently had to do a complete reinstall of P3D and all my addons and don't want to have to go through the process again of installing a bunch of my stuff. Thanks again.

Thanks. Can I get an external USB bay that I can plug the SSD into so I can clone to it? Also what is the best cloning program that's easy to use?

So right now I have two HDD's. One is a 1TB drive and the other is 2TB. Which is where P3D V4 is installed. I want to switch the 2TB drive with an SSD of the same size. How easy is it to switch the drive and can I copy everything as it is so I don't have to reinstall P3D and all the addons? Also can I do it without having to reinstall Win 10 either. Thanks

Hello I am wondering if it's possible to increase the distance at which you can see lights from an airport at night in P3D? Sometimes it seems I have to be close to the airport for the lights to load even in places where there isn't a lot of autogen. Thanks

So I really love flying the 747 from PMDG in P3D V4. Since I've owned the plane I have always thought how cool it would be to have my own livery for a the domestic version of the 747 that would look like a livery you would see on a privately owned 747. I know how to make very basic repaints but I'm not good enough with Photoshop to make anything like what I want and would really love to have something like this. Basically I don't need anything fancy but just a simple design which could simulate a privately owned 747 like the images linked below. https://imgur.com/a/dObHOQk So would anyone be able to make a repaint for me of this plane? Also I understand you guys do this stuff on your free time so I will understand that It might take awhile and really appreciate your time Thanks

So I've always wanted a good payware quality F-117 or B-2 bomber for P3D. I figure that it would probably be too hard to get the data for them since they are classified and that may be part of the reason why it hasn't been done before, but I am curious if something like this could be released how popular do you think it would be? I don't know what the percentage of people are who only fly civilian aircraft and aren't interested in military stuff.

So sorry if this is the wrong place to post this since I am making scenery for P3D but the question has more to do with FSEarth Tiles itself and didn't know where else to post it. So I have been wanting to get some photoreal scenery for the Test range around Area51 for a while now and just recently found out about this program and have already got it setup and already grabbed some satellite imagery for the area which seemed to come out okay. Now I want to do the whole range if possible but have to do it in small sections at a time due to the memory limit. The problem with this is keeping track of what areas I have already captured or not. So is there an easy way to be able to keep track of what I have already captured so I can make sure that I get everything covered and don't grab an area more than once? Also, is it a problem if I capture a certain area in more than one BGL file? I am trying to do it visually and just adjusting the draw area each time I'm ready to capture the next area but it's easy to loose track especially since the terrain is mostly just dessert without a lot of markings. Thanks

Just wanted to give an update on this issue but I just deleted the P3D CFG and now I am getting around 30FPS with even was able to start increasing some of the settings again and am still getting 30FPS. Im so happy to finally be able to start making flights again from my home airport.

Don't know if it matters but I have V4, also my specs are nowhere near as good as yours but can still get ok FPS at most places besides LAX My specs are I5 4460 at 3.2ghz Nvidia GTX 750TI 12GB DDR3 memory

I don't see anywhere to turn off HT in my bios. I looked under CPU setup in bios and had a few option but non to do with Hyperthreading. I have a I5 4460 cpu.

Thanks I will give that a try. Yeah I know ORBX can be bad for FPS. However I figured uninstalling the scenery for SoCal would help and I did turn down a lot of the vector settings such as tertiary roads and bridges and some other stuff but I guess that wasn't enough.

So for some reason I seem to get really low FPS when I try load a flight at KLAX even though I have most graphics set to medium or lower in P3D. I can load a flight at KSFO with the Flightbeam scenery and the PMDG 747 and get around 17-20FPS which isn't great but decent enough to be able to make a flight. However when I load up at FSDreamteam KLAX I can only seem to get around 6-10FPS. Now I admit I did have ORBX Southern California installed at one point but have since uninstalled it even though It didn't seem to make much difference. I also have ORBX Vector and Global installed and have tried lowering their settings as well which seemed to help a little at other airports but didn't seem to make any difference at KLAX. So does anyone have any suggestions how I can improve the FPS at LAX when I have already tried turning my settings down and uninstalling addons that use a lot of resources like ORBX SoCal. This is my home airport IRL and it would be nice to be able to make flights out of there again. Here is what my CFG looks like. 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Thanks I will check out

So I think I already know the answer to this question but figured I would ask anyway just in case it's possible. So I have been playing around with changing the color of the lights in the cockpit and the color of the text in the FMC. When I do this though, it changes it for the other livery's as well and I was wondering if it's possible to have it set to a specific livery only. That way when I load up my livery I will have the colors I want but if I want to fly another airline then it will have whatever colors are set for it so I don't have to change it each time. I usually just use the default color scheme especially for real airlines but figured I would do something different for my own livery. Thanks

Thanks I just tries adjusting the null zone in the sim with no luck. I also noticed that sometimes it would move even more when I moved the slider for the throttle which seems weird since they shouldn't be connected. Luckily it's only a $40 so will probably just get a new one. At least I can still fly but it just gets annoying sometimes.

So I have the Thrustmaster Flight stick x and for some reason it seems to detect movement of the twist axis even when I am not touching the joystick. In P3D I have the rudder mapped to this control which causes it to constantly move in the sim and makes it so that I have to constantly adjust the rudder to keep the plane straight especially while taxing. In the air the problem isn't as noticeable and can make most flight's just fine. I plan to get a a new joystick but wanted to check here first and see if you had any ideas on a possible fix to this problem. I know it's not just a problem in the sim as it detects the movement in the calibration program that comes with the stick and have tried calibrating it multiple times with no luck. So any ideas on a way to fix this or should I just go ahead and get a new stick? Thanks

So I really like the Asiana livery on the 747 400F but would like to find one for the 8F. Does anyone know if someone has made that livery for the 8F. I tried searching a few sites already including this one but was unable to find anything. Thanks

Hello, I would like to make some repaints for the NGXu but am confused on how to use the paint kit. I'm still a noob when it comes to using Photoshop but have been able to create some simple liveries for the previous 737 as well as the 747V3. The part I'm confused about is how to use the metallic files when making my repaint. From what it looks like you paint the master file as normal and then copy the textures from each section of the fuselage to the correct fuselage file, but do you just copy it again to the metallic file or is there more to it? Also there is the regular master file for the fuselage and then the metallic version so don't know what purpose of the metallic master file is if there are metallic versions for each section of the fuselage. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

I figured it had something to do with this but didn't know it had to with brake temps.