December 26, 20169 yr It looks like LM has made clients of older Prepar3D versions available for download, going back all the way to v3.0. This is a surprising move, given LM's strict policy on providing only the newest version for download in the past. You can find the old clients by clicking the "+" next to "Legacy Client Downloads" in the Download section.
December 26, 20169 yr Commercial Member Definitely a partial change of position... note the bright red text... especially the "NOT supported". Ed Wilson Mindstar AviationMy Playland - I69
December 26, 20169 yr Suddenly my faith in human nature has been restored! Well done LM! This truly is an enlightened move which we should all be applauding. I think it is perfectly reasonable for LM to withhold support for legacy versions. After all, we make our choices and by so doing should expect to face and accept any consequences. Having said that, I am very pleased LM have decided to allow us some flexibility of choice as this will permit users to return to an earlier working version should subsequent builds be causing them problems. That way no legitimate licence holder will be denied the use of a working Prepar3D. Mike
December 26, 20169 yr Good move by LM. So we know they hear us!. Cheers, Ed Cheers, Ed MSFS2020 Steam // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers
December 26, 20169 yr I still don't understand why people don't back up all their content installers rather than deleting them.
December 26, 20169 yr I still don't understand why people don't back up all their content installers rather than deleting them Hi Bob, In a perfect world, perhaps. However, the reality is that even backups can be lost and significant numbers of users may welcome not having to use up digital media real estate needlessly. Regards, Mike
December 26, 20169 yr So which is the version most recommended? Is it 3.2? I read that versions above that including the latest have VAS problems?
December 26, 20169 yr Author Well, take a look at what it says in the picture at the bottom: "Note: Legacy versions are NOT supported or recommended"
December 26, 20169 yr Well, take a look at what it says in the picture at the bottom: "Note: Legacy versions are NOT supported or recommended" I can see that. I'm not asking LM I'm asking here.
December 26, 20169 yr Hi Graham, Why not find out for yourself now that you have the option available to you. After all, uninstalling/reinstalling the P3D Client takes very little time to perform. If you are in any way uncertain about this procedure then please refer to Elaine's (Poppet) very helpful stickied post. Also, I imagine many if not most of the 3rd Party products will continue to work with earlier builds of a major P3D version, in this case 3.x. Anticipating a move to the latest P3D build someday, once the gremlins are worked out, I have updated my relevant 3rd Party installations and all are working fine in my current P3D version/build (see sig.). Regards, Mike
December 26, 20169 yr So which is the version most recommended? Is it 3.2? I read that versions above that including the latest have VAS problems? v3.3.5 is the sweet spot for me right now. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
December 26, 20169 yr Hi Bob, In a perfect world, perhaps. However, the reality is that even backups can be lost and significant numbers of users may welcome not having to use up digital media real estate needlessly. Regards, Mike I have backups of everything I have purchased, in the past few years. Friend of mine just bought a 1TB external drive at best Buys for $49.
December 26, 20169 yr I have backups of everything I have purchased, in the past few years.As do I. Sometimes I find myself wishing there was another way (think iPad, The Cloud) that could be regarded as being much more secure and less liable to failure. Regards, Mike
December 26, 20169 yr I will stay on the latest version. Never had any issues with this or former versions... 5950x3d 5.4-5.7 GHz - Asus ROG 870 Crosshair Apex - GSkill Neo 2x 24 Gb 6000 mhz / cas 26 - MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC - 1x SSD M2 6000 2TB - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 1Tb - Corsair 5400 case - Corsair 360 liquid cooling set - 3x 75’ TCL tv. 13600 6 cores @ 5.1 GHz / 8 cores @ 4.0 GHz (hypterthreading on) - Asus ROG Strix Gaming D - GSkill Trident 4x Gb 3200 MHz cas 15 - Asus TUF RTX 4080 16 Gb - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 2TB - 2x Sata 600 SSD 500 Mb - Corsair D4000 Airflow case - NXT Krajen Z63 AIO liquide cooling - FOV : 200 degrees My flightsim vids : https://www.youtube.com/user/fswidesim/videos?shelf_id=0&sort=dd&view=0
December 26, 20169 yr The SLI issue probably changed the policy. Diferent people with diferent versions can be a support nightmare.
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