Rob Ainscough

Here is what I see: Pauses, not just stutters. Cheers, Rob.

Interesting, filename? UPDATE: are we talking about these files: helsinki_sat_A1.blg helsinki_sat_A2.blg helsinki_sat_A3blg helsinki_sat_B1.blg helsinki_sat_B2.blg helsinki_sat_B3.blg Cheers, Rob.

Hi Nick, Thanks for the response. Sloped runways is just one aspect being supported (pull to ground support), PBR and Dynamic Lights is probably the more important aspect since both respond to lighting and provide for a better visual experience. The connect to increased MSFS sales is that more revenue and the ability to hire/contract more resources that aren't devoted entirely to MSFS. But if updating (not redeveloping) existing Orbx products to PBR and/or DL and/or sloped runways is not being done due to costs, hence my connect to using "some" of MSFS revenue stream to support P3D updates which is one of the platforms that helped sustain Orbx over the years so as to be able to get to the point of providing MSFS airports/scenery. Cheers, Rob.

I don't mean to stir the pot as Orbx have been excellent with all your offerings and I appreciate the work your team(s) have done, very high quality work. I understand the business aspect, and I see Orbx is shifting somewhat to a Publishing company also ... but P3D kept Orbx viable for almost a decade and if MSFS sales are as good as some are claiming, it would be appreciated if you could allocate some resources to updating existing P3D products with PBR and/or dynamic lights and/or sloped runways. Cheers, Rob.

Was working great yesterday, there was a Sydney cityscape update, installed, did some flights in P3D v5.3 HF1+ patch ... all good. Next morning I try to open OC and stuck at this message (see image) ... left it for about 30 minutes no change. Thoughts? Cheers, Rob.

Hi Frank, I disabled: Sydney_Photo.bgl Sydney_Photo_lm.bgl That seemed to work well, looking much better:

So what are the actual cityscape Sydney files ... I see FTX_AA_Sydney and FTX_AA_Sydney_B ... I have no option to moves these via the P3D UI. The Syndey Cityscape is defined in C:\ProgramData\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5 add-ons.cfg the FlyTamps YSSY is defined in C:\Users\Rob\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5 add-ons.cfg. I'm using FlyTampa YSSY from FlyTampa purchase not via OC purchase. There is no option in FT YSSY config to select Orbx. This was working well with FT YSSY and Australia V2, only after adding Sydney Cityscape did I run into this problem. So currently I have no way to reconcile unless I manually edit both Add-Ons.cfg ... think I'll try the .OFF approach and see how that goes. Cheers, Rob.

Did some more testing and it's NOT an Insertion Point issue. Also checked Australia V2 configuration settings and I have FlyTampa YSST Sydney Mode selected. Also checked CityScape Sydney configuration and FlyTampa YSSY Sydney Mode is enabled ... have 4k texture resolution On. The FlyTampa YSSY that I have installed came direct from FlyTampa lastest version, there is NO option in FlyTampa Sydney tab that specifies anything in regards to having Orbx Australia V2 or any other Orbx product installed. Cheers, Rob.

I selected FT YSSY in the configuration. Probably a library insert point issue, but not sure what entries should be on top? Any hints? Cheers, Rob.

No takers? bummer

West of EGLC I know P3D is on the back burner these days, but would love to see a update to fix the issue. Cheers, Rob.

Hi Doug, Yeah, it's guess as far I think which thru me for a loop ... I'm still not sure exactly why it's working now so need to research a bit more as I don't understand why it went from a good "working state" to a not good "working state". Cheers, Rob.

Looking good now. It's good to be back with GSX and FSLab and Orbx. Cheers, Rob.

I was able to resolve this, by iterating thru Insert Points selecting each FlyTampa entry until resolved and they all correctly appear above Orbx. There doesn't appear to be any way determine "order" and the suggestion to select the lowest doesn't seem to work well. Cheers, Rob.

Hi Doug, After installing FT EHAM V2, all looked and worked correctly with TE Netherlands, all good. I ran a verify files on US Libraries and then installed ChasePlane and some Immersion products. Loaded up P3D at EHAM and I got the default EHAM? I went to set the Insertion Point and as suggested used the lowest 3rd party scenery entry will was listed in the drop down as FlyTampa-Libraries (see attached images). Notice the FlyTampa-Libraries is on top but FlyTampa-Amsterdam and FlyTampa-Amsterdam_Terrain are still below Orbx NE entries? I can manually change the file but I fear the next time I add an Orbx product it will get reset back to being incorrect. Thoughts? Cheers, Rob.

Unfortunately yes, clean full install and wipe all prior vestiges of P3D V5.x. AND whatever add-ons you re-install verify they work with P3D V5.3 via vendor. Not an optimal way to "update", but it will ultimately save you time in the long run and you'll have a properly working P3D V5.3. After that, you might want to "tweak" these settings in your Prepar3d.cfg: [JobScheduler] AffinityMask=65535 P3DCoreAffinityMask=65535 MainThreadScheduler=0 RenderThreadScheduler=2 FrameWorkerThreadScheduler=4 They will vary by CPU, GPU, and even OS settings and version, so it's a case of trial and error. Cheers, Rob.

Hi Dave, I started with a clean slate (no prior V5.2 installed), new full install of P3D V5.3, no issues other than the download/uncompressed problems I had with FTX Central that Doug helped me resolve (corrupted files). I recommend a new clean install (wipe all prior P3D folders per my post above). If that's not an option for you, in FTX Central run "verify files" and make sure all are good, then do a Sync. Cheers, Rob.

I haven't noticed the "grid" (aka waffle) clouds yet in this release, but this is just default weather, HiFi ASP is next on my install list. I don't recommend running Clouds at Ultra unless you have lots of FPS to spare. Cheers, Rob.

I need to experiment with these in the Prepar3D.cfg: [JobScheduler] AffinityMask=65535 P3DCoreAffinityMask=65535 MainThreadScheduler=0 RenderThreadScheduler=2 FrameWorkerThreadScheduler=4 And enable OS GPU Scheduling: Cheers, Rob.

Here are the Orbx TE Netherlands settings and FlyTampa Settings:

I haven't done any "tweaking" yet, this is out of the box with Orbx TE Netherlands and PMDG 777 and FlyTampa EHAM V2. ActiveSky not installed yet, this is default fair weather theme. I need to install GSX, HiFi ASP, AIG, and ChasePlane. Graphics settings (I moved up to 4XSSAA to see how it impacted FPS:

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Got the Orbx TE's working now so that's great:

Hi Doug, Completed the steps you outline. Also noticed the temp folder was located in AppData... so I changed it's location to D:\Orbx\Temp. Uninstalled TE Washington and re-install and it worked, no issues, and much faster. Proceeded with TE Netherlands as another test, all good, no issues. All working now, appreciate the support. Cheers, Rob.

This is ONLY happening with TE products. I've checked this forum and found a few other threads with similar issues and checked how they were resolved: 1. sfc /scannow - reports no issues 2. .NET version is correct 3. re-checked my hardware, prime95, PCMark10, etc. all work for hours in stress testing without issue 4. checked my LAN driver, all good, download speed 925.8 Mbps, upload 41.0 Mbps 5. tried on another test PC, same exact issue with file corruption being reported when I verify files 6. Antivirus disabled I tried to uninstall TE Washington and got another strange error: No response received. Message timed out. Is there some alternative way I can get these TE files and install them? Cheers, Rob.