Aussie123
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Like many others here, I am a very happy user of P3d Version 6.1 and a disappointed user of MSFS.
Again, like many others, I have been opening the forum every day since July last year, waiting for Orbx to provide a way to install the over 100 Orbx individual items I have licensed to use into Version 6.1 (if I wish).
I was encouraged when the independent developer of Orbx Central provided a potential method of installing the individual products into Version 6.x but he seemed to have been stopped in this potential solution when Orbx found they would appear as 'for sale' as an actual Version 6 Product. (Which I agree, they haven't been tested as such). All we are now left with is a drop down up the top.
Surely, there must be a simple way of directing a purchased product to install items (base scenery items, exemptions, terrain data, added scenery files) into the Version 6 directory structure, without having to promote Registry hacks on the forum.
I am sure, many of the V5 items could be sold as V6 compatible (and provide more revenue). But, without providing a method of correctly installing, people with the time to test, will never be able to provide that advice.
Finaly, it is good news that Orbx is actively looking for tested V6 product to sell.
My humble opinion,
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YBCG works well for me on P3d V6 as well. Runs smoother. This is achieved by letting V6 find the Orbx scenery using the "Discovery" method, pointing to the V5 library.
The only problem I have, is that there is a region of land displaced about 10km off the coast. I'm also unsure if the old Orbx AU texture files (from v4 days when the region was made) are not as efficient as the new default V6 tiles (now hidden by the Orbx region and airports).
Still looking forward to when Orbx lets us install the individual scenery packages we have licensed, into V6.
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OK, so we have "bought a license" to use the product Wolfko. The product clearly says it is usable in P3d V6. Now what?
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Thank you for the update.
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"Yes Dear" A Guide to a Successful Married Flight Simmer.
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Thanks, George, for the update.
Great news about the upcoming Orbx Central V6 version. As you say, a great steppingstone.
Once that is implemented, we are looking forward to any updates about the individual scenery packages (their usefulness and compatibility in V6) as they are tested with Orbx Central.
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It is amazing the amount of official silence on this issue. 🤔 A bit frustrating for people that check every day.
Another month has passed after Orbx's only official comment on the forum.
I believe it would be nice to have an update on the words "we are now considering".
I presume they have now 'considered'.
Maybe they could update their customers on their considerations?
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Many years ago, when I was in the RAAF, we were on the way to Antartica in a C-130 Herc, flying, via a planned Christchurch overnight stopover. This stop over became longer. Each day, the USAF gave a weather briefing and if it was bad at our destination on the ice, we had to delay another 24 hours as there was a point of no return. After 3 days of this, our Herc crew said they needed to run the engines, so they planned an anti-clockwise trip around the South Island. We hoped in, and after takeoff the loadie opened the back ramp and we began the low-level trip. As a photographer, I spent most of the time sitting on the back ramp, feet over the edge, snaping away.
Relevant to your screen captures, after Greymouth, we flew low-level, tracking from the coast, up the Franz Josef Glacier (spectacular) keeping a look out for tourist helos, over the top, around Mt Cook and back down the Fox Glacier to the coast. It took about 2 hours to circumnavigate the South Island. Very memorable.
Your shots certainly capture the view in that area.
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I am away from my Sim at the moment, and I forget the actual name of the second shaders folder that I deleted (following V6 updating advice on a clip, on YouTube). I think it was something like 'shadersHSL' but don't quote me on that. Just leave it at the single Shaders folder for now.
BTW: Just watched the Matilda's sudden death penalty shoot-out against France. Nail biting. 7-6 in a 20-penalty spectacular.
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Just making sure - you have deleted the two shader folders, as detailed in the installation instructions? (Plus deleting the cfg file?)
I have yet to install the patch as I am waiting until I have a good clear downloading time.
Aussie
(Come on the Matildas)
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I have recently purchased SLC v1.6. I am still testing it and it seems OK.
I haven't had it crash mid-flight as yet. (P3d V6, Prosim B738)
I have never used PACX so can't comment.
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They are very active at HARS.
If you have a quick look at Facebook, you will see they have been very busy recently, including the last weekend with their Orion and Neptune.
They are also intending to retrieve the ex-John Travolta 707. An interesting ongoing story.
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Timmo,
You need to re-read RoPol471's message above:
"On Path=C:\ "Orbx LIBRARY" should be replaced with the name of your Orbx library for P3d v5.
If your Orbx library is not located in C:\ it must be replaced with the letter where the Orbx library is installed."
If your library is located in G: then replace the C drive letter with the letter where the Orbx library is actually located. Make sure the full address is correct. It does not matter where your old P3d v5 is located. Just as long as all your Orbx products are located in a library - not within P3d v5. If they were installed into V5 directly, then now a chance to go into Orbx Central and then move each one, to your separate Library. You will see where they are located when you click and look at each of your products. If they are in P3d V5, then there should be a button to press to move them to the Library.
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I just tried your method this afternoon and I then acknowledged all of the Orbx items (over 100 clicks) on start-up of P3d.
It works great!
I'm just working my way through over 100 sceneries/airports in my Orbx library and testing them. A few flights between local airports and all seem fine.
There are a few layering problems with True Earth items in Europe and looking at the Scenery library, it is a bit of a mess. The discovery then import seems to have inserted every second Orbx item between an existing item.
Otherwise, I am very happy. The frame rate seems to be good.
Thank you for your explanation.
Aussie.
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🤥 Does the simple 'Discoverypath' method really work?
Are there any downsides? Object Flow works? Trees?
I seem to remember that a couple of V5 products could only be installed into the sim. I can't remember what they were.
I'm looking forward to trying that method. I presume it is reversable when Orbx Central is updated.
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Tongue in cheek:
How about we announce a competition to see how long it will be, before Orbx even mentions Prepar3d Version 6?
I would not be in the running to win it, as I would have said they would have had a nice polite release ready, for the day Lockheed Martin launched the trailer, on the 24th of June, or the program on the 5th of July.
As I said, Orbx may be working frantically, behind the scenes with developers and testing, to help us but, each day there are frustrated users starting to attempt to shoehorn products that they own, onto the new version, with techniques that may damage existing P3d installations, the Windows Registry, or corrupt Orbx Central.
Orbx have all our email addresses, plus this forum to tell us how they are helping us - but not a peep for over two to three weeks.
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Each day, I come to the Forum expecting to see an official announcement of some kind. Nothing yet.
In my opinion, the official ongoing Orbx communication, to it's loyal customers, is terrible. Not even a message telling us to be patient.
They would have known Version 6 was coming out a long time before we knew, and I would have expected a placeholder announcement to be on their own forum on day one. Other addon developers were very prompt informing their customers, even if it was in the negative.
Instead, we have well-meaning people trying to move scenery around which may damage their installations in V5 and V6.
By the way. I ran 'Make Runways' in Verson 6, and many of the files it examines, include the prefix OBX in their bgl. Makes me think that some parts of Orbx may be baked into Version 6?
Meanwhile, the silence continues.
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Has anyone figured out how to separate out the various water reflections, as we could in V5?
The Own Aircraft reflection has never worked properly, along with the Vegetation reflections. I have always left them OFF, and want to in V6 as well.
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Yes, but besides that, what have the Romans ever done for us? 🤔
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Are there a lot of moving cars around the airport? Static cars or empty roads look very odd.
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I appreciate Prepar3d's View Groups.
I have a fully enclosed B738 cockpit, with 210 degrees of outside view. (About a 17 feet wide view, at 4 off 1920x1080 = 7,680 at 1080)
Next to me, on my left, I have a 75-inch Samsung monitor. About one metre from the cockpit, gives me a view from the top of window frame to about ground level. Great for watching the world as it slips by.
In front of me, two 56-inch Samsung monitors for coverage of both front windows. Where width is important and not height. And to my right, a 50-inch Samsung monitor against, and filling the right-hand window.
The View Group facility allows me to set up the continuous view, across different size monitors, set at different heights with correctly adjusted angles of view.
A great professional P3d feature.
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Are there really two F16s in hangers at YSPT? (First shot)
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Have they captured a wayward RAAF Group Captain, enjoying a coffee, after having been up at Ski Resort?
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Ahh... From what I have heard, a typical London day. 😀
Well done Wain.
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Passenger2 Real-time Passenger and Crew Application is now available on Orbx!
in Partner Previews and Announcements
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Is it networkable?