Euphonist Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 At this moment I am rather comfortable with V4.5. In the meantime I read some issues with V5. So, I am anxious to install V5 atthis moment I have the feeling to wait for some time. Is there an advise how to get on? Stay safe deer simmers! Wil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim123 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 If all add-on scenery and airplanes are available for P3D V5 , there is time enough to switch. expect that most developers will try to get their product working in coming weeks in P3D V5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick66 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Hello Wil, I have v5 installed from day 1 and not had a drama yet, most complains that echo in the community are from users hacking incompatible add-ons into v5, apart from the issues that LM seemed to have rectified with the hotfix, i can say it`s stable and gives immense satisfaction having P3d on DX12, But you must tune it accordingly to your hardware. I have both v4.5 and v5 running on the same rig on separate drives, main reason is it makes it so easy to transfer Orbx scenery over to v5 as it comes online. Like all releases it`s a waiting game for other developers to bring aircraft and airports up to date. But i have no hesitations recommending it to you. regards Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianV Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I would also recommend to go ahead, though keep 4.5 on your computer, if you can for a while yet until your favorite weather and planes are available (later this month I suspect). In any case, v5 is looking amazing now, though it would be advisable to have a strong graphics card with sufficient memory (I am considering upgrading my computer that has a 5-year old GTX 980). Getting everything running takes time, and should a new v5 hotfix arrive, it will be fairly simple to upgrade from the current v5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbx Flyer Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, rick66 said: Hello Wil, I have v5 installed from day 1 and not had a drama yet, most complains that echo in the community are from users hacking incompatible add-ons into v5, apart from the issues that LM seemed to have rectified with the hotfix, i can say it`s stable and gives immense satisfaction having P3d on DX12, But you must tune it accordingly to your hardware. I have both v4.5 and v5 running on the same rig on separate drives, main reason is it makes it so easy to transfer Orbx scenery over to v5 as it comes online. Like all releases it`s a waiting game for other developers to bring aircraft and airports up to date. But i have no hesitations recommending it to you. regards Rick What he said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack the Swede in Spain Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Only problem for me is that the V5 opening screen does NOT show a preview of the aircraft. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I8Orbx Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Euphonist said: At this moment I am rather comfortable with V4.5. In the meantime I read some issues with V5. So, I am anxious to install V5 atthis moment I have the feeling to wait for some time. Is there an advise how to get on? Stay safe deer simmers! Wil Go for it as I have not gone back to v4 with the increase in frame rates. I have to acknowledge there is not a lot of support for it but if you are happy with the standard ac and Orbx you wont look back . They have done a hotfix since rlease and irned out a lot of the bugs and I am very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I also run V5 next to V4.5 but haven't installed everything yet. Just a few Orbx regions, airfields and some planes with key features (dll's), mainly from Carenado to see if it works well. But I haven't touched V4.5 since I installed V5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 3 hours ago, rick66 said: Hello Wil, I have v5 installed from day 1 and not had a drama yet, most complains that echo in the community are from users hacking incompatible add-ons into v5, apart from the issues that LM seemed to have rectified with the hotfix, i can say it`s stable and gives immense satisfaction having P3d on DX12, But you must tune it accordingly to your hardware. I have both v4.5 and v5 running on the same rig on separate drives, main reason is it makes it so easy to transfer Orbx scenery over to v5 as it comes online. Like all releases it`s a waiting game for other developers to bring aircraft and airports up to date. But i have no hesitations recommending it to you. regards Rick I agree Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphonist Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Ok, that's great and very helpful. Tomorrow I go for it. As far as I see you are all positive. BTW I am running on an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor with a AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU. I also use Active Sky, but as far as I understand active weather is now built in with the Simul trueSky Integration. Thanks to all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Hello, there is no live weather, only themes. Active Sky is not yet compatible. Other weather software is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphonist Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Aha, thanks Nick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick66 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 12 hours ago, Euphonist said: Aha, thanks Nick! From Nick: Quote- Other weather software is available. please don`t waste your time because they do not compensate for the upper wind bug that still exists that will give excessive fuel burns with huge ground speeds. Best to wait until Active Sky quash this bug that was a previous bug in P3dv3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airwolf Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I am on hold....reading from the forums there could be another hotfix soon. Besides Majestic, FSLabs, PMDG, Leonardo, Activesky do not have installers ready for P3Dv5. I just don't feel the compulsion to buy a new sim when all my addons are not ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphonist Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 This week I installed Prepar3D v5 and I must say that I am very satisfied. So far, everything runs great! Below 2 pictures to see the differences: V4: V5: Have a nice flight, Wil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Go for it mate , I love my V5 . !! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.