ballacaust Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Ok, I've researched this question all across google and everywhere else I could possibly find, and have yet to find a definitive answer on the matter. The question is this: I currently have a LOT of addons installed into FSX on a brand new rig. FSX runs stable and smooth...however, I'm wanting to give P3D a shot. So if I install it, and use the migration tool offered here: http://www.flightsim.ee/products/migration-tool#download, how many of the addons (which will be listed below) will I have to reinstall directly into P3D? I'm trying to avoid having to install duplicate addons for both sims since I'm going to install P3D onto the same SSD as FSX. Will the migration tool simply point P3D to utilize these already installed addons? Here's the list of addons: FSX COMPLETED ADDON INSTALLATIONS 1. FTX Global 2. FTX Vector 3. FS Global the americas 4. REX4 4a. Active Sky Next 5. FS Global asia and oceana 6. FS Global europe and africa 7. FTX NA Pacific northwest 8. FTX NA Pacific Fjords 9. FTX NA Northern rockies 10. FTX Orbx Libs 11. FTX NA Central rockies 12. FTX NA Southern alaska 13. FTX NA Northern California 14. SceneryTech (all regions) 15. A2A Accu-feel 16 A2A Cessna C182 Skylane 17. Aerosoft Airbus X Extended 18. Carenado Socata TBM850 19. Carenado Beechcraft B1900D 20. Carenado Malibu P46T Turbine 21. Carenado Phenom 100 22. Carenado Piper PA32 Saratoga 23. Carenado Piper PA34 Seneca 24. Carenado Pilatus PC12 25. FeelThere E-Jets 26. FeelThere Phenom 100 27. Flight1 Beechcraft B200 Super king air 28. Flight1 Cessna Citation Mustang 29. Lionheart Quest Kodiak 30. RealAir Lancair Legacy 31. RealAir Beechcraft Duke B60 32. RealAir Beechcraft Turbine Duke 33. RealAir Citabria, Decathlon, Scout 34. Aussim Piper Warrior 35. WSSimulation Piper Meridian 36. PMDG B737 NGX 37. PMDG 777 ERX 38. PMDG 747 39. FS2Crew PMDG 737 40. FS2Crew PMDG 777 40a. Majestic Dash 8 Q400 41. ORBX PAJN Juneau Airport 42. Fly Tampa TNCM Airport 44. Carenado King Air C90B 45. Captain Sim Boeing 757 46. iFly Boeing 747 v2 47. Level D Boeing 767 48. TSS Rolls Royce RB-211 for Captain Sim 757 49. TSS GE for Level D 767 50. Milviz Cessna C310 51. PMDG Jetstream 4100 52. FS2Crew Level D 767 Button 53. FS2Crew PMDG J41 Button 54. WSSimulation Piper Seminole There's a few extra things such as Steve's DX10 fixer, FS water configurator, etc. that don't really affect the FSX directory. If anyone knows the answer to this, please help! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Rule of thumb is simple: If there isn't an identified installer for the sim of choice, you're on your own. If you use the Migration Tool, you're on your own. There are documented cases of the tool causing all sorts of issues, and addons that screw the P3D installation after being forced into a sim that doesn't fit it's intended destination. And then you're really on your own. Scanning your 54 points (really? You can't do your own research but you want us to do it for you?) There are at least ten products that will mess up your P3D installation if you even try. But there are many more that now have dedicated P3d installers, some for free, others at a cost. A few at high cost (so the FSX installers really don't work). Leave the crap behind and start fresh with P3D. No-one says you can't continue to fly your FSX at the same time. Well, not at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyorks Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Short and simple.....No. FSX & P3D are totally separate programs. I suggest you only install those addons you want to use to compare the two sims. If you decide to keep P3D, then add them slowly, over time. Many addons will install without a migration tool. Sent from my tablet thingy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballacaust Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 I suppose the next question to ask would be, what then is the point of the migration tool? They keep it updated, currently up to 2.5 to keep on par with the latest version of P3D. It seems to me to be totally useless if you just have to install all your addons all over again for P3D... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyorks Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Most addon developers have upgraded their products with new installers to install into P3D and P3Dv2x. (Up to v2.4). P3Dv2.5 has a different folder structure, and is therefore a bit more problematic. As I understand it, migration tools are automatic registry modifiers that point FSX installers to the P3D folders. I have FSX-SE & P3dv2.4 installed and did not splash out on a migration tool. Sent from my tablet thingy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingnorris Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Ok, I've researched this question all across google and everywhere else I could possibly find, and have yet to find a definitive answer on the matter. The question is this: I currently have a LOT of addons installed into FSX on a brand new rig. FSX runs stable and smooth...however, I'm wanting to give P3D a shot. So if I install it, and use the migration tool offered here: http://www.flightsim.ee/products/migration-tool#download, how many of the addons (which will be listed below) will I have to reinstall directly into P3D? I'm trying to avoid having to install duplicate addons for both sims since I'm going to install P3D onto the same SSD as FSX. Will the migration tool simply point P3D to utilize these already installed addons? Here's the list of addons: FSX COMPLETED ADDON INSTALLATIONS 1. FTX Global 2. FTX Vector 3. FS Global the americas 4. REX4 4a. Active Sky Next 5. FS Global asia and oceana 6. FS Global europe and africa 7. FTX NA Pacific northwest 8. FTX NA Pacific Fjords 9. FTX NA Northern rockies 10. FTX Orbx Libs 11. FTX NA Central rockies 12. FTX NA Southern alaska 13. FTX NA Northern California 14. SceneryTech (all regions) 15. A2A Accu-feel 16 A2A Cessna C182 Skylane 17. Aerosoft Airbus X Extended 18. Carenado Socata TBM850 19. Carenado Beechcraft B1900D 20. Carenado Malibu P46T Turbine 21. Carenado Phenom 100 22. Carenado Piper PA32 Saratoga 23. Carenado Piper PA34 Seneca 24. Carenado Pilatus PC12 25. FeelThere E-Jets 26. FeelThere Phenom 100 27. Flight1 Beechcraft B200 Super king air 28. Flight1 Cessna Citation Mustang 29. Lionheart Quest Kodiak 30. RealAir Lancair Legacy 31. RealAir Beechcraft Duke B60 32. RealAir Beechcraft Turbine Duke 33. RealAir Citabria, Decathlon, Scout 34. Aussim Piper Warrior 35. WSSimulation Piper Meridian 36. PMDG B737 NGX 37. PMDG 777 ERX 38. PMDG 747 39. FS2Crew PMDG 737 40. FS2Crew PMDG 777 40a. Majestic Dash 8 Q400 41. ORBX PAJN Juneau Airport 42. Fly Tampa TNCM Airport 44. Carenado King Air C90B 45. Captain Sim Boeing 757 46. iFly Boeing 747 v2 47. Level D Boeing 767 48. TSS Rolls Royce RB-211 for Captain Sim 757 49. TSS GE for Level D 767 50. Milviz Cessna C310 51. PMDG Jetstream 4100 52. FS2Crew Level D 767 Button 53. FS2Crew PMDG J41 Button 54. WSSimulation Piper Seminole There's a few extra things such as Steve's DX10 fixer, FS water configurator, etc. that don't really affect the FSX directory. If anyone knows the answer to this, please help! Thanks. That's a helluva list, may I say! CLX - SET Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9 10850K - 32GB DDR4 3000GHz Memory - GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 960GB SSD + 4TB HDD - Windows 11 Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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