mindframe85 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 So I've been a FSX user since 2006. Now it's 2018 and quite obviously no matter what processor or video card I have (Intel i7/GTX1070) the game still doesn't do what it should as far as scenery and performance . So I'm thinking of making the jump to P3D since it is pretty much a 64 bit version of FSX from what I've heard maybe I'm wrong idk. So my questions were... How's the performance in comparison to FSX? Graphics any better? Are the controls/buttons or user interface similar to FSX? Will my add ons such as Rex, GSX, My Traffic, AS Next, A318/319/320, Orbx, etc work with P3D? PS I also have XP11 but absolutely apples and oranges to FSX and don't want to redownload all new add-ons again. Plus FSX has always been my top choice. Also since I'm new to P3D, what license do most people go with? I was looking at the Academic license since it is more affordable. Well guys let me know and thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindframe85 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 I forgot to mention, I used the default ATC in FSX. Is it any different in P3D? I'm hoping they're both the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgbaron Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 essentially, yes they are. Vic P3D Rig I7 7700K @ 5.0ghz Asus Maximus X270 16G G.Skill 3600 15-15-15-18 2T EVGARTX2080ti Corsair 1000W PSU 1TB Samsung SSD for P3D - 2 - 256G OCZ Vector SSD - HAF X - Corsiar H100i V2 Liquid Cooler W10 64 Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgen.s.andersen Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 P3D v. 4.2 Academic license is essentially a 64-bit equivalent of FSX - as I see it. It will make better use of your high-end graphics card than FSX. Most key assignments are the same, except for my joystick where there are some differences. Many add-ons for FSX will work in P3D, but bear in mind that some have both FSX and P3D versions in the installer, so install the FSX version to FSX and the P3D version to P3D. FSX and P3D can co-exist on the same system (indeed on the same hard drive) without any issues. For my own personal experience I can say that I have Drzewiecki Design's New York City and Airports 1 and 2 on both FSX and P3D. In FSX, I have to install the Lite scenery, or I'll get OOM CTDs. No such issue with the full scenery in P3D. Jorgen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindframe85 Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 P3D v. 4.2 Academic license is essentially a 64-bit equivalent of FSX - as I see it. It will make better use of your high-end graphics card than FSX. Most key assignments are the same, except for my joystick where there are some differences. Many add-ons for FSX will work in P3D, but bear in mind that some have both FSX and P3D versions in the installer, so install the FSX version to FSX and the P3D version to P3D. FSX and P3D can co-exist on the same system (indeed on the same hard drive) without any issues. For my own personal experience I can say that I have Drzewiecki Design's New York City and Airports 1 and 2 on both FSX and P3D. In FSX, I have to install the Lite scenery, or I'll get OOM CTDs. No such issue with the full scenery in P3D. Jorgen Good to know. Thanks. I also noticed on some videos I've seen that there's no cars on roads when flying. Do you notice this too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgen.s.andersen Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I must say I haven't really noticed that, but I remember this question being asked somewhere else. It may be that the setting for AI Road Traffic in Prepar3D.cfg needs to be set higher than at 8%, where I have it now. I have kept it low because in FSX AI road traffic is a frame rate killer. Jorgen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I must say I haven't really noticed that, but I remember this question being asked somewhere else. It may be that the setting for AI Road Traffic in Prepar3D.cfg needs to be set higher than at 8%, where I have it now. I have kept it low because in FSX AI road traffic is a frame rate killer. Jorgen True for earlier versions but across the range of systems that I have P3Dv4.2 installed that is simply no longer the case. 33% has no greater effect then 3%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgen.s.andersen Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 So, are you saying that at 33% you get road traffic, but it's not having any effects on the frame rates? Jorgen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 So, are you saying that at 33% you get road traffic, but it's not having any effects on the frame rates? Jorgen Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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