pollito Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 hey all the helicopter I just downloaded won work, the readme file mentions P3D and I guess I dont have cuz it wont appear. please tell me what P3D is and what I do to install it, if possible thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Prepar3D (P3D), is a separate simulator from Lockheed-Martin. While it was originally based on the same code as FSX, it has been developed over the years to where add-ons for the latest version aren't necessarily going to be backwards compatible with FSX. https://www.prepar3d.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollito Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 hmmm...I dont think I understood what you said, but something tells me I should forget about it, So Im going to delete it and move on...from now on anything P3D related is a no no. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 hmmm...I dont think I understood what you said, but something tells me I should forget about it, So Im going to delete it and move on...from now on anything P3D related is a no no. thank you Loki was explaining that P3d is a Sim, like FSX, or FS2004, and planes or helos that were designed for P3d will probably not work or show in FSX. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgen.s.andersen Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 P3D is short for Prepar3D, which, as the two gentlemen have explained, is a flight simulator just like FS2004/FS9, FSX or X-Plane. Versions 1, 2 and 3 of P3D are 32-bit, and many add-ons for FSX are compatible with those versions. But versions 4 and 5 are 64-bit, and that limits the backwards compatibility severely. In addition, all versions are more demanding of the computer hardware than FSX, especially the later versions. More information here: https://www.prepar3d.com/. Plus, on this site there is a Prepar3D forum. Jorgen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollito Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 hmmm...gotcha ...since there are a good bunch of files saying P3D/FSX and I dont have P3D sim, do I have to download the file and cross my fingers hoping it will work with FSX? or is there any other way to find out beforehand? lol...I just had a thot: is this poison?...try it and you will know soon enuff... thanks all the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSkorna Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Anything labeled like that should work in either sim and you should not need the other sim to use it. http://www.air-source.us/images/sigs/000219_195_jimskorna.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 hmmm...gotcha ...since there are a good bunch of files saying P3D/FSX and I dont have P3D sim, do I have to download the file and cross my fingers hoping it will work with FSX? or is there any other way to find out beforehand? lol...I just had a thot: is this poison?...try it and you will know soon enuff... thanks all the same I would say it will probably be for the best if you learn more basics first. Then come back when you know what questions to ask... FSX has a basic tutorial and several lessons that will fill gaps in our knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 The difference is between P3d v1-v3 and P3d v4 and above. As you do not understand the difference, avoid them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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