V 5.2 is out

[kaha]

Pointrelease for P3D.

Karl

[kaha]

https://www.prepar3d.com/news/announcements/2021/06/120786/

[corbu1]

Yes, just noticed.....will download tomorrow.

[corbu1]

Seems there‘s already an open beta patch for Active Sky with 5.2 compatability.

[kaha]

Yes.

But I will rather wait until FSLabs and MadDog works.

Karl

[xxd09]

Always good to wait a month or two if possible before major updates like this works for me in many ways
Time for Addons to be updated-WX Radar etc
Any major bugs show up
xxd09
PS Nicks (Orbyx moderator) method  of installing a P3D Hotfix update works for me
Someone could put a link if it is thought worthwhile

[kaha]

Actually, not sure if I should update at all. Aircraft are now coming in to MSFS very fast.

I was waiting for PMDGs DC-6 to be updated to V5 but it looks like as if it comes to MSFS faster. I still fly FSLABs A320 a lot in P3D as well as Leonardos MadDog, but I don't need to update for it.

Also, the update process is tricky as I have a lot of custom tweaks in V5. I could just update the Client, though, as this is pretty straight forward and updates the weather engine.

Updating the Scenery would make a reinstallation of Tongass necessary, also the scenery.cfg will be reset. Updating the Content will leave you with defaults for, as an example, effects and textures that have been changed by 3rd party software. Means reinstalling those addons.

Karl

[nbrich1]

Definitely not going to update. Yep DC-6 for MSFS but there are already many good planes done and more coming. Turned on the old sim once to check something in the last 4 months and was so disappointed in just about every regard as compared to MSFS. By the end of this year it will be format G:\the old sim and saving a 1TB SSD cause it is a waste of space.

[MTN1794]

I updated.  Mistry Moorings (checked PAKT, CGA and Misty) - OK (I had manually loaded it in 5.1 so I don't know if that made a difference).  P3D v5.2 - OK but a touch slow in loading.  Active Sky BETA - OK.  Maddog X - updated.  F1 GTN750 updated to 1.21.  Accu-Feel - OK.  Chase plane - updated.  RAAS - OK.  GSX2 - OK.  Haven't checked all my add-on aircraft yet, but the Carenado C185 and PMDG's worked. 

[corbu1]

Updated to 5.2 now a week ago.....I notice better performance in VR, so I‘m happy with it so far.
RXP GTN‘s and ASP3D work. Only the Milviz weather radar does not.

The VR performance is really much better now for me. I have integrated some camera and FLIR sensor views into the VC cockpit of the Cerasim UH60 Blackhawk. one of these views is a split screen of 4 cameras for checking mainrotor, tailrotor and the two side doors, which are quite a stress test for the sim.
Activating this split screen in previous versions in VR turned the sim into a slideshow. In v5.2 in VR I only get a few stutters, but the sim is now running quite stable and fluid........

Also LM a few other items for VR users for better comfort in using the sim, e.g. Onscreen messages like the weather injection messages of ASP3D are now displayed in the VR lenses......

[kaha]

You may want to try driver 471.11 (if you use NVIDIA). It is said to fix some VR problems in MSFS, maybe it's also better in P3D?

Karl

[corbu1]

Yes, I have it already installed. It should fix possible stutters concerning SteamVR if GPU monitoring software installed on Systems.

The netter v5.2 performance was already with the previous nvidia driver noticable.

[stiletto2]

Hi Klaus,

Have they fixed the pixellations issues that used to occur between the clouds, the terrain horizon and objects when the intersected each other?

Rod

[MFC0001]

Well for the first time since P3D arrived on the market, I will NOT be downloading.  In fact, I have just finished moving all P3D items to an old drive and removed it from the computer.  There is no going back.

[nbrich1]

Old sim all uninstalled, add-ons removed, drive formatted etc etc. And saved almost 1.5tb in SSD space for a Sim and accessories that hadn't been used for 6 months or more. That reclaimed space can be much better utilized. All to say the old sim installation is totally gone.. and really for me there is no need or reason to update or get a new version of an old sim that has the same old problems and outdated graphics. Might as work in the new sim that will be around for a long time rather working with an old SIM.