While waiting to purchase the FSUIPC6 as mentioned in last post, I popped up an idea: “Why not test the existing FSUIPC5 with the new P3D first?”
So I copied the DLL.XML from the configuration directory of P3Dv4 to the directory of P3Dv5.
Bingo!
They work together nicely. I don’t even need to modify the file at all. Just copy and paste the DLL.XML from the v4 directory to the new v5 directory and then all is set.
The two folders involved are as follows: Continue reading
I ran the new P3Dv5 for a few hours this morning with many addons (such as Orbx scenery and Carenado Aircraft) I used on P3Dv4. As expected, it didn’t give me too much excitment, including the new logo and the new design of the option menu in the program, for which I am well prepared from what I experienced from the company’s previous updates in about every two years.
But to be fair, there are still many improvements and some are very nice indeed, 
for example the Enhanced Atmoshperics feature, from which I get the sky color tone on my HDTV more true to the reality. This is the first time from all the flight simulators I’ve ever played so far. Continue reading
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