Author Archives: Kosta

Prepar3D v2.2 is out!

Posted on 07/04/2014 by Kosta

And I must say, the first impression is – most impressive!! I really don’t have much time to play with it long, there are these things called “working days”… but, two things I noticed immediately: smoother all around, when paning, … Continue reading →

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New section – Mouse-Cursor FPS Drop

Posted on 02/03/2014 by Kosta

I created a new section in the guide about the mouse-cursor FPS drop. Just open my guide and use the browser find text button (just use the term “mouse”, I believe a 2nd search is the right one). It’s just … Continue reading →

Posted in FSX Tweaking | 9 Comments

P3Dv2 vs FSX: Addons Comparison

Posted on 11/12/2013 by Kosta

My dear simmers! This is the 3rd and most probably the last comparison I will do for P3Dv2. It has become apparent that my tests are considered unrealistic, and bogus if you will. The thing is, I read many forums, … Continue reading →

Posted in Testing | 69 Comments

Result of a GPU comparison on P3Dv2

Posted on 09/12/2013 by Kosta

Hello again! A very nice guy, Ben, who also posted here on my blog, was very kind to “lend” me his PC for an hour this evening, let me have his P3Dv2 installation as a test-bed for a comparison between … Continue reading →

Posted in Testing | 43 Comments

Autogen performance FSX vs P3Dv2

Posted on 01/12/2013 by Kosta

I don’t want to go into details, I just did a quick performance comparison between FSX and P3Dv2. Also, this is a comparison on MY computer, MY GPU, the (now) midranged GTX580… I am aware that P3Dv2 works better with … Continue reading →

Posted in Testing | 133 Comments

Estonia Migration Tool with P3Dv2 support available

Posted on 26/11/2013 by Kosta

Well, for anyone wanting an easy porting tool, this is the solution. Use FSX installer to install addons into P3Dv2. Highly recommended and I tested it too 😉 Estonia Migration Tool Download

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P3Dv2 Performance Analysis

Posted on 26/11/2013 by Kosta

Well, for my own sake and to know how to compare the two sims and to know how to set it up, I ventured into deeper analysis what causes how much performance drop in the P3Dv2, and that between the … Continue reading →

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Prepar3D v2 Autogen Anti-Popping System

Posted on 17/11/2013 by Kosta

As I had some questions on this, and some users say that v2 “looks like FSX”, the screenshots don’t do it justice, especially this: AAPS (Autogen Anti-Popping System). It works with trees the best, however with some buildings it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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ActiveSky Next on it’s way!

Posted on 17/11/2013 by Kosta

As if the Prepar3D v2 beta testing wasn’t enough for me, and while some were asking why there aren’t more screenshots showing more features, details etc, well, it is maybe because at the same time I was flying FSX (well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 47 Comments

Can’t resist… have to sleep…

Posted on 16/11/2013 by Kosta

Well, I just thought, leaving you with that bad old legacy texturing, is just criminal. Shame on me… now, this is more like it! Besides, a little bit toned down settings, for more realistic performance on a “lowly” GTX580. Details … Continue reading →

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