Five months since HF2. Will there be 5.4?

[JorgenSA]

With all respect, that is your opinion.

There are other opinions out there.

And, just as a BTW: what is your alternative?

Jorgen

[KevinKaessmann]

when theres no stunning V6 - Game over!

And what about renaming the whole thing in a Microsoft compatible way ?
Prepar3d 2022 ? Prepar3d 22H1
;-)

[capteinjack737p3d]

...you can call it what ever you want. ;-)

[JorgenSA]

I don't care a hoot about:

1. What you call it, and

2. The version number.

What I primarily want is "something" with:

A. Backwards compatibility, and

B. At least as rock stable as v. 5.3 HF2.

Jorgen

[KevinKaessmann]

Really strange...regarding professional areas the situation is vice versa:
you have to update every some years (end of support, smooth migration only for some consecutive releases)
but you don't like because of risk, effort, cost, downtime...

So to roll out a new release, I have to convince my boss for technical, security, functional, end-of-service reasons,
have to prepare and test the update in separate areas, create an internal update documentation (howto, errors, quirks),
get downtimes by the application stuff, then start the rollout.

For P3D, it seems, many like to update just to update,
especially as no one knows in advantage what will change.
Then after the update, these forums are overcrowded with bug reports.
Time to fly - or time to update ?

[B777ER]

As someone previously mentioned, if LM release a 5.4 or 6 version, the main issue will be 3rd party dev's not willing to make their previously compatible software work with the new version. There is absolutely zero return on those manhours. They are too busy developing for MSFS. So many still on P3D are going to be very frustrated that while the sim itself is updated, much of what they use in it will not work. This would be the main reason to stick with the current version.

[Ray Proudfoot]

At the end of the day if 5.3HF2 is the final release of P3D I could live with that. It’s absolutely fine for my IFR flights where I’m more concerned with my aircraft systems than gazing out of the window admiring the scenery. All my current aircraft work with it and will do until I’m no longer capable of flying them.

Having used MSFS on several occasions at flight sim meetings I’ve come to the conclusion it’s an entertaining product and not one that professional simulation companies would consider. Enforced updates on a product in perpetual beta is far from attractive where reliability is so important.

The Concorde simulator at Brooklands Museum near Heathrow airport has far less sophisticated scenery than TrueEarth provided by Orbx but it certainly doesn’t detract from the experience. You really don’t have the time to stare at the scenery as flying the aircraft with real controls and instruments is top priority.

If LM bring out v6 then I’ll consider if it’s worth buying but complete compatibility with existing aircraft is absolutely vital.

[ahuimanu]

I'll keep supporting P3D as I am sure some developers will. However, the Salad Days are gone.

[musterpilot]

I think you will find that P3D will be around a lot longer than that new sim that is out now 2 years on and that other sim has not graduated very far

[Saldo]

I think you will find that P3D will be around a lot longer than that new sim that is out now 2 years on and that other sim has not graduated very far

Based on what ?
The new Sim has a minimum of 10 year development and support according to the makers and the big company behind it…
And the other Sim is evolving 3-4x as fast than P3D.
And there is a lot communication with their customers.

What has LM promissed you ? … Exactly: …nothing …

[JorgenSA]

I think some people here need to remember who L-M's target group is.... (and where their revenue comes from).

Hint - it is not the so-called "sofa-simmers".

Jorgen

[737SimGuy]

Hint - it is not the so-called "sofa-simmers".

Jorgen

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Now that is funny :-)

[Saldo]

I think some people here need to remember who L-M's target group is.... (and where their revenue comes from).

Hint - it is not the so-called "sofa-simmers".

Jorgen

There are P3D based professional flightsims that use P3D as a base icw a streamed outside world.
And they do not use the other Sim…

Also the professional industry has evolved.

[musterpilot]

I think you will find that P3D will be around a lot longer than that new sim that is out now 2 years on and that other sim has not graduated very far

Based on what ?
The new Sim has a minimum of 10 year development and support according to the makers and the big company behind it…
And the other Sim is evolving 3-4x as fast than P3D.
And there is a lot communication with their customers.

What has LM promissed you ? … Exactly: …nothing …

Why don't you knock P3D on another forum instead of here young fella

[737SimGuy]

Why don't you knock P3D on another forum instead of here young fella

I agree, take it somewhere else. Why even be here…