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I'm curious to know if there are any remaining issues with the PMDG 737 NGXu in terms of offsets, events or undocking displays (PFD, ND, CDU, upper and lower EICAS). I'm still happily running the NGX with P3D v4 in my home cockpit, but wonder if I might move to P3D v5 and the NGXu in the not too distant future.

Thanks,

Paul

Hi Paul

All normal windows are undockable, certainly in p3D v4.5 (v5 currently being installed and awaiting NGXu update from PMDG)

A few additional offsets have been changed (Requires FSUIPC 5.155+) - Offsets changed are at the end of the FSUIPC NGXu document in fsuipc folder

A few changes to the EventID's - Emailed you the list of ID's

Will report here once PMDG release an update for v5

I install my PMDG 737"u" some days ago and i´m still in the exploring process.
Badly in case i also swap from FSX to P3D v4.5 the last days .... So i not be able to awnser your question..... Cause i not know the former NGX in P3D .... As i heard there was also already changes to the FSX Version.... So finaly i not know if all the new stuff i found the last days is pretty new in NGX"u" or if it is just new to me caue i never used P3D before.

About P3Dv5 FSUIPCv6 and P3D
Here i "think" there will be no big difference. FSUIPC 6 will work also for the old P3Dv4.x .... And PMDG announced that current version will be nearly simmular to the FS2020. So they will pretty sure not increase the system in P3Dv5 again.
MABY the 8,33 Radios that come with P3Dv5 now get supported in a other way by PMDG.... But thats just a little detail.


My personal Opinion after some hours.
The "u" is NO must-have. Especialy for Cockpitbuilders i subjective think the old version was better ( support more 2D Panels ) .
I will say a beginner who like to play in virtual cockpit is impressed ( specialy from the EFB ) .... BUT A Professional Pilot who already got his own Tablet EFB with a Navigraph Flatrate and who already got a tool for Performance Calculating and a PlugIn for Wind Forcasts.... those Peole not need the new stuff finaly.
Whatever.... If we just see the systems.... here the "u" is deeper.... But this couple of things not equal to 100 US$

BUT sure.... If you need a PMDG cause you got none.... Then i would prefer the "u" .... If you still own the NGX for P3D i personaly would not swap ! But thats my own opinion after just 5 Hrs of testing

I tend to agree - the NGX for home cockpits is perfectly fine. However a move to P3D v5 might make the move to NGXu inevitable. For now I have v5 installed on a separate partition and like you will start testing a few things in the coming weeks.

Paul

PS - thanks for the offset list Harry.

Ngxu and ngx both work fine in v5, as does the 747 and 777.

V5 is more vram hungry bit with 8gb cards no issues.

I have lived the ngx and keep it around for good old times but the ngxu is the way forward as this is the next gen for ms2020.

No issues with fsuipc6 with the ngx or ngxu in either version of p3d

I’m still a fan off v4.5 p3d as there are some minor bugs in v5 but sure a hot fix will be out soon to fix.

Pizman I also agree with you

The ngxu is nothing special its really just the ngx with a new wrapper on it.

I personally don’t use the efb with ngxu as I have a touch screen tablet with a third party end which links to topcat and Navi graph

Apart from clearer screens and a more sensitive nose wheel. I’ve not found any difference and not worth re-buying, but like most things, the ngx will soon be obsolete and confirmed by pmdg. They are not adding the update for it for p3d v5, but it does run perfectly if you drag and drop the files yourself

By "clearer screens" are you referring to the glass cockpit displays? Are the undocked gauges in the NGXu noticeably nicer looking? What about performance? I don't suppose you've noticed an improvement in 'fluidity' of the functioning PFD and ND instruments?

Would be interesting to know out of curiosity.

Paul

Hi Paul

Whatever my knowledge about the "u" is still low and i "learn" myself at the moment.... If you lika a "view" on every element you intrested..... And also testings like "show me the display at night and day or so"

Simply come to Discord.
If i´m Online and got a bit time we can start a Voice and Video Chat.... Then i can start P3D and NGX"u" and share my screen with you.

Thanks Pizman - I'll try and find you on discord to take a look at the "u" displays.

Paul

I never try to "copy" Mobiflight.....

As i know it is still existing in the folder itself and have no registry entrys or so..... BUT if you got problems the most easy way is to download the UpToDate Mobiflight Verison again and install it "fresh" on your new System.
The only work you need to do is including the new path for Arduino IDE.

Please try this.... If problem is then solved we not need to think about !

It was a com port issue (two different Windows 10 installations on two different drives assigning com port numbers slightly differently). It seems to be working again with a bit of tinkering in device manager.

Thanks,

Paul

I've managed to port the NGX over to P3D v5 using the original installer with some modifications to the registry - very easy actually.

Dear Paul

I got a personal request.....
Do you talk about the NGX ( Released for P3D) or do you talk about the NGX from FSX ???

As i know in the past ( Prior 64 Bit P3D v1, v2, v3 ) there exist a "trick" to rewrite some settings so we can install the FSX Versions also in P3D ( and not need to pay lots of Money again)

As you know i swap From FSX to P3Dv4 last week..... And i Buy for 100$ the NGX"u" but i realy miss my old Tripple7.

Question:
Do you know if it is possible to "tricky" transfer my FSX 777 into P3Dv4 ??

Hi Piz,

Not sure. I successfully transferred from P3D v4 to P3D v5 with a couple of edits to the registry. However, FSX to P3D I'm not sure of.

Paul

Hi pizman. This is the site to install Fsx addons to p3dv2/v3 . I persolnally haven't try it since I only have Fsx . U can try to use the installed directory for p3dv4 . Good luck .
https://my737ng.com/articles/tricking-addons-p3dfsx-steam/

Thanks !!