


The version is 3.5 and is 9.81 GB in size.Īfter purchase, I received an email with the activation information which validated itself online. Prepar3d is only available as a download so no shipping was involved. I did not need the military part of Plus, but did not want the watermark, so I chose the Professional license. It can still be used for simulation and training, and that is my intention. The biggest is that it cannot be used for “Personal Consumer Entertainment”. $2300 – Professional Plus (full version plus military features)īecause Lockheed Martin bought all of the commercial-use rights to ESP, there are strict restrictions on the use of Prepar3D. There are a few different licenses available, depending on use:

One big consideration for using Prepar3D is the licensing and price. This software was purchased directly from the Prepar3D website in November 2015. The FSX:Steam Edition is a rebirth of FSX by Dovetail Games and offers some small improvements and the re-inclusion of multiplayer. This should not be confused with Prepar3D. NOTE: There is also a “newer” version of FSX available on the Steam network. All of this while supporting most FSX add-ons and aircraft makes Prepar3D worth taking a look at. What is more interesting to us flight simmers is the added features such as (High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting, DirectX 11 support, better stability, and considerably less VAS usage. In the case of Prepar3D, it is training scenarios, combat engagements, scripting, and more across air, sea, and land craft. Now, Prepar3D v3 (released in September 2015) represents the latest in furthering the FSX bloodline.ĮSP is basically an extension of the Microsoft’s simulation application, allowing it to be built for different purposes. The first version of Prepar3D was released in 2010, three years after the last FSX update. Lockheed Martin even hired some members of Aces Studios that originally created FSX. Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D (P3D) is the result of continuing development on the ESP components of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 10 (FSX).
