Prepar3D v4

The Prepar3D v4 release brings many exciting changes and enhancements to the platform. This new release completely changes the simulation landscape with a comprehensive baseline update to a 64-bit architecture. Higher resolution visuals, more objects, increased data precision, larger scenarios, and improved performance are now all possible at levels never seen before in the product’s history. The sky’s not the limit!

Additionally, the Prepar3D v4 release brings dynamic lighting, rain/snow particles, global 3D trees, increased autogen draw distances, a fully reworked software development kit (SDK), new default vehicles, and an extensive list of other features and improvements.

Prepar3D v4 New Features :

64-bit simulation architecture

Unicode compatible

Modernized User Interface (UI) design for quick navigation and customization

Updated native virtual reality (VR) support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

Updated vector data (coastlines, lakes, rivers, roads, rails, parks, streams and utility lines) for:

Africa
Middle East (Israel, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and more)
Southeast Europe (Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Black Sea, and more)
Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and more)

Updated custom 3D model placement in Athens, Egypt, Israel, Dubai and Hong Kong

Hundreds of new updated generic 3D model buildings in Tel Aviv and Hong Kong

Updated Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 90m digital elevation for Southeast Asia and Middle East regions

Updated native mission gauges to Scaleform

Views and panels can now be docked into any undocked view

Updated multiplayer voice chat codec – higher quality chat audio

Expanded ribbon drawing capabilities in the Navigation Visuals screen including drawing based on vehicle type and the ability to change color per category

Added video recording capability. Can be assigned to a key event in the UI.

Control Tower can now be selected in the Select Airport screen

Custom cameras can now be saved on a scenario or global level

Material temperatures – IR sensor views now react accordingly

3D trees (SpeedTree) integrated into autogen system. This feature can be toggled on and off in the UI under Options – World (Dynamic 3D Autogen Vegetation).

New 3D rain/snow system. This feature can be toggled on and off in the UI under Options – Weather (Detailed Precipitation).

Dynamic lighting support

Support for local SpeedTree wind effects

Support for higher resolution ground textures

Autogen visibility range can now be configured

Updated various textures including runways, taxiways, hangars, and terminals

Added SceneryLodOrigin and TerrainLodOrigin fields to camera definitions preventing terrain paging issues when switching between certain views.

New and updated default vehicles:

F-22 Raptor (Updated)
F-35A Lightning II (Updated)
F-16A
F-16AM
F-16C
Lockheed Electra 10A
Milviz P-38L
Sikorsky MH-60K (Updated)
Sikorsky S-70A (Updated)
Sikorsky UH-60A (Updated)
Sikorsky UH-60L (Updated)
Sikorsky UH-60M (Updated)
Sikorsky UH-60Q (Updated)

New default avatars:

Army Infantry
Navy Male Blue Camouflage
Rebel Male (1/2)
Soldier Desert
Soldier Jungle
Soldier Spec Ops
Soldier Swat
Soldier Winter
Arab Male Casual (1/2/3)

Steering Set controls can now be set in the UI

Added new white smoke marker particle effect

F-16 aircraft has weapons and countermeasures

Specific avatars have weapons

New defensive flare countermeasure

Additional advanced graphics features for low latency training devices

Minimum System Requirement :

Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) [N editions require Media Feature Pack].
Processor : 2.2 GHz.
RAM : 4 GB.
HDD Space : 40 GB (3 GB for the SDK) M.2 or Solid State Drive (SSD) is strongly recommended.
VGA Card Memory : 2 GB with DirectX 11 Support.