Have to repurchase for v4?

[Steve Waite]

Yes that's fine, I understand some will be disappointed. In any case it is wise to see how well P3Dv4 goes before committing fully, some minor things still being ironed out. To say you are buying the same program is nuts. Development of Ideal Flight continues to support the new platform alongside the P3D v2/3 and FSX platforms at great cost to development. Discounts come when the application is upgraded for free rather than we sell a 'new' app every few years with a discount. Our customers expect the application is kept up to date and not have to pay there.

[Steve Waite]

Also I would like to add that the longevity of the Prepar3D 32bit x86 product line ending with v3 is a problem.

Moving on to P3D v4 is at great cost to any of us. I have to invest in add-ons too, although I have been loaned a few where Flight1 is concerned I don't own them.

With development on products like Ideal Flight moving onto the new x64 platform has been coming through several years of development, it's not the same application and didn't come overnight. Naturally it pulls on all the libraries developed for Ideal Flight operations otherwise it would be foolish.

Unfortunately moving on to P3D v4 is the problem of cost. Ideal Flight should not have to bear that cost as well. Ideal Flight is not a plane or scenery, underlying is a very specific engine worked on every day to handle the myriad of foibles of the three systems.

[Steve Waite]

Latest IF versions are now receiving aesthetic improvements, although there are improvement in the role of Test Harness too.

These type of improvements naturally come later since the role of IF is that of technique and detail which is very time consuming to get right. Clear hi-res text throughout, improvements to performance and to the GUI and the addition of droppable profile and aircraft pictures and more: