Matrix slows Sim launch time

[Hazza]

Hi All, looking for some advice please. I am using P3Dv4.4. If I use Matrix my launch time for the Sim jumps from 2 mins to 9 mins. Any idea what could be causing this?

Cheers

Hazza

[Greg]

Yes. A massive amount of AI traffic.

Nothing you or I can do about it. Start the sim, make a cup of tea and come back.

[Hazza]

OK, so this is normal then I assume? Thanks for the reply

[Firebird]

It is exactly the same as with FS9 and FSX. The more addons you have the slower it loads.

[DMdoc]

If you want to occasionally load P3D rapidly (for instance, if checking out a new aircraft or new scenery) and don't want add-ons to slow the program's launching time, you can inactivate add-ons such as MAIW, Accu-Feel, and Ultimate Traffic Live.

To do this, I've set up alternative versions of add-ons.cfg as textfiles (at
C:\Users\Valued Customer\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4
on my computer), and copy the version I want to become the active version before launching P3D.
Here's the coding to inactivate the MAIW add-ons on my computer:

[Package.7]
PATH=C:\Users\Valued Customer\Documents\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\MAIW Global Libraries
ACTIVE=false
REQUIRED=false
[Package.8]
PATH=C:\Users\Valued Customer\Documents\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\MAIW Region North America
ACTIVE=false
REQUIRED=false

(This simply changes ACTIVE=true to ACTIVE=false)

I keep a textfile called "add-ons.cfg---nothing-true.txt" with these inactivated add-ons in the same folder as add-ons.cfg, and save the nothing-true version as "add-ons.cfg" when I want a minimal launch time.

Of course, I also have a different textfile called "add-ons.cfg---with everything active.txt" which I can save as the active version of add-ons.cfg when I want to activate all the add-ons...

Hope this helps.