XP12 Compatibility

[Beachdog2001]

Will this aircraft be made compatible with XP12? If so, is it known yet if the upgrade will be a free upgrade or a paid upgrade? This question came up in a live stream the other day.

Edited October 10, 2022 by Beachdog2001

[JGregory]

There is no way to know this for certain.  So far the plane loads and flys in v12.  But, Austin has made engine model changes that we do not have yet. I am hoping that any changes will be minor and be part of a free update if necessary.

[Beachdog2001]

Ah great. Sounds you like you are paying attention to this then. Great news.

[Ben Russell]

The Saab is 8 years old and has been upgraded through multiple xplane versions for free. 

[NielsC]

It's a great little add-on and I wouldn't mind to pay for an upgrade. I think it's the same story for a couple of other add-ons that are still supported and it would be a shame to miss out on this bird.

Blue skies.

[JGregory]

3 hours ago, NielsC said:

It's a great little add-on and I wouldn't mind to pay for an upgrade. I think it's the same story for a couple of other add-ons that are still supported and it would be a shame to miss out on this bird.

Blue skies.

There are many changes in XP12 that need to be incorporated into the Saab.  Whether that happens in the Saab v1 or v2 remains a question, but it will happen at some point.

[NielsC]

On 9/9/2022 at 1:03 AM, JGregory said:

There are many changes in XP12 that need to be incorporated into the Saab.  Whether that happens in the Saab v1 or v2 remains a question, but it will happen at some point.

Day one purchase, and I'd wait for a V2 if that makes it "better" somehow. Blue skies.

[Matchstick]

That's great - if it's a paid update that's fine to keep the Saab going on for another generation.

[mjrhealth]

Ignore post reinstall fixed things, Will do a test flight

Edited September 11, 2022 by mjrhealth

[mjrhealth]

After around 30 min of flying. Still needs some testing as i havnt flown in a while,.

Has the XP12 lighting bug. Internal view got really dark over time, while outside view was nice and bright. Loosing oxygen happens fairly quici, but its one I must check as it went for l;ke 10 min before i jumped out.Might have to see what laminar do next on this one. Otherwise after a reinstall it works quiet well. Will need to do a few more to make sense of it all.

[mjrhealth]

I do get this when loading. See attached screen shot. Ill get log next time I load.

Edited September 11, 2022 by mjrhealth

[Ben Russell]

I am aware of this. 

Laminar have not published a list of deprecated datarefs and their recommended replacements yet. 

[mjrhealth]

50 minutes ago, Ben Russell said:

I am aware of this. 

Laminar have not published a list of deprecated datarefs and their recommended replacements yet. 

Just checking. Ill keep playing.

[Burning Bridges]

is there a particular trick to activating it under X-Plane 12? I copied it from X-Plane 11 (including the Gizmo plugin) and I get an error message on activation every time. The credentials must be right, if I enter the wrong password the window closes much faster and there is no error message just "Activation Failed"

Is there a special version of Gizmo 64 for X-Plane 12?

 

[Cameron]

12 minutes ago, Burning Bridges said:

is there a particular trick to activating it under X-Plane 12? I copied it from X-Plane 11 (including the Gizmo plugin) and I get an error message on activation every time. The credentials must be right, if I enter the wrong password the window closes much faster and there is no error message just "Activation Failed"

Is there a special version of Gizmo 64 for X-Plane 12?

Copying files from one version to the other is not a sanctioned way to do this. You'll need to use the installer to get it to XP 12.

[Burning Bridges]

Thanks for the reply Cameron. Yes it worked when I used the installer.

Some remarks.

The Saab 340 works surprisingly well in XP12. Like, I was genuinely surprised. The sound effects appear even better than in XP11 (maybe imagination), autopilot seems to work well and I could fly it without real problems. The throttle levers sometimes get stuck but that was already a problem in XP11.

All in all this is now my favorite "copied" XP11 plane in XP12 and works much better than all others (Zibo, FJS 732 etc).

The only real problem is cockpit lighting. I could mitigate that by increasing blrightness on several cockpit dds files (basically I just used "Auto Adjust Colors". attached screenshots, one under good and another under extremely bad lighting conditions in the Arctic). It's only a hack but it can be done in like 10 minutes and allows me to enjoy this plane and fly it in XP12 already.

How hard would it be to make a pure graphical update that only adresses the cockpit brightness?

 

[JGregory]

3 hours ago, Burning Bridges said:

How hard would it be to make a pure graphical update that only adresses the cockpit brightness?

 

Since XP12 is in beta, and the lighting is still being adjusted, now is not the time for us to put out an update with any changes to graphics.

[Burning Bridges]

Yes I understand, you want to do it properly. I commend that!

Just wanted to point out that it can be done in 10 minutes at home by using "Auto Adjust Image". It will mess up your wonderful textures but looks way better in X-Plane 12 as of this date (imo)

Otherwise your Saab works beautifully in X-Plane 12 so I think more people should use it.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 15, 2022 by Burning Bridges

[RainerBerlin]

On 10/15/2022 at 7:59 PM, Burning Bridges said:

Otherwise your Saab works beautifully in X-Plane 12 so I think more people should use it.

That's how it is and it's a great pleasure to be able to use this machine in the XP12. 

If a customisation were to come along (also for a fee), that would be great.
The Saab is a really great aircraft, thank you!

[hikariken]

I found that the only thing not working in XP12 is the wing De-ice.

made a flight with icing condition during climb. had prop and wing icing of course. The prop deice worked like a charm. But the wing de-ice had no effect at all. so it became a stall gallore.

otherwise it works perfectly as far as I can judge.

[Burning Bridges]

Yes now that you mention it, I also crashed when I was flying in the Arctic. I assume that was due to icing like you say.

[dima436393]

Hello! Is it planned to upgrade LES Saab 340A for X-Plane 12?

[VirtualAviator]

While I can't presume to speak for the developer it's generally announced on the product page if there will be an X-Plane 12 version. So far, I don't think one has been announced for this plane.

[auswhitty]

Hi Legends! 

I was wondering if we have any sort of update on the progress of this airplane? 

really wanna grab a copy considering half of you can make it fly, but i was also wondering if any of the fellas at X-Aviation have made progress since their last reply 

Cheers 

 

 

[Medway]

I noticed recently the pilot side PFD flickers on the top half. It might be due to Zink. The co-polite side is fine though. Would be it possible to edit this in plane maker? Or should I just fly the co-pilot position?